See Post on the Kansas and Indiana Connection

If you are following the development of my historical western romance novel, Abilene Gamble, you might enjoy my latest post under "Trails and Rails", above, or click on the link:
http://trailsrails.blogspot.com/2014/05/serendipity-indiana-and-kansas.html

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How I Manage My Kindle

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Someone recently asked me how I delete books off of my Kindle. I have one of the basic readers and currently have almost 800 books ON my Kindle. I have no idea how many I have already taken OFF my Kindle. I only know I don't want it to get so full that I use up all the memory.

Keep in mind this is a quickly thrown together tutorial and the photos are quick snaps, not the best quality. Also, I should have numbered my arrows more efficiently. But, I didn't, so here goes.....

I'm going to delete my own novel, Aurora Rescue, off my Kindle since I've read it and know how to find it again if I need to. I bring up the main menu and, using the down arrow, highlight the name of the book (Image 1, #1). I then click on the right arrow (Image 1, #2).

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This brings me to a menu with several options. The top option (Image 2, #1) allows me to organize my books in categories which I set up. (That is another whole tutorial.) I use the down arrow (Image 2, #2) to make other selections. One of my favorites is the "Book Description," so I can go back to the Amazon site and review what the book is about. For me, this is a must since I often have slept between the time I buy a book and I read it.

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Once I arrow down (Image 3, #1, I press the center of the selection button (Image 3, #2) and--Whalla! The book is deleted off of my Kindle. It is still in my Kindle Cloud should I ever want to find it again. (I sometimes like to check the cloud for all books written by the same author, whether or not the book is still on my Kindle.)

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Other functions I use a lot are accessed by the little button to the right of the selection button (Image 4, #3) I press this when in the main book menu mode to get to "Settings" (Image 4, #4) where I like to keep the Kindle on Airplane Mode while I am not downloading books or checking the book description. Saves on the battery life.

Also, when I am in the book itself, I like to use that button (Image 5, #5) to, among other things, adjust the size of the font. And, if ever I am roaming around my Kindle and want to go back to previous pages or previous screens, I use the little "Back" button on the far left (Image 5, #6)

My Nook is the device I have that has everything in color and lets me access the internet, do emails and the like. It also has a method for either removing books from the front page or off the device completely It also has its own cloud so nothing I have purchased is completely lost.

Why Prologue Might Be Better Than Back Story

Click on the Trails and Rails tab above to read my post about why I decided to use a scene originally planned as back story and changed it to a prologue instead. It is in there towards the end, I promise. Meanwhile, while you are reading with anticipation that the answer will really be there, enjoy learning a little bit more about the explosion of the steamboat S.S. Sultana and Alabama's Civil War Cahaba prison camp.

Started Abilene Gamble

Please read my post under the "Trails and Rails" tab above to learn more about a new historical western romance novel I am writing.

New Aurora Series Offer

Please check out the Aurora Rescue tab above to find the details for a Kindle Countdown offer on the second book in the series, Aurora Redress. If you have not already purchased this book for your Kindle, please take advantage of these special prices while they last.

Sorry, Nook readers, this volume will not be published for Nook until after May 27, 2014. I will offer the ebook at a good price for you at that time.

The Beast

Just finished Chapter 12 of The Fourteenth Quilt. It is titled "The Beast."

"The Beast" is the biggest chapter in this book so far, weighing in at 5,130 words. I've done my best to make all those words entertain, educate and amuse. Any quilter who has worked on a project where everything seemed to go wrong should appreciate it.

Up to 34,877 words, this novella is about two-thirds finished--I think.

Trails and Rails Temporarily Derailed

I know, FLAKEY, FLAKEY, FLAKEY!!

Then again, I am working to fulfill a goal I have had for several years. I have wanted to write one of those warm and fuzzy Christmas novellas that help readers feel the spirit of Christmas. My problem has always been, what will I write about? Every time I read one of those wonderful Christmas Spirit stories, I want to have been the author of THAT story. But, it doesn't work that way. I have to come up with my own story.

With a little help from my friends, I have my Christmas story. My working title will be The 14th Quilt~A Christmas Tale of Three Quilters Just Doing the Best That They Can.

Since some publishers put out a request for Christmas novel offerings about April or May of each year, I have my work cut out for me to get this done by that goal date. THEN I will return to my Trails and Rails series.