TGIF

Is everyone excited it's the weekend? I know I am! Well, mostly. Tonight I'm taking my grandma to a musical which has gotten very good reviews (Phantom of the Opera- I've never seen it!), and I also have a wedding to go to this weekend. Aside from this, I have to study for two big exams next week. Oh the life of a college student.

I do want to say thank you to everyone who downloaded Secrets and Keys last weekend! I hope everyone enjoys it. I believe the novel has seen over 800 downloads since it was released at the very end of November! It's exciting to think of how many people own it (though I do know not everyone has read it yet). The second novel hasn't seen much love recently, but I plan to change that after my exam Wednesday. Updates to come soon! =]

*Reminder*

Hey everyone!

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, February 11th, Secrets and Keys will be available for free on Amazon! There is a link to the product page on the right side of this screen. You can't get a better deal than free, so don't miss out! I only have one more free day to use after this, so tell everyone!!

What A Week

Hello Everyone!! 

Sorry I haven't updated recently, but this past week and a half has been ridiculously crazy! This week I had a physiology, biochemistry, and psychology exam. I almost want to ask my professors not to schedule their exams in the same week again. It has been a stressful week of studying, but I made it through (and I think I kicked each exam's butt)!!! Needless to say, I'm excited to relax this weekend, go to a hockey game, and watch Disney movies. For some reason, I've been wanting to watch old Disney movies again. I do need to catch up on reading as well, as I have quite a few books on my list to read (starting with Hunger Games as I plan on seeing the movie as well). I haven't written much recently as I've been so busy with classes. I do want to try to get some more written tonight. I'm about 2/3 of the way done with the second novel, and I think you will really enjoy it!

It's getting about that time where I think I'm going to use another free promotion day. I will be scheduling the next free promotion for Secrets and Keys for Saturday, February 11th. Of course I will remind everyone again! So if you've already read Secrets and Keys and enjoyed it, tell your friends and family they can download it for free on the 11th! If they don't have a Kindle, tell them not to worry. I don't have a Kindle either, so I downloaded the Kindle reader app (completely free) for my PC. My phone also has a Kindle reader app, so I can read my ebooks I download from Amazon anywhere!

Have a great weekend and I'll try to update sooner next time!! =]

Read, Share, Repeat

Hello everyone! I feel like it's been forever since I last updated, even though it really hasn't been that long! Nothing really exciting has been happening on my end. I've been trying to work through the second novel. As I write, I send chapters to one of my editors to ensure the story flows and it sounds good. I'm so thankful that she does this for me (especially because after I edit, she goes through chapters again to help me edit). As I mentioned before, I used to write fanfiction. That is how I met my fabulous friend! I couldn't ask for a better friend to bounce ideas off of! She continues to write fanfiction, and somewhat recently just finished a Harry Potter fanfiction. If you want to check it out, it's called Secrets in Disguise. I highly recommend it as it is a fun read!

Anyway, back to the fact that I send her my story chapter by chapter. So I was quite excited to hear that the last chapter was her favorite! It definitely gives me the motivation to write more frequently. All of my ideas are finally coming together! It's an exciting feeling as I get closer and closer to the ending of this novel. I am almost 100% positive the novel will be done by the ending of summer, and hopefully available to everyone soon after!

I've been debating creating an author page on Facebook. I know a lot of authors have them, I just haven't had the time to do it. What do you think? Should I jump on the bandwagon? Could it help me reach more people? Maybe I'll look into doing that sometime soon. 

That's all for now! Keep spreading word of Secrets and Keys! If you've already read it, share it with a friend! My goal is just to share my story with as many people as possible!!

It's Snowing!

I know, random title, but I couldn't think of anything else! We had so much snow this past weekend, it's crazy! At least a foot of snow by me! Did anyone else get hit? Did anyone play out in the snow? I didn't, but only because I had a dance this past weekend that I attended and I have no snow gear. So what made my snowy, stay at home days better? I am quite happy with the results of my most recent promotion days! The fact that hundreds more people have my novel is really exciting. Hopefully I get a few more reviews! 

An update: I got some more typed on the second novel! It's been some time since I've typed anything on it. That's because typing filler dialogue/information is my least favorite thing to type. I love to just dig into the story, which is why my novels are fairly fast paced.

Well, that's all I have for now. Still debating on some sort of giveaway. If I do have one, it will be hosted on goodreads.com, so if you don't have an account already, you should check it out! Feel free to add me as a friend, as that is a good way to stay up to date and I manage my profile there! =]

Extended!

So I decided to extend this free promotion! Instead of ending tonight, Secrets and Keys will be free until tomorrow! If you forget to download tonight, you can do it tomorrow! This means that the free promotion goes from Jan 12-13. Let everyone know!!

Did you say 'free'?

Why yes, I did! Sending out a reminder to everyone that tomorrow, January 12th, Secrets and Keys will again be available for free on Amazon! There was a great number of downloads on my first free day, and I'm hoping for similar (maybe even better?) results tomorrow! So tell your friends, enemies, family, coworkers, anyone who you think may enjoy the story.

This morning, I logged onto Amazon. After my first free promotion day, I've literally checked the list page for Secrets and Keys every day (usually a few times a day), hoping that at least one of those 350+ readers would give it a review. I know, I should give them time to read it, but what can I say? I've been excited and am not very patient. Well to my delight, I found my first review today! Not only that, but the reviewer seemed to enjoy my novel AND gave it five stars. So if you were the first reader to review my novel on Amazon, I want to give you a giant THANK YOU for making my day today! Hopefully others will follow you and leave their comments as well!

I've been using Goodreads a lot lately. One thing I noticed on there is that authors have book giveaways. I actually think this would be a cool idea at some point in the future, especially since I am the only one who owns physical copies of Secrets and Keys. It'd be awhile though, as the hardcover/paperback versions I do have contain the original cover (yes, the cover you see on this page is my newer, much improved cover!). So I would have to go through the process of ordering more, which is something I planned to do in the next few weeks anyway. What do you guys think? Would that be a good idea? It's just a thought, so no promises, but definitely a possibility!

Alright, that's all I have for now. Leave me a comment on what you think about the giveaway (I know you're out there, the stats tell me so!!! =]). I'd also love to hear if you already have Secrets and Keys, or plan on downloading it on the free days!