I’ve written the first chapter of the new novella that’s been floating around in my brain. At least I think it’s going to be a novella. I don’t feel like it’s going to be novel length, but you never know. It feels really good to finally be writing another story instead of just editing. This thing has been in my head for awhile, and I was afraid that if I didn’t start writing it, I was going to let it slip away.

Here’s the thing about novels vs novellas. I can put a novella on Amazon Kindle for $ .99 and it sells well. But i can put a novel on there for $1.99 and…not so much. It’s like people will take a chance on a new or unknown author for $ .99, but not for $1.99. And I feel like I put too much work into a novel to sell it for only that much. It should be at least $1.99. So right now, I have my two novels on Kindle for a limited time for $ .99 to see what will happen when lowering the price.

I got an e-mail from Zoe Winters this morning letting me know that (at 3:00 am) my ranking on Amazon was #565! That feels so awesome! Especially since that’s out of about 1/2 million books and periodicals. The last time I looked, my ranks in certain categories were #12, #12, and #13. Yay!

My first three books are on goodreads.com. I’m trying to search for my fourth book that was put on Amazon at the end of May. I can’t find it searching on Amazon from Good Reads! And it won’t let me import it. It’s REALLY getting on my nerves. I don’t know if this is a Good Reads problem or a problem on Amazon. I don’t have any problems searching and finding in on the Amazon site. Just when I search Amazon through Good Reads. Grrrr!

Since Amazon decided to discount my book, my sales have at least tripled. Wow! Everybody wants a bargain, I guess. It put me at #768 in the Kindle store and #16, #18, and #19 in categories. I just want to run around in circles and shout. LOL

Hmmm. Amazon just discounted my book, Club Blood, down to .79. What’s up with that? Is this something Amazon does randomly? That’s the only one of my books that’s really selling well. Oh, well, if it boosts sales….

I’m reading a book by J. A. Konrath right now, and I have to say, it’s really good! I learned about this author through Zoe Winter’s blog and I thought I would give one of his books a try. The prices on his books are very reasonable on Amazon, unlike some authors who charge way too much for E-Books.

This particular book is called “The List”. The main characters are copies (not exactly clones) of famous historical figures, and the book is action packed, a little disturbing, and chocked full of humor. When I started reading it, I wasn’t expecting the humor. It was a pleasant surprise. I’m going to be reading more by Mr. Konrath.

I’m not usually someone who stresses out easily. In fact, I’m not really THAT stressed out now – maybe just anxious. I’ve got so many things going on. I’m editing a book for Jonathan Eli, editing my own book to put on Amazon (deadline May 28), trying to work with Tanya (who’s working so hard) to figure out the cover, and there’s this other book rolling around in my head! And I don’t have time to start writing it. I need to write some notes, but I’m not used to writing with notes. Everything just goes straight from my brain to my fingers. But, at the same time, I’m afraid I’m going to forget something. I’ve actually got two ideas, but one will never make it as a novel, so it will have to be a short story or novella. If only I didn’t have a full time job, I could do so much more! Grrrrrr.