Update on the New Book
Pop the Champaign folks. I submitted Origins: Discovery to the Kindle Scout program and thanks to wonderfully supportive fans like yourselves, it was selected. The book will now be published under Amazon’s publishing label and hopefully their marketing muscle will propel this and the original series to new heights.
This is obviously great news for me, but also good for the many fans who voted for the book on KindleScout since they will get a free copy when it comes out.
That leads me to the potential downside for others. If the book was not selected, I would have hit the publish button today for all to enjoy immediately. Now, Amazon is going to do a pass with their editing staff and the publishing timeline is up to them. If I were to hazard a guess I would say the process will take 8 weeks or so, which pushes the publication date back until Juneish.
Sorry for the delay this will cause, but I am full-on excited about the potential here. It would be a dream come true to hang up the day job and write full time to produce more than just one book a year. If this opportunity lives up to its potential, then it could very well be the thing that makes that happen. In that case, I would have amazing fans like you to thank for that. Here’s hoping…
This is obviously great news for me, but also good for the many fans who voted for the book on KindleScout since they will get a free copy when it comes out.
That leads me to the potential downside for others. If the book was not selected, I would have hit the publish button today for all to enjoy immediately. Now, Amazon is going to do a pass with their editing staff and the publishing timeline is up to them. If I were to hazard a guess I would say the process will take 8 weeks or so, which pushes the publication date back until Juneish.
Sorry for the delay this will cause, but I am full-on excited about the potential here. It would be a dream come true to hang up the day job and write full time to produce more than just one book a year. If this opportunity lives up to its potential, then it could very well be the thing that makes that happen. In that case, I would have amazing fans like you to thank for that. Here’s hoping…
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Apr 08, 2016 02:13PM
Congratulations on the win, Mark! I'd like to invite you to join your fellow Scout authors in our private Facebook group. It's a good place to learn about our experiences working with Kindle Press. If you'd like to join us, message me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linda.lewis.now
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Yay!!! I am so happy for you, Mark, and I can't wait to get my copy. I hope this is the push you need to reach a wider audience so that they can see what a wonderful author you are. As for me, in the immortal words of Annie Wilkes, I'm your "number one fan" :)
Congrats! I can't wait to get my copy. And my KS campaign is about a month behind. Fingers crossed. http://micahjoel.info/2016/03/broken-...
My congratulations! I enjoyed the excerpt, voted for it, and look forward to the free copy. What are you working on next? https://twitter.com/lphaEditor/status...
Thanks everyone.Robin, I knew I could count on you :)
Micah, I gave your KS a read and that looks right up my alley. You've got my vote!
Wordwizard, hope you like the new book. The next one in the series will follow Valnor and his exploits during the American Revolution. Just starting a detailed plot outline on it now, should be fun.
I'm sure the next book will be as enjoyable as the first. Please keep me in mind for copyediting!
Congratulations! I am really looking forward to the free ebook copy of Origins; Discovery. I love the world you have created with Hastelloy and his crew, and can't wait to read more. But I am pretty sure that I AM your number one fan, and you can trust me when I say that your fans want you to be able to quit your day job and write full time as well ;-)
I did say a long time ago that you were an author to keep an eye on! :-)
Wow! I didn't know anything about the new book or voting on it! Where have I been?Congrats, Mark! I look forward to reading the book in June when it comes out. Can't wait to see what you've done with the series.
Jody wrote: "any idea on a date yet ?"Actually no. I submitted a final draft about 3 weeks ago and have not heard any specifics yet. Thanks for the reminder Jody, I need to follow up on that. I've had my head down working on the next book so much that forgot to do that last week.
Hopefully it will not be long.
Mark
We can wait, for a better finished product. Will it be on Kindle Scout like the first?
Mark wrote: "Jody wrote: "any idea on a date yet ?"Actually no. I submitted a final draft about 3 weeks ago and have not heard any specifics yet. Thanks for the reminder Jody, I need to follow up on that. I'v..."
Cheers!
Wordwizard wrote: "We can wait, for a better finished product. Will it be on Kindle Scout like the first?"Not sure yet. We'll see how it goes with book 1 if the program is all that it's cracked up to be.
OMG, I just received the email from Kindle Scout to download it!! I am stopping in the middle of what I am currently reading so that I can rejoin Hastelloy and the crew! I am so EXCITED :)
I just received my download, thank you so much! Just like above poster I'm putting down my current read and starting in on this with glee!
preorder on amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... if anyone else wants to get in the queue
Pjb wrote: "I just received my download, thank you so much! Just like above poster I'm putting down my current read and starting in on this with glee!"And Mark grins ear to ear. Thanks Robin and Pjb, there is no greater compliment than that.
