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Editing Services Price Increase For 2015
Editing Prices are going up on January 1, 2015. The prices go into effect for every manuscript done on and after January 1, 2015. The increase has been posted on the Editing Services page for at least six months. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Price increase January 1st, 2015.
New Prices Below:
.0040 Proofread
.0055 Detailed Copy Edit
.0075 Detailed Copy/Proof Package
Blurb Editing & Critique will stay $25 and will still be included free of charge with the Copy/Proof Package.
*New prices go into effect for all clients – no exceptions.*
Winter Kiss Cover Reveal
Rene FolsomS.L. Dearing
Cover by Phycel Design
One Wish: A North American Pack & Half-Blood Princess Christmas by Magen McMinimy
The Wager: A Game Changer Prequel by Rene Folsom
The Gift by S.L. Dearing
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$0.99 BOXED SETS PUBLISHED WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS!
Magic & Mayhem: 7 Mystical Romances to Enchant You
The More The Merrier (A Menage Erotica Boxed Set)
The BirthRight Trilogy Boxed Set: An Epic Fantasy Romance with Kickass Heroines (Books 1-3)
Uncovering You: The Complete First Boxed Set
Eternal Love: Vampire Romance Boxed Set
Stars & Empire 2: 10 More Galactic Tales (Stars & Empire Box Set Collection)
The Klaus Brothers Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
Dirty Secrets – Five Contemporary Hot Alpha Male & Billionaire Romance Stories Boxed Set
The Blood Duet: A Vampire Paranormal Romance: Box set (1-2)
Under an Enchanted Skyline: Eight Complete Stories of Magic, Adventure, and Mayhem in One Boxed Set
A Cowboy’s Brand: 5 Western Romance Novels
A Cowboy’s Heart: 5 Western Romance Novels
The Langley Sisters Trilogy Boxed Set
Interview with Joel Ohman (YA Dystopia)
In Meritropolis, everyone is assigned a numerical Score that decides their worth to society and whether they live or die. After a young boy is killed because of a low Score, his brother plots to take down the System.
Sounds good, right? Well, this exciting YA Dystopia is on sale for just 99 cents Thursday, November 27 through Monday, December 1. You can pick up your copy on Amazon.
To celebrate, we are offering a giveaway for an autographed copy and a $100 Amazon gift card—hooray!
Check out this interview with Joel Ohman, the author of the book critics are calling, “The Hunger Games meets The Village with a young Jack Reacher as a protagonist”, then scroll to the end of this post to learn more about the giveaway. Happy reading, and good luck!
Reader Interview with Joel Ohman
Who or what was your inspiration to write about post-apocalyptic, dystopian sci-fi?
I’ve read a lot in this genre, so I would say it’s a mix of a lot of different things. I really just wanted to explore this question of, “What gives a person worth?” Is it their usefulness to society? Is it because someone loves them? Is it because of how they look? Is it because of their health or ability? As a Christian, I believe that all people have worth, because they are made in the image of God. I wanted to explore some different takes on this question. I think that the post-apocalyptic/dystopian/sci-fi genre was the best vehicle to tackle some of those deep philosophical questions in a fun and interesting way.
Why do you write? Is it for fun, or because you have something you need to say in your writing?
Some writers are loath to say their writing has a message, because maybe they think doing so diminishes their art (not true, in my opinion), but I think that everyone has a message in their writing, even if they aren’t as consciously focused on it—and that’s a good thing. My message is in my epigraph: “Because everyone matters – Psalm 139”.
Why the title Meritropolis?
I wanted a short one word title that was a clever—or at least semi-clever—play on two different words. I like “Meritropolis” because it combines “Merit” and “Metropolis,” two words that are great for describing a city where each resident’s worth is measured by a score given to them.
In Meritropolis, how were the animal combinations decided upon? For example, I know you chose to write about a bion (bull-lion), as well as many other freaks of nature. So what I want to know is how did you decided which animals to meld together and why.
I have a big list of animal combinations that I came up with before I began writing the book, and I tried to work in as many as I could. Sometimes the only criteria was that I liked the way the name sounded. Look for many more in the following books!
Can you tells us about your characters and who/what inspired them?
I am a big believer in John Truby’s approach to building a “character web”, because this deepens the relationships between characters and helps to make each of the characters more complex. Absent building a good character web, it can be all too easy to fall into the not-very-true-to-real-life good-person/bad-person false dichotomy where your protagonist devolves into this I-can-do-no-wrong character and your antagonist is just pure evil. I was very much aiming to show the imperfections and brokenness in each of the characters. My thinking as a Christian influences this to some degree, given that the Bible teaches that we are all essentially the same; we are all sinners—only God is perfect.
Do you have a favorite genre that you like to read?
I read pretty much everything! Fiction, non-fiction, you name it! I am of the opinion that, as an author, I can learn something from almost every kind of writing. Sometimes, it most definitely is a matter of learning what not to do—but, on the whole, I love to read a wide variety of writing styles, genres, etc.
Are there any books that have inspired your own writing?
I read A LOT so there are many different things that have shaped my writing over the years, but I wouldn’t say there was any particular book, or books, that I was consciously looking to for inspiration while writing Meritropolis. Looking back though I can definitely see different threads of influence in almost everything I have read over the years that contribute toward making Meritropolis what it is: the strong protagonist of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, the philosophical bent of C.S. Lewis’ fiction, the dystopian setting of Hugh Howey’s WOOL series, and many more.
Are there any authors that have emerged in the last three years that have caught your interest?
Hugh Howey is an author that I really like that has caught my attention lately. I would highly recommend his WOOL series!
Don’t forget!
Meritropolis is marked down from its regular price of $5.99, but only for a limited time. Feed your Kindle by picking up a discounted copy for just 99 cents, but make sure you do it before December 2!
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