I wrote, rewrote, suffered critiques, rewrote, and decided the book was ready. All of that took two years or more. Then I hired an editor (Tamara Eaton), and spent three months revising and submitting for additional critiques. Finally I hired a cover artist (the talented Leo De Bruyn) and a formatter (Heather Adkins), did the copyright thing, and learned about electronic and print-on-demand publishing on Amazon and other sites.
YESTERDAY I clicked “send” and The Girl on the Mountain was launched into Amazon’s ocean of books. Now it has to swim!
Please follow the link and “sample” it – either by looking inside the book on the Amazon page, or sending a sample to your Kindle.
Soon the print version will be available, as well as ebooks in formats for Nook and other e-readers.
Thanks, friends, for your support.
That’s great news, Carol. I’m going to look the book up right now. I acquired a Kindle last spring, so I’m ready.
Carol, I hope you like it. I loved the process from beginning to end.
Congratulations!
You know how it is!
I do, it is a very exciting time. 🙂 And scary too. Kind of like sending your child off to school for the first time.
I took a peek at it during lunch and now I can’t wait to get it downloaded to my Kindle so I can read the rest!
Sending positive thoughts….
Loved the sample, can’t wait to finish,
If you like it, please pass the word!
I just downloaded the sample to my android, but I would have preferred to get a Nook version. Do you plan on putting it on Smashwords, B&N, etc.?
Joan, yes, within a day or two. I’ll announce it here – Thanks!
Finished the book last night and passed it along to my daughter. Amazing! When an author can bring every aspect of a story to life, to the point that I become completely immersed in the plot and the characters’ lives, I know it is a winner. Thank you for sharing your talent Carol! When is your next book coming out?
Ah, Kelly – your reaction is just what I hoped for! Next book – maybe next year. Working on it…