Book Worming in the 21st Century Book Review

Another positive book review for Emily & the Silent King has come in! Kristen over at BookWormingInThe21stCentury gave it four out of five roses! I'm very pleased with the positive reception book one is getting and I can only hope that Devin & the Empire of Wolves is as well received as the first book in the series has been! Everyone seems to love the Dwarves and I really enjoy writing them, I'm going to do my best to bring out some of the other characters as the series progresses to give Helgi and company a little competition.

I just realized that I did not announce the availability of book two in the Legends of Midralon series on this blog! Devin & The Empire of Wolves is now available on Amazon and CreateSpace! It's been slowly but steadily moving up the sales charts since I announced it on the facebook fanpage last week! Thanks to everyone for your support!

My vacation is coming to an end and this means I will be getting back to work on revising the book three rough draft and working on the podcast of book one! So much to do, my weekends are going to be very busy for the foreseeable future!

Tell Your Friends!

Devin & The Empire of Wolves is now available! You can find it on Amazon here and CreateSpace here! I'm very happy with how this book turned out and I think the readers of the first book will like the direction the story is headed! I can't wait to start getting feedback from everyone! Please visit/join the Legends of Midralon fanpage on facebook for more information on a discount code for this book (code only valid on orders through CreateSpace)! International readers can purchase the book through CreateSpace.

The proof has arrived!

I've been going through the current proof of Devin & The Empire of Wolves and so far everything looks good! I'm posting a shot of the cover! Book two could possibly be available by this upcoming weekend if I don't find any glaring errors!

If I can find the time, I am going to try and post the intro music for the upcoming Legends of Midralon podcast. It's a piece I put together myself using looping software and music libraries. I think it sounds pretty good, but I'll let you be the judge of that!

I am also going to start doing the revisions on book three which has already been written. The title is Brianna & The Perils of the Darkwood.

So much to do and yet I enjoy every minute of it! If there is something you would like to see me do for the series, drop me a line and let me know! I am always looking for new ways to expand and get the word out about the books!

Devin & The Empire of Wolves

Book two is very close to being ready! I've just finished the final edits on the text and the final tweaks on the cover. I'm now awaiting my proof copy. If all is good, Devin & The Empire of Wolves should be available within a week or so!

I ended up switching the scenery around some and brightening the daylight, I think it makes the Shining Host stand out more. I've posted a sample of the cover.

Now I need to get busy on the audio podcast of Emily & the Silent King! Always something to do, I don't think Midralon will ever let me rest!

The First Book Review Is In!!

Jenny over at Wondrous Reads has just posted a very nice review of Emily & the Silent King! Please stop by and visit her site, I'm sure you'll find lots of other great reviews and interesting books there!

It's always nice to receive a review of your work from someone who is outside of your immediate family and circle of close friends. While my friends and family might like my work, there is always that little voice in the back of my head saying they just don't want to hurt my feelings or they like it because they like me. Not to belittle their support, I greatly appreciate it, but as I said, receiving outside approval of my work really adds that little extra bit of boost to my self confidence. I am not sure about other writers but I am extremely nervous when it comes to showing my work to people who don't know me.

In related news, Legends of Midralon book two, Devin & The Empire of Wolves is very very very close to being ready. If I can just put the finishing touches on the cover it should be ready for a proof within the week. I'll keep you posted! That's all for now!

UPDATE! Jenny has also posted the Author Interview she did with me, which is also a first for me!! Check it out here.

Book Two Update!

Devin & The Empire of Wolves is nearing completion! Here is a sneak peek at the cover, keep in mind it's still a work in progress. It features Devin on his stag Stomper, leading the Shining Host into battle! I have started working on the page layout and everything is coming together nicely! I am hoping to have it ready within a couple of weeks if not sooner!

Once book two is done, I will go back to working on the podcast version of Emily & the Silent King. I am still tinkering with the recording equipment, trying to get rid of a buzzing sound I hear when I record. I think I've almost got it nailed down!

Well that was a busy month!

I wanted to let everyone know where I was with the Legends of Midralon Series! I've been so busy that I haven't had time to update my blog (I know that's horrible, but I blame Twitter and the zillion other distractions in my life!)

The Kindle edition of Emily & the Silent King had a bumpy start but I found a few good sites that helped with formatting my content for their service and after checking it out on the iPod Kindle app I like how it turned out. It's on sale right now for a whopping 80 cents! I may up the price at a later date, but right now I've been pleased with the trickle of sales.

Editing is finished on the main part of book two: Devin & the Empire of Wolves. I am still fine tuning a few things with my awesome editor Jill, but they are minor details. As soon as I can get the cover finished it will be available. I'm shooting for the end of July but it might stretch into August, I have an ambitious idea for the cover.

The Podcast for Emily & The Silent King is still a work in progress. I finally got the equipment I need, now it is just a matter of fine tuning it until I sound acceptable to my own ears!

Promotional work is still ongoing. I find this takes the most time with the least results (at least right now). I'm plugging away though, hoping to get word of my books out there. And I appreciate the contributions from existing fans of the series along those lines. Word of mouth is priceless! Thank you so much!

That's all for now! For those of you in the states, I hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July!