I love the full review from Yummy Men & Kick Ass Chicks for Blood of an Ancient!
Month: October 2013
My Book Is Out
Today is the day! Scroll down to the last post (Or click here) for a list of places you can get Blood of an Ancient today!
Release Day Tomorrow
Blood of an Ancient releases tomorrow. I probably won’t sleep tonight. 😉
Here are a few places you can get it:
My publisher Samhain Publishing where it is only $3.85 (For another week!) and comes in all e-formats: http://store.samhainpublishing.com/blood-ancient-p-73054.html
Amazon ($4.24): http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ancient-Beri-ODell-Book-ebook/dp/B00DUB24M8/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1
Barnes and Noble ($4.99): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-of-an-ancient-rinda-elliott/1116010912?ean=9781619214279
Kobo ($4.59): http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/blood-of-an-ancient
And here are a few early reviews you can check out to help make up your mind.
Vampire Book Club: http://vampirebookclub.net/early-review-blood-of-an-ancient-by-rinda-elliott-beri-odell-2/
Scorching Book Reviews: http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-vicky-review-blood-of-ancient-by.html?zx=83e0fd8be15cd8c6
Yummy Men and Kick Ass Chicks: (She’ll be releasing the full review soon, but did have this to say on Goodreads.) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/578131737
You Can Win Both!
An exclusive excerpt of Blood of an Ancient and a giveaway of BOTH Beri O’Dell books going on at Scorching Book Reviews! http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/exclusive-excerpt-giveaway-blood-of.html
Blood of an Ancient comes out in EIGHT DAYS. So excited. And nervous. But more excited… wait.
Winners of Blood of an Ancient!
I probably didn’t promote my giveaway enough. LOL! Because I only had two comments…you both win! Email me at rindaelliott(at)gmail(dot)com and let me know which electronic format you’d prefer. And congratulations! Hope you enjoy Blood of an Ancient.
For those coming in late who missed the giveaway, there will be another at Scorching Book Reviews on Monday. Blood of an Ancient was their Waiting on Wednesday post this week. See? http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/waiting-on-wednesday-blood-of-ancient.html
One, Two, Three, Three Read-Throughs Ah ha ha!
(Me during another cold.)
No. Not three. More. So many more.
So, one perk of working at home–woke up with a cold today, so I can stay in pjs and work on my laptop. The downside is I can’t curl up and sleep off the cold because I have too much work. Not that I’m complaining. I LOVE THAT I FINALLY HAVE ALL THIS WORK.
(BTW, the big downside of working at home is you always feel like you should be working. But that’s another post. LOL.)
Anyway, I have to read through one of my books all the way through today. Again. So…how many times does an author do this? Let’s see. After the many times we’ve read it while writing (this can be a LOT) and it’s off to editor:
1: First revisions.
2: Second revisions.
3. Final check.
4: Line edits.
5. Galley check.
And because I’m digital first and print second,
6: Last check for errors before print.
So, at least six full read-throughs after all the work you first put into its creation. Not all authors go through a second round of revisions, but my Samhain editor is thorough and she fact checks with me. For instance, I wanted this pretty setting color in one of my books and tried to pass off a mild winter to explain it and we’ve both now researched and realized I can’t get away with it. (Unless any of you live in southern Louisiana and can send me a message to say otherwise. It’s about kudzu. In January. <G>)
What’s really fun is the different emotions you can go through with each read.
You’re not so sure about this book…
Wait, this book isn’t that bad…
Oh, who am I kidding? I’m a FRAUD…
You know, I kind of like this book.
However, no matter what, I can guarantee that every author gets sick of reading their own book at some point.
Don’t forget, you can comment to win an early copy of Blood of an Ancient here. I’m hoping the low number of comments is because so many already pre-ordered the book. heh
I’m picking a winner tomorrow or maybe Friday. 😉
Sneaky Giveaway!!
I just want to leave up that last post at the top because I’m still SO excited about the Norse young adult trilogy. But I’m also very excited about my upcoming release with Samhain Publishing. Blood of an Ancient is out in exactly two weeks. Two! It’s the second book in my Beri O’Dell series.
To celebrate the upcoming release, I’m giving away an early copy here! Just leave a comment for a chance to win and I’ll announce the winner on Thursday–that should leave time for those in all time zones. It’ll be an electronic version in the format of your choice. 🙂
The official blurb and a long excerpt is available here. (Pre-order price of Blood of an Ancient is only $3.85 and available in any e-format as well.)
Me!