Posted in Uncategorized, tagged challenge, check in, goals, ROW80, series, word count on July 6, 2011| 15 Comments »
So far, so good. I don’t want to ramble on with a long post and bore everyone to death, so I’ll make it short and sweet today. I’m about 300 words over my cumultive goal, which is to average 500 words per day. So yay!
The challenge for any second book in a series is to give enough info to someone who hasn’t read the first one, but to not overwhelm someone who has read it with redundant info. I think that’s going to be the hardest thing, since this is my first series.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged amazon, check in, dark relic: vampires' curse, new release, ROW80, smashwords on June 23, 2011| 32 Comments »
I think it’s so neat that on the last check in of round two, I get to make the announcement that I finally published the novella I was working on in round two. Dark Relic: Vampires’ Curse is for sale at both Smashwords and Amazon. (Haven’t formatted for B & N yet.) This is the first in a three novella series and I plan on working on the second one in round three. I hope to see everyone back for the next round!
Btw, a funny thing I did…I made a mistake and uploaded the Smashwords version instead of the Amazon version to Amazon. I was in a panic, but the folks at Amazon put my book back in edit mode so I could upload the correct version. But, in the meantime, the other version got published, so the title page says Smashwords. LOL. Apparently, Amazon is getting quicker at publishing our books. Usually, it takes a few days for the description to come up, even after it’s buyable. This time Amazon had everything done in less than 24 hours.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book release, check in, dark relic: vampires' curse, finished, ROW80 on June 19, 2011| 18 Comments »
I finally got the major edits done on Dark Relic: Vampires’ Curse. Yay! Now I’m sending it off for more proofreading, and after that, I’ll give it another glance. Then I’m going to release it. I’m not going to worry and fret about it. One of the things I’m going to make sure of is that in the description it will be clear that it’s a novella. I’ve had complaints about some of my novellas being too short. I guess the reader thought they were buying a novel. I can’t believe people complain about something being short when it’s only 99 cents! Grrrr. This is going to be the first in a three part series, so it stands alone in that the major conflict is settled. But it does leave things hanging just a little at the end so that the two main characters can continue their relationship, which has it’s own conflicts.
Here’s a dilemma I have. I’ve toyed with releasing this novella at 1.99 instead of .99. All of my backlist is .99. I think all of those stories have hit their peak, so I think I’m going to leave the prices as they are. But I was thinking about releasing the first in this series at 1.99, then when I release the second one at 1.99, lowering this one to .99. Any thoughts?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anya kelleye, check in, editing, Jonathan Eli, ROW80, The Last Cabbandeum on June 16, 2011| 6 Comments »
Yes, I’m a day late again. I seem to be late every Wednesday lately. LOL.
I got another chapter edited on Dark Relic: Vampires’ Curse. But I’m way behind on my projected release date. I’m glad I didn’t make an announcement. Some of my other author friends have taught me not to do that. :0)
I’m about ready to submit The Last Cabbandeum to CreateSpace for Jonathan Eli. I’m waiting on Jonathan to tell me for sure what he wants on the back cover so Anya Kelleye can get that done. I have a little tweaking to do on the inside, but that’s a one night job.
I’m a little frustrated with my editing situation, but I was out of town for four days and this week we have VBS. Yes, I’m teaching the little first and second graders. Scary, isn’t it?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, editing, new york city, ROW80 on June 12, 2011| 9 Comments »
I didn’t get much editing done like I planned, but I did get some done. We were just getting in too late every night and I can’t write when I’m tired and sleepy. The editing I got done was one afternoon when I had free time, and I got a few chapters editing. The good news is that when I was reading over it, I didn’t feel like it needed the major overhaul I was afraid it would. Someone had already told me that, but I wasn’t sure. LOL
I’ve really had a good time in NYC, even though I didn’t get to see the things I wanted to. All the brunches, lunches, and dinners have been great and everyone here has been so gracious. I think there’s a misconception in the south that people in the north are rude and unfriendly. This is not true! (Except maybe when they get behind the wheel, LOL.) I got to see the Queen’s Botanical Garden yesterday, and they are VERY green there. I wish I had time and space to elaborate on that. I was supposed to go to the NY Botancial Garden this morning, but I woke up with a migraine and didn’t make it. 😦 I’m going home this evening, and I’ll really be glad to get back to my hubby whom I’ve missed terribly.
I hope everyone else is doing well!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, new york city, ROW80 on June 8, 2011| 6 Comments »
I still haven’t done any editing. Not in about a week and a half. Excuses: wedding, preparing for my trip, getting things ready for Vacation Bible School (which starts the day after I get back!). So I figure the best time to work on this is in the quiet of my hotel room.
Which brings me to the next thing…New York City! I’ve stressed about this trip because we are going to have to dress a certain way for certain functions Friday morning and Friday evening, and then we have an all day thing going on Saturday and I’ll be so tired. I also hate to fly, and our flight is 6:30 tomorrow morning. I don’t know WHY the guy I’m going with had to book the flight so early! We won’t even be able to get into our rooms when we get there. The good news is that I’ll have some free time on Friday afternoon. But it looks like it might rain. Bleh. I hate to go to NYC and not see anything there. Any suggestions on what to visit? Is there anything interesting around 57th (that’s where the hotel is)?
I wish my sweet hubby was going with me. 😦
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, editing, ROW80, wedding on June 6, 2011| 10 Comments »
I haven’t done any editing for almost a week. With my son’s wedding coming up, I was in a tizzy. LOL. Last night, I was really going to edit, but my power was off, and I don’t like to use the computer in the complete darkness. It hurts my eyes. But this week, I’m going to get back on the editing track. I want this novella published by the middle of June.
As for the wedding…it was beautiful! The preacher who conducted the ceremony was actually the one, along with his wife, who brought the two together in the first place, so he was able to tell a few good stories during the wedding. That made it fun. Then, my son cried during his vows, which made me cry. That was so sweet. Everything was perfect, and the bride was beautiful. I am one happy mom!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, editing, goals, ROW80 on May 29, 2011| 6 Comments »
I finished my novella on Thursday. I decided to take two or three days off before getting seriously into editing. So my new goals are:
1) Edit Dark Relic for an hour a day (or at least most days) until it’s done.
2) Get The Last Cabbandeum formatted for print for Jonathan Eli (I think this is mostly done).
3) Get Haunted Lake formatted for print.
The editing starts tonight (yeah, I know, I meant to start last Friday), so I’m going to shoot for that hour.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, demi moore, goals, half light, hans matheson, ROW80, word count on May 25, 2011| 2 Comments »
As of last night, I was 580 words ahead on my word count goal and probably one chapter away from finishing my novella, which is the first in a trilogy. By next check in, I’ll be listing different goals since there will be editing and also formatting for print going on. It’s going to be hard to do goals for that, so I’ll be switching to a “time” goal instead of a “word” goal on Sunday.
On an entirely unrelated note…has anyone seen the movie “Half Light” starring Demi Moore and Hans Matheson? It’s a really dark story involving both trickery and supernatural elements. It went straight to DVD (a long time ago), and when my husband rented it for me on a whim, I loved it so much that I had to buy it. I’ve watched it multiple times. But I can’t find a single other person I know that has seen this movie. If you like dark tales where part of the mystery is left to your imagination, you might like this movie. I loved Hans Matheson in this! Demi Moore plays a writer who has had a tragedy in her life and had to get away for awhile. Hans Matheson plays…well, it’s complicated. LOL
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged check in, goals, health, ROW80, word count on May 22, 2011| 11 Comments »
I hope everyone is doing well with their goals!
Thursday, I was 611 words ahead of my goal, writing a whopping 2261 words that day. (Ok, that’s whopping for me.) Friday, I went to a birthday party, but I didn’t feel well, so I went straight to bed when I got home. Saturday, I went to a graduation party in the afternoon, and I just didn’t feel like writing. But, today, I wrote 1604 words, bringing me to 715 words ahead of my goal. And the good news, since this is a novella instead of a novel, is that I’m almost finished. So the last part of ROW80 will be used for editing. I think I’ll be done with the writing in a couple of days.
I’m seriously trying to improve my health. I haven’t felt good in awhile, so I’ve been worried about some things. Yesterday, I went to the health food store and got a vitamin/mineral supplement. My husband has started taking probiotics because he heard a doctor say that most bad stuff that happens to your body starts in the digestive system. If your digestive system has problems, then your whole body can have problems. So I’m thinking about taking them, too. Also, I bought some more alkaline water. What I’ve read says that if your body is more alkaline, then it’s harder for diseases to form there. Who knows? For every article that tells how something is good for you, there’s another article that says it’s hogwash. I figure we do the best we can. Exercise and a healthier diet certainly can’t hurt!
So how is everyone else doing? Is there any way I can help?
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