Dreadnought’s Birthday

Posted on | 2 years, 8 months ago, in the morning | 16 Comments

Dreadnought Revised Cover Today Dreadnought is officially released into the world! It seems like just yesterday that I wrestled the first few chapters into position … and now, it’s a real live book out there in the world where anyone can pick it up and give it a read.

This is terrifying in a general way (what if people don’t like it?) and exciting in a big way (yay! my ninth book is born!), with a dash of nerve-wracking (God, I hope people buy it) and a side of relief (I no longer have to say “It’s coming soon!”).

With all my heart, I want readers to enjoy it. That’s the most important thing to me, right now – that if you pick up this book, and if you sit down with it for an afternoon … you come out the other side with a smile on your face. If you do enjoy it, I hope you’ll share it; and as always, I greatly appreciate those of you who leave reviews in the pertinent places.

Such reviews are invaluable. They are a service to writers and other readers alike.

And now for the part where I answer all the pressing questions to which I have answers. If you have a question which is not addressed here – you can comment on my website or Livejournal, or send me an email, and I will do my best to track down a satisfactory response.

(Perhaps this is a good time to re-link this post from earlier this year – wherein I discuss the things which writers do and don’t control in the publication process.)

*ahem* So. Yes. Here goes.


And now, because someone always asks – no, I have no preference with regards to where or how you buy your books. It doesn’t matter to me in the slightest; do whatever works best for your budget and your convenience. And by all means, feel free to link this post around – or make posts of your own mentioning Dreadnought.

Finally, I just want to say a big, fat, epic THANKS … to everyone who takes a chance on this book. Thank you for your interest, your time, and your investment. Thank you for making it possible – this book and all my other books, too – because without you readers and book-buyers, all this blood, sweat, and tears is just so much shouting in the dark.

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16 Responses to “Dreadnought’s Birthday”

  1. Nicole
    September 28th, 2010 @ 9:11 am

    I picked it up at a Borders in Boston on Sunday, and am halfway through it now. :)

  2. Jonathan
    September 28th, 2010 @ 9:16 am

    yeeeeee i’m reading it right now!

  3. Petri
    September 28th, 2010 @ 9:53 am

    Oooh, lovely! I absolutely loved Boneshaker and have been waiting for you to return to its world. I don’t know how I can wait for the European release of November 5th…

  4. James Floyd Kelly
    September 28th, 2010 @ 12:16 pm

    Just picked up my copy at B&N this morning. Looking forward to reading it.

  5. Drew
    September 28th, 2010 @ 12:17 pm

    The precious….must havesssss yessss!! XD

  6. Pete
    September 28th, 2010 @ 2:25 pm

    Congratulations, Cherie! I preordered from Amazon and hope to get it in the mail today. As with Boneshaker and Clementine, I will post a review on my blog – docsavagetales.blogspot.com after reading.

  7. Cherie
    September 28th, 2010 @ 2:26 pm

    Thank you so much, everybody – and I really hope you enjoy the reading :)

  8. Patrick
    September 28th, 2010 @ 2:41 pm

    I just picked up Boneshaker a few weeks back. I am about a third through it and I am thoroughly enjoying it. More than likely, I will be picking this one up and, with some luck, Clementine which also looks intriguing.

  9. Cyndy Otty
    September 29th, 2010 @ 3:28 am

    Happy book birthday, Cherie! Still waiting on my copy to be delivered, but am very eager to delve right in. :-)

  10. heather
    September 30th, 2010 @ 4:57 pm

    Love the fact Kate Reading is doing the narration for Dreadnaught. She’s a perfect voice for this genre. So far, it’s great! thanks.

  11. Sean the Blogonaut
    October 1st, 2010 @ 10:50 pm

    I wouldn’t call it taking a chance. I really liked Boneshaker, I see it as more of an investment. Can’t decide if I will wait to find an ebook outlet that will deal with australians or just order the paper copy from the book depository.

    Congratulations.

  12. Dom
    October 2nd, 2010 @ 7:18 am

    Picked it up at Boston airport last night and so far really enjoying it! The girl at Borders said “I didn’t know we had any SteamPunk!” :-)

    I must admit that as a non-American, I had to Google-map some of the towns to get a feel of the circuit Mercy is taking – any fans want to post a map?

  13. Tomas
    December 1st, 2010 @ 1:18 pm

    pulled the audio books for Dread and Boneshaker off of Audible and absolutely loved them both. It’s everything I enjoy – the old weird west – zombies and airships all rolled together. Keep up the great work.

  14. Cherie
    December 1st, 2010 @ 8:19 pm

    Aw, thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them :)

  15. Frank Colombo
    January 14th, 2011 @ 5:44 pm

    Hey
    Loved Dreadnought, you cost me good night’s sleep. I finished just after sunrise. Nice sunrise, though
    Now I’ve got to read the rest of your stories. 9th book
    I got some to look forward to
    Frank

  16. Derek
    February 6th, 2011 @ 1:01 am

    I really like this series, and I hope you write more, flesh this world out into more territory. I really like the style, and the strong female heroines. Its like Aliens meets Jules Verne in Wild Wild West. Zombies and Steam Giants, huzzah!

    Derek
    Animator

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