I’m excited to announce that my new book, The Unseen Market: A Good Goblin Story, is now available! It is the second book in my Good Goblin series, taking place just a few months after The Good Goblin ends. Here is a brief synopsis: Not all goblins are bad. Even so, Ben is not trusted in his new home of Saint Louis. The Green Watch is following him, humans make a wide path as he walks by, and he’s not…
It’s been a little while since I last posted but I wanted to share some updates. A couple weeks ago, I finished my first round of edits on the second Good Goblin book! The next step will be diving into the developmental editing process, where I’ll get the book in front of select readers for feedback on things like the story structure, plot flow, descriptions of characters, scenes, etc., and most of all, whether it’s actually good or not! After…
What a lovely book to read during the holiday season… or any season for that matter! I received this as a free audiobook and now, having listened to it, will be rushing out to buy a copy or two or three. As a lifelong devout lover of Christmas, this book felt as though it was written specifically for me. I think the best way to describe this story would be a winning combination of Harry Potter, L. Frank Baum, and…
I consume books at a pretty rapid pace. At any time, I have at least four books that I’m working through: A physical book An audiobook on CD that I listen to on my work commute An eBook that I read on my Kindle or iPad while on the treadmill An audiobook on my phone that I listen to while I’m at work In the last few months, I’ve tried to make a habit of writing reviews for all of…
I have always been a great lover of stories. Here are the books that most inspired the writing of The Good Goblin.
Another Ben Hatke book that I’ve read, another Ben Hatke book that I love. It’s to the point now where I no longer wonder if I’ll like a new book of his, I know for certain before I’ve even opened the front cover. As a fan of goblins, I was particularly interested in this one (my favorite of his still being Nobody Likes a Goblin) and it didn’t disappoint. It deftly picked up where the first book left off and…
Well, my first Goodreads giveaway promotion is over and I’m absolutely stunned to have received 1,824 entries (including over 600 yesterday on the final day)! The three winners are from the US, Canada, and Venezuela, so I’m very excited to be sending my book out into the wider world. Perhaps more important than the three books that were won though are the 665 people who also opted to add The Good Goblin to their “to-read” list. This is exactly the…
There’s a promotion ongoing at Goodreads right now for 3 copies of my book! It kicked off on Tuesday and as of this writing, it has garnered 639 entries! Much higher than I had originally estimated! If you’re interested in signing up, you can do so here (you must be a Goodreads member). I’d like to start doing more promotions in the near future, so stay tuned for that! I’m currently working on some bookmarks and other items that I…
Oh my! (in a George Takei voice, of course) First off, I just created a new email newsletter that I’ll send out periodically with interesting news and updates. Don’t worry, I won’t spam your inboxes daily! If you’re interested, you can signup here on the website just to the right of this post. Next, I received my first bit of press as myself and the book were featured in an article in my childhood-hometown newspaper, The Journal-News! You can read…
The Kindle eBook has been released! If you’re into eBooks and interested in purchasing it, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074MH552T. Also, I’m working right now on getting the book on the nook platform by Barnes & Noble. It might be available as soon as tonight! Lastly, I’m very excited to now be an official Goodreads Author! You can view my author page here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17095545.David_McElroy. That’s all for now, more updates coming soon!