 Just a reminder that today on Halloween I'm able to offer my "Shakespeare's Witch" as a free kindle download. I'm limited in how often I can do this, so I wanted to be sure every had a chance. Just click on the pink link to go straight into Amazon.
Thanks, too, for everyone's positive comments. It's a fun subject to explore!
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 Shakespeare's Witch, the complete story. Thanks to my dear friends at UtahRWA who taught me how to offer an occasional free book! At least I made it in time for Halloween! All kindle users: Click on the link Shakespeare's Witch on Halloween to download the complete book at no cost!
For my friends who ordered early and paid full price - "The Queen's Puppets" is coming along and I promise you will also get my first kindle copy free next year. For friends who purchased the hard copy of Shakespeare's Witch - get one for your kindle as well! Nook owners - I can't launch Shakespeare's Witch on Barnes and Nobel for another month - but it's coming!!! It'll be a great night to read a witch story! BTW, for my writer friends out there, I learned at conference that the more I include a search phrase in my material, the better chance of it coming up at the top of the search engine choices.  This is just fun and I love to recommend local talent! Monday night I went out with my Aunt, Uncle and newly met cousin to the Golden Corral and, low and behold, we found ourselves entertained by Chef Hugh Taylor. Chef Hugh is a talented magician, jokester, and balloon blower. He looks a great deal like Santa Clause with a chef hat. I understand he's at the Golden Corral frequently, though I couldn't seem to get a schedule or much more information out of him. My questions were often segued into new jokes. But, he left behind a short stack of cards, including his 'green card' which may come in useful, and this cute little teddy bear with a heart, which I had to photograph for posterity. One card had his number: 801-556-3360. So if you decide to dine at Gold Corral, look for the odd clown with the white chef's coat, and sit back and Enjoy!
 I counted eleven theaters in London during Shakespeare's time, but I believe Salt Lake is at least comparable. The theater that I find exhilarating is the Hale Theater. Locally grown and manned, it displays for our city a depth and breadth of talent that rivals New York. I saw Brigadoon there last night and it was exciting, colorful, beautiful, thought provoking - thrilling. I've not been much of a fan of the play, but last night I became one.
The performers were dynamic and engaging, their voices were rich and the dancing filled the stage with joy. I highly recommend a night at Hale Theater for any production, but these last two (Tarzan and Brigadoon) cannot be raved about enough! THANK YOU, CAST AND CREW, FOR A MAGNIFICENT SHOW!  Jewel, Me. Leslie and Lynn. Wow! Where to begin. What an awesome event the Utah RWA was! Loved rubbing shoulders with our amazing authors. The classes were exceptional. The food was fabulous. The pitches were interesting. My first booksigning was everything I could have asked for. So I'll end up spending several posts going over what I learned, but for right now I want to thank my dear friends for coming up to help usher in what I can now officially call my career. I'm a writer! I have books to sell and people are buying them! I'm learning how to market and I know my writing will continue to develop. As I dreamed, Lynn Kurland was present at the signing; the woman who first told me to join Utah RWA, which helped me walk the steps that took me through the journey. My fellow authors surrounded me. My friend and the woman who's encouraged me to move forward, Lisa, came as a rabbit! My dear sister kept me focused and kept inventory. Thank you all! You are so very dear to me.
 I'm so excited! I just found out I've sold four books in Europe! What a world. I have no idea who or where, but they went through Createspace and I'm getting some Euros in my royalty payments.
Thanks again to any of you who are purchased. I'm knee deep in the next one and looking forward to releasing it in 2014. Final note: my book-signing at 'The Ranch' is postponed for two weeks. Information to follow. **Remember, though, 5:00 book-signing next Saturday (10/12) at 5:00 at the Silver Baron. Come spend a night. Park City is beautiful in October. If you're a writer - still time to sign up for the conference. I promise you won't regret it!  Thanks to everyone who participated in my first book bomb! Hope you enjoy the book...
I'm scheduled for a book-signing next Sunday (10/6/13) at the Olympus Ranch Retirement Community, It's at 974 East 5600 South in Murray, Utah. It seems appropriate that my first should be there since so many friends have listened to my writer stories! Plus, they're just fun folks to be around!  I have successfully uploaded all versions of my Shakespeare's Witch series and today I'm launching "Never Quenching Fire" in digital, print and large print. It's also available in the lending library for Amazon Prime members. Google me, J.D. Steffensen, or 'Never Quenching Fire' for a direct link.
The fun part is that anyone buying today will be participating in my 'book bomb,' which is a marketing scheme designed to push a writer's ratings up on Amazon. This is my first ever, so I'm curious to see how it plays out. Let me know if you run into any hitches. I'll report the numbers back tomorrow! Thanks in advance to you all! |
AuthorJodee Steffensen  Jodee (J.D.) Steffensen
Historical and Romance Writer, Amateur Herbalist, and Seeker of adventure, new knowledge and all things good!
Hobbies? I've adored cats all my life. I came to love Shakespeare when I was introduced to him in college. I developed an interest in herbs when a dear friend was diagnosed with cancer. I learned about the complex politics of Shakespeare's world when another friend gave me a book, "Shadow Play," by Clare Asquith. Archives
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