It won’t be long now: ‘Dear Thursday…’

2017/10/13 — Leave a comment

Today’s entry in the Love Notes to the Days of the Week series is no. 359—which means it is almost time to start preparing the ‘Dear Thursday…’ volume for publication, as this coming Thursday will be the last entry for Year Four. I expect to have everything put together and ready to go before the end of November.

Until then, I am putting the finishing touches on 8: Eight-word Poems, and have started sorting through the material for what I am still calling The Lilac Years.

And I must get my proper website back up and running. I had started rebuilding it with the assumption that The Lilac Years would be out around this time, so I have some changes to make to what I have already done. I am aiming for having the basic site back online by the end of the month.

Stay tuned!

(13 October 2017)

8: Eight-word Poems Update

2017/10/13 — Leave a comment

Files for the e-book editions have been uploaded to Smashwords and Kindle Direct Publishing for review. I have also uploaded a slightly revised interior to IngramSpark, since I found a numbering error as I was formatting the e-book documents—just the excuse I needed to fix the remaining seven-word poem (which is now eight), and make a word substitution to another poem (so it would make more sense).

I have set up the e-book editions to become available on 27 October from Smashwords and several Amazon sites (US, UK, India, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Australia); they should be available for pre-ordering next week.

The pre-order links and preliminary info from the last update are repeated below.

8: Eight-word Poems Pre-order links!

2017/10/10 — Leave a comment

8: Eight-word Poems is now available for pre-orders on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:

Amazon
US:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/099887812X/

Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

France:
https://www.amazon.fr/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

Germany:
https://www.amazon.de/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

Spain:
https://www.amazon.es/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

Brazil:
https://www.amazon.com.br/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

India:
https://www.amazon.in/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

Japan:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/8-Eight-Word-Poems-Kevin-OConner/dp/099887812X/

(Amazon sites currently show the book as ‘Temporarily out of stock’, but you can still order.)

Barnes & Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/8-kevin-j-oconner/1127205543?ean=9780998878126
(Bonus! Barnes & Noble currently have it priced at 23% off the $18 list price, or $13.86.)

8: Eight-word Poems—proofs

2017/10/06 — Leave a comment

Finally got the printed proofs today. IngramSpark made a slight change to their proofing procedure, so now you have to approve the e-proof before you can order printed copies—had I known this, I would not have ended up waiting so long to get my proofs. Anyway…
Continue reading

8: Eight-word Poems—proof ordered

2017/09/07 — Leave a comment

After a cursory check of the soft (PDF) proof, I have ordered print proofs, which I hope to have in hand within the next couple of weeks. Continue reading

8: Eight-word Poems submitted for proofing

2017/09/06 — Leave a comment

I have been working quickly with this one. I spent part of today proofreading a printout, then making the necessary edits. I have already uploaded the interior and book cover PDFs for review; the next step will be proofing. Continue reading

An unexpected development—coming soon!

2017/09/05 — Leave a comment

I thought I might collect my eight-word poems from August in chapbook form—until I discovered they took up about 140 pages or so. So… Continue reading

Fun with cover drafts

2017/08/02 — Leave a comment

My next self-published opus is still a ways away, since I took some poems out of the running temporarily by entering them in competitions (one for a chapbook, one for a full-length book). But I’m not letting that stop me from drafting some possibilities for the cover.

When I talked about working titles a while back, I jokingly mentioned Fred: The Lilac Years as a possibility. Well, except for the Fred part, I have decided to go with that. Here are some of the drafts I have come up with so far: Continue reading

The Smashwords Summer Sale—Final weekend!

2017/07/28 — Leave a comment

Just three days (Saturday/Sunday/Monday) left in the Smashwords annual summer sale. All of my books are 75% off through July 31; simply click on the Buy with coupon button, or use the coupon code SSW75 at checkout.

Here are the links:

This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/717550

…but for the thoughts running through my mind
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/702209

‘Dear Wednesday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Three
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/695024

‘Dear Tuesday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Two
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/695000

This Is Fifty-three
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/663864

Coffee Stains
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/605573

Refusal to Remain Invisible
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/574838

Quiet on the Outside…
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/555023

‘Dear Monday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/542407

The Imperfect Document
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/528714

Journalism
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/474249

Separation Anxiety
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/444694

Of course, the great thing about Smashwords is that you have your choice of format: ePub or Kindle.

And don’t forget to check out the month’s other offerings from indie authors:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1/newest/1

In the scripted words of the late Alan Rickman:

(28 July 2017)

The Smashwords Summer Sale—One week to go!

2017/07/24 — Leave a comment

Just one week left in the Smashwords annual summer sale. All of my books are 75% off through the end of July; simply click on the Buy with coupon button, or use the coupon code SSW75 at checkout.