Continuing Adventures in Indie-Publishing: Available for Pre-Order!


It's been a stressful week. After much procrastination, I buckled down and started the actual process of publishing Death by Equine. I confess my stress levels were off the charts. This was all new to me. I didn't know what I didn't know. Thankfully, I left myself plenty of time to allow for "bugs." And I have some amazing friends in the writing community who offered answers and advice. 

My release date is May 11. My goal has been to have it up for pre-order by March 11 (TODAY), and I've met that goal. The part I hadn't anticipated is that I can only offer digital for pre-order. The print book is uploaded and ready, but when I clicked "publish," it went live! And the version of the manuscript is still in uncorrected proof stage! Ack! So I pulled the plug. At least I know it's ready to go once I complete my final proofread and make the fixes.

Want to pre-order? For Kindle, click here. To order in one of the other digital platforms (Nook, Apple, Kobo, etc), click here. For print, stay tuned.


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Jeanie Jackson said…
Doing that end of it can't be fun, but the fun begins for us in the next M month. :)
3/11/21, 11:18 AM
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