design changes

I'm probably going to be doing some experimenting with the blog in the next few weeks. As stated in the last post I'm going to post about some personal stuff more. But I'm also trying to change the look of the blog. To be honest, it looks kind of boring. I added the slideshow of my books  to the right so people can find them easier if they so desire. That's a good start. I'm also going to be adding other features...what, I'm not exactly sure yet. I just want more content and less 'blah'. So I'm on the lookout. Anybody has suggestions or ideas feel free to email me.

little league

I'm going to venture off the regular path of blog topics today. Usually I only discuss my writing stuff. I think I'm now going to occasionally talk about personal things as it appears some readers like to know things like that...trying to get to know a writer they like.

My 5yr old daughter had her first baseball practice on Sunday. Didn't start off too well. She's incredibly shy at first and isn't outgoing at all when meeting new people. She didn't want me to leave her side as she's playing catch with another kid and everytime I started to leave the field to go watch from the bleachers she started to cry. At one point she said she wanted to stop and go. My wife then stayed with her and after another twenty minutes or so began to warm up to everything. The practice was about 2 hours and she eventually stayed out there on her own, hitting, running the bases, and standing out in the field. So when the practice was over she said she had fun and wanted to come back. They handed out hats and shirts and we went to the store to get her spikes. I asked her what was the matter at the beginning and she said she wasn't sure what to expect.

All in all it was a great day. I played baseball for quite a few years and I have to say that I think I was more nervous watching her than I ever was when I played. Her first actual game is next week, will have to get out the camcorder for that one. The joys of having children.

Special Thanks

Now that A Soul Worth Taking has been released, I wanted to give a shout out to Jeffry Hepple. Jeff formatted the book for Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. Jeff is also an author of some historical fiction that you should definitely check out.

Here's his Amazon author page to check out his books:

http://www.amazon.com/Jeffry-S.-Hepple/e/B002BM69BO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Amazon release!

A Soul Worth Taking is now available on Amazon for the Kindle!

Click here:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004V02A3K

Happy downloading!

Release of A Soul Worth Taking

For you Nook users, A Soul Worth Taking is available now!! It's being offered at an introductory price of only .99!! The cover is not yet up there, but it is embedded in the story once you download it. It will only be at that price for a few weeks so hurry and get your copy.


http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Soul-Worth-Taking/Rye-James/e/2940012295224

For those of you who use mobipocket (still 99 cents), the link is here:

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=429756

And for those who like the variety of options at smashwords:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/51084


For the Kindle users, it should be available within the next 24 hours...I will have another post when it's ready. Download away, all!

A Soul Worth Taking

Right now the book is in the hands of a professional formatter, so I'm hopeful that it'll be ready by the end of the weekend. Once it's done I'll submit it to Amazon, B&N, hopefully Apple and Kobo. My books have not been on Apple or Kobo before because they've never been professionally formatted and I could never figure out how they wanted it. The timeframe that the book is available on the Kindle and Nook obviously depend on Amazon and B&N. I'll keep you updated though.

A Soul Worth Taking release

Just wanted to make a quick update on A Soul Worth Taking's release date. The cover is just about finished. I've been working with the cover designer, going back and forth, checking out different fonts/sizes/styles...and I think we're just about there. Once it's finished I'll release the final cover on here. I was thinking it might be kind of cool to see the progression of the first cover and all the different variations until we get to the final one.

Editing should be finished within a week. It's been a little slower than expected as I was dealing with some personal stuff that sidetracked me. I still want to get the book in the hands of some bloggers/reviewers to get some reviews up on release day, but I'm not sure if there will be enough time. There seems to be some interest in the book so I'm not going to push the release back again. I did it once and won't do it again. The idea was to have some reviews up on release day to help with additional sales and help push it up the charts. Even if they're not up by release date, whenever they get up they'll help with sales, so I'm not really worried about it.

Be back in the next few days with another update.