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Newsletter - November 19, 2023
I now have three teenage daughters! Yay...
Karaoke party for the 13 year old - clearly fantastic singers destined for the Hall of Fame. We're about to take Thanksgiving break (and, yes, the Christmas tree is up). I still have to work, but life should be a little slower this week.
I'm sending Mother of Trees off to the editor... who reads this newsletter, so I probably shouldn't talk about her like a monster. I must remind myself that Marla is pruning. The plant will be healthier. Just watch where you stick those shears, Marla!
I'm still hoping to get more folks signed up for the ARC reading. In case you don't understand what that is: I send you an Advanced Read Copy (ARC), which will still have some mistakes because Marla hasn't cut them out yet. You read it, and you give it a rating and review on Amazon/Goodreads/Bookbub as soon as you are able. When you can do that is a little confusing these days. Once the book is officially released, you can post your review for sure, but there are some circumstances where you can post a review, at least on Amazon, ahead of time, from the ARC read. Those circumstances are mysterious, arcane, and probably require a blood sacrifice of some kind. Let's find out together? (Marla still has her shears.)
Here's the link to sign up if you are interested or have friends/family who might be interested: https://pages.sjmorriswrites.com/mother_of_trees_arc
There's still edit, cover work, and map work to be finalized. I set a release date of Feb 1st, but that's really to try and build up a little more momentum before the release than I've done in the past. I'm going to do a book signing at our local B&N (on Brodie Lane if you're in Austin) on Dec 9th. I'm hoping to collect a few more ARC readers there. But I've learned how important the book launch is, particularly for a series starter, and I'm trying to up my game. So once more: I'd love a lot more ARC readers.
Previous Newsletters
- Newsletter - October 25, 2023
- Newsletter - September 13, 2023
- Newsletter - August 28, 2023
- Newsletter - July 31, 2023
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Steven J Morris
Hi! If you enjoy fantasy with snarky humor, I've got some books for you. My newsletter takes you along the creative journey, and keeps you informed of what's brewing.
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