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A peek ahead

19 Sep

The second edition of The House in the Old Wood (Book One) contains a preview of Karia’s Path (Book Two). It’s the first chapter of Karia’s Path. And here it is for you:

CHAPTER ONE

Dust sprayed into the air, shrouding the young man in a choking haze, when the large horse skidded to a stop. The man pulled the reins to the right, wheeling the horse in a tight circle as he vainly tried to scan the rocks around him. The dust was too thick to make out the weathered carvings. Turning was just stirring up more dust.

He cursed, pulling on the reins without realizing it. The horse reared, and surprise combined with the weight of the bulky pack on his back almost flung him to the ground. He wasn’t sure how he managed to stay in the saddle, but as the horse settled back he patted its neck.

“Steady, Nebok,” he said.

He silently cursed again, and sighed. He was impatient with worry, but there was nothing to do but wait until he could see clearly. He blinked his eyes and coughed. In a few moments it was clear enough that he could tell he had left the trail – again.

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Big news on Books 1 and 2

18 Sep

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The House in the Old Wood (Book 1): One first edition left. I’m down to the last print copy of the first edition. It’s $10, and if you’re not in Central Florida and can’t pick it up, shipping is only $3 anywhere in the USA. And I’ll sign it. (Or not. Your choice.) Drop me a line if you want the last one. Update: The last one is spoken for. So unless someone backs out, you’re going to have to pick up the new and improved second edition, in print or for Kindle.

Karia’s Path (Book 2): Proof ordered. This is a major milestone. The files are all submitted and reviewed by Amazon, so the next step is for me to get and look over a “proof” copy of the book. So remember that big long list of things that needed to happen before Karia’s Path was released? We’ve completed five of eight. It’ll take a few days for the proof to reach me, and then a few more days to look it over, so this is perhaps the longest step. But it’s a milestone in the process, and keeps us on track for a release of at least the Kindle version this month.

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Last chance for the first edition of Book 1

14 Sep

I have the last ten new copies of the first edition of The House in the Old Wood. These I will personalize and autograph and sell to you for $10 each, plus actual shipping if I have to ship it to you. This is an investment, folks. Not only is the price lower, but some day, these will be worth more. Yes, in the distant future, a used bookstore will give you 49 cents for a used second edition. But pull out a signed first edition, and they could offer you as much as 54 cents! With just ten of these great investment opportunities left, you should get in touch with me today!

Update: As of this morning — Monday, Sept. 16 — there are seven first editions left.

Updated update: Three first editions left as of Tuesday, Sept. 17; and I have confirmed that shipping is $3 anywhere in the continental USA.

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Now available: More for less

13 Sep

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The second edition of The House in the Old Wood (Book 1 of The Day Magic Died) is now available from Amazon.com

But that’s just the beginning of the exciting news!

Before I tell you more about the second edition, let me tell you why I’ve released the second edition at this time: The second book, Karia’s Path, is just days away from being released. More on that soon. Here’s the great news about the second edition of The House in the Old Wood:

Lower prices: I’ve dropped the prices on the second edition, so if you’ve been waiting to buy one, now is the time. The Kindle version list price has plunged from $7.99 to $4.99. The paperback list price goes from $12.99 to $10.99 (and will likely be discounted further by Amazon). Order yours today!

OK, how about even lower prices? With a new program from Amazon called Matchbook, if you bought the print version of the first edition of The House in the Old Wood through Amazon, you will be able to get the second edition for your Kindle for only $1.99.

What? You want free? You got it. But not yet. Amazon says it can take four weeks for them to determine whether an update to a Kindle book is major or minor. Either way, the update is free. But if it’s major – and I have asked them to consider this a major update – everyone who bought a Kindle edition will get an email notifying them of the update and telling them how to get it. If not, you’ll have to watch the blog for notice. So hold on, and I’ll keep you posted.

So why do I consider this a major update? I’ll tell you that in the coming days, and tell you more about Karia’s Path and the other books.

And you know what? You folks who took a gamble and bought the first edition of my first book are my most important readers. I’m not going to leave you out if you don’t want to buy a second edition of a book you already have. As I share here on my blog what’s new in the second edition, I’ll also share most of that same content, free, as a way of saying thank you.

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(Shameless) product placement

11 Aug

Wow, a mention in the dialog (4:50) … four views of the cover (4:23, 4:59, 8:40 and 8:51) … and a line in the credits (11:20) …

Watch the Covenant Community Church video “Move” …

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