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Blogs Read in April 2015

Thanks to the study break, I was able to read a few blogs, and do a little on-line research. As follows: Writing http://kriswrites.com/2015/03/11/business-musings-the-importance-of-routines/#sthash.HTqaJm37.dpbs http://jakonrath.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/guest-post-by-tracy-sharp.html  http://jakonrath.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/the-path-to-success.html   http://kriswrites.com/2015/04/08/business-musings-the-freelance-scramble/#sthash.NeF86hvB.dpbs  http://kriswrites.com/2013/01/30/the-business-rusch-hiring-editors/#sthash.8iRf2vjn.ylxv5mD4.dpbs https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/traits-of-successful-authors-i-craft-tuesday-at-write-on-the-river/ https://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/traits-of-successful-writers-ii-craft-tuesday-at-write-on-the-river/ https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/against-all-odds-whats-our-real-chance-of-becoming-a-successful-author/ http://kriswrites.com/2015/04/02/business-musings-the-hard-part/#sthash.BicXiWLf.dpbs h

Covers Created in April 2015

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... or recreated as the case may be. The first thing I worked on this month was the cover for Anna and the Rock Dragons. I wasn't happy with the way it had turned out, so I went back over it and came up with this:

Titles Released in April 2015

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In April, 2015, I released the following titles: Large-print print-on-demand version Normal-print print-on-demand version OmniLit Version Smashwords OmniLit version

Books Read in April 2015

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I did manage a little downtime, and got some recreational reading done. I've read both these before, and I'll read them again.

Ducky now available from Amazon

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The Kindle release of Ducky went live on Amazon today :-) Three characters, a dead duck, and a plague-devastated city. What more could you ask for? A post-apocalyptic short story of a ghostly girl, a pandemic and regret, told from three viewpoints.

Progress Report: Week 4, April 2015

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Three tests this week, and a catch-up on the subjects I neglected in order to study for it, put paid to much of my writing hopes for the week. On the flip-side, I am learning to prioritise my writing, so I can write and study in a more balanced fashion. Let’s see how *that* goes.   Overview New words produced: 2,931 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 100   Tier 1 Tasks TweenNovel2A— Anna and the Rock Dragons : edited, uploaded to Smashwords ShortStory407— Ducky : uploaded to Smashwords, Kindle Publishing Tasks Created 7 blog posts for this blog; Created 2 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog ; Created 3 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Art and Photography blog ; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived last week—and were completed: Poem485— Starlit : about the promises of stars; Poem486— Cloud Giant