Aha! I beat the one year blogging and made it back within a month! Whhhhooooooeeeeeeee~ So what's been happening? Well, ummm... I've been busy EVERY DAY, editing, publishing, illustrating and communicating.
I have one ebook, a Middle Grade new-aged Cinderella story, for established author, Judi Miller, ready to go as soon as I get the Book Cover ready. Then next step is getting the print version underway. Watch for "Me, Max and the Lucite Boot".
Working through the edits on another book for Jean Scott. This one is a compilation of stories about life and perspective. I don't like to throw other author's names about as reference points so I'll just say you'll enjoy the poignant bits as well as the funny, laugh out loud bits. "Road Trip" is everything the title implies. Up and down, missing some potholes and OUCH! Written with a real enjoyment of the stuff life is made of.
I edited and assist-published "Be Still, My Love" by Deborah J. Hughes, which is currently exclusively available on Amazon, free reading to Amazon Prime Members. If you'd like a copy to give a review on Amazon, you have to have an Amazon account that you have used to purchase something, let me know and I'll speak with Deborah about it.
I'm also getting my first ebook release "Kangaroo Tales-The Long Black Paddock" ready for print. Nearly there, just have to properly size the illustrations for the print edition. You have to have a much higher resolution illustration for print. So just a hint, if you are scanning illustrations for your ebook, make the first scan 300 dpi (HIGH resolution) so you don't have to scan again later on for the print version.
I'm also planning for my family vacation in 4 months time. No, I'm not taking the family...Just me visiting the family all over the USA. It's a working Holiday as I will be working on my first novel, "A Woman of Means", doing a book signing in the area my family is from, Knockemstiff, (yeah you read that right!) with my illustrator cousin, Chuck Hurley for Kangaroo Tales-The Long Black Paddock and maybe Perki Cati if I can get it done in time. Maybe I will luck out and find a local bookstore that wants the publicity (lol really, Robin, publicity?) and we can do it there. If not, it's out by my cousin's hand-built lake/pool, and it's BYO! I'll also be continuing the editing and publishing process for talented authors everywhere! The great thing about this job is it's portable! Believe me, I've never had work that was actually so much fun. I guess if you look long enough...
I'm always in the need for reviewers for the books I'm publishing, so if you've got a few minutes on your hands and want to read a book or two, let me know and I'll shoot some your way when they are nearing the end of the editing process or just posted for sale. You get to read a book for free, I get feedback and HOPEFULLY, when it is up on Amazon you will kindly go give it a review. Just email me at robin@woolyswagon.com if you want to be on my reader/reviewer list.
On another note if you are an author with a book that's just sitting around waiting for some agent or publisher to knock on your door, maybe it's time for you to send me an email so we can see how we can get your book out where folks can read it. I've got ways for it to be affordable to nearly everyone.
So, you may be able to see that I am not doing much in the kitchen. (Yay me!) That means I'm not ingesting tons of calories (well, not TONS) and I'm diligently keeping up with my "Exercise in Bed" Program. No... no...no...don't go there. ;)
I had a hella lucky Christmas season. I won an iPad. woohoo! Now just have to learn what I can really do with it. I also won $525 in a Canon (they deserve a little free advertising after that one!) printer promotion. You buy the printer (which I did for a christmas present) go online and enter the competition... and WIN! I have the first part of the win.. a $25 gift card and am awaiting the $500 part. I thought it was to be another gift card to the same electronics store, but they may have changed it to cash. Either way, it is already spent (second part of the printer present). It's always good to exercise people's delayed gratification factor.
All right! I have just spent the last minutes of my day before I have to go make dinner. Followed by a few hours of TV until the other half goes to bed, then TO WORK till the wee hours of the morning. The best time to work - NO DISTRACTIONS! I think tonight I will put the print version of Kangaroo Tales-The Long Black Paddock to bed. Then it's onward to finishing, "Button, Button" and "Perki Cati".
Maybe I need a nap.
