Author: JAlexander

I know, I’ve been neglecting my blog for some time now.  I have been very busy on “The Choice” for quite some time now.  I’ve gone through countless edits and revisions.  I’m happy to say, that I’m very close to finalizing the story.  I wrapped up much of the formatting of the ebook for the Kindle and have uploaded a version to my own Kindle for a review.

I am very excited about this story.  It is a fast moving book and is full of twists and turns.

This is what I’ve completed to date:

  1. First Draft – DONE
  2. First Edit – DONE
  3. Second Edit – DONE
  4. Third Edit – DONE
  5. Identify artist for cover art – DONE
  6. Format ebook for Kindle – DONE

This is what is left:

  1. Finalize artwork with cover artist
  2. Formulate final release plan

As you can see, I’m almost there!

Thank you to all who have been waiting patiently for my next work.  It has been a long haul for me.  My wife and I have welcomed another beautiful baby girl into our lives this past year.  I’ve been working many hours in my day job.  Long story short, little time is left in the day for much else. Yup, I’m whining and I’ll stop.

In the near future, I’ll be posting the cover art.

I am excited to announce that I’ve finished a rough first draft of my next novel. I have yet to come up with a title – so yes, it’s still quite early. It has been particularly hard to complete due to being pulled in too many directions and letting it sit too long. I’m one that once I start a project, I need to keep going until it’s finished without too much time getting in between breaks.

I started this novel last spring, shortly after I released my first book, “Conduit: The Beginning”. Somehow, I got pulled away and other life activities kept me from getting back to finishing the work I started. So, to me this is big news. I am excited at wrapping this story up – though I have the hardest phase ahead of me – editing.

As much as I dread the editing process, I’m excited to go back to the beginning and clean the story up. I think this novel will be an exciting one that will be worth the wait.

Keep posted for more information on my latest project!

Swamped as usual – not enough time in a day to get everything done, I have been actively working on my site. Going against sound advice as usual, all because I like to be in control of all aspects of my writing – I am working on my soon to be open web store which has become incredibly time consuming.

Why would I be insane enough to do this you might ask? Partly due to the fact that I am slightly insane, but mostly because I love technology and always want to learn more about it. Also, I have always wanted to offer PDF versions of my work. Granted the market for PDF documents might be smaller, but I want my work to be available to all, regardless of what reader they use or if they even have one. Another big reason is that by offering my products through my website, it makes it that much more convenient for readers to obtain my work.

I’m also going to be dabbling with a new method of offering my books. Today, people are incredibly strapped for time. I’ve decided that by providing multiple version of my work, it allows for even more flexibility. I will be splitting my novel into smaller versions. A reader will be able to either purchase the full novel for the full price or they may purchase the split versions as they complete the story for a fraction of the cost. This means that a good portion of the story is available for sampling without having to pay the cost of an entire book.

I’ll be starting with PDF for now and working my way to add other formats as time allows.

So stay tuned – updates are coming soon!