Hello, Fire
Enthusiasts. How is everyone? Thanks for all of your kind comments concerning
my new photo which I revealed last week. That was very nice of all of you.
Yeah, that serious-looking photo I had been sporting for two years was a bit
much. This one is more me.
Well, if you
saw any of my Facebook posts from this past mid-week, you might know what’s
coming. For the month of October (hopefully not all of it), I will be stuck in
the writer’s cave. Sadly, I won’t be writing, but editing and producing paperbacks.
I completed
my second novel (Dance on Fire: Flash Point – book 2 in my vampire series),
heard back from the wonderful beta readers, carved it up a bit and then sent it
off to a professional editor. I just received it back and am in the process of
fixing what needed fixing. I will then format and post on Amazon. This may be
as soon as next week sometime.
That sounded
odd, didn’t it? My plan is to get it on Amazon and then send out review copies
before having a big event/release extravaganza, which should be the week after
that. Certainly, if any of you out there would like to get a copy for review
purposes, please let me know.
Once that is
done, I must turn my attention to the paperback versions of both books. I did
have a paperback of Dance on Fire once before; however, it is a second edition now and must
be replaced. The reason why I am spending that time doing that is because my
series takes place in my real-life hometown and I am still working on tapping
that market. I have already begun reaching out to the media outlets, especially
those who covered the first book in 2010. I also haven’t done any library
events or book signings in a while and am excited to get back in that game.
What does
this mean for you, my friends? Well, it means I will not be blogging for a while.
I promise you that I will miss that, and will endeavor to get through this
period as quickly as I can, so I can get back.
Speaking of
which, I’d better get back to my cave.
We’ll talk soon.
May your editing and paperback projects go well. I'll see you when you return!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your editing and releasing and have fun, too!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the editing and everything. Can't wait to hear all about it x
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs to retreat into their cave at some point, especially writers! Good luck with your editing and formatting. :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, we'll miss you James, but you gotta do the do. These are exciting times for you my friend. I wish you all the best.
ReplyDeleteIt'll be quiet without you and you will be missed. So do what you have to and get back to us. Hope it goes well my friend, keep us up to date with your progress so we can cheer you on:)
ReplyDeletePublic appearance sounds scary.
ReplyDelete.......dhole
I just recently returned from a forced hiatus myself. Best of luck with everything and I wish you huge successes with the book. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing Flash Point! Looking forward to reading it. Have fun writing :)
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