“A strong conclusion sets this light fantasy a notch above its peers” Publisher’s Weekly While vacationing in Egypt. . . Jeannette Walker, a cynical scientist jaded by swarms of tour groups and knick-knack shacks, is lured by a teenage tour guide to visit a newly discovered tomb. No other tourists there! Inside the chamber, she…
Keywords are important in getting your book found online. I first talked about this in the post Getting Your Book Noticed. I shared this Excel sheet with you. Funny enough, I first created this chart to layout my audience’s characteristics. I looked at books similar to mine and made a note of their categories on Amazon…
I was reading through this Goodreads discussion and found that some authors comment on 4 or 5 star reviews of their book. They thank the person or “like” the review. I know we don’t respond to negative comments, but I never thought about positive ones. I don’t pay much attention to comments for positive reviews…
This is an interesting time to be in the book business. The Digital Revolution has forced bookstores, libraries and publishers to change the way they do business. They’re looking for non-traditional ways of serving their customers/community. People have been questioning the point of libraries. “Why do I need the library when I can just Google…
Darkness isn’t evil, just angry There’s a cage. One made of pure Darkness. It exists inside us all. We control what goes into this Dark Prison, but not what comes out. For years, we’ve stuffed into this steel void parts of ourselves we don’t like, horrible things others have done to us, unacceptable things we…
So excited. I’ll be publishing my next dark fantasy ebook, Visible Through Darkness, at the end of the week. To celebrate No Vacancy Never underestimate the constricting power of fear. and Clipped Wings What’s worse- prison of the body or soul? Will be free from now until August 31. Check ’em out! 😀
What’s worse- prison of the mind or soul? Camin Barice and Jammary Surrette are held captive by those that now rule the worlds. One is forced into a life trapped in a windowless mansion where he can never use his wings. The other can travel, but her powers and memories belong to The Custodians. Even…
I published one of my short stories, No Vacancy, on Amazon. Check it out! Never underestimate the constricting power fear holds. Everyone in the city has a demon inside them. The monsters are submissive— for now. A barrier prevents them from infecting the world. Half-human, Trinny Bates escaped demon possession. She and her guardian can…
Examining how I buy books is helping me develop a marketing plan for my own WIP. I’m becoming a bookstore’s worst nightmare. Okay, a little over dramatic. I haven’t yet jumped to the dark side but I’m so close. I grew up with print books and thought the whole eBook thing was so unfortunate- like the beginning of…
