Mark Murray's Blog, page 2

Those in Peril by Wilbur Smith

Won a book giveaway and received the book today. Gives me something to read.

Web Blog

I have a blog on my main website that will be updated more frequently than the blog here on GoodReads.

You can find my main blog here:
http://www.markmurraybooks.com/blog.html

Thanks,
Mark

Warders receives top rated review by Coffee Time Romance!

Warders of the Gate was reviewed by Coffee Time Romance and received a 5 cup review! The highest review rating possible. Check it out here:

http://coffeetimeromance.com/BookRevi...

"Mark A. Murray writes an exceptional story with much imagination."

Contest -- Amazon $20 Gift Card Prize for Reviews. 1st 20 Review entries only

Hello All,

I am running a contest for readers to review my books.

The rules are simple:
1. Contact me with Name and Email address for one of my E-Books below and I'll email you a free Kindle version. Then write a review that I can use, or alternatively, leave one at Amazon.
2. Email me your review or where I can find your review.
3. After I receive the first 20 reviews, the contest ends and I choose a winner. (I am looking for quality reviews on both sides: good and bad. An author can't progress if he/she doesn't get feedback on not only what is bad but how to change it.)
4. That's right, 1 in 20 chance of winning. Not many contests out there with those kinds of odds.
5. The prize is a $20 Amazon Gift Card.

You can email me at WV_Mark (at) yahoo (dot) com. Or go to my website and fill out the contact form.



Power Play
Horror (Detective)
Kaela Aidan is a detective in a world filled with vampires and werewolves.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004K6MI96

Love's Enduring Magic
Fantasy (with a touch of romance)
Connor and Renee love each other but find a curse is keeping them apart. Their love must overcome all obstacles.
http://www.amazon.com/Loves-Enduring-...


Friendships of Stone
Fantasy
Two boys find themselves looking for a kidnapped friend.
http://www.amazon.com/Friendships-of-...

Print Version Update

According to the tracking number, the Print Proofs should be delivered today! I'll have both books, Power Play and Love's Enduring Magic, in hand. Hopefully they're good to go and I can offer them for sale on Amazon.

Print Versions coming soon!

I have two e-books out on Amazon: Power Play and Love's Enduring Magic. I'm working on getting both of those e-books into a printed version and that should be completed soon. Hopefully within a week or two. They will be listed on Amazon.com initially but with luck, I can get them out to the other bookstores a month or two later.

Power Play published

I've finished up Power Play and published it as a Kindle E-Book on Amazon. You can find it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Play-eboo...

The other novel

So, I had two novels written. The first, Warders of the Gate, went on to finally get accepted by a publisher and published.

The second, Power Play, was never accepted. And I looked back on that novel and it's not that bad. Then I looked at the slew of vampire, female leads, and whatnot novels out there in today's market. I decided to revamp (pun intended) the novel with a female lead. I'll probably retitle it, too, but I'm currently on Chapter 8 (of 10) editing the novel to fit the female lead. I've taken out the steam-world setting (not very "in" right now) but left the more "noir" style. Once done, I'll go back and edit it again to fill it out more and then send it out to publishers.

Hopefully with one book under my belt, I'll have an easier time getting this second novel published. Maybe look for an agent, even.

Oh, and I'm still working on the sequel to Warders.