The time span between a preorder being announced by your publisher and the actual launch date is filled with angst and self-doubt. Waiting for advance reader copies, waiting for the data to be disseminated to libraries and bookstores, waiting for reviews (for a star🌟🌠), waiting for your fingernails to grow back as your hair turns gray. With the winter weather that gripped most of the country last week, I reckon my ARCs are still somewhere between Portland and Michigan.
In the meantime, I have a Universal Book Link This is a truly remarkable invention, a link that will take a reader to their preferred digital store, from America to Australia and all points in between. Like magic, the digital age at your fingertips. Check it out. This is also a great tool if you are self publishing.
I mentioned Shepherd before, the new site for discovering and sharing books. My page just went live today! I chose the template for my three favorites of the past year. If you want to give your three favs a shout-out (with a spot for your own published or soon-to-be-published book if applicable), they are taking submissions until July of 2024. As a Goodreads Author, I'll be doing a giveaway to celebrate the book's launch, and if you follow me or have added my novel to your Want-To-Read List you'll automatically be notified about the offer. These actually work. I received a free book in the mail last week. speaking of free, if you are in a book club and you choose my novel, you will receive a free autographed copy, bookmarks for everyone, and a box of my homemade truffles.
Finally, I have an interview online here by the Awesome Gang. I tried to amend an, ah, inappropriate word but didn't have the opportunity to do so before it went live. I still like the interview overall so decided to share it, but hope I don't offend anyone with my off-the-cuff comment.
Thanks for reading. I am deeply grateful.
7 comments:
Congratulations on your achievement!
Hi Cloudia!
Thank you so much. It's so nice to see you.
I guess interviews are like letters, once out of your hands a mistake or a sloppy place are hard to amend. Thats what is nice about some hosts of online posting, they allow changes by the author.
Congratulations on your book and and wrting acceptances. i think those are like the medical world, nothing's fast exceplt for emergency situations.
About all I know about book publishing I learned from TV's Angela Lansbury role as Jessica Fletcher playing in the reruns of the old "Murder She Wrote" episodes.
Thanks for peeking in on my Jack and Jill. It was a fun write, simple for ten short lines when I was strapped for time. I also write a simple meme post of four subjects on my older blog for Friday afternoon posting.
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Enjoyed your interview at the Awesome Gang.
Shepherd seems like a good place to get one's books noticed. :)
Hi Anonymous,
Thanks for stopping over here! You're spot-on with everything you said. And I loved your Jack and Jill. I'm trying to get you up on my blogroll but it isn't cooperating. Good luck!
dsnake,
Hello and thank you so much!! I love the Shepherd site. Better than Goodreads (at least more user friendly) Shhh don't tell anyone :) And thanks for reading my interview. I'm glad you liked it.
That was me, Jim
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Jim, Okay. I couldn't remember where I saw Jack and Jill so thanks for the reminder. And for the dog posts!
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