Remember how I lost my flip cam and therefore couldn’t do any more vlogs? Well, I found it! It was hiding under Tibbers, my enormous teddy bear.
Thus, without further ado, my new vlog!
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VLOG #11 – Argyle Arts Festival + Writing Update!
Categories: My Works
Tags: author, books, ebooks, Festival, Halloween, imminent danger, pirate, self-publish, vlog, writing
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Vlogs on hold while I find my video camera …
I’m really annoyed by this. I brought my FlipCam to the Argyle Arts Festival, where I had a booth back in August to sell Imminent Danger And How to Fly Straight into It, and I got a decent bit of footage from said event. I don’t remember if I mentioned the Argyle festival on my blog, but basically it was a medium success. I only sold 3 books, but I did trade one book for another local author’s book, and then I traded another book for some handmade soap and body butter. So not much in terms of sales, but lots in terms of swag!
Anyhoo, I’ve since misplaced my video camera, hence the appalling lack of vlogs. There are few things in life I enjoy more than babbling into a camera (Note: that was a blatant lie), and now I can’t even do that! Horror, thy name is my inability to replace objects from whence they came!
So that’s essentially why there haven’t been any vlogs for a while. Ah well.
On the writing front, still working away at Chasing Nonconformity. I’ve got the timeline worked out properly now, so at least my characters will be in the right places at the right times. Now to just get everything slotted into place.
I’ve also been toying around with a new short story concept, which would be called “The Dusk Bugs”. It would be based off my recent walking trip through the “Banana Kingdom”, a long stretch of pavement in a swampy area that someone has spray painted a bunch of bananas on. I made the mistake of walking through the Banana Kingdom at dusk, and there were … well, not to ruin the ending, but there were a fair amount of bugs. Terror ensued. I think it will make for an underwhelmingly thrilling tale. Stay tuned!
Unrelated link of the day:
The Harry Potter-themed series of gifs is titled: “No … no no no, I wasn’t ready for feels today!”
Categories: Random
Tags: author, books, bugs, flipcam, harry potter, short story, vlog, Weasley, writing
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Goodreads Giveaway Results + New VLOG!
Happy Friday, everyone! May your day be filled with lots of sunny goodness, preferably the non-sunburn-inducing sort.
Moving right along to my first topic: Goodreads Giveaways. There are mixed feelings about Goodreads Giveaways amongst the self-publishing community, because apparently a lot of authors who send out free copies of their books via the giveaway never hear from the winners again, or get the reviews they’re hoping for.
That wasn’t my experience at all, I’m pleased to say. I held the giveaway back in April, and the two ladies who won the contest were very sweet. They responded promptly to my messages querying them about their addresses, and how they wanted the books signed to them, and they’ve both now posted reviews up on Goodreads and Amazon. Maybe I just hit the jackpot with these winners, but I’d definitely say it was a good experience overall.
The giveaway also resulted in approximately 463 people adding Imminent Danger to their to-read list. Now, this might not translate into sales (I still haven’t received my first sales report from iUniverse, lol), but it at least puts my book on the radar, which is pretty decent. I can only hope that one day, in the distant fog of the future, someone will look at the their to-read list, see Imminent Danger, think “Heck with it”, and download that puppy so fast it grows up into an adult dog and starts barking at everyone with wild abandon.
Oh yes, and I’m going to be holding another Goodreads Giveaway starting tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that! Only one book up for grabs this time, but I did open up the competition to include Australia, so … yeah. Woo!
Once more unto the vlog …
One of the aforementioned ladies who won the Goodreads Giveaway mentioned that I should post some sort of pronunciation guide on my website for my book. The problem, of course, is that Imminent Danger is sci-fi, so there are assorted silly-named aliens and planets and technology and whatnot parading around. I’ve decided to one-up her request and create a vlog about pronunciation, partially because it’s a lot easier to figure out pronunciation if you hear it, rather than trying to sound it out phonetically, and partially because it was recently brought to my attention that I haven’t done a vlog in ages.
On with the show! (Note: If the lighting fluctuates wildly, blame Youtube — they decided to “fix” my video.)
Unrelated image of the day:
Source: http://i.imgur.com/uyfMvxD.jpg
Categories: My Works
Tags: author, book, books, ebooks, Goodreads Giveaway, imminent danger, pronunciation, self-publish, star wars, vlog, writing
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Vlog #8 — In which 100 copies of my book arrive!
Remember how I was very amused a few days ago by the fact that it cost less money to buy my own book from a third party source, rather than direct from the publisher (iUniverse)? Well, the 100 copies I ordered through Chapters.Indigo.ca arrived yesterday, and they’re glorious. Share in my joy with me via my latest vlogging attempt:
So they’re all here, they’re awesome, and now I have to figure out what to do with them all. Definitely giveaways of some sort … I’ll have to look into a book signing … a couple copies donated to the library … and then whatever else I can come up with.
As for the randomly faded dropcaps in the softcover version, I’ve contacted iUniverse about it, and they’re looking into a solution. Mother is righteously outraged on my behalf (“Your book consultant assured you that the printer copy was just a fluke, and now you’ve got 50 copies with that same fluke! You should be furious with them for lying to you! They need to fix this immediately and apologize!”), whereas I am taking a more zen approach. Expect the worst, and nothing can disappoint you. It’s working out well so far. I’m not going to let up until iUniverse figures out why this is happening and fixes it, obviously, and I’ll explain that I’m displeased, but I don’t think anger is the way to go.
Other than that … life is good. Got ma books, got ma magnets, got ma … slippers? There’s no stopping me now!!!
Unrelated media of the day:
Truth.
Categories: iUniverse, My Works, Self Publishing
Tags: author, Author Solutions, book, books, cats, imminent danger, Indigo Books & Music, iuniverse, Publishing, science, self-publish, slippers, Video blogging, vlog, writing
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Michelle’s Magical Mini Weekend Blog Tour — Final Stop! (Vlog #7)
The final stop of MMMWBT is slightly confusing, but I ask that you bear with me. Matthew Cook wanted to conduct a video interview with me, but I don’t have a webcam, so instead I got my brother Jesse to pretend to be Matt and conduct the interview with me in person using Matt’s interview questions.
So, Jesse (brother) = Matt (friend/interviewer), and interview = GO FOR LAUNCH!
Thanks again to everyone who participated in my hilariously short blog tour. Huzzah!
Unrelated link of the day:
This site links you to totally useless websites around the web, some of which have loud sounds (so turn down your volume!)
Categories: Blog-related, My Works, Self Publishing, Writing
Tags: author, author interview, books, ebooks, imminent danger, interview, iuniverse, Matthew Cook, romance, sci-fi, self-publish, vlog, writing, youtube
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Magnet Giveaway Results + FANART!!! + Vlog #6!
Today was possibly the most awesome day ever. I will explain why in a convenient-to-follow numbered list.
- First, several friends and I went to a local micro-brewery, took a tour complete with samples, and then went for sushi.
- Then I got home and discovered that fellow WordPress blogger Misha Burnett had mentioned my book in his latest blog post in a very flattering manner.
- Then I discovered that fellow WordPress blogger J.R. Wolfe had finished reading my book and posted a glowing review on Amazon.com.
- And to top it all off, Celeste DeWolfe sent me my first ever piece of fan art. And it’s gorgeous!!!
Artist: Celeste DeWolfe
When I first started writing, I always thought the coolest part about being an author must be getting fan art — seeing how other people envision your characters, and watching them brought to life. And now Celeste has fulfilled that lifelong dream of mine, and I’m beyond ecstatic. Woooo!!!
I’m getting too excited. Let’s all take a deep, calming breath and move on to …
The Magnet Giveaway!!!
I decided to record the name-drawing event for posterity because, heck, why not, so here is Vlog #6 — Magnet Giveaway + The Book is Here! ((to just see who the winners are, skip down to below the video))
As you discovered in that super exciting video, the winners of the magnet giveaway are:
Congratulations, my magnetic friends! (Get it? Magnetic? Hehehe …) I will attempt to contact you tomorrow to acquire your postal addresses for mailing purposes, but if you feel like dropping me a line at michellishelli@gmail.com and letting me know your addresses, that saves me a step!
So, most awesome day ever? Possibly. It’s definitely in the running. Thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway, and thanks especially to the personages mentioned above for supporting/enjoying Imminent Danger!!!
Unrelated image of the day:
Source: http://i.imgur.com/AvY1Ia1.jpg
Categories: Book Reviews, iUniverse, My Works, Self Publishing, Writing
Tags: author, blog, book review, books, celeste dewolfe, ebooks, Eris, Fan art, giveaway, imminent danger, iuniverse, Magnet, self-publish, varrin, Video blogging, vlog, wordpress, writing, youtube
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Vlog #5 — In which iUniverse attempts to design my cover! And succeeds! Huzzah!
You guys know the drill by now. Instead of working, I made a vlog. What else is new? Here it is for your viewing enjoyment:
Forgive the terrible lighting. A Hollywood-level film producer, I am not.
Unrelated images of the day:
Source: http://imgur.com/a/WMVRM
Source: http://imgur.com/a/WMVRM
Categories: Blog-related, iUniverse, My Works, Self Publishing
Tags: author, books, copy-edit, cover design, imminent danger, iuniverse, self-publish, vlog, writing
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VLOG #3 is now live!
So last night my mother and I sat down, as we are wont to do, and settled in for another editing session. I thought people might enjoy getting a look into the inner workings of our editing process (spoiler alert: it isn’t much of a process), so I recorded it, trimmed it down, and turned it into a youtube video for your viewing pleasure. Thus, without any further ado, I give to you:
Random image of the day:
Categories: Self Publishing, Writing
Tags: author, books, ebooks, editing, gimli, imminent danger, lotr, self-publish, vlog, writing
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My second VLOG is here!
Oh, teh lulz.
After a great deal of effort, I managed to sit my manager/editor/mother down for that vlog I promised you guys last week. She was reticent at first, but quickly warmed up to the whole vlogging thing. I think she had almost too much fun, to be honest. Well, you can judge for yourselves. Thus, without further ado, my VLOG:
In other news, I have recently acquired a temp job for an internet company. I will be standing in front of a table, handing out magnets and asking random passersby, “Do you have your internet set up for the new school year?” all next week, 9-5. Woot! I have a feeling I will be unutterably bored by the end of the first day, but hey, money is money. And you can quote me on that. At least it’s only a week, lol. And the $400 I make will help me pay for my copy-editing.
Also, my blogger friend Keri Peardon has recently released a new ebook — check it out here. It’s on sale 50% off today, so give it a look see. I haven’t read it yet, but I did read/review two of her novellas, and I really liked them, so I’m guessing Acceptance (her new book) will be good as well.
Random image of the day:
Trololol. Source: http://i.imgur.com/d9xK0.jpg
Categories: Blog-related, Self Publishing
Tags: author, books, ebooks, editing, imminent danger, iuniverse, keri peardon, reddit, self-publish, vlog, writing, writing tips
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