Stage one is now complete!
Ferris' Bluff is available on Amazon (for Kindle only at present), through B&N (for the Nook), and through Smashwords for just about anything else you can read a book on.
I can't say enough good about my team--yeah, I consider them a team--Team Freddie!
Amy and Tina at 52 Novels are great to work with. Through a hail of gunfire, even, they tweaked Ferris' Bluff so it works on all the e-platforms and looks GREAT!
We had a little trouble getting the damn thing up on Smashwords, and we still aren't real sure why things just started working this morning, but it's up and available for sale. I have no doubts that it was my fault it got glitchy, but Tina sorted it out. If you are looking for folks to help you format your work I highly recommend them.
Props to my illustrator, Evan Simonet, for the cover art too. He's amazing. See, I had this picture I found somewhere--it's the one I used on Authonomy and have associated with Ferris' Bluff for a couple of years now. Well, I didn't own the rights to it. Evan turned it into a graphic, added Ace and Annie and the other stuff (I helped!...with suggestions only...) and came up with the complete cover. You can track him down at esimonet(at)hotmaildotcom if you think his cover art style would work for your book.
Some people have commented that it looks a little cartoonish. I guess some people think all book covers should fit some kind of photo-mosaic mold. I think its cool. I hope to hell it helps sell some books!
Kelley, my wife (aka the Sainted One), is also part of Team Freddie. She's become a pretty good critic over the years and gives me good advice early on now as I write these stories.
I've set the price for Ferris' Bluff at $2.99 for now on all three platforms, but if you buy it on Smashwords this weekend use the coupon code SK73M and it's only .99(why isn't there a cents sign on this stupid computer?).
What the hell...as soon as I post this blog I'm going to hop over and set the Kindle and Nook prices at .99(still no cents sign, damnit!) for the holiday weekend and into next week too! And be sure to leave a review when you're done.
Happy reading and have a wonderful 4th of July. I'm heading out on the St. Croix later today for a bit of boat floating, maybe a bit of fishin', and a couple of frosty adult beverages to celebrate!
FERRIS' BLUFF...ONLY .99 CENTS!
Okay, it might take a little time for the price changes to show up on Amazon and B&N, I just found out. Hang in there!
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