Jennifer Alice Chandler
Writing update
8/26/23
https://jenniferalicechandler.substack.com
I’ve started a newsletter publication on Substack. It’s entitled Land of Dystopia. I try to analyze some of the current events and figure out the motivations of people making decisions. I also try to analyze the current worldview through the lens of my worldview — which is based on Judeo-Christianity. It’s hard sometimes when you’re inundated with one worldview that’s often in direct conflict with your own. So, it’s therapeutic for me to dissect things like globalism and wokeism and try to figure out what they’re really saying beneath the platitudes and the rhetoric. I figure writing from a different perspective may also help people who have a similar worldview as mine sort through their feelings. As of right now an anti-God worldview is not only predominating the media, its adherents are actually taking over the world’s governments. Sometimes the only thing you can do besides pray is try to keep in touch with yourself and your own truth and not let them mess with your mind too much.
I’ve been pretty pleased with book sales. I got some readers from the Smashwords sale in July. I’m surprised that my paperbacks are selling so well. You don’t hear much about paperback sales anymore. I’m glad to see there’s still a market there, and I’m happy with Draft2Digital’s efforts to get my books out there!
I have gotten the Amazon Kindle price for Labyrinth set to $0.00. I got them to price match the other stores for the ebook. I hadn’t been aware at first you could do that. I also want to note if you have Prime you can use No-Rush Rewards or Amazon Day Rewards and get Amazon Digital Services credit to buy Puppet on a String or Break the Leg to Bend the Knee on Amazon. Buying Puppet on a String or Break the Leg to Bend the Knee on Amazon also gives you 12 Kindle points per book toward the purchase of other Kindle books. 300 points equal $3.00 in Kindle book credit.
Right now I’m working on several books. Four are in the writing process. I write mostly by hand in cursive. I write better by hand; it matches the way my brain works. I am actually using a lot of notebooks and going through a lot of pens! Then, the books have to be typed.
The typing is almost complete on a fifth book, which is the first book in a new series. This book is entitled Biosphere. The lead character is called Kenya Winters. The plot involves a scientific experiment that goes terribly wrong — leading to a population who feed off the energy of other people. It is projected to enter the editing process at the beginning of September. I usually go through the books at least twice. The first go through I call a hard edit since it involves content as well as grammar. Then, I go through it at least one more time for grammar and tweaking. Then, comes the formatting and the cover.
I’m hoping to have Biosphere ready to go for Cyber Monday in November, but my priority is for the book to be the best it can be rather then have the fastest turnover time possible.
As far as the other four I am currently writing — even though I only average about two pages a day, six days a week — I’ve gotten pretty far in most of them.
As soon as the typing is complete on Biosphere, the typing of the third installment in the Mind Master Chronicle series is slotted to begin. I am not quite finished writing it, but I’m close. It focuses in part on Kurt years later as well as two new characters. I actually write in part from Kurt’s perspective, which is quite the experience. Actually, at times it is rather disturbing. Anyway, two of the other books in progress are part of the same series as Biosphere. Book 2 is actually not as far along as book 3! The fourth book is a standalone new adult romance with some dystopian elements. The typing has already begun on that one — but at a slower pace. I’m combining source material from more than one book I wrote to form a new version. So, I needed to refresh my memory to what I had written before. It should make for an interesting edit.
I hope to have the third book of the Mind Master Chronicles done by the spring of 2024. The second book from the same series as Biosphere I’m hoping to have set to go for fall of 2024. God willing.
Thanks for reading this! And thanks especially to those who have been reading my books!
7/24/23
I’ve got the links updated in the Books Available section. My three books: Mind Master Chronicles (Book 1): Labyrinth; Mind Master Chronicles (Book 2): Puppet on a String; Break the Leg to Bend the Knee are now available at the Kindle store. Amazon also has a print version of Labyrinth by Draft2Digital available as well.
All three books are available in paperback at: Barnes and Noble; Books A Million; Ex Libris; Saxo
Mind Master Chronicles (Book 1): Labyrinth; Mind Master Chronicles (Book 2): Puppet on a String are available at Eden.co.uk.
The Smashwords store sale where all three books are free is still ongoing until July 31. If you’re interested in reading any of my books, this would be a great time! And if you find yourself enjoying any of my books, please leave a review if you have the time!
Smashwords:
Mind Master Chronicles (Book 1): Labyrinth https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1353449
Mind Master Chronicles (Book 2): Puppet on a String https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1386746
Break the Leg to Bend the Knee (18 and over) https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1415973Type your paragraph here.
7/2/23
So, it’s July again! I just published a new adult romance/ dystopian novel entitled Break the Leg to Bend the Knee. I just published it on June 28th via Smashwords. It’s been listed as adult since I didn’t feel as though some of the content is suitable for children. My other books are young adult.
Here is its summary:
After the world that she knew falls apart, a woman named Genevieve seeks refuge at a local hospital. It is in the course of her duties as a doctor’s assistant that Genevieve first encounters the Guild, a militant organization of formidable men. Her encounter is in the form of an enigmatic man named Roan Phillips. If Roan were typical of the Guild, the only thing Genevieve would have to worry about is losing her heart. But unfortunately, it turns out another man, the sadistic Gregory, is far more typical of the Guild. And because of him, Genevieve is at high risk of losing her life.
Since I had to resubmit it due to a formatting error, it will take a bit longer for it to be reapproved for the premium catalog. It’s available at four stores right now:
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6450757764
Rakuten kobo USA: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/break-the-leg-to-bend-the-knee
Rakuten kobo Canada: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/break-the-leg-to-bend-the-knee
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1415973
I am working on approving a paperback version via Draft2Digital. It’s at the printing stage. Apparently, there is a technical issue with the Amazon paperback stores involving ISBN numbers. Until it’s resolved, if you want a paperback copy of Mind Master Chronicles: Labyrinth or Mind Master Chronicles: Puppet on a String, you should probably purchase them through the following stores:
Labyrinth:
Barnes and Noble Ebook/ paperback: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mind-master-chronicles-jennifer-alice-chandler/1143138689
Books A Million paperback: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Mind-Master-Chronicles/Jennifer-Alice-Chandler/9798215803240
Eden.co.uk paperback: https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/books-for-teens/youth-and-teen-fiction/science-fiction-and-fantasy-for-youth-and-teens/mind-master-chronicles-labyrinth/
Saxo paperback: https://www.saxo.com/dk/mind-master-chronicles-labyrinth_bog_9798215803240
Puppet on a String:
Barnes and Noble Ebook/ paperback: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940166053503
Books A Million paperback: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Mind-Master-Chronicles/Jennifer-Alice-Chandler/9798223459040?id=8883344300895
Eden.co.uk paperback: https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/christian-fiction-for-children/age-11-to-13/fantasy-stories-age-11-to-13/mind-master-chronicles-puppet-on-a-string/
Saxo paperback: https://www.saxo.com/dk/mind-master-chronicles-puppet-on-a-string_bog_9798223459040
Like I mentioned, it will take a bit more time before the paperback version of Break the Leg to Bend the Knee is available.
I tracked the store links down myself. Periodically, I plan to Duck Duck Go my books, so I can keep up-to-date on which stores are carrying them. Saxo is apparently from the Netherlands. That’s pretty exciting for me. Also exciting is that I’ve already sold one copy maybe two of Break the Leg to Bend the Knee! Thank you to whomever purchased it. It means a lot to me!
Finally, all three of my published ebooks will be free in July at the Smashwords store as part of their yearly sale.
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1353449
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1386746
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1415973
Thanks for reading this and have a blessed day!
Jennifer Alice Chandler