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Update: What’s New in Chrinda’s World?

Posted by: Chrinda Jones    Tags:  authorship, book contest, Bookalicious- Travel-addict, Chrinda Jones, Darkness Knows Me, Eric Hoffer Awards, indie authorship, North Texas Book Festival, self-publish, writing crime, Youtube    Posted date:  April 7, 2014  |  1,498 Comments


Wow! Lots of great stuff happening! Hello Everyone! Just a quick update to let you know what's been happening. Well, things have been moving along quite nicely the last few months. The second novel of the Olivia Gates and Will Green crime series, Angels Sing to Rest, is in edits and I should be hearing from my editor within the next month or so. I hope to have that same novel available for ebook and paperback purchase in time for Christmas 2014. Book Three, yet unnamed, is currently under the pen. This novel follows Will Green to his home of Newcastle-Upon -Tyne in Northern England. Be sure...

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My Little Ducks are Loudly Quacking Away

Posted by: Chrinda Jones    Tags:  Amazon, angels sing to rest, book blog tours, book blogs, Chrinda Jones, Darkness Knows Me, goodreads, indie authorship, Readers Unbound, self-publish    Posted date:  February 14, 2014  |  76 Comments


This week was my last regular post for the blog Readers Unbound. It's a great blog to follow if you love books and the writing process. I had to reluctantly let go of this writing gig because things have become quite busy for me these days, what with promoting my first book, editing/revising my second and writing the third. Below you will find the Readers Unbound post which happens to be about my latest exploit on my journey to authorship.   Over the last year and several months, I have had the privilege of sharing my journey to authorship (among other things) with the followers of Readers...

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Chrinda’s Journey to Authorship: Blog Entry #3 So . . . You Think You can Self-Publish and Self-Promote

Posted by: Chrinda Jones    Tags:  authorship, indie writer, journey, self promotion, self-publish, writing, writing crime    Posted date:  May 7, 2013  |  No comment


In the last two posts you’ve read how I ended up on the carnival ride to authorship, and you learned what I did to prepare myself for the ride. In this final post, I’ll share with you what I’ve learned about promoting a  self-published novel. Here again I knew nothing about what I was doing until I applied my awesomely, nerdy researching skills to reading blog posts and books about the subject. First lesson: There is no shortcut. (A girl can hope though, can’t she?) Second lesson: The process is MUCH harder than I first thought. Don't misunderstand: I didn’t choose to publish...

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