📚 Publishing Delays & Book Cover Dilemma
There hasn’t been much movement with An Irish Mystery this week. Draft2Digital still lists my book as “publishing” (I suspect the delay is due to updating my blurb). And with a new cover design in the works, it’s left me hesitant to advertise or join BookFunnel promos.
On Booksprout, I had one new claim — not the 100 I hoped for, but every reader counts, and it’s another chance for a valuable review.
👉 Want to read and review my book for free? Join me on Booksprout here.
📈 Unexpected Wins
Even with no advertising, someone still found and bought my paperback on Amazon. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting any sales this month, so I’m calling that a win!
🎒 Back to School & Endless Paperwork
Last Wednesday marked the start of a new school year. Somehow, the school was ready in time — though if you’d seen it a week earlier, you’d never have believed it! Now I’m drowning in paperwork, trying to catch up.
💍 Celebrating 23 Years Married
Saturday was our wedding anniversary — 23 years married, 28 years together. We celebrated in our style: a morning coffee and sandwich from Greggs, then later some fun in town.
Highlights included:
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🎯 Interactive darts (yes, I won!)
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⛳ Glo Golf (crazy golf in neon lights, complete with silly challenges like playing one-handed)
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🍹 Drinks and laughter that made for a great night.
Final score: me, 1 under par — thank you very much. 😎
📖 What I’m Reading
Finished: Next House by Kate Bold — you can read my review on Goodreads (don’t forget to follow me).
📖 Currently: The Berlin Wife by Marion Kummerow. A gripping WWII historical novel full of danger, love, and sacrifice. You can check out the series here.
I’ll share my thoughts on Goodreads once I finish.
📌 Exploring Pinterest for Authors
This week I opened a Pinterest account focused on my blogs. My blog traffic had been climbing but dipped in recent weeks. After researching, Pinterest seems like a great platform to drive new readers to my posts.
The challenge? Balancing social media. I might need to drop one or two platforms to avoid spreading myself too thin.
📖 An American Treasure
What about An American Treasure, I hear you say? Don’t worry — it’s still very much the plan to release it this year. Originally, I had a cover design that tied it in with An Irish Mystery. But since I’m now updating the cover for Book 1, it makes sense to have the same design team create the cover for Book 2 as well. That way, the Newman Adventure series will have a consistent, professional look right from the start.
On top of that, I’ve been looking into formatting software to make my publishing process smoother. The one I’m leaning toward is Atticus — but, like everything in publishing, it comes with another cost. If you’d like to support me on this journey, you can always buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi ☕. Every little bit helps me invest in tools and resources that improve both my books and these blogs.
Hopefully, by the time I write next week’s blog, An Irish Mystery will finally be live on more book platforms — and maybe, just maybe, I’ll even have a brand-new cover to reveal. Fingers crossed!
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