I am pleased to announce the Amazon Kindle release date for Bollywood Storm, Book One: New York on April 14, 2015. I will be posting the link very soon on various social media sites, but am also be putting together an email list for anyone who is interested in following the progress on publishing this two book series.
I chose to April 14th because it's Vaisakhi in 2015. This holiday is celebrated by Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists as the New Year; a time for harvest and new beginnings. It is also a religious observance for Sikhs, as in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh laid down the foundations of the faith.
Releasing Bollywood Storm Book One on this day is my way of celebrating the harvest of my work, and giving thanks. For those who have known about this project and keep asking me when it will be released, well, it's been a a long road. So what has taken so long?
When I crossed the 50,000 word finish line on my 2006 NaNoWriMo, I threw my arms up in the air, like a runner who'd crossed the finish line. It was exhilarating! As a first time author, I had not idea how long the process of editing, finding a agent/publisher would take.
I joined a local writer's group and work-shopped my book with five other authors. By 2010, I had the second drafts of book one and book two completed, but there was still work to do. As far as trying to find a publisher or agent, I'd spent about six months forging a suitable synopsis to send out with query letters to literary agents. Like the majority of first time authors, I either didn't get a reply, or a got few form emails saying they weren't interested. One major literary agent did respond. She sent an email that said she was reviewing my submission. Of course, I was excited, but after two weeks she wrote back and stated that it was original and interesting, but, their fiction section was full. The silver lining that she was interested enough to consider it. I kept going.
I met some other people along the way who were interested in editing, publishing, and helping me with the novel, but not much came into fruition. One editor showed so much enthusiasm that I waited longer for him than I should have. He'd fallen into depression and finally stopped responding to my inquiries. So I finally had to move on. Then I found my editor, Alyssa Linn Palmer. She gave me a timeline and had my manuscript back to me on schedule. Lesson learned: Always get a timeline from people working with you.
In November 2014, we founded EFG publishing. We have been working on refining the Bollywood Storm two book series. I am currently working on getting the second book out my editor, and the process is moving quickly. It will be a busy year, but I am on the path to getting Bollywood Storm out to readers who have been waiting a long time to read this work. It's only seven days away. I'm so excited and thankful that I've gotten at this point.
Until next time, Happy Vaisaki! May your commitment and passion bear harvest and a new beginning.
I chose to April 14th because it's Vaisakhi in 2015. This holiday is celebrated by Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists as the New Year; a time for harvest and new beginnings. It is also a religious observance for Sikhs, as in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh laid down the foundations of the faith.
Releasing Bollywood Storm Book One on this day is my way of celebrating the harvest of my work, and giving thanks. For those who have known about this project and keep asking me when it will be released, well, it's been a a long road. So what has taken so long?
When I crossed the 50,000 word finish line on my 2006 NaNoWriMo, I threw my arms up in the air, like a runner who'd crossed the finish line. It was exhilarating! As a first time author, I had not idea how long the process of editing, finding a agent/publisher would take.
I joined a local writer's group and work-shopped my book with five other authors. By 2010, I had the second drafts of book one and book two completed, but there was still work to do. As far as trying to find a publisher or agent, I'd spent about six months forging a suitable synopsis to send out with query letters to literary agents. Like the majority of first time authors, I either didn't get a reply, or a got few form emails saying they weren't interested. One major literary agent did respond. She sent an email that said she was reviewing my submission. Of course, I was excited, but after two weeks she wrote back and stated that it was original and interesting, but, their fiction section was full. The silver lining that she was interested enough to consider it. I kept going.
I met some other people along the way who were interested in editing, publishing, and helping me with the novel, but not much came into fruition. One editor showed so much enthusiasm that I waited longer for him than I should have. He'd fallen into depression and finally stopped responding to my inquiries. So I finally had to move on. Then I found my editor, Alyssa Linn Palmer. She gave me a timeline and had my manuscript back to me on schedule. Lesson learned: Always get a timeline from people working with you.
In November 2014, we founded EFG publishing. We have been working on refining the Bollywood Storm two book series. I am currently working on getting the second book out my editor, and the process is moving quickly. It will be a busy year, but I am on the path to getting Bollywood Storm out to readers who have been waiting a long time to read this work. It's only seven days away. I'm so excited and thankful that I've gotten at this point.
Until next time, Happy Vaisaki! May your commitment and passion bear harvest and a new beginning.