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Spinsterella Goth Girl Summer Now Available In Paperback & E-readers Everywhere!

 Spinsterella Goth Girl Summer is now available in Paperback at Amazon.com and in digital format on Kindle other online booksellers!

In the summer of the year 2000, Matilda Crowley is about to leave a dead-end job in the cubicles of The Pit at Amalgamated Consolidated. However, in order for her to get her dream job as a junior executive in its Events department, her boss George insists she take a vacation to use her unused vacation days. As she deals with a boss who doesn’t appreciate her and a boyfriend that doesn’t love her, Matilda gets a call from her brother Brody with an offer to work as a Goth model for the internet startup Gothshop.com in Los Angeles.

As Matilda uses her vacation days to become Gothshop’s spokesmodel, she ponders if this new career will lead to her to a road to greater success than she had in New York. Making an impact on the west coast Goth scene over the course of the summer, she finds success in the world of Goth modeling and an opportunity at finding love with a childhood crush. Will Spinsterella’s new career lead to her living happily ever after? Or will her new career in L.A’s Goth scene be a nightmare?

Spend your summer vacation in the macabre world of Goth modeling in the New Millenium with Matilda with a copy of Spinsterella Goth Girl Summer! Pick up your copy today at online booksellers!
 

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 As a publisher I try to give up and coming artists a chance. And as I try to give them a chance I commission art from them. Usually after seeing their samples, I’ll give them a job on some pin-up and interior art so I can get a sense of their style and to see if they’re a good fit for my characters and my stories. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t. And when it’s doesn’t I’m stuck with art I can’t use.

For my recent book Spinsterella Goth Girl Summer I commissioned several pieces from up and coming artists who solicited me on Facebook. I gave them a chance.  Unfortunately the art didn't meet my standard like this amazing Des Taylor Cover.For my recent book Spinsterella Goth Girl Summer I commissioned several pieces from up and coming artists who solicited me on Facebook. I gave them a chance.  Unfortunately the art didn’t meet my standard.

The first piece was from an artist who did the first ever Spinsterella commission. She did a great job on that piece. This one…Not so good. Composition is off, the colors are awful and it just wasn’t fit for print. It was supposed to be used as Matilda’s first modeling photos at Gothshop.com. But it looks like a picture that was overexposed.  So I had to scrap it.

The Second piece was by another artist who I commissioned to do a picture of Matilda with no makeup. Now they did an okay job on it, but it just wasn’t right for the book. No Matter what I did to make this image fit the specs for the page it just looked odd. 

The third piece came from the same artist. It’s a second piece I commissioned from them after they did a decent job on the first one. But this second one is awful. And I was gonna leave it on the hard drive, but I felt it’d be great for a bad photo used in a hastily made flyer for Goth Night later in the story. So I used it for that.

Now I don’t mind giving artists a chance. However, what I’ve found over the last year I have is that some folks who call themselves artists just are not passionate about their craft. They just want to grab some cash at the expense of a publisher. In the past I wanted to give opportunities to aspiring artists, but I’m gonna have to be a lot more selective about who I work with. I can’t afford to spend money with people who don’t take my business seriously. I don’t have time for people who can’t follow directions, are poor communicators, can’t consistently do a good job or don’t have their payment processors straight.

After all the drama I dealt with from artists who would solicit me, I’m no longer eager to give artists that break like I used to.  The way I see it, if artists want a job, they need to produce work that’s up to standard. And usually the ones who produce work up to standard don’t have to come to me looking for work. I have to go to them and ask them if they’re available. I’d rather spend money on a quality piece of art I can publish than spend it on art that isn’t fit for publication.

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E'steem Season Of the Witchgirl Now Available in Paperback & E-readers!

 

Bewitched! Two weeks before Raven Fox is about to graduate from Eastland Academy, Lucifer offers her a chance to study witchcraft in his Legion. However, in order for her to become his new apprentice, she has to use her new magickal powers to kill Lucifier’s previous sorceress supreme E’steem. Will she pass the test? Or will her confrontation with E’steem lead to her getting a failing grade?

Get your copy of E'steem: Season of the Witchgirl in paperback & e-readers on Amazon.com or other online booksellers today!

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Spinsterella: Goth Girl Summer Coming To Paperback & E-Readers

 Coming to Paperback & E-Readers

Spinsterella: Goth Girl Summer 

Y2K! In the summer of the year 2000, Matilda Crowley is about to leave a dead-end job in the cubicles of The Pit at Amalgamated Consolidated. However, in order for her to get her dream job as a junior executive in its Events department, her boss George insists she take a vacation to use her unused vacation days. As she deals with a boss who doesn’t appreciate her and a boyfriend that doesn’t love her, Matilda gets a call from her brother Brody with an offer to work as a Goth model for the internet startup Gothshop.com in Los Angeles.

As Matilda uses her vacation days to become Gothshop’s spokesmodel, she ponders if this new career will lead to her to a road to greater success than she had in New York. Making an impact on the west coast Goth scene over the course of the summer, she finds success in the world of Goth modeling and an opportunity at finding love with a childhood crush. Will Spinsterella’s new career lead to her living happily ever after? Or will her new career in L.A’s Goth scene be a nightmare?

Pre-order your copy of Spinsterella: Goth Girl Summer on Kindle or get the paperback on Amazon.com today! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F473LNJZ?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100

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John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side Now Available In Paperback & e-Readers!

 John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side Drops in Paperback & e-readers today! The Man Who Rules The World Takes on An Agent From The CIA From The Black Boule In this action packed all-new John Haynes series adventure!

Compromised! CIA agent Monica Thorne wants to end the reign of John Haynes as the Man Who Rules the World. Believing his work in the realm of the supernatural is a threat to the Black Boule, she invites him to a party at her palatial upstate New York mansion where she hopes to lure him into her White Room and use the interrogation tactics she learned at the agency to subjugate him to the will of the Black elite. Will Monica take John’s crown? Or will John crème some Boule?

Get your copy in paperback & e-readers today! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS14ZJF9 Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/book/2688839 Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=h8NGEQAAQBAJ Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/john-haynes-shawn-james/1146931511;jsessionid=652ECF051BFD6EA7D584B6D9250471E5.prodny_store02-atgap13?ean=2940181354012 Apple Bookstore: https://books.apple.com/us/book/john-haynes-a-thorne-in-my-side/id6741457703

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E'steem: Season Of The Witchgirl is coming to paperback & E-Readers April 25th!

 

E'steem: Season Of The Witchgirl is coming to paperback & E-Readers April 25th! The Aspiring Angel takes on a Wicked Teenage Witch in this Action packed E’steem series adventure! 

Bewitched! Two weeks before Raven Fox is about to graduate from Eastland Academy, Lucifer offers her a chance to study witchcraft in his Legion. However, in order for her to become his new apprentice, she has to use her new magickal powers to kill Lucifier’s previous sorceress supreme E’steem. Will she pass the test? Or will her confrontation with E’steem lead to her getting a failing grade?

Pre-order your copy of E'steem: Season of the Witchgirl on #Kindle today!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWKR8YHS

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John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side Paperback Fresh from the printer!

 

Just got the John Haynes: A Thorne in my Side paperback proof from the printer! Gonna check it over for typos and grammar!

You'll be able to get your copy of John Haynes: A Thorne in my Side on March in Paperback and e-readers on March 21st! Pre order your copy on Kindle and Draft 2 Digital today!  

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John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side Coming To Paperback & E-Readers in March!

 

The SJS DIRECT 2025 Catalog kicks off with John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side!

Compromised! CIA agent Monica Thorne wants to end the reign of John Haynes as the Man Who Rules the World. Believing his work in the realm of the supernatural is a threat to the Black Boule, she invites him to a party at her palatial upstate New York mansion where she hopes to lure him into her White Room and use the interrogation tactics she learned at the agency to subjugate him to the will of the Black elite. Will Monica take John’s crown? Or will John crème some Boule?

 John Haynes: A Thorne In My Side will be coming to paperback & E-readers March 2025! Pre-order your copy today on Kindle!