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Vertigo Release Details & Contest

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Nine days and counting.

  • As I announced a few weeks ago, Vertigo will be available on Thursday, September 25th. Links to sales pages will be available here, with updates as soon as I have new links.
  • The ebook version will be an Amazon exclusive, at least for the first 90 days. Kindle Unlimited has put Starshine in the hands of 3x more readers in the last two months than B&N, iTunes, Google Play and Kobo did combined in four months, and I can't pass up that opportunity for Vertigo. The paperback isn't affected, and in short order will be available at online booksellers worldwide.
  • I'm giving away signed paperbacks of Vertigo and Starshine! See the new blog post for contest details.
  • In celebration of the release of Vertigo, Starshine is on sale for $0.99 now through October 6th. Tell your friends who have been on the fence they can now read it for pennies.

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Vertigo Release Date

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I'm thrilled to announce that Vertigo will be released on September 25, 2014!

That is all.

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P.S.: Also, the website has been doused in lavender paint, and Vertigo now has a splash page and a quotes page. It also has a Goodreads page. Okay, that really is all.

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Exciting Vertigo News & Starshine Sale

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You know how the teaser for Vertigo at the end of Starshine says "Coming Next Winter"? Is October 'winter' by chance?

  • So Vertigo is going very well. It's been edited about five times, and as of yesterday is off to some awesome people for review. Katie, Jules, Mark, Anne, Carole, EJ, Claire, a million 'thank you's!
  • With all the standard caveats, I'm tentatively eyeing an October 8th, 2014 release date; if the next month goes spectacularly, perhaps even as early as the end of September. Stay tuned.
    • [EDIT:] September 25th looks good to me!
  • Those progress meters over on the right have been updated to reflect the book's 'mostly complete' status. Before too long you're going to see a Transcendence word meter show up over there as well - because I have learned the hard way that it is far easier to just keep writing than to stop writing and begin again!

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Audiobook Giveaway

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The fine people at Audible have generously given me a chunk of free codes for the Starshine audiobook, so naturally I'm giving them to you!

  • I've launched a Rafflecopter Giveaway this morning - it will run until next Friday, July 11th, at 12pm EST. You can enter using the widget at the bottom of this post or the one on the home page, this link, or on my Facebook page. There are multiple options for entry, and you only need choose one. 10 codes are up for grabs.

  • You can listen to a 5-minute preview on Amazon and Audible. Links to the Starshine Audiobook:

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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I'm now balancing writing Vertigo with promoting Starshine, but I still find myself stopping short several times a day in amazement at and thankfulness for how well the novel is performing and the wonderful thoughts people have shared about it, publicly and privately.

  • 3 weeks after release, Starshine remains in Amazon's Top 10 Sci-Fi and Top 5 Space Opera and Sci-Fi - Adventure Hot New Releases (with several stints at #1 in Adventure). It's a Top 10 Space Opera Bestseller and Top 5 in several sci-fi subcategories. Perhaps most importantly, it holds a 4.9 star rating on both Amazon and GoodReads with more than 20 fantastic reviews. Keep them coming!

    • I've added a page to the website with Review Highlights - mostly for newcomers, but you are welcome to peruse it :)

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Friday, April 4, 2014

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It has been an incredible ten days.

  • Starshine is currently #11 on the Amazon Bestsellers List in Sci-Fi—Space Opera, #4 in Sci-Fi—Space Exploration and #75 [Edit: #67!] in all Science Fiction. It is #20 on Amazon's Hot New Releases in Science Fiction, #6 in Sci-Fi—Space Opera, and #12 in Sci-Fi—Adventure. Which is...AMAZING. I am overwhelmed with joy (you can tell from the dancing...if you could see the dancing, that is). You can find everywhere Starshine is available here.

  • I talk about how these thrilling numbers came about in a new blog post, A Singular Day. Future posts will focus on the world of Aurora Rising, the characters and the story, but I wanted to share this more personal post with you all today.