Here's to the adventure

The adventure of writing is one of the most amazing trips I've taken yet.  I've learned so much already, but I know that I'm just at the beginning.  I would have thought that all I had to do was sit and write.  But, oh no, I have to write, revise (again and again and...well you get the point), be willing to take someone else's opinion on my ideas (which I actually like, it really gets me thinking), market (yikes, so out of my realm), admit that there will never be enough hours in the day, and the list goes on. 

All of this is definitely worth it though.  How horrible it would have been to have written these stories  and not shared them with anyone.  (Thankfully, I am blessed to have a  cheering section that did not allow me that regret!)

Yesterday, I swallowed my worries and fears, once again, and started a Twitter account, which you can find the link to on the right under the Facebook link.

My biggest stumbling block is myself.  Why should I have been worried about Twitter?  Right now all my reasons look silly.  Sure, I have no idea what I'm doing, but I am excited that I  did it (just like when I set up this blog, or decided that I was going to be an Indie writer).  It does get a little easier to swallow my silly fears and venture out into the unknown.    The best reminder to myself is that this is the best part of writing - moving through the unknown, and sharing the adventure.

 Here's to the adventure!

My first taste of publicity!

I am truely blessed.  Today a blog went in the Rochester/Rochester Hills Patch (A city newsletter) mentioning me and my books!   Follow this link to read: For a Good Read, Try an Independent Author.   It is really well written.  I especially love that the author of the blog, Karen Lorenz, is so excited about Indie Writers.   So now, not only does my book getting publicity ( helping my dream become an even more amazing reality), but so does Smashwords.com, which interns helps other writers achieve their dreams of becoming a published author too!

Not to mention the fact that the ackowledgement of my books in a city newsletter says that someone really enjoyed my writing!   To see my books in an article, tells me that my books are great stories, which is always nice to hear!

Thanks to EVERYONE who is enjoying my books!

The Next Story

The next book in line to be shared with you is titled Solace: Uncharted Territory. It is another adventure that falls across the fuzzy line of Sci-fi/Fantasy. This book leans a little more towards sci-fi (in my opinion) than Taken does. I posted a small teaser earlier (click here to read it), but the book took me a little longer than I had anticipated to get it moving. Now it's moving, and I am excited to be able to share it with you in the near future. Hopefully in three months (maybe sooner)!

Distributed

Book 2:Blades of the Ytinu Srebas has been distributed to all the online stores you see to the right.  Now it's just a waiting game for the stores to put it on their e-shelves.    For those of you who are impatient Smashwords.com has both books, one and two, formatted for most of the different ereaders out there.

Patient or not, either way, I thank you all for taking the time to check out my books. 

Taken book 2

Taken: Blades of the Ytinu Srebas is offically released!  As of right now you can find it at Smashwords.com, Apple, and Diesel!  It should show up on Barnes&Nobles any day now.  And in the next few weeks it will be at Sony and Kobo.  I hope you enjoy this book more than the first!  

I am looking forward to bringing you a new story, hopefully, in the next few months!  :)