Same Book, New Cover

 2020 hasn't been all bad... On May 23 my publisher from Red Adept, Lynn McNamee, and my mentor, Erica Lucke Dean, called -- out of the blue -- to discuss a new cover for The Existence of Pity! 

Erica is an amazing author AND a wiz at everything to do with images, and I think she hit it out of the park with this one! 

Josie and Aaron are standing by a lovely Colombian lake, maybe Lago Calima, and the Andes mountains are behind them. If you have seen Lago Calima, do you agree? 

And in other news, soon, very soon, The Existence of Pity will have a little sibling! I will keep you updated on my second book, so stay tuned! 

"The Existence of Pity" Made the List!

Every month, Red Adept Publishing puts out a list of its bestsellers, and I'm on the list for February 2018! RAP makes a very cool video on Facebook showing the top ten, and I nearly gave up hope as I watched the countdown. I've never gotten so close to the top before. But then, my beautiful cover popped up in the SECOND SPOT!

Here's the video that had me holding my breath:
https://www.facebook.com/RedAdeptPublishing/videos/1990671484294474/

You can check them out on RAP's website: February TOP TEN  but here are our covers. Each one is awesome, of course. One is a USA Today bestseller, and two are New York Times bestsellers!



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Lessons Outside the Comfort Zone

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER!

Every time I reach out of my comfort zone, I learn. Doing giveaways with fellow authors where they lead the way isn’t out of my comfort zone, but coming up with my own is. Today marks the last day of my very own giveaway - it ends at midnight - and words can’t express how relieved I am. Here’s the link:  

  Valentine Giveaway

Sure, it’s been fun.  I boosted the post on Facebook and over a twelve hundred people saw it, there are 197 entries for the giveaway, many liked my author page as a result, the comments on the post were fun, and I got a few BookBub likes to boot.

But here’s what I learned.

1) Lots of cogs and wheels have to sync up for pretty much every new endeavor. There was much back-and-forth with mentor Erica Lucke Dean, Gail Cleare, Jennifer Klepper, and my personal life-saver, Kelly Stone Gamble in order for everything to work out. These women taught me the ropes on Rafflecopter and about boosting posts on Facebook, lessons I will no doubt use again and share with others along the way.

2) Be prepared to invest lots of time. Late-night wrestling with wiki-style formatting had me close to tears, and I’ll never get that Saturday back, the one where I sat in front of my computer trying to figure it all out. It was a pretty day, too.

3) You will need help. Refer to point one! I don’t like to bother people and I don’t like to owe people favors. And maybe THAT’S why the process took me out of my comfort zone. I’d rather just keep on doing what I know how to do than ask for help! Can I get an amen? But I won’t get to new heights without a little help from my friends now, will I?

4) Don’t get attached to the results. The goal was to garner at least 50 BookBub follows. I did NOT reach my goal. But I did get my name out there, quite a few readers liked my author page, and I learned how to master the art of a giveaway. I'm calling it a win. But just in case you’re interested, you can follow me on BookBub here: www.bookbub.com/authors/jeannie-zokan

 

Darn... now I owe you a favor!