Winifred Is Doing Well

Thanks for all your support! Due to it's sales, 'Winifred' is now listed on top on Amazon and Barnes & Noble when you type in the title or the name 'Souby.'

My preference is that purchases be made at AuthorHouse.com due to a better royalties. However, I understand that buyers have their favorite online dealers, and I certainly support any retailer who carries the novel.

Note: To order a hard cover version of Winifred on Amazon, you need to click onto the book. You will then be offered paperback, ebook or hardcover formats.

I look forward to hearing your feedback on the novel.

Winifred Now Available

I am proud to announce that Winifred is now available in hardcover, paperback and kindle (etc.) download. The release date was November 30, 2010 but I've been waiting for a picture of the cover to appear on Amazon before I make announcement. I have decided to quit waiting and let everyone. I thank you all for your support during this process. Also, as I mentioned before, a new podcast will be released on December 29.

Please click the title above to be forwarded to AuthorHouse's website!

Winifred to be in print by December 7, 2010

It's official, Winifred will be in available in hard cover and paperback by December 7. There may be some delay in getting it up on Amazon, but I'm confident it will be listed there soon afterwards. I thank you all for your support and patience. I will begin uploading a new version of the podcast this week!

Winifred Update

The format has been officially reviewed and submitted to AuthorHouse for publication. The cover design is set. My newest best guess is that the book will be available by December 15! As soon as I know for certain I will launch a new version of the podcast here on my website and on Podiobooks.

By the way, the iTunes podcast now has 1046 downloads. I thank you all for your patience and support!

Winifred Cover

I hope you enjoy the official front cover of Winifred. I am scheduled to see the final galley this week and if it needs no more edits, the novel should be available by the second week of December making it an excellent late stocking stuffer!

When is Winifred coming out?

Hi Everybody -
The most common question I'm getting from friends, family and podcast followers is, "when is Winifred going to be available in hardcopy?"

For the past three weeks I've been responding, "three weeks." Unfortunately matters regarding the cover art have still not been resolved. I am told that this week I will be given the choice between two different design ideas, one I submitted and one that my publisher has suggested. Also, there have been a few final editing details to iron out. I was back in Chicago this past weekend and took the time to double check the accuracy of various geographic locations that are described in the novel. I have also been trying to flush out a few typos that were missed in previous drafts.

So, the answer remains, three weeks! I feel pretty comfortable about this timeline now. When I launch the book in hardcopy (and electronic media) I will also release a revamped podcast of the final draft to be available in a weekly serial on Podiobooks, iTunes, and this website. I thank everybody for your support!

First several episodes of Winifred

I am most grateful to announce that there have been 560 downloads of Winifred since it was first launched in March. For those of you interested in hearing the first several episodes, they can be found in the archives (lower right hand side of this page.) For episodes one and two, just click March and then click directly onto the blog titles and the episodes will automatically download (or stream) to your computer. I want to thank everybody who has taken the time to listen to the podcast. It will be out in hardcover sometime around the end of September. I am currently looking for a model to photograph (i.e. a Winifred) for the front cover. If you know anybody who fits the description, let me know.

Winifred Episode Eleven

Please enjoy this final installment of Winifred!

Winifred Episode Ten

Please enjoy episode ten of Winifred. Winifred moves out of Rayleigh's apartment after a disastrous night and the two of them proceed to get help for serious problems that plague the two of them.

Winifred Episode Nine

Winifred's terror over Midwestern thunderstorms brings disastrous consequences to her relationship with Rayleigh.

Winifred Episode Eight

Please enjoy the eighth installment of Winifred in which after firing gunshots in her foster parents living room, Winifred and Rayleigh report it to the Rockford Police only to have the situation reveal an entirely different purpose.

Winifred in hard and soft cover print

Great news! I have signed a contract to have Winifred published in both hard and soft cover as well as Kindle and all other electronic formats. My goal is to have the novel released by the end of August or early September with an official launch date set at that time.
I have been advised by several people who have reviewed the project that they enjoy the story better in print than as an audio podcast. Still, I will be re-producing the series again for podiobooks.com and hope to provide my listeners with a tighter, more professional sound. For the current edition of the podcast - here and on iTunes - I was following suggestions I received last fall which don't appear to suit Winifred's genre (i.e. literary/recovery fiction.)

Winifred Episode Seven

Please enjoy episode seven. Winfred and Rayleigh return to Rockford where she grew up. Demons haunt them both as they retrace their past.

Winifred Episode Six

Chapters eleven and twelve. When Winifred gets a job, Rayleigh gets a respite from her weird drama. And then on a hot midwestern night she and her friend Angela take Rayleigh out on a dance date and off to the summer carnival in Highwood.

click here: Winifred Episode Five

Please enjoy episode five of Winifred.

Rayleigh is left alone and abandoned and heads off to Rush Street in Chicago to escape his terrible loneliness.

click here: Winifred Episode Four

Please enjoy the fourth installment of my novel Winifred!

Changing Winifred's posting calendar

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who's been following my novel Winifred. I hope you are enjoying the way the story has unfolded so far.

In order allow listeners time to catch up on the periodic updates of Winifred, I have decided to change the update schedule to every two weeks.

Also because of the time it takes to upload the blogs onto my blog site and iTunes, I will be posting them on Tuesdays instead of Mondays.

So all future episodes of Winifred will now be posted every other Tuesday.

Please feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks again for being a fan of Winifred.

click here: Winifred Episode Three

Please enjoy the third installment of my novel Winifred featuring chapters 5 & 6.

click here: Winifred Episode Two

Welcome to Episode Two of Winifred - Chapters, 2 - 4. Please enjoy!

Winifred now on iTunes!

Please check out Winifred on iTunes. I will be updating it weekly and will bring you episode two next Monday, March 29.

Also, I am looking for cover art. My preference would be a tall, thin young model with very short blondish hair. I can't pay a lot but it would provide some exposure. Let me know.

Link to: Winifred Episode One

Please enjoy this first episode of Winifred!
I will be releasing a new episode each week! Next episode will be Monday, March 22nd.

Winifred Podcast Coming March 8; hopefully

Winifred; the story of a man who was ready to throw in the towel after losing the love of his life to cancer. He meets a young female addict, Winifred, and they help guide each other away from the chains of their past.

Coming Soon -

On Monday, March 1, I will be launching a podcast of Chapter One of my novel, Winifred on iTunes and Podiobooks. Please return for important links and subscription information. The cost for download and subscription are free. I will be releasing a new episode every week.