Trisha Jones' Blog

 I have not gotten much writing or anything done. I have been dealing with people.. no actually just one person who was unsupportive and negative. she claimed to be my friend, but wasn't much of a friend and never really was supportive. she actually told me I would never be a best selling author and I need to get a really job. I know I may never be a best seller but I'm not going to give up like that. I have ended the friendship this week, and I was letting my emotions about losing a friend effect my work.  I decided that she was not worth me feeling down. she didn't help me by being negative and faking being supportive. I have been writing since yesterday afternoon and working on  a few things. I am telling you this to tell you, if you have anyone who is always negative, tell you they support you but are not supportive. then it is time to let them go. It will hurt because you do care about them but it is best to try and have only positive, supportive people in your lif...

       I am getting frustrated and discouraged right now, I have people who say they are going to buy a copy of my book and don't. I have people who say they will read the book and don't. but what is really bothering me is everyone who has bought the book, said they will buy it, said that they will read it also said they will put a review.       Now I understand people have lives and get busy. I know how that is I am a housewife and mother on top of being a writer and a newly published one, I get it life can get busy. But the fact that during their lunch break at work, or when they are surfing the internet after work they can't take 2 seconds to post a review bothers me. I am not saying this because they hurt my feelings its not that at all. its the fact that with no reviews my book( both print and ebook) are getting lost on amazon's website. the more reviews the more chances for my book to be seen. the more my book is seen the more likely it will ...

 I’ve been working hard on getting the word out and I decided to do a blog to kind of describe exactly actually doing to get the word out about my wonderful book New Life By The  Full Moon. Every day I try to post something on my social media accounts. every Monday I have a question, every Friday I have a quote from my book. I am working on selling books at the end of it called toyman show, that happen  every couple months. I am also planning on going to a convention that is in my hometown called archon.  I also talk to people every day about my book. I go out and have all kinds of people say “oh cool you’re a writer, what have you written” and I tell them. I get some genuine interest and then I get people go oh OK then walk away. I don’t mind because I am  getting the word out and I have everyone around me that is in earshot to hear what I’m saying. I’ll answer questions and everything about my writing and my book. It is a lot of work and people who don’t thi...

It has taken me a few days to beable to write this. Not because of how busy I have been. But because it that's taken me this long to figure out how to write this with out sounding whiney. Set up was fast since I had the help of my hubby, kids, mom in law, sis inlaw and 2 of her 3 girls. It look prefect and was ready for people to be there by 6 p.m. Not as many people showed up as was expected. Which was kind of depressing at first, I knew a few people I invited had to work or were sick. But I still expected more then was there. After a little while I was ok with the few that where there because they where people who wanted to support me and celebrate with me. I still gave my speech and still answer questions all of which my brother in law and niece recorded. Here is the link to my brother inlaw's video  Pat's video .   You should be able to find the ones from my niece on my Facebook page. I sold 4 book that night. Not as many as I hoped but that's ok what I have I...

Today is my book launch party, and it's one in the morning. I can't sleep, my brain is on overdrive thinking about everything I need to do and what might go wrong. It's driving me nuts, I am excited about today having my book published is a really big deal. I want to share it with everyone today. But I am also really nervous about today. I have never done anything like this before, I have never been able to talk in front of groups of people before. I will be doing that today, along with answer questions possibly doing a reading. The biggest thing for me though is I will be selling my book and doing a signing. This is a huge thing I am doing today, all I can do is pray everything works out. Because there is nothing else I can control other then the things I have already done. I invited everyone I could, I can't control if any of them will come. I have all the food and drinks( no alcohol) I can't make people eat or drink. I have pads of paper and pens for questions,...

I am excited because my book 'New Life By The Full Moon' will be out on Sunday!!! I have waited so long for this. I have been promoting for a while now, I want it to sell well. not because I want to be rich (which would be awesome though). I want it to sell well because I want everyone who would like to read it to have the chance to. so I am promoting my bottom off. I have also been getting everything together and ready for the launch party on Feb. 1st. that is another reason I am excited. I am work on getting things together to have a table at archon this year, I will go more in to that as it gets closer to archon. Don't worry though I am still writing and editing with all this going on, I'm not writing as much as I was but I am still writing. I am also answering question on my Facebook or in emails. heck even in person, so yea I am busy but I am happy. I am happy because I am moving in the right direction. I need to get some sleep I got a lot I have to do in the m...

I am having a launch party for my book I went and rented a beautiful place to have. it will be held Feb 1st,  There will be food, and drinks (non-alcoholic), and goodies. I will be holding raffles for two door prizes. There will be a chance to buy copies of my book "New Life By The Full Moon" and get it signed. here is a link to get more of the details https://www.facebook.com/ events/1119337358233525/?ti=cl I have been trying to get everything in place to beable to do this and I can't wait to see how it will turn out. I have to go and start getting the items needed :) I hope to see you there happy reading happy writing