The Bookworm Chronicles Reviews THE MOON COIN

Click HERE or the image above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Typesetting THE MOON COIN: The Print Edition

These are some screen shots from CS Indesign 5.5.

..

When I was working on the eBook version of The Moon Coin, I was very limited in what I could do. Since then, Amazon has introduced a new Kindle .Mobi format that promises a slew of new features, including embedded fonts. After I finish evaluating what that means for users of older kindles, I may adopt that new format later this year. Similarly, Apple has recently introduced iAuthor, a new proprietary software program to build their ebooks. It also promises a slew of new features.

..

First up, a presentation shot.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

..

Here’s a detail shot of the graphic elements in the header.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

..

Here’s a detail shot of the graphic elements in the footer.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

Read Full Post »

The Howling Turtle Interview

Howling Turtle

Click HERE or the image directly above for the Interview.

Read Full Post »

The Joys of Sick, or, Knowing When Your Book is Finished

I reached one of my favorite book-writing milestones today. I’m sick of my book! Don’t worry. It’s mostly temporary, I hope, and it happened at just the right time: seven years and about twenty-five editing passes in. (If I’d gotten sick of it earlier—trust me—I’d be seriously depressed.)

What did I do to celebrate, you ask? Well, yesterday, as the printer in my hallway was still warming down its jets (ink-low lights blinking furiously), I slid into the Post Office just ten minutes before closing time, slapped a delivery conformation sticker on my handmade cardboard box, and sent it roaring off to Carolyn Arcabascio, the illustrator extraordinaire for The Moon Realm Series.

Sure, The Dragondain still needs more work, but I’m looking forward to being truly ill? during the final read-through and polish. 😀 I’M SO HAPPY!

Read Full Post »

Howling Turtle Reviews THE MOON COIN

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

ForeWord Reviews Reviews THE MOON COIN

“The Moon Coin is a beautifully written fantasy novel, perfect for middle graders to pore over themselves or as a bedtime story for younger kids. The descriptions of everything, from Uncle Ebb’s electronic fish-bird hybrids to the fanciful creatures Lily meets in the Moon Realm, are so rich that the action instantly comes alive for the reader.” —Molly Horan of ForeWord Reviews

Click HERE or on the image directly above to read review.

Read Full Post »

Courtney’s Book Nook Reviews THE MOON COIN

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Brazen Broads Book Bash Get Their Rave On

Brazen Broads Book Bash review The Moon Coin.

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

A Sampling of First Pages

Some first pages, featuring illustrations by Carolyn Arcabascio.

You might not want to read the chapter text below the illustrations too carefully. I don’t think you’ll find any huge spoilers, but you could pick up on some cool bits that you might not want to know beforehand. 🙂

Click HERE or on the image directly above to enlarge.

Click HERE or on the image directly above to enlarge.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

Click HERE or the image directly above to enlarge.

For the curious, these are iPad 2 screen shots that I later stitched together with Pixelmator 2.0.1.

..

❍

Preview: The Moon Coin.

Six chapters formatted for ePub, Mobi, or PDF.

Please share these files with your friends. Enjoy.

2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award winner for pre-teen fiction: Gold.

..

Paperback and eBook now available:

Amazon and Second Looks Books.

❍

..

Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved.

..

Gibbering Gnome Press, A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink^®

The Moon Realm^®

Read Full Post »

Say Hello to a Gibbering Gnome

Carolyn’s been busy. Now all I have to do is find a type font fit for a Gibbering Gnome.
..

Gibbering Gnome Press,

A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink^®

Read Full Post »

Rambling Bookmarks Reviews THE MOON COIN

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Little Red Reads Revews The Moon Coin

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Carabosse’s Library Reviews The Moon Coin

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Carolyn Arcabascio’s Behance Portfollio

Click HERE or the image below to see some

illustrations from Carolyn’s Behance portfollio:

She put some illustrations up from The Moon Coin, too. Click HERE to see them.

Read Full Post »

June to December: 2,600 Visits Broken Down By Region and Country

Read Full Post »

Fiction Books Reviews The Moon Coin

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

Simple Clockwork Reviews The Moon Coin

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

The Washington Post: Authors Leave Publishing Houses Out of the Plot

The Washington Post:

Authors Leave Publishing Houses Out of the Plot

by CARRIE LOVEJOY

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the article.

..

2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner

Six chapters formatted for ePub, Mobi, or PDF.

Please share these files with your friends. Enjoy.

..

Paperback and eBook now available:

Amazon and Second Looks Books.

..

Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved. Gibbering Gnome Press,

A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink^® The Moon Realm^®

Read Full Post »

A Bookish Affair Reviews The Moon Coin

..

Click HERE or the image directly above to read the review.

Read Full Post »

The Moon Coin

Book One / A Moon Realm Novel

Now available in paperback and eBook.

..

Amazon, Barnes and Noble,

and Second Looks Books.

….

2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner

“Tales, unlike stories, never lie. You see, a tale is an account of things in their due order, often divulged secretly, or as gossip. Would you like to hear one?” —Lord Autumn

Uncle Ebb was so good at telling his tales of the Moon Realm that Lily and Jasper used to wonder if he’d been there himself. But as teenagers, they’re beyond all that—up until the moment they’re plunged into the fantastic bedtime tales of their youth. Now, armed with nothing more than memories—and the moon coin—Lily and Jasper must piece together Uncle Ebb’s shattered tales and unite the fractured Moon Realm, or lose the moons they loved so much . . . all over again.

Illustrated by Carolyn Arcabascio. Volume One of the The Moon Realm Series

..

Preview: The Moon Coin.

Six chapters formatted for ePub, Mobi, or PDF.

Please share these files with your friends. Enjoy.

..

Praise for The Moon Coin

..

“If I had to compare The Moon Coin to any other work, I’d say it is a cross between Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings. It reads very well for middle grade and younger YA, like Narnia, with the immense fantasy of LOTR. The imagery is so captivating, Lily is so mature, and the reader is swept along [on] her adventure as if we are riding the Rinn or facing the dragon ourselves. It is everything you want a great fantasy to be and then some.”

—Gathering Leaves Reviews (5 Stars)

..

“The Moon Coin was Middle-Grade Fantasy at its best! The world Richard Due created was lush and overflowing with imagination and wonder. This story puts you in a fantasy overload, full of creatures and places you only dream about existing. When I was a kid I would have annihilated this book, slept with it under my pillow, and carried it with me at school.”

—Sizzling Reads (5 Flames)

..

“The Moon Coin, fast, furious and immensely enjoyable, reminded me of what I love about fiction. . . . The way Mr. Due has crafted his tale is wickedly enthralling, with a touch of what we know added into the larger mix of what we don’t, we get to discover everything right along with Lily (and eventually Jasper). There are surprises around every corner and by taking the more difficult theme of division, forcible annexation and the underlying currents of coloring up the truth, Mr. Due has made The Moon Coin into a story that is deeply layered and developed as much as it is entertaining and delightful.”

—In the Closet with a Bibliophile (5 Stars)

..

“. . . I fell in love with the hand drawn illustrations. Call me old fashioned, but I really miss the days when all illustrations looked like these. Computers are a fantastic invention (without them this ebook wouldn’t exist) but I sure do miss the gorgeous fruits of someone talented’s labor. Carolyn Arcabascio’s illustrations really bring the story to life. They are that little link that makes all the difference in becoming immersed in the story.”

—Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile (5 Stars)

..

“The world of the Moon Realm is so wonderfully detailed and vivid that you have no trouble imagining everything that Lily is going through. The book also includes really fantastic illustrations. The world building is really awesome and is most definitely a stand out feature of this book.”

—A Bookish Affair (4.5 Stars)

Click HERE to Read More Reviews of The Moon Coin.

..

❍

..

Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved.

..

Gibbering Gnome Press, A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink^®

The Moon Realm^®

Read Full Post »