Happy Independence Day!

Over the course of the last couple months I’ve been working to market “The Irrelevant Tales”. I put an ad out in the Seattle Times, contacted bookstores about carrying the novel, and finished my interview with Smashwords.

Today I’m happy to provide the link to my Smashwords author interview. I’m also working to set up a date to answer your questions live. So be sure to check back often for more details!

Smashwords Interview:  https://www.smashwords.com/interview/OthyJones

Sales continue to rack up on The Irrelevant Tales and I’ve identified a number of independent bookstores in Manhattan that I’ll be approaching in hopes that they’ll chose to carry the novel after holding a free copy in their hands. You can help me entice them by posting your own review of the book either on Amazon, Barnes&Noble, or GoodReads.

I’m also putting the finishing touches on a newspaper ad aimed at the West coast. I’ll post the finished version on my instagram account. So be sure to check that often!

Greetings,

It is with great pleasure that I present my first novel, The Irrelevant Tales, on sale now!

If you decide to purchase a copy, please take a moment to say a few words of review either at the site you purchased it from or on GoodReads.  I’ve listed a few sites below but feel free to check your favorite online book seller.

Thanks again for all of your support!

Othy

Print Copy

CreateSpace

Amazon

Digital eBook

Smashwords

Barnes & Noble

Have a Kindle? Currently the Kindle copy is available from the Smashwords link above. It is soon to be on Amazon’s site. Also available from Apple’s iBooks store!

Greetings,

I’m happy to say that the printed proof of “The Irrelevant Tales” looks great! The cover is a bit darker than I’d originally wanted but it seems to convey more of that mysterious quality that my main character, Dr. Vant, exhibits so well. So everything seems good to go. Now it is just a matter of time!

This Friday, April 15th, order your printed copy and hold the novel in your hands days later. Can’t wait that long? The eBook will be available to read on Friday!

Anxiously yours,

Othy

Greetings,

I’m proud to report that the print edition of “The Irrelevant Tales” is coming along nicely. I’ve completed the formatting and uploaded it to Amazon’s CreateSpace. They gave it the green light and I’m expecting to see the physical proof this week. If everything looks good then you’ll be able to order your own hard copy on April 15th, the novel’s official launch date and hold it in your hand a day or two later!

I’ve also started posting some unique pictures depicting scenes from the novel on the Violet Top Hat instagram account.  Click the “Instagram” link off at the side to see more.

Stay tuned...

Othy

Greetings,

It’s time for my weekly report! This week was particularly eventful for a number of reasons. First, I successfully launched pre-orders for my novel, “The Irrelevant Tales”, which is officially available on April 15, 2016 at many eBook stores. 

Second, I was able to get recognized in the crowds of ABC’s Good Morning America. You might have seen me standing behind Ginger Zee on March 15th holding up the impressionist style painting I’d done for the novel’s cover and a sign directing viewers to my Instagram site (https://www.instagram.com/violettophat/). 

Finally, I was able to revamp the novel’s website (www.theirrelevanttales.com) and embed the book’s official trailer from my YouTube account (https://youtu.be/1uOFvHcA3xY).  All in all, a pretty impressive week!

Now I gear up to continue the formatting of the print edition, which I aim to make available by April 15th as well.

Stay tuned!

Othy

Greetings All,

Like the gears in an antique pocket watch wound up once again, so too has my blog presence come back to life with new fervor. My hiatus plunged me into unknown waters as I dove into the world of self-publishing. Now, I am stoked to say that I have surfaced with exciting news, next week I will unveil the release date of my first novel!

The journey towards self-publication has been more challenging than writing the novel itself. The world of writing, though trying at times, is one that I’ve found comfort in since childhood. However, until a year and a half ago, I knew very little about self-publishing and am still learning more every day.

At first, my novel will be available for pre-ordering in eBook form. I am still diligently working on the formatting of the hardcopy printed edition, which I hope to offer on the official release date alongside the eBook.

Stay attuned! I’ll be in touch soon.

Othy