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February 22, 2016
How to read an e-book without an e-reader
Want to read an e-book, but you don’t have an e-reader? Not to worry, there are lots of options! And you can always wait for the print edition (at least of my books) if you prefer to read on paper. I find paper books much better for my favorite place to read, the bathtub.
Without further ado, my favorite non-e-reader ways to read e-books.
On my phone with the Amazon Kindle App. This allows me to seamlessly read e-books I’ve purchased on Amazon and is quite handy for the bus.
On another device with the Amazon Kindle App — your tablet, laptop, or desktop computer all options. I actually find my phone to be the easiest these days, but all the others are also options. Remember to use the same account to purchase the book and log into the Kindle App.
Don’t want to purchase e-books from Amazon? Well, it gets a bit trickier. When my e-books aren’t in exclusive distribution with Amazon, you can purchase non-Amazon Kindle formats (.epub and .pdf). I find reading books with the epub files slightly easier to navigate than with PDFs.
The EPUB files can be read with a variety of phone apps from the iTunes or Google Play stores.
I like to read EPUBs with Calibre on my laptop computer
The PDF file can be read with Adobe Reader as well as other PDF apps.
I hope this is helpful! Feel free to email Cat if you have questions about how to read an e-book or inquire in the comments.
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February 11, 2016
An updated biography
As some of you know, my original biography did not quite line up with reality. This was a nice way for me to hide when I first started sharing my writing publicly. I’m now starting to true up my biography with my actual, boring life — tragically empty of guinea pigs.
You can read the new version (with an earlier bio appended at the end) on the biography page on this website as well as on Goodreads and Amazon.
I’ll be updating the e-book editions with the new biography over the next few weeks, as well as future print books. However, if you’ve got your hands on an older e-book or print copy, you’ve now got a limited-edition collectible on your hands!
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January 19, 2016
We had a little party!
In January, Taylor Rush held a party to celebrate her readers and announce the upcoming publication of Best Laid Plans: a romance novel.
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December 4, 2015
Thoughts about the Greywater Chronicles universe
I hope you enjoy Mistakes Were Made: a comedic romance about some of my favorite characters of all time. I wrote this book to explore the dynamics of love, friendship between women (and friendship between women and men), and what happens when adults are stuck in a location together. While the primary plot is Jules’ sweet quest for love, I thoroughly enjoyed contemplating the complexity of adult relationships when everyone is stuck together at a location — the Misty Forests recovery and adult living center.
The book doesn’t explicitly state the location or time period, but there are numerous subtle references to Portland, Oregon throughout the story. I liked the idea of pushing everything forward about 20 years to around 2035, which means today’s teenagers are the adult thirtysomething protagonists of the story. We still have mobile devices of some sort and computers for work, we operate cars (but do we drive them?), and some of my favorite Portland restaurants are still in existence. Misty Forests doesn’t actually exist, but I do have a secret location in the Portland West Hills picked out.
I quite enjoyed give Jules a career as a greywater plumber — still a little unusual now, but I like to imagine that there are many more greywater projects in 2035 and many more women working as plumbers.
There are at least three books in this world, with the second book (Best Laid Plans) becoming available later in December 2015. I so much fell in love with the characters, that I can easily imagine many more. Some of the secondary or minor characters who may need their own books include Jules’ best friend Martha and her new good friend Sue at Misty Forests. I could also see books about Jeff who runs the front desk at Misty Forests, his buddy Melody, the facility manager Neal, and the grumpy but sweet gardener. To name just a few.
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November 30, 2015
How to order an e-book as a gift (Amazon or here)
Physical books are awesome as gifts (and by all means, get a copy of Mistakes Were Made as a gift), but sometimes people want an e-book. This can get a bit tricky, particularly if you don’t know how they read e-books.
Option one: purchase them a copy for their Amazon Kindle
Confirm they have an Amazon Kindle or want the gift of an e-book for the Kindle system, and know their personal email address.
Go to Amazon and select the Kindle version of the book.
As of December 2015, select the box “Give as a Gift” on the right of the book product page and follow the instructions to add a delivery date, gift message, and email address. You can also have the gift email sent to you and you can forward it on. You will need to have one-click ordering enabled.
There are additional details on this Amazon page (see the “Purchase Kindle Book as a Gift” second section).
Option two: purchase digital access on this site
This is a great option if you’re not sure how your recipient reads e-books. After you place your order from the Books section of this site, you’ll get an email with information on how to download your book. You can simply forward this onto the gift recipient. They will have access to a Kindle file, an epub file (used by most other e-readers), and a PDF file.
As always, please only send the email if you have purchased the digital copy for them.
Any questions? Cat at Silurian Press can help ( cat@silurianpress.com ) with technical questions.
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October 8, 2015
Beautiful new cover by Heldáy de la Cruz
Hi everyone! I’ve finally gotten over my fall flu enough to start posting the great original artwork and designs by Heldáy de la Cruz for Mistakes Were Made: a comedic romance. I first met Heldáy when he was doing some lovely design work for Ecotrust, and he’s a great fit for helping bring the characters of the Greywater Chronicles to life.
His work always shows great heart and creativity. I’m looking forward to working with Heldáy on future covers and layout. If you need any design work yourself, be sure to contact him.
Besides designing the new cover for Mistakes Were Made, Heldáy also created images for social media and the web. Enjoy!
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July 16, 2015
Mistakes Were Made – pdf
This file will work on most all electronic devices, but does not have a table of contents.
If you have an Amazon Kindle e-reader, you may prefer to download the .mobi file, and if you have a different e-reader, you may prefer to download the .epub file.
You can view all available files types from the Mistakes Were Made Download Page.
Questions? Contact cat@silurianpress.com.
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Mistakes Were Made – mobi
This file will work on Amazon Kindle e-readers.
You can email files (include .mobi e-book files) to your Kindle. Here are Amazon’s instructions on how to find that email address and successfully send to your Kindle. You’ll need to approve the email address you use to send files.
If you have a different e-reader, please download the .epub file. You can view all available files types from the Mistakes Were Made Download Page.
Questions? Contact cat@silurianpress.com.
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Mistakes Were Made – epub
This file should work on most e-readers. However, if you have Kindle, please download the .mobi file.
You can view all available files types from the Mistakes Were Made Download Page.
Questions? Contact cat@silurianpress.com.
Note: some downloads on iPads are failing when using Chrome. If you receive a download error, please email cat@silurianpress.com and she will email you a file directly.
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June 24, 2015
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