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April 20, 2012 by Lauralynn Elliott

The Gnome is finally available on Smashwords. The Gnome

Writing and editing this book has been a long and trying process. It was out of my normal genre, but I did it anyway. LOL. One of the things I worried about the most was how I would do on the action scenes. And the funny thing is, one of my beta readers said those were the parts she thought I excelled in. Go figure. I’m still really worried about how this book will be received. My two “author” beta readers both said they were always waiting to see what would happen next, so hopefully I can keep at least some people entertained. An “avid reader” beta reader really liked it, too. My other beta reader…I’m not too sure about. She really doesn’t like horror at all, but agreed to read this one since she’s read the rest of my books. She’s still waiting on the Christian romance I’m going to publish under a different name. That’s the kind of thing she likes. 🙂

Anyway, I’ve already revealed the cover, so I won’t put a huge picture in this post. Hopefully, Amazon will have it on their site tomorrow (they’re a lot faster than they used to be), and who knows about B & N. Now, it’s on to writing more on my WIP!

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10 Responses

on April 20, 2012 at 2:40 pm | Reply Claire Farrell

I think it sounds awesome. I can’t wait to read it. Great cover, too. 😉

And I think doing something out of your comfort zone occasionally is a really good idea. I actually regret not doing something completely different between my samey stuff.

Good luck with the new release.
on April 20, 2012 at 3:04 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott

Thanks, Claire! I think we need to push our writing muscles a little harder sometimes. If we stay in our comfort zones, we don’t grow as much. At least that’s my take on it. 🙂
on April 20, 2012 at 9:03 pm | Reply Ruth Ann Nordin

Running off to buy it now. 😀
- on April 20, 2012 at 9:40 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Ruth, you are so sweet! Btw, I’m reading Return of the Aliens. I’m liking it. 🙂
on April 20, 2012 at 11:03 pm | Reply Amy Rose Davis

I totally hear you on the “outside your genre” thing. Even though horror usually gets lumped in with science fiction and fantasy, it’s really got quite a different feel. And yet every now and then, I find myself itching to stretch those muscles a bit and do something scary… 😉

Congratulations on the release!
- on April 20, 2012 at 11:34 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thanks, Amy! Horror isn’t too far from paranormal romance. Well, not TOO far. LOL
on April 21, 2012 at 3:29 pm | Reply Raelyn Barclay

Congrats Lauralynn!!!
- on April 21, 2012 at 3:59 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thanks, Raelyn!
on April 22, 2012 at 9:52 am | Reply Nadja Notariani

Congrats on getting it up! Another piece on the ‘Amazon Bookshelf’. Nice…:}
Feels pretty darned good, no? Is it back to work on the Christian romance now? Or do you have something else cooking that’s stealing your attention?
- on April 22, 2012 at 2:40 pm | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Thanks, Nadja! It feels good to finally get this published.
  
  I’m working on a WIP with this pen name. I thought I had told you the title, but maybe I didn’t. The Christian romance is getting written a little at a time at lunch. I feel like I need to keep something in the works for this pen name. Since the Christian romance will be under a name that hasn’t published yet, it’s not as urgent. Although, I can’t wait to get it done, too. LOL