As many of you know I have taken a giant step for me and self published my 1st book. It was a tough decision to make but I knew I had to start somewhere. Self publishing like blogging is a journey. And I decided the only way to thank those who support me in my blogging journey was to make the book available to you.
The book is available free on Kindle from August 27th until August 30th. The link for American readers is simply: http://www.amazon.com/Moving-On-Maria-Matthews
The first chapter is available here to give you a taste of it.
As my two readers pictured here are not good at giving reviews, I am asking for reviews on Amazon or Goodreads.
Once again thank you all for encouraging me to keep writing. (I promise I will get better at it as time goes by.)
decidinglybob 
Congrats, that’s so exciting! I will tweet about it until the offer is over. 🙂
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Thank you. The good news is that thanks to you, I now have an editor to work with for the next novel.
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I’m so glad things worked out between you two! Thanks for the update! 🙂
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Best of luck with it!
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on the terrain of symmetry and commented:
FREE E-BOOK FOR IRISH WRITER MARIA MATHEWS, YES FREE IT STARTS TOMORROW AND IT WILL BE ON FOR 4 DAYS (27th August to 30th). IF YOU GET IT PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW TO THANK MARIA.
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Once again Doris a big thank you.
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🙂
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JUST RE-BLOG IN MY BLOG. GOOD LUCK!!
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Thank you, thanks to you I have linked with Playamart and Letizia.
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good to hear
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i am here thanks to mutual friend doris.. internet is too slow in remote ecuador to view or download, but on thursday i will have faster internet while traveling.. thanks in advance, and i look forward to reading and providing a review.
i love your cover and the design of your book.. the images of your favorite bookworms are great as well!
lisa/z
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Without Doris and many others in the blogging world I would be chugging along dithering and dreaming. Thank you for your comments and I hope you enjoy the book.
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duh, i forgot that the kindle aps are on my desktop, and i am traveling with an ancient mini laptop on its last legs…
i did read the first chapter and loved it – shows how a woman should believe in herself and the ability of her animals to perform – often thru the heart.. i competed in equestrian speed event when i was young, and it was often me against the high-dollar ‘schooled’ horses and the wealthy owners.. it was always empowering to know that my little horse and the backyard training trumped the elite class…
i look forward to reading more… perhaps i should put that in a review – then return when possible for a second!
z
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That would be perfect. How kind of you. I also love horses they always took care of me as I was the worst rider in the family .Have a safe and happy trip…Maria
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thank you Lisa
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you are wlcome lovely doris! when i fly to the usa, i usually go thru houston and switch from international to domestic.. if i should roll out and travel by land, how far are you from the airport?
right now my days are tight w/visa regulations for ecuador.. but in the future it would be fun to grant you that wish!
i would be the one to win by meeting you!
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Doris’ blog brought me here and I will definitely check out your book. Congratulations on publishing it – it’s wonderful to share your creativity with the world (and you have some very cute furry readers there!).
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Thank you for connecting to me here and for your kind wishes. Since linking up with Doris my energy levels have increased, she is a great mentor.
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thank you letizia!
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Great stuff!
The beauty of publishing thus is that you can be ‘out there’ but still work on imperfections – I am still finding a number of creases which need to be ironed out in my own already exhaustively-edited books.
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Thank you for being so kind and understanding. I was happy to learn I am not the only one I know of taking this route.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
ANOTHER FREEBIE–HURRY–HURRY–HURRY!!!!! EXCELLENT STUFF!!!
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Thank you Jonathan. I appreciate the reblogging.
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Ahh! Maria, forgive me, but now I’ve put the pieces of the acquaintance puzzle together. Yes, I know you from blogging and I remember seeing this post a couple of months ago, and contacted you with a question about CreateSpace – which you so kindly answered through email. I’ve been so busy with a regular job (very demanding during these holidays, which I normally love) 😦 …and with marketing my books that my mind seems cluttered lately.
I did run into some obstacles with CreateSpace – conversion files and the full cover formatting, so i decided to let that go for a while until I can hopefully pay someone to do it for me. You really have to be computer savvy for all of this.
Anyway, I’m glad we met again, via Twitter, and I’d like to feature your Mudpilewood blog and this story on Leisure Lane soon if that’s alright with you.
Blessings,
Marianne
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Marianne thank you for the request. We would love to be featured on Leisure Lane, (it is a cute name for a blog page). We (Doris and Maria) waiting on our proof copy of our children’s book. Hopefully it will appear on Amazon around Christmas.
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