THE TIME GATHERER IS ON SALE NOW – $.99! Can a young timegatherer find love in another century? Not if a secret society out to eliminate time travel finds him first. George St. James has been genetically gifted with the ability to move through the centuries, but will he find a purpose in folding time? Once he meets Elisabetta Sirani in the 17th century, one of the most gifted and beautiful women artists of her…
Choosing the best Amazon categories for your novel is perhaps the hardest step in marketing a book, after choosing the title and cover. But it may be one of the most important factors in making your book discoverable. Amazon is the largest sales platform for books, and there are approximately 11,000 categories to choose from.
Ever since I read Ann Patchett’s novel Bel Canto and her luminous memoir about a friendship, Truth & Beauty, Patchett has been one of my heroes. She has a way of reaching into your heart and wrenching the “truth and beauty” from deep within you. Whether the story is tragic or not, I feel uplifted by the depth and vividness of her characters and the compassion she brings to their stories.
When I’m looking for gifts, my thoughts always turn to books – naturally! For a reader, discovering a new book is a great and long-lasting treat. It will stay long after the chocolates are eaten and the lights turned off.
Somewhere along the line, I decided to break a rule. I’m a writer of women’s fiction, and my first WF novel was time travel/magical realism. The second also had a supernatural twist (ghost), but i chose to return to time travel. The rule I broke in WF was to feature the time tour guide from my first book, a male protagonist. So now my genre is science fiction or science fiction romance, but my cover…
At last, it’s here — my new story of time travel, adventure, mystery, and love. The Time Gatherer is available on Amazon today in ebook and print! Why I love writing time travel begins with why I love history. You learn so much about the present and yourself from studying how we got here — what in the past brought our civilization, culture, and individual selves to this point. The human condition evolved over a…
HERE IT IS! The cover reveal for my new novel of time travel, love, loss, and what comes after. George St. James, the magical tour guide from my first novel, The Renaissance Club, discovered his time travel gift when he was a teenager. He found love, and learned he had a target on his back.
With a new novel coming out soon, I’m thinking about themes, titles, and cover art. Self-publishing requires the author to wear a lot of different hats. Fortunately, I like hats. Themes The Time Gatherer is the story of a young man with an unexpected genetic gift, the ability to part the folds of time, and what he decides to do with it. Rock-and-roll, genetics, and a shadowy secret society all play a part, as does…
Ideas for new novels seem to fall into my mind at the worst moments. In the middle of a meeting or phone call, falling asleep, watching television with my husband. He doesn’t love it when I suddenly stop paying attention to our murder mystery show and begin typing.
Creating Your Author Business Plan Plan out yours steps for launching and advertising your new book. Phase it on a calendar of events for launch week and month, post-launch month, sustaining sales, discounts and giveaways. If you plan specific promotional efforts, you can calculate cost and project returns on your investment. Include a budget for each phase and each advertising platform you intend to use (Facebook, BookBub, Amazon, Pinterest, etc.). Budget for education: books, courses,…