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May 30, 2014

Shhh, it’s a secret…

Author, Kate Wrath:


As part of Rave Review Book Club’s Spotlight Author Blog Tour, I will be featuring a fabulous author on my sight!  The feature will be up on Sunday morning, so come check it out.  Who is it, you might wonder….  I’m not telling.  Yet.  So stop by on Sunday to check out the BIG REVEAL.  The feature will include author information, awesome book cover (*loves the book cover*), and an excerpt (*also loves excerpts*).


And for those of you wondering, yes, I’m still here.  I’ve been working on getting my site whipped into shape with some new bits and features.  It’s actually starting to look like a real site, woot!  I’ve also been busy with megatons of stuff.  I’m totally excited that I have finished all the formatting and cover for Createspace, and my book will soon be available in print.  I’ve ordered the proofs and just need to check that everything is perfect.  Between that and real life, I have been amazingly busy.  So I’m going to go write.  Like now.


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Published on May 30, 2014 09:07

May 21, 2014

Check out the new flash fiction…

Author, Kate Wrath:


Just wanted to let you all know that I have some new flash fiction up by the one and only Pol Blaze!  There are currently two stories, and both are set in the world of E, so if you read the book and you just can’t get enough, check this out.


Flash fiction here


Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


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Published on May 21, 2014 16:08

Book Madness Week

Author, Kate Wrath:


Hey guys!  I’m super-excited to share with you that I am being featured today on Peace, Love, and Writing’s Book Madness Week!  Check out my feature if you have a chance.  Again, a huge thanks to Prudence Hayes for all her help and support.


Also, I have a couple more reviews in on Amazon, and they’re looking good!


Kate Wrath has a gift for solid characterization and believable dystopian struggle. - Jim Lion


 


Delicious, but you still want more! – Mary M. Brewer


 


I can’t wait to hear from others!  Hope you all have a great Wednesday.  We’re halfway through the week, and cruising toward Saturday!


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Published on May 21, 2014 05:52

May 17, 2014

btw…

Author, Kate Wrath:


E is no longer on free promotion, however it is on sale on Kindle for only $2.99.  It is also available in the Kindle Lending Library, so if you have Prime, you can still read it for free!  Enjoy!


E on Amazon!


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Published on May 17, 2014 09:55

busy week

Author, Kate Wrath:


It has been a craaaaaazy week.  I’ve been so so busy with a ton of things, and hardly five seconds to take a deep breath.  I’m still trying to get all kinds of stuff done.  Hopefully within the next week or so I will finish the formatting and have E up on CreateSpace so it will be available in print.  I’m totally psyched about that.


Speaking of psyched, I got my first review on Amazon this week, and it is five stars!  *Does the happy author dance*.  Great big shout out with many thanks to mrwolf for being the first to dive in there and write a review.  Here’s a little snippet:


…and out of the 40 or so books I downloaded open up E. What a pleasant surprise. The book is very well written. Right from the start you’re drawn up and caught in the main character’s predicaments. You’re practically walking along her side learning about her just as she is learning about herself. The book did not last long in my hands and it ends just as the sun begins to rise this morning.


… and read the rest here if you would like to see the whole thing.


And in other exciting news, E will be featured on Peace, Love, and Writing’s Book Madness Week this Wednesday, May 21st!  Thanks a ton to Prudence Hayes for all her hard work helping us authors get our books out there to the people who want to read them.  It would be an impossible mission without the help of awesome bloggers and awesome readers!


Next weekend we are going to be out of town, so I need to get some writing done TODAY!  I’m still aiming for book 2 by the end of the year.  More on that soon…


Have a great weekend, everyone!


 


 


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Published on May 17, 2014 08:13

May 11, 2014

Happy Mother’s Day!

Author, Kate Wrath:


Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!  I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing day and get the appreciation you deserve!  Today is the final day that E is free on Kindle.  Grab a copy and curl up in a cozy corner.  Enjoy!


E by Kate Wrath, FREE, Sunday May 11, 2014


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Published on May 11, 2014 08:22

May 8, 2014

Launching is a lot of work. Whew.

Author, Kate Wrath:


OK, so who knew that launching a book was so much work? (All the other authors in the room raise their hands.)  *Ignores them*.


Lets just say… I knew it was work, but really, this is a lot.  It’s not just the launching, but the trying to TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT IT, AAAAHG!!!!!  I have been spending a lot of time trying to get the word out.  I’m not really a social-media-kinda-girl, so that has been an experience.  I’m starting to get the hang of it.  The thing is, normally, I would be writing.  I have that second book just sitting there, partly written, waiting for me to get back to it.  I’m dying to tell the rest of the story.


For those of you who are wondering, E will be… at least… a trilogy.  I am still debating whether or not that will give me enough room to tell everything.  It may evolve into a longer series.  In addition to that, there will be a prequel, which I am almost dying to write more than the rest of the story.  (As a matter of fact I have started writing it because I just.  couldn’t.  resist.)  I feel like there is a lot going on right now, so there is not a lot of time to get to the things that I really want to be doing.  I’m trying to get so many things started, get a web presence out there, which is sadly something I have neglected until I was ready to launch.  I am also still working on this site.  You might notice it is not exactly the most put-together of sites.  I am working on a new banner, which is a bit of an art project.  The current banner is a character from another novel I wrote, but have not (yet) published.  (More on that later.)  And then there’s like a bajillion things with work and life in general.  So yeah, I’m feeling a bit scattered.


I know I just need to start focusing on a few tasks at a time.  I think it is going to become easier as I get things up and running.  I need to take the advice of Marquita Herald, who wrote a brilliant little book on promoting your work as an author and managing your time.  She basically said to pick a few things and stick with them.  Normally I’m good with that, but I don’t like to have too many options.  Or at least, no one should ever give me too many options if they expect me to get anything done, because I will spend a year mulling them all over.


At any rate, I am trying to narrow my focus, and maybe this weekend I will declare one of the days a no-media day and only work on my writing.  That being said, I am pleased to see a substantial number of downloads of my book, which is totally awesome.  If you haven’t got it yet, it’s free on Kindle through Sunday, May 11th.  Read up!


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Published on May 08, 2014 15:32

May 7, 2014

It’s FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE……

Author, Kate Wrath:


dystopian novel


For a limited time only…


Grab it now on Kindle:  Your free copy of E.  Come on.  You know you want to.


My free promotion has begun and will run through Sunday, May 11th.  It’s brand new, and this is just the beginning, folks.  I would love, love, love to hear what you think!


 


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Published on May 07, 2014 04:57

May 6, 2014

Kindle Free Promotion

Author, Kate Wrath:


To celebrate my launch, E will be free on Kindle from Wednesday, May 7th through Sunday, May 11th.  Get a free copy and read up!


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K4EOTT0


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Published on May 06, 2014 05:39

May 4, 2014

E available on Kindle tonight!

Author, Kate Wrath:


Launch day is finally here!  My new dystopian novel, E, will be available on Kindle tonight.  We’re celebrating here with our own little launch party.  Get it, read up, and let me know what you think.  Book 2 is currently in the works and will hopefully be available sometime toward the end of the year.  If you read it and love it, tell your friends, follow me on Facebook, write a review.  All these things will help keep me writing!


Happy launch day, everyone!


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Published on May 04, 2014 09:49