More Work In The World

Our Galaxy’s Publishing’s multi-author collection, Venus Rising: Musings and Lore From Women Writers was released in paperback and ebook on March 16 of this year and features two of my short stories: “My Last Husband” and “The Barely There Bear.”

If you’re interested in seeing more samples of my fiction, you can check out the reasonably priced ebook (only $3.99). To learn more about our Galaxy Publishing you can go to their website or check them out on Instagram @ourgalaxypublishing.

I’ve been busy with work and travel lately that I haven’t been able to post about this, but I’m super excited to have more stories to share with you!

Book Launch

I am so excited to say my book is now available for purchase! You can check it out on Amazon or barnesandnoble.com by searching my name and the book title Word Bath. If you’re looking for some light poetry, please give it a read. You can see more details on the menu of my blog here, check out the page labeled WORD BATH (easy peasy).

(featured image in this post is by Nick Fewings via Unsplash)

Friends & Family Orders

UPDATE: I found a couple typos so it looks like I’ll be going into revision. This is why it’s always good to order a single copy before you go whole hog. So glad I did!

I’m making my book available to family and friends before its official release on Feb. 1 where it should be available on online platforms like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Now that I have a physical copy in hand (and it’s not backward!) I can place personal orders through IngramSpark. Those who know me personally can check my Instagram stories @dukeofwords or my Facebook for more details later tonight!

The Backwards Book

I’m currently waiting on the first print version of my book to arrive so I can check it for errors. I received a notification that it has been shipped, so I lie in wait.

My major worry… that the whole thing is backward. The digital proof I was sent looked that way, but I thought: “Maybe it’s going to look different once it’s printed. How could they possibly have flipped my entire file? Especially when I worked with the typesetter who knew what she was doing?”

Revisions would cost extra and delay my release. So fingers are majorly crossed!

eBook Release!

My eBook is now available for preorder on Amazon with a release date of February 1st! Click here for deets.

IngrrrramSpark

I’m stuck in processing limbo with IngramSpark in regards to my eBook. I ordered a print version so I can look it over and make sure all is well in a physical copy, but I swore the eBook would take less time.

Mama always taught me not to swear…

I’m finding IngramSpark’s support team a hit or a miss. I’m not sure where they’re based out of, but first, they locked me out of my original account, I made a new one – asked to have my password reset for the original account… and they reset it for my recovery account instead. Fine, ok moved forward. I upload my book and, after about a week or so, I’m still seeing this:

I reached out to the support team after looking through the FAQs to find out what this might mean and got this answer:

When I asked what she meant by “print” in regards to an eBook I did not receive a reply. And I still haven’t received an email detailing what issues they’re having with the files… that I uploaded on January 9th…

Guess I jumped the gun on thinking this would be happening soon! Anyone else ever used this platform to self-publish??

16 Dec. 21

Life has been so busy lately with doing a cross-country move, but I have still managed to keep my reading up with audiobooks. Still living in my comfort zone of Victorian literature for the moment so I want to take this time to blast some of my reviews out. If you don’t follow me on Goodreads that’s where I post them first. Long reviews test my patience so I tend to keep them brief and to the point.

Also, people of the internet… please, stop summarizing the book in your reviews. We all learned this in middle school essay writing. That is all.