D.R.L. Hicks's Blog

Happy Halloween!

I have now published Easton Estate to paperback! You can get it on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M83X161/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604189615&sr=8-1

Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087NGNPM8?ref_=pe_3052080_397670860
Enjoy and thank you for your support!

Finally! Easton Estate publishing! April 30
You can get your copy on April 30th! A ghost story to read during Walpurgisnacht.

If you want to start reading as soon as possible, well, here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087NGNPM8?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420

After publication, the book will also be listed in KINDLE UNLIMITED & KINDLE OWNERS' LIBRARY

Curious about the contents? Here's a blurb:

Henry Torrington’s move-in is not without challenges. Sure, there’s the fact that Mom and Dad can’t organize the boxes. They also sent him up alone to get started. New town, new state, an old house in the countryside—it’s all the traditional issues of a teen moving across the country to start a new life. But, if the stories are true, the old, run down Easton Estate is haunted. Only the Easton family had called the place home longer than a single week…

I'm working on my next publication: Easton Estate! Details can be found on my author Website!

Happy Easter! Enjoy April Fool's too! What a way to kick off April!

And in other news: I just finished going over the proof of my paperback! I'm publishing all three of my eBooks: Blaire's Beginning, Through the Isle, and The Fields into one volume. It will be coming out later in April to Amazon! Get ready for it: Upon the Isle of Serenity: A Collection of Three Adventures.

With the end of Pronoun, I've had my work cut out for me. They were a good service and handled a lot of things that I now need to take over. Of course, this process hasn't been quick. I did start a new job this fall and Pronoun's end was quite abrupt! I had to triage matters.

Phase one was getting my eBooks republished. I got that done fairly quickly before the close of 2017. I switched over to Kindle Direct Publishing. This website work has been a belated phase two. Next I suppose is getting those eBooks in paperback. I'll chatter about that later.

But, now I’ve got the site up and running! My author page over at WordPress is finally up. It’s admittedly a work-in-progress matter, but it’s up. There’s a blog feature in there and I hope to get that in use soon.

So, come on down! It's at https://drlhicks.wordpress.com

Lost Upon the Isle of Serenity & Blair's Beginning are republished for Kindle! The cover for Lost Upon the Isle of Serenity has been redesigned.

Here's the links to finding those books:
Lost Upon the Isle of Serenity

Blair's Beginning

I’ve decided that my best choice is to republish and continue my publishing through Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Program). It favors the simple fact that writing is one of the many things I do.

Now the exact procedure is still in the works. Here is a basic outline: Republish Lost Upon the Isle of Serenity & Blair’s Beginning in eBook format. My next ambition is to then get these for sale on Amazon in paperback!

I’ll have more updates when there’s progress in those matters.

Well, it was unexpected, but my publisher Pronoun is closing shop. This link has their formal announcement: https://pronoun.com/

By January 2018 Lost Upon the Isle of Serenity & Blair’s Beginning will be pulled off of virtual bookstore shelves. Still though, my books are available during this closing down period.

I’ve had a good run with Pronoun. On Amazon, my eBooks placed in the top 5,000 for their genres. Thank you readers, that number is there because of your interest!

Where do I go from here? Well, I am looking at options to republish my books and more. This could be an opportunity to relaunch matters. There are still stories I want to tell with those characters.

...Of course, I am continuing my various assorted writing projects. Finding a new venue of publishing will take some time. I always admired the ease Pronoun provided with their services. They will be missed!

So no matter the plot’s twists and turns, be on the lookout! D.R.L. Hicks will hit the shelves again!

Perhaps a day late, but now it's public! Blair's Beginning is available virtually everywhere eBooks are sold!

Check out the Goodreads bit here: Blair's Beginning

Want to get it? Go check out the publisher's notice here: Blair's Beginning

Ignorance is not blissful...