I don’t do a lot of shameless self-promotion on this blog, or at least I try to keep it to a minimum. But, I self-published a book a couple of days ago, so I feel like I should do a little bit of celebrating. The Fifth Circle is now available on Kindle and will soon be in paperback form as well.
For those looking for light YA fantasy, you’ll have to stick with The Claiming Words (my other books). The Fifth Circle is a huge departure from what I normally write. It explores mental illness, abuse, apathy, and redemption. In many ways, it was difficult to write.
I have many people to thank for helping me on this journey. Particularly Kate Jack and Jacoba Dorothy, my beta readers. I also need to give a big virtual hug to Victoria Barrow for creating the cover. Thank you!
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Congratulations, Tricia. It’s a huge achievement and a great thrill to see your name in print.
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Thanks, Sharon.
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Congrats to you! This is a huge thing, don’t ever feel bad about promoting it! It looks amazing too!
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Thank you!
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Congratulations! That’s a great achievement well done! 🙂
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Thanks, Lindsey. It’s a lot of work, but worth it, as you know.
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It looks amazing, love that cover! Congratulations. I say, promote away!
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Thank you, Kate. I have Victoria to thank for the cover. She did such a good job.
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Any plans to release for other e-readers in the future? It sounds like a disturbing but fascinating story. I can see why it would have been difficult to write.
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Well done Tricia – it’s an achievement to see your book in print…. it represents months of blood, sweat and tears! Love the cover by the way.
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The cover rocks! Thanks, Wendy.
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Congrats! love the cover!
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Thanks, Joleene.
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Congratulations! I hope everything goes well with the success of your book.
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Thanks, Allen. I hope it goes well too!
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It is so much fun to publish a book. Best of luck with your book!
–JW
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Good luck with your book as well. Congrats to both of us!
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I can’t wait to read it!
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Hi, Rachel! I miss you. 🙂
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Congratulations Tricia, and I agree with the other comments, it’s a great cover!
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Thank you, Jane. 🙂
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I’m in the gathering info stage for self-publishing. Can you share how you found someone to do your cover art? Congratulations- and self-promote away! It’s how I found your blog!
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That’s wonderful that you’re getting ready to self-publish! It’s exciting and you’ll have such a sense of accomplishment. For The Fifth Circle, a friend of mine with good photoshop skills did the cover with stock photos we purchased. For my first book, I used Skylar Faith with Truenotdreams. I’ve basically just used referrals from other authors. It depends on your budget and what you’re looking for. Are you publishing your poetry?
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Oh thanks! I’ve been wondering how to approach it myself, and didn’t know about purchasing stock photos. That helps! But no, I’m not a poet 🙂 I write them here and there, and needing to gain some followers, I thought I’d post a few for the month. I’ll be publishing my fiction fantasy novel, the first in my series. I’m excited! I’ve planned on going traditional, but the more I learn, the more I keep returning to self-publishing. Thank you for responding!
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HUGE congratulations sweetie, I’m SO proud of you! It looks utterly amazing, the cover is great, where did you get it done? All that hard work will definitely be worth it. I’ve been on Amazon and it’s not available to buy yet, but I’ll keep checking! 😉
Wel done, give yourself a huge pat on the back, can’t wait to get it! 😀 xx
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Thanks, Sophie. My friend and fellow author, Victoria Barrow, did the cover. She’s amazingly talented. The book is on Kindle, but not in paperback yet. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Fifth-Circle-ebook/dp/B00C5HYO44/
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Wow, it’s a wonderful cover! I’m going to have a go doing mine, but if I find that I can’t do it, I may well be asking Victoria, really stunning and professional looking!!
Thanks for the link honey, yes, UK Amazon is up and running, just bought it and gave you your first like! 😀 xx
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Wow, congratulations Tricia!!!
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Congratulations on your new book Tricia. Reads Like a winner! 😀
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