Wildfire has been uploaded!

I hit the publish button on kindle direct publishing a few hours ago. They said Wildfire would be available in roughly 12 hours. Very nerve racking. Exciting. Adrenaline running high and all that. 

So, what's the book about?

Well, Wildfire is the first in a 3 or 4 part series called The Program. The Program is essentially about a bunch of teenagers who get their magical skills too early. Because this is dangerous for a variety of reasons, they're all immediately shipped off the the Montana School for Advanced Magical Studies' Adolescent Program. 

Being torn away from family and friends when you're a teenager is a recipe for all kinds of angst. Especially when you're dealing with both hormones and potentially out of control magic. 

Wildfire is about Sara Lake, a 16 year old girl from Happy Valley, AZ. Shortly after her birthday, she discovers her ability to create lightning. Her mom finds out, and she gets shipped off to the Montana program that same day. 

Upon arriving in Montana, Sara notices something off about the program director, Jake Sorenson. He steals the teens' magic in order to hurt and sometimes kill others. He's even made it so they can't tell anyone without serious consequences.  With the help of the other teens in the program, as well as a few other students, Sara figures out a plan to get help and bring about Jake's downfall. 

This is considered a "mature young adult" story and is suitable for readers 15 and above. It contains vulgar language, violence, and kissing, which may be unsuitable for younger readers. The content is similar to what would be found in a PG-13 movie. 

I'll post again when it's available on kindle. I'm still working out the kinks with amazon's print-on-demand, but it'll be available in paperback in a few days. 

I'm totally doing a happy dance right now. And biting my nails because I'm so nervous. 

Until tomorrow!!!

Welcome!

I've been working really hard (and fast) this past week to get my FB page, my website, and my blog up and running. I made a split second decision last weekend and decided to self-publish my very first novel. I had just hit "send" on an e-mail to a literary agent and kind of freaked out.  The timeline of traditional publishing scared me.  I wanted anyone who wanted to read my stuff to be able to read it when I wanted them to read it. Not three years from now. Yeah the timeline has shrunk with the advent of e-publishing, but... I'm impatient. Plus if it's a big success (ha!), I can get an agent later. Supposedly.

So... The Program! It's essentially good conquers evil with magic and teenagers. Wildfire is the first in either 3 or 4 books (not sure yet). The cover is my first attempt with photoshop.  Totally humbled by that experience, BTW. A graphic designer I am not!

The website (www.andreairvingbooks.com) is a work in progress. I'm using godaddy's web builder, so it's going to be very basic. Same with this blog.  Blogger is great, but not fancy.  I can't do fancy.  Not one of my many talents.

I do have the beginnings of a FB page. It's @andreairvingauthor and will eventually have links to this blog. The website has a link on there. I'm still not sure if I'll be entering the twitterverse.  I don't have a personal twitter account, so... I just dunno. If there's ever a demand, perhaps.  I'm a little overwhelmed at the moment.

So that's my welcome to you all. I'll probably have some kind of "about me" post once I get Wildfire uploaded, and that will hopefully be in the next few days. Wish me luck!

TTYL!
Andrea.