While working on some content to include in my Amazon author page, I decided to write the story about how I became an author. It may be a little long, but I tried my best to tell just the important parts. I left out some fun things, like driving to San Francisco with Jeremy looking for first edition [...]
After I got my Twitter account, I realized that it would be very difficult for me to come up with something pithy to say in 140 characters every day or so. That’s just not me, and I’m not sure anyone really cares about my opinions on celebrity self-embarassments or tragic news stories. If you do care, [...]
Today I signed a publishing contract with 47North. They have acquired the rights to the Muirwood trilogy, which they will re-publish in January with new covers and better editing in print, e-book, and audio formats. The current version will remain on Amazon until they publish the new, but once they do, there will no longer be [...]
One of my guilty pleasures lately has been Downton Abbey. I enjoy the characters, the setting, and the story. An element that strikes me is how the world of Downton changed with the onset of World War I. What was disrupted the most? The lifestyles of every character. There is a great leveling process that [...]
Well, I’ve officially joined the Twitterverse! (thanks to @Karenof4) My twitter account is @muirwoodwheeler. I’ll be using the hashtag #muirwoodtrilogy for my tweets, so follow along and we’ll see what happens. Recently I learned that the band SHeDAISY were fans of Muirwood and even posted a blog inspired by the books.
I’m still blown away by all [...]
My life took an interesting turn the last few weeks. By the end of December, I had a few hundred readers enjoying Muirwood and my other books. As of this writing, the number is about 12,000. More people have started on Muirwood in the last week than all of last year combined. The reviews on Amazon and [...]
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I saw this article on the internet showing how the e-book industry, led by self-published authors like myself, have really begun to shift the sands of the traditional bestseller lists. When I look at the monthly sales of e-books, it makes my jaw drop. Some of the names I have heard about (like fellow fantasy author Michael Sullivan [...]
The Whitney Awards are for LDS authors for books published within the calendar year. Nominations are being accepted on-line. If any readers of the Muirwood Trilogy would be interested, please consider nominating it for a Whitney. The link is here:
http://whitneyawards.com/wordpress/nominate/
Thanks in advance!
I’m pleased to announce that the Muirwood trilogy is coming to the iPad bookstore as well as the major e-book reader formats. The first book, Wretched of Muirwood, is on the iPad bookstore right now and the others will follow within the week. I have Wretched on my iPod touch right now. After a little searching, [...]
So, what do you think? Which is better – Concept#1 or Concept#2?
Concept #1 is one image on the front cover. Concept #2 is a blend of two images.
Please send me a note or leave a comment on which you prefer and why.