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I’m Published!

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To day is the day! It is the day I have finally hit “publish” on my first novella in the Amazon kindle store.

It’s been a long and winding road, and the most terrifying part was hitting the “publish” button. I had a moment of panic (more like a couple of hours, really) where I second guessed everything. Was everything really ready? Was my book the best I could make it? What about that one part in that one chapter. I could probably spruce that up a bit, right?

And then I reminded myself that I felt exactly this same way when I published my first knitting pattern. It was terrifying, but when that first sale came in… I may have jumped around the room a bit. And that was nothing compared to the first time someone wrote me to say they loved my pattern!

So, here we are. My first kindle book is currently under review by the Amazon Kindle sprites, and I’m not sure when it will go live. When it does, though, I hope you’ll give it a chance. I think you might like it. 🙂

 

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Nothing is quite what it seems…

Natalie Himura’s life is fairly normal. She’s an art student working part time at a local bookstore. What her customers and coworkers don’t know is that she can see the past with a single touch.

One night, she saves a cat from a group of bullies, and the next morning two men appear. They’re from the Sea & Storm Paranormal Investigation and Pest Control Agency, and they want to repay their debt to her.

Natalie joins them on a case — a widower keeps hearing noises in his walls. Before long, it’s clear that there’s something supernatural in the house… and it might be out to get her.

Left Behind is the first novella in Elanor Sakamoto’s new urban fantasy novella series — Sea & Storm Chronicles. In this book, the author draws on the rich tapestry of the urban fantasy genre and weaves in folklore and storytelling tropes that will feel familiar to fans of anime and manga, creating something entirely new. If you like Young Adult fiction, New Adult fiction, anime, manga, or urban fantasy, then you’ll love a story that rolls it all into one fun, fast-paced read.

Buy this book to discover a whole new kind of urban fantasy today! Only 99 cents, for a limited time!

World Book Day!

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Twitter tells me it’s World Book Day, and when Twitter tells me something, I listen!

Unless it’s something ridiculous.

Dumb ridiculous, I mean, not fun ridiculous. I like fun ridiculous.

So, on this, the World Day of Books, I’ve decided to go back and revisit a few of my favorites. Right now, I’m thinking maybe a couple of short stories from Peter S. Beagle’s Slight of Hand and Neil Gaiman’s Smoke and Mirrors, and maybe I’ll dip into The Secret Garden as well.

Aside from O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf.” Neil Gaiman’s “The Price” might be my favorite short story ever. It’s rich and dark, evoking hope and terror in equal measure. Of course, my being a cat person doesn’t enter into my opinion at all.

The Secret Garden and A Little Princess have been favorites of mine since I was little, holding pride of place on my bookshelf right next to the Sherlock Holmes anthologies recommended to me by my grandfather. When I was in fourth grade, I even convinced my teacher to let me turn the closet where we stored our coats and tote trays into a “secret garden” with ivy made of construction paper and roses made of tissue. I think it’s the magic that draws me back to the stories, the magic they find in everyday things that makes their lives better. And, really, when I see a sky filled with clouds painted pink and gold by the setting sun, or a butterfly sunning itself on a freshly bloomed rose, or hear a burst of laughter spring from true friendship, it’s hard not to feel a little of that magic myself.

Books open my eyes and heart to the world around me and they give me a safe space to retreat to when I need it.

What are your favorite stories, and what do they do for you?