I’m participating in Read an E-Book Week!
Scroll down the Profile page to see my discounted novels!
Time of Grace
A Knight’s Tale on Goodreads!
The Leaving
The Captain and Claire
on Smashwords
Author Archives: Gabriella West
For Smashwords Readers Only…
I don’t often do Smashwords-only deals, but because the site now allows authors to set public coupons for their books and showcases them in a Special Deals section, I decided to set my novels Elsie Street and The Pull of … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Charlottesville as the Eclipse Approaches
I don’t have anything particularly profound to say about the tragic events in Charlottesville this weekend except to say that my greatest fear after Trump was elected was that there would be blood in the streets. And so it has … Continue reading
Posted in News, Personal
Tagged Austin Kleon, Biden, chaos, Charlottesvile, Game of Thrones, havoc, Heather Heyer, nature, neo-Nazi, solar eclipse, Terry McAuliffe, Trump
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Another promo!
My LGBT historical novel Time of Grace is free for two days, Sunday, July 16 and Monday, July 17 on Amazon. Although Time of Grace has been in the Kindle Unlimited program for a while now, I’d like to take … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Writing
Tagged Apple, connecting the dots, free promo, indie authors, Ireland, summer slump, time of grace, women
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Summer/Winter Sale on Smashwords
It’s nearly the end of June, so I enrolled a few of my books in the annual Smashwords Summer/Winter sale! Although the “winter” part of the name refers to the Southern Hemisphere, it could also refer to summer in San … Continue reading
Here’s a quick link to an upcoming erotica promo that looks interesting–I know that at least two ebooks feature historical erotica, if that’s your thing (and it kind of is mine!). Memorial Day Weekend Erotica/Erotic Romance Deals FREE & $0.99 … Continue reading
Please Don’t Buy My Book (says David Gaughran)
Happy Spring! Ever thought about Amazon’s also-boughts and how it affects your writing sales? Author David Gaughran shares his experiences.
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Read an Ebook Week 2017
Tomorrow, March 5, brings the start of Read an Ebook Week on ebook platform Smashwords, which is where I started my own self-publishing journey in 2011. According to the site, “This [their catalog] is the hub of the action, where you … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing
Tagged Califa, connecting the dots, ebooks, Elsie Street, Free, Kobo Plus, LGBT, library, Read an Ebook Week, Rita Toews, self-publishing, Smashwords
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Now that we’re into the second month of the new presidency, I find myself feeling a mixture of emotions. Exhausted, first of all, as the pace of everything has speeded up. Enraged at wretched cabinet picks like DeVos–that’s a given. … Continue reading
I’ve posted before about All Romance eBooks, which I’ve always regarded as a nice little niche market for my work, despite eccentricities like taking $1 off my royalties if they paid me through PayPal, and constant “sales,” not to mention … Continue reading
Christmas
Christmas is here, a time of year when I feel inexplicably content and happy much of the time. As I’ve gotten older Christmas has become less about “getting stuff” and feasting, and more about memories. Somehow it all adds up … Continue reading
