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July 15, 2019
The Author Career Arc
Robby Benson once said that there were five stages to an actor’s career: 1. Who’s Robby Benson? 2. Get me
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July 5, 2019
New Release: Incarnation (A Kid Sensation Novel)
It is my great pleasure to report that Incarnation (Kid Sensation #7) has finally been released! Woo-hoo!!! It actually appeared on Amazon shortly after I
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June 18, 2019
Cover Reveal: Incarnation (Kid Sensation #7)
Since I'm hoping to release the next book soon, I posted a cover reveal for Incarnation (Kid Sensation #7)
on my website
.
June 11, 2019
June 5, 2019
Votes Are In: No Pre-Order for Incarnation
Just posted about
pre-orders for Incarnation (Kid Sensation #7)
on my website.
February 10, 2019
Replication: Anatomy of a Book Launch
Just posted about
my latest book launch
on my website.
January 30, 2019
January 16, 2019
Update on Replication and Excerpt From Upcoming Kid Sensation Story
Just posted an update on Replication and an excerpt from an upcoming Kid Sensation story on my website. You can read the post
here
.
January 4, 2019
Cover Reveal
Just revealed the cover for Replication on my website. You can see it
here
.
December 20, 2018
Replication (Kid Sensation #6) is Done!
It's been a long time coming, but I'm happy to report that Replication (Kid Sensation #6) is finally done and in the hands of my editor. Hooray!!!
Weighing in at a little over 500 pages, it's the longest book I've written by a significant margin - and that's with me having left a number of scenes on the cutting room floor. For reasons that are already well-documented all over my blog, this one took much longer than anticipated, but I don't plan to let that much time pass between Kid Sensation books again. Thus, I'll probably take a few days to decompress, then it's back to the grind again.
As for actual publication, we're practically at the end of December now, so I'm assuming a January release. Of course, much depends on other factors: when my editor gets it back to me, how long my formatting guy takes to do his thing, etc. Still, I'm excited that the book will be out soon.
In related news, I now have my own website: kevinhardmanauthor.com
I decided a while back that getting my own website was an absolute must. I really like what I've been able to do on Blogger, but at the end of the day the site is owned by Google, and if they decide they want to lock me out of my account or delete all my content, they can do that. (In fact, I've heard of that happening to people, which is sort of what prompted me to act.)
The site's actually been finished for a little while now; I was trying to wait and announce it jointly with the release of the new book, but decided to go ahead and do so now instead of waiting. It's very much like the blog, but also offers some Kid Sensation merch (some pics of which I've posted here), as well as tie-ins with my other books, should anyone be interested.
For what it's worth, I've actually got the next 3 Kid Sensation books plotted in my head (and have actually started writing them), as well as some companion novels and short stories. Frankly speaking, it's an embarrassment of riches to a certain extent. The task now is to get those (and everything else I'd like to publish) written asap.
Anyway, I'm incredibly grateful for how patient everyone's been and for the ongoing support I've received. I will do my best to get future books out at a much faster clip.
Weighing in at a little over 500 pages, it's the longest book I've written by a significant margin - and that's with me having left a number of scenes on the cutting room floor. For reasons that are already well-documented all over my blog, this one took much longer than anticipated, but I don't plan to let that much time pass between Kid Sensation books again. Thus, I'll probably take a few days to decompress, then it's back to the grind again.
As for actual publication, we're practically at the end of December now, so I'm assuming a January release. Of course, much depends on other factors: when my editor gets it back to me, how long my formatting guy takes to do his thing, etc. Still, I'm excited that the book will be out soon.
In related news, I now have my own website: kevinhardmanauthor.com
I decided a while back that getting my own website was an absolute must. I really like what I've been able to do on Blogger, but at the end of the day the site is owned by Google, and if they decide they want to lock me out of my account or delete all my content, they can do that. (In fact, I've heard of that happening to people, which is sort of what prompted me to act.)
The site's actually been finished for a little while now; I was trying to wait and announce it jointly with the release of the new book, but decided to go ahead and do so now instead of waiting. It's very much like the blog, but also offers some Kid Sensation merch (some pics of which I've posted here), as well as tie-ins with my other books, should anyone be interested.
For what it's worth, I've actually got the next 3 Kid Sensation books plotted in my head (and have actually started writing them), as well as some companion novels and short stories. Frankly speaking, it's an embarrassment of riches to a certain extent. The task now is to get those (and everything else I'd like to publish) written asap.
Anyway, I'm incredibly grateful for how patient everyone's been and for the ongoing support I've received. I will do my best to get future books out at a much faster clip.
