A Home for MC's Story

It looks like this will be the link to Martin Christenson's excellent story on the writing of Super Power of the Day: Origins of a Sixth Grade Superhero. 

Thanks, Monte American-News and MC!

I Can Quit Whenever I Choose

Yeah, right.

Thanks to all you wonderful readers willing to take a chance on Super Power of the Day: Origins of a Sixth Grade Superhero by purchasing it from amazon.com, my sales ranks have been (what I consider) wonderful! They say being in the top 100,000 out of 8 million books is a nice goal, and SPOTD volume 1 has made it that high a few times.

The only downside is that I'm a little addicted to checking on the rank. Here's a peek behind the curtain for the first few weeks of sales...

I suppose it's a little gauche to be so forthright with "secret" info. But hey, this is a nice little ride. I enjoy sharing it with you!

Front Page, Above and Below the fold (in color!)

I am blushing as I write. My good friend and fellow educator Martin Christenson wrote the most amazing story of my journey to publish the SPOTD series and it landed on the front cover of our local newspaper.

You can see the story online, if you hurry!
The digital version was local story #3 today, but will probably move off the front page quickly.
Enjoy!

The full spread looked like this (and continued on a later page...). Check out the story to the right of mine. Can you say irony?

My Day Job

It was a wonderful summer. I indulged myself in setting up my publishing business, learning inDesign, editing and proofreading all three volumes of the S.P.O.T.D. series, collaborating with artists, learning to blog, creating a website, and seeing it all come together just in time... 

...to return to my day job.

WOW, it's amazing how teaching lasts from before sun up to head on the pillow. I thought I'd be able to continue regular blogging once the school year began, perhaps cutting down to three times a week. Didn't happen this week -- we'll see about next.

For now, Chase and his friends are on the back burner while my priorities turn to 133 students, a student teacher, 33 cast and 15 crew members, negotiations between ISD and my local, signing up NHS members to volunteer at Special Olympics bowling, organizing tickets and transportation for the senior class to see Much Ado at the Guthrie over MEA, inspiring creative writers, reconfiguring my AP lit curriculum to include more critical theory, teaching 10th graders how to do informative speeches via podcast (after learning the tech myself), mowing the lawn, turning a garden's worth of tomatoes into canned soup, reading The Book Thief, and firing up the the patio fire pit on starry nights.

I'll be living in Bedford Falls for the next few months, by the way.

It's a Wonderful Life, indeed.

Box of Books

Thanks to all you great friends who have encouraged me with your nice words and excitement over the publishing of Super Power of the Day. For me, it's a project that isn't quite finished, so I haven't stood back to bask in any glory. But that box of books on my doorstep does make it all a bit more real.

I hope you enjoy reading (while I cower at home, a little scared to be letting you into my head).

4-for-3 promo

I was a little surprised (but happy) to see amazon.com offering Super Power of the Day at their 4-for-3 pricing. This will also get you free shipping.

Hey, new best friend Jeff Bezos -- thanks!

Ann

It's Ready. AKA BUY MY BOOK

Although I am only partly way down the path of my publishing journey, we have reached an important rest stop.

Volume one, Super Power of the Day: Origins of a Sixth Grade Superhero, is now available at amazon.com for $8.95. I humbly hope that you, my friend, will check it out.

It's the time of year when so many of my friends are posting first day of school pictures of their kids. I love those photos. Consider this book launch, such as it is, my little child heading out the door into the big world... Especially now that the cover image is showing up on the site.

Oh, and if you have lots of little nieces and nephews and neighborhood kids who might be interested, Amazon is offering the book at their 4-for-3 price. This will also get you free shipping.

My Website. Or, I am not a liar.

At the end of my author bio (in the book) it says:

You may visit her at snowmoonpublishing.com

The book was finished and on its way to the printer before that was true.
But it is true now! Please visit!

PS The book is now fully available at amazon.com. Yeah!