Intentional Book Blitz
Intentional Book
Blitz
MK Harkins
Ten
things I didn't know about self-publishing
I will admit, I knew absolutely zero (nothing!) about self publishing when I started this adventure :) I will narrow it down to ten.
1.) It was easier than I thought. I googled my way to Createspace
2.) Createspace is like a well-oiled machine. I was assigned a publishing consultant, John Schuster (great publisher name!) he organized all my orders with the various departments. If I had a question, he would answer within 24 hours.
3.) I was able to accomplish everything I needed at CreateSpace (I started with an editorial evaluation, moved to choosing a book cover and ended with a copyedit)
4.) When you self publish, there is a lot of self promotion involved. I joined twitter, Goodreads and made an author facebook page.
5.) Everyone wants to be your friend on facebook!
6.) I've met some wonderful authors and bloggers through the social media (mostly facebook)
7.) Promoting is hard work! It's fun, but very time consuming
8.) There are a lot of people who can help, but the challenge is to find them.
9.) Other authors really want you to succeed. I don't sense any competition from the Indie authors at all. They sincerely want to help.
10.) I am surprised that I would have so much fun. I've met wonderful, inspiring people - who I believe will be life long friends. This has been such a positive experience I would recommend it to anyone who loves/wants to write.
I
look over at Jeremy; he's smiling happily, oblivious to my turmoil. He's
accustomed to this; I most certainly am not. I've got the sweaty hands,
racing-heart thing going on as Jeremy grabs my hand and leads me to the front
door. He grins over at me, takes the flowers out of my hand, and wraps me
up in his arms for a passionate kiss.
What is he doing? Just as I'm about to give him a good, hard shove, I hear the front door opening. No, this can't be happening. Maybe it's the butler or something. I pray it's the butler as I look up at the doorway. It looks like I'm out of luck, because staring back at us are Jeremy's parents. Both of them. They stand together, smiling. I've seen his parents' pictures on display at Jeremy's house, so my last hope of a stranger watching us kiss evaporates. He is in so much trouble.
Jeremy shakes his head in wonderment. "I'm so in love with you. I don't know what to do with all of these feelings. I've never experienced anything like this in my life." He looks panicked for a moment. "You're not going to break my heart, are you?"
I whisper "Please don't make me."
What is he doing? Just as I'm about to give him a good, hard shove, I hear the front door opening. No, this can't be happening. Maybe it's the butler or something. I pray it's the butler as I look up at the doorway. It looks like I'm out of luck, because staring back at us are Jeremy's parents. Both of them. They stand together, smiling. I've seen his parents' pictures on display at Jeremy's house, so my last hope of a stranger watching us kiss evaporates. He is in so much trouble.
Jeremy shakes his head in wonderment. "I'm so in love with you. I don't know what to do with all of these feelings. I've never experienced anything like this in my life." He looks panicked for a moment. "You're not going to break my heart, are you?"
I whisper "Please don't make me."
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Blurb:
I know this has to
stop. Something has to give. A person cannot die of a
broken heart. Believe me, I know. I’ve been waiting—and it’s just
not happening.
What would you
do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? This is the question facing the
characters in MK Harkins’s riveting debut novel, Intentional. They
will soon learn, however, that when love is involved, nothing is ever quite as
it seems.
Mattie and Jeremy are
engaged to be married and looking forward to a lifetime of love. It all
crumbles away, however, when Mattie comes across evidence of a massive
betrayal. Mattie flees to Washington in an attempt to start a new life and
meets Cade, a tattooed engineer by day and lead singer in a rock
band by night. Their mutual attraction enflames Mattie, even as her heart
still aches for her former fiancé. Just when it appears that Mattie may have
found another stab at happiness, her past comes rushing back. As events unfold,
it becomes clear to Mattie that things in her past may not have been quite what
they seemed. Will Mattie ever learn the truth behind what really happened? And
if she does, could it mean a new beginning with Jeremy, or will it be too late?
Readers will instantly
be swept up in the saga of love and heartbreak that unfolds. Offering a
rarely-before-seen glimpse into the heart and mind of a romantic villain,
audiences will find a welcome reprieve from the typical romance novel.
Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17857940-intentional
Author Bio:
I
have always been a voracious reader. After hitting a dry spell of reading
material, I decided to write the kind of book I would like to read. This
resulted in the creation of my debut novel, Intentional, with a sequel already in the works.
When
I’m not writing novels, I enjoy traveling the world, rain, watching movies and
cooking. I also run my own business in my current hometown of Mercer Island,
Washington
Links:
Website:
http://mkharkins.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mk_harkins
Buy Links:
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