James Villinger

Just a reminder, the Clunes Booktown Festival is on this weekend on both Saturday and Sunday. If you're in the area (or even if you're not and you'd just like to go for a drive), consider coming along and checking it out.
          
          I'll be there selling both my 1st and 2nd books at Stall K, smack dab in the middle of the main road. Hope to see some of you there. 
          
          https://clunesbooktown.org.au/

Book 2 - Sisters of the Harrow can now be pre-ordered off Amazon and many other sites. Make sure to shop around for the best price. I hope you enjoy it. :)
          
          https://mybook.to/PGMyz4M

Great news! Book 2 is almost here! It will be released on March 10th. I'll update again on that day with some links. I can't wait to hear what you all think of it.
          
          Also, if any of you live in Victoria, Australia, consider coming along to the Clunes Book Town Festival 2025, March 22nd and 23rd. I'll have a stall there where you can meet, buy and get your copies signed.
          
          In other news, Book 3 is currently receiving its last round of edits before finally being published for the first time.

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.