The Varcross Key Updates
Now that final editing and proofreading are done, things are starting to move at a breakneck pace. I sent the cover concept Forge and I created this morning to professional cover designers. The turnaround is 7-9 days, which is quite the relief since I’m running behind schedule. I’m still going through the PDF and correcting any typos or spelling mistakes I find that were not caught in editing. Also, my ARC reviewers have been wonderfully pointing out mistakes, typos, formatting issues, etc… This is one of the many reasons I get my book in the hands of around 50 people…
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ARC Signups are now live! (CLOSED)
The limit has been reached on ARC sign-ups. The official release date is March 15th, and Kindle Preorders go up in about a week (I’ll keep you updated). Thank you all who participated in both the beta and ARCs! I’ll be sending out ARCs later this week. It’s that time again. Like with The Mark of Amulii, ARC (Advance Review Copies) of the book will be available soon in electronic format only. You can choose between EPUB and PDF, either should work on most e-readers/phones. So, what is an ARC? Simply put, an Advance Review Copy is exactly what it…
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Upcoming Timeline
After running the poll, I’ve come to a decision on what I’m going to be working on moving forward. The Bond of G’yel and Man has gotten more interest than I anticipated, and even though the story is a jumbled mess which I will rewrite one day, I’m going to finish it while planning the Mark of Amulii novella. There are only about 5-6 chapters remaining, so I may as well get that out of the way before starting a new project. That being said, I’ve already begun the skeleton of the upcoming visual novel. Forge will be working on…
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Reader Poll:
I’m going to try something new as I work on eventually getting a Patreon going early next year. I’d like to know what everyone would be most interested in reading while I’m getting Varcross ready for publication. I had some ideas that I’ll put in the poll, but I’m also open to other requests. As I’m limited on time, I can only choose one of these to work on. Finish The Bond of G’yel and Man: There are probably about 5 or 6 more chapters of this story to go, and there has been renewed interest in this story lately,…
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The Varcross Key Final Beta
I’m doing a final beta read before the story goes to editing, and I only need about 5 readers to comb through the manuscript. As far as the structure, the story is pretty much not going to change anymore aside from some scene corrections in the last 7 chapters where most of the rewriting occurred. I’ll need special attention paid to those parts, and I’ll likely be making corrections I find as people are reading the story. I’ll be sharing one google doc, so you will be able to see each others’ comments. Since the story is in a more…
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The Mark of Amulii Audio Book Promo!
There are no more codes left for the US. For those that live in the UK you can request a code here.
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Beta Reading Guidelines
Below are some guidelines for beta reading sessions which will apply whether the draft is on Betareader.io or in a google doc: The beta reading stage is one of the most important processes of publication, and the in-depth feedback received helps the writer identify problems within their stories, challenging us to come up with creative solutions. Sometimes there are scenes that are boring, or sections that didn’t go on long enough. Maybe a character has brown eyes in one chapter but suddenly has green eyes the next. Or maybe a scene just doesn’t make sense, or the plot feels contrived…
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2022 Spring Giveaway (Ended May 30th)!
It is time for spring cleaning, and I still have a box of books sitting in my office WAITING to take some lucky winners on a journey of a lifetime! A few months ago I did a giveaway using Goodreads, but this time I’m going to try out LibraryThing.com. Goodreads was nice, but it was rather expensive. Not only that, I’d like to step out of the Amazon ecosystem and see what else is out there. I’ll be giving away the same amount of books: 12 signed paperbacks with red quartz bookmarks and 2 signed hardcovers with dust jackets to…
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New Book for the New Year! (Beta Reader Information)
Beta sign-ups have been filled! Thank you to all that have volunteered! Some of you know that I’ve begun the rewrite of another book I wrote early last year. This isn’t the next book of The Mark of Amulii; I’ll be writing the first draft of that later this year. This used to be under the name Escaping Ettanward, but will have a new title and a lot of changes in the new version. This story actually got rather popular on Wattpad and SF, but I have since removed the story to begin the rewrite and revision process, and eventual…
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