Watched

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Searching for a Title

It is truly a miracle that I finished my Nano goal of writing a 50,000 word book in one month. I actually finished on the last day. Yay!!

Now, I need to name the book and edit it.

I'd love your help in naming it. Vote for your favorite.

1.Self-publishing: the nitty gritty

2.Self-publishing: the real nuts and bolts

3.Indie-publishing how to

4.Indie-publishing: the nitty gritty

5.Indie-publishing: the real nuts and bolts

6. The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing

7. Your suggestion here

Thanks for your help!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Oh, No!

Wondering where I've been?

This has been one crazy week.

First, I got this horrible cold on Sunday.

On Mon. I was behind on my Nano goal and had a good 10,000 words to finish by Wednesday...

I'm subbing for three months for my good friend, Jen, at a junior high in Davis County.(She had the cutest little girl on Thanksgiving Day). So, I had to sub every day from 8-3, then, I had to be at a different Costco each day from 3:30-7:30.

On Mondays, I spend the evening with my family. This Monday was no exception. I was still sick.

I wrote every chance I got on Tues and finished my 50,000 words on my indie publishing book on Wednesday afternoon. Nano completed! Whew! Boy, did that feel great! My critique group came from 8-10 p.m. Still sick.

On Thursday, hurricane winds showed up at my house about 2 am. The winds were so loud, no one slept. They hung out until about 2 pm. No kidding. Winds up to 100 miles an hour crashed against everything in their path.

Our 40 year old pine tree bit the dust, landing on my little fruit trees, flattening them. Something hit our chimney and broke it off, our fence fell right before our eyes, one section at a time, our pool house collapsed, shingles went flying, along with our trampoline that crumpled up in a small ball and we have no idea where our wooden bench went-not a leaf remained in our yard.

Even though trampolines were flying through the air, the School District did not close the schools and so, my car being pelted by all kinds of debris, I drove to the junior high. It only took me 30 minutes(it usually takes me 10). I saw three semis on their sides on my way and my car swayed precariously the whole way there.
We were in class for 1 hour and the power went out. We played games in the dark (the window did cast a bit of light).

At noon, they finally let may teachers leave since most of the parents had already picked up their kids.

The power was also out at my house. Once the temperature hit 50 degrees in our house, we headed for my mom's to spend the night.

Luckily, the school district closed the schools on Friday. I spent the day at Ogden and Bountiful Costcos.

Today, Sat., I spent the day at the SL Costco and my cold is still hanging on....

But, I'm back...hooray! Tuesday I'll have some fun indie news for you.

Happy Winter!

Monday, November 28, 2011

We have a winner!

The winner of the Thankful Hop has been notified via e-mail. Congrats. See ya tomorrow for some indie news.

I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Indie Publishing Secrets Revealed - News!

Before I reveal the secret, I'm going to remind you to enter the thankful giveaway here. Over 300 amazing prizes up for grabs.Easy entry.

Now, drumroll please,
the secret is...
I am not working on my 3rd novel in the Watched Series for Nano, I am working on something totally different that I am also completely passionate about-
.

A nuts and bolts book about indie publishing.

This will not be your ordinary, run of the mill, how-to book. This will get down to the nitty-gritty.
Every last tidbit I can possibly share with you to make it as easy as possible
to launch your book successfully will be included.

Nothing will be held back.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through. I'll be done before the end of the month and I will win Nano. Then, I will finish the edits on "Protected', the 2nd book in the Watched Series and keep chugging along with #3.

Come back next week to help me pick the name of the book. I hope to tell you I'm done with the 1st draft.

Happy Nanoing!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Giving Back

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaway Hop where we thank all our followers with the simplest entry EVER.

Just follow this blog and leave a comment where you can be contacted if you win. That's it! Good Luck.

What can you win on this site? A

$10 Amazon Gift card.

Now go enter all the other blogs' giveaways.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Big Indie Publishing News

Go check out these amazing indie authors' giveaway first, and then read this post.

OK! This is

The other day, while signing books in a Costco, I was talking to a manager about getting ebook scanners into stores. He told me that they are actually looking into a machine that prints dvds and bluerays while you wait. He says they lose so much money on theft of dvds and especially bluerays that it is a plausible option for them.

Well, it's also in the works for BOOKS. No kidding. Read this article. It is amazing.
POD in stores ?

It's a reality already. So cool! I love this idea. It costs a bit more, but is reasonable, don't you think. Sure the emphasis is on backlist right now, but just think what it could do for indie-authors.

Yeah! I thought you'd like that!

MY SECRET? Next week....I promise.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Halloween fun in the spirit of "Watched"

Sorry to make you wait for the secret for another week, but in the spirit of Watched and becoming someone other than you are...perhaps someone you've always wanted to be...here are some Halloween Pics of me, my family and my friends. Go enter a bunch of giveaways here.(These are the easiest ever)