Being a mermaid brings a new depth to 'it's complicated.'
High school teen Mariah's life is anything but simple. Between a crush on her best friend and a rivalry brewing with the swim team star, her powers awaken early.
When Mariah's guardian med...
Ocean Heart was first published to a site called WeBook under the title Drift. That was back in 2009! It was a very early draft. I got lots of positive encouragement from readers and that encouraged me to keep going.
Since then, it has been posted to various other reader/writer feedback sites under different names as the novel developed. For example it was posted on Wattpad as Drift, and as Jewel of the Sea.
In November 2019, after 10 years of working on my novel, I decided to invest in self-publishing it. This involved a lot of work and the help of hiring and working with professionals along the way. The new improved version needed a new name. A year later, on 1 December 2020, I released Ocean Heart.
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Ocean Heart has been published wide. This means you can buy the print or eBook edition from almost anywhere, and you can order it in at most libraries. Full details can be found on my website at: https://allyaldridge.com/books/ocean-heart/
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I am posting my first three chapters here for those curious to see how it turned out.
I want to add that my Formatter did a beautiful job of the paperback and eBook. Here's a pic to give you a glimpse of how it looks inside....
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I'm also happy to answer any questions you have about self-publishing based on my personal experience. I also blog a lot about what I've done or I am doing to help other writers.
Visit my website to discover more about where you can buy or borrow Ocean Heart, and follow me on social media to be kept up-to-date with my writing and any deals. In addition, you can support me on Ko-Fi.
