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Over the past couple of months I’ve been teaching myself the ePub thing in Adobe InDesign CS5.5 (a Christmas present from my lovely husband), which wasn’t so hard except when you have images that kind of have to be where they are, the way they are. Figured it out, sort of. It just got to the point where I had …

Sending out a special “thanks” to Stephanie Wytovich for her review of Twisted in her latest post in the Madhouse. It warms my cockles when somebody gets it: http://joinmeinthemadhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/featured-author-in-madhouse-nora.html “…it fuses the worlds of literature and art together in such a macabre fashion where it’s suitable for kids, but still really creepy and entertaining for adults.” If you (or someone …

I spent a lot of time this month preparing books to be sent out for writer’s contests, and I still don’t know. Should I be doing that? Does the starburst stickers on the covers of books really make people want to buy them more? And is that what it should even be about? The groups giving out the awards kind of market …

While I was trying to find contact information to send out books to local libraries, I started seeing a pattern of replies: some of the bigger libraries want to see book reviews from major sources before they’re willing to stock your book in their library. So I guess I need to back up the truck a little. In researching reviewers, I’m …

The book has received some excellent reviews on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble, along with some five-star ratings! I’m not sure what these people are on, but I’m hoping some more people find it. Here’s one that I hope sums it all up: “Excellent sick little work of art” Yeah. That’s what I’m talking about. But the book needs …

I did an interview a couple of weeks ago with a local newspaper about the Twisted book and how I funded it through Kickstarter. They took some pictures of me along with some of the Kickstarter rewards a few days after the interview. The article printed just this past Monday. Here’s the online version, mercifully minus the horrid photo of …

After a few hiccups in the printing process (mostly on my part), I’ve finally been able to get the correct files uploaded and accepted at the printer! I ordered a bunch, and the hard cover shipment showed up yesterday. They look fantastic. A couple of days ago the book appeared on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but without all the …

Here’s another story from the Twisted: Tales to Rot Your Brain Vol. 1 book. It’s the very first story in the book and was instigated by a writing prompt from Mike Arnzen (http://www.gorelets.com) that suggested I “depict an allergy gone haywire.” So I did. Dr. A. is quite the instigator. I’ve elaborated a little about his role on the book’s …

When I decided to print a hard cover version of the book, I figured I needed to do it right. I didn’t want something that looked cheap. I think any book with the word “Rot” in the title deserves something classy, right? So the hard cover books will be bound in gray cloth with the book title stamped in gold …

Got the bookmarks back from the printer, and they turned out great. They are printed on recycled, 100lb cover stock with a matte finish. The image attached will give you an idea of how they look. (Pay no attention to that messy, messy desk…)I originally promised one physical bookmark to everyone who pledged $25 or more on the Twisted Kickstarter …

With the overwhelming response the book project has been getting on Kickstarter, I’m thinking we can do even more. I would be able to list the book through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. as well as keep the book’s domain (www.hairyeyeballs.com) and hosting up for an extra five years if we raise the funding goal a bit. But this doesn’t …