ALMOST THERE!

February has been a productive month so far.  Book 3 of the Windy Haven Trilogy is on track and the first draft should be done by the end of the month.   The new children's book is also coming along at a steady pace and hope to work more on it once the first draft of the novel goes to the editor.

The biggest challenge is doing the blurb for the back cover and vendors.  Below is one that is in the works. Have a look and let me know, if you glanced over it, would you either get a sample or buy the book.  Thanks for any feedback on the comment section.

 

I will be running more adds in the coming weeks both on Facebook, Instagram and Amazon so watch your feed to see what's available.

My children's books have picked up over the last few months and that is great.  One of my ads will target those to let everyone know what is available to buy both in paperback and Kindle.  Well best get back to the grind.

Almost forgot.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day with someone who is important to them.  See you at the end of the month.

NEW COVER AND PROGRESS!

So I had shown you the cover for my upcoming Children's Book. After a lot of review and opinions from my writers group, I have changed the color and structure of both the front and back covers.

 Below is the previous one I put up on here. So which one do you prefer the new one or the previous one?

Now about my novel writing.  Things have been going well and it should be ready by the end of the month for proofreading and first edits.  I will be doing several edits to make sure that Book 3 of the Windy Haven Trilogy is able to resolve all issues that occurred in Books 1 and 2. There will, although, be many twists and turns before you get to the final resolve for all characters so stay tuned.

My Amazon Ad didn't produce anything so will try again with a different theme.  My Facebook Ad is still going and doing very well.  I have reached over 33,000 people and have had a lot of hits to this blog as that is where it is being directed to.  I will be back in two weeks with more updates. 

ADVERTISING!!

I have both Facebook and Amazon Ads now turned on.  The Facebook one has the following picture on it directing you to my this blog:

I let it go the first few days Worldwide and it picked up over 23 million people reached and a lot more clicks to the blog, but all in foreign countries.  This morning I redid the locations to see if the North American audience is just as receptive.  I also adjusted the age group that showed more traffic so far both men and women.

For my Amazon Ad, I picked book one of the trilogy to introduce it to those not aware of my trilogy or who this new author is all about.  That book is:

So far I didn't find the Amazon one doing much with only 21 postings but no clicks so far.  It is set up to send those who click directly to the Amazon,com purchase page to consider if they would like to purchase it or not.

I will let you know next time how it went.  So if you see either of these pictures come up on your Facebook, Messenger, Amazon or Instagram page they are mine.

ON TRACK!!

The last two weeks have been good for writing.  Some days I didn't meet my 2,000 words but on others exceeded the number so it averaged out okay.  Now that winter has made itself noticed, I will be able to concentrate more on my writing.

Today I set up an ad on Amazon US.  It is in review and should be up in a couple of days.  If you are checking out my books there watch for it.  It is for Book 1 of my Windy Haven Trilogy.

I will be setting one up tomorrow on Facebook to promote all of my Windy Haven Trilogy books.  I will also be working on setting up the Pre-Order for Book 3 both on Amazon and all other vendors like Apple Books, Nook, etc.  Both of those will also go to review for 24 to 72 hours before becoming live.  I will come back and let you know when they are all up.

I have been working a bit on my new children's book and think the cover is finally completed.  What do you think?  It's about a Mason Bee and Honeybee who meet and learn about the differences between them.

 Well must get back to the keyboard and chapters for both the children's book and adult fiction one.  Once the ads and Pre-Order are visual, I will post here again to let you know where to find them.

RETURN TO WRITING!

I hope everyone had a great holiday season.  I enjoyed the rest, but am ready to get back to work.

I will let you know once the new Children's Book is ready and both front and back covers are completed.  I am looking towards an early summer finish date where it will be available for purchase.

This month I will be running some ads on both Amazon and Facebook for Sia: Screams in the Night (Windy Haven Trilogy - Book 1) and Willow: Family Betrayal (Windy Haven Trilogy - Book 2) of the trilogy.  There will also be a Pre-order set up for the e-book on both Amazon and outlets like Kobo, Apple Books, and several others for Jade: The Guardian (Windy Haven Trilogy - Book 3). 

Below are the covers for all three books so you will know what to look for.  If you want to order from Amazon just click on the picture to the right on this site.  I will put up the link for Book 3 once the Pre-order is set up.

 My word count for Book 3 will increase from 1,000 a day to 2,000 a day so I can have more time for the editor to review.  I am currently over the 20,000 words threshold.  See you in a couple of weeks.  Happy Shopping!!

HAPPY HOLIDAY!

As the season is upon us may everyone have a great holiday with friends and family.  After this post, I will be silent until the new year to take a much needed rest to be ready to go at the beginning of 2020.  I will be spending time with family over the next two weeks.

I have been working diligently on my next novel and have reached the middle of the book achieving the word count that I had set for each day. Once I start back in January that will be increased.  I will be working on two books at the same time.  One for the children and one for the grownups.

Above is a picture of who will be sitting atop my tree this year.  She sends you wishes for safe travels to visit with friends and family.  I will be back on January 2, 2020 to let you know what my schedule will be from January to May on my writing and any other things that I may be up to at that time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

HOPE SANTA BRINGS ALL THE CHILDREN WHAT THEY WISHED FOR

SPECIAL HOLIDAY NEWS!

First, I want to thank everyone who voted on my book cover.  I did pretty good, but not enough to make the second round of the top 100.  I was deeply honored that my cover was chosen to participate.

I am starting Chapter 9 in Book 3 of my Trilogy so work is going well and on schedule. I am working on the back cover for the Children's Book and should be finished by the end of the year.

I have a Facebook ad running a promotion to get people in several countries familiar with my books during the holiday season.  If you have someone special on your list, have a look at what is available to purchase on this page or, just type in my name, Diane Chartrand, on Amazon and it will bring up all of my books available to purchase both in Kindle and Paperback.

Special holiday pictures in my ad are below:

Thanks for your support.  I will be back in a couple of weeks with an update.  HAPPY SHOPPING!