Book 2 Release - What the Hell Happened?

 *Takes a deep breath* 

I had planned this book release months in advance. I got everything in order and scheduled from editing, to cover, to ARC readers, to signings, to book orders and swag stuff to sell. Everything meticulously thought out.

Then, it all came crashing down on me. I checked the status of my book order for 30 copies of More Than Wolf, and it disappeared. It was as if I never made the order. I'm fairly certain that was my fault - I had unpublished my book too soon after making the order. Lesson learned. Needless to say I went into full-blown panic mode. To realize that my planning had been brought down by something so stupid wrecked me for a good hour.

I pulled myself back together and figured out what I needed to do next.

First, I had to re-order my books, add extra cost for expedited shipping, and see if my order would arrive in time for my signings. Well, Amazon calculated the delivery for more than a week after my first signing on release day. Damn.

So, I rescheduled my signings to be on the following full moon of September 9th and 10th. I let everyone I could know about the changes so any rearrangements they would have to make, they would have plenty of time.

Now here's the kicker:

Today I checked the status of my book order and they have already been shipped! My books will arrive on Tuesday, two days before my originally-scheduled signing. 

Why, Universe? Why???

Oh well. It is what it is at this point, and honestly, I'm feeling better about a September signing than one directly on release day. That means I can celebrate with wine and good company instead.

To add: More Than Human (book 1) is available for .99 (ebook format) on Amazon until the 8th. 


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  1. pjmaclayne3@gmail.comAugust 8, 2022 at 5:16 PM

    I deliberately signed up for an event the day of my last release so I wouldn't sit around and watch the reports of people buying my book - or not!

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