What is a writer when she isn’t writing?

What is a writer when she isn’t writing? She’s an editor/reviser, a promoter, a marketer, a formatter, and to sum it all up, a publisher. I have been doing some writing on my latest WIP, but for the last two months I’ve been spending most of my time doing the other things that go into getting books ready to publish for my readers.

I’ve been told, in the good old days of traditional publishing, an author could hand over her manuscript to her New York editor at one of the big five publishing houses and get on with writing her next great novel. But not any more.

These days, even traditionally published authors have to do a lot of marketing and promoting. It’s the name of the game. As a indie-published author, I am responsible for getting my books edited, revised, formatted, arrange for book covers, and then uploading to etailers. And then the never ending promotion and marketing begins, because after all that effort, I want you to know about my books.

I love every one of my books, and I hope you will too. My greatest desire is to entertain, engage, and uplift my readers, heart and soul.

And of course, make a fair amount of money doing all this. That fair amount of money thing seems very subjective. The universe of readers has not yet quite caught up with my financial dreams, but hey, universe, I’m sure you’re working on it.

Enjoy always,  T

Dreaming In Moonlight, new cover.

A Time To Begin

A little drum roll, please.  Yes, folks, it’s time to release my newest book, A Time To Begin, because every great love story has a great beginning.

A Time To Begin is sort of a prequel to my old Ellers Family series, which is being reborn/re-released as The MacNicol Clan Through Time. A Time to Begin takes us back to the legendary love story between the strong but wounded chief of the MacNicol clan and a naïve but passionate fae princess.

Sophie is tired of hearing other people’s stories. It’s time for her to create one of her own. Leaving the realm of the fae, she ventures to earth where she stumbles upon a weary and wounded highland warrior. In exchange for healing his shattered body, she insists on accompanying him as they journey across the Isle of Skye.

As the lone survivor of a harsh battle, Herrick is grateful to still be alive, if only barely. His only desire is to return home to the MacNicol clan. The last thing he needs is a naïve, self-absorbed faerie princess tagging along, but when the fae princess agrees to heals his wounds, he agrees to a deal that may seal his fate.

She’s a princess of the fae. He’s destined to become chief of his clan. How on earth can they ever be together?

The legend of Herrick and Sophie was originally mentioned in Return In Time, which is being re-released as A Time To Return (same great story with a little added shine and polish).  I wanted to give these two lovers their own story as the MacNicol clan series starts anew. I’ve released books before, and yet, each time it’s exciting, and I’m full of anticipation. Everyone wants their babies to be successful, and with authors, our books are our babies. We want to see them fly off and spread their wings.

So with great anticipation and joyful excitement, allow me to introduce you to A Time To Begin.

Fly book baby, fly.

And may you Enjoy Always. T