Hello all, I am semi-excited/mostly terrified to announce my second YA book will be available on Amazon in the coming weeks. Although I am proud of this title, (which I invested in by hiring both an editor and someone to professionally format it) I am also wildly nervous. What if it flops and that is all money down the drain? Or....worse what if no one reads it and I spent months, and many dollars writing something no one outside of dear old Mom and Dad will read? I suppose those are the risks. Putting yourself out there is hard, which is why when I review titles I try and keep in mind that authors are people, and their projects very personal representations of their hard work and passion. Usually it is me reviewing someone else's project but today I am asking YOU to review mine. If you are interested in a free preview copy in exchange for an honest Amazon/Goodreads review please shoot me a message via the contact form or comment below. Without further ado...the cover and description for this year's shot at the dream career...psp thats writing if you didn't catch on :) The Hunter’s Daughter takes place in the rodeo town of Pendleton, Oregon where 17 year old Maura lives with her 8 year old sister and single father Mike. When Mike’s diabetes threatens to take his foot he decides to spend his final steps hunting in the Blue Mountains; leaving his children to fend for themselves.
Meanwhile, back at home Maura’s elderly alcoholic neighbor takes in his teenage grandson Alex. Before long Maura finds herself falling in love while navigating nearly 30 days entirely unsupervised. Though nothing about Maura’s summer has been easy it becomes far more challenging when Mike’s return date comes and goes with no sign of her father. Determined to bring Mike home she and Alex venture into the wilderness in search of the only real parent she has ever known. Maura has never doubted her father’s love but the deteriorating state of his health and the mental conflict that accompanies it has her wondering what she’ll do if it turns out she’s looking for a man who doesn’t want to be found.
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How exciting for you! Releasing a book is like holding your breath for months, while you wait if it will be well received or not. Regardless of what people think of it though, remember this: Even if it bombs, it was not wasted effort. It wasn't even wasted money, because it's part of the learning experience. You are learning things that you wouldn't have if you had never gone through it. And all that goes into making your next book even better.
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JJ
7/18/2017 03:36:58 pm
Awesome. I appreciate it big time.
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