My Muse's Musings

I finished my book on Thursday.  Breaking Through is finished. And I had a wonderful group of ladies at my crit group, Lethal Ladies, who have gone over every chapter. They weeded through some of the little stuff like missing commas and extra quotation marks and addressed sentences that might need restructuring.  Even formatting issues. And now the editor has it. And I'm in waiting mode. The high you get after you finish a book is unbelievable. It's the culmination of months and months of work. In my case, seven and a half months. You've put other things you've wanted to do on hold. You've allowed your house to GROW into a cluttered wreck. You've made excuses to family and friends about accepting invitations. All because you are obsessed with your imaginary characters and your story. (Or at least that's my process.) And now it's done. And you get that rush of excitement and satisfaction because you've accomplished something monumental....

Lately I've been fixated on promotional materials for my two latest releases and luckily I have a wonderful friend who creates book covers and other author friendly items. Her name is Tracy Stewart and she does a wonderful job.  She's very OCD about the quality of her work. So, I thought I'd show off the work she's done for me by posting the promotional materials she's created for me lately. Here are my new postcards and bookmarks. I think they're great and will be wonderful freebies to hand out at book signings and to mail out to readers. And in case you need any of these items yourself, here's her website address: http://www.allaboutthecover.com/ And by the way she created the book covers for both my latest releases  Timeless and  Breaking Free . Be sure to check them out. I'd love to hear what other kinds of promotional materials you've used to give your book sells a boost. Please comment so we can share ideas about it. I'd l...