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Newsletter - November 1, 2024
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The Scare for the Cure is becoming a family tradition. We go to Good Luck Grill beforehand, have burgers (chicken fried steak for me, please), then venture through what amounts to a bloody escape room. This year went light on the puzzles and more heavy on the acting. Despite the fact that the adventure was book themed (the Hunter could only catch you when you were between the worlds of different stories, like Alice in Wonderland, The Time Machine, The Raven), without the puzzles, I found it less interesting than previous years. But it's still fun! I'm ahead of schedule on Bones of Cenaedth... you know, because I no longer have a job... so, silver lining? All the final versions are already uploaded and the release is running on autopilot. Folks who signed up for the ARC should be getting a separate email today to remind them they can go put ratings/reviews on Goodreads. Book 3, Secrets of Deara, has about 12k words written, and another 16k from the first pass that have to be redone. So it's got some meat. It has an entirely different set of writing difficulties than Book 2. Which is fun. I also pushed the new cover for Book 1 of Guardian League into Amazon & Ingram. Oh, the audiobook too. Which reminds me, I finally hit enough sales that ACX gave me new promo codes. If anyone would like to listen to The Guardian of The Palace, narrated by the one and only Jillian Yetter, let me know. I would ask that you rate the audiobook if you use a promo code. Seems fair. I gave away the original set of promo codes way too freely... I think I have 3 or 4 ratings/reviews on the audiobook for a hundred freebies. Sad. All books by Steven J. Morris Indie Author ShowcasePrevious Newsletters
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Steven J Morris
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My youngest landed her layout with a twist this week—that was quite cool to see. She hit it on her first attempt. Just had to overcome the fear of it. Prolly a life lesson there somewhere. I do have a video, if anyone wants to see it. They asked her to move up to the elite level after class--for those few of you in Austin, that's Westlake elite, so moving pretty high up the ladder. Speaking of ladders... here was my fun for the week: a hole in the roof that probably happened last winter…...
Today, there's a podcast interview out for Guardian of The Palace. I think it'll get archived, but not 100% sure. Might be a today-only thing. Honestly, I have no idea why anyone would want to listen to authors talk about their books. I sometimes listen with a writer's ear, but as a reader? I don't get it. I'd love for someone to explain to me. I'd also be interested in knowing if my sentiment is right, and no one wants to listen to an author. I downgraded my email plan, so I can no longer...
Halloween season hit full stride here—first with “Scare for a Cure,” our annual messy adventure (this year: mind crawlers!), then a “Trunk or Treat” at my mother-in-law’s nursing home, where the residents—one of them 101!—handed out candy to the little ones. Never fear on that mind crawler issue, our group saved the world. Missed you this year, Sienna! Click here to be removed from family content. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks—edits, algorithms, and endless coffee. But progress is progress,...