IN A TIME (Insert sonorous voice-over guy sound) when books are released every day........here are a couple more.
I am proud to announce the re-release of the first book of my series "The Wordsmythe Chronicles" and introduce the second at the same time, "Lightbringers." For those actually reading this, let me attempt to explain what's happened in the last few years. Yeah, it took a while.
I released the first book amidst very little critical acclaim and was pleased that it seemed well received by at least a few dozen people. My thanks to those that took the plunge. One of those extraordinary people was Lauren Boivin, a person with no small editorial talent. She convinced me the book was strong but could be made stronger with some extra help. I agreed and we spent a great deal of time going through Book 1 again. Then we did Book 2 so that when I did re-release Book 1 there was something more for people to read. Not to fear, Book 3 is in her capable hands as we speak and I look forward to a much more aggressive publishing schedule.
So, should you purchase Book 1 again if you read it already? (Yes) Well, you don't have to. Nothing about the main plot-line changed in any substantial way. It's tighter and reads better. I'm very proud of it. Given that it has been a while since you read Book 1, it would probably be good for you to go back and look at some edition of Book 1 so you can get caught up. Book 2 picks up right where the first left off.
For those looking for links to find my books, here we have it, handily separated into print and digital editions for those of discriminating taste:
Book 1 Paperback (for the purists who, like me, like the tactile feel of the pages): LINK
Book 1 Digital (for everyone else): LINK
Book 2 Paperback: LINK
Book 2 Digital: LINK
A simple search on Amazon for "Wordsmythe" yields all of the above, but beware, the first edition of my book mysteriously floats out there for obscene prices because I took it down a while back but marauding Inter-pirates (Internet Pirates, trademark pending) keep it alive.
In 2008-ish, I was sitting in a car with one Jason Tveten, a friend and mentor with whom I was discussing my dream of being an author. He told me about another acquaintance of his who'd published something but hadn't become a raging success. He told me something along the lines of: "How long do you think it takes to be an overnight success? Ten years." It's 2016 now and I'm still not a raging success. I live comfortably and have a good job, and I'm grateful for that. I'll be even more grateful when I can write for a living, should such a thing ever be. If Jason's correct, that should happen in 2018, or thereabouts. You can help.
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