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Amazon Error Alert

Has anyone been charged $4.99 for 'Storm Dancer' while it was on sale for $0.99? If yes, I'll personally refund you for Amazon's error.

(Please repost this if possible, to help me reach the people who were affected)

Rayne

Does this make 'Storm Dancer' a 'Bestseller'?

I'm so excited! My dark epic fantasy novel Storm Dancer is suddenly shooting up in the bestseller lists.

At the moment, it's #422 at Barnes and Noble - out of the millions of books sold at B&N!

And on Amazon, it's near the top of two genre bestseller lists (#7 Historical Fantasy and #28 in Epic Fantasy).

I'm sitting on the edge of my seat, glued to the monitor, watching the bestseller lists change hourly. I wonder if Storm Dancer will climb any further, or whether it has gone as far is it will go.

The price for the ebook is reduced from $4.99 to $0.99 until 1 June; no doubt this special offer has much to do with the sudden boost.
The paperback is at the standard price.

If you want to buy the book (while it's on special offer), here are the links:
Amazon US for Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Dancer-Da...
Amazon UK for Kindle http://www.amazon.co.uk/Storm-Dancer-...
Kobo http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Storm-...
Barnes&Noble for Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/storm...
Smashwords for all ebook formats: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

You can also read the first six chapters free here:
https://sites.google.com/site/stormda...

Storm Dancer is climbing in the bestseller lists!

Right now, it's #9 in Historical Fantasy and #43 in Epic Fantasy for Kindle.

http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Dancer-Da...

It's on special offer - 99c for the ebook but only until 9 June.

Storm Dancer Paperback Giveaway Ends in Three Days

Dark Epic Fantasy Novel.

Big fat paperback, hours of reading.

60 4/5 start reviews on Amazon.

One paperback copy up for grabs.

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/cre...

Winners of the Beltane Tweet Writing Contest

This contest is now closed. The winners are:
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1st place:
Richard Webb ‏@RaW_writing20h
@RayneHall #TenTales #Beltane For Sale: Used Cauldron. One careful owner, one owner less so...

2nd place:
Jaq D Hawkins ‏@JaqDHawkins
@raynehall #Beltane #TenTales He sniffed the fragrant, meaty stew within the cauldron, grateful that it was not to be his fate, this time.

Jasmin Kirkbride ‏@JasminKirkbride22h
@RayneHall #TenTales #Beltane The sign stuck on the cauldron read: "Hungover from Antichrist's birthday, no demon summoning till Monday."

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Congratulations!
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Prizes:
1st: All seven Ten Tales books (ebooks)
2nd: Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft and one other Ten Tales book of the winner's choice (ebooks)
3rd: Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft (ebook)
Judges:
Karen Heard, author of the short story collection It's Dark Inside and contributor to Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft and Scared: Ten Tales of Horror
http://www.amazon.com/Karen-Heard/e/B...
Tracie McBride, author of the short story collection Ghosts Can Bleed and contributor to Scared: Ten Tales of Horror, Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies, Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts
http://www.amazon.com/Tracie-McBride/...

Tweet-Writing Contest Today - #Beltane

In honour of Beltane, the Celtic and Wiccan festival, we're holding a writing competition.


Date:
30 April 2013

Topic:
A tweet containing the word CAULDRON

Instructions:
Start your tweet with
@raynehall #Beltane #TenTales
followed by your entry which must include the word cauldron.

How to enter:
Simply tweet your entry. Your tweet must be received by 6 am (British time) on 1 May.


Rules:
Anyone may enter, except Ten Tales contributors. You need a Twitter account. Don't use multiple accounts. You may enter as many tweets from one account as you wish. Make sure your tweets are not 'protected', otherwise the judges may not be able to see them.



Prizes:
1st: All seven Ten Tales books (ebooks)
2nd: Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft and one other Ten Tales book of the winner's choice (ebooks)
3rd: Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft (ebook)

Judges:
Karen Heard, author of the short story collection It's Dark Inside and contributor to Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft and Scared: Ten Tales of Horror
http://www.amazon.com/Karen-Heard/e/B...
Tracie McBride, author of the short story collection Ghosts Can Bleed and contributor to Scared: Ten Tales of Horror, Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies, Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts
http://www.amazon.com/Tracie-McBride/...

Win Storm Dancer in Paperback

I'm holding a giveaway for a copy of Storm Dancer. This is a dark epic fantasy, and it's a big fat paperback which will give you many reading hours.

Oh, and did I mention that it has a beautiful cover? :-)

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Oooh! The Print Cover for Storm Dancer Looks Awesome

I was very happy with this book cover (a collaboration between two artists, Paul Davies and Erica Syverson). I had worked very closely with them to get it just right.

So the digital image was super... but it's nothing compared with the print!

The printed cover looks AWESOME.
The colours... the gloss... everything.

I want to dance around town, holding up the book, singing "Looking at this! Look at this!"

viewBook.at/1482567229

Any Mort Castle fans who can answer this?

I'm trying to remember the title of a fantasy/horror short story by Mort Castle. "Miss Hezeltine's Miracle" or something like that?

I had an audio recording of it, downloaded from a now defunct site where I can't look it up. Amazon and Google searches haven't yielded an answer.

Does anyone know the correct title and spelling? (Hesseltine? Haseltine?)

I've Commissioned a New Book Cover

Today, I commissioned a book cover for one of my forthcoming books: Six Historical Tales Vol. 2. I chose the same artist who painted the beautiful picture for Six Historical Tales Vol. 1, Nadica Boskovska.

I look forward what she comes up with. Seeing my stories take shape in paintings is always thrilling. Six Historical Tales Vol 1