fredag 1. april 2011

Zane, guess who was my model?

Here is my version of the main character in G.E.N.I. Genetically Enhanced Natural Intelligence. Playing around with Corel Painter 11 I did some drawing and pasting. (Lighting is far from perfect but I tink it's...passable...)

And if anyone would care to make a guess who my model was? Please do so;)

Zane is currently in trouble again..."whadda you now"....Something happens that brings out the pattern in his skin. Giving more clues to his animal genes. I have lot's of ideas, but don't think I'll be able to fit them all in just one book! Some major editing to be done I guess.

Stay tuned for more..interesting... facts to come.

torsdag 10. mars 2011

Kindle, here it comes!

Well, honestly sales aren't going that well. Can't seem to reach an audience on my own... So, I've opted for the new fangled trend of E-books. My book should become available on Kindle Bookstore (Amazon) within days. Affordable and convenient the book will be available for download to Kindle devices and apps for : iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, PC, Mac, Blackberry and Android based devices. Juhuu!

There was also an article about the book on a lokal news web site, you can read it here:
http://www.stjordalsnytt.no/stjordal/sentrum/330-roman-oppfolger

Reviews are still very much welcome ;)

tirsdag 4. januar 2011

Fish out of water....or

Well, I'm somewhat optimistically writing on a sequel.

Still waiting for any answer from my publisher about any leads made in the Frankfurt Book Show 2009... They told me to be patient, these things take time... It's been over a year and being a realist I realised (<---hey, look at that), no deals were made. (Sales reports not showing it anyway.) My suspisions or theory (if you will) is that no one actually did anything with the contacts I provided them with. They can at least tell me what their eventual feed back was. The book sucked and so on...I can deal with that, just want to know.

Since there's a big likelyhood that no one is actually reading this: I'm greatly disappointed...please give me some other feedback than bragging about what a good year this has been for everyone what great success you all had on the 2010 book shows...all generic e-mails nothing personal pertaining to my particular (the three P's) book...disappointed. Just a bit.

Anyhow...now that my ranting is done with:

A fish on dry land, choking on water.

or:

A drowning fish out of water.

or:

A fish on ground, drowning in water.

or something like that anyway...
Feedback greatly appreciated.

onsdag 30. juni 2010

Dinner anyone?

Yo!

Friends, colleagues and readers of my book...

You are hereby invited to a home made meal at my humble abode.
One condition, you write (an honest) review on amazon.com..
We'll meet, have fun and discuss what section of the book you think would be cool in a movie pitch!

I hope as many of you as possible can help me with this ;) I'm in dire need of reviews...(on my knees here)..

Cordially, your local author...
Lillian Skamsar

http://lskamsar1976.spaces.live.com/ or find me on facebook

søndag 22. november 2009

Frankfurt Buchmesse.


It's been a month, and some, since the whole worlds biggest book fair took place. I was there, (and I had the blisters to prove it, (healed now though)). The fair grounds were huge...and I mean gigantic. Never seen anything like it before. Walked miles and miles on rolling walk ways in hallways you couldn't even see the end of. The old injuries from my days (way back when) as an athelete gave their just reminder. But I hope it was all worth it. I managed to make some connections and contacts that my publisist is working with. Hopefully it'll all end in some deals but I am a patient woman, and if nothing comes from it...? At least I learned a lot, and met a lot of great people. Nancie and Marc (i think with a 'c' or was it a 'k'? I know I got it wrong signing my book for him, but can't remember which one it was...I think it was supposed to be with a 'c'...I think...) from Strategic Book Marketing. They spent some time helping me, of which I am truly greatful. And then a fellow author, Fred Gamble (and such a gentleman too). Not about to be forgetting him, or his brother, in a while. Still smile when I think about the night they so generously treated me to free oysters and whatnot at the executive lounge. I had a great time, and it really beat spending the night in my own dinky hotel room...alone. And in retrospect...she was really not paying enough attention to her baby...It should never have happened! But, then again she was perhaps a bit unlucky when she slipped... And the invaluable tips about marketing, and business cards and bookmarks I got from Fred, thank you ever so much. We swapped books, and I should mention his book : The Crown of Creation: The Fourth Revelation. I finished it on the flights home from Frankfurt. I really enjoyed it, and I loved the message about loving each other, despite what you do, look like or come from. Because in the end, it really doesn't matter. Packed with fights agains evil demons and what not, I can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy:) And, yes Fred you were right...it made me want to pick up the Bible and check if the references were really true. Mission accomplished I'd say.

But, back to my own book... My publisist is working with several distributors and publishers, so if I am lucky who knows what kind of deal they'll be able to make. It might not happen, but at least I've tried, and it was definately worth it.
In the picture: Michael Estepa: Purged by Darkness. Nicholas D. Power: Paudie's Magical Adventures. Donna Brooks: The Magic Amphora. Fred Gamble: The Crown of Creation, The Fourth Revelation. Lillian Skamsar: G.E.N.I. Genetically Enhanced Natural Intelligence

tirsdag 4. august 2009

Book Expo Frankfurt Germany

I will be attending,
and appearing on stand at the AEG Publishing Group booth.
The show is oktober 14th - 18th, in Frankfurt Germany.
I'll get back with the exact when of my appearance.

Really looking forward to this, and hope you'll be there too!