Category: Marketing

State of the Author, End of October 2023

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-Wolf’s Trail, Hunter Healer King, Book 1 is in the hands of my proofreaders as I speak.

-When I get it back, I will be editing it instead of writing for NaNoWriMo.

-I am also trying to write a prequel short story for an anthology.

-I have a draft ebook cover, and raw materials for the paperback cover.

-I have vague ideas for Hunter Healer King, Book 2.

Happy Fall! Check Out These Book Deals!

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This September, I’m participating in AetherCzar’s Based Book Sale. AetherCzar (Hans G. Schantz) has graciously included Slaying a Tyrant in his sale. As usual Hans pulls together dozens of indie and small-press titles, which emphasize fun and escapism over Serious Messages and the grinding concerns of the real world, all on sale or for free. I hope you can find something you like here.

If you are on bookfunnel, you might also enjoy this Sweet Paranormal Freebies giveaway on bookfunnel. My book Marrying a Monster is one of the freebies.

Happy Reading!

Serialized Fantasy Romances and Fairy Tales on the Kindle Vella Store

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Hello, there! I recently started serializing one of my writing projects on Vella, and am joining with a group of like-minded Vella writers led by Callie Thomas to promote our stories. Click here to check out a range of clean Vella stories with fantasy, fairy tale and romance elements! If you would like to know more about how Vella works, read on…

Vella is Kindle’s answer to Wattpad, Radish, and similar websites where stories are released as a series of short episodes with an eye towards reading on smart phones. If you click on the main Vella store link while logged into your Kindle account, you should see a banner towards the top of the page, but below the black bar, where you can claim a free packet of 200 Vella tokens. The button for claiming your tokens will be on the right, and after you have claimed them, the counter showing how many you have left will appear in the same place. Click on the counter if you need to buy more tokens.

The first three episodes of every story are free, and after that, you will need to unlock them with tokens. You can “follow” stories to be notified when new episodes drop, you can leave reviews on any story the way you would on a regular Kindle book, and each Sunday you can “crown” a story as your favorite of the week. You can also “like” individual episodes by pressing the thumbs up icon, or leave comments on them.

Once you’ve read the latest episodes of our stories, please remember to:

-Follow the Stories to Get Updates!

-Like Any Episodes that Appeal to You!

-Crown Your Favorite Story on Sundays!

Get Spider Star for Free!

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Spider Star, the second and final book in my space opera series, is now live, and free for all Kindle readers until March 28, 2023. If you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, it will be free until June 3, 2023, when it leaves Kindle enrollment.

You may know me from my clean fantasy romance novels in the Jaiya series and the Ancestors of Jaiya series. My new space operas, called the Star Master series, have less romance, but still combine adventure, mysticism and fun characters, while avoiding harsh language, graphic violence and sexuality. Shadow Captain was written with fans of Star Wars, Firefly, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda in mind.

If Spider Star sounds like it would interest you, feel free to check it out on Amazon now.

August 2021 SF&F Book Book Bonanza!

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Hello, there!
Dean F. Wilson has pulled together an impressive sale of science fiction and fantasy books: all on Amazon, each for just $0.99! 

He has graciously agreed to include my ownrelease, Waking the Dreamlost, in this sale. It is the second book in the Jaiya series of urban fantasy/paranormal romance novels, and the first book is free on all vendors. You can find Waking the Dreamlost under the fantasy and paranormal romance heading, when you click on this link to check out all the discounted books!

You may be hearing from me about these promotions a few more times this year, possibly as often as once a month. I hope you can find some new reading material at a price you can afford. Happy Shopping!