May Update

HEAR THIS: The author of the series has just gained an agent! This means that the books are more likely to become traditionally published in order to be found on shelves everywhere. Wish her luck! She is going to need it!

March Update

Currently, there is one Literary Agency who has not replied to my query letter. It was sent in the beginning of February, but this long wait was expected. The search for an agent continues.

The second book, "The Golden Heart" is mostly completed. The outline has 37 chapters listed and I am in the middle of chapter 27. It is very possible that the book could be finished by the end of summer 2012. Things that tend to interfere are school, work, family events, chores, sleep schedule, etc. I am an artist but that doesn't mean I am required to be starving. All that's really needed is a little time whenever it can be spared.

Lastly, I made friends with an interesting individual. A man by the name of Robert Cole is in Medford and was a script writer while in Hollywood some time back. His incredible script held up productions on Terminator 3 for a whole year because the production heads couldn't decide either to use it or go with the crummy script they already possessed. In the end, they went with the crummy one. I know this because I read this supposed script. It was sensational!!! This man has given me some advice on how to promote my own work without spending a dime.

At the moment I am juggling writing the second installment as well as preparing for an eventual YouTube video. For this I will need to have good video interviews with people who have already become fans so that the clips may be neatly put together with shots of illustrations and flash shots of the book pages turning. This project is going to be very time consuming, but that doesn't matter so long as the end product is just right.

That's it for now. Time to get back to work.
I salute you, Reader! ; )

Thus Far: Revisited

Progress with the First book sales have slowed down a lot, but I am not discouraged. Near the end of last year I was able to get in touch with James Cameron's assistant. Through her, I was then able to get in touch with the Feature Development Director of "Legendary Entertainment". When I contacted him to discuss my book he said he was curious, but that it was against company policy to view the book since I did not have an agent.

This means I am now in search of an agent to help The Holy Hound Trilogy go to the next level, wherever that may be. By getting an agent this could mean my book may get into the traditional publishing machine and end up on book shelves across America or end up in the hands of one of the best film production companies of our time. Getting an agent is going to be a challenge. (One I am going to pursue to the end)

I salute you reader. Without you there would never be a point to being a writer.

Moving Forward

Thus far, The Kingdoms of Day has won it's first award through the NABE Pinnacle Awards and brought in more than $100.00 of royalties during the second book signing. The bigger goal I have in mind is to get into Barnes and Nobel. That's going to be a real challenge!

READ...SET...SELL!

The author has just recently received the first shipment of novels and can begin selling! She takes cash or check only and the store is, in fact, the trunk of her car. The books go for $16.75 a copy and she wants to know where you would want to see her show up and sell signed copies. Riverside Park, North Valley High School, McDonald's on Beacon Dr? E-mail her through the link on her website contact page.
Take care, All!

Author on the move!

Attention everyone! The author is about to leave her military life in Virginia behind and return to her roots in Oregon! She is due to arrive in the month of May and begin college in September for an arts degree. This means that anyone in the Josephine county could have the opportunity to get a signed copy in the future! Visit the webpage to learn more and go to the "contact me" page for sending her questions. Good luck out there!

Thus far and in the sceme of things

Alright, so far since the books' availability online on 25 February, 2011 a total of 13 copies have been sold! My Grannie Anne has taken a copy to a local paper about writers and my web page is now up and running (as you can see the link at the top of the page). Things are starting slow, as predicted, but I'm not going to stop at this point. In early May I will be back in Grant's Pass, Oregon to restart my civilian life with my real family! When I get there my plan is to begin an aggressive single-handed promotion campaign. That means I will be selling books by hand to start and signing whatever copy comes to me.

Wherever you are out there, good luck.