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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Not Much to Report
There's not a whole lot to report today. Everything is on schedule. I have about 12 more pages to edit on Cutthroat before I submit it to Amazon. I'm just hoping that, since tomorrow is a holiday, it doesn't take them more than 24 hours to release it so that it will stay in line with the rest of the promotions, as planned.
Hopefully I'll have some time tonight to start converting my website over. I'm planning for the new website to be much more structured and informative that this one. Using Blogger thus far has really been an experiment.
That's it for today. Off to work on editing.
Hopefully I'll have some time tonight to start converting my website over. I'm planning for the new website to be much more structured and informative that this one. Using Blogger thus far has really been an experiment.
That's it for today. Off to work on editing.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Book News
Alright, so I've got a bit of news to report about free promos, book releases, and what to generally expect this weekend.
Sunset High (Musical Chairs, Book 1) will be running a free promo from April 08, 2012 - April 10, 2012.
Musical Chairs will be leaving the KDP Select program in hopes of wider distribution.
Sunset High (Under Construction, Book 2) will be running a free promo from April 08, 2012 - April 11, 2012.
I will be re-enrolling Under Construction in the KDP Select program for an additional 90 days. I believe that there is still a lot of advantage in having this book enrolled in KDP Select.
Sunset High (Cutthroat, Book 3) will be released on April 08, 2012 (if everything goes right). It will have a free promo from April 09, 2012 - April 10,2012.
Needless to say, if you time your downloading right, you'll be able to read the entire series for free.
In other news, once Cutthroat has been published, I will be taking a short break from writing the series to build a new author website on my own domain. Having my own domain name will allow me to make my blog more functional and social.
Also, I will be taking the rest of April off from writing to learn Photoshop and redesign all of the covers for the Sunset High series so that they are more cohesive. If you have read my other posts, many of them were leading up to this. Having said that, the next installment in the Sunset High series probably won't be released until the end of May. Apologies to the fans for keeping you waiting, but the covers of the series require a much needed facelift which I don't think can wait as I remove Musical Chairs from the KDP Select program and really move forward promoting it and the rest of the series. I'm sure you guys understand.
Sunset High (Musical Chairs, Book 1) will be running a free promo from April 08, 2012 - April 10, 2012.
Musical Chairs will be leaving the KDP Select program in hopes of wider distribution.
Sunset High (Under Construction, Book 2) will be running a free promo from April 08, 2012 - April 11, 2012.
I will be re-enrolling Under Construction in the KDP Select program for an additional 90 days. I believe that there is still a lot of advantage in having this book enrolled in KDP Select.
Sunset High (Cutthroat, Book 3) will be released on April 08, 2012 (if everything goes right). It will have a free promo from April 09, 2012 - April 10,2012.
Needless to say, if you time your downloading right, you'll be able to read the entire series for free.
In other news, once Cutthroat has been published, I will be taking a short break from writing the series to build a new author website on my own domain. Having my own domain name will allow me to make my blog more functional and social.
Also, I will be taking the rest of April off from writing to learn Photoshop and redesign all of the covers for the Sunset High series so that they are more cohesive. If you have read my other posts, many of them were leading up to this. Having said that, the next installment in the Sunset High series probably won't be released until the end of May. Apologies to the fans for keeping you waiting, but the covers of the series require a much needed facelift which I don't think can wait as I remove Musical Chairs from the KDP Select program and really move forward promoting it and the rest of the series. I'm sure you guys understand.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Possible Easter Release for Cutthroat
Yesterday I managed to get almost half of Cutthroat edited. Luckily, the writer's block that had plagued me the day before seemed to have vanished. It usually does with a good night's sleep.
If everything keeps running as smoothly and there are no set backs time wise, then Cutthroat could be released as early as this weekend, which would put it inline with the free promotion of the rest of the series. I plan to enroll it in KDP Select, so if the stars align correctly and I am able to publish it by Friday night (which is highly unlikely without sacrificing quality), then it may end up making the free day with the rest of the series on Sunday. Again, this is highly unlikely. I still have over 30 pages to edit and I won't have a ton of time to work on it tonight, if any.
On any note, Cutthroat will definitely be released by the middle of next week at the latest.
If everything keeps running as smoothly and there are no set backs time wise, then Cutthroat could be released as early as this weekend, which would put it inline with the free promotion of the rest of the series. I plan to enroll it in KDP Select, so if the stars align correctly and I am able to publish it by Friday night (which is highly unlikely without sacrificing quality), then it may end up making the free day with the rest of the series on Sunday. Again, this is highly unlikely. I still have over 30 pages to edit and I won't have a ton of time to work on it tonight, if any.
On any note, Cutthroat will definitely be released by the middle of next week at the latest.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Up and Coming
The subtitle of the next Sunset High novelette is officially going to be Cutthroat. I have already thrown a mock up cover together for it and it is almost a quarter of the way editing. It would probably be halfway editing but I got editor's block last night (no, I didn't know there was such a thing either) and ended up downloading Photoshop beta and messing around with it for the rest of the time that I should have been editing.
After designing the latest cover image for the new Sunset High novelette, which I will post below for shits and disappointments (it would be giggles, but let's face it, my cover design gets worse and worse . . . or rather simpler and simpler),
I have decided that it is time for me to take a pause on the series (after I finish editing and publishing Cutthroat) and redo the cover design for the series so that it is cohesive. I think one killer for the series is that none of the covers look the same which therefore make the series look . . . not like a series.
After Cutthroat is available for purchase, I am going to take a month long break to relearn Photoshop. I have a beta version of the new CS so I've been playing around in that. In case you're wondering, the book cover above was created in Paint.net.
My biggest problem with creating a cohesive cover series is that I lack artistic vision in terms of . . . actual art. There are some parts of the novelette series that I think are best represented with simple plain images . . . and there are other parts that I think would look great with more detailed photo manipulation. To keep the series cohesive, I can't have both. So, while I'm busy learning Photoshop I will have to decide which route I want to take for the entire series.
Anyways, I'll probably post my finished projects on the blog just so you guys can see how my Photoshop progress is coming along. Until then, it's off to continue editing Cutthroat and hope that my editor's block from yesterday has gone. Here's to hoping.
After designing the latest cover image for the new Sunset High novelette, which I will post below for shits and disappointments (it would be giggles, but let's face it, my cover design gets worse and worse . . . or rather simpler and simpler),
I have decided that it is time for me to take a pause on the series (after I finish editing and publishing Cutthroat) and redo the cover design for the series so that it is cohesive. I think one killer for the series is that none of the covers look the same which therefore make the series look . . . not like a series.After Cutthroat is available for purchase, I am going to take a month long break to relearn Photoshop. I have a beta version of the new CS so I've been playing around in that. In case you're wondering, the book cover above was created in Paint.net.
My biggest problem with creating a cohesive cover series is that I lack artistic vision in terms of . . . actual art. There are some parts of the novelette series that I think are best represented with simple plain images . . . and there are other parts that I think would look great with more detailed photo manipulation. To keep the series cohesive, I can't have both. So, while I'm busy learning Photoshop I will have to decide which route I want to take for the entire series.
Anyways, I'll probably post my finished projects on the blog just so you guys can see how my Photoshop progress is coming along. Until then, it's off to continue editing Cutthroat and hope that my editor's block from yesterday has gone. Here's to hoping.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Short Update
On Sunday I finished writing the third novelette of the Sunset High series. I'm playing with two different ideas for the subtitle. It's either going to be Cutthroat or To Kill A Killer. Both are equally appropriate.
I would begin editing today but I am sick so it's probably not the best idea. Instead I think I will play around with GIMP and see if I can learn to use it better so I can start working on mock up cover ideas.
If all goes well, the third book in the series could be released as early as April 14th. We'll have to wait and see.
Sorry for the short post today. I'm not feeling well.
I would begin editing today but I am sick so it's probably not the best idea. Instead I think I will play around with GIMP and see if I can learn to use it better so I can start working on mock up cover ideas.
If all goes well, the third book in the series could be released as early as April 14th. We'll have to wait and see.
Sorry for the short post today. I'm not feeling well.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Free Promo Cancelled
Today's free promo has been cancelled. It launched at approximately midnight last night and I just put a stop on it at 8:45 AM due to the book being categorized as Children's Romance. Needless to say, the series is definitely not children's romance, and it should have been classified in horror. I apologize greatly for the mix up.
There will be another free promo on Easter where both books in the Sunset High series will be available for free. Again, apologies for the mix up.
There will be another free promo on Easter where both books in the Sunset High series will be available for free. Again, apologies for the mix up.
Sunset High (Under Construction, Book 2) Free Promo Today
As the title states, today is a free promo day for Sunset High (Under Construction, Book 2) Check it out on the Kindle for free today.
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