Saturday, May 11, 2019

Freedom's Release + Cover Reveal Signups || I.Am.Screaming.


Good morning, lovely people!

As I promised yesterday—and as you've probably gleaned by the title—I have supercalifragalisticexpialidocos things to talk about with y'all.

Let's jump in, shall we?


|| A Soldier's Freedom / Freedom's Release

First off, Freedom—formerly titled A Soldier's Freedom. (If anyone is interested in hearing why I changed the title, drop a comment. I could literally write an entire post on that. xD)

This is something that I don't think I've talked about on #TheBlog yet, and certainly not in detail. I'd previously mentioned that I might be interested in pursuing the possibility of traditional publishing with this particular WIP. I'd been tossing around that idea for awhile, wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with it, and went ahead and called upon some fabulous beta-readers to give it a read.

Last fall, while Hurricane Florence was ravaging the east coast, I was perusing beta-reader comments when a thought struck me. What better time to release a book that deals with the darkness of suicide than during the month and week that's devoted to spreading awareness?

Knowing it was a year away, I knew I'd have plenty of time—which I liked. I talked it over with a friend (Kaitlyn from Twin Thoughts, who also happens to be the author of a book that also deals with suicide) who was toying with the idea of self-publishing for the first time. "You should," I encouraged. "Actually, you should dual-release with me during National Suicide Prevention Week."

Even from a thousand miles away, I could see her eyes widen at the thought. We both liked the thought. A lot. We agreed to pray about it for awhile, and make sure it was what He wanted.

A few weeks later, we talked about it again. I asked how she felt about it, after prayerfully considering the possibility. She said "I think we should go for it." (Or something like that. Don't sue me, child. I'm quoting from memory.)

Guess what, folks?

We're going for it. We've been praying about it since last September. We've been making plans since January. We're co-hosting a blog tour that will run during early September. And we're dual releasing these two books—Beloved by Kaitlyn Krispense and Freedom by Faith Potts—on September 10th.

Here's the basics: I'm releasing Freedom in September. I'm co-releasing/co-hosting the blog tour with my bestie. And we're opening signups for the cover reveal RIGHT NOW.

Oh,  did I mention we're crazy excited?! <33


|| Cover Reveal

Because half the fun of something is the anticipation, we're upping the hype with a cover reveal! On June 1st, both Kate and I will be releasing the covers of these darling books to the world. And we'd love to have you help us out. Need more incentive? You'll get to see the covers before anyone else (besides, ya know, us) and you'll get shoutouts on our blogs!

Don't have a blog? No problem! We're also offering a social media option.

Scurry on down and sign-up! :D Form closes May 25th.



are you as excited as we are? have you signed up yet? *nudges you*

23 comments:

  1. Congratulations to both of you - what a lovely plan! I signed up!

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  2. *tackles you while screaming* AAAAHHHHHH

    *coughs* um. Well. Yes. I'm kinda excited. You couldn't tell, could you??

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    1. *gasps for air*

      Nope, nope, couldn’t tell at all.

      *wheezes* *passes out from lack of oxygen*

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  3. YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!! Ima signed up!!!!! I am so excited for you girls!!

    ~ Lily Cat (Boots) | lilycatscountrygirlconfessions.blogspot.com

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  4. I signed up! Congratulations you two!!!! So excited!!! :)

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  5. So excited for the books to be released. : )

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  6. I.Am.Screaming.with.you!!! I am SO SO SO excited for Freedom!!!! (And I'd love to hear the story behind the title change...)
    I absolutely can't wait to see the cover!!!!
    -Brooklyne

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    1. *shrieks* Haha, okiedoke, I'll plan to talk about that sometime then :D

      Yayyy!! <33

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    2. Yep, looking forward to that post! ♥

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  7. I'm so excited for your book to come out, Faith! I'm looking forward to reading Kaitlyn's too. :)

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  8. I'm so excited for these books! God bless you both!!

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  9. Congratulations, Faaaaaith!!!! I am excited for this booooook!!!

    ~Katja L.

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  10. So excited for this and I already signed up!! :)

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