Pinterest Inspiration

I wasn’t going to do it. I wasn’t going to get sucked into Pinterest because I knew how much time I could waste with it. However, I did end up signing up and it has become one of my favorite writing tools. I do still end up wasting time sometimes, but the inspiration to discover is endless.

Now here’s a question. Have you ever wondered what celebrities an author might have in mind while they are writing a character? I have, and many of my own characters have been inspired by photos I come across or celebrities I see on TV. I never really considered sharing much of my inspiration before, but Pinterest presents a fun way to do that. So, whether or not you have Pinterest, if you’d like to see a some of my inspiration for characters and settings, you’ll find boards for all of my latest books. And here’s something exciting, that even includes my new fantasy books I’m currently working on. I will continue adding to it as I go through the series. With my inspiration board, you can get little bits and pieces of what it’s going to be like. Just follow the link to check it out.

http://pinterest.com/authormollye/

Best Seller in Religious Historical Fiction

The very last post of 2011, and it is an exciting one for me. Yesterday, I had one of the biggest surprises I’ve ever had in the five years I’ve been writing professionally. I checked my Amazon sales ranking and discovered that the Kindle version of The Pirate Daughter’s Promise was #92 on the Top 100 Paid Kindle books under Religious Historical Fiction for a while. Making an Amazon best seller list was completely unexpected and quite an excitement for me. It’s a huge thing for indie author like me.

I never would have made it without the sale I had for Christmas. I was going to let it run through the 1st and then put the price back up to $2.99, but in celebration of a month that was even more successful than I ever expected, I’ve decided to leave The Pirate Daughter’s Promise eBook at 99¢. :) I hope many more people will enjoy it.

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise Sale on iTunes and Barnes & Noble

Just alerting everyone that The Pirate Daughter’s Promise ebook is now showing up for only 99¢ on both iTunes and Barnes & Noble. Only 16 more days to take advantage of the sale! Here are all the links where it is available.

Kindle
Nook
iBooks
Other Formats

Christmas eBook Sale!

Today being the first of December, I’m excited to announce that from now until Christmas you can purchase the ebook version of The Pirate Daughter’s Promise, the first book of my Pirates & Faith series for only 99¢!

The ebook can be purchased for Kindle from:
Amazon

And in other ebook formats from:
Smashwords

If you love ebooks or know someone who does, be sure to share this news.

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise - Review

I’m excited to share a new review of The Pirate Daughter’s Promise. I can’t say how much appreciate and am thankful for the kind words. Thank you, Lisa!

 

http://upatdawnreadytowork.blogspot.com/2011/10/pirate-daughters-promise-book-review.html

Aaron Shust in Concert

Over the weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Aaron Shust in concert for the first time. It was quite an exciting thing for me because, not only do really I love his music, but it’s been very inspirational to me in my writing and being an author.

 

Back when I was finishing The Pirate Daughter’s Promise, Aaron’s song My Savior My God was on the radio a lot. My family loved the song right from the start, and something about it really had a big impact on me at that time in my life. For one thing, it always made me think about my characters in TPDP—about their faith through their trials. The lyrics encompassed so many of the things I wanted to tell in the story. None of my characters understood at first why they had to face such great trials, but they knew God was always there for them, and no matter what they would cling to Him. Not only that, but through the trials, they were able to share their faith with the most unlikely characters and lead them to the knowledge that Christ died for them to be their Savior. I remember when friends and family would tell me they would love to see TPDP as a move, I’d smile and think to myself if that miracle were to ever happen, the one song I’d want playing when the credits started rolling is My Savior My God. So it was special to me because it was so close to the story I wanted to tell, but it also meant a lot to me personally. Writing TPDP was such a huge moment in my life. It was with that book I started my writing career and ministry. My Savior My God reminded me as well that whatever direction my life took from there, my Savior was always there for me and would guide me through whatever came.

 

So, this many years later, to have been able to meet Aaron and see him perform My Savior My God live was very special.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise–New Review

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise was recently reviewed by Susan on her homeschooling blog, Homeschooling Hearts & Minds. Thanks, Susan!

 

http://homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com/2011/07/pirate-daughters-promise-review.html

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise - Review

Here is a new review I’ve received on The Pirate Daughter’s Promise from Generation Impact, an online magazine for young Christians. :)

 

http://www.generation-impact.com/archives/3213

Kindle Book Giveaway - The Pirate Daughter’s Promise

 

 

Today I am holding my first blog giveaway for a free copy of The Pirate Daughter’s Promise for Kindle. Perfect for a summer read. ;)  The drawing will close on July 1, 2011 and a winner will be drawn randomly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is how to enter. You get 1 entry for each of these:

 

1. Comment and tell me why you would like to read The Pirate Daughter’s Promise or what interests you about it.

 

2. Like my Facebook page.

 

3. Follow this blog.

 

4. Follow me on Twitter.

 

Please leave a separate comment for each of these you complete, because each comment will count as entry. And make sure you leave a way for me to contact you and send you the book. You will need to have either an email address in your comment or on your profile. Thanks!

 

(Note: You don’t need a Kindle to enter. Kindle books can be read on your PC with Kindle for PC available for free download on Amazon.)

Memorial Day E-book Sale

I’m having a Memorial Day sale on all my ebooks from Smashwords. From now through Monday, you can use the coupons codes below to get 25% off each book. The books are downloadable for a variety of e-readers (including Kindle and PC).

 

The Pirate Daughter’s Promise: SX28A

Every Tear: BD96J

A Captain’s Heart: WD53K

Finding Faith: EK99M

About My Homeschool Experience

Last week I was contacted by Lea Ann Garfias to do a profile on my homeschool experience for her website. I was very excited about the opportunity and am happy now to share the profile.

 

http://whateverstateiam.com/2011/04/19/ask-the-grad-molly/

 

At the end of the profile I also have a special offer for The Pirate Daughter’s Promise ebook that runs until May 17,2011.

Pirates & Faith Book Poll

I've added a poll to my blog. For those who have read my Pirates & Faith  series, I would love to know which of the four books was your favorite.

 

For me as the author, picking a favorite is a very difficult choice. Of course, I love them all, and had a unique experience writing each of them. But if I really had to pick, it would be between Every Tear and A Captain's Heart. I love the emotion and family relationships in Every Tear. In A Captain's Heart, I love the new, fresh characters that add something different to the series. And the relationship between Kyle Bryden and his mother was way too much fun to write. ;)

The Pirate Daughter's Promise - Reviews

Two new reviews of The Pirate Daughter's Promise. Thank you, Ashley and Christine!

 

http://heidi-strawser.blogspot.com/2011/03/pirate-daughters-promise-by-molly.html

 

http://ourhomeschoolreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/pirate-daughters-promise-book-review.html

Christine is also holding a giveaway for The Pirate Daughter's Promise. Rules for entering are at the bottom of the review.

Pirates & Faith Reviews

Very nice reviews of Pirates & Faith by inspirational romance author, Stephanie Boles. Thanks Stephanie!

 

The Pirate Daughter's Promise

Every Tear

A Captain's Heart

Finding Faith

 

Remember, each book of Pirates & Faith is available from Kindle or Smashwords for only $2.99.

 

You can visit Stephanie's website here.

Valentine's Day eBook Sale!

For Valentine's Day all my Pirates & Faith ebooks are available for only $2.99!

 

You can purchase them for Kindle:

The Pirate Daughter's Promise

Every Tear

A Captain's Heart

Finding Faith

 

Or in other ebook formats from Smashwords:

The Pirate Daughter's Promise

Every Tear

A Captain's Heart

Finding Faith

Pirates & Faith Available on Smashwords

Pirates & Faith is now available on Smashwords to download for a variety of e-readers and reading on your PC. With Smashwords you are able to sample up to half of each book before deciding whether or not to purchase.

All books are $4.99.

 

The Pirate Daughter's Promise

Every Tear

A Captain's Heart

Finding Faith

Pirates & Faith for Kindle

It's something I've been thinking about and working towards for several months and now I can finally announce the release of my entire Pirates & Faith series for Kindle available on Amazon.com. Each book is priced at about half the price of the paperback edition. To read a portion of each book, you can download the sample from Amazon to Kindle for PC. Each sample has at least the first two chapters.

 

The Pirate Daughter's Promise - $4.99

Every Tear - $6.99

A Captain's Heart - $6.99

Finding Faith - $5.99

 

The Kindle editions are also available from Amazon UK for those who are unable to buy the paperback editions.

 

Pirates & Faith Kindle Books UK

Pirates & Faith Writing Experiences

Now that I've finished Finding Faith and it will soon be available, it's amazing to look back. It has taken me six years to write and publish my Pirates & Faith series. I've learned so much and have gone through so much in that time. It has definitely shaped me as a writer. This morning I just finished writing "My Journey and Experiences Writing This Book" sections on my website for A Captain's Heart and Finding Faith. It was interesting for me to go back in some of my journals and read about planning and starting those books since they were both unexpected. I never planned to go farther in my series than The Pirate Daughter's Promise and Every Tear. But here I am at the official end of the series with four books. You can read the stories of each of the books and what it took to write them here:

http://www.mollyevangeline.com/about-my-books.html

The Pirate Daughter's Promise - Review

I was honored to have The Pirate Daughter's Promise reviewed by Angie on her product review blog, My Four Monkeys. You can read it here.

 

http://myfourmonkeysproductreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/pirate-daughters-promise-by-molly.html

New Cover for TPDP

I've been working hard lately on an updated edition of The Pirate Daughter's Promise to print with CreateSpace. I finally got to the point today where I uploaded the new files and am waiting for them to be approved so I can order a proof. I wanted to share a picture of the new cover, which I really love. I like the old one too, but this one represents the story better.