Jane Devin's Blog

Kai Wong of California and Heidi Reinke of Nebraska were the winners of paperback copies of "Bright Lines: A Life in Search of the Beautiful Ordinary."

Winners will receive their prizes in 4-6 weeks.

Like most authors, I've accepted most friend requests on Goodreads and have enjoyed meeting new readers that way.

Recent changes to Goodreads, (likely meant to siphon out reviews from non-genuine readers), mean that I can no longer do this. Goodreads has decided to differentiate reviews from "friends" and others, and those from "friends" no longer appear on the book's main page, but only on the author's page and the page of those who posted them.

I see the rationale behind the change, but it's unfortunate for those of us who've accepted hundreds of friend requests in the spirit of connecting with readers. It seems to be the wish of Goodreads that authors be "fanned" rather than "friended."

I've never liked the word "fan." I don't see the people who read my books and liked them as fans, as much as I see them as readers who likely have hundreds, if not thousands of books under their belts. I have felt fortunate that mine were among them.

I dislike the distance that this change promotes, but like I said, I do understand it. If you'd like to connect with me, or make a recommendation, please find me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/AHumanStory. I've unlinked Facebook from Goodreads.

I am giving away one signed paperback copy of Elephant Girl: A Human Story. Details here

https://www.facebook.com/AHumanStory/...

Thanks!

Congratulations Sylwia Babczakiewicz and Daniel Telford! Your books will be on the way this week!

92 people have added "Elephant Girl: A Human Story" to their reading queues. It would make me extraordinarily happy if even five of you actually bought and started reading the book.

I wrote this book by the skin of my teeth and it needs grassroots support to survive.

I'm giving away two copies of Elephant Girl: A Human Story here on Goodreads. Enter here: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

If there's someone reading this with librarian status, I'd be grateful if you could combine the three entries showing for Elephant Girl: A Human Story.

The book is available in paperback at http://amzn.com/1463525435 and in the Kindle version at http://amzn.com/B005FFTRO0.

Hi all,

I just wanted to share that I've made a preliminary video for Elephant Girl: A Human Story.

http://youtu.be/Ud4YN-Jjfm8

A more professional video is in the works but I wanted to get something done for an upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

I hope you'll let me know your thoughts!

Thanks!

Amazon is in the process of getting the paperback version of Elephant Girl listed, but in the meantime it is available through CreateSpace at https://www.createspace.com/3619539 for 18.99 plus shipping.

The Kindle version is available here: http://amzn.com/B005FFTRO0

Versions for Nook, Sony, Palm and other e-readers are on Smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Thanks!