When You Just Feel Like Writing…(June 2019)

I’ve missed a couple of weeks on the blog.

Partly that was due to taking some time off and partly due to just being busy with other things. But I had a pretty good streak going before that. But anyway here I am back again.

There was another topic that I was considering writing about, but this “feel like writing post” won out. Maybe because it’s Friday, maybe because I didn’t feel like being structured or maybe because I’m lazy. Or maybe all three. But the important thing is that I showed up.

So, one of the things I’ve been working on the past few weeks is a re-release of my novel Dragon, which is now called The Test. It also has a new cover which you can see in the sidebar if you’re on a laptop or by clicking the menu button if you’re on mobile.

The Test is the story of teenager Silver, a raging perfectionist, who is desperate to get an A in Advanced English so she gets a group of classmates together to steal the final exam answer key from her teacher’s house. Images of dragons feature throughout this story in various ways, which is why I originally titled it that. But wouldn’t you know, when you call a story Dragon people tend to expect a fantasy and I’ve been well-aware for a while that I needed to put a new title on it. That was a good mistake. Won’t need to make that one again. 🙂

Another thing I’ve got going on involves more audiobooks, specifically one for Uncover. It was just finished last month and is currently being distributed to retailers/subscription services/libraries. I’ve already seen it at Kobo, Apple Books, and Google. I know it’s also available at libraries because I’ve had library borrows. So check yours and if it’s not there, request it!

In other audiobook news, a la carte copies of North are on sale this month (June) for $3.99 at Nook Audiobooks and eStories. Regular price is $18.99 so that’s almost an 80% discount! North centers around a road trip so it’s a perfect book for summertime travel.

And speaking of summertime stuff, if you’re local to Frederick, Maryland come out to Sky Stage in downtown Frederick for a literary reading night, hosted by my writer’s group, the Frederick Writers Salon, on Wednesday June 12th. Authors from the group will read in the first part of the evening and afterward is an open mic. If you’re into that kinda thing you could do a reading yourself! Sky Stage is a really cool venue because it’s open to the outside (no roof) so you’ll get to enjoy the warm weather and listen to local authors/poets/writers. Free to attend.

I think that’s it. Happy Friday. 🙂

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Amanda Linehan is the author of North, about a young woman on the run from her past, the law and an old adversary out to get her. Her newest release is Bored To Death: A Vampire Thriller, about a 300-year-old vampire trying to restore the balance between life and death. She has published five novels. Get a free short story every month when you sign up for her newsletter.