Jane Heller

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Holiday Sale on Ebooks!

November 27, 2013

booksStarting December 3rd, the ebook editions of the following 11 of my novels will have a new lower, very sweet price just in time for Christmas, New Year’s and into 2014! They’re going from $4.99 to $2.99 in an effort to make them more affordable for a wider audience. I do love these stories and I continue to hear from readers who are discovering them for the first time, as well as from those who go back to them for a re-read whenever they need a smile.

So….on 12/3, look for price reductions at all e-tailers (Amazon, B&N, Apple, Kobo) on Best Enemies.…

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 Clean Sweep….

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The Secret Ingredient…

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Female Intelligence…

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The Club…

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Sis Boom Bah…

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Princess Charming…

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Name Dropping…

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Infernal Affairs...

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Crystal Clear…

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Lucky Stars.

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The novels aren’t part of a series and they aren’t the stuff of serious literature, but they’re smart, sassy romantic comedies with an element of suspense (sometimes there’s a murder, sometimes not), and they’re all about relationships, whether between a couple in love, a pair of sisters or a mother and daughter. And they’re all meant to take readers away from their daily grind and offer up some laughs. There’s never been a better time to try one!

Filed Under: Humor, Mainly Jane Tagged With: ebooks, fiction, Jane Heller, novels, reduced price, romantic comedies

Winter Sale!

February 4, 2013

White sales are great and shoe sales are nice and who doesn’t love discounts on merchandise of any kind. So why not have a sale on my ebooks? February 1st kicked off our special “Winter Sale” on my 11 novels that were launched in ebook editions over the summer. For a limited time only, we’ve dropped the prices from $4.99 to $2.99, so there’s never been a better time to curl up with a Kindle/Nook/iPad and read.

Thanks to those who’ve been fans of my romantic comedies and have been spreading the word to others. And to those who’ve never read one of my novels, I hope you’ll get started!

 

Filed Under: Mainly Jane Tagged With: Best Enemies, Clean Sweep, Crystal Clear, ebooks, Female Intelligence, Infernal Affairs, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, Sis Boom Bah, The Club, The Secret Ingredient, Winter Sale

SAG Awards, Huff/Po, Ebooks & My Mother!

January 28, 2013

I always look forward to the SAGs because they’re all about the actors without cluttering up the presentation with technical awards (not that the costume, wardrobe and sound people don’t deserve theirs; I’m just more interested in star gazing). But last night’s show was oddly flat. Even the intros featuring the “I’m an actor” vignettes weren’t all that charming or funny, and aside from Julianne Moore there really weren’t any actresses wearing unfortunate gowns. (The top of Moore’s gown was definitely a SAG winner, if you know what I mean.) “Argo” is suddenly piling up the awards and should make the Oscars even more competitive. Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne Hathaway appear to be the only locks.

Switching gears, I had a post up on PBS’ Next Avenue site last week and Huff/Po50 picked it up over the weekend. It amplifies a chapter in You’d Better Not Die about caring for a loved one whose illness causes personality changes and what we, as caregivers, can do about it. I should mention that I’ve been posting a lot on Huff/Po and elsewhere, and all my posts, caregiver related and not, are up on my web site under “Other Writing.”

The big news in terms of my romantic comedies is that after successfully launching 11 of the novels as ebooks over the summer, we’ve decided to have a special “Winter Sale” starting February 1st. For a limited time only, we’re dropping the prices on all 11 from $4.99 to $2.99 to say thank you to those who’ve expressed interest in them. I’m excited to be able to share the novels with even more readers, so it’s a great time to jump in.

And finally, I haven’t posted here in a while because I had the pleasure of a two-week visit with my mother, who turned 96 on January 15th. She and Sandy, her caregiver, flew out to California from New York and we had a great time together, hanging out, re-connecting with family members and enjoying some wonderful dinners here in Santa Barbara. Very sad to see her go home but looking forward to her visit next year when she turns 97!

 

Filed Under: Fashion, Mainly Jane, Movies, Popular culture, Wellness Tagged With: caregiving, ebooks, Jane Heller novels, romantic comedies, SAG awards 2013, Winter Sale, You'd Better Not Die or I'll Kill You

Four More Novels Go Digital!

July 17, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of reporting that six of my backlist titles were finally available in ebook editions. Today, I’m here to announce that four more novels have been converted and are available at e-tailers: Lucky Stars, The Secret Ingredient, Name Dropping and Princess Charming.

That leaves only Female Intelligence, which should be joining the others in a few weeks.

Very exciting for me to have these books in their new editions with their colorful covers and reasonable prices. Spread the word!

 

Filed Under: Humor, Mainly Jane Tagged With: ebooks, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, The Secret Ingredient

My Novels Have Gone Digital!

June 27, 2012

When I started writing fiction, there was no such thing as an ebook. Yes, this makes me sound like some relic unearthed during an archeological dig, but the fact is that ebooks are a relatively new phenomenon. As recently as the mid-90s, we authors submitted our manuscripts by schlepping them over to Kinko’s, getting copies made and sending them to our editors, after which the books were published bricks-and-mortar style.

My last three books were recent enough to come out both as physical entities and as ebooks, so readers have been able to download An Ex to Grind, Some Nerve and Confessions of a She-Fan as well as buy the actual printed versions.

My earlier novels, on the other hand, weren’t available as ebooks and it was frustrating.

Not anymore.

Thanks to Ellen Levine, my literary agent, and the ebook division at her company, Trident Media Group, all eleven titles are going digital, with kick-ass new covers (courtesy of the talented designer Lilien Hoffman), starting with the first six that are being launched today: Best Enemies, Clean Sweep (Formerly Cha Cha Cha), Crystal Clear, Infernal Affairs, Sis Boom Bah and The Club.

Coming in a week or so will be four more titles (Princess Charming, Name Dropping, The Secret Ingredient and Lucky Stars), followed in another month by Female Intelligence, which had some technical problems during the conversion process. I’ll post their on-sale dates as soon as I know them.

Some readers may still prefer to buy the physical books, and they’re around too, but now there’s the ebook option, which will satisfy all those who’ve said the hardcovers and paperbacks have been hard to find and will offer the novels at a very affordable price. I adore my Kindle and I’ve read more books on it than I ever thought I would. I think it’s great that we have so many devises on which to buy and then read – in the time it takes to click a link – whether it’s on a Nook, an iPad or a smartphone.

Getting everybody to read when there are so many demands on our time is the key. I hope my new ebooks will please long-time fans of my work as well as attract a whole new readership.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Mainly Jane Tagged With: Best Enemies, Cha Cha Cha, Clean Sweep, Crystal Clear, ebooks, Infernal Affairs, Jane Heller, Kindle, Nook, Sis Boom Bah, The Club, Trident Media Group

Sneak Peek At My New Ebook Covers

February 16, 2012

As the Pointer Sisters used to sing: “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!”

The reason for my excitement? The launch, possibly as early as next month, of the brand new ebook editions of my 11 novels that have been out of print and, therefore, never before available as ebooks.

The novels have gotten a facelift too, thanks to extremely talented designer Lilien Hoffman, who has created both a colorful look for my “brand” as well as eye-catching images for each book.

Want to see what will be appearing on an Amazon or BN.com page soon? Scroll down for a sneak peek…

 

Are these covers gorgeous or what?

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Best Enemies, Clean Sweep, Crystal Clear, ebooks, Female Intelligence, Infernal Affairs, Jane Heller, Lucky Stars, Name Dropping, novels, Princess Charming, romantic comedies, Sis Boom Bah, The Club, The Secret Ingredient

Holidays Schmolidays

January 1, 2012

I had a good Christmas/New Year’s. I saw movies, went out to eat, had friends over for dinner, took great walks along the beach. And Michael and I drove down to Del Mar in Northern San Diego County so we could meet up with my literary agent, who’d flown in from New York with her husband to vacation with family; we stayed at a charming boutique hotel there called L’Auberge.

It’s steps from the beach and has the best homemade granola I’ve ever tasted. (I know, I know. Granola isn’t exactly exciting, but theirs was absolutely delish and was served with fresh fruit and very tasty yogurt. Not a bad breakfast at all.)

Mostly, though, I worked over the holidays. I’m in the process of having 11 of my novels converted into ebook editions (now that’s exciting since they’ve never been available in that format). Not only was I filling out author marketing questionnaires for each of the books, but I was conducting a talent search for a designer who could come up with fabulous covers for the novels. I wanted designs that would be specific to each story but that would have an overall “look/concept” in order to easily identify my “brand.” Where did I find such a designer?

On a web site out of Australia called 99designs. If anybody needs a logo or a wedding invitation or even a T-shirt, not to mention a book cover, I urge you to visit 99designs. What happens is that you sign up, state what it is you need designed, and hold a contest in which their entire international community of designers can submit entries. Over the course of seven days, you view all the designs, provide feedback, narrow the contest down to a maximum of six finalists and pick a winner. You can spend whatever you can afford (there are three packages offered). It’s not only easy but fun, and I ended up choosing a designer in Germany. She’s now hard at work creating a look for all 11 of the ebooks and I’ll post the new covers as soon as they’re finished.

My other project was reviewing the catalog copy for You’d Better Not Die Or I’ll Kill You, which Chronicle is publishing this year. My editor was in touch to say my manuscript is going into production and that I’ll be hearing from their copy editing department soon about whether I need to edit the book for length. After that, I’m sure their design team will weigh in; Chronicle does such a great job with books like mine so I feel confident that if line drawings and sidebars and boxed off sections are called for, I’ll have them.

And finally, a friend and I spent many hours brainstorming the TV series we hope my L.A. agent will pitch. It’s way too early to talk about the project except to say we laughed a lot while we were banging our heads against our computer screens.

So while I wasn’t spending the holidays stretched out on a lounge chair, I enjoyed myself. The truth is, I love to work. Crazy me.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Food, Mainly Jane, Movies Tagged With: 99designs.com, Chronicle Books, Del Mar, ebooks, L'Auberge, Trident Media Group, You'd Better Not Die or I'll Kill You

I'm Sort of Conflicted About This Story

March 1, 2011

Maybe you’ve already seen it on Huffington Post, but it was news to me. The gist is that a twentysomething woman in Texas who’d been rejected by NY publishers is now “making millions” by self-publishing her work as e-books. Why am I conflicted?

One one hand, I’m cheering for the author. Seriously cheering. There’s nothing I love more than a story about someone who’s endured rejection after rejection and at some point says, “Enough, you people! I’ll do it myself!”The fact that she not only did it herself but became a success is fantastic. The truth is, NY publishers don’t know everything. When I worked as a publicist back in the day, there were countless tales of books that had been passed over by one publishing house only to go on and become huge sellers elsewhere. Or, as legendary screenwriter William Goldman famously said about decision makers in Hollywood, “Nobody knows anything.” So again, good for the author for going it alone and fulfilling her dream.

On the other hand, I feel sorry for publishers. I used to be one of them and I hate to see them lose their grip. They’re struggling to adapt to a changing marketplace. They have fewer employees than they used to. Everybody’s overworked and underpaid. They have corporate owners now. They’re under intense pressure to score a bestseller and have little incentive to say yes to a manuscript that seems even the slightest bit risky.

Of course, publishers do bring some of their problems on themselves. I mean whose brilliant idea was it to publish the autobiography of Justin Bieber or, as was announced today, Bristol Palin? Why throw money at people just because they’re famous when there are genuinely talented writers out there? Will we read about a $10 million book deal for Charlie Sheen tomorrow? (Please no.)

One of these days I’d like to publish a novel in an e-book only format and see what happens. Just for something different. If the young woman in Texas can do it, so can I, right?

Filed Under: Mainly Jane, Popular culture Tagged With: ebooks, Huffington Post, New York publishers, William Goldman

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Jane Heller is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her fourteen breezy, witty novels of romantic comedy and suspense are now entertaining millions of readers around the world, along with her two books of nonfiction.

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