Long time between drinks and a re-release
I was unpleasantly surprised by the length of time that passed between my last post and this one. I should have updated sooner. However, I'm of two minds when it comes to author blogs. They're useful vehicles for introducing yourself to readers and give those who are interested updates on books. On the flip side, they can be minefields of TMI.
I'm a reader too, and I'm just not that interested in an author's daily doings, his/her political leanings or religious convictions (or lack thereof) or what they did on date night with their spouse last week ~shudders~. I think the saying "Familiarity breeds contempt" has a lot of merit in some cases. I'd rather my books speak for me. So if you see the occasional post with long stretches of silence in between, it's because I don't want to bore you with the mundane events of daily life, subject you to endless rounds of promotion or blow out time that I need to redirect to writing the next story.
Since my last post, the publishing industry has witnessed a massive game changer with the advent of Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing program. The role of gatekeeper is in flux as is the role of publisher. With traditionally published, established authors embracing self publishing, the SP stigma is fading. I'd also like to think it will be the death of the vanity publishers--those outfits who charge writers fortunes to print their books, grab distribution rights and charge outrageous prices for books no one can afford and won't buy.
I recently joined the ranks of those who were with a publishing house but also chose to self publish. I love the idea of keeping my distribution rights, picking my cover, setting my price, choosing my editors and overall controlling the packaging of the end product.
Effective in July, rights for MASTER OF CROWS reverted back to me from my publisher Amber Quill Press. I'm thrilled because it's given me the opportunity to put a new, beautiful cover on it, make additional edits and change the price for the e-book version.
MASTER OF CROWS is currently loaded to Smashwords and Amazon and in the review queue at B&N. If you'd like to take a peek at the content, 30% of the book is loaded as a sample reading on Smashwords in HTML format. About 10% is loaded as a sample at Amazon.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/78927
http://www.amazon.com/Master-of-Crows-ebook/dp/B005GHN2GG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312889673&sr=8-2
Ebook Short Description:
In an isolated fortress, the Master of Crows battles an ancient god for possession of his soul. Renegade and heretic, he dreams of ways to defeat the god and destroy the priesthood who would execute him.
Sent by her masters to betray him, a woman comes who possesses a weapon he can use to triumph over both...but only at the ultimate sacrifice.
A tale of love and allegiance.
I'll post an update once the book goes live on Amazon and B&N.
Louisa Gallie is the artist who created this cover. This work, titled Beyond Neith, and others reside in her gallery on Deviant Art: http://phuriedae.deviantart.com/gallery/
Louisa and I are currently working on another book cover project for a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I've seen the rough mockups; they are incredible. I hope to have Louisa do an interview about her artistic process and her approach to the creation of a book cover. If she agrees to it, I'll post here.
I'm a reader too, and I'm just not that interested in an author's daily doings, his/her political leanings or religious convictions (or lack thereof) or what they did on date night with their spouse last week ~shudders~. I think the saying "Familiarity breeds contempt" has a lot of merit in some cases. I'd rather my books speak for me. So if you see the occasional post with long stretches of silence in between, it's because I don't want to bore you with the mundane events of daily life, subject you to endless rounds of promotion or blow out time that I need to redirect to writing the next story.
Since my last post, the publishing industry has witnessed a massive game changer with the advent of Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing program. The role of gatekeeper is in flux as is the role of publisher. With traditionally published, established authors embracing self publishing, the SP stigma is fading. I'd also like to think it will be the death of the vanity publishers--those outfits who charge writers fortunes to print their books, grab distribution rights and charge outrageous prices for books no one can afford and won't buy.
I recently joined the ranks of those who were with a publishing house but also chose to self publish. I love the idea of keeping my distribution rights, picking my cover, setting my price, choosing my editors and overall controlling the packaging of the end product.
Effective in July, rights for MASTER OF CROWS reverted back to me from my publisher Amber Quill Press. I'm thrilled because it's given me the opportunity to put a new, beautiful cover on it, make additional edits and change the price for the e-book version.
MASTER OF CROWS is currently loaded to Smashwords and Amazon and in the review queue at B&N. If you'd like to take a peek at the content, 30% of the book is loaded as a sample reading on Smashwords in HTML format. About 10% is loaded as a sample at Amazon.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/78927
http://www.amazon.com/Master-of-Crows-ebook/dp/B005GHN2GG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312889673&sr=8-2
Ebook Short Description:
In an isolated fortress, the Master of Crows battles an ancient god for possession of his soul. Renegade and heretic, he dreams of ways to defeat the god and destroy the priesthood who would execute him.
Sent by her masters to betray him, a woman comes who possesses a weapon he can use to triumph over both...but only at the ultimate sacrifice.
A tale of love and allegiance.
I'll post an update once the book goes live on Amazon and B&N.
Louisa Gallie is the artist who created this cover. This work, titled Beyond Neith, and others reside in her gallery on Deviant Art: http://phuriedae.deviantart.com/gallery/
Louisa and I are currently working on another book cover project for a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I've seen the rough mockups; they are incredible. I hope to have Louisa do an interview about her artistic process and her approach to the creation of a book cover. If she agrees to it, I'll post here.