Aug 5 2013

Book Crossing Book Tour!

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As an Indie Author/Publisher, I have inevitably ended up with copies of my books that are unsaleable for various reasons. I had a box of books destroyed by a courier (bent pages, ruined spines etc) and have had books returned from shops that have closed that are too beaten up to sell as new. I thought about selling these books at a discount when I do fairs, but then offering a damaged product didn’t appeal to me. As a book lover, I like to get a nice shiny copy when I buy a book, so I couldn’t bring myself to do that. I thought about just giving them away, but then I remembered BookCrossing.com. The concept is that you register a book, get a code, put the code in the book, and then release the book into ‘the wild’. The book is then picked up, read by someone, and they can log in with the code to say where they found the book, and what they thought of it, then they pass it on to someone else.

I thought this might be a fun way to get my books out there, but also an alternative kind of book tour! So I have registered four copies of The Doorway to PAM, and I have put a post-it note on the front of each book, saying that it is free. I have stuck a label inside, that says the book is on tour and what it’s Book Crossing code is.

I hope that people find them, pick them up, read them and then pass them on. And if I get a few more Amazon reviews that would be a nice bonus too!

I will be releasing these four books this week, and in the spirit of the book, I will be leaving one in a cinema, one in a tearoom, one in a pub, and one in a hotel. I thought about starting them from different locations, but as I don’t have a car at the moment, that may be a bit tricky, so I have decided to start them all in Monmouth, and then I can track to see just how far they travel! I will update their locations once I have released them, you can see them on my bookshelf on BookCrossing.com.

My label:

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Aug 4 2013

Launch of The Amethyst Angel website

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For the last year, I have been assisting fellow Indie Authors with their publishing ventures. Myself and my editor, Elizabeth Lockwood, under the name of Purple Self-Publishing Services, were helping them with editing, proofreading and formatting their books, as well as helping with cover design and the actual publishing process, in print and online. Recently I have decided to revert back to my business name, The Amethyst Angel, which is also my publishing imprint name.

Instead of just offering guidance and assistance on the publishing side, however, I wanted to create something of a community of Indie Authors, who help each other in the selling and marketing process, to make the whole process just a little less lonely. So I have created my new site, and on it, I have featured the authors that I or Elizabeth have helped, and their books. The website will grow and evolve, as we help more and more authors, and as the community builds.

Being an Indie Author does not have to be a solitary, lonely venture. Let’s join together and make the journey together! If you are an Indie Author, or you would like to be, please do get in touch, I love to chat!

Jul 26 2013
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An Earth Angel Photoshoot!

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Wow, had so much fun yesterday! My amazing sister, Liz of Madapple Designs, came up to see me for the day, to take some new photographs of me. My current author photo makes me look far too serious and boring … Continue reading →

Jul 22 2013

The Speed of Change

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I know that I am not the only one who has noticed just how quickly life seems to be changing at the moment. To me it feels as though my life has been a constant series of changes since around 2006. More has happened in my life in the last 7 years than happened in the previous 22 years. Why is this? Is it simply the idea that time speeds up as we age, or is it more than that? Because it is not just that things are changing quickly, but that things and situations are being rapidly manifested.

Just four days after writing about Twin Flame Relationships, everything changed for me.

I met up with my own Twin Flame, for dinner and to chat. Despite not having been together in a relationship for more than 6 months, we still missed each other’s company. He was the one who had sent me the video on Youtube of the stages of a Twin Flame relationship. He had recognised our relationship in the patterns described, and thought I would find it interesting. We talked all evening, and met up a couple more times over the course of the following week, and by the end of the next weekend, (14th July) we were back together. He asked me to move in with him and so here I am, just 20 days after writing about getting a second chance to be with a Twin Flame, with my Flame, living the life that I had always wanted to live.

Did I manifest it? Or were we fated to get back together? I was only in the area because my dear Faerie friend from Peace of Stone had invited me to stay with her for the week. What if I had refused the invitation? Would my reunion with my Flame not have happened? Or was it because I chose a parallel universe where we were together? Have I skipped to another dimension, another reality?

I suppose the real question is, does any of that matter? I had hoped that perhaps I would be able to offer some guidance and wisdom to other souls out there who know their Flames but are not with them. I guess all I can say is – if it is meant to be, then it will be. And don’t hold on to the past. It was only when I truly and completely let go of the idea of being with my Twin, only when I accepted that it may well never happen, cut all energetic cords and ties to him, that it finally did happen. I was willing to move on, to live my life without him, and to make the best I possibly could with what I had.

So perhaps gratitude for whatever we have in our lives, even if it’s not what we really want, is the key to manifesting what we do really want.

What do you think?

Jul 15 2013

Advice from Aria the Faerie!

Today’s reading is from Aria’s Oracle, and it’s a good reminder to keep hydrated in the particularly hot weather we have been having! And also to look after yourself. Aria may like to have fun but she is a very wise Faerie!

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Jul 11 2013

The truth will out!

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The last few weeks have been very interesting, energy-wise. In one weekend we had the Summer Solstice, the Supermoon, Mercury went into retrograde and we had solar flares. Not the cheeriest of times for most!! I found the run up to that weekend pretty tough, everything rose to the surface and suddenly all of the situations I had been avoided reared up and I couldn’t ignore or deny them any longer.

I had to face them head on. I can’t say that I did so very gracefully, but I felt better for acknowledging them and seeing the truth of the situations. But also, it gave me the opportunity to look for the solutions too, and all of those things that had been hanging around in the back of my mind were cleared.

Since then, truth and authenticity have been the major topics of conversation in my circles of friends, as we see those who are not being authentic and honest either disappearing from our lives or trying to attack us. It has been a case of constantly clearing the energies,  clearing and healing ourselves, and most importantly, sending love and light to those who are floundering and falling into the trap of the ego.

Every day we have to choose between our true selves and our ego. Every day we have to choose anew for if we don’t then ego will find a way to knock us off course.

When material matters are forefront in your mind, you know that the ego is at work. When you are focussed on getting more, having more, or feeling dissatisfied with what you have been blessed with in life, you know that it is ego.

When you are taking good care of yourself, and so are able to help others, and seek to assist and guide them on their path, you know that you are living your truth. When each night you go to sleep, knowing that you have done all that you could have, and that you are thankful for all your blessings, the beauty around you and the love that you are filled with, then you know you are your authentic self.

You are pure love, and you are also one with every living soul you encounter. Treat them with the love and respect that you deserve also. In this time of change and shifting energies, be sure to stay grounded, and connected to the divine source at the same time. And surround yourself with those who are speaking, living and acting out their truth. Let anyone who is not to walk their own path, but don’t get involved in their drama. When they are ready to live their truth, their paths will cross yours again.

Jul 4 2013

Today’s wisdom from Velvet

In case you missed it earlier, here is Velvet’s advice for today, which was quite appropriate given it is the 4th of July!

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I am busy writing the new book, and as usual, while writing  I listen to music that inspires me, this time I have created a soundtrack playlist on youtube to listen to, you can click here to find it and listen to some really beautiful music 🙂 I will probably add a few more at some point!