Kelly Ilebode's Blog

The Corner Booth FREE for a limited time.

The Corner Booth ebook is free for a limited time on Amazon!

Enjoy :D

The 9th book released - Never gets old!!

The Chameleon was released on October 14, 2015. This new novel is my 9th book in my self publishing journey and I am constantly amazed at the experience being a writer has given me and how much I have grown!

Thank you to all the readers that have given, me the chance, to fulfill this dream of mine! THE CHAMELEON

Breaking the top #100

Huge thank you to everyone that read or is reading The Corner Booth!!! Woke up this morning to it hitting the top #72 in Kindle sales for Contemporary Romance!!

It is because of you all I am living my dream :D

In Search of Grace FREE 6/16 - 6/18

SPECIAL PROMOTION (Limited Time Only) In Search of Grace is on the The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books!!! for June 16 - 18.... Get your free copy today before it ends!!

If you haven't had the opportunity to read my first novel, IN SEARCH OF GRACE, now is the time. As a special promotion, In Search of Grace will be available as a free download June 16, 17, and 18th. I would love for you to check it out!

New giveaways on other titles coming this month!!

Thanks for reading.

Kelly Ilebode

Aaron's Revenge Book Two of the Manor at Echo Lake

Yeah! Happy day for lovers of the Manor at Echo Lake. Chavali has arrived, and is up to no good.

Aaron's Revenge is now available on Amazon in Paperback / Kindle and on Barnes & Noble / Nook.

I have been really blessed to have such a wonderful fan base that is steadily growing!

Thank you everyone :D

Kelly

Even my dogs get depressed when I am not writing....

Wednesday morning 8:48 am EST. The children are off to school, pets are fed and I am ready...Plunking my arse on the couch, my two little dogs stare at me incredulous. I can see their tiny minds whirring...."can it be she is writing again...?" As if they both figure it out at the same time, they race across the hardwood floor, both jumping at the ottoman, which is their first landing spot before leaping towards the couch. My little man Matrix, face plants into the side of the ottoman and Sedona snuggles down next to me. She stares at Matrix, who's ears are now flopping down, knowing he has once again lost this battle to get the coveted seat next to me.

It is indeed time to start writing again.

Peace!

Kelly

I am in love !!

I am in love and I can't help but scream it loudly!  This love has consumed me for hours over the past several days.  Is it a man? Is it an animal?   Absolutely NOT!  It is a website.   May the sun shine and the clouds stay parted.......I have stumbled across Goodreads.com!

As a wannabe avid reader, having very few free minutes with three children two dogs and two cats, and being an author -  I have wanted for years to have a place where I could compile all of the books I have read and want to read somewhere .  *shivers* with excitement!  No more spreadsheets, no more pieces of paper.  I now have a place and it is called Goodreads....... :D

The great part is that they also have an author section.  I cannot wait to look at all of what they have to offer - (and please feel free to let me know what YOU think is the best part of Goodreads so that I can get to know every tiny corner of this wonderful webiste!!!)

 

Peace

Kelly

Should a published author read reviews?

First, I must state that I am a self-published author (through Createspace, which I will blog on my experience later) who currently has two novels out on Amazon.com.  In Search of Grace (August 2012) and Dragan’s Redemption (November 2012).  I am very much a newbie to the publishing world yet I have already exceeded my personal expectations in sales and am extremely happy where I am  to date.  The genre I write is romance and paranormal romance.

I know that other self-published authors have made the decision to pay to have reviews written in an attempt to boost sales.  I personally chose not to go that route even though I find the idea intriguing from a marketing standpoint.

Should a published author read reviews?  My answer is yes and no.   For the yes side,  it is a chance to connect with what some of my readers are thinking, so I do read the reviews on my work.    In saying that my skin thickened really quickly after reading some of them.  There are readers out there that can be cruel just to be cruel.  One reviewer in fact had done many reviews and every book read was given no higher than 2 out of 5 stars.  Instead of taking it personally, I started to wonder about the person that did the reading and whether or not any book would meet that persons standard.   Then, there are the reviews I am grateful for.  They are the ones that like the storyline, and take into consideration that the author (such as myself) is doing it ALL, from editing to marketing to the actual writing.  They are honest yet their ratings are kind.  I like kind.

For the no side.  If you, as an author, are going to live or die by a review and you could possibly stop writing because of a bad one.....then STAY AWAY from the comment/review sections. 

Many of us write because it is as natural as breathing and to be without a pending story is a slow painful death into oblivion.

Peace

Kelly