Week In Rewind
Zeus and all things holy, it's been a helluva week. I feel like I'm still reeling from everything that has happened in my life.
First up, the novel has a new cover! Check it out:
Courtesy of my incredibly talented little sister, Sheridan. She's entering two stunning pieces in the Kentucky State Fair this week, so keep your fingers crossed for her!
Secondly, I will soon be taking part in an online giveaway. Myself and three other indie authors – Talia Jager, Julia Crane, and Michael Edward McNally – will be running a giveaway of an Ipad2 over at this blog. Details will be announced when the giveaway officially begins on July 8th; it will last a week. Simple to enter and you just might win…
Third, my upcoming novel "Abigail" is now currently in the hands of my beta readers. I had two ladies already email me to let me know they finished it – one is going to go back over it with a fine-toothed comb, while the other already sent me her thoughts. Hopefully, I'll get some really great feedback and can make "Abigail" the best it can be before publication.
An update on novel numbers – I try NOT to worry about my sales. I don't want them to consume my life, particularly this week because I haven't done any promotions with our recent family stuff going on. Didn't feel right. Here is where I stand:
Underneath – 212 free downloads at smashwords; 5 purchases at BN/Amazon
The Temple – 4 purchases at BN; 5 purchases at Amazon; at Smashwords only 1 purchase; 4 copies given away for free.
That makes for a total of 10 copies sold in the ONE week The Temple has been out. I haven't hit up my facebook friends, and I think they gave me at least some of the success with Underneath. I'm not going to promote there until after the 15th when the giveaway ends.
Really? Ten copies sold isn't bad at all for one week. It's certainly not a grand success, but it's something 
I've already blogged before about the tragedies of this past week, but suffice it to say after the above mentioned Plus-Sides and spending two whole days with my little sisters, I'm feeling a bit more like a human being.
Shameless plug for a great author – Bill Bryson. I just finished "A Walk in The Woods" last night, his travel narrative on walking the Appalacian Trail. Freaking hilarious. I definitely recommend his books! Tonight, I'll be starting indie author Larry D. Marshall's book "Her Book of Shadows" – very excited to see how he has portrayed the Wiccan world!
