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Blogging my ass off, and taking the rough with the smooth

8/8/2017

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Well guys, it's been a couple months since I blogged properly on here, but that's because I've been busy launching my debut novel, Children of the Fifth Sun. I've been interviewed by Simonetta Lein for the the Huffington Post, I've had big influencers Instagram and tweet about the book, I've had interesting trade reviews, Hollywood interest in it and of course, I've done some guest blogs. Rather than repeat all by guest blogs/interiews here, you can go read all SIX of them, for yourself at:

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/never-settle-for-less-the-celebrity-wishmaker-simonetta_us_594ab625e4b062254f3a5ae4
7/25 Interview on CMash Reads
7/26 Interview @ Tess Burnside – Author
7/27 Guest Post at Writers and Authors
7/29 Guest Post @ Mythical Books
8/01 Guest post @ BooksChatter
8/02 Interview @ The Reading Frenzy


Speaking of COTFS, it released to rave reviews... okay, lots of varied reviews... okay, 11 reviews on Amazon.com, 5 on .co.uk, 3 on .de and 64 (overall) on Goodreads. Though I did make it into the top 100 paid kindle books in TWO categories in the UK.

But I was telling the truth about the varied bit.

As an author, of course you want your book to be an out and out success with everyone. You quickly learn, it won't be. Not everyone likes your style. Some won't like the story. Some will like the story and curse you for something you made happen to a character. On the flip side, some will LOVE, ADORE and CHERISH your book. I can say I have had my share of both. Of course, you'll also get reviewers and bloggers who attack you as a person, or at the least make fun of you. In the current climate, which seems to favour the keyboard warrior - with death threats abound from all sides of the political and social spectrum for simply disagreeing with each other - such criticism is more pronounced than ever. I've actually had one guy - who gave a pretty good review of the book - poke fun at me for my website tagline (and probably my modelling pics LOL). But do I care? Hell no. We are all different as authors, and we have our way of expressing ourselves. At least he liked the book!

At the end of the day, do you know what that means? It means I'm finding my people.

I'm a first time author. Lots of people will read my book. If HALF like it, that's bloody awesome. Then, my other books will come out. People who liked the first will pick it up and tell their friends. And eventually, the haters will meld into a white noise and only my supporters, however big that group is, will read my books.

7 years. That's how long it takes from your first novel. I'll be releasing at least one per year now for that period of time.

Check back here then. Until that time, check out my book and those that are coming.

And if you're an author, take heart. Your people will find you.
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A COVER REVEAL FOR MY FRIEND MARY TING!

8/4/2017

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ISAN 
by Mary Ting 
Publication date: May 1st 2018
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Synopsis:The world has changed.

Scientists warned it would happen.
Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants—North, South, East, and West—governed by The Remnant Council.
Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. The serum will make her better. To receive the serum Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network.
While on a training mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior—and time is running out.
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AUTHOR BIO:
International Bestselling Author Mary Ting/M. Clarke resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children's chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.
Author links:
https://twitter.com/maryting
http://marytingbooks.blogspot.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryTing
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4388953.Mary_Ting
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