Jennifer Estep's Blog, page 108
July 28, 2010
Oh, what a tangled web Gin weaves …
Look what my editor sent me — the preliminary cover art for Tangled Threads, the fourth Elemental Assassin book. So pretty! So shiny! [image error]
Seriously, I think this is another kick-ass cover. There are so…
July 26, 2010
Rob-Con 2010 …
So I did a book signing this weekend at Rob-Con, a comic book convention that's held every July in Bristol, Va. The event is sponsored by Mountain Empire Comics, and I want to give a shout-out to Rob,…
July 23, 2010
$50 million reasons to smile …
There was an interesting news item at Dear Author last week about Janet Evanovich, author of the hugely popular Stephanie Plum series, asking her publisher for $50 million for her next four books.
Yes, you read that…
July 21, 2010
Tangled Threads …
So my editor sent me the final version of the back cover copy for Tangled Threads, the fourth Elemental Assassin book that will be out in May 2011. Here is it.
Note: There are a few mild spoilers below.
I'd…
July 20, 2010
Countdown to Venom and more …
July 19, 2010
996 and counting …
Finished White Cat by Holly Black. This is the first book in her young adult fantasy Curse Workers series.
Cassel comes from a family of curse workers, or people who can do everything from kill you…
995 and counting …
Finished McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller. This is her latest book about the McKettrick family and the last in this particular contemporary romance trilogy.
Nurse Paige Remington has never quite gotten over her…
994 and counting …
Finished The Hard Way by Lee Child. This is one of the books in Child's long-running thriller series about ex-military policeman Jack Reacher.
One minute, Reacher is sitting in a coffee shop in New York City.…
July 16, 2010
Final (promotion) games people play …
So I've talked about some promotional things that have and haven't worked for me this week. Today, I thought that I'd share a few quick tips that have helped me along the way:
1. Asking for discounts: I use the…
July 14, 2010
More (promotion) games people play …
So earlier this week, I talked about some of the promotional things that I do for my books. Today, I thought that I'd share some things that haven't worked so well for me:
1. Print ads: When I was first…
