Lilah Suzanne's Blog, page 13
July 20, 2017
"Five Stars… a very funny, romantic, real story about what being a family really means."
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NetGalley review of Absolutely, Almost, Perfect by Lissa Reed
Absolutely, Almost, Perfect (Sucre Coeur, Book III) is available for pre-order now from the IP web store and will be available to order everywhere on August 3rd.
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July 18, 2017
interludepress:
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Looking for a little summer reading at a big discount? Stop by the IP Web Store, where select titles are 25-50 percent off!
What a GREAT and PERFECT time to pick up books one and two in the Spotlight series ON SALE ahead of the August 17th release of book three Blended Notes!
July 17, 2017
I just finished reading After the Sunset and I couldn't stop once I started. You have a mastery of characterization and story and I adored every second of it.
Oh good you were able to read it! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, too! I didn’t get to spend a whole lot of time with Caleb and Ty, but I am pretty fond of them still :) Thank you so much
July 16, 2017
Is there not an option to buy After The Sunset as a print book? I don't have an nook or anything to do an ebook and I was so excited to read it.
Thanks for asking! After the Sunset is a stand-alone short story available only in digital format. When purchased direct from the IP web story, you receive it in three formats: pub, mobi, and PDF. It is not available in print.
July 11, 2017
"Everything Lilah Suzanne writes just makes you want more."
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NetGalley review of After the Sunset
After the Sunset is available for $2.99 from the IP Webstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Smashwords, Kobo
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July 8, 2017
After the Sunset (Not) Blog Tour
Part 2 of Interviewing Myself About My Own Book
Ezra’s story is so sad…
Ugh I know. What the heck, self.
But then, maybe it isn’t.
Within the little sweet little story that is After the Sunset is the sad little story of the man who left the farm to Ty and Caleb. What’s clear is that Ezra was probably lonely, faced a lot of trauma in his life and had some trouble letting things go, and felt a strong, if odd, connection to Caleb and Ty. I didn’t have a lot time or space to explore Ezra’s story in depth, but I hope that there’s enough to take away from it that his life may have been small, and his love story short, yet they still happened and they still meant something.
I borrowed the idea from Leaves of Grass (yes, I’m talking about Walt Whitman again) that the actor on stage in front of thousands and the farmer tilling his field all alone both matter the exact same amount, both exist in the same meaningful way, both are part of the same play. I think most authors can relate to feeling the urgency of wanting to make it big, even that’s not the reason we write, of course. A part of me will always want that big story that everyone reads and loves. But the lesson for Ty and Caleb in the this book, and the lesson I was working through for myself, is that smaller stories still matter. It still exists, it still means something to someone, and that’s enough. Caleb was in a movie that he assumed was a flop that no one understood, and Ty played roles that he though were forgettable and insignificant. Yet, they clearly meant a whole lot to Ezra.
So ultimately, I don’t think Ezra’s story is sad. He found love in a place and time when it must have seemed impossible. He found happiness in quiet ways. He founds ways to connect to other people, even if they were fictional. He lived a small life that still mattered.
After the Sunset is now available at Interlude Press | Amazon | Smashwords | iTunes and other ebook retailers
Reviews? Reviews!
If you’ve read After the Sunset or plan to soon
A) You’re awesome, thank you, I love you
B) Maybe leave a review on Amazon? Doesn’t have to be anything long or involved, just a quick lil review for my cute lil story. (Like, five paragraphs of gushing about the book is not at all necessary but hey, don’t let me stop you! Kidding.)
C) Reviews are really super important, especially for small press and indie authors to increase visibility in the vast wide world of publishing, and especially on Amazon.
D) Reviews in other places are also great! Seriously thank you, I love you, you’re awesome
Interlude Press is Now on NetGalley
Later this month, we’ll be celebrating our third anniversary, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than to finally commit to something we’ve wanted since our first day in business: Bringing our titles to NetGalley.
On the off-chance you haven’t heard of it, NetGalley is a paid subscription service that allows publishers and authors to post digital copies of their books and upcoming titles for review by book buyers, librarians, educators, the media and consumers. For publishers, it means creating greater visibility for their books. For readers selected to receive them, it’s a chance to read a book before it comes to market at no cost in exchange for feedback.
How do we jump on this, IP????
If you are a NetGalley user, you can submit a request to read any of our titles currently active on the site. Right now, that would be Lissa Reed’s Absolutely, Almost, Perfect; Laura Stone’s And It Came to Pass; Lilah Suzanne’s Blended Notes; Taylor Brooke’s Fortitude Smashed and F.T. Lukens’ The Rules and Regulations of Mediating Myths & Magic.
So, if I request a book, I get to read it, just like that?
No. We have to have some rules to manage requests, and we will be releasing a limited number of eGalleys through NetGalley, but there are ways that you can increase your chances of getting one of our eBooks:
We place a priority on professional decision-makers with libraries, retail outlets, and schools, as well as professional reviewers and media outlets. We also green-light multi-platform online bloggers and reviewers who demonstrate a history of responsible, honest reviews.
For consumers readers, we look for people who post their reviews on multiple platforms. For example, if you only list your Goodreads site on your NetGalley profile, you will likely be turned down. We are particularly looking for readers who have a track record of cross-posting their reviews to Amazon, as well as social platforms like Twitter and Instagram. You can read our guidelines for receiving NetGalley ARCs here.
We ask NetGalley reviewers to read and comply with our guidelines, including posting honest and responsible reviews no sooner than 30 days prior to a book’s publication. Failure to respect our user guidelines may compromise a user’s ability to receive future IP titles on NetGalley.
This is a big moment for us, and a new experience for our little publishing company. We’ll be making adjustments as we get a feel for our best use of the platform, and how it can best represent IP books and authors. If you get turned down, hang in there, and take a look at our user guidelines to see how you can improve your chances of downloading IP eBooks in the future.
mypatronusismalec:
You guys, I could not put this down. I was excited for another story from Lilah...
You guys, I could not put this down. I was excited for another story from Lilah Suzanne, as she’s as exceptional author. It was delightful. A wonderful story, filled with sweet, humorous and touching moments. I couldn’t put it down. Literally. I got to work this morning and didn’t stop reading until I reached the last page.
I hope we get more short stories like these in the future!
You can buy the After the Sunset ebook by Lilah Suzzane interludepress.com
July 7, 2017
After the Sunset (Not) Blog Tour
aka: Questions Nobody Asked Me But I’m Answering Anyway
Hello! I’m hosting my own blog tour on my own blog, asking myself questions about my own book. Though I clearly have no issues talking to myself, I’d love for you join me and send in some questions!
What Inspired After the Sunset?
I have this fairy-tale fantasy of living on a farm that will probably never come to life, given the fact that I’m a city person who gets really restless really fast in the country and I also live in a state where the rural areas are um— Let’s say, not as progressive as I would like. But when I was a kid, my grandparents had a small ten acre farm. They bred and raised racing horses, grew citrus fruits, and at various times had pigs and chickens and ducks. It was an idyllic place to spend Sundays and holidays, or at least it is in my rosy kid-memories.
The farm in After the Sunset is actually based on a different farm I visited once in the Snoqualmie Valley area in Washington state. It was in the center of this lush green valley, surrounded by mountains with huge old-growth evergreen trees, and it was raining, of course, but it was by far one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. It’s been in the back of my mind as a setting for something for a long time. And because I love tropes and playing with tropes, I’d also been wanting to write a “strangers to adversaries to lovers” trope and the romcom classic “someone inherits something that changes their life" trope and TADA! After the Sunset was born.
Making the characters actors really brought the themes of After the Sunset to life: Playing with the idea of fate, particularly Shakespeare’s themes of fate. Are we helpless to our destinies or is believing in the idea of destiny itself the root so many problems? In the story, Caleb and Ty fall on different sides of the argument. And I also touch on the concept of human connection, with Caleb, who just wants to be seen at all, and Ty who wants to be seen for himself, and their surprising connection to a man who all but disappeared years before he passed on. And the connection to the earth and stars and nature and most importantly of all, our connection to goats.
After the Sunset is now available at Interlude Press | Amazon | Smashwords and other ebook retailers
