As I stated in my previous post, I only completed
two novels last year, and each was shorter than my earlier novels. But it was an atypical year in which I was
depressed, exhausted, and finally diagnosed with a brain tumor that required
surgery and post-operative chemotherapy and radiation treatments. As I went through the treatments I began the
final series of edits for Love for Sale, which was written after Chances. Chances, you
see, had to undergo some extensive revisions before it would meet my exacting
standards. After some soul-searching I
opted to excise an entire character from the manuscript; her scenes and
dialogue had to be removed completely, transferred to another character, or
turned into brainwaves within the mind of the novel’s heroine. After I went through that process I was ready
to publish. What took so long in the
publication of both novels was the cover selection process: I had found stock images online but had to
wait until I had the resources to license them.
I am quite pleased with both images.
Chances is available now in paperback; the e-book is available for
pre-order with a release date of April 1.
Chances
Friday, February 27, 2015
Love for Sale…for sale
Last year I completed two novels in short order. It was a slow year for me, as in the previous
two years I completed no less than twelve novels of varying lengths. It was a difficult year, though, for a
variety of reasons. Chances, the first
novel, never felt quite right to me so I decided to let it marinate for a bit
while I wrote another one. Love for Sale
was originally born from an idea for a still-unwritten novel—I simply took the plot
and twisted it on its end. The book was
written in a matter of weeks—I have this irrational fear that if I don’t write
quickly, I will lose both my inspiration and ideas. I submitted it to a large international book
contest where it was ultimately selected for the top twenty-five and then one
of the top ten finalists. My writing
received exposure like never before when the entire book was uploaded to its
own webpage. Unfortunately I didn’t win
the contest but I did edit the book and, several months later, I have a
complete manuscript packaged with a beautiful cover. The paperback is available now and the Kindle
edition is available for pre-order—it will be released on Valentine’s Day.
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