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May 11, 2015
Melanie Karsak – Summer of Zombie 2015
Another author announced for the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Melanie Karsak is the author of the Amazon best-selling steampunk series The Airship Racing Chronicles (Chasing the Star Garden and Chasing the Green Fairy) and the award-winning horror/dark fantasy Harvesting Series. She grew up in rural northwestern Pennsylvania and earned a Master’s degree in English from Gannon University. A steampunk connoisseur, white elephant collector, and zombie whisperer, the author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children. She is an Instructor of English at Eastern Florida State College.
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Stevie Kopas – Summer of Zombie 2015
Another author announced for the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Stevie Kopas was born and raised in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She is a gamer, a writer and an apocalypse enthusiast. Stevie will never turn down a good cup of coffee and might even be a bit of a caffeine addict.
Stevie is the author of The Breadwinner Trilogy. Books 1 and 2, The Breadwinner and Haven were originally self-published in 2013 and 2014. The Breadwinner Trilogy was picked up by Permuted Press in May of 2014 and the second editions of both the first books were released in March and April of 2015. The third and final installment in The Breadwinner Trilogy, All Good Things, debuted in May of 2015.
Kopas also participates in the At Hell’s Gates horror anthologies and all profits are donated to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes…
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May 8, 2015
Mike Evans – Summer of Zombie 2015
Another author announced for the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015:��https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Mike Evans lives in Iowa with his wife and children. He writes for character depth because he wishes for you to love the character, regardless if they are the villain or the hero. He likes to write from a unique perspective, doing things with books that no one has done before. He keeps his characters realistic, there are no superhero like events that will happen. There are no perfect characters in his books, everyone has their flaws much like that of life. Please find and like M. Evans Author Facebook page(https://www.facebook.com/pages/M-Evans-Author/1438259789750360)
Mark Tufo – Summer of Zombie 2015
Another author announced for the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015:��https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Mark Tufo was born in Boston Massachusetts. He attended UMASS Amherst where he obtained a BA and later joined the US Marine Corp. He was stationed in Parris Island SC, Twenty Nine Palms CA and Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. After his tour he went into the Human Resources field with a worldwide financial institution and has gone back to college at CTU to complete his masters.
He has written the Indian Hill trilogy with the first Indian Hill ��� Encounters being published for the Amazon Kindle in July 2009. He has since written the Zombie Fallout series and is working on a new zombie book.
He lives in Maine with his wife, three kids and two English bulldogs. Visit him at marktufo.com or http://zombiefallout.blogspot.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Tufo/133954330009843 for news on his next two���
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May 7, 2015
Jay Wilburn – Summer of Zombie 2015
You should know this guy from his previous visits to my blog! Jay Wilburn will also be an author on the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Jay Wilburn is an author of horror and speculative fiction that lives in coastal South Carolina near Myrtle Beach. He taught public school for sixteen years before becoming a full-time writer.
He is currently working on a series of zombie novels based on the world of Dead Song. Each book will be accompanied by a soundtrack of songs recorded as if by the characters within the world of the novels.
Follow his many dark thoughts @AmongTheZombies on Twitter, the Jay Wilburn author page on Facebook, and at JayWilburn.com. Jay Wilburn does video readings on his Patreon page at Patreon.com/JayWilburn
Jack Wallen – Summer of Zombie 2015
Another author on the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
Jack Wallen is a seeker of truth and a writer of words. Although he resides in the unlikely city of Louisville, Kentucky, he likes to think of himself more as an interplanetary soul ��� or so he tells the reflection in the mirror. Jack is the author of numerous tales of dark, twisty fiction including the I Zombie series, the Fringe Killer series, Shero, The Nameless Saga, and much more.
Rebecca Besser – Summer of Zombie 2015
I’ve officially been announced as one of the authors participating in the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015: https://www.facebook.com/events/105240559807325/108663486131699/
Join now to see who the first nine authors to join the event are! And…there will be 30 or more authors involved, and I’m the tenth announcement – there will be many more to come!
The Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2015 will involve giveaways, interviews with the authors, glimpses into our book, and much, much more!
#SummerofZombie
Originally posted on Dying Days:
Meet one of the many zombie authors on the #SummerofZombie blog tour (coming June 1st and running all month!)
I���m the author of ���Undead Drive-Thru, Cursed Bounty, Twisted Pathways of Murder & Death, Nurse Blood,��� and, ���Hall of Twelve.��� I���m also a graduate of the Institute of Children���s Literature. My work has appeared in the Coshocton Tribune, Irish Story Playhouse, Spaceports & Spidersilk, joyful!, Soft Whispers, Illuminata, Common Threads, Golden Visions Magazine, Stories That Lift, Super Teacher Worksheets, Living Dead Press Presents Magazine (Iss. 1 & 2), FrightFest eMagazine, An Xmas Charity Ebook, The Stray Branch, and The Undead That Saved Christmas (Vol. 1 & 2) and the Signals From The Void charity anthologies. I have multiple stories in anthologies by Living Dead Press, Wicked East Press, Pill Hill Press, Hidden Thoughts Press, Knight Watch Press, Coscom Entertainment, Crowded Quarantine Publications, and Collaboration of the Dead (projects), and one (each)���
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May 1, 2015
Undead Regeneration – Ebook Available for Pre-Order
Undead Regeneration
(The sequel to Undead Drive-Thru)
Now Available for Pre-Order on��Kindle
Official Release: June 2015
The zombie is gone���finally and truly dead.
John and Ky try to get on with their lives, but they can���t. They are haunted by the past and it���s tearing apart their future.
With no other options, they go undercover where Sam had worked before he came home���undead: ReGen.
They struggle with their circumstances, their fears, and their relationship as they fight to tame their nightmares and create a happy and healthy future together.
��Rebecca Besser, 2015. All rights reserved.
April 16, 2015
Bad Reviews ��� An Author���s Blessing
By Rebecca Besser
I had planned on writing about procrastination, but I changed my mind after one of my ebooks received a 2-star review. Besides���I can always write about procrastination later, right? LOL
I think some authors misunderstand what reviews are and how to use them for their benefit. Reviews are opinions about or impressions readers have of your book. They are insight into how your work is perceived from each person���s point of view. They aren���t the start all, end all of what your book is or can be. There is absolutely no need to put your work���s/book���s value on reviews, unless all the reviews/reviewers are saying the same bad things (that means there���s something wrong across the board). If you���re getting all bad comments, that often means the book needs major reworking/editing help; you can easily avoid this by making sure you have good editing help and beta readers who will be honest with you before you publish your book. The life and career of an author can be greatly blessed and successful with the use of those story strengthening tools.
One benefit of book reviews is that they can help people make an informed decision when they are considering buying a copy of your book. This is usually for new readers who have never heard of you before and are considering trying out your work for the first time. Authors think having all good reviews will help with this, but that���s not true; all good reviews make things look rigged. Not everyone is going to like your book, so if you have all 5-star reviews from raving fans someone is going to get suspicious. It���s good to have a few not so great reviews mixed in with those enthusiastic fans. Why? Because reviews are personal opinion and not everyone likes the same thing. And, people take different things away from stories. The availability of good reviews, mixed with a few not so good, makes the reviews more real and gives a potential reader an idea of the great points and the bad points of a title. (If you think your book has no bad points or drawbacks, you���re living in a fantasy world ��� they all have good and bad.)
A second benefit, and one that���s majorly overlooked, is that because of the insight given by a variety of readers an author can find out what their strengths and weaknesses are. If someone says there���s not enough detail, or some of the scenes were done too quickly, or even the opposite that the book moved too slow because of too much detail, then the author can consciously take measures to improve in those areas.
Why wouldn���t an author want that kind of insight? Why wouldn���t an author want to fix their flaws to grow a larger fan base and readership? Pride and ego are usually the main reason these benefits are overlooked.
Hurt feeling and denial spin off into inner (and sometimes public) rants and justifications for all the things readers don���t like about the book. The author believes that the readers just don���t understand what they were trying to do. When, in actuality, the author should be looking at the flaw someone has shown a spotlight on and try to figure out how they can improve to make their books better. I can promise you that if you make the same mistake all the time in your work, you will lose some fans, if not all. They might like your voice or subject matter, but they just can���t stomach your pacing, etc. You may be able to tell a good story, but your characters have no depth and don���t seem real, etc. That will lead them to only read one, maybe two, of your titles before they move on and try to find an author more to their liking. And no, not all authors are for everyone, but improving your craft will grow your readership ��� it won���t kill it!
Authors need to use reviews constructively for their own writing benefit and for the sales they can bring to a book as far as pulling in new readers. All authors need to keep things in perspective and not get discouraged with a few reviewers who didn���t love their book(s). There are positive benefits, even in the negative opinions.
**Note: This article previously appeared in Rebecca Besser’s Newsletter.**
��Rebecca Besser, 2015. All rights reserved.
March 30, 2015
Leave a Review – Mother’s Day Giveaway
I’m a woman and a mom. I also have this obsession with doing my nails, as a lot of other women do.
I’m also a author! So, since I have books and love to do my nails… I’m going to do a Mother’s Day Giveaway to make it easy for you to win something to give your awesome wife, mother, or yourself for Mother’s Day just by reading and reviewing my books! And, yes, it has to to with nails.
I will be giving away Jamberry Nail wraps to one lucky winner who leaves honest reviews for my books (anthologies with my story in them count, but you have to mention my story in the review)! The prize will consist of two full manicures, six pedicures, and eight accent nails from my own personal stash (approx. a $30 value). The wraps given away will be��my choice, but��don’t worry, there will be a variety of colors, etc. (Note: I did just have a party and ordered a good selection from the new catalog! When my orders come in, I’ll try to post a picture of the wraps that will be given away for better reference.)
How do you enter? Leave a review on Your Blog, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads for one (or more – each book reviewed counts as an entry, so you can enter to win multiple times) of my books from April 1st through April 20th, 2015 and post a direct link to the review in the comments of this blog post! On April 21st, I will choose a winner (randomly) and contact them for their address so I can get the prize sent out in time for them to present it as a Mother’s Day gift.
Need a quick way to find my books so you can purchase and review them? Find all you need to know on my Amazon Author Page!
**Official rules: You must post a direct link to your review(s) in the comments of this blog post to be entered in the giveaway for the prize. Entries attempted through Twitter, Facebook, or any other point of contact WILL NOT COUNT. Reviews must be posted and dated between April 1-April 20, 2015. No reviews on other dates will be accepted. Only one review per book counts (you can’t post the same review on Amazon, Your Blog, B&N, and Goodreads and expect four entries). Only reviews for different titles will qualify as multiple entries.
Check back on April 21st to see if you are the winner. I will attempt to contact the winner from the information from comments here, but if for some reason I am unable to reach the winner, the winner is��responsible for contacting me to claim their prize. If contact can’t be made and I am not contacted by the winner by April 27th, 2015, I will choose a new winner. If that winner is not contacted/communicated with, the prize will become void and no one wins.
I am not responsible for prizes lost in the mail. I will send to the address I am given by the winner ASAP. No cash prize can be substituted for the Jamberry Nail wrap prize. No exchanges will be made for the wraps.
No refunds will be given for books purchased by those who did not win. All entrants are responsible for obtaining their own copies of books to review to enter the contest. No purchase is necessary, if you have obtained books by me through my previous free ebook giveaways in the past.**
��Rebecca Besser, 2015. All rights reserved.
