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March 22, 2016
Visions of Zarua giveaway update and price promo continues
A quick update.
The UK Goodreads Giveaway for Visions of Zarua finishes on 24th March (US time). That’s just two days left to enter. Please help me spread the word and enter if you fancy winning a signed paperback of this debut epic fantasy.
‘Two wizards, 350 years apart. Together they must save the realm of Paltria from Zarua’s dark past.’
The price promo for kindle and ebook is running for a few more days so you can download a copy now for only 99p / $1.99 etc. amazon smashwords nook
Thanks for your support.
What Websites/Blogs Have Reviewed Your book? #TuesdayBookBlog
This is a great opportunity to share your book reviews, discover new reviewers, and some extra exposure for the reviewers themselves. I’ve already found a couple of new blogs to follow.
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March 18, 2016
Hugh’s Weekly #Photo Challenge – Week 17 Calm
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve managed to participate in Hugh’s weekly photo challenge, but the idea of something that makes me calm was very appealing. Apart from taking a picture of a glass of wine (husband’s suggestion, not mine) this place does the job just as well.
This is Virginia Waters in Berkshire, a beautiful place to walk at any time of year. We’ve spent many happy family days wandering this Royal Park and its beautiful gardens. There’s interest all year round, but I love this spring morning where the carpet of blossom lays so thick it looks like snow.
These photos were taken on 31 March 2015, which became a very special day because we stumbled upon this grass snake basking in the sunshine. I was so happy to capture the shot, before I’ve only managed a disappearing tail! I was lucky this snake must have been feeling sluggish after a recent meal.
March 17, 2016
Dialogue Tags – An Editor’s Worst Nightmare (almost!) #writingtips #writinganovel
This is great advice that I follow every time I read through my drafts. It’s also advice I’ve passed along to the ladies in my writing group. It’s amazing how many dialogue tags you can get rid of when you really try, perfect for reducing that word count!
When my children were small, I worked for a while at their school. One of my roles was to take the ‘able and gifted’ children for creative writing lessons. Part of this was to increase their vocabulary and we duly spent a great deal of time thinking about different words, more interesting words, particularly more interesting words than ‘said’ and ‘asked’. Honestly, I’ve spent hours writing down word after word after word that could, technically anyway, be used instead of ‘said’!
Now I spend a great deal of time highlighting more unusual and interesting dialogue tags and begging my clients to please, please, please delete them and, if they must use a dialogue tag at all, then stick to ‘said’ and ‘asked’.
I can hear the intake of breath from here – particularly from those of you who are newer writers (and possibly from some of those who aren’t and…
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March 14, 2016
10 Things That Make A Book Successful
Great article to get you thinking and may just point out where you’re going wrong!
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Why are some books successful when others aren’t? Lots of reasons. A new release carries a lot of excitement by all parties because it’s NEW. Your excitement as an author spills over everywhere. Ea…
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March 10, 2016
Enter to #win #epicfantasy Visions of Zarua in the #Goodreads #Giveaway
Top reviewers say;
‘Thrilling and dark fantasy novel that really keeps you gripped from beginning to end!’
‘The perfect amount of epicness.’
Two wizards, 350 years apart. Together they must save the realm of Paltria from Zarua’s dark past.
Apprentice wizard Paddren is plagued by visions of a city on the brink of annihilation. When his master Kalesh dies in mysterious circumstances, the Royal Order of Wizards refuses to investigate. Helped by his childhood friend, the skilled tracker Varnia, and her lover Leyoch, Paddren vows to find the killer. The investigation leads Paddren down a sinister path of assassins, secret sects and creatures conjured by blood magic. But he is guided by a connection with a wizard from centuries ago – a wizard whose history holds the key to the horror at the heart of the abandoned city of Zarua. Can Paddren decipher his visions in time to save the Paltrian people from the dark menace of Zarua’s past?
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I’ve decided to run another Goodreads Giveaway, though I’m limiting it to the UK. Sorry to everyone else, I just wanted to have a UK winner this time. I will run another giveaway in the future though.
The giveaway runs 10th – 24th March and 1 lucky winner from the UK will receive a signed paperback.
If you are intrigued by the blurb and fancy a bargain, I’m running a price promo on Visions of Zarua. Ebook only 99p / $1.99 available. amazon smashwords nook
Click Goodreads Giveaway to enter now.
Please share and spread the word.
March 9, 2016
March 8, 2016
#Bookreview – The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza #Crime #Thriller
The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza
Crime Thriller – Book One of Detective Erica Foster.
396 (page-turning) pages
I ordered this during its pre-order period. The combination of great cover art, cool title, discount price and great reviews made me think, let’s take a chance.
It was a very fast paced and exciting read, the kind of book you just can’t put down. I enjoyed the story and meeting Erica Foster who is a troubled, but engaging lead character. I liked how her backstory was slowly revealed throughout the story, it really helped the reader understand why she was such a mess and sunk herself so heavily into her work. Getting justice became her sole priority, even at the risk of her own safety. I was rooting for her to succeed the whole way through.
The serial killer element to the story also kept me reading, and there were plenty of red herrings to leave me guessing at the killer’s identity.
The Girl in the Ice is current #1 in the UK kindle mystery chart and has 484 reviews (346 of them are 5 star). I rate it 4 out of 5 stars – there were just a couple of tiny details that made me wonder on its believability, otherwise it would have been a 5. I still highly recommend this gripping read and can’t wait for the next instalment.
You can buy Girl in the Ice at Amazon UK or Amazon US
March 4, 2016
Today’s Featured Author – Suzanne Rogerson
I’m very pleased to be the featured author on Into Another World’s blog this week.
Please welcome to my blog author Suzanna Rogerson. Her book, Visions of Zaura, is currently special for $1.99 for a limited time.
Interview
Please tell us about your current release?
Visions of Zarua is my debut fantasy novel, which I self-published in November 2015.
The novel focuses on the interlinking stories of two wizards who live 350 years apart. The first is an apprentice wizard named Paddren who’s been plagued by visions of death ever since he was a boy. The second wizard, Jago, is a junior wizard who lived 350 years before Paddren’s story begins. Jago returns to Zarua after a five year absence to find a dark undertow sweeping through the city. But the Elders refuse to believe Zarua is under threat, a mistake that has far reaching consequences.
Both wizards must fight to save the realm of Paltria from the dark menace of Zarua’s past.
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March 3, 2016
Visions of Zarua 99p / $1.99. My #Mslexia Ad & Subscriber Spotlight in #WritingMagazine
Two days ago I received the new Mslexia magazine and was very happy to see my ad for Visions of Zarua at the top of their noticeboard on page 12.
If you can’t read my blurry picture, the ad states ‘Visions of Zarua by Suzanne Rogerson. Paddren is plagued by visions of a city on the brink of annihilation. When his master dies investigating the visions, Paddren vows to find the killer. His childhood friend, the skilled tracker Varnia, and her lover Leyoch agree to help. They’re guided by a wizard from centuries ago – a wizard whose history holds the key to the horror at the heart of the abandoned city of Zarua. Can Paddren decipher his visions in time to save the Paltrian people from the dark menace of Zarua’s past?’
Then today, I received my Writing Magazine and right in the centre is my piece in the Subscriber Spotlight section.
(Hopefully this picture is a little easier to read.)
These magazine pieces have come at the perfect time to drum up a bit of interest in Visions of Zarua as I have just set up a kindle and ebook price promotion of 99p / $1.99. I’m hoping this will help persuade people to take a chance on my debut epic fantasy.
Available to buy here: amazon smashwords
I’m looking into ways to advertise this price promo, so any tips you can offer will be very welcome.
I also have news of another Goodreads Giveaway. This time I’ve limited it to the UK, but I will do another worldwide giveaway in the future. The giveaway runs from 10th to 24th March, so I will be shouting about it nearer the time.
Please share and help spread the word.
