So at my kids’ elementary school, they have authors come in for talks. Seems like this happens about once a year. It’s great for the kids because they get to meet the people behind the books. And I’d be boosting this even if I wasn’t an author. It’s important to learn that products don’t come out of thin air — it takes hard work, research, patience, and teamwork. It’s like going to a farm to understand where their food comes from — it doesn’t just appear in the grocery store. That we eat other living things and that’s okay — that’s the food chain. It’s good for the authors too…
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Reprise: A Disney Princess Adventure
So today is the premiere of what I was working on writing-wise for the past year/year-and-a-half. Behold! Reprise by Eric J. Juneau A Frozen/Tangled/The Little Mermaid crossover Three princesses. Three curses. One adventure. Rapunzel’s magic hair spontaneously grows back, Ariel regains her mermaid tail, and winter returns to Arendelle. One year after their most meaningful trials and triumphs, something has taken away what they worked so hard to gain. As they leave the safety of their own kingdoms, fate is about to drive these strangers together across oceans, over mountains, into the depths of the sea, and even through the river of time itself. But will their differences stop them…
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Self-Publishing on Amazon
So the novella’s not available yet, but it seems to be legal for pre-order. Here are some impressions from the process. There is a lot of data to read. Mostly tips about how to maximize the exposure of the book, how to enter information in correctly. As far as I could tell, everything was pretty cut and dried. It’s pretty sophisticated, but also user friendly. Plus I’ve been following Scalzi’s blog and other news about Amazon’s self-publishing notoriety to know what pitfalls to avoid and which to jump into. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t lots to read. One more thing I ran into that there is only the choice…
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Dwarves Can’t Climb Trees – Now Available for Pre-Order
So, I’ve decided to give self-publishing a try. I wrote this 34,000 word novella, but as you might guess, it’s impossible to get novellas published anywhere (unless you’re a big attractive name). Even the magazines on Duotrope max out at about 20-25,000 words. So I figured this would be a good chance to dip my feet in the Kindle Publishing waters. There’s a lot to consider like Kindle Direct Publishing, KDP, filling out tax forms, waiting for the web site to update. I’ll report back my findings and with any luck, I’ll have some good news to report. Vala has finally been invited to the sacred glen, where she and…
