Book Review for Innocence Coming April 3!

I have connected with a book blogger I'm excited to work with.  Her name is Karen Steer and she lives in Australia. (I thought that was really cool!)  She has agreed to review my first mini-book Innocence.  I am really excited and grateful to be working with her.

As an introduction to her, I would like to give you the link to her website www.karensbookhaven.com so you can check out her reviews of other books as well and see what she's all about.  The review for Innocence will be posted on her website on April 3, 2015, so mark your calendars.  I will post the link as soon as it's available, and, believe me, I'll be reminding you all of the upcoming review all week long.  I love connecting with other people who are passionate about any aspect of books or writing.

Below I have posted a bit about Karen from her about page (reprinted with permission), along with her picture.

Karen Steer

Here is a bit about Karen:

"Hi there - I'm Karen and welcome to my haven.

To say I love books would be an understatement. I adore them. I love all sorts of genres. Romance, erotica, young adult, women's fiction, some paranormal and thriller are the ones I gravitate towards the most. I love nothing more than diving into a book and being transported to another world and being bewitched by the author's characters. There is no better feeling than a book hangover.

"I am a mother of two boys, married to the man of my dreams and live in a beautiful part of Australia, just north of Sydney.

"I love talking about books. I can be often found on instagram and twitter talking about the books I've reviewed. I give honest reviews and I welcome others recommendations too."

Here are the links for her social media:

Facebook  (She's got an amazing 1,133 likes.  Be sure to add yours!)

Instagram 

Twitter

Karen also offers Beta and Proofing services at a competitive rate.  If any of my writer friends are reading this, or you know of someone looking for this type of service, click here for more information.

I would like to thank Karen in advance for her hard work and support of authors.  Without readers and book bloggers our skill set would be kinda useless.  Thank you so much, Karen!

Don't forget to get your copy of Innocence.  It's the first mini-book (which means it's only six chapters long so it's perfect for a quick read) in my Gold Dragon series.  The second book will be out very soon.

You can get a copy at...

Etsy for only $1.99 in PDF format!

Amazon for the low price of $2.99 (lowest they'd let me go) in .epub format.

iBooks also for the low price of $2.99 in .epub format.

And coming soon...in print!  The hard copy version will be sold on Etsy.com as well as locally in a wonderful shop called Simply NC.  So if you live in my lovely hometown of Clinton, be sure to stop by for your copy.  I will post when they are available.  In the meantime, check out Simply NC on the Square in Clinton for everything North Carolina.  You'll love the shop.

Thanks for reading, as always, and I'll keep you posted about the release of the next book Awakened as well as the link for Karen's review!

Boredom, ugh! Sooo two seconds ago

Well, as happy as I am about my book being published online and now available on Amazon and iBooks, I feel like my blog is kind of boring.  It's kind of embarrassing saying that, but when I think about writing a blog post as being a duty, then, to me, it's boring.  Why should anything in life be boring?  If something is boring, I have a really, really, really...yeah, really hard time doing it.  I tend to feel like if it can't be made interesting somehow, by turning it into a game, a competition, or changing your perspective, then it's not worth doing.  And right now my blog doesn't feel worth doing.  I'd rather be writing a story, something really fun and creative, or watching a good movie or even reading than be doing this right now.

Maybe I'm supposed to say how much I love every aspect of writing and publishing, but instead, I'm telling you what I don't like.  I like interesting things, and when I meet something boring, I feel like the life is being sucked out of me (I said something not someone, although it applies for both, but that's kind of mean).  It is hard to find a reason to go on.  I also feel kind of insulted when I come into contact with something boring and feel forced to stay in its presence.

I got some great responses the other day when I messaged FB friends about my book and asked if they would buy a copy.  But then after only one sale came through from that, I felt the excitement leaving and boredom creeping in.  I try to be excited about my story, but it's kind of hard when you don't know if people like it, if they want to hear more, if they say they want to hear more but are just being nice.

I thought it was so cool that my book was on Amazon, so I went online and searched my name.  Sure enough, my book comes up, but it is at the top of a list of the most boring looking books.  I feel kind of angry, like I shouldn't have to be subjected to this kind of insult.  (Lol.  This really does tick me off, but it is also quite hilariously petty.  Of course being near some boring books doesn't mean anything.  I guess it reminds me of being different in high school and feeling like I could only hang out with lame people.  I suppose that scarred me worse than I thought.  Haha.)  I'm including a screenshot of my book with these lame books just for laughs.  Then some day when I'm famous, I can look back over my blog and laugh.

Well, I guess that's some thoughts from the real me today.  Now, back to being the "put together, happy" writer.  Lol.

And of course I must add the links for my book because I'm supposed to be promoting and marketing, oh yes.  (Ugh)

Etsy
Amazon (Kindle)
iBooks

By the way, iBooks was a heck of a link to find on the internet, so you can thank me later for that one.  IPhones and Apple stuff is great, but without fail, it ends up ticking me off.  I know it's oversimplified to be easy to use and stuff, but I always feel so lost with their dumb icons and no words and exclusivity.  It makes me feel like I must be really dumb because they put extreme perfection into a very-easy-to-use format, and it's still hard for me to figure out without getting mad.

Anyways, that's my two cents on that, and now I'm done ranting and blogging and being irritated.  Back to my magical life of escapism.  Haha.  Help!  (If you're completely confused by now, that makes two of us. :) )

Now available on Amazon and iBooks!

Ok, this is exciting.  My book is now available on Amazon and iBooks.  You can go to Amazon or iBooks and search "Rebecca Yoder" and my book Innocence will pop up.  Or you can click on "Amazon" and "iBooks" above for their respective links.

So now is your chance to get the very first in the series the Gold Dragon.  The lowest I could price the book on Amazon and iBooks was $2.99, and you're going to love it!  The format is great.  I have to admit that the cover looks best on iBooks.  (That's hard for me to say because I'm a Galaxy/Android person.)  But for some reason the cover is darker on Amazon.  I don't know what they did to it, but I'm too happy that it's on there to make a stink about it.

You can still buy Innocence in PDF format (which, I must say, is beautifully done as well and reads just as easily as the epub version) on Etsy.com.  The plus to buying this version is that it is only $1.99...AND coupons will be available if you leave a review on Etsy.com after your purchase.  I am offering a discount coupon for the second book, Awakened, for anyone who leaves a review on Etsy for the first book, Innocence.  Just leave a review and I will email you the coupon when Awakened is released.

So get out your phones, tablets and Kindles and start downloading.  Let me know what you think.  Leave a review.  Leave a comment on the blog or my Facebook page.  I'm excited to hear your feedback.  And as always, thanks for reading this.

One more time:  Buy me on
Etsy,
Amazon-Kindle
iBooks

BUY ME!

BUY ME!

Ok, so I don't really know how to market a book.  Heck, I never even liked selling candy bars in high school.  So, here goes.  I just published my first mini-book, Innocence, one week ago.  I think you'll really like it because it is a short read and introduces the Gold Dragon Series which includes paranormal and fantasy elements.  Who doesn't like a little magic to carry them away?

This first book introduces our main girl, Mint Julep Greene, to us and the ugly new backwoods town her mother forced her to move to.  Like many teens, she just wants her freedom to live how she wants to live.  In spite of her mom's lecherous ways, Mint never developed a wild, rule breaking attitude.  She just wants some stability.  But Ben, the guy at her new high school is about to test her limits.

Read Innocence for the introduction to Mint's new life in the country and the strange things happening around her like the guy that's spying on her from the woods.  Then don't miss the second mini-book in the series, Awakened, which comes out at the end of this month (March 2015 in case you needed to check a calendar).  Mint's story continues as Ben focuses his attentions on her and makes her question the worth of sticking to the rules.  Maybe letting go a little is the way to really live...

So there you have it, and here is the link to buy it: Buy me!
It's only $1.99, sold as a beautifully formatted PDF file in my shop on Etsy.com.  It views great through the free Kindle app or any other app that views PDFs, and it was formatted especially for phone screens or a device of a similar size.

I have also submitted the book to be sold on Amazon and Ibooks.  I am waiting for their review process.  I will post a link after it's available for sale.

Thanks so much for checking out my book.  Remember to tell all your friends, and if you leave a review on Etsy.com after your purchase, I will send you a discount coupon for Awakened when it comes out.

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(And coming soon will be a link to a sample of the book on Wattpad!)