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DESCENT: a vivid, chilling tale of jealousy, secrets, and betrayal…

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 8 Comments

Finally, the day has arrived. After years of writing, editing, searching for a publisher, more editing, polishing and proofreading DESCENT is published.

I awoke this morning, jumped out of bed and ran to my kindle. Hit the download button, and Descent magically appeared. Voila!

Descent On Kindle

I’ve ordered my paperback copy, so that will be the next present.

Thank you to everyone who shared this journey with me and thank you to all those who pre-ordered. The pre-ordering gave me this special gift:

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Descent is available on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.jp, Amazon.fr, Amazon.com.aus, and many more.

Thanks for reading…

Farley’s Friday: Where Can A Dog Go Shopping?

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 11 Comments

Farley here,

Tomorrow is the local Farmer’s Market. As you can see by the shopping bag I’m wearing, I’m very excited about this event.

Farley Goes Shopping

Normally, when Kristina goes grocery shopping I have to stay at home. ALONE. That’s not just right, but because the market is outdoors, I can go with her. I’ll get to meet other dogs – town dogs – not wilderness dogs like me. I’m a bit nervous about that. I have no street smarts, but I’m going to put my best paw forward and be brave.

Besides who could resist me when I look so handsome in my bag?

Woof Woof

Mystery Mondays: How to join authors supporting authors…

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 2 Comments

Last week I promised to share how you can post on Mystery Mondays, and I will. But first let me show you the schedule till year-end. Check out the Mystery Mondays announcement for the schedule up to Oct 19th.

Mystery Mondays has the pleasure and honour of hosting the following authors:

Oct 26th: Jesse Giles Christensen – songwriter and bestselling author of Pelican Bay.

Nov 2nd: Kat Flannery – bestselling author of The Branded Series.

Nov 9th: C.S. Lakin – award-winning author of too many books to list 🙂 She’s gives us something to strive for.

Nov 16th: Gloria Ferris – award-wining author of the Cornwall & Redfern Mystery series.

Nov 23rd: Jayne Baynard – author of Canadian crime and literary fiction.

Nov 30th: Eileen Schuh – author of adult SciFi novellas and the YA BackTracker series.

Dec 7th: Howard Shrier -award-winning author of the Jonah Geller crime series.

Dec 14th: Laurence St. John – author of YA fantasy series Metatron.

Are you interested in guest blogging?

Due to the overwhelming interest in guest posting on Mystery Mondays, I will be accepting guest blog requests for 2016 stating on November 1st, 2015 so mark your calendar and contact me here on Nov 1st or later.

If you’d like to participate, here’s what you need to qualify:

  • you are a published author – traditional or Indie or any other way that I don’t know about,
  • you are about to publish and have a launch date within a week of blog post,
  • you want to promote other authors and spread success,
  • you write novels with a hint of mystery,
  • you are willing to engage in the comments section when readers comment on your post.

All I ask from you is that you follow my blog, comment on author’s posts and help share via Twitter and Facebook.  If you’re interested send me a message via my contact page.

The guidelines:

You’ll have to send me your bio, back text of your novel, author photo and book cover. I’d like you to write something about yourself, your novel, your research, a writing tip or a publishing tip. Please keep in mind I am a family friendly blog. I do reserve the right to edit anything I think might be inappropriate for my audience, which I will discuss with you first. I think anything under 700 words is great, but it’s your book so up to you.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you and sharing your novel with the Internet world.

Thanks for reading…

Descent’s Launch: 5 Sleeps to Go

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 3 Comments

DescentCoverYesterday, I took a break from blogging about DESCENT to host Luke Murphy, author of Kiss & Tell. If you missed his blog, you can still check it out and see what he had to say about his new release.

And speaking of guest blogging, I’ve been invited to post throughout the summer. I’ll write about research, the publication process, DESCENT of course, the most stressful part writing and other writing related topics. So drop on by the following blogs… I’ll be hosted by:

  • July 24th: Rosemary McCracken author of the Pat Tierney Mystery series.
  • July 26th: Debra Purdy Kong author of the Casey Holland transit mysteries.
  • July 28th: Luke Murphy  author of Dead Man’s Hand and Kiss & Tell.
  • July 31st: Eileen Schuh author of adult Sci-fi novellas and YA BackTracker series.
  • August 3rd: Catherine Atsolfo author of  Sweet Karoline, The Bridgeman, Victim, Legacy, Seventh Fire and Up Chit Creek.
  • Aug 7th: Judy Penz Sheluk author of Hanged Man’s Noose. RELEASED TODAY (July 21st) so check out amazon and support a fellow author 🙂
  • August 11th: Joan Y. Edwards illustrator and author of Flip Flap Floodle
  • August 14th: Carol Balawyder criminologist and author of A Simple Act of Love and Cora’s Cry For Help.
  • August 18th: Jim Jackson author of the Seamus (Shay-Mus) McCree series.
  • August 21st: Donna Galanti author of A Human Element and A Hidden Element.
  • August 28th: Melodie Campbell author of The Goddaughter series, A Purse To Die For, Land’s End Trilogy and Code Name: Gypsy Moth
  • Oct 2nd. The Mysteristas

Thank you to all these wonderful people for inviting me into their cyberspace!

If you’d like to have me guest blog on your site, please contact me here.

Descent is available for pre-order on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.jp, Amazon.fr, Amazon.com.aus, Amazon.com.au, Amazon.co.aus and many more. And here’s just a little picture about what happened yesterday on my writing journey.

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Did I mention it’s only 5 days to go and if you’re pre-ordered DESCENT with be delivered to your eReader on July 25th. The paperback will be available to order on July 25th too!

And as usual, thanks for reading…

Descent’s Launch: Six Sleeps to Go

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The day gets closer and the stress mounts. Or maybe it’s anticipation.

Today I get to announce the paperback version of DESCENT will be available on Amazon on July 25th. I can’t wait to hold the book in my hands and smell the paper.

For now, I’ll have to make due with a sneak peek at the full cover.

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The Facebook launch party is on  July 25th, 3-6 PM EST. You are invited and most welcome to join us to help celebrate. Come and win a book from one of the amazing authors! Check out yesterday’s blog to find out what books are being donated.

Descent is available for pre-order on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.jp, Amazon.fr, Amazon.com.aus, and many more.

Did I mention it’s only 6 sleeps to go and if you’re pre-ordered DESCENT with be delivered to your eReader on July 25th. The paperback will be available to order on July 25th too!

Thanks for reading…

Publishing Journey: Online Interviews

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Sweat is pouring off my forehead. I thought writing a novel was the hard work, and it was, but who knew publishing the novel requires just as much effort. A different kind of effort, and a whole new set of skills, but still exhilarating and fun.

I’m sure you’ve heard a wonderful part of writing includes meeting and connecting with people, and it’s true. Being interviewed is one more way to meet new friends.

Part of the launch process includes setting up interviews. so I took a deep breath and put the word out.

I’ve been lucky and an interesting group of authors agreed to interview me. They each sent me a set of questions to answer, which I’m now busy doing. The questions have made me think about who I am as an author and what the publishing journey is about. I hope you’ll check out their sites.

The interviews are scheduled for the following dates:

July 24th: Rosemary McCracken best-selling author of the Pat Tierney mystery series including Safe Harbor and Black Water.

August 7th: Judy Penz Sheluk author of the Hanged Man’s Noose. Her short crime fiction appears in World Enough and Crime and The Whole She-Bang 2.

August 11th: Joan Y Edwards: author/Illustrator of Flip Flap Floodle.

August 14th: Carol Balawyder: author of Getting to Mr. Right, Missi’s Dating Adventures,  and Mourning Has Broken.

August 18th: James M Jackson author of the Seamus McCree Mystery series.

I’d love to do more interviews, so please send me a direct message  from  my contacts page if you’re interested in hosting me.

You are invited to help me celebrate DESCENT’s launch at my Facebook launch party: July 25th. Prizes and authors to be announced soon…

Facebook Release Day Party

If you haven’t read my blog before, I’ve signed on with Imajin Books and will blog about my publishing adventure. I’ll share what I learn and hope it helps someone out there get their novel published.

Thanks for reading…

 

DESCENT Coming Soon!

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 10 Comments

I have butterflies in my stomach. Years of hard work and a dream has led to this…Imajin Books has announced DESCENT’s release date: July 25, 2015.

The full cover of DESCENT designed by Ryan Doan…Ta Da!

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Can this really be happening?

If you haven’t read my blog before, I’ve signed on with Imajin Books and will blog about my publishing adventure. I’ll share what I learn and hope it helps someone out there get their novel published.

Thanks for reading…

Farley’s Friday: I Have a Girlfriend!

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 4 Comments

Farley here,

My heart starts to pound. My legs turn to Jelly. I see the dog of my dreams. Tell me she’s not beautiful. I dare you. We met while out for a walk with my humans.

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Her name is Beans, because she’s – you know – full of them. I see her strutting toward me with a glint in her eye. Her fur is silky, her tail is wagging. She’s inviting me to play.

She has this cool human who throws food in the water. I offer for her to go after the food first but discover she doesn’t like to swim. It’s all about her beautiful fur. She’s just been to the salon.

I don’t want her know I’m afraid of deep water. I’ve just been bragging that I lived on a sailboat for five years, so in I go.

Kristina can’t believe it. She’s clapping her hands and giggling. She thinks I’m swimming, but my toes are actually touching the ground. There’s no way I’m going in over my head. Not for food. Not even for my girlfriend. Girlfriends are supposed to like you even though you may have a weakness, right?

Did I mention I’m crazy about Beans? I’ve gotta go find her again.

Woof woof.

The Unveiling…of…DESCENT

~ Kristina Stanley ~ 4 Comments

Holy Excitement Batman!

The cover for DESCENT is in. I’ve seen it and love it. Today I can share a little piece, just a sneak preview, so you can see what’s coming. This is the bottom quarter of the front cover.

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Later this week, I’ll have the pleasure of sharing the whole cover and the launch date. How cool is that? The good news just keeps arriving from Imajin books.

Now the scary part begins. I have to get my online platform ready. Just so you’d don’t think I’m loafing around this week, here’s what I’ll be doing.

  • post cover in all the relevant places
  • set up and invite people to a Facebook launch party
  • set up a blog hop
  • update author sites (such as Goodreads and Author’s Den)
  • confirm book signing events for later in the summer
  • contact our local paper about an article
  • and just to keep me on my toes, I’m polishing Avalanche, the third novel in the Stone Mountain Series.

I’ll keep a list of marketing activities to share with you and by the end of the process, we should have good to-do list for launching a book. You know me – I love to have a list. Of course, please let me know if you have ideas to add to the list.

If you haven’t read my blog before, I’ve signed on with Imajin Books and will blog about my publishing adventure. I’ll share what I learn and hope it helps someone out there get their novel published.

Thanks for reading…