Joy V. Smith in the spotlight

Here’s a link to Author Spotlight: Joy V. Smith: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/author-spotlight-no-183-joy-v-smith/

I got the chance to talk about my writing and stories.  Thanks, Morgen!  I’ll be posting links to my Pinterest boards later.  I only joined Pinterest a couple days ago; I spent a lot of time shrieking and begging for help, but I’ve got a few book covers and other things “pinned.”

 

Joy V. Smith’s ebooks (list)

My western novel, Detour Trail, should be available as an ebook at the usual online stores in a few weeks.  It’s available now from the publisher: http://www.melange-books.com/authors/joyvsmith/detourtrail.html

It’s an interesting addition to my other ebooks since it’s a western and my first published novel.  My other ebooks are mostly science fiction except for my non-fiction one about remodeling our new house.  Here they are:

Pretty Pink Planet
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL (Search Out and Establish Sentient Forms of Life) visits Prism, a popular tourist destination, to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens, if she can find and talk to them.
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615

(Pretty Pink Planet is a free ebook)

Hot Yellow Planet
In the sequel to Pretty Pink Planet, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures, meeting up with Chameleons, Ghosters, Splurts, and other aliens and humans.
Link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Yellow-Planet-ebook/dp/B005TCN9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318279993&sr=1-1

Hidebound is a SF romance (adult content) also available on Amazon Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY 

And  Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/82218

My reprint collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, is available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

It includes 14 SF and fantasy adventures.

 

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure
How we coped with selling a house–at last, looking for a new house, buying a new house that was a foreclosure and needed lots of work, and then remodeling it since it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560

And  http://www.amazon.com/Remodeling-Buying-Updating-Foreclosure-ebook/dp/B005FSHP0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1312428906&sr=1-1

 

Amazon’s Top 100 lists (link)

Check out Amazon’s Top 100 lists here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/158592011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_kstore_1_6_last

I see that Godspeed: A Naomi Kinder Adventure by Vincent Miskell is #2 on the Free List.  Congratulations, Vincent!  (I enjoyed that story and the other one in the series too.)

And don’t forget that my short story collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, will be available free on Kindle January 1 & 2, 2013.  It has 14 fun and exciting stories: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

Hidebound (featured on AskDavid’s website)

Check out Hidebound, my SF adventure/romance (with adult content) novella here: http://askdavid.com/reviews/book/science-fiction-adventure/3367

Btw, Hidebound was serialized in The Fifth Di– (after being a co-winner in their contest); and later it ran in Once Upon A World (after being a co-winner in their contest).

Ebooks for Christmas

Merry Christmas!

For those of you who got an ebook reader for Christmas–or couldn’t wait–
here  are my ebooks. Or you can read them on your computer. Your choice.

Drumroll

Pretty Pink Planet
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL (Search Out and Establish Sentient Forms of Life) visits Prism, a popular tourist destination, to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens, if she can find and talk to them.
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615

(Pretty Pink Planet is a free ebook)

Hot Yellow Planet
In the sequel to Pretty Pink Planet, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures, meeting up with Chameleons, Ghosters, Splurts, and other aliens and humans.
Links: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Yellow-Planet-ebook/dp/B005TCN9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318279993&sr=1-1

Hidebound is a SF romance (adult content) also available on Amazon

Links: Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY

And  Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/82218

My latest e-book (story collection), The Doorway and Other Stories, is now available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

It includes 14 SF and fantasy adventures AND

It will be available free January 1 & 2, 2013

 

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure
How we coped with selling a house–at last, looking for a new house, buying a new house that was a foreclosure and needed lots of work, and then remodeling it since it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!
Links: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560

And  http://www.amazon.com/Remodeling-Buying-Updating-Foreclosure-ebook/dp/B005FSHP0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1312428906&sr=1-1

Whortleberry Press (books and ebooks)

Whortleberry Press has a variety of books to choose from, including Strange Christmas, Stange Halloween, and Strange Mysteries: http://whortleberrypress.com/

And check out their ebook listings:

http://whortleberrypress.com/ebooks.html

http://whortleberrypress.com/ebooksfriends.html

The Doorway and Other Stories (upcoming free ebook)

I’ve added three more stories to my reprint collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, for a total of 14 fun stories.  The new stories are The Trees of Home (fantasy), Well Met by Water (SF, not fantasy, mermaids), and Carnies (genetic engineering).

 

The Doorway and Other Stories will be available free on Kindle Sunday, October 14.  And don’t forget the free Kindle apps:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

 

I haven’t finished proofreading all the stories yet because I’m having a problem with that, but last time I checked, The Princess Quest had some dropped lines.  If anyone sees a problem, I hope you’ll let me know.  (That’s why I’m only doing it for one day this time.)

Preparing for my next novel

I’m getting ready to start my next novel in November for NaNoWri Mo (National Novel Writing Month); I’m beginning my prep work now.  I can work on character and place names, descriptions, and transfer the notes I’ve accumulated.  I use notebooks for my novels; I have sections for my characters and their descriptions, animals, locations, spaceships (if I’m writing SF), timelines, etc., and I use flags to mark those sections.  I have a folder too–with pockets for all the notes (written notes, clippings, pictures, maps, etc.) I’ve accumulated.  My printed copy will also go in that folder.  This novel will be science fiction (my favorite genre), and I’m still thinking about a title.  Sometimes I have to start out with a working title, which often turns out to be the published title…

Interview with Joy V. Smith

You can check out an interview with me (about me and writing) here: http://morgensauthorinterviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/author-interview-no273-joy-v-smith.html

Joy V. Smith’s writing news update

There are only a few days left to get my remodeling e-book, Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure, at half-price: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560

And here are my other e-books:

My latest e-book (story collection), The Doorway and Other Stories, is available only on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2 , but there are free Kindle apps on the wepage.

Hidebound: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY (SF) After Anfissa meets Ferenc, they flee to a planet where even the grass is deadly.

Pretty Pink Planet (free e-book): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615  (SF) Lori, an agent of SOESFOL, visits Prism to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens.

Hot Yellow Planet: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029 (SF) In this Pretty Pink Planet sequel, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures.

I also have an audiobook: Sugar Time; it is three connected time travel tales: http://hadrosaur.com/audio_books.html

And I’m still waiting to hear from two different editors about my two SF novels.