Fiction Friday: Bellica news and where I am

I'm currently working on the ebook layout for Bellica. It's a big book, so it's a big job. When it's done and uploaded, I will be linking to it here.

I have also decided to publish Bellica through CreateSpace, so that it's more accessible to more people. Unfortunately I think I cannot lower the price from 27.99, as it's still a large book and I make considerably less money when Amazon sells it than when I do it myself. However, publishing it through CreateSpace means fans all over the world can get a paperback copy as well as an ebook, so there will be more choice for all.

Currently I am traveling in the States -- I am going to Orlando for some Spanish classes and to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal. So excited for that last bit, you have no idea.  I'm going to try and blog about it next week, but if I don't I'll see you on the 16^th.

Cheers,

Fiction Friday: tales of my travels

I've been travelling since yesterday, when I caught an 8:30 ferry to Vancouver from Nanaimo. Mom picked me up and we then drove down to Bellingham, where Village Books is. As publishers, we had business there -- they have an EBM, and it's cheaper per page to print there than it is to print in Vancouver. And an excuse to come down to Washington is always nice -- do you know it's my first trip outside Canada since 2008, when I moved back up there from Hawaii? Ridiculous, I know.

So here I am in a hotel room in Everett, where it's way too warm, trying desperately to get out a few blog posts while I have steady access to internet and no interruptions. I also like my posts to appear in the morning, so it's my last chance. Mom is loading up the car, and we're heading down to Bellevue and Seattle proper today so I can meet an online forum friend (yay!) and because I have an appointment with a naturopath.

(Sidenote: the cleaning lady just came in here and saw me sitting naked on the bed, despite the no disturb sign on the door. Sigh.)

Then onto Village Books, where I can sit in the café and work on my computer while we wait for the proofs of our latest publishing masterpiece to come off the machine, before heading back up to Vancouver tonight.

I then get to spend two nights at my partner's which is always awesome.

Anyway, writing while traveling is a funny thing. It's sometimes easier -- especially if you've scheduled that travel time as a writer's retreat, which I'll have to do in the next year to Hawaii so I can finish Islands of Fire and Water. If you haven't, however, it can be harder.

Especially when Angry Birds is on your iPod, distracting you.

Next week I'll have more notes from the revision pile, I'm sure. Today, however, you get to have tales of my travels.