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June 29 Belated UpdatesThere's a strong chance that Nettleflower will be out as a paperback this Summer/Autumn, for which I'll be very glad. I'm hoping that Argent Dreaming will become one next year, but I'm not holding my breath.
On the Argent Dreaming front, I'm trying my hand at a promotional book trailer video that'll be up on YouTube and at least one other place, in a bid to increase sales. So far the vid is coming together nicely! I am hopeful, anyhow. I've used Public Domain photos and music for it, and none of my own Glastonbury pics had the feel or images I wanted. If it turns out okay, I'll be trying to put some together for our other ebooks.
On the writing front, Sea-Change is finished, I think. It's currently off being given a read-through by someone who not only knows what he's doing, but also happens to be one of my favorite authors. So now I'm quaking nervously in my sandals for his feedback. January 21 Thank you to the Wildlife Center of VeniceNot only do these people do amazing work for the wildlife in their part of Florida, but they are happily answering all my questions and giving me invaluable background details while I build up my characters and setting for Snake In The Grass. I've added their logo to my Album Gallery, and their website address to my Friends module. Check them out - www.wildlifecenterofvenice.org - their online newsletter is just great.  December 29 Another one for the listA couple more plot ideas have cropped up - must be my DinL's home-made redcurrant vodka... So now I have Snake In The Grass to add to the Outlines folder. This will be set in a wildlife rescue center in Florida. Terri has sent me this link, www.wildlifecenterofvenice.org, and I'm getting in touch with the people there to see if they will help out with some background details.It's had to be snailmail, though, as their email link appears to be broken.
December 16 It's been odd...It's been odd these last few months. I've been productive in as much as some major work on drafts has been completed, and Sea Change is heading towards its last stages. I'm putting it on hold now so I can look at it with fresh, critical eyes in a few months' time.
A couple of new ideas have surfaced, so there are at least two more novels to be added to the To-Start-Work-On List, Carlyle's Crossing and Between the Shadows (working titles only).
I've made a decision about Fox Hunt, and some time next year it is going to have a major hatchet job done on it. The plot as is just isn't working and it is time to be ruthless. I'm far enough away from it now to see that - and act on it.
Starfall is progressing slowly - all my attention has been on Sea Change - but I'll be getting round to it in a serious way in the New Year.
On the mercenary front, my ebooks have been selling steadily, if not amazingly well. I just wish the dollar/pound exchange rate wasn't so painful... October 08 Argent's First Review!Coffee Time Romance gave Argent Dreaming its first review, and it was a good one, thank all the gods.
"Chris Powers ramps up the story from the very beginning and from there she only gains momentum. This book is a whirlwind trip of characters with more questions on every page. Powers has wrote an exciting story that picks a reader up and moves them through the book until they keep reading to see what happens in the end. She provided well-developed characters which encourages the reader to feel their pain and see the story from their point of view. Ms. Powers held the identity of the murderer until the very end. I absolutely found this book to be captivating from the mystery and lovely for the romance."
Okay, so they stuck an extra 's' on the end of my surname, and their grammar is slightly wonky [has wrote??], but who cares? They liked the book!
Sea-Change is now on its third draft, and by the end of it I hope to have the pacing the way it should be. Isn't cut-and-paste a wonderful tool?
And Fox Hunt is still on the back burner. I will have to find another title for it, as TPTB have decreed they don't want any more titles with 'Hunt' in them, as it's been done to death and has become something of a joke... I can see their point, but I am usually crap at titles. Oh, well... |
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