Jennifer Estep » On Writing http://www.jenniferestep.com Personal Site of Author Jennifer Estep Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Oh, what a tangled web Gin weaves … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/oh-what-a-tangled-web-gin-weaves/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/oh-what-a-tangled-web-gin-weaves/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:38 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2071 Look what my editor sent me — the preliminary cover art for Tangled Threads, the fourth Elemental Assassin book. So pretty! So shiny! ;-)

Seriously, I think this is another kick-ass cover. There are so…

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Yes, you read that…

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Note: There are a few mild spoilers below.

I’d…

]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/tangled-threads/feed/ 11 Final (promotion) games people play … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/final-promotion-games-people-play/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/final-promotion-games-people-play/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:00:06 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1967 So I’ve talked about some promotional things that have and haven’t worked for me this week. Today, I thought that I’d share a few quick tips that have helped me along the way:

1. Asking for discounts: I use the…

]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/final-promotion-games-people-play/feed/ 0 More (promotion) games people play … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/more-promotion-games-people-play/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/more-promotion-games-people-play/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:00:20 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1963 So earlier this week, I talked about some of the promotional things that I do for my books. Today, I thought that I’d share some things that haven’t worked so well for me:

1. Print ads: When I was first…

]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/more-promotion-games-people-play/feed/ 0 The (promotion) games people play … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/the-promotion-games-people-play/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/the-promotion-games-people-play/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:26 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1948 A couple of weeks ago, epic fantasy author Lisa Shearin wrote a couple of good posts about book promotion and what has and hasn’t worked for her. The posts really resonated with me, since…

]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/the-promotion-games-people-play/feed/ 9 First person versus third person … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/first-person-versus-third-person/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/first-person-versus-third-person/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:00:31 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1940 As those of you who’ve read my books know, I write in what is called first person. Basicaly, it means that the story is told from one character’s point of view. In first person books, the lines are usually something…

]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/07/first-person-versus-third-person/feed/ 13 Spoilers, no more … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/spoilers-no-more/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/spoilers-no-more/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:00:16 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1873 Spoiler alert: This post talks about spoilers for my Elemental Assassin books. So don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled …

I think I’m going to have to implement some sort of spoiler policy.

Now that ]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/spoilers-no-more/feed/ 6 Where to find me on the web … http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/where-to-find-me-on-the-web/ http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/where-to-find-me-on-the-web/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:00:24 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=1871 In addition to the blog here, you can find me on the web at the following social media sites:

My personal Facebook page

My Facebook fan page

Goodreads

Twitter

Usually, I’ll post quick links and random thoughts to these sites,…

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1. As most of you know, ]]> http://www.jenniferestep.com/2010/06/updates-updates-updates-4/feed/ 11