Some time back, I posted a screen shot of the draft for the Cactus Rain website. (Link at the bottom).
We are just about to launch the site - any day now, perhaps even tomorrow. I'm just about to burst with excitement. There have been so many details to get to this point. In addition to all the particulars of starting any small business, there has been many tasks specific to publishing.
I've had a lot of help along the way. From strangers on the phone explaining the Pinal County sales tax requirements (I was in Maricopa County), to Joyce my right hand in much more than website design, and friends who helped or encouraged me along the way. And Jean who mentored me and laughed a lot. Thank you everyone. You mean the world to me.
At the time I'm writing this, www.CactusRainPublishing.com points to my website. Sometime in the next 24 hours it will be launched and point to the new website. Once it launches, feel free to tweet, facebook, tell your office mate, and all your reading friends about Cactus Rain Publishing.
The galleys have arrived for Cactus Rain's debut book, The Doctor, The Plutocrat, and The Mendacious Minister by Glyn Pope (France).
http://nadinelaman.blogspot.com/2010/05/why-are-books-so-expensive.html
When Paul Fenton stops for breakfast in a small town, he gets more than he bargained for in the process.
When two-hundred-year-old human remains are discovered on one of Neptune's moons, Earth's history falls into question.
Emily's husband persuades her to try thalidomide to ease her symptoms as she is unaware of the devastating effects.
Who is the women's shelter bomber? Melissa Ryan suspects that her husband knows.
Further developments with the Wilder family.
A hidden past shakes the O'Donovan family to its core
A swirl of emotion and choice, set in Cape Town, South Africa
Love is a constant, but it comes at a price.
When the road ahead is unclear, sometimes you have to rely on trust.
The struggle between good and evil is ages old. It gets all the more complicated when the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys have redeeming qualities.
Story of a land mothering two races of people – the light-skinned and the dark-skinned.
A gifted Ukrainian ballerina comes into possession of a mysteriously coded address book.
Six passengers' lives change for better or worse after they arrive in Honiton.
Resilience and love in a harsh and unforgiving age
Kathryn's Beach
High Tide
Storm Surge
Hey, it linked to Cactus Rain! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Now I'm off to explore it :)
ReplyDeleteYikes! Me too!
ReplyDeleteAnd me. It was a shock, but a very pleasant surprise!
ReplyDeleteI think Joyce did a fantastic job.
ReplyDeleteAndrew's mom send me a note. I've added it to Andrew's post. Please go look.
ReplyDeleteFantastic news, congratulations Nadine! Good luck for the future. Love the look, it really stands out well.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very appealing looking website & logo. I'm impressed to read that a lot of thought & planning went into this company -- 5 years! I certainly hope that all The Cactus Rain titles do well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, there are certainly a lot of things to consider when starting a business and a lot more when it is a publishing business. The industry has change so much in the last five years. I had to adapt my unique model several times, but I think I have a publishing model that hasn't been tried before. I'm very lucky to have three authors willing to test this theory.
ReplyDeleteWhoo hoo! Exciting!
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