I’m a Featured Author!
I had used Premium Indie Reads to promote my books… and they picked me to be a Featured Author on their website! OMG, I am so excited and thrilled! Click here to go read it… there’s a whole interview that … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Truck Stop
My Audiobook Venture, Part 5: Credits, Dedication, etc.
Once we got the basics established, character voices, etc., Jay’s been busy finishing up a previous project. He got that out of the way this weekend, and now ready to go on Truck Stop. Yesterday he surprised me by sending … Continue reading →
Allie McCormack interview on Finding Elara Podcast!
I was invited by fellow writer Dianna Evans of Western Australia, to be on her Podcast, Finding Elara (which is also the title of her current work in progress, a young adult fantasy novel). She’d seen Truck Stop on a … Continue reading →
Trick or Treat Reads! Free!!!!
That’s right, Truck Stop will be FREE for Halloween. as part of the #TrickOrTreatReads Book Blog Hop event! This is the first, and possibly only… time I’ve made it available for free, so click here to head over to Amazon … Continue reading →
My Audiobook Venture, Part 4: Character Voices
Before starting with any narration, Jay did a read-through of the full book. Then he narrated some dialogue for each of the major characters, plus a couple not so major but who were crucial to the plot so we wanted their … Continue reading →
My Audiobook Venture, Part 3: After the contract is signed
So last night I offered the contract to Jay Dyess to produce my audiobook through ACX, and he accepted, but wanted some tweaking of the deadline dates, which was fine. However, apparently you can’t edit the contract once it’s accepted … Continue reading →
My Audiobook Venture, Part 2: Choosing an Audiobook Narrator
Choosing an Audiobook Narrator One of the ACX narrators who sent an audition for Truck Stop was Jay Dyess. The instant I heard him speaking, I forgot to be embarrassed and feel awkward about hearing my book read aloud; he … Continue reading →
My Audiobook Venture, Part 1: Getting Started
Over the past year, I’ve become increasingly interested in audiobooks. I’ve been following threads on it in the various RWA loops as well as on Twitter, and at RWA National Conference this summer I went to workshops and one panel, … Continue reading →
Audiobook… taking the plunge!
I’ve been following several indie authors who’ve been reporting their progress with producing audiobooks in the RWA member loops. Then when I went to RWA National Conference, there were several audiobook publishers present as well as some workshops on audiobooks, … Continue reading →
Truck Stop is now available on Kindle Unlimited!
That’s right, now you can read TRUCK STOP for FREE if you’re a Kindle Unlimited customer on Amazon! Check it out now! And please please please, leave a review! Thank you sooooo much! 🙂 … Continue reading →
TRUCK STOP is featured this week! Twitter Hashtag Event!
TRUCK STOP is being featured this week, Jan 10-16, on #IndieFeature. Hollie Hausenfluck, one of the event coordinators, wrote a wonderful review of Truck Stop as well… you can read it here! The way the event works, every day a … Continue reading →
How I came to finish my first novel
Year 2000 was a turning point in my life; that year, I completed not only my first, but also my second-ever novels, both contemporary romances. So this is the Cliff’s Notes version *laughs* I’d been writing on and off all my … Continue reading →
“Truck Stop” is officially re-released!
“Truck Stop” was officially re-released on June 8th! It’s as both Kindle and paperback (for now.. I’m working on an ePUB format). You can sign up on my website to read the first chapter for free!! In the meantime, I’m … Continue reading →
Slowly but steadily!
The proof of Truck Stop in paperback arrived last night. I poured over it carefully last night and most of today. I only found 2 errors, minor formatting stuff that only someone OCD like me would even notice, much less … Continue reading →
A new cover for Truck Stop!
It’s official!!! Back in January I decided to do a re-release of Truck Stop, which was originally published in 2000, then I’d self published on Amazon in 2012. I started researching for a professional book cover, and several members of … Continue reading →