Hidden Memory came out three years ago this month! I sometimes can’t believe how long I have been a published author, thinking back on they year-long process of getting this first book to market. Each year after, I improved my craft and released another installment. Over the next month or so, I will put some of the final touches on the last book in this series before it goes to my beta readers.
While my focus is on the final book in the series, I wanted to do another reader celebration for the holiday season and the anniversary of Hidden Memory‘s release. Next week, the ebook will go on sale for $0.99 in the US. I think it will be for all markets on Amazon.com (and not those like amazon.uk.com), but no promises. The price reduction will last about a week, starting at 8 am pacific time on the 11th.
If you want a reminder about the discount next week, be sure to sign up for my newsletter, as a special email will go out once the discount goes live. This will be an opportunity to buy the book for yourself if you read it on KU, or for a friend for Christmas.
To everyone who is continuing to leave reviews for me on all three of my books, thank you so much. Your support means the world to me.
In October, I held my second-ever paperback giveaway! This one was in celebration of Hidden Memory reaching fifty reviews on Amazon. All you had to do to enter was provide your information in response to this quarter’s newsletter. I’ll have another giveaway at the next 50 review mark for any of my books, so sign up for the newsletter on the homepage if you want instructions for the next one. It looks like Hidden Sanctuary is the closest to that mark, but time will tell!
As for this year’s giveaway, I am happy to announce that Beba has won the signed paperback. Beba has been with me from the very first release, working as a beta reader providing invaluable feedback to put those finishing touches on my stories. I’m excited to share the fourth and final book in the Hidden Series with her early this coming year.
I’m running super behind on sending it out, but her book should be in the mail this week. Thank you, Beba, and to all who entered or have supported me with reviews or buying my books.
Until the next time I scramble up enough time for a blog post, happy reading!
It has been a while since I blogged. I feel as though I am finding my feet again to be able to step in the right direction. While my chest still feels tight, straining against the weight I imagine on my shoulders, there are moments and days I can take for myself now.
Soccer Week
Last Sunday, I had a booth at the Wizard’s School put on by Wizards of Washington. The charity organization does a wonderful job supporting local authors, so I was one of around eight authors offering my books. I went straight from the event to the OL Reign game that evening, so I did not have time to change. While only one person commented on my Renaissance attire, I’m sure other soccer fans wondered what drove my strange garb.
I mixed up a couple of boxes, and my partner had to make a trip home and back to bring copies of Hidden Promise. Oops!
Friday was another Reign game and a special event for many soccer fans. Megan Rapinoe announced her retirement earlier this year, and Friday’s game was her final home match of her final NWSL season. I envy her confidence and self-assurance in the face of controversy and opposition. A record-breaking crowd turned out to see her off and thank her for her contributions to US women’s soccer and other social issues.
Finally, Saturday was fan appreciation night for the Sounders. After over a decade, I have still yet to win any of the big screen giveaways, but my sister and I got a lunch box they were offering out front and some championship trinkets. Both weekend games were exciting, despite ending up as draws.
Upcoming Giveaway!
I teased this on Facebook yesterday, and there will be more posts about it in the coming days. In celebration of reaching the fifty-review mark for Hidden Memory on Amazon (thank you all!), I’m giving away another paperback copy of one of my books!
The entry process will be similar to last time, where I will receive entries via replies to the October newsletter. If you signed up for my newsletter at the faire this summer, I will add all those emails this week. If you don’t see a welcome email by Friday, I recommend signing up on the website.
This event will be open to all, but I’m capping shipping at $25. If you are outside the USA and win, I would ask that you cover the difference in shipping or it would go to another person randomly selected.
If you win, you will be able to pick the Hidden Series book you want to receive. So, if you have the first three already, I’ll hold your win until Hidden Strength comes out and send you that one if it is your selection. Your reviews mean the world to me, and I am so excited to send another signed copy of my book to another recipient.
My blog posts are going to be a bit sporadic this month. During the week, I’m covering for some people out at work. On the weekends, I’m putting in twelve-hour days in Monroe selling books at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire.
Due to a horrid confluence of logistical nightmares brought upon by the increasing popularity of the event, it moved up north to Sky Meadows Park in Snohomish this year. The location is larger, and the event will only use a portion of it this year and next with plans to grow. It has closer freeway access to simplify the in and outbound traffic. Finally, they capped ticket sales and are not selling onsite to prevent exceeding safety capacity.
There remain challenges. The walkways could use some straw laid down and dampened each morning. They have a water truck drive through in the mornings, but the dirt paths are dry again by midday and the pedestrian traffic kicks up a fair amount of dust. People are still complaining about the food lines, but there are more vendors this year, and I would estimate the lines are about the same during peak times with more downtime to take advantage of.
As of this week, all remaining days of the faire are sold out. Hopefully, there will be more capacity next year, and anyone left out this year will look to buy tickets early. I’m excited to see the coming growth and to be a part of it.
With that, it is back to work for me. I will try to get some pictures this weekend and share some moments sometime next week. Maybe I will even post my first TikTok video in nearly a year from my tent.
Earlier this week, I pushed the button that shifted Hidden Promise, the third installment in the Hidden series, over to Kindle Unlimited. After a dip in April, I saw an uptick in page reads for the first two books in the series over the last couple of months, so if you have been waiting for the KU release, it has officially arrived!
The first three books are all available on Amazon in ebook, paperback, and now on KU. When you finish each one, please take a moment to leave a rating/review to help others find the series.
Tiffany Shearn 
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