July is Heating UP!

July 2014 has turned out to be a pretty good month for the Terra-Bravo Saga with numerous sales...including a set in Canada! Additionally, Kyle and I will soon be the recipients of our second royalty check! Please continue to share the word with those science fiction/adventure fans you know:

Chaos on Terra-Prime                    $2.99

Foothold on Terra-Bravo                $2.99

Crisis on Terra-Bravo                     $2.99

Honing Your Instructional Skills     $0.99

Between Amazon's Kindle Store and Smashwords, the books are available in multiple formats for a variety of e-readers.

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Work continues, albeit slowly, on the new novel. I'm on page 52 (of 62) with new or revised material. It's coming along nicely and the action should really start picking up soon. Preparing to re-introduce a key character who will play a major role later in this book (and, hopefully, in future books).

I've re-written the ads for the three Terra-Bravo books for K-Boards and got those posted today. Hopefully they'll bring more interest and sales!

Next weekend I plan to put together a Kickstarter package to see if I can generate some money to help get new covers drawn for the three current and one future book and then some advertising. I'd hoped to buy some paperback hardcopies for sale at author events and such, but I'm going to postpone that for now.

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I'm going to keep this short. Helped Sean, Hannah, Mara, and Jeffrey move into their new home this weekend. The spirit was willing but this 54 year old body just can't do what its 25 year old predecessor could. *sigh*

Stay safe!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2014

Making Progress!

Last weekend was the 81st Annual IFSTA Validation Conference. The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting 6th edition Validation Committee met and validated the last three chapters of the new edition! An awesome job by an awesome group of true professionals! Now the project is back in the hands of Editorial and Curriculum to move the project forward even further!

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I took Thursday and Friday off this week to recharge the old batteries. Didn't do as much writing on the new project as I was hoping to but still, I wrote seven pages of new material with the revised page count sitting at 46 with 16 more pages awaiting modification to fit the new direction. Overall, it's coming along nicely.

I do believe I need to set a street date for the book to be available. You know, give myself a deadline to meet to keep me motivated. So, with that in mind, I just scoped out the calendar and...I plan to have the final draft done by October 1st, final edits done by October 15th, and posted to Amazon and Smashwords by October 31st! There are the goals to meet...now I've just gotta do 'em!

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Picked up some sales in July. Not a lot but some. Please share the word with those you know:

Chaos on Terra-Prime                    $2.99

Foothold on Terra-Bravo                $2.99

Crisis on Terra-Bravo                     $2.99

Honing Your Instructional Skills     $0.99

Between Amazon's Kindle Store and Smashwords, the books are available in multiple formats for a variety of e-readers.

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Y'all be safe out there now!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2014

And...I'm Off and Running!

So, since my last blog post, I've begun work on the revision to Roman's Legion, or Tales of the Arizona State Guard: Border War! as it is now being called.

First, I modified my file names and moved them into a different folder relating to Terra-Prime. Next, I developed a list of modifications and additions for the book. Then I copied the Preface to Chaos on Terra-Prime and pasted it into the new Chapter 1 of the new book. Half of this will be moved to a later chapter to denote the major shift in the U.S. of that world.

Then came modification of the previously written material. I added in some new characters, shifted some of the action, removed a major (physical) impediment to our hero, and tweaked the action. Oh, yeah, and cut some material that was no longer needed. Say goodbye to about 6 pages!

But in the past week, I've added the 6 pages for the new Chapter 1 (and later chapter) material, another 4 of pages in rewrites, and, today, 6 pages of new material!!! Not bad...not bad at all! With more to come in the days ahead.

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Picked up a couple of sales this month on Kindle...a Foothold and a Honing Your Skills! Plan to do some advertising this week to help get the word out to folks. Please share the word with those you know:

Chaos on Terra-Prime                    $2.99

Foothold on Terra-Bravo                $2.99

Crisis on Terra-Bravo                     $2.99

Honing Your Instructional Skills     $0.99

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Julie and I enjoyed a quiet, peaceful 4th of July here in Stillwater! Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2014