BLOG TOUR | Guest Post - Portland Book Review

Thanks for all your support with my new novel, Between These Walls. What a thrill to learn the book has been well received. Publishers Weekly wrote, "Herrick will make waves...with this tale."

And I'm thrilled to have you along for the blog tour! The latest stop is a guest post at the Portland Book Review. Are you a writer or creative individual and find yourself unable to move forward on your project? Or are you stuck in a job that doesn't make sense? My guest post shares some of the concepts I learned in the Information Technology world that turned out to be the keys I needed to complete my first book. I still use them today.

The post is titled "Nothing Goes to Waste: How a Noncreative Career Provided a Creative Framework." You can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/q8wu45d

Looking for more encouragement? You can download my nonfiction book 8 Reasons Your Life Matters for FREE at most retailers! All the details about Between These Walls, 8 Reasons, and the other books are at John Herrick online.

Thanks to the Portland Book Review for allowing me to stop by! The post will be syndicated later at the San Francisco Book Review.

Love you guys! I appreciate you.

Never give up!

John Herrick
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Today's Playlist:  "Hero" by Family of the Year

BLOG TOUR | Latest Stops

You're looking at a thankful author here! The initial buzz for my new novel, Between These Walls, looks positive. Meanwhile, the blog tour continues. The latest stops are linked below, including interviews and a guest post at The Writer's Life. They came in a flurry!

The Story Behind the Book
Examiner.com
Straight from the Author's Mouth
Blogger News
The Writer's Life (They requested an interesting post title for this guest post. They got it!)

Thanks for reading. You can grab your copy of Between These Walls in hard copy or e-book formats at Amazon, B&N, and the usual retailers. And if you haven't checked out my nonfiction book, 8 Reasons Your Life Matters, you can grab the e-book free at most retailers.

Never give up!

John Herrick
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johnherricknet.blogspot.com
facebook.com/JohnHerrickBooks
@JohnHerrick

Today's Playlist:  Different Lifestyles by Bebe & Cece Winans

New Book Cover Unveiled

I'm so excited to unveil the book cover for my new novel, Between These Walls, which hits shelves on February 10, 2015:

Book details are forthcoming. For those who like to preorder books so they can receive them on the release date, retailers will begin offering that availability around November/December.

In the meantime, the nonfiction 8 Reasons Your Life Matters is available as a free e-book on Amazon and other retail sites.

Thanks for all the messages sent through my website. Knowing the books encourage you is an encouragement to me as well. Love you all!

Never give up!

John Herrick
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johnherricknet.blogspot.com
facebook.com/johnherrickbooks
@JohnHerrick

Today's Playlist:  Night Visions by Imagine Dragons

NEWS | 8 Reasons Paperback Now Available

For those who have asked about a hard-copy version of 8 Reasons Your Life Matters, I'm excited to say the book is available NOW as a trade paperback! Distribution is making its way to retailers one by one.

The paperback is already available at Amazon. Here's it's product page: http://tinyurl.com/og92xre
The list price is $5.95, as close as possible to being free for readers. Several people have mentioned wanting to use it for a Bible study, so it should be affordable for that purpose too. (And it's the type of price where, if you're a few dollars short of the free shipping minimum on Amazon, it's enough to push you past the tipping point. I kinda think that's cool!)

The e-book version will continue as a free resource on retail sites and my website. The PDF version is still available for free on my website if you wish to print it out. The book was intended to be a free gift to encourage anyone who might need it, so I don't mind if you exercise either of those options. It will continue to be free in those formats as long as it doesn't conflict with any publishing or distribution arrangements, which as of today, it still does not.

Thanks for everyone who has let me know God has used the book in your life. It has encouraged me these past months. God has a purpose for you. You were not an accident. God bless!

Never give up!
John Herrick
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johnherricknet.blogspot.com

Today's Playlist:
Shake Heaven by Montell Jordan & Victory World Music
Nothing is Wasted by Elevation Worship

Fourth Novel Done

As it turns out, there are advantages to getting snowed in. I just finished the fourth novel a few minutes ago—the first draft, anyway! Very pleased with how it turned out. It clocked in at 434 pages and a total of 113,249 words, which is also my longest by far. That said, the prologue no longer seems to fit, so that's 8 pages that will probably get nixed during the revision process. The book should hit shelves next year.

On the e-book front, the response to the free nonfiction book 8 Reasons Your Life Matters is beyond what I imagined. About 30,000 copies have been downloaded since its May release. But the exciting thing is the messages people have sent to let me know the book hit their hands at the right moment. I consider messages private, so I don't show them to anyone else (not even my family), but it reminds me of why I want to write. Thanks for entrusting those words to me. Your life has a plan.

Happy new year. And if it applies to you, happy frigid snow day!

Never give up!

John Herrick
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johnherricknet.blogspot.com

Today's Playlist:  The Blessed Unrest by Sara Bareilles

Novel Progress Update

Continued good news on the fourth novel! I passed the 75,000 word mark this week, which is my personal minimum goal for novels. It looks like the manuscript will surpass the 300 page mark next week. Final length estimate is 400-450 pages. (I must admit, I still need to sketch out the final 1/3 of the story, but most of its content is known.) As a writer, I have a solid gut feeling that this story is effective and will encourage readers. We'll see if that gut feeling pans out!

For those interested, my nonfiction e-book 8 Reasons Your Life Matters is available for free at your usual retail outlets. What a blessing to hear from individuals who have read the book and taken the time to contact me with their life situation and how the book brought encouragement or help. For me, that means God answered a prayer that it would reach the people it should reach.

If you'd like to contact me, I love hearing from my readers! Feel free to contact me at johnherrick.net/contact.htm. I promise every message gets read; the online form is designed to prevent spam messages.

On a personal note, I'm grateful for the opportunity to spend a week at the beach a few weeks ago. It inspires me to write, and looking out at the ocean reminds me of how big God is. If He can hold that huge ocean in His arms, He can handle the details in my life and yours. This self-pic relaxes me, so I'll share it here, just for fun.

What's going on in your life? Let me know! As always, THANK YOU to those who take the time to read the books and those who probably say a prayer or two for me. You're such a blessing.

Never give up!

John Herrick
johnherrick.net
johnherricknet.blogspot.com

Today’s Playlist: This Time Around by Heather Williams

NEWS | The Landing Arrives August 28

Thanks for being patient with me! At long last, my new novel, The Landing, hits shelves this Tuesday, August 28, but is available for order now! For more information on the book, including links to retailers, stop by www.johnherrick.net/thelanding.

For those who would like to share my previous novel, From The Dead, with a friend or loved one for free, the perfect opportunity exists for a very limited time! Visit my website for details on The Landing pre-order offer.

Thanks to everyone who has asked about the book and stood with me. You are indeed a blessing.

Never give up!

John Herrick
www.johnherrick.net
johnherricknet.blogspot.com

Today's playlist: Overexposed by Maroon 5