J.M. Hardin, Author at My Two Lives

Congrats to my ebook distributor and a free Whitey Bulger ebook from WBUR

November 13, 2013

Yesterday Mark Coker posted an announcement on the Smashwords blog that Smashwords was ranked as the #1 indie ebook producer for 2012. That is fantastic news and not just because they’re the company that distributes my ebooks to stores like iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Diesel and even to libraries. Smashwords was created back in 2008 for the specific purpose of helping independent ebook writers get their ebooks into stores where readers can find them. more “Congrats to my ebook distributor and a free Whitey Bulger ebook from WBUR” …

“Somewhere… and More” Is NOW AVAILABLE

November 5, 2013

It’s finally here. Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin is now available for purchase and immediate download.

For those who don’t know, about a decade ago I wrote a Christian short story called He’s With the Band, the tale of a song writing sound guy who’s finally giving in to pressure from the band he works for and some friends and is finally making demos of his songs and seeing what he can do with them. Along the way he meets a young woman who he thinks is just a fan of the band but who’s been wanting to meet him. In the story are some of the words to three of the songs I’d written, and with the release Somewhere… and More I’m publishing the complete lyrics to not only those three songs but to eight other songs I’ve written since moving to Boston in 1989. While the new ebook is a book of song lyrics I’m marketing it as a book of poetry, and I really hope that my lyrics are good enough that you’ll enjoy them without the music. more ““Somewhere… and More” Is NOW AVAILABLE” …

“Somewhere… and More” comes out TOMORROW: “The Upper Room”

November 4, 2013

My next ebook, Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out tomorrow and I have one more preview to share with you before it comes out.

For those just joining us, about a decade ago I wrote a little Christian short story called He’s With the Band. Part of the story are some of the words to three of the songs I’d written, and with tomorrow’s release of Somewhere… and More I’m publishing the complete lyrics to not only those three songs but to eight other songs I’ve written since moving to Boston in 1989. While the new ebook is a book of song lyrics I’m marketing it as a book of poetry, and it’s my hope that my lyrics are good enough that you’ll enjoy them without the music.

You can still preorder Somewhere… and More just $2.99 at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store and when it’s released tomorrow you’ll automatically be notified that you can download it. If you order it from Smashwords you can get it DRM FREE and in the format you need for all of the devices you read ebooks on without having to pay for a second copy of my ebook. They can’t say that at any of the other ebook stores. more ““Somewhere… and More” comes out TOMORROW: “The Upper Room”” …

Two days to the release of “Somewhere… and More”: “Lean on Him”

November 3, 2013

My next ebook, Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out in just two days and so far I’ve posted an excerpt of two of the three of my songs that made their way into my short story He’s With the Band. I passed over the third song in the short story but I’m going to give you a glimpse of what’s in the new ebook for this song today.

Remember, you can preorder Somewhere… and More today for just $2.99 at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store and when it’s released you’ll automatically be notified that you can download it. If you order it from Smashwords you can get it DRM FREE and in the format you need for all of the devices you read ebooks on without having to pay for a second copy of my ebook. They can’t say that at any of the other ebook stores. more “Two days to the release of “Somewhere… and More”: “Lean on Him”” …

Just three days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Great is the Lord! (He is Worthy of Our Praises)”

November 2, 2013

Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin comes out in just three days and each day until its release I’ll be posting a different excerpt to help you see why if you love my short story He’s With the Band I bet you’ll want to get Somewhere… and More. You don’t have to wait for it to be released to get your name on a copy of the ebook because you can preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. more “Just three days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Great is the Lord! (He is Worthy of Our Praises)”” …

Four days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Help Me to Know (For Linda)”

November 1, 2013

It’s now just four days until the release of Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin, my companion to He’s With the Band, and I’m posting an excerpt each day from now to Monday to help you see why if you love He’s With the Band I bet you’ll enjoy reading Somewhere… and More.

You can still preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. more “Four days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Help Me to Know (For Linda)”” …

Five days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Day of the Living Dead”

October 31, 2013

It’s now just five days until the release of Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin, my companion to He’s With the Band, and I’m posting an excerpt each day from now to Monday to help you see why if you love He’s With the Band I bet you’ll enjoy reading Somewhere… and More.

As I said yesterday, Somewhere won’t be a free ebook, but you can preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. It should also be available for preorder with Kobo but I can’t find it on their site yet. more “Five days to “Somewhere… and More”: “Day of the Living Dead”” …

Less than one week to “Somewhere… and More”

October 30, 2013

Somewhere… and More: The Lyrics of J.M. Hardin, my companion to He’s With the Band, is coming out in seven days and as we approach the release of my latest ebook I’m going to try to post an excerpt each day from now to Monday to help you see why if you love He’s With the Band I bet you’ll enjoy reading Somewhere… and More.

Somewhere won’t be a free ebook, but you can preorder it for $2.99 now at Smashwords, Apple’s iBooks, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store. It should also be available for preorder with Kobo but I can’t find it on their site yet. more “Less than one week to “Somewhere… and More”” …

My ebooks are now FREE to libraries

October 24, 2013

As I was taking care of some things today I noticed that Smashwords has a page set up just for authors to manage the prices they charge for their ebooks. One of the things I noticed on that page is a way to adjust the prices libraries have to pay for ebooks distributed by Smashwords. I also noticed that many authors make their ebooks free to libraries, partly to simply help get our ebooks in front of readers via their local public library. As someone who uses a public library every day I love that idea, both as an author and as a reader. more “My ebooks are now FREE to libraries” …

My political nonfiction book is now available

October 21, 2013

The last week has been a busy week for me. Not only have I put Somewhere… and More up for preorders I’ve also gotten my nonfiction political book published.

Once again the US Government was shutdown because our elected officials didn’t do their job, and we could go through it all over again a few months from now. If we pulled a stunt like that on our jobs we’d get our paychecks cut, if we didn’t just get fired. Perhaps we need to cut our elected officials’ checks when they don’t do their job. more “My political nonfiction book is now available” …