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My December sales at Barnes and Noble haven’t increased in a couple of days, so I’m going to assume the total they have up there now is the final total for the month. I know I just posted about my total sales/milestone of over 1,000 books the other day, but I didn’t exactly break it down to December’s sales. This is just something I want to do to both track my own monthly progress and to give other Indie Authors a realistic idea of what is going on for someone like me. In December, I released a second book, INNER…

I just got home from Jenna Black’s local book signing at the Brier Creek Barnes & Noble. She was signing her new YA fantasy, SHADOWSPELL. I can’t wait to read it. This is book 2 of her Faeriewalker series (not sure I spelled that right). The first book, GLIMMERGLASS, was awesome! Here is the very beautiful cover for her book: I just love it! Book signings are so much fun, too. Jenna read from a chapter. There were cookies. It was a good turnout. I definitely enjoyed it and can’t wait to read the book. If you haven’t read the…

Since first publishing at the very end of October 2010, I have reached my first major milestone – 1,000 books sold! As I mentioned yesterday, December sales at Barnes & Noble continue to roll in. I’m not sure why they are so far behind on their reporting, but everyday I wake up with more Dec. sales. It’s like a little belated Christmas present every morning! My true total of sales to date: 1,218 books. Here’s how it breaks down: Beautiful Demons: Book 1 of the Peachville High Demons series has sold a total of 826 books. 124 through Amazon’s Kindle…

I want to post my monthly sales reports on this blog every month, but I’m going to wait another week to put up December’s sales. The reason is because Barnes & Noble is behind on their reporting. Every day when I log into their my sales site, there are new sales posted for the weeks leading up to and after Christmas. I want to wait until the number is a bit more static so that I can report an accurate statement for the month. I will say that the numbers far exceeded my own expectations. With the number of ereaders…

My head sometimes feels crammed with ideas. I mean, everyone has story ideas right? Fantasies or a spark of a story that you think you could turn into a book or a movie or a tv series? Well, I have them too, and the more I indulge these ideas by actually turning them into novels, the hungrier I get. I want to give each possible story a voice. That’s one of the most fun things about writing, because you never know what an idea will grow into. When I first come up with an idea for a novel, it usually…

This month, I am spending most of my time and energy on SHADOW DEMONS – book 3 of my Peachville High Demons series. I know what’s going to happen in the book, but none of it is actually written yet. Rough drafts are tough. Getting them started is often like pulling teeth. Even though I’m anxious to get the story down on paper and discover the secrets hidden in my own mind, there is some unspoken resistance that constantly tugs on me. When I finally sit down and start typing, though, it’s like coming home again. It’s like finding my…