Free E-Books for Read an E-Book Week
March 7, 2010
Read an E-Book Week is here, and with it the chance for you to download free digital copies of both of my historical novels.
For your free copies, visit my author page at Smashwords, order one or both books, and enter the discount code RFREE at check-out. You will receive a 100% discount and be able to access the books in ten different e-book formats.
This offer expires at the end of Read an E-Book Week, March 13, 2010.
Be sure to check out all the other free e-books at Smashwords as well as other publishers and authors listed on the Read an E-Book Week Web site.
Free Westward Sagas e-books March 7-13, 2010.
Nice Publicity for Upcoming Booksignings
February 7, 2010
I’ve received some nice publicity for my upcoming booksignings.
Hope to see you at The Twig on Thursday, February 18th, at 5 PM or at Barnes & Noble La Cantera on Saturday, February 20th, at 1 PM.
Words That Make It All Worthwhile
February 5, 2010
I recently received an e-mail from a reader in South Africa that delighted me.
Dave Mitchell of Cape Town, South Africa, wrote:
Just back in from a glorious weekend spent unwinding (camping) at the Algeria Forest Station in the Cederberg mountains, 3 hours from Cape Town. Spent a good slug of this time lying on the grass next to a babbling brook, reading and enjoying Adam’s Daughters. An excellent read – it really has been a blissful weekend! My congrats to the author.
That e-mail made my day. I could picture in mind the babbling brook and the surrounding mountains—and a happy reader enjoying my book.
Dave also wrote a 5-star review at Amazon.com. There’s nothing that can put a bigger smile on this author’s face than knowing my book brought pleasure to a reader.
New Cover for Spring House
January 23, 2010
When I first published Spring House, I insisted on hiring a fine artist to create an original oil painting to use for the cover art. After all the time and effort I had put into the book, nothing but the best would satisfy me in every aspect of publishing.
I loved the painting and how well the artist captured the spring house that is so important to the story. However, I have come to learn that fine art is not designed to be used on book covers and collateral advertising materials. Graphic illustrations are not only NOT second-best as I originally thought, but they are actually more effective, especially on the Web.
Therefore, I hired graphic artist Aundrea Hernandez, recommended by my editor Lillie Ammann, to create the cover for Adam’s Daughters. Aundrea is talented and professional, and I was thrilled with the cover. So thrilled, in fact, that I decided I had to have a new cover for Spring House. I think you’ll agree it’s gorgeous.
The spring house on the cover looks much like the spring house built by William Fain, son of Nicholas Fain that I visited in Tennessee.
The picture includes the Mitchell family members who hid in the spring house during the Battle for Guilford Courthouse: Grandmother Margaret Mitchell inside holding baby Elizabeth (Ibby), young Robert standing by the door with his gun, and Elizabeth outside with children Margaret (Peggy), Adam Jr., William, and John.
As soon as the remaining copies of Spring House are sold, we’ll do a second printing and submit the new cover to Amazon.com and other stores.
One thing about this publishing business: I’m always learning something new.
Starting Book 3
December 8, 2009
I’m down here in sunny south Texas, but it sure hasn’t felt like it for the past few days. It’s cold!
The good news: the cold weather gives me a great opportunity to warm up the keyboard and get to work on the next book in the Westward Sagas.
Have you read the first books in the series? If not, drop a hint in Santa’s ear. 
Do you have folks on your Christmas list who like history or enjoy reading? If so, stay warm and avoid the crowds at the mall, and order Spring House and Adam’s Daughters. The book will be personally autographed to the recipient to make it extra special.
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Logo Credit: From the Imagination and Graphic Artistry of K.A. M'Lady & P.M. Dittman