The Publishing Cycle

Inspired by The Thin Man movies

I have to admit, sometimes the publishing cycle can seem overwhelming. Random House Alibi released the first Jake and Laura novel, The Yankee Club, on August 12 and I’m thrilled by all the terrific reviews it’s received. Of course marketing and promotion began long before August and continued with a blog tour in September and posting reviews in social media as they show up in Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, etc.

September also saw the cover reveal for the second in the series, All That Glitters.

Another Jake and Laura mystery

During all this I’ve been working on book three in the series, Wings in the Dark, that takes place in Hawaii. Unfortunately, I didn’t actually travel to Hawaii for research. I’m still working away on the manuscript, but I can’t neglect The Yankee Club and all the great reviews reader continues to post.

Nor can I ignore the advance buzz staring about All That Glitters. October saw the book being available for pre-order for the January 6 release. It’s now available through NetGalley.

It’s an exciting time balancing writing and promotion involving three books in a series. For all you authors out there, you know what I’m talking about.

Pre-order All That Glitters at:

The Kindle Store             Nook Store             Kobo Books

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