The Ayrelon Times

There seem to be mixed opinions on Self Publishing, or being an ‘Indie Author’, that run rampant among both readers and other authors. Regardless of where you are in your publishing journey, you’ve probably already considered doing it all yourself—and if you haven’t, that day is coming… First of all, if you’re expecting me to tell you that self publishing is better or worse than traditional publishing, you’re about to be disappointed. Every author is unique, so every single one of them will have different experiences with their publishing process. Just because traditional publishing did wonders for Author A, doesn’t mean Author B will see the same level of success. Vice versa for self publishing. Ultimately, whether or not you self publish is a choice for you and you alone. However, if you do choose to self publish, there are a lot of things to consider and you’ve got a lot more work ahead of you than your traditionally published peers if you want to do it better, and break through the...

We recently started Audiobook recording preparations and noticed that some of the content in the book didn’t quite roll off the tongue the way we like when read aloud. So, I took a two week break from everything else and focused on reading the book out loud to myself and polishing the content so that it read smoother. I finished that process late last night and then immediately formatted the new copy for e-book through Draft2Digital and uploaded then uploaded the new version to Smashwords, Amazon KDP, and Google Play. Once that was complete, I set about formatting the paperback copy in Adobe InDesign. My goal wasn’t just to get the updated content in place, but to reduce the overall printing cost of the book and make it more affordable for my readers… IE: for you. In short, I succeeded. Here’s a longer breakdown of the before & after details: Old Version :: 5x7 Paperback Pages - 786 Font Size - 9.5pt Projected Profit - $2.53 Price - $32.99 Print & Distribution channel fees - $3...

 I can't believe it's finally here!

Waves... Hello! I am Charlotte Mallory, cover designer for Bathed in the Blood of Ravens ( I can’t believe I can say that ). I was also a beta reader and am extremely excited to read book 2! I met R.L. Parker through a writing Discord group hosted by T.L. Bodine, when he reached out for cover art. He asked me to do a pen and ink drawing, and I admit this was the first full pen and ink drawing I had ever done. My mediums are usually graphite, oil paints, and digital art… but holy cow did I fall in love with ink art. Not only did I get to expand my skills as an artist, but I am so thrilled that he loves the cover so much! I am a writer myself, so I know how personal a cover can be. Okay, so enough about me… As a reader stumbling upon new authors, I am usually very hesitant because you never know how things will go. The book can always start out great, but how does it end? Does it derail at all? Does a political message get shoved in that is so on-the-nose it’s annoying? Does the author ...

So… a funny thing just happened. I finished formatting the ebook files, and was hopping around to get everything set up. And… when configuring Draft2Digital profile for the book, it didn’t let me specify a “start selling on” date, only a publish date. As a result, pre-orders instantly went live on 6 sites weeks before I intended them to . Yay?! Feel free to visit any of these retailers to place your pre-order, any time you wish. They may take a few hours, or a day, for the individual sites to put the pre-order live… but it’s there. It’s out in the wild. It’s… real . UPDATE : Publish date has been moved up to June 25, 2021 !!!! E-Book Pre-Orders Now Available On: Amazon Kindle Angus & Robertson Apple Books Barnes & Noble Bol Gardners Google Play Books !ndigo Kobo Mondadori Odilo Scribd Smashwords Thalia

The folks at Indie Book Butler were kind enough to interview me, and blast it to their social media. Feel free to hop over and check it out .

Everything is formatted and uploaded. Once the “Title in Setup” goes into eproof status and I approve, I’ll be able to order my physical proof. But um… check the date on the right ;) Two dates to care about!! PREORDERS SHOULD GO LIVE: March 20, 2021 PUBLISH DATE IS TENTATIVELY: September 3, 2021