Have you found Book Goodies yet?

December 12, 2014 / Deborah Jay / Debby Lush / 2 Comments

Book Goodies for authors

Yes, it’s yet another avenue for getting your work out there – you know the advice, be everywhere!

And its fun to do too. It’s taken a while, but my author interview on the site just went live, and you can do one too, or even a podcast if you feel so inclined.

http://bookgoodies.com/interview-with-author-deborah-jay/

Here’s a little snippet:

What inspires you to write?
Inspiration is the wrong word for me – I have a wildly overactive imagination that simply demands an outlet.
If I’m not writing, I’m daydreaming, and I really love to share my stories with other people.

Tell us about your writing process.
My process is evolving all the time. I began as an out-and-out pantser, starting with an idea and running with it; by far the most fun as I get to watch the story unfold for the first time, just like a reader.
Unfortunately (for me) these days, as I’m writing series and handling multiple on-going plot strands, I have to do at least an outline before I set off, otherwise it would become so tangled and mired with tangential plots and dead end ideas that editing it into some form of readable book would be too time consuming.
At this time, I outline on post-it notes stuck on a big board, just putting down major plot points and character arcs, and once I have a firm starting point, I set off. The ending is a little more fluid in terms of detail, although I do know roughly where I’m going.
Character sketches are my latest distraction; I know a fair bit about my main characters before I start, but sometimes one of my minor characters suddenly decides to transmute into a major player, and then I have to sit down and detail their back story before I can continue – essential if they are to interact with plausible motivations.

What are you waiting for? Give it a go – you never know where your next reader might find you 😀

It’s Teaser Tuesday Again!

December 9, 2014 / Jenny / 7 Comments

I love sharing these with you guys. I think because throwing these teasers together each week has actually been one of my favorite parts about promoting this book. Finding the right quotes and moments to go with the right images, it’s so much fun. I hope you enjoy this week’s teaser!

Siren is now available for pre-order: Amazon US, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, India (coming soon), Brazil, Mexico and Australia.

For signed paperback pre-orders, follow the link to the Siren main page on my website.

Teaser Tuesday: Siren

November 25, 2014 / Jenny / 1 Comment

I have been dreadfully absent for the last week. I took a little stay at home vacation from the internet and writing to indulge in a video game I’ve been waiting for what felt an entire lifetime to play. It was incredibly inspiration and my mind is abuzz with so many plots and plans.

Now I have so many things that need to be done, I have no idea how I will find time to do them all. It’s kind of thrilling when that happens, though, right? Inspirations knocking at the door, all the little voices clamoring to be heard and done justice on the page. I also have a ton of editing to do, but I’m easing my way back into it all, and while it’s always a dread leaving a vacation atmosphere, even an imaginary one, it’s good to be back to work.

I wanted to share another Teaser Tuesday with you all. I think this one is, by far, my favorite of them all to date.

If you’re interested, you can pre-order your copy of Siren from Amazon, or grab a signed paperback from my site. If you do pick one up, I’m holding a weekly drawing, which you can find out more about over on my site.

Teaser Tuesday: Siren Promo

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 / Jenny / 16 Comments

I mentioned in my last post that despite being up to my eyelids in NaNoWriMo word count, I am also in the midst of promoting my upcoming urban fantasy book, Siren, which is set to release on January 5, 2015. It’s currently available for pre-order on Amazon, so I’ve been working some new strategies for promotion to try and reach a wider audience before it actually goes live.

What I’m doing is certainly nothing new. A lot of authors I know, both indie and traditionally published, release little images like this, but promotion is often a huge pain, so maybe we don’t always put as much effort into it as we should.

I was really proud of how this turned out, and thought I’d share it with all of you.

Every Tuesday until January, I’m going to be releasing a new teaser image with a little snippet from the book on my website, my Facebook author page and a few other social media haunts I frequent from time to time. Here’s the first one.

I’d love to hear what you think! I’d also be delighted if you took a minute to share a few of your own personal promotion strategies in the comment section below!