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In the Author's Mind

( Listen with AI audio ) In The Author's Mind - June 14, 2024 Dear Reader, I ran into an issue. I wanted to make the audiobook for Unlikely Kings. It should be as high a quality as the other digitally narrated books. But there's only one way I could get it. Google. The thing was, I would need to publish the ebook and audiobook on Google Books to get the files. If I did that, the book would no longer be exclusive to my newsletter friends. Last summer, I promised not to publish the story anywhere else for a year. So, the debate raged in my mind as the exclusivity neared termination, with summer now upon me once again. I could publish Unlikely Kings only to Google Books, get the files and publish it on no other retailer. But the exclusivity remains lost. If I publish there, I may as well publish wide and in print. I also do not see how to progress forward with the miniseries, publishing it everywhere, unless I offer it in the same grand style as the other miniseries. That means it...

Ophelia Kee Speaks - And Summer Begins

( Listen with AI audio ) And Summer Begins - June 7, 2024 Dear Reader, As summer begins, Haunted Echoes will serialize on Substack . The serial will post chapters on Saturdays at nine o'clock in the morning. It begins tomorrow, so if you want to read this ghost romance, the first few chapters will be free, then it will go behind the paywall. I ran into a snag when Substack stopped me from scheduling posts over three months away, but I posted them as drafts and will add them as I can. Print copies of the first miniseries Kingdom Rising have posted to OpheliaKee.com , and the bundles are in the works. But it's slow going. I must admit at this point to feeling under the weather still. My bout with pneumonia has taken its toll and recovering seems to take forever. I'm glad for the summer off from the day job. I sorely need a couple of months to recharge and recuperate. Behind-the-Scenes, Preorder Updates Raven's Rescue , Volume 1 in the Valkyrie Riders miniseries, launches...