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Three Highlights of the 2012, Two New Babies and a New E-Book

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Justice

We were delighted to welcome two new great-grandbabies into our family. Brings the count to 13.

Aleena  

And near the end of the year I tried my hand at e-publishing one of my books. I was a dismal failure all the way around. First, I couldn’t understand the directions that so many people find so simple. I wrote a desperate email to a friend who was doing great with her self-published book on Kindle. She confessed she wasn’t the one who had formatted her book for Kindle, it was her husband. He took pity on me and formatted the book. My friend went through it and found some errors which I corrected. And of course I needed a cover–someone was recommended to me and I hired her.

Then despite great directions I couldn’t figure out how to put the whole thing up. (Are you beginning to get the idea that I might have a learning disorder?) What I have found is that the older I get the longer it takes me to get the hang of something new. Friend’s husband put the book up for sale.

Of course I promoted like crazy. Sales were just okay, nothing like people have been reporting all over the place. So, I decided to try the free route for two days only. Another thing to figure out. A good friend sent me explicit email directions and I managed to to do it.  Again, lots of promotion. The download numbers were okay, but nothing like others reported. And, I still had no reviews.

Several of my author friends said they downloaded it and I begged for reviews. Finally one appeared. Will all this result in sales like is supposed to happen according to all the successful souls doing this? Haven’t checked lately, but when I did, I had one.

This isn’t the kind of book most of the people who frequent this blog read, it’s what I call a supernatural mystery. It borders on horror and has strong Christian elements.  Here’s the first review:

By Pat
Browning
 
I sat up all night reading THE DEVIL’S FOOTHOLD. That always
happens when I take a “quick peek” at the opening chapter of a fascinating new
book. In a departure from her popular Tempe Crabtree series, Marilyn Meredith’s
new book tackles devil worship in a small town in the Northern California
foothills. The cult has pulled in members of the town elite, motivated by lust
for power, and a few teenagers who just want a little excitement.

The
book has some gruesome aspects and a distinctly religious tone. However,
Meredith is a thoughtful writer with enough experience to make it easy to read.
Fans of the Tempe Crabtree series will appreciate familiar characters — a
female deputy, a romantic pastor, and a lazy sheriff who looks down his nose at
the female deputy. The ending is a humdinger.


http://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-Foothold-ebook/dp/B009R7DZ1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357568848&sr=8-1&keywords=the+devil%27s+foothold

And one more tidbit about this book. This began as the first book in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree series. When I wrote the second one, I realized the tone of the book was much different and decided to change this one with a new setting and new characters. I missed one of the names–which Pat pointed out to me. Hopefully, I’ll have that fixed soon–if I can figure out how to do it.

Next up for me will be a new Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery called Dangerous Impulses. This series has been called a cozy police procedural which I write under the name F. M. Meredith.

Marilyn

How Can it be November Already?

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It is hard to believe, isn’t it? Today is the specified day to vote–though there were some early voting days. Because of the disastrous storm, voting may be impossible for some. I mailed in my ballot a couple of weeks ago though because of the way they do it these days, we’ll know who the president is long before the polls have closed in my home state, California–Alaska and Hawaii are in the same predicament.

My heart goes out to everyone who lost their homes in the devastating storm. It’s difficult to even imagine how horrible it was and will continue to be for a long time.

Writing and promoting seems so insignificant compared to what is in the forefront of our minds right now, but that what this blog is all about.

I’ve been busy as I always am. I’ve been promoting a scary supernatural mystery that’s out on Kindle, The Devil’s Foothold. It’s nothing like anything I’ve written lately–and getting it on Kindle was an adventure and wouldn’t have happened without a lot of help.

I’m in the process of reading–and the rewriting and editing–my next Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery to my critique group. I’m also writing another Rocky Bluff P.D. crime novel. In my spare time (that’s a joke) I’m going over my first published book, an historical family saga, to be published on Kindle.

I’m headed north to Redding for an Author’s Festival this weekend. My daughter is going to drive and we’re calling it an adventure since it’s about a 6 hour drive.

And guess what, since it’s November, I need to start thinking about Thanksgiving. Yep, I’ll be cooking like I usually do.

And we all know that the best movies come out in November and December–so I’ll try to squeeze in a couple.

Here’s the cover for The Devil’s Foothold, hope it’s not too scary for you.

The Devil’s Foothold

Marilyn