Monday, February 27, 2012

Broken Wings is OUT!

Apologies! I know it took me forever and a half to FINALLY blog about Broken Wings being out but that is why I am blogging now. So! For all of you who don't know this...
Broken Wings is now available for purchase!!!
Did I make that clear? Broken Wings is now out for the world to read! I am so happy! I hope you are all happy and I hope you found the wait to be worth it. I am so proud of the way the story went. I know I've said that before but really I am. I am so excited with how things turned out. Now this leads up to...

The surprise. I'm sure most of you who have read Broken Wings already know that the surprise is chapter one of the upcoming third installment of the Flightless Bird Series: Fair Feathered. Yep! If you haven't gotten your download of Broken Wings, go download it and read it! The surprise is totally worth it. Trust me. :-)

Speaking of downloads, I just have to say WOW. Broken Wings is selling like hot cakes! I know it's not quite ready for the Nook and other electronic readers just yet because it's still in review but honestly, all the Kindle lovers out there, THANK YOU! Broken Wings is selling record fast for me. I can't tell you enough about how grateful I am and how happy I am for all your support. I'm sending hugs to each and every one of you! Paperback lovers, yes, this week it should be available. There were some formatting issues with the paperback but my publisher is working on it! I will let you know when that is available. I'm so ecstatic for it to be out in paperback too! That means I will have to get my autographing arm out and sign copies like mad. I already have people at my door with pitchforks and fire demanding signed paperback copies of Broken Wings. I promise they are coming! Please don't break my door down!

I'd also like to thank all the fans who are positively raving about Broken Wings. It's been called "addictive", "suspenseful", and "a cannot put down" kind of a book. All of your words are so sweet and I'm just glad I could write such an "addictive" read. There are a lot of twists and turns in this one. All for more enjoyment! Thank you (again!) for such positive feedback!

Now about the upcoming third book, Fair Feathered, I'm sure you're thinking "What? The third one already? I've barely finished Broken Wings!" But worry not, I just wanted you to be aware of the title and that it should be out by summer. I know where the characters are heading on their journey in the third installment but I'm not going to say too much for those of you who haven't read Broken Wings. Everyone is in for a whole lot of adventure just know that.

Thanks again for all the continuous support! :-) Happy reading!

-Paulina

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hourly Countdown!

Hey everyone!

Its safe to say that I am back on my feet and in good health. My left arm is working and the horrible sickness I had has passed. I can actually talk and breathe without sounding scary or like I'm hacking up a lung. It feels so good to be back to my regular schedule of spreading awesomeness around. First thing of awesome we should cover today:

  1. Broken Wings is at the publisher AS WE SPEAK!!! I just have to get the go-ahead from them and bam! Broken Wings is out for the world to read! Believe me, as soon as I get the phone call there will be absolutely no hesitation from me to get this thing out to you! You have all been so patient and kind to me while all of this chaos was going on. I can't begin to tell you how appreciative I am to have such wonderful fans like you.
  2. Second piece of awesome news: the electronic versions should be out a lot faster this time for Broken Wings than it was for Flightless Bird. It has become a lot faster and simpler for me to karate-chop this electronic craziness into shape and have it ready to go. If none of you understood the terminology in the last sentence, that's okay. I am just so pumped for this thing to be out that I am using awkwardly phrased sentences today.
  3. More awesome: I think everyone should give Adrienne a round of complete applause for all the time and effort she has invested on this book with me. Without her, there would be a pretty craptastic cover and there would be nothing amazing like she has always done. For those of you who don't know who Adrienne is (and if you are not aware of her amazing abilities) take this time now to thank her because she designs all the covers and does all my formatting. She's like the behind-the-scenes work that doesn't get appreciated enough so I make sure that she is not forgotten and is above all, feels appreciated! Literally, without her, my novels would not be as fancy looking as they currently are. THANK YOU ADRIENNE! You are amazing. =D
  4. Part four of awesome news: Broken Wings is going to be out soon. Sooner than you think. Did I already mention that?
I think I could create a list of what has been so awesome today but I'm going to leave it at four. I hope that if you were having a down day (and if you live where I do and are currently dealing with a downpour of rain), I hope this blog made your day that much better. To leave you on this final note, this is how great I am feeling today:
"I can do anything good!" If that just doesn't make your day then I don't know what else can. But this is pretty much how grateful I am that I get to write every single day and have great people like you who love reading the things I write.

What's your daily affirmation?

Until next time,
-Paulina