Category Archives: Updates

a few little updates and giveaway links

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Melanie

1. The prices for Soriel have been posted–$3.99 ebook and $9.99 paperback. As always, check the books page at melanienilles.com/books.htm. 2. Soriel has come back with approval from the most trusted beta reader/reviewer, so no major changes will be made. … Continue reading →

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the latest Facebook updates

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Melanie

For those not following either my Starfire Angels page or Author page, here are some of the latest updates about Soriel… Sept. 9: I’m starting to see that Soriel won’t be a long book after all. Given what I have … Continue reading →

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Taking my time to do it right

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Melanie

So, I’ve been keeping busy. Writing on Soriel has been going fairly well. I’m up to 44,000 words, not quite where I’d hoped to be (less than 1,000 words per day), but still a good number. I’m tending to find … Continue reading →

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Lots of goodies!!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Melanie

1. I have been working on setting up a fan club of sorts for true Starfire Angels fans. If you purchase a gift bag ($3 to cover packaging and shipping) and/or crystal (coming in September, $10 loose or $20 silver-plated … Continue reading →

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The first high is free

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Melanie

That is, the reading high The complete first books (ebooks) of my two series are free for your pleasure. That is, Legends and Starfire Angels are free from all major retailers, at least on the U.S. side of things. The … Continue reading →

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What to expect

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Melanie

Can you believe it’s already June?! The year is almost halfway gone! Yikes! The Mayan apocalypse is nearly upon us! Pshaw! Right! I don’t believe that the world is ending. In fact, I’m planning on it continuing. It will always … Continue reading →

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planning Starfire Angels 5

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Melanie

A few things in this post, but I want to start with the obvious. First off, I’m in the planning stages for the Book 5 of the Starfire Angels series. Yes, Book *5* is coming, but it will be a … Continue reading →

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this, that, and some of those

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Melanie

Life is constantly taking turns I don’t expect. Here’s a little of what’s going on for me… I finished the first draft of Forever Dark last week. Hooray! The first draft came in around 72,000 words, but that doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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small update

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Melanie

Just a few things to say today. First, I’m now writing the last third of Forever Dark, so my concentration is on that. It’s been a struggle in a few places again. I took some wrong turns and the story … Continue reading →

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Farewell 2011! Greetings 2012!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Melanie

Welcome to the new year! 2011 is gone, along with a lot of changes. Over the past year, I released several books, updated a few, and continued writing. This past year saw not one but two Starfire Angels books (Crystal … Continue reading →

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