With the Release of The Ocean This week, I have been from one end of the emotions spectrum to the other. Stressed over a mishap that I won't bore you the details of, but ended up pushing back the release two days. Excited over all the rave reviews I'm receiving that are making my heart skip with joy that the readers understand my characters so well. Humbled because of how huge this all really is. Overwhelmed, because no matter how much we planned, we still didn't know what to expect, or what would work and what didn't, technology wise anyway. All I can keep telling myself is the next launch will be easier. I have more stories to tell, and more characters to meet. This is the first of many launches. I'm not stopping, quitting, or slowing down.
This has been such a huge roller-coaster, just when I think I might want to get off, it throws another loop into the track. My heart skips and I get that gushy happy feeling all over again, squealing and clapping my hands with joy. So when it comes to a stop and the safety bars lift over my head what am I going to do? I'm going to run down the exit ramp, around the display and get right back in line to take my turn again on the BOOK-LAUNCH-AN-A-TOR *read in echoing monster truck announcer voice*
The Ocean is now available on Smashwords.com and coming soon to barnesandnobel.com.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/51497
Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ocean-ebook/dp/B004YF16E6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1304104256&sr=8-1
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
A Lyrical Experiment
I will be running a mini contest from Wednesday through Saturday this week. The concept is simple. I will randomly post a lyric from a song in The Ocean Playlist. The first person who responds will be the winner. You can find the Playlist for the ocean here on my website/blog and on youtube.com/miacastile.
The Rules
1. You must be 13 years of age or older
2. The post will appear as #theocean #playlistcontest 'lyrics,'
3. The correct response will be @miacastile #theocean #playlistcontest song title and artist
4. This is strictly a twitter contest. If by chance the post appears on Facebook, there will not be a winner chosen from Facebook.
5. This is open to anyone with a postal address.
The Prize
A personalized postcard and a bookmark.
**All Lyrics verified from elyrics.net**
The Rules
1. You must be 13 years of age or older
2. The post will appear as #theocean #playlistcontest 'lyrics,'
3. The correct response will be @miacastile #theocean #playlistcontest song title and artist
4. This is strictly a twitter contest. If by chance the post appears on Facebook, there will not be a winner chosen from Facebook.
5. This is open to anyone with a postal address.
The Prize
A personalized postcard and a bookmark.
**All Lyrics verified from elyrics.net**
I Got My Windows Down Rollin'
One of my favorite things about spring and summer is driving on the highway with the windows down, music blaring and singing at the top of my lungs. In those sheer moments of happiness no one judges your voice, or how wild your hair looks. No one can even hear you if you are alone, it is you and the passion, well, and alertness to the road and other drivers because safety first, but you know what I mean.
When my older sister got her license she and I would take road trips just for the road trip. We would crank the music, having to yell at each other as we talked, because it would be silly to roll up the windows and turn the music down, just to hear the conversation. We felt free, elbows hanging out of the windows and our hair blowing around whipping our faces. We'd talk about boys, best friends, and anything else that popped into our minds. When we returned home after putting two hundred miles on her car we'd spend half of the night rehashing what we'd already obsessed over.
As you get older, sometimes you forget about the simplistic fun things you did when you were younger. I love piling my little ones in the car, plugging in my ipod and asking "Hey guys, do you want the windows down rollin'?" They usually cheer and clap their hands. and we roll down the windows and turn up the music. Whether it's a five minute drive or three hour drive, I've shared with them a little bit of something that made happy memories for me as a young girl.
When my older sister got her license she and I would take road trips just for the road trip. We would crank the music, having to yell at each other as we talked, because it would be silly to roll up the windows and turn the music down, just to hear the conversation. We felt free, elbows hanging out of the windows and our hair blowing around whipping our faces. We'd talk about boys, best friends, and anything else that popped into our minds. When we returned home after putting two hundred miles on her car we'd spend half of the night rehashing what we'd already obsessed over.
As you get older, sometimes you forget about the simplistic fun things you did when you were younger. I love piling my little ones in the car, plugging in my ipod and asking "Hey guys, do you want the windows down rollin'?" They usually cheer and clap their hands. and we roll down the windows and turn up the music. Whether it's a five minute drive or three hour drive, I've shared with them a little bit of something that made happy memories for me as a young girl.
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