Thinking of trying a new look....

I've been playing around with a lot of fun things lately, including Pinterest so I thought it was probably time I revive the blog and possibly go for a new look.  I'm still learning, so I'm sure it will take some time to get this looking as professional as I'd like, but here it is.

I'm starting with a new picture.  That's actually me on the glass overlook of the Sears Tower.  (Yes, I know it's not the Sears Tower anymore, but the actual name escapes me at the moment.)

So what look do you think works best for a blog?  Simple, elegant? 

I welcome your input!

Finding My Escape to Be Featured on Kindle Nation Daily

I'm very excited to announce that my novel, Finding My Escape is going to be featured February 16 on Kindle Nation Daily! 

As any author will tell you, one of the biggest struggles we have (once the book is written, edited, re-edited, proofread...) is just how to go about marketing that book.  For me, it's been a bit of an enigma.  I think one of the reasons for this is that marketing, like book publishing, is changing almost daily.  What worked last year, when Amanda Hocking and John Locke launched their campaigns, just isn't going to be as successful today.

I stumbled across Kindle Nation Daily quite by accident, and decided to check it out.  I was very impressed with their success stories.  They've actually taken books with rankings of 100,000 and below up in to the top 1000 category.  (See the results here).  So I decided to take a chance with their Special Sponsored Post with Facebook Triple play.

Stay tuned for the results!

Status Update

I'd like to get back to posting regularly on this blog, but to be honest, I've been crazy busy.  Most recently, I've published Finding My Escape in paperback.

Look for a new format for this blog in the next couple of weeks.