My cover designer, Ken Vahn, sent me the final image of my new book cover, and I’m thrilled! He really does a great job, and I love how it’s very similar to the first book, but that it has its own darker overall impression. I am currently in the final stages of revision on INNER DEMONS, Book 2 of the Peachville High Demons series. It is scheduled for release around December 20th, 2010!
Yay! My first book, BEAUTIFUL DEMONS, has officially been out for one month! Technically, the book came out on Amazon on the 30th of October, but to make book-keeping easier, I’m just going to lump those 2 Oct. days with November. I have decided to write a monthly sales numbers blog, just for any interested parties who are also trying to self-publish online and want to see what’s possible. Hopefully as the months go on and more books of mine come out, the numbers will continue to grow and grow! So here’s the scoop for Month #1 of my life…
The 100th copy of BEAUTIFUL DEMONS just sold! I am so excited about how well the book has done in its first month. Honestly, I had very modest expectations since I hadn’t done any promotion for the book. I was expecting maybe 25 copies in a month, possible up to 50 by the time Book 2 was released. If things continue at this rate, though, I may hit 150 or 200 by the time the second book comes out next month. I want to say thank you to everyone who has purchased a copy, retweeted my promotional tweets, or told…
We’re getting down to the wire here. With less than one week left, where can you find that extra ounce of motivation you need to get to the finish line? In a word: Rewards! Find something that you really want. Something worth working toward. Something that motivates you. Then set your goal and go for it. For example, if your goal at this point is just to get to the 50,000 mark on time, pick out a great reward for when you hit that goal. Buy a cute purse you wouldn’t normally splurge on. Get that new techie item you’ve…
Here we are just 9 days away from the end of November (if you count today). Obviously, I’m way behind. Not only on my NaNo word count, but also on this blog, cause hey, if I don’t have time to write one, where would I find the time to write the other? I thought about doing 10 tips, but let’s shorten it to 5. 🙂 Tip #3: Don’t Give UpThis is my mantra lately. I repeat it to myself in the shower and on the sidewalk and in the car. I remind myself when I wake up in the morning…
We’re one week through NaNo. Three to go! How are you doing so far? Have you been to any local write-ins? Last night, I went to an amazing write-in here in Cary, NC. We had 12 people there. We ran period word sprints, got to talk and find out about each other’s work, and enjoyed hot coffee and snacks together. It was so much fun! I got over 2,000 words written within the 3 hours we were there, and more importantly, I made some new friends. Writing is a solitary life. Sure, writers get together to talk about craft and…