Chris Sorensen's Blog, page 13

What Have I Been Working On? (Next Book Update #1)

In 2008 I was working on a middle-grade adventure series.  I had been working on it for roughly three years.  It was very much different than my first two books, which are more serious in tone and for an adult audience.



But in the fall of 2008 I hit a road block.  We (I use that term very loosely) were pregnant with our fourth child, I had just received a promotion at work giving me more responsibility, and my writing was more work than it was fun.  When something you d...

Win a free, paperback copy of The Greatest Choice!

Response to the re-release of The Greatest Discovery as an ebook has been so much more than I expected.  I was thinking maybe a couple of dozen might get downloaded, people who had read it before that would want it digital or new friends that might be curious.



In the last week there have been over 100 downloads!



As a very small way to say thank you (a very big thank you), I am giving away an autographed, paperback copy of my second novel, The Greatest Choice .



The Greatest Choice - a p...

'Sentence to Start' Will Begin September 10th

Head over to the 'Sentence to Start' link to find out more about it...but basically I need your help in my writing.  I will start collecting sentences the week of September 10th.  Be sure to think of a sentence and send it to me for a chance to win a $5 ecard from Amazon or B&N!

Sentence to Start will begin September 10th!

Head over to the 'Sentence to Start' link to find out more about it...but basically I need your help in my writing.  I will start collecting sentences the week of September 10th.  Be sure to think of a sentence and send it to me for a chance to win a $5 ecard from Amazon or B&N!

Content, Content, Content

As my journey as a writer grows and I interact with more readers and writers online, I feel I am coming to a very small realization of the importance of 'content'.  I've heard that word a lot, but feel like I am starting to grasp it...even if it's on a basic level.



What I'm noticing about the sites that I personally frequent:



1) Their content is well written.  You can tell that they care about the subject enough to take it seriously.



2) Their content is consistent and up-to-date. ...

Back to Revising

I've been so caught up in getting the site together, getting my old books into ebooks, etc. that I didn't really revise much last week - so it's back to the grindstone.  I have learned a TON as I have been preparing to launch this site, re-launch the old books, and prepping to build my readership, but nothing can compare to sticking with the writing.



So off we go!

Things Are Coming Together

As the web advances it's amazing how advanced everything online is becoming. 



Creating your own website - a breeze!



Getting your own book published (either in paper or electronic) - amazingly easy and mostly FREE!



The key...you still have to find make the time to do it.  I still have to find make the time to do it.



I am excited for the future!

Getting the hang of it

Been playing around on blogger for about 3 weeks now and I'm getting the hang of it.  MUCH easier than trying to change a site using FrontPage and then have to upload every time there is a change.  VERY pleased with the results!



Today got The Greatest Discovery ebook formatted for Smashwords and for kindle.  One step closer...

Very excited!

This is my VERY first blog post for my new site.  I'm SOOOO excited!