Up Up and Away

I really don't have time for this. (smile)


As soon as I leave you guys I'm off to format and then post Deliverance to Smashwords and many of your favorite E Book outlets.


Remember this episode is FREE so enjoy.


I'm pleased with how it turns out I hope you all feel the same.


Episode 3 is coming and it will be a pre order item and will be $.99.


One last thing 411 and my other works are still available as well. I'm extremely pleased at the life that has been breathed into Waiting as of late. We all remember our first. And Waiting was my story that I ever completed and my first professional sale.


Enough about the past tonight.


Lets move on to the future.


Up Up and Away

Upset Special

I'm usually long winded on this blog, but time and the Job haven't allowed it over the past few post. (And I know most of you are happy about that.)  


Anyway, tonight's piece will be short as well, although most of us in the US will enjoy an extra hour of sleep tonight.


I have three of the 10 chapters completed for Deliverance with more headed for the editing stage after I speak with you guys. Roxanne's lone entry in this installment is far from perfect, but I finally worked out her history to the point of my satisfaction. I'm very pleased. Its something that has been bugging the heck out of me for 4 years.


So again, with no unexpected delays, I expect Deliverance to be delivered to Smashwords by no later than Monday so look for it early next week at your favorite e-book outlet except Amazon which will be a while longer.


Other announcements:  Both 411 and Deliverance should be ready in print format early next week.


I have decided that I will option Where are our Children in this type of format for audio books as well. Now finding a producer may be difficult, we'll see.


Alright, that is it for tonight.


Well, it turned out a little longer than I thought when I started.


I guess just the results of the Florida-Georgia game here in Duval...


It was an upset special. 

When your wrong just SAY your wrong

I'm going to have to pull out some special measures to get the polish of Deliverance done by the end of the weekend.


But I'm going to get it done.


I also will be putting 411 and Deliverance on Createspace for paperback lovers by the end of the weekend as well.


Now to where I screwed up.


I look at my key words which are fine, but I think I CATEGORIZED it wrong. Where are our Children has mystery element. It has elements of suspense. But at its heart it would better be served as Literary Fiction. Now whether it ACTUALLY IS Literary or not is up to the reader to decide.


I'm going on the site when I leave here and adjust it a little.


When your wrong, just say your wrong.  

ain't quitin

It has been one of those days that Life get in the way.


WAY in the way.


I don't have a lot to add otherwise.


I'm gonna get through is.


I ain't quitin.

Just Call me Jimmy

It took two sessions, but I finished the next to last chapter of the second episode. My goal is to write the last one tomorrow and spend a day or two with the polish before the upload to Smashwords.


Now for some notes:


I will be going over the 70000 word mark for the entire story when I finish the final chapter. I am a bit surprised that this second volume is bigger that the first, but it is just that.


I STILL expect that number to come down over the next few episode.


I will be formatting 411 and Deliverance for Create Space on Amazon as well on the day that they go up to Smashwords.


Lastly for today, I got an email from ACX and Audiable.com about FREE downloads of my two audiobooks: Waiting and Fumblerooski how the NCAA dropped the ball on the coming playoff. They are giving away redeeming coupons so that you can go to the audible.com website and download the audiobook for FREE saving you 6 bucks. I'm going to leave my email on here and the FIRST of you who would like the codes for one or both books are welcome to them. The only thing that I ask (I said ask not demand) is that you leave a fair review of both story and production. This kind of thing means a lot to me and the two producers who worked to bring the books to life.


My email is gsapp14145@gmail.com.


I will take request until all the FREE coupons are gone are the offer runs out. I honestly just glanced at the email today while I was on the Job. So I really need to read up on it a more. Don't be shy hit me with an email and I'll get those cards out to you as soon as I get back to this computer.


Just call me Jimmy, I'll take what they give me.   

gone streakin

Unless something happens that I am not expecting, my writing streak will be broken today.


I've got too many Life things to attend to that are too important to ignore. But I will be back at it in the morning trying everything I can to bet Episode 2 in readers hands by the weekend.


Oh yea, 411: Episode 1 of Where are our Children is up in the ITunes store.


I hope you all enjoy it.


In the meantime, tomorrow I will gone streakin again.

The Greatest Oppurtunity of All

I got a little sleep today, so I'll try not to be so grouchy in my post. (smile)


I have very little good news today. But I thought I would start with it first. I finished Thomas' chapter this afternoon, which means I have two more to go before the second draft of Deliverance: Episode 2 of Where are our Children is ready to be polished, formatted, and uploaded.


Right now this episode is looking to be a little bigger than 411 was. I'm on pace for 270000 words for the entire finished project, though I expect that number to go down as I move along. I know, I have said that before. Thanks 4 reminding me. (smile)


I've made a couple of executive decisions. I will make each one of these Episodes a trade paperback through Createspace. I don't think they are going to print something in one volume that is approaching 300000 words.


The audio book and Amazon editions will be in one volume that I will call: Where are our Children: Complete and uncut.


Now on to the NOT so good. Life is trying to get in the way. I managed to write for the 16th consecutive day today and I hope that streak continues. But if anyone of you has ever worked nights, you know how difficult the transition is when you reach that first day off is. Well, add to it that I have a serious appointment to deal with tomorrow afternoon and have to start a stretch of 5 straight 12 hour days after that. My bank account will look good next week. I probably won't. ( Insert your own private joke here, folks.)


Finally, the good folks at Smashwords did email me back saying that Apple and ITunes had some glitches late last week. 411 is still not up. I missed an entire weekend of potential readership over there at the second largest audience for eBooks in the world.  


Technology can be wonderful, technology can be a pain in the a$$.


Anyway, at least I'm showing some growth. I 'm showing some maturity in my writing. In the past I would have used a setback like this as an excuse to quit. I'm not doing that (yea for me!!). I'm still writing. I'm still publishing.


I'm using these challenges and setbacks as if they were the greatest opportunity of all.


Because they are just that.