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!

June and I'm still behind

So much to do, so little time! I am feverishly working on the podcast audio book of Emily & the Silent King which I will make available for free on this blog and on iTunes once it's ready. I will be narrating and releasing weekly chapters of the book when I get the process rolling. I am having some technical difficulties with my PC (vista64 and creative labs sound cards do not play nicely) but once I have them ironed out, I should be able to whip out the first few podcast chapters of the book and put them on the intertron.

I am expecting to get the edited version of Devin & The Empire of Wolves back within a week or so. I still haven't begun work on the cover, I may gamble and hire a freelance artist to do the cover if I don't get a chance to work on it within the next couple of weeks. I want to get it out as soon as possible.

I paid a visit to the Tom's River Public Library today, hoping to schedule a book signing or reading of Emily & the Silent King and maybe get a recommendation by the library. I have my fingers crossed!

May is almost gone!

The Kindle Edition of Emily & the Silent King is now available on Amazon. It was painful to convert the file to straight HTML for that format and lose all the page formatting and wonderful fonts I had agonized over for hours, but in its current form, the Kindle only supports a very restricted set of file types. There is a new larger format kindle that supports PDF files and I am hoping that becomes the standard.

The revised version of Devin & The Empire of Wolves has been shipped off to my editor. I should be receiving it back in a couple of weeks, which means I had better get busy on the cover for the book! I have two ideas for the cover but one may be overly ambitious with the time frame I have. I thought about hiring an artist, but after reading the lengthy copyright issues raised by doing this, I've decided to continue generating my own images.

The paperback version of Emily & The Silent King is still slowly making its way through the book scene. I am planning to do some signings and book readings locally. It has been very difficult trying to get word out and I'm trying to do everything I can. I'm very new to this self promotion process so if anyone has any advice or suggestions I would greatly appreciate them!