Book Two is Available!

Ravenswynd Dreams is available at my Createspace Store!

Amazon has not put the two editions together on my author page yet, so there are still two distinct links.  
Not sure what the holdup is, but they've assured me that they're working on it...
Kindle
Paperback             


I'm still working on getting the e-book uploaded to all the other sites, including Smashwords, OmniLit / AllRomance, and Barnes & Noble.

I'm also working on getting My Website updated.  I've added an email subscription service, so if anyone would like to sign up to receive my newsletters, please feel free! 

I also updated the page up above titled "My Novels" if you'd like to take a peek.

On another note:  My head is spinning...

I'm working on ways to make my life a bit easier...(haha) trying to figure out how to condense all of my online time.  It's just SO time-consuming to be updating my website, my blog, my facebook writer AND book pages, not to mention my personal profile, goodreads, Google+, twitter, YouTube, Linkedin, and this Blog, and still find time to edit or write.  

It's exhausting!

As it is, I rarely get on twitter, hardly know what to do in Linkedin, only get on g+ when I get a notice on my phone...and don't even get me started on Pinterest.  (I've looked at other profiles, and I know how easy it would be to get sucked into that one too!) 

Seriously, who has time for all of this?  And yet, all of the people "in the know" who write awesome blogs for self-published authors tell us how important it is to be visible - to keep up with all of the marketing strategies, and say we must make sure we have an online presence.  Well, my online presence is taking over my LIFE! (not to mention my writing time)

I am completely blown away when I see some of my author friends who blog several times per week, some of them - almost daily.  I'm lucky if I find time to blog once a week, but when I'm in the midst of writing or editing, it's more likely to be once a month.

There's got to be a way to do this in a shorter amount of time and yet still stay visible.  Right? 

Of course, it doesn't help that Facebook has - and continues to change their algorithms...I'm quite sure that my 500-some followers rarely see my posts and it makes me completely insane.  I mean, what's the point in all this, if no one even knows you're posting anything? I feel like I'm lost in the crowd most of the time...

I am mere moments away from chucking the whole thing...

How have you (fellow writers) managed your online time?  Is there a way to weed out the sites that really are a waste of time?  I mean, when you post something on your facebook page, and then a day or so later, see the little words at the bottom that say "8 people saw this post" it makes you want to rip your hair out!  (I'm thinking of doing away with my "book page" altogether, and just keeping my Writer's page for that reason alone) 

Is anyone out there even seeing this blog?  Sometimes I really wonder...(I can't even remember the last time I got a comment here, other than the daily spam comments that are written by some random idiotic computer program and - which make absolutely no sense)

Thanks for listening to my rant...
Happy writing...if you find the time...

Cutting and Pasting

Yes, I'm still here...did ya

My last post was way back in March, around the 15th I think.  And the one prior to that was the one about cutting my book down.  Thanks for your comments, by the way.  I've taken everyone's feedback into consideration, (including loads of writing blogs with advice on this subject), and I found that more people advised that less is more for a first novel.  And...wait for it....wait for it...
I have finally finished "cutting...and pasting"!!  No easy task, I might add...

I just hope I've done the right thing here.  After moving chapters around, tons of editing and re-editing, I've taken what was over 215,000 words and I now have three much shorter books.  (Yes, I am still working on what used to be the sequel, and I guess it is now the 4th and last book)  In this 4th book, I already have over 43,000 words...

I'm still hoping this isn't going to be the final outcome:

I know, I've used this picture before, but every time I see it I die laughing... :)

So, after all this intensive labor, Book One now stands at 84,069 words,
Book Two is 64,823, and Book Three is 66,221.

Another thing I'm working on:  The Title (s).  I'm thinking, perhaps Ravenswynd plus another word or two.  I just don't want it to sound too corny or cliché.

I would  ♥ love ♥ some input here...(pretty please)

1. Ravenswynd - Legends Realized
2. Ravenswynd - Dreams Remembered
3. Ravenswynd - Prophesies Rendered
4. Ravenswynd - Secrets Revealed



One of these days I must write my dreaded

And my query letters!!

Am I the only writer who shivers at that thought?  Wish me luck...

Have a great week!

New Page Added!

Due to being engrossed in the never-ending EDITING mode...I have not had any time to blog.  However...copying and pasting is quite easy...so, I have decided to make a new PAGE here, and if you feel the urge to read a bit, I am going to be posting excerpts from my current work in progress. You know, the one I am still editing...

Feel free to click up above on the tab that says EXCERPTS for a quick peek into the world of Ravenswynd.  I hope to post more pieces as time allows.


Please comment and tell me what you think.  


Thanks for following me through my journey!

Are you still here?  Go click on the excerpt tab!!  :)

Are We Done Yet?

                 
              
                     




                          IS

 

  And more

                                                                                       

A lot of this:

                       


                     and a little of that:

         And all I want is this:

Now, I'm not quite feeling this bad...

                                                           

                                               But I sometimes feel like this

To make matters worse, I've read that average fiction novels are anywhere between 70,000 and 100,000 words.  Well, now what do I do?  Should I worry about the numbers, or divide my novel into two? Take a gander at my word count...

And being so engrossed in the daily activities of editing...I find it hard to read anything else. I find mistakes all over the place, even on my grocery store receipts! 

While perusing the net for cute photos of editing/re-writing, I came across a couple of cute cartoons...Now don't get me wrong, 

             But... this is just too cute to pass up...(Hi Amy!)

I wish we could do this!

I'm sure there are times she (my editor/sister-in-law/dear friend, Amy) feels like I am not listening when she makes suggestions...and she'd like to say this to me:

But, in all seriousness, I would like to thank my "editor", Amy, for all her awesome help, suggestions, ideas, and encouragement throughout this whole process.  She is such a sweetheart, through and through.  I love you, Sis!  

But seriously,

Have a great week!

And remember: