Assaph Mehr's Blog, page 65

#1LineWed

Every Wednesday on twitter, a bunch of authors run a single line short… something. The essence of a story encapsulated in a single tweet, and tagged with #1LineWed. There are some beautiful pieces out there, worth hunting for.

Usually there is a theme every week, posted by@RWAKissofDeath.

This week was comfort.Here’s mine for this week–I’m rather proud of it :-)

Knowing she was forever safe from his abuse was comfort enough as the hangman pulled the lever and I felt the floor drop under me.

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The Voices In My Head

So while I’m busy writing up his memoirs and doing promotions for them to spread the word, Felix seems to have done a runner on me.

He knows perfectly well that I’m running a blog dedicated to character interviews, yet he run off and gave a guest post –with more details! – on a different blog!

You can read it all on PureJonel’s blog.

Speaking of promotions, I’ve recently disclosed how Felix got his name – including the pics to prove it!

So yes, you guessed it, I’ve done yet another author in...

Virtual Book Fair

If you like books and have a Facebook account (which should cover most of those reading this message ;) – check out the Virtual Book Fair starting on Feb 20th:

https://www.facebook.com/events/927569970656592/permalink/939470219466567/

I know of a few good authors – and me – who will be there. There will be lots of exciting things, new books coming out, events and buzz. Also plenty of giveaways –and who doesn’t like some free swag? ;)

Fifty Grey Shades

This story is a product of prodding from Julia, my wife and inspiration. Her insistence that “sex sells” has led me to do a market research into the currently highest-trending mass-market erotica (dreadful stuff, which left me feeling dirty).

I give you now the result, my own take on this popular trope with a uniquely Egretian bent.

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The young woman sitting in front of me was scowling in apparent frustration. Rather plain-looking, her hair was unkempt as if she went to sleep with it wet....

Blog Tour!

I’m participating on a blog tour – meaning that without leaving Sunny Sydney, I get to appear in blogs all over the world :-) I’ve written several interviews (different questions), with excerpts from Murder In Absentia, as well as a few articles on the art of writing genre mash-ups fantasy worlds. Enjoy this first instalment, on the Greek Travel Odyssey blog, courtesy of Tia! :-) https://greektravelodyssey.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/murder-in-absentia/

Quora Top Writer

Quora is an amazing site of questions and answers. Unlike a few other I can name, the quality of the community and the responses is amazing. University professors, astronauts, artist and people from all walks of life make it – and keep it – at a very high quality of answers.

As of yesterday, I have a nice red-quill logo next to my profile on Quora. I have been honoured in being included in the Top Writers program for 2016.

What does that mean?

Well, it’s clearly a sign that I’m on my way to...

Quick update to Piracy post

A few weeks ago I posted my views on Digital Piracy. I then posted it around the net, engaging authors in discussions with the hope of trying to reduce stress for my fellow indies.

There were mixed responses.

This thread on Goodreads shows one extreme:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17798481-dealing-with-book-piracy?comment=145391619#comment_145391619

The author stopped just short of blatantly accusing me of practising pirating myself. Besides a certain lack on understanding about how pi...

The things we do for book promotions

Catching the public’s eye and directing it to your book is hard. The favourite past-time for authors is interviewing each other. Makes us all feel a little bit like celebrities I guess, in the hope that the public will buy into it. It’s also great with procrastinating actually writing your next novel ;-)

We’re all participating in this, all hoping to reach a larger audience, all hoping that it will generatesales and drivemore fans. Like anything with advertising and branding, it’s about const...

Lessons Learnt

A short story – but one that does not involve Felix. At least not in his usual home world. I’m sure he’d agree with it though.

Never practice magic when you’re drunk.

So you have a bottle or two of Chianti over dinner, when inspiration strikes on how to speed up creating century eggs and corner the market. You raid the fridge for half a dozen, gather yourself to the basement, fire up the old pentagram, and give it a shot. One minute you are standing there over your cauldron, happily ch...

Giveaway! Free signed Copy!

Hi guys,

I’m running a giveaway on Goodreads for Murder in-absentia! Enter for a chance to win a free signed copy of the most exciting fantasy murder mystery (with an historical bent and a splash of horror) released this year!

Go here to enter:www.goodreads.com/book/show/26867372-murder-in-absentia

Winners will be announced on Jan 1st – a perfect start to the new year :)