Beta Readers Wanted! Dear Reader, Thank you for visiting OpheliaKee (dot) com. This is the home for all of my books, blogs, videos, and serial stories. I encourage you to be nosey and check everything out. Read a scene or two, sign up for the newsletter, watch a few inspirational videos, and don't forget to download a free book while you are here. I hope that now you've found me that you'll check in with me from time to time and get updates on release dates for new books in the dream and see what I'm doing next. Should you find yourself with a question, comment, or suggestion about the dream, me, the books, or writing, publishing, or promoting books, please feel free to drop me a line. opheliakee69 at gmail (dot) com I’d love to hear from you. I enjoy being bothered about my books. I write and publish my own stories, no ghostwriting. My author's walk is a bit chaotic sometimes, but I’d love to have you join me on the journey as I navigate writing, publishing, and promoting the scenes in my head. The truth is that I could use a few beta readers and advanced readers. If you're interested in reading the books in the early writing stages I encourage you to subscribe to the Newsletter and read while Ophelia Kee writes. Or if you would like to receive a free complete e-story in exchange for honest reviews, I would love to speak with you! I'm always in need of reviews. Please email me. opheliakee69 at gmail (dot) com. Sincerely, Ophelia Kee

Character Art I decided to pay for some character art. I wanted simple in a cartoon style. What do you think? (see original blog post payhip.com/OpheliaKee/blog/ophelia-kee-speaks) I love her, so I asked the artist to craft the tiger, Luke Mendez, and the direwolf for A Pack Forms for me. I think I want to craft a character study video for each character in the saga. So Look for more videos. Shout out to WeStudio Design! Thank you so much for these awesome renditions of my Female MC. (Very reasonable, negotiable pricing, and super easy to work with. Fast returns. Search for them on Twitter if you need graphic designs..) I was thinking about merchandise or give-aways for conventions or book signings if I ever get a chance. I need bookmarks, keyrings, mugs, art prints, etc... I was even considering adding my Printful store link to my Payhip store and posting the merchandise for sale there. Cross your fingers on that one. I need to call in the big guns (my brother) for that idea. Marketing Some of you who follow the blog to see what I do next as far as marketing may be wondering if this was a wise investment, do my books sell enough to warrant such an expense, and what I might expect the return on my investment to be? So I will answer you with the truth as always. I don't think it was a wise investment because I didn't buy the art for marketing. Make no mistake I intend to use it as such, but I bought the art for myself. As much as I would love to write full-time. I can't. So I'm forced to consider my stories as a hobby. God knows my obsession takes up half of my free time. People spend money on their hobbies and enjoy them. Just because I created mine doesn't mean that I can't have a bit of fun with it. When the Draoithe Saga does earn-out, the character art will already exist. Loss now, Win later. The books don't sell enough to warrant the expense now. The four images of the two main characters will cost me $300. That's hard-earned money from my day job that I may never get back. Should I have spent the money more wisely and paid for newsletters? Maybe, but I don't have enough guaranteed income to be able to continually supply that idea for long enough to see if it will work. I need a few grand before I start down that road. And if you have been keeping up with the crazy business of my life then you will know that gas prices and repairs on my truck took my nest egg for that idea back in March. I have to start again. Back to that drawing board later. My long-time readers will nod at these next statements as I have stated them before. New readers will likely scratch their heads and wonder what I'm doing. Character art might not be a wise investment now, but I love the merchandising potential for the future. One day my stories may have a greater reach. Then I would likely be charged more for the art. I prefer to be prepared, pay less, and have the luxury of time to do that. Hopefully, my conservative approach will pay off in the long run. In the short run, I'm reasonably assured that I won't starve to death and I will still get my character art. First, allow me to note that when I discuss promotions, I mean FREE things that I'm not paying money for. Like this blog post, tweets from Self Publist and Ebooklingo, and posts or videos on social media such as Facebook, Tumbler, Instagram, Youtube, or Tiktok. (I may have paid money to purchase a program, art, or internet access, but those things aren't necessarily expensed purely for promotional use. They would be operating expenses.) When I discuss advertisements, I mean paid promotional tools such as pay-per-click ads or paid newsletters. Second, I don't buy things I don't understand. That's why I have yet to invest in NFTs. I also don't spend money I don't have. This is why I haven't embarked on my scheme to use paid newsletters to advertise my books, yet. Last, if I spend money on my books, it's hobby money. It's the money I would have spent on frivolity. Had I accidentally lost it in the street, I might have cried over it, but I wouldn't have starved or failed to pay my living expenses. When I tried pay-per-click ads and previously used paid newsletters, I was following this principle. It works for me. I can't say it is what should be done. I simply never wanted to allow my hobby of writing to see me homeless even if I have dreams of one day being able to write full-time. -OK

News from the dream... With Spring Break 2022 behind us, I wanted to pop in and let everyone in on what's going on behind the scenes. Four Horsemen will launch everywhere on March 31st! In other news... Draoithe is continuing to publish on Radish and is slowly taking off. Ruler of the Mind is currently publishing there for free as well as on Fictionate.me and Medium. Once it finishes its serial jaunt. I will publish it wide everywhere. So if you enjoy reading on any platform check me out. If you know of others who read on serial apps or subscription platforms, feel free to spread the word. I have mentioned before that my books are available with AI audio on Fictionate.me so if you can't read and need to hear the dream, there is a way to have Draoithe as an audiobook. I'm pushing on with the writing, but my spring break week was filled with all the things I haven't had time to do because I'm always working. Not much of a true vacation, but with gas prices soaring, it was better than driving. I would love to create character study art or even collaborate with an artist to turn some of the stories into graphic novels. I so wish I could draw, but sadly that is not one of my talents. Maybe someday. For those of you who read these blogs for the publishing and marketing side of things, I've learned that I can drive traffic with Twitter, but converting that traffic into paying customers or even gaining email subscribers on my website is still seriously difficult. I know many tout Facebook, but I can't get it to do anything unless I'm paying and then I never see the results on my website that Facebook claims. The latest greatest thing seems to be Tiktok, but I have not had grand luck with that either. (Mostly I watch cats, dogs, and a few good storytellers and an hour later I wonder what I am supposed to be doing.) I would still counsel you to tinker with the social media platforms that work best for you. Due to a couple of financial setbacks, my attempt to increase visibility for the books through paid newsletters has once again been put on hold. Having a $0 ad budget is frustrating, but the Twitter following continues to grow. I have redoubled my efforts to continue to expand the availability of the Draoithe Saga by placing more stories on Radish, adding more content to Fictionate.me, and also offering exclusives from the Payhip site. As soon as I can move forward with my plans to stack paid newsletters, I will report back on the success or failure. Upcoming Releases Grim Reaper, the final tale in the Apocalypse Averted miniseries is getting the final polishing touches. I'm shooting to publish in May. It will soft launch on the Payhip site first and be available as a preorder everywhere else. It is far more urban fantasy and magical realism than paranormal romance, but it wraps up the Apocalypse Averted miniseries quite nicely. As a bonus, it will likely price at $2.99. I'm also toying with the idea of adding the Gods of the Dream miniseries to Kindle Vella and Radish when I finish it. It's looking as if it will be a duet. It's set in the dream, but five years after the events of the Draoithe Saga. Neither tale is complete so don't hold your breath, but eventually. I know I have been guilty of jumping the gun in the past. I wanted to launch the UnFallen on Kindle Vella when that new platform was unveiled by Amazon. Unfortunately, I can't write that fast. The story got bogged down and I haven't even come close to finishing the first tale in that steamy angel series yet. So if you're wondering, I'm still working on that. The research film will be crazy when I finish it. Shoutouts Sho Okumoto, (Shogun Wick) read Darkest Desire and gave it a five-star review on Amazon. "Shogun Wick A Brilliant Fantasy Book! March 10, 2022 Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase An excellent and entertaining book! Ophelia Kee delivers a stunningly amazing story, that will get you hooked from the start till the end! An exciting book, written by an incredible author, I highly recommend, Darkest Desire! 5 Stars!" I'm so thrilled. You have no idea how hard I work on the stories to make them as awesome as possible. To have a review like that from out of the blue is beyond super cool. Thank you, Shogun Wick. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to let me know what you thought about my story. I better head out. There's still work to be done. I hope everyone had an excellent spring break. When you read, please be kind and leave your reviews. Be Careful! Happy Reading, Ophelia Kee

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