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Thoughts on Publishing – Starting a Publishing Imprint

A couple days ago I was talking with an author friend, and they asked about the process of how my husband and I started Infinitas Publishing. I typed up a response, then realized that other people might also find this information useful. So here it is… the basics of how my husband and I started a business.

IMPORTANT: I am not a lawyer nor am I certified in taxes, so please do not take this as legal advice. These are just my experiences thus far, and are meant to be useful in figuring out what...

Blog Tour – Born of Treasure by Jordan Elizabeth

Today I’m participating in a blog tour for Jordan Elizabeth’s newly released book, Born of Treasure! If you enjoy steampunk, be sure to take a look. :-)

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It’s science, darling…

Death and diamonds often dance together.

((Just to clarify, the cover artist is Amalia Chitulescu, not me.))

Blurb

Clark used to be a miner, until he drank from a vial he swore was absinthe but wasactually an invention to give him the ability to raise the dead. Now Clark seeks to fulfillhis father’s wishes to kee...

Thoughts on Writing – Transitions and Adding Emotion to a Scene

Every couple of weeks, my husband and I meet with thelocal writing critique group. While there, everyone shares relevant announcements, and we usually critique a small section of each other’s work.

Last week I brought in an episode of The Multiverse Chronicles. My husband plots and writes the first draft, which Ithen polish. Most of the other episodes haven’t been tooproblematic, but this particular episode was giving me issues. I’d already tried editing it a few different times, but it still...

Thoughts on Writing – Developing a Mythology

Now that I’velaunchedMagic’s Stealing, it’s time to get back on task with other writing projects. In this case, the next project is The Multiverse Chronicles. My husband plots the story and writes the rough draft, while I polish and edit each episode. I’m currently sitting on episode 11 (I’ve got a few ideas on how to fix the problems I’ve been having with it, thanks to the critique group I attend.), and once I edit episode 12, I’ll go back through the first twelve episodes and look for conti...

Launch Day! Book Birthday! Magic’s Stealing…

Today is the day! Magic’s Stealing is now available for the public to purchase and read! *Squees and does happy dance.*

Purchaseon Amazon US

Purchaseon Amazon UK

Purchase at BN.com

Purchase for Kobo

Purchaseon Smashwords

(Also available on iTunes, but I’m not sure how to link that)

Add to Goodreads Shelf

Now that the book is out, I’ve got to figure out how best to market it… without, you know, spamming everyone.

There’s a fine line whendeciding how often to tweet an announcement that you’re...

Thoughts on Writing – To Swear or Not To Swear

Warning: This post is meant to be an informative article about swearing in fiction. As such, I have not censored the words involved. If you do not wish to read the actual words, you may wish to skip over this particular post.

Before I finished editingMagic’s Stealing, one of the lines I was torn on changing involved whether or not to have a character swear. In all fairness, I tend to lean on the side of, ‘as few swears as possible, but do what feels right for the character and sounds better.’...

Thoughts on Writing – A Short Post

Well, Iwas going to have a longer post up today, but I forgot to write it yesterday and today was even busier than I expected. So, instead, I’m going to make a quick note on the benefits of scheduling early.

When you have a blog (especially one that allows you to schedule posts, as WordPress does), you may find it handy to write your posts at the timeyou have the initial idea, then set them to release on a later date. This is what Isaac and I plan to do when we release The Multiverse Chronicl...

Thoughts on Publishing – A To-Do List

I launched the cover reveal and announcement of pre-orders for Magic’s Stealingyesterday, so make sure to check that out if you haven’t already. :-)

In the meantime, Ihaveideas for new posts, primarily based on mywriting process, though they do include minor spoilers (per usual) for thevarious stories.Possible topics include “Developing A Magic System – Glass-stone (The Wishing Blade series),” “To Swear or Not to Swear,” “How to Keep Characters Alive Under Dire Circumstances/Using Game-play t...

Author Photo Results and Magic’s Stealing Cover Reveal

I am thrilled to announced that Magic’s Stealing is now available for pre-order!

Now, for the moment you’ve been waiting for…

The cover reveal!

For centuries, ribbons of magic have provided the kingdom of Cirena with light, healing, and protection. Then, in a span of minutes, those ribbons fly from their masters, stolen, save for the magic of a few chosen mages. One of these mages is Toranih, a young noblewoman who would rather have a sword in her hand than use her powers to heal or throw f...

Thoughts on Publishing – Back Cover Blurb

I’m currently formattingtheMagic’s Stealing ebook editions for Smashwords and Kindle, and since I’m determined to get the files uploaded for pre-order tonight, I’m keeping this blog post shorter than usual. But I thought we could take a look at the back cover copy… the little blurb about the book that you see after clicking the cover online.

This little blurb is important, since it tells the reader whether or not they might like the book.

I have a habit of only skimming theblurbswhen I’m look...