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aseaofquotes:— Ray Bradbury

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— Ray Bradbury

Sinful Folk: Amazon Best-Seller on BookBub sale today!

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me on this writing journey through the 17 revisions that created the new historical novel Sinful Folk.

I'm happy to tell that Sinful Folk is NOW a breakthrough best-seller on Amazon's historical fiction, and historical mysteries and historical literary fiction lists! Right now, it's #1 on the Historical Mystery list and #2 on the Mystery > Historical lists! Thank you to all my early readers!

As a thank-you, I wanted to let you know that the price has been reduced temporarily by my publisher to $1.99 via a special BookBub promotion.

Here's the BookBub page to get the special price.

“I was hidden in an alder copse when I sensed her again,...

“I was hidden in an alder copse when I sensed her again, that watcher in the woods.

I could hear the muted whisper of her footsteps sliding softly on rotten leaves and old mulch, smell the scent of lavender and mint. I wondered if she was holding a bow on me, an arrow nocked and ready.”

— from the novel SINFUL FOLK

"You have to surrender to your mediocrity, and just write. Because it’s hard, really hard, to write..."

“You have to surrender to your mediocrity, and just write. Because it’s hard, really hard, to write even a crappy book. But it’s better to write a book that kind of sucks rather than no book at all, as you wait around to magically become Faulkner. No one is going to write your book for you and you can’t write anybody’s book but your own.”

- Cheryl Strayed (via dejsong and thewomanofkleenex)

"Sound carries far here in the trees. Snow slides off a heavy...

"Sound carries far here in the trees. Snow slides off a heavy oak as some creature shuffles through the woods, and ancient branches snap. Moments later, the bracken flutters and the slight shadow of the bird darts into the woods. Deep in the forest now, I hear a low voice that wends back and forth, whispering in secret."

— from SINFUL FOLK

sinfulfolk:BookNote interview about new historical novel...

sinfulfolk:

BookNote interview about new historical novel SINFUL FOLK by Ned Hayes, with cover & illustrations by NY Times bestseller Nikki McClure

Writing Trade Secrets | Arts & Culture

Writing Trade Secrets | Arts & Culture :

On doing your homework as a writer, hearing the ghosts talk to you, and dedication to craft…I really like this interview in The Pacific Northwest Inlander about my new novel Sinful Folk.

"Cold tears as salty as ocean spray wet my face. I remember the...

"Cold tears as salty as ocean spray wet my face. I remember the day before she died, my mother took me out in our little fishing boat, out on the open water of the sea—the thrum and hiss of surf upon the shore behind us, the rhythm never ceasing. And she taught me something: strange and secret words in a foreign tongue, a lilting singsong cadence to it."

— from the novel SINFUL FOLK

Stunning, Suspenseful, Amazing, Riveting... wow, thank you!

Wonderful 5 star review from Lori Zalewski on her book review site "Lusty Penguin."

"Sinful Folk is a stunning, suspenseful, and a thoroughly gripping story of historical fiction by Ned Hayes. The author effectively uses actual historical events and masterfully creates a page-turning and emotion-filled journey told through the eyes of the protagonist, Mear. Along with vivid details of the time period, Hayes’s brilliant and rich narrative evokes the atmosphere, people, and history of the Middle Ages, fully immersing the reader in this story."

"An emotional quest for justice with a downright amazing and memorable protagonist make Sinful Folk a riveting story that will haunt you long after reading the last word."

Wow -- thank you, Lori!

Read the review here:
http://lustypenguin.com/review-sinful-folk-ned-hayes-giveaway

BookNote interview about new historical novel SINFUL FOLK by Ned...

BookNote interview about new historical novel SINFUL FOLK by Ned Hayes, with cover & illustrations by NY Times bestseller Nikki McClure