Hey all,
Just some minor housekeeping notes on the site. I’ve added a novella, Hurricane Allie, to the books page.
This was published originally by Barbour in ’06. Rights were reverted back to me and now it’s published under Forget-Me-Not Romances, a branch of my literary agency.
Also, you’ll notice Georgia On Her Mind has a new cover. Originally published in ’06 by Harlequin’s Steeple Hill Cafe, Georgia rights were also reverted back to me and I published it with Forget-Me-Not.
The great thing about getting rights back on a book in this e-publishing world is I earn most of the money. The e-publishers take a small percent and Forget-Me-Not takes a slice, but more than 50% of the sale price will come to me.
For centuries authors have largely worked for the privilege of publishing in hopes of someday “making it big.”
Initially we have to pay our dues. No author starts out writing with much more than a “please publish my novel” dream.
But as time goes on and years pass, our hard word demands we earn some money. Partnered with the right publisher (which I’m thrilled to say I am) that can happen. That will happen. Plus, an author needs to keep working, learning the craft, honing good stories into great ones.
Most authors remain on the “mid-list” status. Published for money but not really earning a great living. Mid-list means an author sells 8k to 30k of any given book. (Rough estimates are mine.)
So a chance to get the rights back on a book merely means the author has a new revenue stream. Which is always good.
One thing that e-publishing has done is given authors a choice, a different avenue to make money.
For me, traditional publisher-author publishing is the way I want to go. Where I want to be. I love, need, value, yea, treasure my relationship with my publisher. There is NO accounting for a good editor, sales and marketing-promotional team.
Such I have with Harper Collins Christian Publishing. I could not earn enough indie publishing to hire people to do what they do for me. It’s incredible. I’m beyond grateful for the team at HCCP.
But my two indie published titles are what will buy my husband a new Honda Pilot. His dream car. (Yes, he’s a practical man.) And me a convertible Mustang. (Yes, I’m a wild woman.)
Anyway, check out the titles on the books page. They are both $.99.
Also, Princess Ever After officially releases February 4th. I’m super excited about this book. It was hard but fun to write!
At the end of the month, February 27th, A March Bride novella which is King Nathaniel and Susanna’s wedding!
Thanks for being here, for reading and being a friend!
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