It’s here! After more than a year, After Death is finally available in Paperback AND Kindle!
I’m so excited for the ghostly misadventures of Michael, Luke, and Kate to continue. I hope you all enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
I want to take a little bit of time, however, to celebrate a few OTHER books being released today: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer, and of course, the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
The fact that my book came out on the same day as all of these ladies is, quite frankly, a huge fangirl honor for me. JK Rowling is Queen, as everyone knows, and I don’t know a single person whose lives she hasn’t touched with her magical world. Stephenie Meyer, yeah, okay, it’s kind of fun to make fun of Twilight. But I’ve got to be honest. I still love it. I love the story. It’s just pure fun and fantasy, you know? Very escapist, and I do love to escape.
Then, finally, there’s Rainbow Rowell. I fell in love with her writing after reading the story of my life, Fangirl. I’m serious. I’ve never read a book that so keenly described what it feels like to love a book and, frankly, to be apprehensive of the world outside. Oh my Heavens, do I love Fangirl.
As if I didn’t already love Rainbow Rowell enough for bringing that story to life, I then got to meet her last May. She is incredible, basically everything I want to be as an author and as a person. When I found out that her new book, Carry On, inspired by the book series in Fangirl, was being released the same day as mine, I was thrilled. And yes, I’ve already run out and bought my own copy.
Yes, I bought Life and Death too. I wanted to buy the new Harry Potter, but let’s face it, as an Indie Author, I barely have two dimes to rub together. I really shouldn’t have bought these two books, but I can’t help it. I have to support the authors and stories that I love. And, yeah, okay, I really need to feed my addiction to YA literature. Most importantly, though, these books serve as a reminder of why I do what I do and why I put so much time and effort into my books. I want this world of words to be my world, too.
Happy Bookday, everyone! Go read your favorite book! Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, go pick up something new!
May I recommend a ghost story?
A Platform of Sorts 