Emily Voss 1-3 Released Tomorrow!
Dec 17, 2020 8:45 pm
Hello from London,
The time has come. The Emily Voss Box Set, Episodes 1-3 is released tomorrow on Amazon Kindle.
The first three episodes are:
Past Mistakes
Your Enemies Closer
In Unlikely Places
I'm very happy with the way they turned out, although episode 4, which I've just finished the second draft of, is my favourite so far.
My failure to find an adequate cover for the book means that, in the first instance, it will continue to wear the cover you already know. The cover is sufficient and I'm not going to put the book in a new dress for the launch.
You can view the book on Amazon here. You can pre-order it now, but it will not be delivered to your Kindle until it is released tomorrow.:
I've avoided asking anyone on this list for favors, and would like to continue to offer much more than I ask for in return. Free short stories, discounted/free copies of my own work, special offers on other people's work, opportunities to discover other authors, all this will remain a staple of what's on offer through this email.
That said, the launch of this first volume of Emily Voss' adventures will be an important moment for me. Not only is it the culmination of a lot of work, but if it gets enough visibility, it will put the series on a path that makes writing it a reasonable use of my time.
If, therefore, you are the kind of person who occasionally buys books on Amazon, and you enjoyed the first episode of Emily Voss (which is available for free here), then please consider purchasing this book, which contains that story and the next two.
If you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, then you will find the book available to you without additional cost, and I encourage you to read it there.
Finally, if you read it, please leave a review. That's how the series will get the visibility it needs to appear in Amazon suggestions to other readers. I will be eternally grateful to you if you support my work on Amazon.
What's Next for Emily Voss?
Episode 4 is already written, and in the proofreading stage. It's almost ready for copyediting. I have the beginning of episode 5 clearly in mind and look forward to reintroducing a couple of characters from former episodes. I also have the overall plot arc in mind and events are gradually leading towards a denouement as more elements of what's going on are revealed.
Any more information would be spoilerish, but I really enjoyed finishing episode 4 after a long period of distraction, during which it sat half-finished on my computer.
I will be releasing the next episodes one at a time, at a lower price point (obviously) than the initial set of three. I'll then put up a box-set version of 4-6 when they're ready. The way the overall story's trending, it will be either a 9-episode or a 12-episode story overall.
I will also be releasing Episode 1, "Past Mistakes" as a novella on Amazon, for $0.99, at some point. You got it for free when you joined my mailing list, but an opportunity for readers who have yet to meet Emily Voss to get that introduction at a lower price point is a good thing. I'm not sure I'll be able to continue giving away Episode 1 for free when I've done that.
What else? The cover needs to be redone, not only because the current one leaves lots of room for improvement, but because I need a full front, back and spine so I can launch a paperback version of the book. That'll be a project that depends on the success (or lack thereof) of the first box set on the Kindle store.
I'm going to begin writing episode 5 shortly.
In summary: I've launched the book. If you like and support my work, please consider purchasing it on Amazon here.
From Other Authors
As usual, I'd like to present you with a couple of opportunities to discover new authors and their work. Today's promotions are free, and so will it cost you no money to test these authors.
Shattered Crystal by Miri Cosette
Marion Blythe is trapped under the thumb of her controlling parents. As a psychic living in nineteenth-century New York City, she is treated as a commodity and an oddity. Dreaming of a brighter future, she falls in love with a member of wealthy society – Cassius Crowe. However, social class keeps them apart, suspending her between the life she wants and the life she hates.
Her fate takes a turn when a pale stranger arrives at her reading table one night, weaving tales of immortality and power. Haunted by her past and unsure about her future, Marion must make a choice: leave behind the life she knows or embrace a blood-stained world of freedom. But all things come with a price. Will her new future be worth the cost?
Bad Boys Make Broken Men by Sam Fires
You know the old saying; when God gives you lemons, you make bodies fly.
It used to be that the salacious sounds of sin of the nightclub were the only things for a bouncer like Cole Denvers to be worried about. But the mean streets of New York had different plans. When his girl Tiffany disappears, Cole will have to grit his teeth and bloody his knuckles to get to her. The only thing standing in his way? All of New York’s criminal underbelly, that’s all. He could do it too if it weren’t for his damn conscience, but all is not what it seems...
So it's a big week, thank you for accompanying me on the journey.
A quick note: You will receive a single, "out of schedule" email from me tomorrow announcing the launch of the book. It won't follow the usual format, it will just be an announcement.
Thank you for reading. Please reach out if you have anything you'd like to share, I read and reply to all the emails I receive.
All the best.
Nick
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