To Quote Charlie Brown..."ARGH!!!"

Well, I tried to ramp things up this past week and the only ramp I found was an off-ramp!

Very little writing although I've accomplished some mental plotting out of the next phase of the new novel. But not a lot "on paper". I've got to do better! The next week is going to be a wash as far as writing is concerned.

Why? I've got a wedding to go to!!! Gary and Stoni are getting married and Julie and I are getting things ready for the trip to Arkansas for the big event! 

But, I'll have lots of free time over the Christmas and New Years Holidays to make things happen with the new novel.

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Meanwhile, my current stock of e-books are available through my Amazon Author Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Check 'em out! Tell your family and friends about 'em! 

Chaos on Terra-Prime - $2.99
Foothold on Terra-Bravo - $2.99
Crisis on Terra-Bravo - $2.99
The Terra-Bravo Saga - Volume 1 (box set) - $5.97

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border - $3.99
Arizona State Guard: Target Terror - $3.99
Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge - $3.99

Death Haunts the Stars - $4.99

Honing Your Instructional Skills - $0.99

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I'll be wrapping up things at the office by this Thursday afternoon, then Friday we're heading for Arkansas. I'll try to set things up so I can do an update next Sunday while there.

Cheers!

Jeffrey 

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2016

The Gears Are Grinding Along...Slowly

Yes, I'm still making headway on the new novel. 

And yes, it is moving along slower than grass growing. (But hey, we're heading into Winter and the grass won't grown then! What's that? You're...not...buying...that excuse? Yeah...me neither!)

Truth be told, I didn't feel much like writing last night, but I sat my gluteus maximus down at my computer and hammered out a pretty good draft of a page. Which means I'm a page closer to being done with the first draft! And I plan to do it again tonight...and hopefully tomorrow night (even following some oral surgery)...and the next night...and the next...

I'm pushing these new characters into the deep end of space with limited help and little hope. Still, if they have a little faith, I'll lead them on to victory (or at least their little part of it).

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I'm also gearing up for a major advertising push leading up to Christmas. Yeah, I know...how commercial of me! Charlie Brown and Linus will be so upset with me. But it IS an important part of an (self-published) author's job, if he or she wants to get their works in front of potential customers. And I DO need to get better at it if I wish to continue to sell my stories!

One frustration I've had with advertising on Facebook is that they don't like the images in their boosted ads to have too many words in them. Hello! I'm an author...I work in words! Covers usually have the author's name on them! Some books have sub-titles, too!

So, I've revised some of my cover images to create an image for FB that I can promote or boost and rely on the text in the post to handle that part of it. Wish me luck!

Looking for new e-books to read on your e-reader, tablet, or laptop? Need gifts for family members and friends who are avid e-book fans? My e-books are available for sale on my author page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

Chaos on Terra-Prime - $2.99
Foothold on Terra-Bravo - $2.99
Crisis on Terra-Bravo - $2.99
The Terra-Bravo Saga - Volume 1 (box set) - $5.97

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border - $3.99
Arizona State Guard: Target Terror - $3.99
Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge - $3.99

Death Haunts the Stars - $4.99

Honing Your Instructional Skills - $0.99

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For those of you already experiencing Winter's dustings of snow, be safe out there. For those of us anticipating some in the near future...relax, we'll get it soon enough!

Stay safe, everyone!

Jeffrey

© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2016