All that and a side of fries
My poor, neglected blog. My apologies to anyone who might visit here thinking I'm a regular updater with lots of interesting news. My schedule is so tight with things to do, that I have a choice of either stroking the blog or writing books. So I pick the second most of the time.
However, I'm here today with a heads-up on a few things. First, about my fantasy romance MASTER OF CROWS. When rights to distribute reverted back to me, the publisher (Amber Quill Press) requested the take-down of both the digital and print formats. They were successful with the first, not so much with the second. Createspace, which issued the print format for them never took it down, despite repeated requests from AQP and from me. So, after a year, AQP did a workaround--they raised the price to prevent further sales on a book they no longer have rights to distribute (Thank you, AQP!).
So, the print edition issued by AQP is now priced at $2,999.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Of-Crows-Grace-Draven/dp/1602728631/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
The Kindle edition (and all other digital formats in which MoC is available) is still $2.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Master-of-Crows-ebook/dp/B005GHN2GG
We're keeping our fingers crossed that Createspace will finally go in and remove that edition entirely.
I'm considering re-offering MASTER OF CROWS in print as a second edition with the cover that's shown on the digital format and with a much, much lower price than the $2,999.99. I'll update here if another print edition goes up in the near future.
Second, I seriously lucked out in getting into an anthology with three other writers I've wanted to hook up with for a very long time. The four of us are working on our stuff now and hope to have the anthology out there during the summer months. I'll update here with more details once we're finished.
Third, and I had to mention this because if you haven't read it, do so. I've added Dorothy Koomson's MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL to my very short list of desert island keepers. Gawd, what a fabulous book!
I'm posting links to the title via Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. because there are two different covers for this story. I haven't got a clue as to what the U.S. cover has to do with the story except in a very abstract way. The UK cover is perfect and a far more accurate reflection of the story's premise. Plus it's a lot more subtle than the screaming yellow, pink and blue of the U.S. cover.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Friends-Girl-Dorothy-Koomson/dp/055359141X
http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Best-Friends-Girl-ebook/dp/B002TXZRBS/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1340640626&sr=8-13
I'm currently re-watching L'Allee du Roi (told from the POV of Louis XIV's morganatic wife, Francoise de Maintenon). While I'm familiar with this bit of history, the movie is in French, and I don't speak a lick of French (Spanish and Russian, yes. French--and I'm lost), so I've been bugging my lovely friend Shiv for translations on particular scenes. Great film with costuming to make you drool.
Back to the mines, folks. Have a good one.
However, I'm here today with a heads-up on a few things. First, about my fantasy romance MASTER OF CROWS. When rights to distribute reverted back to me, the publisher (Amber Quill Press) requested the take-down of both the digital and print formats. They were successful with the first, not so much with the second. Createspace, which issued the print format for them never took it down, despite repeated requests from AQP and from me. So, after a year, AQP did a workaround--they raised the price to prevent further sales on a book they no longer have rights to distribute (Thank you, AQP!).
So, the print edition issued by AQP is now priced at $2,999.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Of-Crows-Grace-Draven/dp/1602728631/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
The Kindle edition (and all other digital formats in which MoC is available) is still $2.99.
http://www.amazon.com/Master-of-Crows-ebook/dp/B005GHN2GG
We're keeping our fingers crossed that Createspace will finally go in and remove that edition entirely.
I'm considering re-offering MASTER OF CROWS in print as a second edition with the cover that's shown on the digital format and with a much, much lower price than the $2,999.99. I'll update here if another print edition goes up in the near future.
Second, I seriously lucked out in getting into an anthology with three other writers I've wanted to hook up with for a very long time. The four of us are working on our stuff now and hope to have the anthology out there during the summer months. I'll update here with more details once we're finished.
Third, and I had to mention this because if you haven't read it, do so. I've added Dorothy Koomson's MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL to my very short list of desert island keepers. Gawd, what a fabulous book!
I'm posting links to the title via Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. because there are two different covers for this story. I haven't got a clue as to what the U.S. cover has to do with the story except in a very abstract way. The UK cover is perfect and a far more accurate reflection of the story's premise. Plus it's a lot more subtle than the screaming yellow, pink and blue of the U.S. cover.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Friends-Girl-Dorothy-Koomson/dp/055359141X
http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Best-Friends-Girl-ebook/dp/B002TXZRBS/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1340640626&sr=8-13
I'm currently re-watching L'Allee du Roi (told from the POV of Louis XIV's morganatic wife, Francoise de Maintenon). While I'm familiar with this bit of history, the movie is in French, and I don't speak a lick of French (Spanish and Russian, yes. French--and I'm lost), so I've been bugging my lovely friend Shiv for translations on particular scenes. Great film with costuming to make you drool.
Back to the mines, folks. Have a good one.