tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77536694154638192572024-03-13T00:15:27.514-05:00Karly KirkpatrickWriter, Reader, LibrarianUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger451125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-31243800737591666512014-04-09T07:51:00.002-05:002014-04-09T07:51:49.852-05:00New Blood Has Arrived!
I'm very excited to announce that New Blood, the sequel to Bloody Little Secrets, is available for sale at the following retailers for $3.99:
Amazon
Kobo
Barnes & Noble
Vicky Hernandez thought her troubles were over after she knocked off a greedy local vampire. But when a serial killer comes to town, the cops are stumped, and Vicky and her friends decide toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-80164485955977574432014-02-28T17:21:00.001-06:002014-02-28T17:21:58.211-06:00New Blood On Track!A quick update on New Blood's progress...despite a rough week which included the loss of the oldest of our three dogs, Chompers, I managed to finish my first round of edits on New Blood. It has now been shipped off to some very awesome beta readers. I'm hoping to get it back/get it polished by the end of March, and then it will be off to my eagle-eye proofreaders. My plan is to get it to you by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-88149589326149831422014-02-03T08:50:00.000-06:002014-02-03T08:50:15.033-06:00New Blood Is Finished!
I am SO excited to be able to announce that New Blood has a first draft! I finished it last night and celebrated with tacos and a Dairy Queen Blizzard! You may be wondering when the release date will be, I'm aiming for an April date right now. Generally, it requires about 6-8 weeks to get the book edited and ready to go.
How will you know it's ready to go? Make sure you're following me on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-52594642344942714462013-12-02T11:00:00.001-06:002013-12-02T11:00:45.411-06:00Megg Jensen's Hidden...Enter and WIN!In honor of the upcoming release of Megg Jensen's new fantasy novel, Hidden, join in the party! Enter the contest and you can win an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of Hidden to read before it's released into the wild, as well as some swag!
The mystery enshrouding Hutton’s Bridge is as impenetrable as the fog that descended at its borders eighty years ago. Each year, three villagers enter the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-46003511867714021452013-10-02T11:53:00.003-05:002013-10-02T11:53:36.216-05:00What's Next!?!?!?!I'm finally making some decisions on what to work on next. Here are a few things you can expect in the coming months...
Short Stories:
I'm hoping to do more of these. I find that I really enjoy the pure art of story telling and don't really care how long it is. I'm hoping to put a few out over the next 6 months, quite possibly in different genres. I have convinced my little Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-56665771333289945272013-08-30T09:40:00.001-05:002013-08-30T09:40:39.261-05:00Negatives: A Short Story and Konrath 8-Hour Challenge!
I've been finding writing a bit tough lately. Not sure if it's what I'm writing or the lack of time. There were certain circumstances health-wise that made writing difficult as well earlier this year, but luckily things are better, so hopefully that will not be a problem now. So to say I've been in a bit of a rut is an understatement. I hate not writing and thinking I can't write, I know it's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-66248574009493571592013-08-25T10:42:00.000-05:002013-08-25T10:42:05.466-05:00Karly...Where Are You???Hey guys,
Sorry for the long hiatus. I noticed that my last post was in March. It's been 5 months. I'm sure you're wondering just what on earth I've been doing over here. Truth is, I've been doing lots of stuff and it hasn't all been related to writing. But a little bit has. Here's a summary of the last couple of months...
~ My health issues seem to be somewhat under control now. Working to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-92171432644717902892013-03-03T09:42:00.000-06:002013-03-03T09:42:56.277-06:00Save a Monkey, Get Free Books!
Right now I'm sure you're looking at the title of this post and wondering what on earth I'm talking about. But I'm totally serious. If you help my friend save Lolo the Monkey, I'll happily give you your choice of ebooks from my list.
Monica Szczupider, an old high school friend of mine, is a conservationist that mainly works with primates (that's monkey-types for those of you wondering). She Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-22566478002178456252013-01-25T09:28:00.001-06:002013-01-25T09:28:50.627-06:00G.P. Ching's Soul Catcher Cover Reveal
All I can say is I'm so excited that The Soulkeepers Series is continuing! Lucky me, I get to read it now, but you guys have to wait until March. In the meantime, take a gander at the hottie on the cover! I'll happily look at that forever! You can read all about it below.
Dane Michaels has been to Hell and back and isn't interested in repeating the experience. But as a human caught up in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-7043273576237819492013-01-15T11:02:00.000-06:002013-01-15T11:07:48.351-06:00New! First Chapter of New Blood, the Bloody Little Secrets Sequel!!!
I know readers have been at me for a while to start the sequel to Bloody Little Secrets. Well, I've gone and done it! And thanks for being so patient! As a gift to you, dear readers, I'm putting the first chapter up to help tide you over. I'm about 5,000 words in...hoping to add that many words per week. If one of you would like to come and do my day job, that would help greatly! I'm hoping to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-62136814182317972852013-01-03T09:49:00.001-06:002013-01-03T09:50:19.563-06:00Join Adventures in Epublishing on #Shindig Tonight!Ever thought about publishing your own ebook? Come chat with me and Megg Jensen tonight. We'll give you a nice checklist to get your project off and running. Join us on Shindig, a new place for interactive conferences. This will be our first time working with Shindig, so it should be a cool experience! Here are the details and the links. You don't need to RSVP to join in, but they'll send you a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-47406810634068671462012-12-19T20:51:00.000-06:002012-12-19T20:51:49.566-06:00Mid-Winter's Eve Giveaway Hop - Win an #Amazon Gift Card!
Ah, friends, readers, and family...it's that time of year where we go to parties and quite possibly collect presents! For stopping by my page, Santa has left everyone a present! Many thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Oasis for YA for hosting this incredible giveaway hop.
Please feel free to collect a FREE copy of the Into the Shadows at the following locations!
Amazon
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-3524652890663433362012-12-07T09:58:00.001-06:002012-12-07T10:03:31.753-06:00Adventures in Epublishing: 10,000 Sales and Counting...Well, I've gone and done it. I've sold 10,000 copies of my books. I'm not writing this post to brag (okay, maybe just a little), but I want to give those of you out there pursuing self-publishing this information. For the last two years (more like 2 1/2) I've been reading every post by successful authors, desperate to glean any morsel of useful information I could from said people. I still do! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-77526175918501023292012-11-14T09:51:00.000-06:002012-11-14T09:51:36.094-06:00After Dawn is NOW AVAILABLE!!! #Amazon #Barnesandnoble
It's here! It's here!
You can get your copy at the following locations!
Amazon
Amazon UK
Barnes & Noble
Also available at Amazon France, Germany, Spain, Italy, India, and Japan.
Coming soon to Kobo, Smashwords, and Apple!
Enjoy!
XOXO
KarlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-34294799109705646812012-11-01T09:39:00.001-05:002012-11-01T09:39:19.422-05:00Get THE GREEN FREE Nov.1-3 on Amazon
Just in time to kick of the month of November, you can get your very own copy of THE GREEN for free on Amazon. This deal is available only November 1st-3rd! It's also now available on the Kindle Lending Library, so if you miss the free dates, borrow a copy on your Kindle.
Happy reading! Get a copy for yourself and pass it along to a friend!
XOXO
Karly
FREE COPY OF THE GREEN ON AMAZON!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-71597090034558255532012-10-23T16:48:00.000-05:002012-10-23T16:54:40.071-05:00Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
It's my favorite time of year! Ghosties and goblins abound and the candy...oh the candy! Think of this blog hop as your very own Trick-or-Treating. Except this time you get books! Everyone who stops by gets a free copy of my ebook, Into the Shadows, the first book in the Into the Shadows Trilogy, as well as On Raven's Wings, the first novelette in the Hell Bound Heaven Sent series from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-40178625409168030592012-10-18T10:05:00.002-05:002012-10-18T10:05:53.453-05:00Exciting News! Announcing Grimmdale High - Coming December 2012!
I'm so excited to tell you about my super secret project. I've been tossing this idea around since early 2012 and have finally made some time to make them a reality!
I've always been a fan of fairy tales, as well as all things funny. Grimmdale High is a marriage of both of those things. I'm approaching this series differently than my novels.
Grimmdale High will start off with two short Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-3297025479925115162012-10-01T10:41:00.004-05:002012-10-01T19:06:44.698-05:00Fangs, Fur, and Fey Giveaway Hop
Happy October! It's time to celebrate all things spooky! Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and Reading Lark for hosting the Fangs, Fur, &Fey Giveaway Hop!
For this giveaway, I've got two great prize packs set up!
Prize #1
The Vampire Pack
This prize is available to all US entrants. You will win (1) Vampire Diaries-themed charm bracelet in honor of my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-42770898366875494862012-09-25T09:52:00.001-05:002012-09-25T09:52:46.840-05:00Update On After DawnI've gotten a few emails regarding the upcoming release of After Dawn and figured I'd pop in to give you all an update!
The first draft of After Dawn is complete, I'm doing the first round of revisions now. At the end of this week, I should hopefully get it out to my beta readers. Once I get it back, I'll make those corrections (about a week or so) and then send it out to my proofreaders.
It Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-24050144813253338072012-09-17T17:45:00.002-05:002012-09-17T17:46:36.503-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: Changing CoversI've been a little bothered by The Green's performance the last few months (all the months) it's been out. Despite having some of my best reviews and being the highest rated of my books, it sells the least. I've pondered for awhile what to do to help it out. I've played with price. I've put it on a blog tour. It does have a one major drawback -- it's a stand-alone novel. It's not part of aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-69452248119062905942012-09-15T14:26:00.001-05:002012-09-15T14:26:45.653-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: Chasing the UnicornI'd like to say based on my sales in 2012 that I've reached a certain level of success. I have 4 novels out and a 5th due soon. I've sold over 8,000 copies of said books. All on my own. (Okay, I think it's safe to say with the help of readers and fellow authors, I couldn't have done it all on my own!) My current stance at the moment is to continue my writing career in the self-published fashion. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-38675863993464595182012-08-31T10:39:00.000-05:002012-08-31T10:42:04.399-05:00Back to the Books Hop - Giveaway Time!!!
It's time to hit the books! Thanks for stopping by and being part of the I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Buried in Books Back to Books Hop! This is a great time to fill that ereader and also receive a chance to win some fun prizes!
Just for stopping by, everyone gets a free copy of my book, Into the Shadows, the first book in the Into the Shadows Trilogy! The links below will lead you toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-22928137733432587432012-08-10T08:00:00.000-05:002012-08-10T08:00:06.964-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: My Sales OverviewI recently posted an old article that I wrote roughly two years ago regarding my decision to jump into epublishing. I had a request to share some numbers, so people could see how I was faring in the epub game. I'll break it down by year, as I have the numbers sorted out on various Excel documents.
I started epublishing in November, 2010. So the first year is really based on a small amount of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-19679112510263468912012-07-26T15:48:00.000-05:002012-07-26T15:57:43.280-05:00Adventures in ePublishing...Taking the PlungeI've been going through old posts deleting pictures (ones not owned by me) and came across some interesting stuff. It's funny having this blog as it follows my history as an author. I found this piece that I wrote while wrestling with the idea of self-publishing. This was from about 2 years ago, summer of 2010. I never published it, and I'm not sure why I didn't. I think it's funny to see how Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-2807123863484064292012-07-23T11:51:00.001-05:002012-07-23T11:51:37.659-05:00Bloody Little Secrets Sequel: Cover and Title Reveal!!!
It's here! It's here! It's here!
The sequel to Bloody Little Secrets has a title AND a cover!
I decided to use a different cover model and this cover represents Callie, one of Drake's good friends.
Thanks to Robin Ludwig at Robin Ludwig Designs, Inc. for the lovely design that goes so well with Bloody Little Secrets!
I have the book details worked out and will start Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6