Absolutely, Completely, No Strings Attached Free

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HAUNTED is my fifth published book. Yet this is my first go at KDP Select. Mistake? Hard to say. Truth be told, I see very little sales from Smashwords, and I have yet to venture out on my own with distribution to Kobo, B&N, or Apple on my own. So it’s an experiment on my part to see if it’s worth my 90-day devotion to Amazon. Don’t let me down like a bad boyfriend, Amazon.

I wound up with increased, residual sales after I managed to make OUTCAST free on Amazon without anyone else’s assistance. Don't ask me how I did it. I have absolutely no idea and wouldn't be able to repeat it, I'm sure. It was free for about a week and stayed in the top 12 on Amazon’s free YA Contemporary Romance list the entire time. Then Amazon kicked me and my little novel to the curb without warning, putting a price tag back on the book. Go figure.

So what does all this blathering on my part lead to?

Well, I’ve heard nightmarish things about the whole Countdown thing-a-ma-bob on Select, so I decided to keep it simple and make the book free for a couple of days—see what happens.

So…HAUNTED is free on January 2^nd and January 3^rd, barring any snags on the part of my publishing boyfriend, Amazon. We’re exclusive right now, you know?

So grab an electronic copy. That is, if you’re into ghost-ish stories and romance and (yes) a little swearing. About the whole swearing thing—honestly, I couldn’t control Nate if I wanted to.

Happy New Year. Unless you’re waiting for the Chinese New Year. That doesn’t happen until January 31^st.

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On the Writing Front

I must thrive on chaos. Or be productive in spite of it. There is a world of change happening in my life right now, yet I’ve managed to write. Here’s where I am:

I completed revisions on HAUNTED, my YA contemporary novel. It has been critiqued by two, revised, and edited. I wrote a query and submitted it to two publishers. I’ve decided that I want to take a break from self-publishing. I could really use a team to help with edits, graphic design, and marketing. Maybe my opening statement has something to do with this.

I completed revisions on my memoir, OUR LIFE ON THE ROAD. I need to get it to crit. partners for feedback. I didn’t incorporate the extensive changes recommended by the publisher/editor who read it for me. Mainly because the story she suggested is not the one I truly want to write.

I started writing Book I of the trilogy after extensive development. But two pages in, I had a major brainstorm (in the middle of the night) on the backstory of two of my characters. It will deepen the story tremendously. Plus in the week between penning the first two pages, I decided to switch from first person to third person narrative. I hope to finish the first draft of Book I by July 3^rd, which equates to roughly 2000 words a day. I’m going into NaNo mode in May/June.

My other ideas, which are briefly sketched out in notebooks or still residing in my head, will have to wait a bit before I breathe life into them.

What are you up to these days?