As the new print date for Wright on Time: ARIZONA gets closer and closer (if all goes well — and it should– the book should print next Friday, August 14th), I’m happy to announce the release of my new book trailer.
A book trailer, like a movie trailer?Yes!
Book trailers are becoming more and more common in the fiction world. They are usually 1-2 minutes long and give a teaser to what the book is about, as well as a bit of information about the author (sometimes), and how to find out more information about the book. I’ve loved watching these so much I knew I had to have one for my first book.
I’d love to hear what you think of it! Please leave a comment and/or e-mail me through this site. One free book to the 100th person to comment (offer expires August 22, 2009) on Twitter, Facebook, personal e-mail, or on this blog (I’ll be keeping track and I’ve already had several comments directly to me).
I had the honor of being a guest on Robin Falls Kids Story Time blog radio show yesterday. The show was an hour long and I was the second guest. I read the entire first chapter of Wright on Time: ARIZONA and I answered a few great questions from callers. I look forward to getting to talk to more kids in the future!
My kids really enjoyed hearing the show, especially the part at the end when I can’t get my phone unmuted. As soon as I heard that questions were going to be asked, I started to unmute my phone (which was set on speaker phone and muted so that my noises wouldn’t be heard during other guests’ readings). Rather than unmute myself immediately, I somehow started to send a text message (which I’ve never done before) and I took a photo of my feet. Desperately pushing buttons, I did manage to get it to work and you can hear me hollering my answer since the speaker phone part was still on and I couldn’t tell what volume I was. We’ve gotten a real laugh out of this and I’ve learned a few new tricks to my phone.
The process of publishing Wright on Time: ARIZONA has been a fun and interesting journey — I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every single step along the way. At the beginning of it, I calculated exactly how much time every single step would take. Based on my starting date (with the completed manuscript in hand), I estimated that the book would be published in early June 2009 even with a few delays. It’s now August 2009 and the book was set to be printed today, but instead I received notification that it wasn’t going to happen today…
Everything is fine, but a few very minor tweaks are currently being made in order to make the printing even better. The new estimate is that it’ll be ready to print next week. Let’s hope this is true!
Thanks for your patience! Based on my new more accurate time line, Wright on Time: UTAH, Book 2 should print in October 2009!
If you’ve been trying to pre-order Wright on Time: ARIZONA to be shipped outside of the United States, we now offer this. On the regular checkout, shipping to Canada is now an option. Please contact us directly for shipping prices to other countries. With a full address, we can invoice you directly with the proper shipping amount.
If you and a friend are both wanting a book, note that media mail is a great shipping deal for three or more books!
