I launched REMANENCE!

Don't you just love that cover? I think it's amazing! Stephan Martiniere has done it again.

The launch was a little rockier than I intended. At the last minute I decided to employ a proofreader to give a new editor a try and that really pushed me up against the wire there at the end. I'm glad I did though, because I liked his work--he did a great job in a very short amount of time--and it never hurts to have another set of eyes looking for typos.

That meant that I had to format the ebook (easy) and paperback (excruciating, difficult, and far more time consuming than usual due to software problems) at the last minute. Next time I'll probably buy and learn InDesign and give myself weeks to do it in, rather than days or hours (I assumed it would only take a couple of hours to format the paperback when in reality it took something like forty nearly non-stop hours of wailing and gnashing of teeth.)

​As a result the paperback lagged behind and is just now catching up with the ebook on the amazon page--but they're both on the same page now! I really wanted to upload everything early and give the system a chance to smooth everything out by March 13, but that simply was impossible. Next time it will go more smoothly.

Sales have been spectacular and the early reviews have been flattering. Middle books in trilogies are notoriously hard to pull off, but it seems like people are universally enjoying it and already asking for book three. 

I appreciate each and every one of my readers and that's why I go out of my way to reply to questions and comments via social media and email. You guys rock!

The audio book is my next job. I'm planning to have Susanna Burney work on book two but contemplating hiring a male narrator to voice Ei'Brai's and Alan Bergen's chapters. Not sure how to work that out yet. I'm still exploring the possibilities. After that, I'll finish up my Druid (title not final yet) manuscript and begin work on CONVERGENCE (the third and final chapter in the Confluence trilogy.)

Read on!

​Jen

Just a quick note to let you know that I've set a date for the release of REMANENCE (Confluence Book 2): March 13, 2016.

The book is currently with my line editor getting that last minute comb-through. I'll have it back by the end of the week to make his suggested changes. That will take several days of feverish work. Then I'll format the ebook and the paperback and let my graphic designer know how many pages the book is so he can finalize the paperback cover. That process will take a few days.

Just to reiterate: There will be no pre-order. They don't work in my favor so I'm not doing it.

The audio book will go into production after the final draft is complete. I expect it will be ready by midsummer.

It's all coming together! Everyone is playing their part beautifully!

Other stuff going on:

1.) I have FLUENCY bonus materials if you're interested! You have to sign up for my email alerts to get it. Your privacy is important to me and I only send email a few times a year when I have something to say. Also, subscribers get perks like autographed copies and other giveaways.

2.) There is a Goodreads group called Space Opera Fans that is reading and discussing FLUENCY all month long. Check that out if you're interested! (And let them know that the sequel will arrive on March 13!)

Read on!

​Jen