Ramblings and Thoughts

 My mind is torn. I have more than one topic idea colliding in the proverbial 'grey matter' between my ears. I suppose this is understandable all things considered. At first I was going to write about - show not tell but maybe there are times when you can tell a little to gain a lot. Of course that is a really long title but you get the idea of the post. Then I thought, maybe I should write about how being an author has changed my views of the writing world but heck, that subject has been done a number of times. Not as much as show don't tell but enough to know that we can wait a little longer for that post.



It has been a long week. As in the closer I got to Friday the longer the week felt. Even now I feel like I'm on the weekly roller-coaster even though the work day was over almost two hours ago. Alas, this has nothing to do with this post either. It is just another thought in an ocean of thoughts. What news do I have for you? I moving ever so closer to finishing my third novel. I'm working hard to get it done and submitted before my first novel comes out. I feel like I will need the spare time to really get the promotional wheels turning. My sequel to Born of Blood will be coming out in October so that means shortly after Born of Blood releases I will be working with my editors again. I really do look forward to that. I have some really good editors. I can't wait to share my cover with all of you. I know I've said this before but one day soon it will be here. My cover artist is working as hard as he can right now and, unfortunately for me, he has more than one cover to complete.



I had a very entertaining and informative conversation with my publisher. Actually, she started the discussion on Facebook. I grabbed it and posted it on Google+. The responses were numerous and detailed. The topic of this discussion was - why don't more readers get their books from the publisher's bookstore? I think what surprised me most with the comments was the fact that many did know you could purchase books from the publisher. There were other comments about convenience, and ease of download. I can understand and agree with all of those. What truly struck me was that many agreed, if the publisher promote the bookstore more and made it known what the bookstore has to offer than more readers would shop there. Again, this made a lot of sense but it also pointed out a simple mistake that many make. You can't assume that people will see something or read about something just because you have a link on your site. No, you have to talk about, draw attention to it, and share why it is important to, in this case, shop at the publisher's bookstore. The number one reason being that the author gets a larger percentage of the sale if the book is purchased from the publisher's bookstore. Let me be the first to thank you for shopping at the MuseItUp bookstore. If you've never been there I hope you will check it out.



Of course this also brought up the point - what does the reader get out of this. The great thing about my publisher is that she is always thinking about the reader. She has a long list of contest, sales, giveaways and other promotions to satisfy just about any reader. Why am I talking about the bookstore so much? It happens to be one of the bigger thoughts swimming around the ocean of thoughts in my head.



This has been a long week but the weekend is here. If your like me and you've had a long week take the time to relax and rest. Make sure you find a reason to smile. That's important. These days you may have to look real hard but smiles are cheap and pay big dividends. If you're someplace warm, go outside and enjoy it. If you're someplace cold, wrap up with a book, movie, or a computer to write and enjoy the opportunity.



Be well and see you next time.