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June 8, 2012
e-Blurbing
We all know what a blurb is, right?
All right, for those of you who aren't certain, a blurb is the short summary of a book appearing either on the back (of paperbacks) or the inside flap (of hardbacks). Easy, right? Generally, when you're browsing through your favorite on-line book seller's site, the blurb accompanies a picture of the cover. The blurb grabs our interest (or sends us running if it's really bad!). But what happens to that handy-dandy blurb once our savvy and trendy customers get the book to their e-reader?
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
... Do I hear crickets?
All right, my experience is limited to my Kindle Fire and my laptop, and maybe other devices are more accommodating, but those blurbs apparently disappear. The more books I load onto my device, the sketchier my memory gets. However can I choose a book to match my mood or prompt my memory? Wouldn't it be handy to have a blurb pop up when you hover over the lovely, tiny little covers? That would be perfection, and hopefully someone will tend to that delightful little detail soon. In the meantime, how about putting the blurbs inside the first few pages of the e-book?
A random sampling from the 300+ titles on my Kindle revealed nary an author forward-thinking enough to have done that (yet!), but while I was musing on the idea, I actually (accidentally) came across one author on Amazon who had. It was like... kismet.
So smart!
Go, Trish McCallan!
So here is my challenge to all you fabulous e-book writers and publishers in the world: Include your blurb in the intro pages. Or take over the world and change the coding in the machines. Either one is peachy fine with me! Personally, I'm going to go with the former, and update my stories to include that elusive electrical detail.
And, just for the fun of it, here's an interesting tidbit for you:
And now a question for you, Gentle Readers: How do you deal with the problem of blurbless media on our beautiful, practical go-everywhere devices?
All right, for those of you who aren't certain, a blurb is the short summary of a book appearing either on the back (of paperbacks) or the inside flap (of hardbacks). Easy, right? Generally, when you're browsing through your favorite on-line book seller's site, the blurb accompanies a picture of the cover. The blurb grabs our interest (or sends us running if it's really bad!). But what happens to that handy-dandy blurb once our savvy and trendy customers get the book to their e-reader?
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net... Do I hear crickets?
All right, my experience is limited to my Kindle Fire and my laptop, and maybe other devices are more accommodating, but those blurbs apparently disappear. The more books I load onto my device, the sketchier my memory gets. However can I choose a book to match my mood or prompt my memory? Wouldn't it be handy to have a blurb pop up when you hover over the lovely, tiny little covers? That would be perfection, and hopefully someone will tend to that delightful little detail soon. In the meantime, how about putting the blurbs inside the first few pages of the e-book?
A random sampling from the 300+ titles on my Kindle revealed nary an author forward-thinking enough to have done that (yet!), but while I was musing on the idea, I actually (accidentally) came across one author on Amazon who had. It was like... kismet.
So smart!
Go, Trish McCallan!
So here is my challenge to all you fabulous e-book writers and publishers in the world: Include your blurb in the intro pages. Or take over the world and change the coding in the machines. Either one is peachy fine with me! Personally, I'm going to go with the former, and update my stories to include that elusive electrical detail.
And, just for the fun of it, here's an interesting tidbit for you:
The word 'blurb' was coined in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess. However, the concept of a "brief statement praising a literary product" dates back to medieval literature of Egypt from the 14th century and was known as taqriz in medieval Arabic literature.
The blurb was developed simultaneously in Germany where it is regarded to have been invented by Karl Robert Langewiesche around 1902. In German bibliographic usage, it is usually located on the second page of the book underneath the Half title, or on the dust cover.
(Wikipedia)
And now a question for you, Gentle Readers: How do you deal with the problem of blurbless media on our beautiful, practical go-everywhere devices?
April 14, 2012
Ways to Stay Creative
Stuart MilesRare is the writer who has not been obligated, at some point in his or her career, to set work aside to face the demands of living. Illness, travel, relatives, "regular jobs," duty, holidays... I'm sure you can add to the list of things that can strong-arm their ways into our carefully arranged schedules, often staying for weeks or even months. Sometimes those sabbaticals can recharge our writing batteries, infusing us with renewed energy and zeal, and look out world, here we come!Unfortunately, the effects of time and inactivity can rob us of our talents. Our talents need exercise lest the creative muscles atrophy. Daydreams will not keep our creativity in shape any more than thinking about a physical workout program will turn us into athletes.
So what can we do to keep our writing abilities fit?
1. Read. A lot. Why? Lori L. Lake gives us a veritable list of good reasons in her article, "Why Writers Must Read." Reading will:
make us think about issues and ideas outside ourselves. give us new viewpoints and show lots of different techniques for telling stories. almost always give information and knowledge to the reader. allow good works to remind us of what we are aspiring to; and reading those works that may not be of such high "literary" quality not only can be fun, but also might teach us what NOT to do. help us practice analyzing and evaluating others' work. help most writers fire up the kiln of imagination. educate writers about what has already been done.2. Write yourself notes. Keep a notebook, a computer document, or a file box where you can jot down ideas, bits of dialogue, characterization. (You should do that whether you're on writing hiatus or not!)
3. Free write. Sure, you've heard of it: Write continuously for a set period of time without worrying about spelling, subject, or grammar. It's a good way to collect thoughts and ideas as well as keeping the creative muscles active.
4. Keep in touch with other writers. "It's hard to find anything more stimulating to a writer than a good shop-talk session. Writer's clubs, conferences, criticism groups, study classes—each of these can help a person who is not actively writing feel that he has a toe, at least, in the literary puddle." (Jean Z. Owen, author of Professional Fiction Writing: A Practical Guide To Modern Techniques) Jean also goes on to warn about frittering away your talent while seeking advice, instruction, and encouragement. Belonging to a writer's group doesn't get done the work of putting word to page!
5. Listen to music. One of my favorite activities involves my rocking chair and Mannheim Steamroller or Enigma. It is relaxing and inspiring to try to fit a scene (or just part of one) to a particular piece of music.
6. Check your schedule. You can fit in fifteen minutes of writing somewhere during the day. Your coffee break, lunch break... Get up earlier or stay up later. You can do it.
7. Hang out with interesting, involved, creative, people. I should do this more. It's fun to hear the stories of peoples' lives, and a good source of inspiration to boot!
8. Every day, count the three best things that happened that day. Maybe even put them in your notes! Again, appreciation and inspiration at work.
9. Work while you're working. Sometimes the very best ideas—or solutions to knotty scenes—come to me while I'm ironing or washing dishes or gardening.
10. Create a new character. You can do this any time, any place. And you just never know where he (or she!) will take you.
11. Go on a Smelling Expedition. You could also call it aromatherapy, but the point is to experience some different smells (spices, cut grass, fresh baked bread, gasoline, new perfume, candles). The five senses can be so helpful in the creative process. Smells can trigger moods or memories, and off we go, writing! (Don't forget that notebook!)
How about you, Gentle Readers? What are some ways that you continue exercising your writing muscles while the world is trying to drag you away?
April 6, 2012
Business Cards for Authors
The other day I was perusing Lindsay Buroker's wonderful blog, and I came across an article she wrote about business cards for authors: Adventures in Business Card Creation. My interest was immediately piqued. Part of that might have been due to an overwhelming desire to procrastinate the editing I really need to finish, and part of it was because I'm currently working on some graphics I'll be using across my "internet presence." Yes, I match myself! What I came up with is, as yet, a work in progress, and will be printed on the back as well.
Lindsay's tips from her designer friend, Syd Gill, suggest "Business cards should make an instant statement, actually you may only have an instant to get recognized. In a pile of cards if your card stands out you’re ahead of the pack."
How does one go about doing that? You'll want to read the article to get some good advice about card stock and shape, simplicity, typefaces and QR codes (a barcoded designed to be scanned by smart phones and giving instant access to a brand's website.) Lauren Ruth, author of Slush Pile Tales, has an excellent article on how to make your business cards useful instead of trash in Author Business Cards.
And what, you may ask, can a writer do with business cards? Pass them along to the folks you meet every dayGive them to the people you meet at conventions or workshopsPut them into all the “free lunch" drawings you can findWhen you pay your bill at restaurants, leave one along with your tipWhen you chat with someone on the train/bus/plane reading in your genre, have one on handTuck them into genre-specific books at the library (but be thoughtful; don't get carried away!)Leave some in your vehicle, "just in case"
Have you got a business card? Share pics! What are some of the ways you use it as a marketing tool?
Lindsay's tips from her designer friend, Syd Gill, suggest "Business cards should make an instant statement, actually you may only have an instant to get recognized. In a pile of cards if your card stands out you’re ahead of the pack."
How does one go about doing that? You'll want to read the article to get some good advice about card stock and shape, simplicity, typefaces and QR codes (a barcoded designed to be scanned by smart phones and giving instant access to a brand's website.) Lauren Ruth, author of Slush Pile Tales, has an excellent article on how to make your business cards useful instead of trash in Author Business Cards.
1. Print your pitch on the back of the card.In her article about author's business cards on 1st Turning Point, Lillian Cauldwell lists some information you'll want to include on your card:
2. Put your photo on the front of the card. (Head shots only!)
3. Have a tag-line that you use during your pitch that is quick and compelling.
4. A professional email address and a website or blog address is great to have on your card.
5. Don’t get cute. Be careful what kind of imagery you use, as it implies a topic for your book(s).
6. Be clear and concise. If you have a branded look with colors and graphics, go ahead and put it on the card if you’re going to be consistent about it. Use fonts that are easy to read.
Name
Email Address
Website Address
Pen Name (Writing By ______)
Photo
Tag line
Back of card, an author can leave blank OR consider these options:
Display jpg of book cover(s)
List upcoming book title releases with dates
Upcoming book tours (signings)
Upcoming events
Upcoming interviews – radio, television, blogs,
Blog address
Social website addresses that RELATE directly to that particular book and/or genre. (Facebook, Twitter, Ryze, LinkedIn).
And what, you may ask, can a writer do with business cards? Pass them along to the folks you meet every dayGive them to the people you meet at conventions or workshopsPut them into all the “free lunch" drawings you can findWhen you pay your bill at restaurants, leave one along with your tipWhen you chat with someone on the train/bus/plane reading in your genre, have one on handTuck them into genre-specific books at the library (but be thoughtful; don't get carried away!)Leave some in your vehicle, "just in case"
Have you got a business card? Share pics! What are some of the ways you use it as a marketing tool?
March 30, 2012
We Now Return You To Your Regularly Scheduled Program...
Hello! Hello!
Long time, no see! You might have noticed that I've been on a social media break, but here I am again. Didja miss me? :) Things did not go quite the way I imagined, but then, they rarely do. My breaks are often like the cakes I make: crumbly or fallen, but they still taste good!
(I can't actually take the credit for this cake. It goes to my daughter, who may be taking after me in that area...)
During my break I accomplished a good chunk of outlining for Kai's novel, got wildly sidetracked by some research, read a few books, practiced the fine art of procrastination, and paid a visit to the hospital the other day for some relatively minor surgery involving my thyroid. So far, I have no real voice, but since that's been the case for a long time, I'm not surprised. Luckily, I don't need a voice to blog or to work on my novel, and I don't need a voice to recommend some excellent reading:
Can One Ordinary Woman Achieve the Extraordinary? by Amelia Loken. It's all about putting things in perspective.7 Blogging Mistakes Authors Make by Lindsay Buroker. A general guideline coming from someone who blogged for a living for seven years before turning to writing stories full-time.7 Dialog Basics That Can Help Tighten Our Stories by Jody Hedlund. "If we work at smoothing out the rough spots and tightening our prose, we make it all that much easier for others to fall in love with our stories."Bridging the Gap Between Author and Character by Devor at Mythic Scribes. "I write fantasy because I want to tell a story greater than what I know. In this genre, we can bend not only lives but the fabric of reality to create characters more enduring and terrifying than otherwise possible. We can give them experiences that would be inconceivable in other genres."After reading these, I have a brand new To-Do list, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Which articles are your favorites and why? Have you got some others in similar veins that you can recommend?Maybe some you've written yourself? Lay 'em on me!
In the meantime, be sure to follow me on Twitter and please take a moment to hit that purdy "like" button on my Facebook page. :)
~R
Long time, no see! You might have noticed that I've been on a social media break, but here I am again. Didja miss me? :) Things did not go quite the way I imagined, but then, they rarely do. My breaks are often like the cakes I make: crumbly or fallen, but they still taste good!
(I can't actually take the credit for this cake. It goes to my daughter, who may be taking after me in that area...)
During my break I accomplished a good chunk of outlining for Kai's novel, got wildly sidetracked by some research, read a few books, practiced the fine art of procrastination, and paid a visit to the hospital the other day for some relatively minor surgery involving my thyroid. So far, I have no real voice, but since that's been the case for a long time, I'm not surprised. Luckily, I don't need a voice to blog or to work on my novel, and I don't need a voice to recommend some excellent reading:
Can One Ordinary Woman Achieve the Extraordinary? by Amelia Loken. It's all about putting things in perspective.7 Blogging Mistakes Authors Make by Lindsay Buroker. A general guideline coming from someone who blogged for a living for seven years before turning to writing stories full-time.7 Dialog Basics That Can Help Tighten Our Stories by Jody Hedlund. "If we work at smoothing out the rough spots and tightening our prose, we make it all that much easier for others to fall in love with our stories."Bridging the Gap Between Author and Character by Devor at Mythic Scribes. "I write fantasy because I want to tell a story greater than what I know. In this genre, we can bend not only lives but the fabric of reality to create characters more enduring and terrifying than otherwise possible. We can give them experiences that would be inconceivable in other genres."After reading these, I have a brand new To-Do list, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Which articles are your favorites and why? Have you got some others in similar veins that you can recommend?Maybe some you've written yourself? Lay 'em on me!
In the meantime, be sure to follow me on Twitter and please take a moment to hit that purdy "like" button on my Facebook page. :)
~R
December 15, 2011
Dear Reviewer
I recently came across a fantastic article by Anne R. Allen: "Amazon Reader Reviews: 12 Things Everybody and His Grandmother Needs to Know." It has a rather long introduction, but the excellent meat of the article is well worth reading and passing along, especially to the readers you know.
And speaking of things that want reviewing, let me take a moment to indulge in shameless self promotion. While I am chipping away at editing a novel, I have two short fantasies now available on Amazon: Dragonlace , and In the Mirror . You can practice your new-found reviewing powers on them! Woohoo!
My wonderful family gave me a Kindle Fire for my birthday, and I'm already lovin' it. My darling daughters have succeeded in tempting me to play Words With Friends, which I'd carefully avoided up to now on the grounds that it would entice me away from working on my writing. I need not have feared. Games are incredibly slow, which makes me laugh and shake my head, but you know what? I'm thrilled that they want to play with their mom. Go ahead, give that next word careful consideration. It's something all of us should do, playing games or not.
However, the real reason I wanted an e-reader was (can you guess?) so that I could more comfortably read my growing collection of e-books. Reading them on my laptop was okay, but getting cozy with the machine—no matter how much I love it—is tricky. And warm. While I do find the Fire a little on the heavy side, it's still easier to manage than a weighty computer. So my first challenge (after the word game) was to choose which e-book to start with. Should I do it alphabetically by book? Author? Date of purchase? Purdiness of cover? Email reminded me of a review I owed, so that ended my dilemma—until I finish this book, anyway!
So many good things to read! I am considering adding some reviews to my blogging; what do you think? Interested? Not? Let me know!
In the meantime, here are some blog articles worth checking out:
The Successful Author Blog - Is It a Myth? at FictionGroupieNot Writing Enough? 5 Tips for Disorganized, Distracted Writers by Laurie Pawlik-KienlenAre Your Flashbacks Flashy or Flabby? by K. M. Weiland Editor Phobia, by Muffy MorriganLast, but not least, don't forget to collect your free Christmas Wallpaper from last week's post!
Happy Holidays, my friends!
"If you’ve got favorite writers who aren’t superstars, they can use your help, right now—whether they’re with a small press, indie, or even published by the Big Six. The demise of bookstores and print book reviews means online reviews can make or break a new title. If you see a book hanging out there in cyberspace with only a couple of reviews—or none—remember that with just a few minutes of your time, you can jumpstart that writer’s career."As the author points out, the power you have as a reader is useful at other book-selling or social-cataloguing sites (like Goodreads or LibraryThing) as well. I hope you'll take a few minutes to read the article and flex your reviewer muscle!
And speaking of things that want reviewing, let me take a moment to indulge in shameless self promotion. While I am chipping away at editing a novel, I have two short fantasies now available on Amazon: Dragonlace , and In the Mirror . You can practice your new-found reviewing powers on them! Woohoo!
My wonderful family gave me a Kindle Fire for my birthday, and I'm already lovin' it. My darling daughters have succeeded in tempting me to play Words With Friends, which I'd carefully avoided up to now on the grounds that it would entice me away from working on my writing. I need not have feared. Games are incredibly slow, which makes me laugh and shake my head, but you know what? I'm thrilled that they want to play with their mom. Go ahead, give that next word careful consideration. It's something all of us should do, playing games or not.
However, the real reason I wanted an e-reader was (can you guess?) so that I could more comfortably read my growing collection of e-books. Reading them on my laptop was okay, but getting cozy with the machine—no matter how much I love it—is tricky. And warm. While I do find the Fire a little on the heavy side, it's still easier to manage than a weighty computer. So my first challenge (after the word game) was to choose which e-book to start with. Should I do it alphabetically by book? Author? Date of purchase? Purdiness of cover? Email reminded me of a review I owed, so that ended my dilemma—until I finish this book, anyway!
So many good things to read! I am considering adding some reviews to my blogging; what do you think? Interested? Not? Let me know!
In the meantime, here are some blog articles worth checking out:
The Successful Author Blog - Is It a Myth? at FictionGroupieNot Writing Enough? 5 Tips for Disorganized, Distracted Writers by Laurie Pawlik-KienlenAre Your Flashbacks Flashy or Flabby? by K. M. Weiland Editor Phobia, by Muffy MorriganLast, but not least, don't forget to collect your free Christmas Wallpaper from last week's post!
Happy Holidays, my friends!
December 9, 2011
'Tis the Season
We are well into the Christmas season—already!—and although I got off to a slow start, I am picking up momentum. Years ago, the kids decided that the decorations get put up on December 1st. Well... that doesn't always work out, so it migrated to 'the first weekend in December.' Putting up the tree and all the decorations isn't one of my favorite things, though I do enjoy looking at it. I must say, getting the job done with adult children gives it a whole 'nother flavor, not to mention doing in a few hours what used to take all day (and we had less stuff Back Then!).
Shopping, another one of my Not Particularly Favorite Things, is now mostly accomplished via the internet. I can't begin to describe how wonderful it is not to have to:
go out in the freezing coldhike through ten miles of slush to journey from a parking space in outer Shaboogamoo to the store [though granted, this year is slushless thus far]fight the crowds that often don't know what they're looking for or, if they do, are downright aggressivesmell the clouds of abominable perfumery (both for sale and as the result of careful marinating), which gives me some of THE most awesome headaches...try to get help from employees that have no idea of what or where things are (Seriously, me knowing more about computer cords than they do is not a good thing)No, I now try to get most of the shopping done online, and then the nice fellows in the delivery vans get to brave the cold and bring each and every lovely package to my door. And since I shop in spurts, and delivery dates vary, I can wrap those lovely gifts shortly after they arrive rather than all at once. Even better, I can get items that I know my family and friends really want because of the awesome invention of public wish lists.
Next on the To Do list are the traditional cards. My husband and I made them by hand one year. Maybe two. In spite of our collective creative abilities and artistic talents, that didn't become a regular thing. But then I learned how to use Photoshop... For a few years I did up some 'e-cards,' and last year I designed the physical ones and Hubby printed them through his workplace. I even made a computer wallpaper version to give out. And guess what? I designed them again this year! So fun. :) (Keep reading to find a link to this year's!)
Baking? When I was a little girl my family used to do amazing amounts of baking, bread-making, candy-making, you-name-it. It was fun, family-oriented time that we all got in on, and right before Christmas my mom used to put up this long table draped in a red tablecloth. In amongst the loads of goodies were pretty decorations. The Santa sleigh on its bed of fiberglass angel-hair 'snow' was elevated to elegant awesomeness by strict instructions not to ever, ever touch it. My mom used to keep a log of what was baked and how much. The most awe-inspiring year yielded 160 dozen cookies. Amazingly, no one in the family displayed those calories on their waistlines. When I first got married I made a modest attempt to keep up the tradition, but it required freezing the cookies (which Hubby disliked), and the two of us just didn't eat that much, so we picked a dozen or so favorites, and—froze them! Dangit, the kids and I LIKE 'em, and we like spreading the sweet joy of the season out over a month or so. Even so, with half the kids moved out and the two that live here gone more often than they're home, the baking has decreased even further. It's probably better for our waistlines, which do show those dreadful calories. I like to give them away to friends and neighbors, though I'm not sure how well they appreciate the, er, gifts.
Another great thing about the season is the music. I love Christmas music! (But not before December!) I have put all my Christmas songs into a single folder on iTunes, and thus my iPod. I have 10.7 20.9 (I added our CDs!) hours of tunes to play. My husband says, "Wow, that's like having our own FM 100, but without the commercials!" And check it out: only fifteen different renditions of "Silent Night." Does everyone do that song? Good thing I like it...
And did I mention that we make our own gift tags, too? Also fun, yes, indeedy!
I am so very grateful for the talents with which we have been blessed! I am so grateful for the gospel in my life, and for the Christ that gives us this reason to celebrate.
I hope you all have a safe, warm holiday season...
To download the picture as a wallpaper for your computer,please visit my deviantART account.Enjoy!
Shopping, another one of my Not Particularly Favorite Things, is now mostly accomplished via the internet. I can't begin to describe how wonderful it is not to have to:
go out in the freezing coldhike through ten miles of slush to journey from a parking space in outer Shaboogamoo to the store [though granted, this year is slushless thus far]fight the crowds that often don't know what they're looking for or, if they do, are downright aggressivesmell the clouds of abominable perfumery (both for sale and as the result of careful marinating), which gives me some of THE most awesome headaches...try to get help from employees that have no idea of what or where things are (Seriously, me knowing more about computer cords than they do is not a good thing)No, I now try to get most of the shopping done online, and then the nice fellows in the delivery vans get to brave the cold and bring each and every lovely package to my door. And since I shop in spurts, and delivery dates vary, I can wrap those lovely gifts shortly after they arrive rather than all at once. Even better, I can get items that I know my family and friends really want because of the awesome invention of public wish lists.
Next on the To Do list are the traditional cards. My husband and I made them by hand one year. Maybe two. In spite of our collective creative abilities and artistic talents, that didn't become a regular thing. But then I learned how to use Photoshop... For a few years I did up some 'e-cards,' and last year I designed the physical ones and Hubby printed them through his workplace. I even made a computer wallpaper version to give out. And guess what? I designed them again this year! So fun. :) (Keep reading to find a link to this year's!)
Baking? When I was a little girl my family used to do amazing amounts of baking, bread-making, candy-making, you-name-it. It was fun, family-oriented time that we all got in on, and right before Christmas my mom used to put up this long table draped in a red tablecloth. In amongst the loads of goodies were pretty decorations. The Santa sleigh on its bed of fiberglass angel-hair 'snow' was elevated to elegant awesomeness by strict instructions not to ever, ever touch it. My mom used to keep a log of what was baked and how much. The most awe-inspiring year yielded 160 dozen cookies. Amazingly, no one in the family displayed those calories on their waistlines. When I first got married I made a modest attempt to keep up the tradition, but it required freezing the cookies (which Hubby disliked), and the two of us just didn't eat that much, so we picked a dozen or so favorites, and—froze them! Dangit, the kids and I LIKE 'em, and we like spreading the sweet joy of the season out over a month or so. Even so, with half the kids moved out and the two that live here gone more often than they're home, the baking has decreased even further. It's probably better for our waistlines, which do show those dreadful calories. I like to give them away to friends and neighbors, though I'm not sure how well they appreciate the, er, gifts.
Another great thing about the season is the music. I love Christmas music! (But not before December!) I have put all my Christmas songs into a single folder on iTunes, and thus my iPod. I have 10.7 20.9 (I added our CDs!) hours of tunes to play. My husband says, "Wow, that's like having our own FM 100, but without the commercials!" And check it out: only fifteen different renditions of "Silent Night." Does everyone do that song? Good thing I like it...
And did I mention that we make our own gift tags, too? Also fun, yes, indeedy!
I am so very grateful for the talents with which we have been blessed! I am so grateful for the gospel in my life, and for the Christ that gives us this reason to celebrate.
I hope you all have a safe, warm holiday season...
To download the picture as a wallpaper for your computer,please visit my deviantART account.Enjoy!
December 2, 2011
New Release: Dragonlace
Dragonlace is now available on Smashwords in all major ebook formats!
An apprentice wizard must outwit a clever dragon in order to acquire the single strand of precious dragonlace she needs to pass the test set by her master.
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Please visit and download it! If you like what you read, please consider mentioning it to your friends and passing the link along. If you would leave a review of the book, I would be grateful.
An apprentice wizard must outwit a clever dragon in order to acquire the single strand of precious dragonlace she needs to pass the test set by her master.
~ ~ ~
Please visit and download it! If you like what you read, please consider mentioning it to your friends and passing the link along. If you would leave a review of the book, I would be grateful.
