~ Update ~ Second edition Spellbound, Facebook page closure

As some of you have seen from the excerpts that have been posted over the past few days, I am working on a second edition of Spellbound by Fire; to include more magickal elements and to touch it up a bit. I am expecting this to be done in a month by the time I have added everything to it and my editor gets through with it. I have added an excerpt page for Spellbound here on the blog: http://laviniathompsonauthor.wordpress.com/spellbound-excerpts/.

Also, I am announcing the closure of my Facebook fan page. I will no longer be sending updates via Facebook and here is why: http://alwaysupward.com/blog/fb-fans-arent-seeing-your-posts-and-how-to-fix-it/

There are rumours this is a hoax. Perhaps the page admins having to pay for posts might be, but the fact that you, my readers, have not been seeing my posts, is true. According to the little numbers underneath my posts, only about two per cent of you are seeing any of the posts I put out there. Hubby and I tested this. Under another one of his accounts, he “liked” the page and when I issued a post from my blog, he never received it. How aggravating! I have noticed in the past few weeks that while traffic to the blog stays as steady as it usually is, the interactions on my Facebook page have drastically decreased, which doesn’t add up. What is the point in having a fan page if people don’t see your posts?

I have heard similar complaints from multiple other people who run fan pages too. So, my main interactions with you, the readers, will be through Twitter (https://twitter.com/LaviniaThompson) and this blog. You can also find me on Goodreads, where I post reviews from books I’ve read and keep updates as well.

And another brief announcement: “She Wasn’t Allowed to Giggle” has caught the attention of my local YWCA for abused women. I will be donating a paperback copy of the book to them this week! I am really ecstatic about this. I also have an interview with a local arts and entertainment magazine on Thursday to talk about my books. This will be my first media interview!

Otherwise, it is back to working on Spellbound the second edition and after that, the sequel!