James Villinger

Significantly better news than last time: I've recovered and republished Sisters of the Sands. This 3rd edition of the story is the definitive (and hopefully final) version.
          
          Book 1 sale links:
          eBook (CHEAP!): https://mybook.to/gQ4jAof
          Softcover: https://mybook.to/LIZwX 
          Hardcover special edition: https://mybook.to/ud7ot1
          
          Amazon is stuffing me around on the price of physical copies at the moment. I'm trying to make them as cheap as possible, but Amazon is getting greedy and wants their cut. Not having much luck stopping them. Will report here once it's fixed.
          
          I've also decided I'm not waiting around for publishers anymore, I've had enough of all of them. I'm just going to publish my entire series as quickly as possible, so keep your eyes peeled for Books 2 and 3 sometime next year, which have both been significantly revamped (if you ever read the first versions of them).
          
          Also, I noticed 3 people from around the world purchased an early jacketed hardcover special edition of the book. If that is you, please reach out to me. IngramSpark screwed me around a little with the formatting, so there is an error with the cover art (the spine is misaligned). They're also not allowing me to reach out to those customers directly to fix the problem.
          
          The issue should now be fixed for future prints, but I'm happy to compensate you with a free replacement if you purchased a wonky one. Another way to think about it is that your factory-error version will be rare, haha.
          
          I hope you're all well. As for me, writing has certainly been a long journey!

Hi everyone,
          
          Some bad news. My publisher (Shawline Publishing) turned out to be a bust. They went bankrupt. This means my book is currently not for sale again, which sucks because I was ready to publish both Books 2 and 3!
          It seems my series is in a perpetual hell of being released, then taken away, over and over again, and I apologise for that.
          I'll retrieve the rights to my book soon and republish soon, probably going the route of self-publishing this time around. I have trust issues with "publishers" now.
          Fellow writers, learn from my mistake. Make sure you thoroughly research a potential publisher, and if you find yourself about to pay them large sums of money, don't bother, just self-publish instead.

Heyo!
          
          We're getting close to my first book's launch at the end of March. If you haven't already purchased it, you can find it here:
          
          https://www.shawlinepublishing.com.au/our-titles/sci-fi-fiction/display/437-sisters-of-the-sands
          
          I'm not great at using social media to promote myself, and I don't get a lot of responses on here, so I don't actually know how many of you are reading this. But, for those that are, thank you for being on this journey with me. This book series is something that is very near and dear to my heart, and it is exhilarating to know what it has become.
          
          I'm planning on holding an event at the local library for the launch of my book, so if you want to meet-and-greet and to get your copy signed, stay tuned for more details.

Hey all!
          
          My first book is being officially published (not self-published but with an actual publisher this time) sometime in March. I plan on ramping up the marketing over the next few months.
          
          But also, so as to not compete with the published version, I'm planning on taking most of my series down on Wattpad, besides 10 chapters or so, so if you haven't had a chance to read it yet, it might be your last chance until you can get the physical copy in your hands.
          
          I'd like to thank Wattpad for being a free medium to share my story, which has been invaluable for getting feedback and growing as an artist, but it's time I moved onto bigger and better things.

Long, long time no see, everybody. Hope you've all been having a good year so far.
          
          Exciting news: I've basically finished rewriting my 3rd book. Turns out I had to rewrite over half of it for a multitude of reasons. There are a couple of minor things I need to go back and clean up, but overall, I'm really happy with its transformation.
          
          I'll eventually get around to rewriting Book 4, but be warned, I'll pretty much be chucking out almost everything from it and starting over. Insane, I know.
          
          If you're currently reading Book 3, be aware I'll be changing Marthieu's character name to Elion shortly. No important reason, or is there?
          
          I'm still getting my 1st book published later this year, in a few months hopefully.
          
          ALSO: I've been experimenting a lot with AI-generated art. Over the years I've paid a LOT of money to real artists for a project I have yet to make money from, so I don't feel guilty about using AI art now. If you'd like to check out this art, Book 1 is now full exciting new imagery.

Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope you are surrounded by your loved ones this holiday season.
          
          Also, no, I haven't forgotten you all or my works. Progress has been slow lately, but it is happening and will continue to happen. :)

Anyone who read Book 3's new Chapter 30 that was released yesterday, please be aware I've edited it and added an extra 300-word scene on the end.

Phew!
          
          After entire weeks of only writing a paragraph or two, I've finally released another chapter. Act 3 of Book 3 is finally underway, but the closer I get to the modified conclusion, the slower I seem to go.
          
          Is it writing fatigue? Or is it just much harder than I thought it would be? In either case, progress is still happening, it's just slow.
          
          In publishing news, it will still be a little while off yet before my publisher will begin professionally editing and proofing my 1st book, so if there was any feedback you had about that story, specifically (constructive feedback, obviously), then please get in contact with me and forward that along.
          
          In particular, I'm interested in moments where you thought the characters acted oddly, or scenes you thought didn't flow as well as they could have.

Well, hello there everyone,
          
          I have some great news: I'm going to be published! And no, I don't mean another self-published book on Amazon, I mean an actual publisher. After years of editing and improving, searching and rejection letters, I finally found a publisher that wants to publish my work, specifically book 1.
          
          It may take some time before its ready, many months, and rest assured you'll all be the first to know. But this presents a problem, because once its published, I'll need to remove most of my works from Wattpad and other places, leaving only 10 chapters or so as a teaser.
          
          In current news, for those who are up to date, you can see that I've been a little stuck on editing book 3. I'm currently up to chapter 27 and, while I know what comes next, the changes I've made so far create large ripples throughout the rest of the story.
          
          As usual, I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments, and I wish you all well in these tempestuous times.

For those that have been keeping up with the recent edits of Book #3, I'm going to make some minor changes to the latest chapters. Rather than spoil it publicly here, if you're one of those affected, please send me a private message and I can tell you what I've changed. It does make a difference going forward.
          
          Otherwise, if you're not up-to-date, then ignore this message. You've got nothing to worry about. :)