Raine Miller

Keeping Calm Are We?

13 Aug 2014

keep-calm-raine-has-books-coming I read about the story behind the poster and was absolutely fascinated by the rich history involved in its creation. In 1939 the posters were commissioned as WWII propaganda to bolster the public during the dark days of wartime hardships coming to Britain. Fifty years later a bookshop owner found one in a box purchased at auction and loved it so much she had it framed and displayed in her store. I found a cool YouTube about the history of The Keep Calm and Carry On poster that you can watch here –> VIDEO It’s just three minutes and will make you feel good. Trust me.

From its discovery in the bookshop in 1991 the poster grew into the phenomenon we have today where you can generate your own poster at Keep Calm-O-Matic and share it on social media with all of your friends, to tons of merchandise you can wear, drink coffee from, write with, write on, hide your trinkets in, and many, many more uses.

So what did I do? I got on The Keep Calm-O-Matic and started making posters. LOL Especially since I have FIVE new books releasing in the next months I thought I’d start with something snarky. Yes, I am a busy woman writing lots of books and just thought I’d let you know what’s on its way –> UP and COMING

Calm? How in the heck can I keep calm or even be calm? I’ve got way too many books to write!

*leaves*

Algo raro y precioso

24 Jun 2014

Me complace anunciaros que, por fin, voy a publicar mis libros en español, y lo haré por mi cuenta.

Comenzaré con Algo raro y precioso, la cuarta entrega de El Affaire Blackstone.

No ha sido fácil tomar la decisión de autopublicarme para mis lectores de habla hispana, pero sí sé que esta es la decisión correcta.

Por fortuna, he sido bendecida con grandes amistades que me ayudan a estar en contacto con mis fans en este idioma y me echan una mano a la hora de poder concretar este sueño. Así que después de esperar casi un año, de que mis seguidores me escribieran todos los días diciéndome que querían leer este libro en español, puedo anunciaros que podréis conocer el desenlace de la historia de Ethan y Brynne.

Todos mis libros anteriores están siendo traducidos al español (si no lo han sido ya), y los que publique en el futuro serán publicados en este idioma a su debido tiempo; no volveréis a tener que esperar un año para leer una de mis novelas en vuestra preciosa lengua. (Sí, tengo en cuenta todo lo que me contáis en vuestros correos electrónicos).

Mis libros están ahora en las capaces manos de la traductora más maravillosa del mundo. Vive en España y está a punto de empezar a trabajar con Cherry Girl, que verá la luz en otoño (el otoño del hemisferio norte). Algo raro y precioso estará a la venta el día 25 de julio de 2014 y ya se encuentra en preventa en las principales plataformas, tanto en versión digital como en papel.

Espero que leáis y saboreéis de mis libros en español cuando estos vean la luz y que disfrutéis de todos y cada uno de ellos en vuestro hermoso y romántico idioma.

Mi más profundo cariño,

xxoo R

Putting It All Into Perspective

31 May 2014

I want you to think of Ivan sticking it to social media with this sword. *grin*

I have been very remiss. I know, and I am sorry. I try my best to get a blog post up monthly and am constantly reminded that I haven’t done one when I look forlornly at the last post I made on February 28^th, the day that Rare and Precious Things released.

We have now come to the final day of May and if I want to get in under the three-month window it’s today or nothing. So, why have I been absent?

Pretty much because I’ve not felt very social. Real life took precedence and I was where I needed and wanted to be during my father’s illness and eventual passing on the 8^th of April. I just didn’t have anything interesting or fun to talk about and so I took the time to reflect on lots of aspects of my life in general and I think it has been a good thing for me, and my family.

What are you talking about, Raine? Why so cryptic?

Social media is the backbone of my business, but in the past three years since I have been really active on Facebook and Twitter (let’s not even mention Pinterest, Instagram and Goodreads) it has changed as much as Indie Publishing has, consuming hours and hours of my productive days to where I can no longer manage it all with an effective use of my time. I have tried, and yet, feel like I’m treading water wearing a suit of armor. I used to spend more hours writing than I spent on social media. Not anymore. I…socialize a lot, and if I’m honest, too much. Visiting my fan page and book discussion groups, sharing any book-related or signing-event news, posting stupid pictures that make me laugh, sharing book releases for author friends and acquaintances, while knowing full well it would take an apocalyptic event to ensure me some reading time of someone else’s book for enjoyment. Too much socializing I fear. I do all of that socializing and get stressed about word counts and writing deadlines, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it just isn’t very fun, and no way to live my life.

Don’t panic and think I am deleting my accounts on Facebook and Twitter because I won’t be. I need them to do business, but I don’t need them to be happy and live my life or to write new books. I wrote three books before I ever had a Facebook account, and I miss that innocent time very much. I wish I could go back to it, but I know I can’t. Real life doesn’t work that way. It is hard work all of the time and you do it because you love it, and cannot imagine doing anything else. Writing was my escape and entertainment when nobody much knew who I was or that I had even published a book. I want to find that feeling again.

Another example is how much I enjoy traveling to meet fans and new readers. I love visiting new places and talking about my books to people who want to meet me. I love seeing my peers and catching up with them. I just got back from the RT Convention in New Orleans and had a very wonderful and productive trip. I love traveling…BUT…I love my family more. I’d rather be at home with them and writing new books for my fans to enjoy, than trying to absorb the miasma of whatever is trending on social media. And let’s face it, a lot of that miasma is drama-laced tabs on who is doing what, and to whom, and whatever. Mostly just useless crap that didn’t enrich my life even a tiny bit while I was looking at it. Trust me, at my age, I need things that will enrich my life. LOL

I’ll still be checking in on my pages at least once a day, you’ll still see posts from me that relate to my books, and I’m sure I’ll still share a funny when something crosses my path that gives me a kick, but mostly I will be getting back to the basics of where I started with this whole writer thing. Less Social Media = More Books From Raine pretty much sums everything up.

If you want to keep up with what is going on in Raine Miller World you can do that in a few ways. I am soooo blessed to have the help of some wonderful people who pimp the hell out of my stuff and keep me organized. They know who they are and how much I love them.

1) Sign up for my NEWSLETTER <– here. I promise you won’t be inundated with postings. I will only send one when I have a new book or link for pre-order or purchase. Think no more than once every OTHER month.

2) Sign up for this BLOG by filling out the form on the right sidebar –> ALL POSTS BY EMAIL. Anything important will always be posted to my blog on a monthly basis.

3) Join the Raine Miller Romance Readers group on Facebook for daily fan fun and news, plus read-a-longs of my books. The amazing ladies who run it know everything that is going on with me and my books and can probably answer any question you might have.

4) Follow me on Twitter @Raine_Miller and on Goodreads. Everything important gets posted there too, now that I have figured them out. *You should know it wasn’t at all easy for this old woman to figure out* 😛

5) Use the CONTACT button for email if you want to message me. I will always reply. Or snail mail. If you want to send me your books to be signed, I have a PO Box listed for mailing to me. I will sign your books and pay the postage for return. I’ll even throw in some swag because I thank you for reading and loving my books. You can also buy signed books directly from me using the SIGNED BOOKS tab if you want something and are not able to attend a signing event in person.

To quote a simple, but happy man:

“And that’s all I have to say about that.”

-Forrest Gump

Blessings, et al

xxoo R

Baby is Born!

28 Feb 2014

Good morning!

And on that note…

PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT SPOIL THE SURPRISE OF BABY BLACKSTONE IN YOUR REVIEW OR COMMENTS.

(this request is made with tremendous love and respect, but I am dead serious–picture an Ethan Blackstone hard stare as you read this)

Here is a beautiful video made by The Book Avenue of the top ten moments for you to enjoy. Thank you, Cris!!!

Top Ten Moments from Rare and Precious Things

I am happy to deliver Rare and Precious Things to the world today. This is the fourth book in The Blackstone Affair series. Is it the final book for Ethan and Brynne? For now it is. Will I write any more books about them? It’s possible, but not in the foreseeable future. My plans are to move on to some of the other characters that have been introduced along the way. Ivan and Gaby need to have their story told next. Those two are always getting “lost” together, and it’s time for people to know what’s going on there.

I’ve also introduced a new character in this book that will be getting a whole series–Dillon Carrington–so watch out for news on him. There is a ‘dark horse’ in the book, who may, in time, get a book, too. The jury is still out on him, but let’s just say that his story has been swirling around in my head since I penned Naked over a year ago. You will know who I am talking about when you read. And then, there is still Neil and Elaina, from Cherry Girl, who have some things to be resolved in their future, plus her brother, Ian Morrison, will get his story told eventually. So, as you can see, I have my work cut out for me.

Some questions people have been asking:

1) Will Rare and Precious Things be produced in audio? Yes. I am working on an audio version with my agency for production. It won’t be tomorrow, but hopefully in a month or so.

2) When will the book be on Kobo? That’s a very good question, and I cannot say for sure. Their time frame is stalled at the moment. We must be patient.

3) When will it be translated into Spanish? I am working on trying to get a translation rights deal done with Spain for Rare and Precious Things and Cherry Girl. When I have a definite on that, I will share. The good news is, once we have agreed upon the translation, it doesn’t take too long for the book to be translated. About one month.

4) What about paperbacks from other vendors besides Amazon? The orders have been placed, but a wider distribution will take a few weeks to be showing up on sites like Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million.

Love to all, and blessings upon you and yours.

xxoo R

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