Once Upon a Djinn - The Facebook Page

So, I mentioned on Monday that I have a new page for my Once Upon a Djinn series.  It's totally new and I have two followers at the moment.  :waves:

My vision for this page is to use it to interact with fans of the series, provide some fun links to things related to the series, use it to announce new stuff and upcoming stuff, etc. 

There will be antiques posts - because, if you haven't read the first genie book yet, the main character owns Mayweather Antiquities - an antiques business and auction house.  She sells the things her genie friends and no longer want or need, and she uses the fundage to keep her real business of genie rescue and rehabilitation up and running.  (Wishing up money upsets the global financial balance, don't ya know.) 

There will be posts about things supernatural - including, I hope, links to paranormal book releases, reviews, etc.

I plan to share links about people who may or may not BE genies or OWN genies - you know, the extremely lucky, the weirdly successful, and the strangely beautiful and.or ageless.  (I think Dick Clark was a genie... is a genie... who couldn't keep up the human act any longer as Dick Clark. His appearance and name are probably altered now and he's working in some other occupation.)

If you have any ideas about what might be cool there, let me know.  If you have any suggestions for genie sightings or interesting antiques that might be appropriate for a Mayweather Auction, shoot me an email at be.sanderson.writer at gmail.com.  Or Facebook message me.  (Talk to me first, though.  I won't open links from total strangers because, well, viruses.)

If you are not on FB, that's okay.  You can still read the page.  You'll still see all the news and posts. You can still interact with me about it.  You just can't interact with me THERE.  No biggie.  And don't worry.  News and updates about my genie books will still be posted here and in my newsletter. 

I want this to be fun.  I'll try to remember to post there often, so you don't get bored.  I hope you'll stop by.

Taking Advice... Or Not.

The common wisdom in the unpublished world is this: You don't write the sequel until you've sold the first book.  Or gotten an agent for the first book.  Or something.  I've forgotten what their wisdom is.  Probably because I thumbed my nose at it.

Let's hop into the wayback machine. A few years ago, I was hip deep in something or other come November, so I couldn't participate in NaNoWriMo.  A friend of mine was in the same boat.  We both wanted to do the 50K word dash, but November was right out.  So we made a deal.  We'd do something in December instead.  I called it HoHoNoWriMo.  (I searched my archives.  This happened in 2012.)

What I wrote in December of 2012 was called Djinn II.  And it's the book I loaded for pre-order on Friday of last week - In Deep Wish.

Throwing all caution to the winds - and because I really wanted to - I wrote Djinn3 in the Spring of 2014.  About 4 months before I made the decision to begin my self-publishing journey.

Why am I bringing any of this up?  Well, partly because I think if you're out there and laboring under all the dos and don'ts of publishing advice you might want to think about doing it your own way.  And partly because having all these books written at least in first draft stage has made it immensely easier to get them out there in the world now that I've made the leap into doing this myself.

I guess my point is that if you believe in your story... really believe... don't let anyone's helpful advice stop you from moving ahead.  Sure, write some other stuff while you're waiting.  In between Book 2 and Book 3, write a different story.  Query that, if you're still trying for the traditional route.  But keep going.  You never know when you might decide to say 'screw that shit, I'll do it myself', and then you might need those other sequels to be ready in short order.  Jus' sayin'.

Anyway, In Deep Wish will hit ereaders everywhere on March 15th.  Up Wish Creek is set for sometime in August.  And I need to get cranking on Books 4 & 5 so I can release those next year, maybe.  Time and budget considerations allowing.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Oh, and if you're on Facebook, I created a new Page over the weekend for the Once Upon a Djinn series.  The link will take you there.  I'll talk more about my vision for that on Wednesday.

See ya then!

In Deep Wish is LIVE

Well, live for pre-order anyway.

The conspiracy to devastate Jo Mayweather’s life is growing like blue fuzz on last month’s leftovers. Her ex-lover, Zeke, is missing. Her friends are under attack. Her livelihood is in jeopardy. But whoever’s behind the turmoil doesn’t realize they’re messing with the wrong genie. Jo will do whatever it takes to blow their plans apart, recruiting the help of old friends and new allies. She’ll even enlist the aid of some crazy gods if she has to. Anything to stop these bastards from their ultimate goals—her death and the enslavement all of djinn-kind.

Amazon
Apple 
Kobo
Barnes & Noble (link coming soon)

The book's official release date is March 15th.  If you pre-order now, you'll have the book delivered to your ereader by the time you get up in the morning.  (I think. Your mileage may vary depending on your outlet of choice and your sleeping habits.)

If you'd like to read Wish in One Hand to get ready for In Deep Wish, it's currently available for 99 cents at all the places listed above.  (Links available here - at the bottom of the page.)

Enjoy!

Beginnings - Djinn 2

Today is supposed to be the day to post the beginning of the sequel to Djinnocide... but the first few pages of Djinn 2 (not the real name... I don't have one yet) are rife with spoilers for Djinnocide.  I still hope to someday get that sucker published, so I really don't want to leave spoilers laying around the internet for potential readers to discover. 

Let's just say the book starts out later in the day where Djinnocide ends.  And Jo's already in deep shit again.  Someone's been kidnapped, someone's lying, and someone's either making the people who know Jo best disappear or wiping out their memories.  She'll have to make friends with an enemy, get help from on high, and do a little business with a guy who may or may not have been Rasputin.  But Jo's not the only djinn at stake here.  And the ultimate sacrifice this time may be the secrecy all genie-kind hold dear.

I really put the screws to her this time.  And some readers are going to hate me...   Bwa ha ha. 

Needless to say, I love this book.  I really wish I could share it with you all.  It's killing me that I can't give you a piece, but the whole damn thing is riddled with spoilers of one kind or another.

Stop by next week when I share the beginning of my last unfinished WIP - Sleeping Ugly.