Ah, good intentions

Well, I meant to update my Welcome blog on a daily basis, but alas, life intruded. I got busy.

I am going to update it twice a week from now on. When I can -- for example, I'm traveling this weekend, going to Chicago for the Love Is Murder conference. So I probably won't update it on Saturday. But by gum, I'll try to update it on Wednesday before I leave!

As to book news: I'm working on 2 new books. One is a hush-hush secret because it's part of a new, um, type of murder mystery (and that's all I'll say for now). I hope to have it out later this year. It's like Twistered, in a way. It's called Woulds and I'm very excited about it.

The other is the first book in my dystopian America series. I anticipate 7 books in all for that series, spanning three generations of one family. Yes, it's ambitious, but I'm determined. I love these characters and the story, so I'm plugging away at it.

I go back and forth between the two, and it's working very very well. I usually focus on one book at a time, but I'm finding I have a fresh approach to each book after a day or two away from it. So stay tuned here for more about Woulds -- I'm curious how it will be received (lips are zipped, no more talk!)

As reviews come in for Mist, I'll report back here on my self-publishing experiment. I haven't been disappointed so far, but I haven't been wowed yet, either. But my stories are out there so I figure, it's all good. Ever the optimist, that's me!

My first self-pubbed book is here!

Whoo!

Penance is available on Amazon, right here:

 

It was very, very easy to do to get it uploaded. I'm still waiting to get it 'approved' in Smashwords, which means it will then be available in multiple formats (.epub, .mobi, etc.)

So stay tuned -- the ride has begun!

Excellent class today!

I teach a one-morning intensive workshop through the local Community Ed group and I did my "Publish, Don't Perish" class today. Great questions from the participants and, as always, teaching about writing always fires me up to write -- which is great since it appears I'll be snowbound tomorrow! It was just what I needed to kick me into high gear on the book I'm writing.

And another thing that's exciting -- I got the cover for the first of my History Patrol books which I'll be self-publishing soon. That cover is now on the Time Travel portion of this web site/blog, so check it out. I'm pumped! I love it. Can't wait to start work with the artist on the second book in the series. And I can't wait to get that first book "out there."

Check the Writing Tips tab for details about my writing class, my class notes, and more. It's all there -- enjoy it, use it, and if you have questions -- just send me an email to jaye@jayellwilson.com. I'm always around on the World Wide Web someplace!

And check my monthly blog at Savvy Authors: http://tinyurl.com/4lze5y5 in which I kvetch about life, writing, and web site woes.