Flying Wires has been added to LittleSamuari.com, a new web site for reading books online. Readers have free access to any of the books at the web site. Another unique aspect of LittleSamurai.com are the interactive features a publisher can add to their books. For example, Flying Wires contains hypertext that connects the reader with web sites, online documents and photographs. This media expands and enhances the story. The photos are a tangible example of something mentioned by one of the characters. The urls to organizations, events or places provide additional information about what is mentioned in the novel. LittleSamurai.com offers a reading environment that goes beyond just reading a digital book. It takes the reader into a corner of the real world behind the story.
December 17, 2009
October 12, 2009
Flying Wires now available in paperback
I am proud to announce that Flying Wires is now for sale as a paperback! Printed at Lulu.com, the 326-page book is now available for purchase online. Lulu.com has excellent turnaround from order placement to delivery, so you won’t have to wait long to enjoy the flight! Click here to order your copy today.
From the Lulu.com web site:
Currently, the only novel written about ultralight flying, this romance with aviation and finding love the second time around, will carry the reader to new heights. Engaging dialog and descriptive narration reveal the world of ultralight pilots and instructors. The author accurately presents the joy and the drama of flight through the experiences of the men and the heroine, the only woman pilot at a rural turf-airstrip in North Carolina. By opening this book, the reader takes the pilot seat and straps in for an exciting flight!
Flying Wires has been available as a PDF since December 2008. The Kindle edition became available in March 2009. Here are some comments I’ve received from readers:
This is a real page turner! – Arty Trost, Ultralight Adventurer
Just wanted you to know that I finished reading your book and enjoyed it a lot! – Jim Mason, Pilot
I loved it…. Congrats. When is the next one due? – Ricardo Trujillo, Pilot
August 17, 2009
The bytten word
A Kindle book on iPhone
Thanks to JR, a fellow cyber author and publisher, I’ve come across another article about publishing and reading via Kindle, Sony, Blackberry, PC, and other electronic readers. Peter Svensson’s August 15 article Phones, PC’s put e-books within reach of Kindle-less focuses on the popularity of reading from paperless media and the technology that’s responsible for it. Only a few years ago, publishing for portable electronic readers and PC’s was a road less traveled. According to Svensson’s article, it’s hard to keep new e-books down; sales are beginning to climb. Intrepid entrepreneurs turn paper manuscripts into cybertext as quickly as the new software appears and just as importantly, readers are logging on in ever increasing numbers.
June 11, 2009
Laurel resident hopes online book sales soar
I was recently interviewed for a profile article about me and my novel, Flying Wires. Click here for a JPEG of Timmy Gelles’ article in the 11 June 2009 issue of The Gazette or here for a link to the online version. Only recently, have I had the time to do some marketing of Flying Wires and I’m quite pleased that this opportunity came along.
In the meantime, my Examiner.com articles and my work for NAMI Howard County are keeping me quite busy. Now that the first phase of the NAMI contract is complete, I will soon be working about 10 hours per week for the next twelve months on the second phase.
To purchase the PDF version of Flying Wires, click here. To purchase the Kindle version – which is also downloadable to an iPhone and iPod Touch – click here.
May 7, 2009
Flying Wires again in the news
Now available in PDF and Kindle formats
The May issue of Light Sport and Ultralight Flying magazine carries a short synopsis and information about the PDF and Kindle versions of Flying Wires. Read the article here and either visit my web site to purchase the PDF or Amazon.com to purchase the Kindle version.
May 2, 2009
It’s been a week
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Not much time to catch my breath and post this week. Last Sunday, we got a call from family and immediately began making plans to drive south Monday afternoon. Mike had to work and I had a meeting in the NAMI Howard County offices at 12:30 p.m. The half-hour meeting gave me the opportunity to sign my contract with NAMI, meet the other contractor that I’ll be working with and discuss the “game plan” for the next few weeks. While I work on the redesign of their information brochure for individuals with mental illness and their families, my team mate will be putting together a database of health care providers in Howard County, Maryland. By the time we meet again in a couple weeks, we should be through phase I of the project.
Monday afternoon, I let local friends know we were leaving town. When Mike got off work, we loaded up the car, had dinner and left town. We spent most of Tuesday with family and although a short trip, we’re glad we went. Fortunately, things have improved some during the week. The rest of the week was catch up on my Examiner.com column and work on a handout for a women’s retreat I’ll be attending next weekend. Today, Mike and I spent the morning on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland. We walked in the NAMIWalk for the Mind of America – the culmination of an annual fundraising effort to support the wonderful NAMI programs for individuals with mental illness and their families. Now it’s time to hit the hay. After church tomorrow, it’s back to work on the NAMI brochure.
April 23, 2009
A new assignment
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Today I received a call from the NAMI Howard County office. NAMI [National Alliance on Mental Illness] is a national organization that does a wonderful job of educating and supporting people effected by mental illness, their friends and families and the public, in general. Their trained facilitators run support groups for both the person effected by the illness and for friends and family. NAMI has specific educational training sessions for family members, parents of children with mental illness, Hispanic groups and for consumers who want to become presenters for NAMI’s various outreach programs. Last week, I began attending their 12-week Family to Family course that gives family members a better understanding of mental illness and tools to better interact and support their loved one. After only two classes, I’m impressed with how much new information I’ve picked up.
The purpose of the call from them today was to ask if I was interested in a contract position with the organization. I’ll have more information about the project after I attend a meeting in their office on Monday. Basically, I’m one of two contractors who will be redesigning one of the NAMI brochures and then meeting with health care professionals in Howard County, Maryland and giving them the brochures for their patients who have or may have a mental illness. I’m happy to be associated with this fine organization and I’ll post more information after Monday’s meeting.
April 15, 2009
Publishing for Kindle
Kindle on iPhone
I was invited by the Maryland Writers’ Association to write an article for their blog about my publishing experience for Kindle. Click here to read the article.
April 6, 2009
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April 5, 2009
The Kindle story
A Kindle book on iPhone
I’ve been asked to write an article for the Maryland Writers’ Association blog and newsletter “Pen in Hand” about my publishing experience with Amazon.com’s Kindle format. Apparently, I may be the first Association member who’s gone the Kindle route and my outline of the process would be helpful to other members. Once the article is posted, I’ll include a link to it in a post from this blog.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
