Have a B&N nook, a Sony Reader, a Kobo, or a Palm? Now there’s a version for that. :) Kismet’s Kiss is available at Smashwords.com in EPUB, LRF, MOBI, PDB and PDF as well as for online reading.
And of course it’s still available for the Amazon Kindle (including for PCs, Macs, iPhones, Android/Droids, Blackberries, and iPads).
Enjoy!
It’s alive…it’s aliiiive! And beautiful, too, if I may say so myself. (g) The description isn’t up yet–it takes Amazon a few days, apparently, so I shall do my best to be patient. *twiddles thumbs*
To learn more about KISMET’S KISS, see http://caterowan.com/novels/. Or just go download a sample (or buy it) at Amazon. :-) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040SXS9S/
I sent KISMET’S KISS to a friend who reads fantasy and asked her to check for typos before I plunge into my final formatting for the Kindle platform. This morning she sent me a note: “Just finished! I loved it! I couldn’t wait to find out how it was going to end. And I have to say… the accounts of their lovemaking were very… evocative. I’m very impressed with your descriptive abilities ;)”
Heh heh. This is the beauty of combining fantasy and romance–getting to create an otherworld story with magic and adventure…AND great sex. :-D
Several NY publishers had a tough time with KISMET’S KISS because it didn’t fit neatly into the marketing boxes for either fantasy or romance. That’s important to them because bookstores need to know where to shelve the book, and usually it will only be shelved in one place. So bookstores need to know where it goes and the publisher’s marketing department needs to know where it will fit so they can tailor the marketing plan.
But online selling is different. Instead of a book needing to fit into one compartment, it can fit into many simultaneously. At Amazon.com, for example, books can be placed in more than one category (fantasy and romance, for example) and readers can also “tag” books with more specific descriptions (such as these for Kristen Painter’s HEART OF FIRE: fantasy adventure, elves, magic, fire magic, golden heart finalist, etc.).
Selling books online will allow me the freedom to write cross-genre and not worry about those marketing boxes, and I’m grateful for that.
Don’t get me wrong, I hope we’ll have local bookstores and libraries far into the future, since they’re some of my favorite places and have given me many wonderful memories. To do that, they’ll only need to adjust to readers’ changing needs. (Espresso Book Machines, for example?)
On the KISMET’S KISS schedule for today: polishing up the front and back matter–the bio, quotes/reviews page, acknowledgments, author’s note, etc. Wheeee!
I’m going Indie and I couldn’t be more thrilled!
KISMET’S KISS will be coming out by the end of this month on the Amazon Kindle ebook platform, so the book will be available for any PC, Mac, smartphone, or iPad, as well as on a Kindle itself. (And psst…the third-generation Kindle will be coming out around the same time!)
2010 has been a bit odd for me. I got an offer from a respected small press to publish KISMET’S KISS and thought things were going to work out, but the publisher and I parted ways and I needed to decide what do with this novel. It didn’t take me long to know.
KISMET’S KISS had three agent offers, two publishing contract offers, two Golden Heart nominations, eight contest finals total, and three wins. And I’ve been eager to try publishing on the Kindle platform. I’ve had a Kindle since early 2008, and it has shifted my perspective on many things.
I am completely excited about going DIY with this book!
I’m not making any decisions about my other novels just yet, but meanwhile readers will be able to actually read my work. (That’s quite a concept, after a decade of waiting, LOL.) And I have the joy of creating the cover art and being responsible for the final look and feel of this book. As the author who has lived with this story and its characters for more than four years AND as a perfectionist, I love that!
Life is good. :)
Oh my blog, how I’ve neglected you…
Yes, perhaps Facebook has upstaged you in my affections.
But big changes are afoot for me and my novels. Good changes. :)
I promise I’ll do a more informative post by Friday.
2009 was a very weird year for me. My hubby and I (and the felines) moved across the state twice in five months due to his job. No other way to say it except That Sucked.
And yet, I also got my first contract offer. That Did Not Suck. In the end, I turned down the contract due to a sticky clause in the contract that the publisher wouldn’t negotiate. That was a tough call, but I know I have to be smart and keep an eye on the future.
Now it looks like I’ll have an offer from another publisher. This pub has a good reputation and may be a very nice fit for this book.
My mother has a saying: “It’s not real until it’s real.” She was referring to real estate deals where things could fall apart at the last minute. Nothing was real until the contracts were signed. I think I’ll be patient and follow her lead.
But given the suckage of 2009, I’d like to think that no matter what, 2010 will be a better year. And that’s what we all want at the beginning of a shiny new year.
So I hope that no matter how 2009 treated you, 2010 will rock your house in fantastic ways.
Onward!
Must pass along this hilarious music video geekdom on fonts. (I love Gill Sans!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCu28bfxSI
Ever fantasize about a fantastic writing office / reading area / home office? Me too. I’m blogging about what would make the perfect space at NobodyWritesItBetter.com today, so come visit. :-)
No, not our new home. Still too many unpacked boxes. (g) But I’m blogging today at NobodyWritesItBetter.com, the website of the 2007 RWA Golden Heart® finalists. It’s my first post there, and in it I give thanks for “The Biggest A-ha” I had while at this year’s RWA writing conference. It’s probably not what you think. :-) Hope you’ll stop by.
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