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Blog postIt's almost Halloween...and that puts me in a good mood! I wanted to share a little snippet of The Djinn Kingdom Book 5 this morning! Set to release on....December 1.
Now, keep in mind this has not been edited, but I thought it would be fun because I'm having a blast wrapping up this series. This is the final book and it will have my own "battle of Hogwarts" so you know it's going to be epic.
P.S. This is a copyrighted work with the library of congress. Please don't steal i -
Blog postHello, to new visitors, I'm LJ Andrews. Mom of four little kids by day, teen fantasy author by night (and super early morning).
I'm an Indie author. **audible gasp**
What does it mean to be an Indie author?
Does it mean my books actually suck because no "real" publisher is publishing them?
Does it mean I just threw a book together and published it on Amazon without a second thought?
Does it mean I'm rollin' in the dough b -
Blog postPirate's Vengeance is live! For the next 48 hours it is only $0.99! Grab your copy HERE!
Story:Launi Kingdom is built on floating islands, full of wonderful adventures for eighteen year-old Nova. But when her father is kidnapped by sky pirates, her carefree days are over. Armed with her father’s leather bag, an old pirate seal, and a mysterious jeweled dagger found in the wall of her home, Nova sets out disguised as a boy to find the legendary Captain Phoenix. Only a man such as him could -
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Blog postOne more week! Then the entire book will be available for your reading pleasure. Here is chapter 2, when all the fun happens. I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 2
Taken
Nova whined, “I look ridiculous, Mother.” She studied her reflection as she spun around in front of the double mirror in her small bedroom.“You look beautiful,” Kamali insisted as she held the purple fabric between her thumb and index finger. “It fits perfectly. Now let’s do up your hair.”
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Blog postWelcome to the first week of sneak peeks into the new series The Djinn Kingdom. Book one is titled Pirate's Vengeance. A little about why I wrote this series; I love pirates, I always have. My husband thought of the idea of having them be sky pirates, and from there the story developed. I wanted to have some kind of alternate culture involved in the story as well...that is to come as the series develops, but since it is called Djinn Kingdom you can imagine some crazy myths are going to come abou
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Blog post5 Tips to Building an Outstanding World
In the world of fiction writing, creating believable, realistic worlds is crucial to strong stories. If you invent a world, but have no infrastructure, no reasons why things are the way they are your readers will see through the holes and potentially give you up as an author.
As daunting as it seems to create an imaginary world where readers can escape and believe, there are some basic ideas to simplify this importan -
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Blog postHave you ever had a dream?I mean something that you really HAD to do? That was how The Lost Relics began with me.
I'm so grateful to have readers, like you who have downloaded Rise of a Guardian. I hope you are finding it enjoyable.
I remember the day I decided to write a book. It had been something I'd always wanted to do, but kept using the curse word "someday". Do you ever find yourself doing that? Well, I remember sitting down in my big overstuffed brown r -
Blog post(This image was taken at 9:30 am Sept. 1st. 113 sales by that time, and still climbing)
Well my books have been live for over a week now. I thought I would share some information on my book launch and what I've been doing to get the word out.
First off, download amounts. As of this morning around 9:30 I have a total of 443 downloads of my free book for the last 8 days. Rise of a Guardian is #2 in one of it's categories and #3 in the other. I'm very pleased with these numbers as I hav -
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Blog postCan you believe this day is finally here? I can't either, because it has been YEARS of work. There were many days I felt like it would never happen. It takes a lot to put your book out there. What I mean by a lot is, a lot of overcoming self doubt. This is my heart on my sleeve for other people to either LOVE (that is what I foresee) or hate...hopefully not the latter.
I can't just sit on these books though, they need to be read by amazing readers. And now they can be!
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Blog postI am counting the weeks until I release Rise of a Guardian, but did you know I am also releasing BOOK 2!
The Title is The Lost Relics: Trinity Rises and it continues the wild adventure throughout the realms with Killian and the Ponderi. The only trouble is the danger of the Trinity society is peaking. People are being attacked, deadly secrets are being unveiled and enemies must become allies!
I am so excited to not only share my first full length novel with you in August, but a -
Blog postHello! I wanted to let you enjoy chapter 5 on this wonderful Friday evening. This will be the final chapter posting I will do on my blog. Sad? Don't be because....August is PUBLISHING MONTH! That's right. I've been working my tail off tweaking, editing, formatting, designing...everything to get Rise of a Guardian, AND book 2, Trinity Rises ready to publish together. I hope you have enjoyed these chapters on the blog, there are 12 more in Rise of a Guardian, so I hope you will snag a copy when it
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Blog postIt has been a crazy little while, so I apologize for the delay on Chapter 4. I hope you enjoy it and are finding the story entertaining!
Enjoy
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Blog postThe adventure continues in chapter 3! Enjoy.
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may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever
without the express written permission of the publisher
except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
Chapter 3The PonderiBlake stood at the top of the hill, unraveling a spool of thin wire. Thrusting a three pronged hook deep into the ground, he he -
Blog postHello again. I hope you had a chance to read Chapter 1. Here is Chapter 2, and this is where the fun begins :)
Happy Reading! I can't wait to get both Book 1 and Book 2 out there for download. It's coming!
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Blog postI would like to formally introduce you The Lost Relics: Rise of a Guardian. I plan to post the first 5-6 chapters here first as I finish up book 2.
I hope you have fun over the next few weeks and enjoy reading the book as much as I had writing it!
Without further adieu... Chapter 1
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Blog postThis campaign has just flown by with Kindle Scout. I've really had a lot of fun and have met a lot of great people. The blog tour is up and running as well. I haven't seen a lot of spikes in likes or nominations due to the blog tour, so as the campaign is winding down, I'm finding Facebook has probably been the #1 tool and I think I would invest more resources into more ads and Facebook groups if I ever submit another book to Kindle Scout.
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Blog postHello fellow writers and readers! I wanted to share my experience with placing Rise of a Guardian in a Kindle Scout campaign, since I've now reached the halfway mark.
First of all it has been EXCITING! Whether or not I am published through Kindle Scout I have been able to meet some amazing people and network with a slew of others I never would have met otherwise.
My book has been in the hot and trending category for approximately 50% of the time. Now, I am still a starv -
Blog postI need YOUR HELP! My release date is fast approaching, but no one will hear about The Forgotten Realms if I don't have some great people helping me spread the word. I have a proposition for you, sign up to be on my launch team and you will receive a free copy of book one in the forgotten realms: Rise of a Guardian.
Click the link below to sign up and get your free copy, all I ask is that on the day of the release you give an unbiased review on Amazon!
I am nothing witho -
Blog postI used to daydream about being an novelist. How glamorous it sounded. Novelist have the BEST job ever! I envisioned a blazing fire, a hot cup of cocoa, and a cozy chair. Then I began writing a novel. Eh, sometimes it was cozy, but most days were spent in my office chair banging away at the keyboard...deleting...rewriting and trying to do it all while my kiddos were napping. My sink filled with dishes, my bed was unmade because when the small ones went to sleep I needed to write...if I ever wante
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Blog postHello all my myth/legend lovers. I wanted to spotlight a great book that is up for nomination for the Kindle Scout Program (Kindle Publishing Service).
https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/XCA3VZMEAL5P
I was impressed with the background of what brought this novel to fruition, but also the captivating cover work, and great plot outline.
I hope you will all consider taking one minute to follow the Kindle Scout link and nominate this book for publicat -
Blog postWhen you read a book, the hope of the author is to leave you satisfied, if it's a series they hope you will read on. If you are like me I think of the story as a whole and either say--that was a great book, or I could've lived without it.
But what about our books keep the readers...well reading?
It's the CHAPTERS! About two years ago I read a book called How to Write a Novel and it went into what a chapter should be.
In my free Novel Outline Cheat Shee -
Blog postI'm a big pusher on conflict. I love it in books...well I hate it too...but I love it. It's frustrating when in your head you are screaming at book characters to watch out, or don't let this one bad thing change who they are. My biggest one is love issues. Ugh, just COMMUNICATE you silly fictional boys and girls. Right? Most of the love conflicts are misunderstandings! But it sure keeps me reading to find out how it plays out.
I wanted to share the excerpt from The Forgotten Realms: -
Blog postFor months I heard crickets when it came to my query letter. After having no return from sending my letter to small and large presses/agents I set out on a journey of becoming a successful self-publisher.
Well low and behold this morning I received and email from one of my long forgotten query letter recipients requesting a full manuscript. Now, for those who may not know this does not mean a publishing contract this means they were "hooked" and want to read the entire man -
Blog postMany of you who are trekking out onto the scary journey of Indie authorship may have heard the eBook giant, Amazon is making some quality control crack downs beginning in a few weeks.
At first the rumors flew that if a word was misspelled the beloved novel would get a glaring yellow warning to readers to stay clear. I had a mini panic attack because...well I write fantasy...a.k.a I made up A LOT of words.
Then after a quick breather and some research I realized this was not going to -
Blog postWriting isn't easy. Duh, you might say. I have discovered during my novel writing experience that I am able to produce a quality idea, setting, and overall story, BUT I have a big problem with Fluff.
What do I mean by fluff? I mean all the little sentences and words that distract the reader or take the fun of imagination away. Sometimes while I'm writing I TELL a little too much, instead of SHOW the reader.
There are several places fluff can appear: Scene transitions, Dialogue,
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