Michelle Scheunemann's Blog, page 2

Progress is being made.

Well I came back to New Jersey even though I really didn't want to. Recently I just started an advertising campaign on Facebook, so hopefully that will generate a little buzz.

My leg is still messed up a little bit and that is giving me a little more time to write during the day. That's a happy thing because we might see a sequel sometime soon. I'm just getting to the part that I really want to write. So this should come along rather quickly...with time out to promote Cursed and the Damned.

With that said, I'm off to write some of the sequel.

-Michelle

A few weeks of ups and downs

Sorry I haven't been as active as I could be. Right now I recovering from a knee injury. Unfortunately that injury has caused some problems for me in my 'real' job since I'm not supposed to be stair climbing. Unfortunately my office is upstairs and that well...kind of makes it hard for me to do that job.

In more pleasant news, I am currently in New Jersey hanging out with a friend and just relaxing a bit. I just purchased a new journal, however this one is not the normal one. It's one for complaining about the stupidity of the human race. It fits right in with my warped sense of humor.

Also, while I'm out here, I'm hitting up the local book stores and handing out my business cards. Surprisingly I handed my card out today and I should be getting a packet in the mail to hopefully start selling it in the store. :) We shall see where this goes, but I'm willing to give anything a shot.

I'm sure I'll have more to tell when I get back from my cross-country adventure. Until then, keep your eyes peeled.

-Michelle

A 'Labor' of love from me to you.

Well, my knee is having some sort of problem, which sucks because having pain is pretty crappy. However, it's the weekend, which means I get to work on my books!

Also, a friend of mine who purchased the book told me what I wanted to hear. He got caught up in Cursed and the Damned.  That's the whole idea! I love getting enveloped in books and drawn in. Well since he got drawn in, it means I did my job! ;)

Now I have a labor day special going on. It starts tonight at Midnight and ends when Labor Day does, but if you have a Kindle and would like to download my book for free, now is the time to do it! Let your friends know as well. It's a great opportunity to read the book for free!

Happy Labor Day!

-Michelle

Another Day, and my first autograph.

Well my week at my regular job has been SO much fun...(yes this is sarcasm). Nothing like having to deal with thousands of price changes on a daily basis. Ugh. Besides that it has been an ok week. The first few buyers of my book have received their copies and seem very eager to read it. The big saving grace was that one of my readers proudly ran up to me with her new copy of my book and of course wanted me to sign it. So, not only did I make her day by signing it, but she made my day with her enthusiasm. Seeing her happy, that made me happy and THAT my friends is what my writing is all about!

Going for the more professional approach

Well today I got my first round of business cards to give away. They look pretty nice. I also know that someone received their copy of my book, so yay! I really hope everyone that purchased it really enjoys it. Not much else to report except that this is a hell week for me at work, so creativewise this week is probably going to have not a whole heck of a lot happening.

So with that being said, I'm off for another round of New Super Mario Bros. 2 before bed.

-Michelle

Book giveaway

Good evening all!

Well let me update you on a few things. I found out today that Cursed and the Damned is now available for purchase on Barnes and Noble.com. That is some good news, right?

Also there is a current giveaway for my book on goodreads. 5 copies are to be given out to 5 lucky readers. I didn't say they would be signed, but that is the plan. This is a great opportunity for those of us with lacking funds to get the book. Check it out!

Also if you're into that twitter thing, you can find me on there now. Just type my name or follow me at AuthorMichelleS .

That's it for tonight. Tomorrow I write! Until next time

-Michelle

Just a little something buzzworthy....

Good evening all. I don't have much to say tonight, except that I pretty much took the night off of working on promoting and all that stuff. I've been burning the candle at both ends this past week and it is catching up with me. At least I have eight or so books out there that people have purchased for all of my efforts so far. Thank you!

I am planning a free book give away on Goodreads. Hopefully that will generate some buzz as well. I have some other avenues of advertisement that I plan on using but I plan on using those a little later.

I do have a request for those who read the book. Please rate and review it for me on amazon.com, on  goodreads, on any other site you can think of. That will help too. As much as writing and getting my book out there is a success, YOU folks are the reason anything becomes popular or successful. Remember that!

The problems of being a 'starving artist' or 'struggling author'

Hello readers,
Here's an update on what's going on in the world of Michelle. Last night I purchased some business cards to pass out to people who might be interested in my work. It beats the method I've been using at work, which is writing down my website and telling people to go check it out. I'm a struggling author, gotta do this self promoting somehow.

Next, today I entered the title of my book into the search bar @ Amazon.com and they have the paperback listed. That's happy news. It means it's out there for people to stumble across. The kindle version was pushed back due to an error on the creators part. (Forgetting to include an author, namely yourself is a pretty stupid thing to do.) Luckily they caught my mistake, so happy news there.

And finally I am proud to say I am up to 6 copies of the novel sold. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported me in this step and like I have said before, I hope that you all enjoy reading Cursed and the Damned as much as I have enjoyed writing it.

Until the next folly or accomplishment,

-Michelle

Day 1 of being a 'published' author

Well folks, I just updated my account status on goodreads.com and now I am an 'author' by their standards. That is good news! I so far have sold 2 books and the book hasn't even been out for a day. That's even BETTER news! As I've said before, this isn't about me getting revenue even though that is an added perk, it's about making people love what I've done and love the worlds that I've created. I hope everyone that has an opportunity to pick up my book will enjoy what they read. That is the TRUE reward for this. I also want honest feedback, I want to know what everyone thinks of it. With that I leave you with the news that I have updated my website. Also I will show you the entire cover here.

Hardcover Released!

Well folks, I finally did it and before the end of the August! I can now safely say I am a published author. Thank you all to those who helped me out and inspired me along the way. Here is the link to the site

http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=Cursed+and+the+Damned&categoryId=100501

The other versions of the book are soon to follow.
-Michelle