John P. won the Goldtown Giveaway! I received 229 contestants. Including all the bonus entries, I received 2,175 entries! John replied already and said his daughter will be excited. I was going to announce this on Monday (after Resurrection Day), but I thought I’d put out a “look for it” head’s up. Why? Read onContinue reading “Goldtown Books 5 and 6 Winner”
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Goldtown Books 5 and 6 Giveaway!
Mrs. M and Kregel Publications are excited to announce the release of the final two books, Valley of Treasure and Ocean of No Escape, in the Goldtown Adventures series for ages 9-13. The books release on April 16, so this is a fun way to win a sneak peek and get the books early! WHAT’SContinue reading “Goldtown Books 5 and 6 Giveaway!”
Look What Came Today!
Yep. I got my author copies of Goldtown books 5 and 6 a couple of weeks earlier than I expected. The covers are even more gorgeous in reality (bright and colorful) than the images showed. I am very pleased. In honor of their early release (to me only, since the books don’t release officially forContinue reading “Look What Came Today!”
Goldtown Books 5 & 6 Trailer
I know it’s not Photo Friday or anything, but I’m having a hard time squeezing out blog posts. So today . . . drum roll . . . enjoy this 1.5 minute long video book trailer for the new books. I absolutely love Canva.com and discovered I can create videos there in a fraction ofContinue reading “Goldtown Books 5 & 6 Trailer”
New Voting!
I was trying to think of a way to colorize the photo better, and I went online and there was a free program, black and white to color photo online. So, I uploaded the BW photo and out popped a very nice colored version. The only thing now is to ask my publisher to makeContinue reading “New Voting!”
River of Peril Cover Voting
I’ve got another cover “vote” for you. Covers 1, 2, 5, and 6 are pretty solid. It’s just those pesky book 3 (Canyon of Danger) and now (River of Peril). You overwhelmingly chose the RIFLE and ROCK cover, my original. I assure you that Kregel will make it look “not” photoshopped. And I can possiblyContinue reading “River of Peril Cover Voting”
Which Cover?
So, Kregel has given the official release date for books 5 and 6. April 16, 2024. They plan to use the cover ideas I came up with (whoo-hoo!), and as the other four books go into reprints, they will update those covers as well. The only concern some had was the “gun” on the cover.Continue reading “Which Cover?”
Goldtown Adventures Sneak Peeks
Back at the beginning of April, I posted a sneak peek of chapter one of Valley of Treasure (book 5). Now it’s time to give you a sneak peek of Ocean of No Return (book 6). I’m almost finished! Only five chapters to go. My goal is to finish it by the end of theContinue reading “Goldtown Adventures Sneak Peeks”
Goldtown Book Update
It’s time for a Goldtown Adventures update. Book 5, Valley of Treasure, is actually progressing! Thank you, Jesus! I have completed just over 30,000 words, which leaves less than 10,000 to go to reach 40,000 and the end of this adventure. I even have a Contents page that lists the chapter titles. The checkmarks showContinue reading “Goldtown Book Update”
