Those of you who have known me since High School know that I have always loved writing stories. As I got older those stories have turned into books! Yes I said books plural. I have written many but never successfully published any. The one I did try to self-publish kind of flopped because I did not know very well what I was doing. This time I have the whole weight of Atmosphere Press behind me in launching a book the right way.

My book, C.A.R.L. CIA Agent in Real Life is set to be released on March 5, 2024! The Book is on Amazon and Barnes and Noble right now and can be pre-ordered! It will ship to you on release day! I plan to get a few more out in the coming months. I would appreciate your support and please leave reviews on the contact page of my website: wronaldrolle.com. Please repost so that I can reach as wide of an audience as possible!

I had a strategy call with Cam today at Atmosphere Press. I have to say I have been impressed with everyone that I have dealt with on the Atmosphere Press team. As you go through the process you get handed off to the next person who specializes in the phase that you are in. It happens in such a way that you don’t feel like you’re getting passed around, you feel like you are getting to know more of the family.

Our talk went well and lasted less than a half hour; but we accomplished a lot! We seemed to already be on the same page with a lot of things and I had my questions written out, but most of them were answered before I got to ask them–that’s always nice. We discussed: Book pricing for print and electronic copy, distribution networks, websites (I obviously already have one), ordering copies of my book, promotions, pre-order campaigns, networking and more! You’ll see pre-order information showing up soon! The Official release date is March 5! Help me make this book fly off of the virtual shelves!

Along with having to do real life stuff and work the job that pays the bills, I finally finished reading through the proof copy. No errors. No issues. Holding my own book in my hands took much longer to read it than it does reading it on screen. It was like the process you go through when you read a real book! Oh! Wait! It is a real book! I have to remember that now. Exciting!

I was a bit bothered that when the book came the format of the cover was flat matte. I was expecting a glossy cover. I mentioned this to the Cam, who is the representative from the publishing company that is helping with this final leg of the journey. Easy fix. Flat matte is just the default option. I was able to have the cover changed to glossy at no additional cost!

As soon as everyone is back from holiday leave, we’ll have a call and talk specifics on pricing and publication paths. We will also set a release date! Look out world, my first book is about to hit the shelves!

Just after I posted that the wit was killing me, I got a message the next day from my publisher. The updates are ready! Problem! Now I’m at the airport and on my way to Spain! Well I was prepared for that. I packed my surface (the best portable machine for writing) in my flight bag. I can start my review of the manuscript while I am in Spain. Crossing my fingers and hoping that there are no further corrections necessary. But if there are, we’ll get them made. For your first publication it would be nice to be as close to perfect as possible. 😀