an audio interview with me…

… on YouTube.

This was a lot of fun. Watch it (and it’s only the first third). I’m hoping Rick will post the reast too, some time soon. I’ll keep you posted.

Enjoy your weekend,

Cat

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Blog Tour Giveaway

Blog Tour Badge Urchin King

My blog tour started on the 9th with lots of excerpts and spotlights. Today, I’m over on Niecey’s Book Addiction with a guest post. Look at her blog and say hello.

Also, I decided to do a Giveaway to celebrate my first ever blog tour. Here’s your chance to win. The giveaway will be open until midnight EST on the 23rd of December. So, go ahead and do it.

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My first ever Blog Tour…

…is for my novel Urchin King. It was the first Fantasy novel I Indie-published and although the reviews are extremely favorable, I’m not getting the results I had hoped for. However, I do not think it’s a quality issue (it was semifinalist for the KBR 2012 Best Indie Book award) but a visibility issue. Hopefully this will change with the tour.

There are going to be interviews, reviews, giveaways and other goodies. I’ll post a schedule as soon as I can with links to the sites involved.

If you’ve read the book (or plan to) could you tell your friends about it? I’d love to have as many participants as possible on the tour. Grab the graphic below and send them to my homepage.

Blog Tour Badge

or grab the code:

<a href=”https://www.katharinagerlach.com” target=_blank”><img alt=”Blog Tour Badge” src=”https://www.katharinagerlach.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Blog-Tour-Badge.jpg”” width=”247″ height=”531″/></a>

Thank you for your help. I will post more information as they come up hoping we’ll have a great time before Christmas.

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I’m hosting Blog Tour Author Chrystal Collier

(cross posted on The Independent Bookworm)

Chrystal CollierI’m happy to be able to host a writer that I have known and admired for quite a while already: Chrystal Collier. With the release of her new novel Moonless, she is touring the world (virtually of course, who could afford anythign else) and popped in here for a short interview.

Why did you choose a socially challenged heroine?
MOONLESS is written for young adults. As a teenager, I remember that being one of my greatest struggles—figuring out my place in the world and feeling like I just didn’t fit in. Who doesn’t feel that at some point?

What makes the world of your novel different from ours?
Call this an alternate history if you will, but what if there was another race of people hidden just below the surface of society? Now let’s say these people are gifted and unique, but nature is all about balance, so they have an antithesis or predator. Keep in mind they don’t propagate as easily as humanity which makes them a minority, and their discovery in the past has led to wars, racial cleansing, etc. Because of that, they’re very interested in remaining unknown, even while their battle for survival rages in the shadows.

What was the most exciting thing happening when you wrote your novel?
Some people write dozens of novels before they get published. I rewrite the same book again and again and again until I get it right—or at least, that’s how it worked with Moonless. During rewrites we’ve lived in 3 different states, had two kids, worked on and off with producers for a Broadway aimed musical, and I’ve been a composer/writer for an audio/video production company. Do we need to add any more excitement?

Tell us about your writing day schedule.
My days starts with study, then I’m getting kids fed, dressed and into a home school day. After a couple lessons (and while the littles are occupied with assignments), I check in with email, the blogosphere, maybe even some critiquing. Finally, mid to late afternoon my littles get free time and I dive into writing, with regular interruptions, praying for a solid two hours.

If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be?
I believe we are infinitely powerful beings. We can accomplish anything through hard work and perseverance. My only complaint is the need for a time-stopper. (Which the scientists locked in my Floridian basement are desperately working to complete.)

Thank you for answering our question, Chrystal. We wish you a lot of success for your books.

P.S. I started reading, and it’s really good. Go and check it out right now: Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Smashwords, iBooks, or Sony

P.S.S. Chrystal is giving away three copies of Moonless. Visit this post for details (You need to scroll a bit).

P.S.S.S. Remember that you can still sign up for my free Advent calendar.

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The Advent Calendar is now available

Sign up for a countdown for Christmas. The first Advent-eMail-parcel will be delivered on the first of December for all who sign up in time (the others get their parcels later). In total, you will get 25 eMails with stories, Character studies, recipes and original music from six talented authors. And the best is, it’s absolutely free.

Check it out and join the fun!

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my first ever audiobook

Finally! I finished my first ever audiobook. Of course, I didn’t read it all by myself. I haven’t got the time or the equipment for that, but it turned out quite nicely (in my opinion).

I already uploaded it to the retailer who will distribute it to the most important audiobooksellers (amazon, audible und iTunes). It wasn’t easy. My Internet connection is so slow, it wouldn’t upload the audio files (around 50MB each). I had to visit my parents (150km either way) to sucessfully upload the files. Their connection is faster (not thrillingly so, but faster then mine). I think it’s sad that the German Telekom puts so little effort into connection the more remote areas properly.

Well, I’ll let you know when the audiobook is available. The retailer needs 2-3 weeks for approval to make sure that the quality is appropriate for audiobooks.

Until then, I wish you all the best,
Unterschrift

P.S.: While you’re here, tell me, which one of my novels would you like to see as an audiobook? I’m thinking about doing more audiobooks in the future, depending on whether you’re interested or not.

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Heroes Wanted, 99ct

When I tried to set up the audiobook I prepared, I found out that I have to have the eBook in place first. So I used most of the week to publish a two-story collection (roughly 25 pages) outside my normal schedule. The eBook “Heroes Wanted” contains two short stories:

Life™ – Divisions of Myths and Legends
or How to order a dragon
Mondays are hard in any office. When Siegfried von Xanthen is calling before opening hours, the day at Life™ – Divisions of Myths and Legends goes downhill for Rose.

A Different Perspective
Romans attack, and Freyja flees with the women of her clan while the men fight, including her beloved Thordal. Can Allfather Odin help Freyja to save Thordal’s life?

Heroes WantedAs an eBook, “Heroes Wanted” is only 99ct — as an audiobook it’s bound to be much more expensive (but you get nearly a full hour of audio for the money). I’ll post a link as soon as I know when the audio will be available. It will take some time to get approved and everything.

Have a great day,
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Full Steam Ahead!

No, I’ve not gone naval. I’m working like mad to get the next few releases out. After running into a couple of problems with the cover of Swordplay (still free on Wattpad), I found the perfect picture for Urchin King which I will be re-releasing on August 31st (I’ll do a cover reveal next week, promised).

You might wonder why I want to re-release “Urchin King”. Well, the answer is simple. The old version doesn’t have a table of content, so newer eBook readers can’t navigate the book easily. I’m working on that (and will get it done in time easily). Also, the German version is finally finished (I’m currently coding it for eBook and PoD book release), and I thought it’d be nice to release them both at the same day.

Just in case you can’t remember the cover text, here it is:

I promise I’ll post the new cover next week.
Until then,
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Back from Memory-Lane

I am back – mostly. Today, I’ll still take the day off (after all, it’s my birthday) but tomorrow, I will get back to work. It’s been a very good summer holiday. Middle Girl looks like a brown egg with a white feather on top, and even Wee Girl’s delicate freckled skin developed a bronze tone (and no sunburn!).

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The undersized woman in the red bathing suit, that’s me. *grin*

What impressed me most during our trip were the differences to what I remembered. The vicarage we used to live in during holidays when I was a kid still looked the same but was in better repair. The house was newly painted, the once dusty yard had been cobbled, and there was a new road around the church. The biggest difference however was in the people. The streets and beaches were as busy and teeming with life as in my childhood, and there were as many naked bathers as I remembered (the GDR was famous for their FKK (=naked) culture), but people were much more open. Friendships developed easily between my kids and others on the beach (something that rarely happened when I was there). We drew smiles when I herded the kids together for filming (our summer project is a short fantasy film this year). Of course, no soldiers showed up to confiscate the camera either.

For me, the world has become a better place regardless how difficult it is for my country to truly reunite and forgive the past.

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