Stealing Time To Become a Best-Selling Author

Stealing Time to Become a Best-Selling Author

Have a listen to my latest podcast on Blondie and the Brit as international best-selling author, Suzanne Kelman interviews me about my long and twisty journey to Amazon best-seller. 

KJ Waters -- Episode 34 -- Stealing Time A Ten Year Journey to Best Selling Author.


It was a lot of fun to sit down and chat with Suzanne about my writing journey from newby author writing here and there in between diapers and moving across the country to my recent best-selling status. 

Where to find KJ's Books

Here is all of the gory details and links of the various books and what not. I am 

the best-selling author of the time travel series Stealing Time and short story called Blow. The second book in the series, Shattering Time, is in development and is slated to be released in the fall of 2016.    

I am also the CEO of Blondie's Custom Book Covers and the co-host of the popular podcast, Blondie and the Brit.

Where to find KJ Online:

Website: http://www.kjwaters.com http://www.blondieandbrit.com/ http://www.blondiebooks.com/
Twitter: kamajowa
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=217401576&trk
Blog: http://kjwatersauthor.blogspot.com

Instagram: @kamajowa

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kamajowa/

Other Twitter: @BlondieandBrit @Blondiebookcov

BLOW

I’m giving away 50 copies of BLOW

#AmazonGiveaway for: Blow -- A Short Story (Kindle Edition). No Purchase Necessary 50 #Free Copies!: https://t.co/CEsbyuwKkB

Amazon Linker: myBook.to/BlowbyKjWaters

Barnes and Noble: Barnes and Noble

iTunes

BLURB:

Caught between a hurricane and a deadly secret, Rick Harris struggles against a ticking clock when the wrong people show up at his door looking for shelter. As the storm closes in wreaking havoc on Pensacola, Florida, he has to make a choice between saving their lives and exposing a secret that could cost him everything.

STEALING TIME

Amazon Linker: myBook.to/StealingTimebyKJWaters

Barnes and Noble 

iTunes

Blurb:

Stealing Time is a "Breathtakingly original" time travel adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As Hurricane Charley churns a path of destruction towards Orlando, Florida, Ronnie Andrews and her best friend, Stephanie McKay, scramble to prepare for the storm. Ronnie seeks shelter at her boyfriend’s weather lab while Steph heads back to her house.

During the peak of the storm Ronnie is hurtled back in time to eighteenth-century London where she is caught in a web of superstition, deception, and lies in a life and death struggle to return to her own time.

Steph is thrust into the middle of the hurricane, but it quickly turns into a living nightmare as she is faced with losing everything. Stealing Time: Book 1 in the Stealing Time Trilogy. 

Rachel Thompson -- Episode 32 -- A Blondie, A Brunette, and a Bad Redhead

Click on the link to hear the podcast: 

Rachel Thompson -- Episode 32 -- A Blondie, A Brunette, and a Bad Redhead

We had such a great time chatting with Rachel Thompson of BadRedhead Media. My first task was to read her bio introducing her to the program. Rachel's bio is so lengthy because her experience in the realm of social media is legendary. Be sure to listen to our little chat, she provides a wealth of knowledge about all of the new trends in social media and book marketing. She had so much to say we've made it into two podcasts. Stay tuned, we will be sharing part two in a month or so. 

Here is her full bio:

Rachel Thompson is the author of Broken Places (one of IndieReader's "Best of 2015" top books and 2015 Honorable Mention Winner in the San Francisco Book Festival and Los Angeles Book Festival), and the multi award-winning and bestselling Broken Pieces, as well as two additional humor books, A Walk In The Snark and Mancode: Exposed.
Rachel is published and represented by Booktrope, where she also directs the Gravity Imprint, bringing fiction and nonfiction stories of trauma and recovery to life. She has connected to sexual abuse survivors worldwide through her books.

Broken Places continues her exploration started in Broken Pieces, through honest, raw yet lyrical poetry, essays, and prose, one women's journey from trauma to healing. 
She owns BadRedhead Media, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors. Her articles appear regularly in The Huffington Post, IndieReader.com, FeminineCollective.com, and BookPromotion.com. 

Not just an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Rachel is the creator and founder of the blog-sharing hashtag phenomenon #MondayBlogs and the live Twitter chat, #SexAbuseChat, co-hosted with certified therapist/survivor, Bobbi Parish (Tuesdays, 6pm pst). 

She is also the director of the Gravity Imprint for Booktrope, bringing stories of trauma and recovery (fiction and nonfiction) to life. Read more about the Gravity authors and their books on gravityimprint.com/books.
She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. She lives in California with her family.

Connect with Rachel here: 

Author Site: rachelintheoc.comBadRedhead Media Site: badredheadmedia.comTwitter: @RachelintheOCTwitter (Business): @BadRedheadMediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRachelThompsonFacebook Broken Pieces Fan Page:https://www.facebook.com/BrokenPiecesByRachelThompsonFacebook (Business): https://www.facebook.com/BadRedheadMediaGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/+RachelThompson/Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/rachelintheoc/Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelintheoc/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-thompson/24/784/b95Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4619475.Rachel_ThompsonAuthor Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/j9oaHBadRedhead Media Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/koN8r

Full-size Author Photo Link: http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o158/Froze8/RachelThompson_

Blow -- A Short Story

Blow -- A Short Story

For the first time in over a year I am releasing a new story! This suspenseful story was inspired by a true account of a storm survivor during Hurricane Ivan. 

After being out one day it's ranked #67 in short stories, teen and young adult and reached #7 in 48 hours! After a few weeks it was in the top 20 in 3 categories.

Here is the link myBook.to/BlowbyKJWaters/  It is on Amazon, Barnes and Noble BN and iTunes and other retailers. 

Blurb:

Caught between a hurricane and a deadly secret, Rick Harris struggles against a ticking clock when the wrong people show up at his door looking for shelter. As the storm closes in wreaking havoc on Pensacola, Florida, he has to make a choice between saving their lives and exposing a secret that could cost him everything.

Top Customer Reviews

If you read it and would like to leave a review it would be so helpful for my rankings. Appreciate the support!

From the UK site:

5.0 out of 5 starsBlows away the competition

By Amazon Customer on 8 April 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

This is a wonderfully gripping story, which make the reader want more!
KJ Waters ramps up the tension to breaking point and delivers a shuddering climax to a truly mind 

blowing and thrilling narrative!
You will not be disappointed in a single word of this utterly compelling piece of fiction!
Bravo KJ....

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5.0 out of 5 starsEdge of the seat short story

By D P on 8 April 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

K J Waters does it again with a wonderful blend of plot lines, characters and atmospheres. A cracking 

short story that leaves you wanting more. Check out K J W's Stealing Time for another thrilling read.

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5.0 out of 5 starsjust like I love them

By m.e.s. on 8 April 2016

Format: Kindle Edition

Thrilling, fast paced and exciting, it's another KJ Waters clever and entertaining story. A short story 

that packs a punch, just like I love them.

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See all 3 customer reviews (newest firsMost Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)

HASH(0xa2706b40) out of 5 

HASH(0xa2721984) out of 5 stars KJ Waters has done it again. It's no wonder ... 8 April 2016

By Rick Johnson - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

KJ Waters has done it again. It's no wonder that her stories are hurricane themed because she 

delivers her stories with category five intensities. KJ Waters is a master at slipping back and 

forth in time and keeping the reader on the edge of his seat. Rick Harris is caught up with two 

unexpected guests while riding out a hurricane. The presence of the guests threatens Rick's 

freedom and possibly his life if they discover the secrets of Rick's past. Trying to survive the 

deadly storm and his guests this story takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride. The secrets 

are dark and intense. The characters are larger than life, and KJ Waters has once again proven 

why she is a masterful storyteller. It's a five-star ride all the way!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

HASH(0xa2724bc4) out of 5 stars Blow gets five stars and my full endorsement! 8 April 2016

By Amazon Customer - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

Blow is the lynch pin connecting KJ Waters’ thriller, Stealing Tim, with her upcoming novel. Based on a 

true account from a survivor of Category 4 Hurricane Ivan, Blow brings to life the gripping imagery of 

nature’s fury with a plot that keeps the reader completely captivated! While alluding to elements of 

Stealing Time and planting teasers for her next novel, the story stands well on its own with its artful 

character development, sprinkles of humor and a masterful unfolding of events. KJ Waters has a 

keen understanding of human nature and the conflicts that wreak havoc within, forces of destruction 

equal to the unleashed wrath of Mother Nature. If you are not yet a KJ Waters fan, you will soon be one!

HASH(0xa2f3dfc0) out of 5 stars Not for the Faint At Heart 8 April 2016

By D. Bratcher - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

Are you brave? Do you like being thrilled by disaster? If Yes - then this is the story for you! Very 

good descriptions and realistic dialogue will bring your hands up to maybe cover your face from 

the scenes this story will be describing.
This would NOT be a movie I would want to see, but MANY people would! I recommend reading 

this is good weather.....

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Connect With Me

KJ Waters: Where to find KJ Online:

Websites: http://www.kjwaters.com http://www.blondieandbrit.com/ 

http://www.blondiebooks.com/ 
Twitter: kamajowa 
Facebook: Facebook profile 
LinkedIn: kamajowa
Blog: Blondie in the Water

Instagram: @kamajowa

Pinterest: kamajowa

iTunes:  Here

Other Twitter: @BlondieandBrit @Blondiebookcov

BIO:

KJ Waters is the best-selling author of the time travel series Stealing Time and 

short-story called Blow. The second book in the series, Shattering Time, is in 

development and is slated to be released in the fall of 2016.    

KJ is the CEO of Blondie's Custom Book Covers and the co-host of the popular 

podcast, Blondie and the Brit.

BLOW -- A SHORT STORY

Linker link: myBook.to/BlowbyKjWaters

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Blow----Short-Story-Waters-ebook/dp/B01DYDFO6Y/

Barnes and Noble:BN

iTunes: iTunes

BLURB:

Caught between a hurricane and a deadly secret, Rick Harris struggles against 

a ticking clock when the wrong people show up at his door looking for shelter. 

As the storm closes in wreaking havoc on Pensacola, Florida, he has to make 

a choice between saving their lives and exposing a secret that could cost him everything.

STEALING TIME

Book Linker: myBook.to/StealingTimebyKJWaters

Barnes and Noble: BN

iTunes: iTunes

Blurb:

Stealing Time is a "Breathtakingly original" time travel adventure that 

will keep you on the edge of your seat. As Hurricane Charley churns a path of 

destruction towards Orlando, Florida, Ronnie Andrews and her best friend, 

Stephanie McKay, scramble to prepare for the storm. Ronnie seeks shelter 

at her boyfriend’s weather lab while Steph heads back to her house.

During the peak of the storm,Ronnie is hurtled back in time to 

eighteenth-century London where she is caught in a web of superstition, 

deception, and lies in a life and death struggle to return to her own time.

Steph is thrust into the middle of the hurricane, but it quickly turns into a living nightmare as 

she is faced with losing everything. Stealing Time: Book 1 in the Stealing Time Trilogy.