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Ophelia Kee author of the paranormal romance series Draoithe and the miniseries Dread Allies
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Questions, Questions, Questions

9/25/2019

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So what if a devil lost his mind, had a son, and did not know it? What if the son was Markus Sainte and his mother Amelia Sainte was a hedgewitch who before she died sent him in search of an accidentally turned midnight rider? What if Logan Synner linked his magic with Markus, and they built a harem in a castle on an island surrounded by mist? 
I'm currently writing a prequel to my series. Draoithe: The Synner and a Sainte will be released as a short prequel story offering background information on some of the characters in series. I have not got the cover art nailed down nor written the ending yet, but so far it is pretty good. I intend to publish it for $.99 like the previous prequel story Draoithe: Tantalu. I had to write this story in order to know what to write in another story. Weird but true! 
I'm shooting to release it in October and the release of book nine in the series will be out near Thanksgiving. For all the readers, If you have questions about the series, please ask. Some of the best stories come from the answer to a reader's question. To answer the question of 'what happens to Frank Grimes' I wrote books nine and ten. To answer the question of 'will Eli's son and daughter make another appearance' I have written on un numbered book and pieces of another book about the Eyrie Iolair. So ask the questions pretty please.
Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
Ophelia Kee
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The Great Move part 1

9/23/2019

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First, Draoithe: Elementals the 8th book in the series is coming out September 30. If you are new to my crazy world, Draoithe: A Pack Forms is Book One (You should start there, maybe???). The prequel is Draoithe: Tantalu, and it is always only 99 Cents. For those that have asked 'Will I see the characters from Tantalu again?' Yes, definitely, but not for a long while. Danny Leiriu's son Markus Sainte has to make an appearance first. Sorry for all the teasers. (Not really. LOL!)
But on to the actually subject... The move!
I will be heading out to the new house this weekend! But there is no wifi. (Also no furniture or fridge). SO...
I likely will be out of touch with anyone over the weekend. So if you have questions or comments post them or email them to me, and I will try to get back to it soon as possible. (But don't be mad if it takes a few days).
So I bought Publisher Rocket! It is a lot of data. Dave Chesson obviously has a head for data, which is good, because I don't. I need to watch a lot of online tutorials, but I am very appreciative of all the effort put into Publisher Rocket. I am looking into it slowly as I do most new software, but I have already learned two new things that I need to be doing with the publishing that I did not know. I believe that so far that Publisher Rocket has been money well spent.
Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
​Ophelia Kee
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Book 8 is coming!

9/19/2019

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So excited! Draoithe: Elementals is coming out Sept. 30th on Kindle. I'm super excited, but a little nervous. I'm going to be moving into the new place, and the wifi is not on yet. Might have to wait until I get it to see how the whole process goes. This will be the first book that I listed as a pre-order. 
Some other noteworthy items of interest:
​*I am debating spending money for Publisher Rocket. If I do, I will let everyone know how that goes. 
*I am looking into Search Engine Optimization, but it sounds like Greek to me.
*I am going to try to release Draoithe: A Pack Forms Book trailer on YouTube by Christmas. If I get it, I will provide the links on the website for everyone to have a chance to watch and offer feedback.
*I'm also looking into further marketing venues like e-mail subscribing? Not really sure how that works, but okay.

Currently, Only  Draoithe: Tantalu is available on multiple platforms, but I am working on a novel outside of Draoithe that connects to the series and is a stand alone read. Not sure if I can have multiple prequels, but I think Synner and the Sainte will be an interesting read. It's set in the outer Hebrides islands in 1525. I still like the idea that the prequel stories be always and forever $.99 and available on Kobo, Google, and Barnes and Noble as well as Kindle. I'm also looking into a way to get published on Apple. I am a Google girl so that gets a little weird. But I will try it. 

I love to hear from the readers. If you have questions or comments, drop me a line and I will try to get back at you. Give a day or so. The day job is still a real thing.

Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
​Ophelia Kee
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New Beginnings!

9/14/2019

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Check out the new place!
This is the new home of Ophelia Kee, and all of Draoithe is moving in soon! I can't wait.
The latest greatest is the new house, but also Book Trailers are coming soon to YouTube! So for everyone who wanted to see some of the art in the books in full color, the current estimated deadline for the book trailer for Draoithe: A Pack Forms is Christmas 2019. Stay tuned people, we are going somewhere with this even if no one quite knows where. And yeah, I know the book has been out over a year, but I only just found out about Book Trailers. Retroactive Book Trailers will be cool, I hope. And like everything else about Draoithe, they too will be crafted entirely by Ophelia Kee. 
If you are new to Draoithe, it might be interesting to note that this is basically a one man show. Ophelia Kee is an impoverished Indie writer who can't quit the day job because it pays for the house and the laptop to write on. But I continue to write the stories (because someone has to tell the story, and I think that someone is me), and I make improvements with the marketing and the promoting along the way.  So if you are following my journey, smile wide because like Leo and Sruthan, I want to chase a few rabbits on my way out of the desert. (Sorry, that story is in book fourteen. Draoithe: War Dogs is coming. Shh! don't tell anyone yet. Cause it's not done.)
Wish me luck, drop me a line, comment on the books, the blog, or just ask a question. I'm a bit tired, but today was a good day! Who says Friday the 13th is a bad day. Not for me.
Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
Ophelia Kee
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Bad Reviews

9/4/2019

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Dear Reader, 
It's always nice to hear from you. I have gotten some great ideas from readers and even took some advice and wrote an entire book in the Draoithe series for one of my beta readers.  Reviews of course are the best.
But what about bad reviews? I was looking at a book synopsis for an ebook that I was considering for purchase a few nights ago. (I don't personally buy books based on reviews but a lot of people do.) The book was on one of the five largest digital vendors (Not the big one.) 
The author was well known. I have purchased their works before. The book was one in a series that I have not yet begun to read so I decided to search for the first book in that series. (I love to read series books, but nothing is worse that starting in the middle to me. So the book in reference I did not purchase.)
But when I got to the end of the synopsis, the reviews were posted directly after. The second review caught my attention. It was unkind and disparaging. It lent nothing to any other reader and did not speak to the contents of the book. My immediate thought was 'troll'.  The reviewer was angry that the book was in a series and complained that it was not a book if it was part of a serial and felt ripped off.
I was stunned. Tolkien wrote the first fantasy genre books in series. Robert Jordan's wheel of time is a series. Felicity Heaton writes paranormal romance in series. Sometimes the story is just too big to fit in a single book.
After considering it further, I began to feel as if I had stumbled across a person who was used to and appreciated reading articles and not books. Some people prefer shorter reads. They can't appreciate getting lost in the pages of a truly good book and staying immersed in a world. So maybe I should not have mentally called the reviewer a 'troll'.
But I would like to note that a good book review should be constructive and kind. It is after all an opinion, but it should not intentionally inflict harm. One beta reader once told me that a whole chapter in one of my books needed to be rewritten because I had placed a character in two places at the same time. She was right. I was aggravated, but I rewrote the chapter. Had she told me she hated the book because it did not make good sense, I might have not caught the mistake. 
So lovely readers, please write reviews. But consider that kind constructive feedback is the best review for the author and your fellow readers. Negative hurtful comments are helpful to no one and routinely dismissed by the author and the readers. Most readers are very intelligent and see the disparaging uninformed reviews as disrespectful and unhelpful. If you honestly did not like the way a book was written or did not like the content explain why so that others will understand your review. 
Different is good. I would hope that we could all recognize that there are many types of authors and many types of readers. We all have a style we like, but a good review needs to be based on the contents of the book in question, not a dislike for a particular style of writing. Thanks for letting me vent.
Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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Edits...Is that all they are?

9/3/2019

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Hello again,
The long weekend allowed me time to edit a couple of books in the Draoithe series. Books that I wrote quite awhile ago and needed some revision in order to fit the timeline of the story arc and to ensure that the movements of the characters in those books did not step on the toes of other characters in other books.  
Peculiar to me, I have to write the story, then go back and read it after I have walked away from it for a week or so before I can decide if it reads the way it played out in my mind. But what I discovered while editing Draoithe: Filth and Death is that while all the books advance the major plot line, some do that better than others. 
Take Draoithe: The Dark Gift for example. In that book, the reader really gets to see Flame and Nightshade's story. Very little movement of the overarching plot is revealed in the text. But when the reader gets to book fifteen Draoithe: The Past in the Present it will become very obvious that Flame's backstory played a significant role in the actions of another character, Wade that spirals the plot in a whole new direction and allows for alliances with immortals from the Netherworld. That gives Luke the ability to begin seriously hunting Elliot.
Writing romance fantasy as a series is a bit complicated. Some of the books are more fantasy. Others are more romance. After book eight, not all of the books need to be read in order. The stories of the characters in each are interwoven with one another so reading them all enhances the experience, but they don't necessarily need to be read in order after book eight. That means that I might be able to publish a few a bit faster after the turn of the year. Thanks to everyone who picked up a free copy of Draoithe: A Pack Forms. The day job requires my attention once more.
Be Careful,
Happy Reading!
​Ophelia Kee
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