Selkies' Skins

Selkies' Skins
Current book in series Temple and Skinquest. Enjoy Castle and Well from Amazon, B&N and Smashwords while waiting for that and the prequel's audiobook "Pearls of Sea and Stone: Book of Seals".

Friday, March 29, 2013

The proof copy of AyaMayA by Ayam Yogi Abraxas arrived today

The cover done by Marantha D. Jenelle looks great, I am pleased with how it has turned out after the printing process. The only thing that needs fixing cover wise is getting the spine text bumped over a bit to look better centered on it.

As far as the interior, the text is nice and crisp, and very readable. The way it is set up should work decently for both low vision people like myself as well as those with better eyesight (something that I take into consideration for each book that goes through me). I have a few headings to fix though, I'm not quite happy with how they printed, and the interior artwork turned out a bit blurry, which also bothers me. So I will be fixing that and giving the book a thorough read through to look for anything that might have snuck through. Things look good so far though, I think the author is going to be very pleased with how it turns out.

Be watching for an announcement as to when it is ready for sale in both print and ebook! We are almost there.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Selkies' Skins Characters listing page and Art page, and a little about fan art

Since the character list in Kirsty's world is growing, I felt it might be useful for readers to post the story's current character list. Each character will eventually have his/her/its own page with bio.

The master Characters page can be found at this link, and will be updated as new characters or information is generated.

I've put up an art page as well, which will gather several images for the story into one location. Fanart is welcome and encouraged, so if you do some, send me a copy and/or a link to where you post it. Just remember, if you do fanart for the story, credit me as the author of the story and include a link to the story if you post your art somewhere.

I said on my livejournal and dreamwidth that I like how fan art lets me see how well the characters are forming in readers minds. This lets me see if perhaps I need to describe them more or more often in the story.

If you are a writer, how do you feel about fan art that's done for your stories? If you are a reader, what is your opinion about fan art?


~Teresa Garcia

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Call of the Kami audiobook available

Call of the Kami has finally come to audiobook, available now on Amazon, Audible.com, and iTunes.

It joins the Kindle format, Paperback on Amazon and Lulu (which still has the original edition), as well as Smashwords.

Selkies' Skins new installment information

I do not post about it as often here, but Selkies' Skins has been progressing in the webnovel format. The current installment, Chapter 21: Hunt (part three) can be read here for free, although donations to get an extra installment released for the posting period are appreciated. The full story will be available to purchase in ebook and print format later in the year.

The story updates bi-weekly normally, so a speeded up installment brings a post a week to both the Dreamwidth archive and the serial story site.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Titles in "Read an Ebook Week" at Smashwords (Mar 3-9)

I am participating in Read an Ebook Week at Smashwords. From March 3 to March 9 specific books from THG StarDragon Publishing will be marked down with the use of coupon codes. If you have been waiting to get one of these titles from Smashwords, this may be your chance. One is not available on Amazon. These coupon codes and pricings are only applicable for purchases on Smashwords.


Novels and Poetry From Teresa Garcia:


Dragon Shaman: Taming the Blowing Wind (Book One of the Dragon Shaman series) - $1.97 currently, or FREE with coupon code REW50.
BlowingWind, a young multicultural woman growing up in the forests of the Mount Shasta area, has her life path changed when her guardian spirit and promised one dies in an ecological accident. Now she must go on a quest to heal herself, find her true path, recover her soul, and find where her guardian spirit is reborn. The spirit world works in strange ways, will she be able to balance between the two worlds she knows of? Who is Ryu really? (main genre: fantasy)

Dragon Shaman: The Smoky Mirror (Book Two of the Dragon Shaman series) - $1.99 currently, or 25% off ($1.49) with coupon code REW25.
BlowingWind's quest and training continues, taking her travelling through time this time to recover an obsidian mirror that was stolen from her... and to discover that she herself may have some involvement in the curse that has followed the family for generations. (main genre: fantasy)

Call of the Kami - $1.99, or 50% off ($0.99) with coupon code REW50.
Dragons, Kami, Miko, Youkai. The world is a multilayered thing. With this book, explore a bit of the history of the Miko, the application of Shinto principles in life, and hear the denizens of the spirit world. (main genre: religion/mythological poetry)


Poetry From Steven Disney:

 

Mend this Heart: The First Year - $2.97 currently, or 50% off ($1.49) with coupon code REW50. (main genre: G/L/B poetry)
Perceptions of the Mind - $4.97 currently, or 50% off ($2.48) with coupon code REW50. (main genre:G/L/B poetry) 

Poetry from Elizabeth Buckley:

 

The Beast, the Hope, the Only Sun - $1.99 currently, or 25% off ($0.99) with coupon code REW25. Follow the path of three different characters as they struggle to heal. Do they find solace and transformation? (main genre: psychological poetry)

Short Story From Amethyst Stormrider:

 

Pollinations of Jardinia: Flowers of Desire - $0.99 currently, or FREE with coupon code REW25.
Meet a planet full of mobile sentient plants, where man has never and will never set foot, and are not even conceived of. The first in a set of stand alone stories about this world, this is an experiment in world building through related shorts. Three stories currently exist, with more to follow (some adult, some general audience). This title is only viewable with the adult filter off. (main genre: ADULT alien species sci-fi)