Great Read!: Time is Relative for a Knight of Time

I haven't exactly been doing a fantastic job of finishing my latest work in progress but I have been doing a great deal of reading and keeping my senses honed. Well, some reading and a lot of audiobooks. The latest one I read is by an author I wasn't familiar with beforehand, Brett Matthew Williams, and I was very impressed with his work. The book that I "read" was written for teens, but the writing was so rich, any adult should appreciate it. It was called "Time is Relative for a Knight of Time" and I really enjoyed it!

I LOVED the adventure in the book, but I also loved that Brett touched on some of society's weaker points (homelessness, treatment of slaves, poor parenting, etc.) - something that I think is really important, or at least is a great thing to do, in books for teenagers. It also included a great deal of history and trips through time that should spark the imagination and the thinking of any teenagers and heck, some adults, who take the time to read or listen to the book.

Spring break will be here before you know it and at about 14 hours this audiobook will make a great travel companion or even a great book to read while enjoying vacation. That's one of the great things about audiobooks. I was doing all types of stuff as I listened to this one - driving, cleaning, cooking, etc.! If you have an audiobook on a phone or some other sort of mp3 device you can download these books and keep it moving. Who doesn't like that?!

Anyway, check Brett out! I think you'll like it and I mean that for both adults and teenagers. It's always good for adults to have their imaginations heightened, anyway. Life keeps us stodgy enough as it is. A great, well-written teenage fantasy book is probably just the ticket to get the proverbial stick out of your bum and bring you back down to earth. If you sign up for an Audible trial, you can even check it out for free and that's even better! Let me know what you think!

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We've been pretty slack, eh?  No excuses, here! We'll do better going forward. A lot's happened in the past couple months since we last graced this place with our presence!  Shana James has released a new audiobook version of her debut novel 'Deferred Consumption' and you do not want to miss it!  Check it out, here at Audible.

J.A. Fraser is actively working to finalize a new project that is sure to have the college girls talking and Shana is putting the finishing touches on the masterpiece she started during November's #NanoWriMo!  So, stay tuned!

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Self-Publishing: My Experience as an African-American Writer

Today marks six months since I self-published my very first novel, Deferred Consumption. So, I thought I'd mark the occasion with a quick blog post about what it's been like as an African-American author.  To put it mildly, it’s been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. But, it’s also been one of the most rewarding and most exciting.  When I first set out to write Deferred Consumption, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into.  I just assumed that everyone loved me and they would buy my book in record numbers.  Boy was I wrong.  Not that everyone doesn’t love me J, but that they cared enough to buy my book the moment I said it was available for purchase.

There I was around 11:00pm on a Sunday night, hands all shaking, as a hit "publish" at Amazon dot com, then proceeded to publish elsewhere around the internet (Barnes and Noble, Google Books, Smashwords, etc.).  Hell, I had such a high opinion of myself, I thought I’d wake up the next morning to find that hundreds, if not thousands, of random strangers who had never even heard of me had purchased my book.  I mean, why not?  I had already made a great living writing just about everything else, so why wouldn’t my books sell?  Oh, foolish, foolish girl.  I guess I figured some magical fairy was going to sprinkle some dust into the eyes and ears of every potential buyer out there and convince them that my book was the one they should get as they tinkered around on some website looking for a book to buy.

Officer Bad Boy: SoundCloud Audio Excerpt

Would you rather sink your teeth into this 10 minute audio sampling of Officer Bad Boy on the go without some of YouTube's viewing restrictions?  Check out the SoundCloud video, below, then head over to my SoundCloud page and give those like and follow buttons a little tickle!  Smooches! --Shana James

YouTube Sample: Officer Bad Boy

Still not sure you're ready to make the move towards audiobooks?  Listen to the sample from Officer Bad Boy, below, and see if this isn't all the convincing you need. --Shana James

Officer Bad Boy: Now Available in Audiobook Format!

Everyday, I become more and more excited about self-publishing.  The liberation I feel when I see my work published, pretty much ANYWHERE, is unbelievable.  I published my short, Officer Bad Boy, a few months ago and, now, it's available in Audiobook format at Audible.com, Amazon.com and on Apple's iTunes!  I found a wonderful voiceover artist in Ms. Paige Turner and she worked efficiently and quickly to produce the finished product.  I'm eternally grateful to her and I will never forget it.  Her price was fair and she was the consummate professional.