Hey, all.

My good friend, and faithful reader, Shannon brought it to my attention that she was having issues with purchasing Peret from BN.com for her NOOK. If you would like the book for your NOOK and are having problems, please shoot me an email at heather.reasby@gmail.com and we’ll make arrangements for you to get your copy.

To say that I’m displeased with the support provided for the PubIt service would be putting it VERY mildly.

So I was finally able to get the paperback edition of Peret into shape so it’s now up and available for purchase!

Currently, the Kindle edition is live on Amazon, and the Paperback is available through the Createspace store with Amazon picking it up in the next few days. Also, for those of you who love your Nooks, it’s available through BN.com.

Also, for those of you who regret that your kindle edition can’t be inscribed with a personal message like a paperback… well guess what! Now, it can! Both Akhet and Peret are available for service through KindleGraph.com!

So I dreamed last night that The Rock showed up at my house out of the blue, wanting to option the Sekhmet’s Light series for movies because he wanted to play Kemsefet.

Needless to say, my inner fan-girl was completely spastic.

Of course, my husband was all shades of amused upon hearing about this dream and told me “honey, you’re a professional writer now, you can’t freak out like that”. Yes, I do know that and I don’t know that I would completely freak out… I mean, I’ve managed to meet a lot of celebrities at this point in my life and not go all googly… But then again… it’s the freaking ROCK!

Anyway, it would definitely be cool to find out, doncha think?!

I have created a version of NuruSekhmet in the game Champions Online and, I’m happy to say, she has been kicking bad-guy butt and taking names. I absolutely love this game and highly encourage folks who like superheroes and comic books to check it out. You can not only create your heroes to run around beating up baddies, but you can also create their nemesis who will have minions that show up to mess with the hero… usually at bad times like when you’re in the middle of fighting someone else!

I’m inviting my readers to come fight alongside Nuru in their own superhero guises and gain some bonus experience points at the same time… (as well as some possible in-game goodies!) Just log into the game on Wednesday, June 8th and search for NuruSekhmet@NuruSekhmet in the game’s system and send me a friend invite. I plan on being online between about 4pm and 9pm, Pacific time. I have a device that grants me, and up to 4 teammates, a 20% boost to normal experience points gained during that time.

You might be saying at this point: But wait, I don’t have an account with Champions Online and I don’t have a lot of money to spare for that sort of thing..

That’s okay. CO offers a free-to-play format if you just want to try the game out or if you just don’t have money for a monthly subscription fee. Also, it has a sidekick feature which can allow me to fight at a lower level or for you to fight at Nuru’s higher level!

Millenium City is a big place and it needs heroes!

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Akhet Review on Red Adept Reviews

B. Tackitt gave Akhet 4.5 stars! Thank you for taking the time to read my book and write such a great review!

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There’s quite a lot going on in my life right now and I thought I’d bring my friends and readers up to speed.

Peret: I will assure everyone that the book is, in fact, done. My marvelous husband, Garth, has the concept for the cover art down and will be working on completing the rendering of it this weekend so I can work on getting it out for all of you. I really think that you’ll like the direction that Nicole’s story is going.

Shomu: Book three of the series is already outlined, and my chief editor has given it the thumbs-up so I’ll be starting work on the manuscript as soon as book 2 is up for sale.

The Days Upon the Year: What the heck is this?! some people might be asking. Well, it’s going to be a collection of 5 short stories/novellas that will tie in with the Sekhmet’s Light world, telling some of the backstories that are hinted at in the series itself. They’re going to include things like Aramair’s backstory and the narrative about the raid lead by Imanekhet and Meshrew, Church’s backstory, as well as part of the story of the first NuruSekhmet ever.  

Short stories: I have a couple short stories that I’m working on currently before I start on Book 3 that will be made available via the Kindle store once they’re completed.

Garth’s Book: I’ve been doing some red-line editing on my husband’s first novel as well and I’m really excited for all of you to get a look at that when all’s said and done. He’ll be introducing you to a fantastic new character and a world that will, I hope, wind up being one of your favorites.

So, that’s what I’m up to these days. Being out of work sucks, but I’m still looking for a new day job. In the meantime, I’m making the best of things by keeping busy!

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The Sekhmet's Light Kickstarter Project

You may or may not know that I’ve been without a day job since the beginning of February. Although I’m receiving unemployment benefits and looking for a new job, there’s a gap between what I was making and what I have coming in now. As a result, the opportunities to promote the Sekhmet’s Light Series are less because I don’t have any extra income to pay for things like ad spaces.

The purpose of my Kickstarter project is to finance those promotional opportunities and to be able to purchase copies to have on-hand for signings.

Any support you can give would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be as little as $1 and for those that can give more, I do have benchmarks set up with awards for your generosity.

Thank you in advance!

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LibraryThing chat with H. L. Reasby

Please join me on LibraryThing this week (Jan 31 - Feb 6) for my first author chat!

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I figured it was probably time for another update of what I’ve been up to lately.

I briefly posted earlier that I’d gotten word that ‘Akhet’ is now available to the UK library system thanks to the efforts of the wonderful Michael Margerison, but I should probably expand upon that. I’m very pleased that Holt Jackson Book Company has added my book to their system, needless to say. It opens up doors to not only school and public libraries in the UK, but also venues that might be a bit less obvious like government institutions and even (eep) prisons. Cool (and mildly scary)!

I’d ask that anyone in the UK who’s interested in reading Akhet, please request it for your local library. It’d be hugely appreciated…. And, hey! If you come across a copy on the shelf at the library, why not snap a pic and post it here? That’d be very cool!

Now I just need to find a way to afford a trip to London (probably not gonna be any time real soon, unfortunately), so I can take Michael out to dinner and take him up on his comment that if I were in the UK, he could get me some appearances scheduled!

I hope that things are good in your neck of the woods!

CHEERS!

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I just got word this morning from my friend, Michael, who works for a library in London that he’s successfully lobbied for my book to be available in Britain’s library system! This is insanely good news as it potentially opens up all kinds of doors…

Now I just need to find a way to afford a trip to London so Garth and I can take him out to dinner as a thank you! :D

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So, my husband and I are engaged in playing Star Trek Online recently… it’s a tremendously fun game that I really recommend. However, the reason for this post is not to endorse the game so much as to point out that support for your writing and marketing efforts can be found in the strangest of places.

We’ve hooked up with a fleet on the game and the guys have been very cool about purchasing the book, arranging for signed copies, and expressing a general level of excitement about knowing a published author.

Recently, the fleet leader, Paul, introduced me to another member of the fleet who works in the library system in London. After talking for a while, he offered to submit a request that they carry my book in the London libraries which would translate into at least one copy per library, and a significant jump in exposure for me! Who knew that playing computer games could benefit your writing career as well?!

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So I haven’t posted in a bit and I thought I would give you guys some updates on what’s going on with book 2.

I have passed the manuscript along to two people other than Garth and Ren (they’re kind of in the thick of things with their own books and don’t really have time to give mine a read through at the moment); that would be the lovely and brilliant Quiana Kirkland and up-and-coming editor Jenna Huffman. Jenna previously helped edit Ren Cummins’ second novel “Reaper’s Flight” so I’m looking forward to seeing what she makes of Peret.

I’m hoping to have rewrites out of the way and the book ready for publication by the end of March or early April which would be a year after Akhet’s release. I’m hoping to maintain a one-book-a-year pace of publication which should be very do-able.

Once I’ve finished working on my as-yet untitled Steampunk story, I plan to start plotting out the final book of the Sekhmet’s Light trilogy, Shomu, and start finalizing the 5 stories I want to put in the companion book “The Days Upon the Year”.

On a personal note, I took a few days of vacation around the new year and have come to the realization that I would really like to be able to give up my day job and write full-time, but until the sales really take off, or I hit a massive lotto jackpot, it’s just not going to happen… which kind of makes me a sad panda, but I’ll just have to keep trying, I suppose!

Have a great day, everyone!

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I’m working hard on trying to get the word out about my book, as I’m sure many of you know at this point.

Working on my own, more or less, I’ve had some successes, but I’d like to go further… so I’m asking for your help. If you are a reviewer or you know someone who is, I’d love for more reviews of ‘Akhet’ to get out there before the end of the year. Also, if you’re a reporter/interviewer or know one, please pass along my contact information.

I’m hoping to set up a signing at some point, but I’m not certain how soon or at what location just yet. Funds are very tight thanks to the economy and my hours being cut at work so I need do so stuff on the cheap as much as possible… which is why I’m asking you, my friends, family, and readers, for help.

Any assistance would be hugely appreciated!

Heather

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Another year down… one that’s been an exciting one to say the least.

2010 has seen the publication of my first novel and the completion of the rough draft of the second. It’s seen the formation of new friendships and the presentation of new opportunities.

There’s tons to look forward to in the new year as well. I hope to be able to have Peret available for purchase by the end of March, and I’m hoping to set up a signing sometime before then as well.

I want to thank my friends and family for their love and support.

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Great news! Thanks to recent inclusion in the Smashwords.com premium catalogue, Akhet will soon be available through more outlets. If you use the Apple ibook store, Diesel, Sony, or Kobo, keep an eye out. It’ll be hitting those virtual ‘shelves’ soon!

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