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The End of the Blog Tour

Hello, everyone, and happy Monday!

Well, family, friends and followers, today is the last day of my Chick Lit Plus Blog Tour, but it seems like it just started. Bloggers have shared excerpts, guest posts, interviews, have written reviews of “The Right Design,” and I can’t thank them enough. It was an amazing experience. As a new author who published in March, the attention my book has received has been wonderful, mostly thanks to this tour. My sales increased (get your copy now for only $0.99!), the book was shared with more people than I could have ever imagined, and I was received into authorhood with open arms. Without Samantha, who made it so much fun, was professional and in charge of it all, I couldn’t have done it without her, (and yes, when the time comes, I will be working with her again for my next tour).

Now that I’m back from a week-long vacation (one I desperately needed) and am feeling better (YAY!), for the next few weeks, I will be working on my second draft of my next release, CARDS FROM KHLOE’S FLOWER SHOP, its blurb, and other publishing details. Wish me luck!

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Anyway, if you haven’t had a chance to check out all the stops, here they are:

June 16- Keep Calm and Blog On – Review

June 17 – Relatively Yours – Guest Post & Excerpt

June 18- eBook Addict – Guest Post

June 19 – Storm Goddess Book Reviews – Review & Q&A

June 20 – Karen’s Korner – Review

June 23 – Jiha’s File – Review

June 24 – Samantha March – Q&A & Excerpt

June 25 – Clippings in the Shed – Guest Post & Excerpt

June 27 – Elke Feuer – Guest Post

June 30- Chick Lit Plus – Review

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Here are just a few comments from reviews:

“The Right Design is a quick, fun read that could help you relax during an afternoon by the pool.” Keep Calm and Blog On

“The Right Design is a light story of relationships, self discovery and finding real love.” Storm Goddess Book Reviews

“The Right Design is full of humor, drama and romance – the ultimate chick lit book.” Karen’s Korner

“I highly recommend it to everyone who enjoys reading chick lit!” Jiha’s File

“A wonderful combination of light-heartedness but with several poignant moments, The Right Design delivers something for everyone.” Chick Lit Plus

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The Shy Author

Hello, family, friends and followers!

This blog post has been in my mind for quite a while now, so I thought now is the perfect time! Last night was wonderful! My amazing husband created my author domain name, which means I will soon have an author page. (I hope you all follow me over there when it’s finished ;)) Also, last night I received an email from my cover designer. She sent me the final cover draft for “The Right Design”! It’s beautiful and I can’t stop staring at it! While the book isn’t finished being edited yet, it’s nice to know that part of the self-publishing process is almost over! All that’s left for me to do is write a short bio and submit a picture. Whew! **Oh, and today, with the lovely help of two awesome ladies, the blurb is completed!

Okay, to the main point of this blog post…A couple of days ago I stumbled upon a wonderful 3-month plan from 30 Day Books. Here is a link to Before You Publish Your eBook: A 3-Month Checklist! Since I’m publishing in January, this list is SO helpful. Out of the 14 items 3 months away from publishing, I have completed 6. As for as the things that need to be completed 2 months out, that’s where part of me wants to curl up in a ball and hide from the world. You see, I’m a shy person (though, some claim that not to be true). Sending emails about having people share the blurb and/or cover reveal and/or read and review my book, is making me panic. On a side note, which I find interesting, I’m not afraid of bad reviews! I’m afraid of asking, “Hey! I’m a new author and I wrote this book, The Right Design. Will you read it and post the blurb, the cover, and write a review on your blog, then share it on Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads?” What’s the worst that could happen? That they’ll say no. That’s not bad at all right, you just have to keep trying…well, in this case, I have to keep trying. This is where hiring someone  to ask those things for me would come in handy, but when I made the decision to self-publish, this was part of it and I’m not backing down.

Self-publishing is a business and if you want to be serious about your work by getting you and your books acknowledged, then you have to keep on, keepin’ on! My question for you is, if you’re a shy, self-published author, what works for you to get your book out there? Over time, does it get easier?

Until next time…this is Isabella Louise Anderson, wishing you all a great day and hoping you’ll read my book! 😉

Coauthoring! A Do or A Don’t?

For Al Roker’s Book Club, he had on the authors for “Peter and the Starcatchers,” Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.  One of the three children who read the book asked a similar question to this one, “What made you write together?”

This got me thinking about coauthoring.  Every writer is different, so making decisions about characters, plot, or even the way to go about it, I’m sure is quite a grueling process.  Since I’ve only written two books (none of them published – yet), my mind isn’t open to coauthoring right now, but if the opportunity arises with the right person, I might change my mind.

Have you coauthored a book?  How did it turn out?  If you haven’t, have you always wanted to?  What’s stopping you?  Tell me your experience(s)!