William L. Stuart

author of The Gemstone Chronicles Series

The Carnelian

The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst (an update)…

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Big news and an update! Last night I finished the edits and revisions for The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst! Now, I have to do the proofreading (to find the typos I made while doing revisions and edits) and formatting in preparation for publishing it in the very near future (maybe next weekend???)!!

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I will be publishing in both paperback and ebook. You can read an excerpt (unedited, of course) of the novel on the Sneak Peeks tab and see the cover on the home page and above. I hope you enjoy the excerpt and will leave me a comment after you read it!

Remember that you can also find The Gemstone Chronicles Book One: The Carnelian at Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/214281) and Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/The-Gemstone-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B008WV90JQ

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If you’ve read The Carnelian, please take a moment to leave a review! I always love to hear what my readers think about the books!! It doesn’t have to be a long analysis of the book (although that would be cool). Just a few lines about your thoughts is great!

You can also visit my author page at: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ugak9s911 or

http://www.amazon.com/William-Stuart/e/B008XB7K74/

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I’m also on social media! Find me on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads, or just drop me an email at bill@williamlstuart.com. And if you don’t want to miss a post, subscribe to the blog! Either way, you’ll never miss an update to The Gemstone Chronicles as the series grows!

Thank you from The Gemstone Chronicles!

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Thank you!!

I wanted to take a moment to say thank you! We just celebrated Thanksgiving with a visit from Aidan and Maggie, whose namesakes grace the pages of all of The Gemstone Chronicles books, enjoyed the company of our daughter, Laura, and the company of my brother and his two girls. We ate (see the recipes on www.lanascooking.com), talked, laughed, ate some more, and generally enjoyed each other’s company. Aidan and Maggie stayed until today, when we had to take them home.

I also published The Gemstone Chronicles Book One: The Carnelian in paperback on Friday and celebrated with a successful $0.99 sale on the Kindle edition of the e-book. That is another reason to be thankful! Add to that, the fact that I will be publishing in paperback and e-book, The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst in early December, and I am a very lucky guy!!

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So, I want to make sure I thank everyone who has helped me along my path into the realms of the self-published. First, to Lana, my amazing, wonderful, talented, and beautiful wife, I owe you the world. Thank you for letting me share yours! Secondly, to my daughter Laura and her hubby Mike: thank you for being there and for raising your two incredible children! Thirdly, to Aidan and Maggie, the incredible children mentioned above. Thank you for being! Lastly, to everyone else, from Abby my wonderful editor, to the Facebook friends and Twitter friends who offer encouragement and help, to the readers who have decided to part with your money and take a chance on my book, THANK YOU!!!!

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Let’s be friends on social media! I’m on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads and enjoy connecting with people. Say hi if you find me and let’s start a conversation!

 

 

One week! What A Learning Experience!!

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One week!

I’m excited that is has been one week since I started the publishing process for my first novel, The Gemstone Chronicles Book One: The Carnelian. The week has flown by and I have to say thanks for those who have visited this website, my Facebook page, and a special thanks to those who bought the book and are now, hopefully, fully involved in the story and loving it!

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Please visit and leave comments on how you liked the book and about your favorite parts. In the meantime, I will be working on revising The Gemstone Chronicles Book Three: The Emerald, while my wonderful editor works on The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst.

Marketing:

Now if I can just figure out this whole marketing thing figured out, it would be fantastic!! It’s such a mystery and, since I’m working on a small budget, much more challenging. I’ll take any hints, suggestions, hacks, or other marketing ideas you want to share. I won’t keep them secret (unless you want me to), as I think all of us Indie authors are in this thing together! In addition, I’ll explore online sites to see what I can glean from them and pass along anything I find worthwhile. I’ve learned a lot in one week, but there is so much more to discover.

You can also connect with me on social media. I’m on Twitter, and Goodreads, as well as Facebook as mentioned above. I’m thinking of joining  Pinterest, too, so look for me there in the future. I look forward to meeting new friends!!

The Latest on The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst

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Here’s the latest on my writing! I wanted to provide an update on The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst! The manuscript for The Gemstone Chronicles Book Two: The Amethyst is now in the hands of my editor Abby! She will no doubt be frustrated by my inability to get basic punctuation down, my occasional poor spelling, and my legendary and epic typos, but she will persevere. She made it through Book One: The Carnelian, and I picked up a few hints on how she edits from all the corrections required on The Carnelian. With all I learned from the first book, I’ve done preliminary editing to fix the obvious errors. I know she’ll find more, but  I’m confident she will have similar magical results with Book Two: The Amethyst!

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Look for Book Two: The Amethyst release toward the end of this year. I am targeting December, and hope to have it completed in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, I’m working on revisions to Book Three: The Emerald, so stay tuned!! That’s the update for now, but I’ll be back with others!

Please consider leaving a review for my books as you read them. Not only do I like to hear what you thought of the books, but it helps me become a better writer!

As always, feel free to connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads! You can also email me at bill@williamlstuart.com. If you don’t want to miss a post (including the latest updates on all the books of the series), you can always subscribe to the blog, too! I enjoy meeting new friends!

On the third day…

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OK, this is the third day of this blog, I am going to stop with the day after day thing after today. Even though this is the third installment, I don’t want to overwhelm readers with blog posts everyday. First, today I wanted to thank those who have purchased my book. I hope you enjoy it and will come back and tell us what you liked (or didn’t like) or broadcast it to the world on Amazon.com or Smashwords.  Secondly, I want to thank everyone for visiting my little site here. I hope you come back often and leave comments. Lastly, here’s an update my author link to Amazon, which is: https://www.amazon.com/author/williamlstuart.

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I also wanted everyone to know that I am hard at work on the rest of the series and will be sending the second book, The Amethyst, to my amazing editor Abby. She will transform the raw manuscript into a polished book. I hope reading (and reviewing) The Carnelian will encourage you to read and review the rest of The Gemstone Chronicles series! And remember, the reviews don’t have to be long or detailed. Just a few words about what you liked or didn’t like is greatly appreciated! Not only does it tell me what readers think, but also gives me valuable feedback to improve my writing skills! Thanks in advance!

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Connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, or send me an email at bill@williamlstuart.com. If you don’t want to miss a post, subscribe to the blog! Let’s start a conversation about books, submarines, gemstones, and other cool topics. I enjoy meeting new friends and discovering new things!

On the second day…. the adventure continues!

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On the second day on my fledgling career as an author, I sold my first book!!! I don’t know who the buyer was (unfortunately) so I can’t send them a big thank you, but if you bought it and happen to read my blog, thank you!!! And, if you happen to think of it, please consider leaving a review. I would love to know what you think of the book, and I hope it leads you to read (and review) the rest of The Gemstone Chronicles series!

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I am working on my Amazon.com author page and will post that link when it is available. Until then, just visit http://www.amazon.com and find The Gemstone Chronicles Book One: The Carnelian or go to http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ugak9s911. You can order the book there. For those who read on their iPad or Nook, you can also get the book for those platforms on iTunes or at Barnesandnoble.com!

So my second day was exciting! I will be posting updates as things progress in the series, so stayed tuned!! Never fear, the blog will be more than just my books. I’ll include reviews for books I read, and posts about things that interest me (like rock hounding and gemstones). Maybe you’ll find something new to read or a new hobby!

Connect with me:

You can also connect with me on social media on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads, or email me at bill@williamlstuart.com! If you don’t want to miss a post, please subscribe to the blog! I look forward to meeting new friends!