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Professional Beta Reading Panel Guest Speaker at SaS Con

2/27/2021

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I'm not going to lie, I am both nervous and excited to announce that I will be a professional beta reading panel guest speaker at SaS Con tomorrow (February 28th). 
SaS Con is a virtual convention for creatives (artists, authors, poets, and more) that is FREE to RSVP for HERE. The panels will all be virtual on Discord, so anyone can join in.
If you're curious about the differences between a professional beta reader and a casual one, you should definitely come check this panel out! I hope to see you there!

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Hearts with Texas Red Cross Fundraiser/Raffle

2/21/2021

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Thank you for donating to support the Red Cross! By signing up for this raffle, you are giving Katherine D. Graham, author, permission to send you e-mails related to:

-The Red Cross Donation Drive (ends 2/28/21 at 11:30pm CST)
-Raffle Winners
-1 Introduction e-mail for each author donating a signed prize to the raffle.

A one-time donation to the American Red Cross is required (there is no minimum donation amount required, though) AND a screenshot of your receipt is required for entry.


Prize winners will be randomly selected using an automatic name generator and announced via e-mail and Instagram. By signing up for the raffle, you give us permission to share your Instagram handle and/or name along with the fact that you won the prize.
The drawing will be pulled on Monay, 3/1/2021, at 10:30AM CST and announced the same evening.

Prize 1 - 1 signed ARC copy of Call Of The Storm Sorcerer by Susan Stradiotto & a List Pad
Prize 2 - 1 signed copy of Rise Of The Dragon Queen by Darrah Steffen
Prize 3 - 1 signed ARC copy of The Vow That Twisted Fate by Katherine D. Graham & a Poster

*ARC = Advanced Reader Copy

If selected to win the prize, you will be asked via e-mail to provide your mailing address. Authors plan to ship prizes in the month of March 2021, and authors are not responsible for lost/damaged packages once we leave them with the postal service.
Katherine D. Graham will personally match up to $100.00 (US) in Red Cross Donations based on the amounts listed on your submitted Red Cross receipt.
Newsletter opt-in is NOT required to be eligible for the drawing and will not affect your entry in any way (we do not give multiple entries for signing up for the e-mail lists).
This raffle is a good-will raffle with expenses paid 100% by the participating authors to support the Red Cross and is NOT an official Red Cross sponsored event. We (the authors) do not claim to speak on behalf of the Red Cross or have their endorsement on our books.

About the Books

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"Call Of The Storm Sorcerer"
The Serpentine Throne Series Book 1
by Susan Stradiotto

A murdered empress. A missing emperor. Mairynne Evangale called them Mother, Father.
The country mourns while rumors of unrest stir. The sorcery castes struggle for power, and the Casteless riot in the streets. Conflict hadn’t escalated this rapidly in Nantai since the Ryū Wars more than five ages past.
The people need a new imperial leader. Mairynne’s soul yearns for many things, but she never wished for the duty her Father assigned.
She carries two soul stones, one cold and the other hot. They came to her with the loss of each parent. They call to her, beckoning her to leave home. They reinforce her convictions . . . Her father lives. He will return to his seat upon the Serpentine Throne.
But first, she must answer the call.

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​"Rise Of The Dragon Queen" 
by Darrah Steffen

​​The creatures of old have vanished. Dragonia was once a kingdom where magic roamed freely, but now magic wielders are hunted without mercy. A resistance has formed to fight against the king’s oppression. Legend holds that one called the Dragon Queen will rise to return Dragonia to its former glory.

When Crown Princess Sammaria is kidnapped, the land is thrown into chaos. Her sister Jennica is determined to bring her home safely. Jennica will have to rely on her friends – and the gods – to save her sister, but an ancient force has returned to take control of a weakened Dragonia and threaten her quest. Will Jennica be able to bring her sister home? Will the gods interfere? Will the Dragon Queen rise in time to save the world from destruction?

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"The Vow That Twisted Fate"
​by Katherine D. Graham

A world without evil is all Queen Arlena has ever known. But when an ominous pentagram appears in the sky, her innocent days of blissful court life, playing politics with other races, and daydreaming of marrying the stoic elven prince Talen come to an abrupt end.

​When an eerily familiar phantasm warns her of the imminent collision of a parallel world ruled by an ancient sorceress, Arlena must confront the true nature of not only her own world, but her very existence. 

Calling a company of legendary dwarven warriors forward into her time, Arlena and her allies must brave a world they are completely unprepared for in order to save their own. Will the naïve Queen and her companions be able to stop the invasion without being forever changed in the process?

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Meet B.K. Rae: February's Featured Indie/Self-Published Author

2/19/2021

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Meet B.K. Rae: February's Featured Indie/Self-Published Author! This month I am excited to introduce an amazing paranormal urban fantasy romance  novel--B.K. Rae's newest volume in her The Keepers of Knowledge series: The Darkmoon Descendant.

Here's a snippet about the book:


 Meet Katherine King, Werewolf...
 
Some bloodlines run dark. Some darkness can’t be overcome.
For Katherine “Kay” King, that could mean life or death.

Want to read more about The Darkmoon Descendant and learn more about B.K. Rae: February's featured indie/self-published author? 

-Check out her featured author page on my website HERE.
-Grab a copy of The Darkmoon Descendant on Amaazon HERE. 
-Follow my Instagram page HERE to be notified when I go live with B.K. Rae in a couple weeks for an interview about The Darkmoon Descendant.
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The Review That Made Me Cry on Valentine's Day

2/14/2021

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Happy Valentine's Day! I'm taking a minute aside to write this up, because I want to tell you about the review that made me cry on Valentine's Day. 

When I woke up this morning, I was greeted by the very first review and rating of The Vow That Twisted Fate, written by one of my advanced readers. Here is the review:
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The review that made me cry on Valentine's Day may not seem like much more than a glowing review to you, but it means all the world to me! This is my first-ever five-star review!

This review is the one I've been holding my breath for after my two flopped self-published books from 5 and 7 years ago--before I researched and learned how to proceed correctly in the self-publishing process. It is my first personal five-star review after 10+ years of helping others prepare their own books for publication by beta reading (which I now do professionally). 

The review that made me cry on Valentine's Day has given me the realization that I made the right decision in putting my work out in the world again. That others would care about my work. And that we all start somewhere, but our early failures do not define us. 

If you are a reader, please know that the time it takes you to write a review for your favorite indie/self-published author means the world to us. It's better than almost any gift. And if you're a writer reading this, you should know that writing is an art. One day at a time, one learning opportunity at a time, we will continue to improve our craft. Things I have learned in this process include:

-Be patient.
-Be open-minded.
-LEARN from the critiques you receive, don't take them personally.
-Realize when you need help (editors, proofreaders, beta readers, formatters, etc.) AND ASK for it.

I can't wait to see what the rest of the writing community is putting out there! Would you like to add The Vow That Twisted Fate on Goodreaders? You can do so by clicking HERE. 
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The Vow That Twisted Fate's Release Date Announcement

2/8/2021

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The Vow That Twisted Fate's release date is finally ready to be revealed! Grab your calendar and check out the release date trailer here:
Too excited to wait 'til July to read more? Here's some things to do in the meantime: 

-Read more about the novel on the book's page HERE. 
-See the character art and read more about them HERE.
-Add The Vow That Twisted Fate to your To-Read list on Goodreads HERE. 
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The Vow That Twisted Fate: Proof Hardback Copies Are In!

2/3/2021

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I can't believe it! After going around and around in circles trying to get the cover right, I have some good news about The Vow That Twisted Fate: proof hardback Copies are in! 

I chose to go with Barnes & Noble Press for the hardback copy of The Vow That Twisted Fate, which is due out in July. I wish I could say it's been a smooth process, but that unfortunately just has not been the case. I may actually make a YouTube video about that for other writers interested in the hardbacks with B&N Press, but that is not for this post.  Today is a day for celebrating!


The Vow That Twisted Fate: hardback proof copies are in! My Cover Reveal party drawing winner was finally shipped her advance hardback copy today, and as soon as my Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) paperbacks come, those will be going out to my ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) team. There are still revisions to be made to the hardback covers (that strip in the picture is a misprint that I am working to correct as this is typed), but it is a start!

I cannot express in words, despite being an author, the unique feeling of holding my book as a hardback in my hands for the first time. This is an accomplishment so long in the making! To flip through pages I've only imagined holding in that form, to see the formatting and cover and read my back cover blurb for the first time, is similar to seeing an extension of my own mind sitting in tangible form in my hands. 

Thank you for joining me in celebrating the news that The Vow That Twisted Fate: proof hardback copies are in! 


Can't wait to read more about The Vow That Twisted Fate?

-See more about my debut adult epic fantasy novel & Sign Up for e-mail updates HERE.
-Check out the official character art HERE.
-Try a couple story-inspired recipes HERE.
​-Add the book to your To-Read list on Goodreads HERE.

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      • Volume One: Oracle of Life
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      • Angel's Abdication
      • Angel's Ascendance
      • Splitting Dawn
      • Down Falls The Queen
      • Down Falls The King
      • Splitting Dusk
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