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Smashwords
I want to tell you why I publish with Smashwords and why you should shop there. And no, they aren’t paying me to do this. But first, let me tell you what Smashwords is, because too many people have yet to come across it. Smashwords was founded in 2008: The idea behind Smashwords was simple: …
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A Little Brag with Celebratory Coupons!
2012 was a challenging year in many ways, but as far as my writing goes, it was exciting and triumphant. After writing thousands and thousands of words over the last few years, I finally got around to publishing a few things. I am humbled that anyone would pay for my work, and even more at the…
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Becoming
For most of my life I was a wanna-be writer. Maybe I would have stayed in that rut all my life, but I got a kick in the pants. Or maybe it was a kick in the boob. You see, in 2008 I was diagnosed with Stage IIb breast cancer. I had a bilateral mastectomy,…
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Looking back at NaNoWriMo 2012; Looking forward from Here
I made it to 50K by the end of November, so I “won” NaNoWriMo, but it was a close call. I never got more than a day ahead and more than once something came up that caused me to lose that lead. On the 29th I had about 4000 words to go and got an…
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That Nutty First Draft
As I’ve mentioned, I’m using NaNoWriMo to pump out a first draft this month. I went into how that all works for me a few posts back. So here we are, nearly 2/3 of the way through November. Things are going well, but there were some rough days when the words needed to be ripped…
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Season of Giving Special (10% off Help Wanted)
A very bad thing happened to a friend of mine. I saw a lot of it, heard more. She survived to ask that I tell her story, and when I asked her what charity I could donate some of my royalties to – and encourage my readers to donate to – she immediately said “WEAVE!”…
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Special Limited Time Offer for Help Wanted!
For the next week Help Wanted will be on sale! 25% off at Smashwords if you use coupon code: UL62N Please keep in mind that this coupon is for Smashwords, not Amazon. At Smashwords you can download any format you like, including kindle files. Help Wanted is DRM free, for your convenience. 50% of my royalties for Help…
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Help Wanted is Published!
I’m pleased to announce that Help Wanted is now available for purchase. For the convenience of whispernet delivery, you can buy it at Amazon. For download delivery in all e-book formats, Smashwords is the place.
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Help Wanted Update
Hi everyone! I know I told y’all that I expected to have Help Wanted published by the end of October. And here we are in November and you haven’t seen hide nor hair. It’s coming, I promise. When you publish an e-book, you have to do some very specific formatting, and the requirements are different for…
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General Update
I’ve had a very busy October! I took Help Wanted through the final editing stages and then transformed the file to be published at smashwords and Amazon. They should be live within a couple of days. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted! My exclusive agreement with Amazon expires late next month, so I’ll be publishing…