Kate Danley's Blog, page 25
June 29, 2012
The Night of Writing Dangerously 2012
As many of you know, my two Maggie books exist soley because of National Novel Writing Month. Last year, I attended The Night of Writing Dangerously and it was one of those shining memories I will carry with me forever.
Here's my blog post about the entire event - http://katedanley.blogspot.com/2011/11/night-of-writing-dangerously.html
Well, I have a chance to go to The Night of Writing Dangerously again this year. And I have another Maggie book I need to start writing. So won't you help? All your donations go to bringing creative writing programs into schools. I started writing my first novel in the 4th grade. I love the thought that this evening might help some kid discover her calling, too.So what are the prizes?
$10 - a free copy of any of my books in whatever format you'd like them (paperback, Kindle, Nook, etc.)
$25 - special thanks in the acknowledgement page and a free copy of any of my books in whatever format you'd like them.
$50 - a signed copy of Maggie Get Your Gun or the new edition of The Woodcutter when it is re-released in November.
$75 - I don't have a lot of these, but The Woodcutter and Maggie for Hire have just undergone an edit for spelling and grammar. I also got rid of the epilogue in Maggie. I'll sign and send you one of the old books, typos and all and you can sell it on eBay for a bajillion dollars down the road.
$100 - I'll dedicate the book to you
Ready to step up? Click over for the donation page. And thank you.
Here's my blog post about the entire event - http://katedanley.blogspot.com/2011/11/night-of-writing-dangerously.html
Well, I have a chance to go to The Night of Writing Dangerously again this year. And I have another Maggie book I need to start writing. So won't you help? All your donations go to bringing creative writing programs into schools. I started writing my first novel in the 4th grade. I love the thought that this evening might help some kid discover her calling, too.So what are the prizes?
$10 - a free copy of any of my books in whatever format you'd like them (paperback, Kindle, Nook, etc.)
$25 - special thanks in the acknowledgement page and a free copy of any of my books in whatever format you'd like them.
$50 - a signed copy of Maggie Get Your Gun or the new edition of The Woodcutter when it is re-released in November.
$75 - I don't have a lot of these, but The Woodcutter and Maggie for Hire have just undergone an edit for spelling and grammar. I also got rid of the epilogue in Maggie. I'll sign and send you one of the old books, typos and all and you can sell it on eBay for a bajillion dollars down the road.
$100 - I'll dedicate the book to you
Ready to step up? Click over for the donation page. And thank you.
June 25, 2012
Hot Summer Reads
http://thevirtualshelf.blogspot.com/2012/06/hot-summer-reads-99c-urban-fantasy.html
*** Hot Summer Reads! 5 Hot Urban Fantasy e-Reads Just 99 Cents Each ***
June 26th and 27th
See the special Amazon sale page at: http://amzn.to/LCNvnE
Grab five kickass ladies for only 99-cents each!
I'm participating in a two day ONLY sale with a group of super talented gals. We've slashed our prices! We're going CRAZY! 99-cents! 99-cents! 99-cents! Tuesday and Wednesday only! Get yourself over to Amazon and tell 'em Reine sent you! Maggie for Hire - Kate Danley Immortalis Carpe Noctem - Katie Salidas (BONUS! Get EVERY BOOK in the Immortalis Vampire series for 99c each!)Inhale & Exhale - Kendall Gray (BONUS! Get Inhale and its sequel, Exhale, for just $1.98!)Death's Hand & The Darkest Gate - SM Reine (BONUS! Get the complete Descent Series including a free ebook for less than $2! amzn.to/LOhsTE)Kill Me - Alex Owens
June 21, 2012
Vroman's Bookstore
Guess which local author has two thumbs and has her Maggie for Hire paperbacks available at Vroman's Bookstore?
THIS GAL!
http://www.vromansbookstore.com/local-authors
Vroman's is Southern California's oldest and biggest independent bookstore. And it is just frickin' cool. So if you're in Pasadena and need a good read, drop by! Maggie will be waiting for you over on the shelf!
June 17, 2012
The Highest Award
I have just been notified that Maggie Get Your Gun has gotten an "Emily's Good Taste Review". I am honored.
June 16, 2012
Happy Birthday Giveaway!
It's my birthday today! *throws confetti* *toots party horn*
In honor of this blessed occasion... excuse me... stop tittering and play along... I am the Birthday Queen... do you see this paper crown?... Everything I say today goes... AHEM. I'm offering Maggie for Hire (Book I in the Maggie MacKay Magical Tracker series) for FREE today. Oh, you read that right. To borrow from the lexicon of some buddies of mine, it is FREE DOLLARS!
Grab your copy today!
In honor of this blessed occasion... excuse me... stop tittering and play along... I am the Birthday Queen... do you see this paper crown?... Everything I say today goes... AHEM. I'm offering Maggie for Hire (Book I in the Maggie MacKay Magical Tracker series) for FREE today. Oh, you read that right. To borrow from the lexicon of some buddies of mine, it is FREE DOLLARS!
Grab your copy today!
June 2, 2012
Behind the Scenes of Maggie Get Your Gun -or- Yes, Calico Ghost Town is Real
One of the questions I get asked the most as an author is where I get my ideas from. Unfortunately, for me, there is never really an easy answer. Life flies at me and I just spot something shiny and another something shiny and my brain decides they should go together and I start writing a story.
But there IS a little bit of an origin story with Maggie Get Your Gun.
Last spring, I headed out to Vegas with these two trouble makers.
After blowing up a bunch of stuff...
And standing in awe of the beauty of Mother Nature...
Joe and I hopped in the car and headed back to LA. There on the right side of a road (and yes, there were signs for Alien Beef Jerky and a 50's Diner) were signs for Calico Ghost Town. Something called to me and I decided to head back the following weekend to check it out.
So Calico was a HUGE silver mining town back in the day and, believe it or not, was owned by the Knott family. Yah. The ones with the amusement park and the great cookies. There's even a ride inside of Knotts Berry Farm called Calico Mine Train. Tricky tricky!
The Knott family fixed up the place and then turned Calico over to the San Bernadino park service. It is still cute as a button with all sorts of delightful Knott touches. As I was walking around, my eyes befell this sign, and I knew I had found the setting for the next Maggie book.
I don't want to give anything away, but here are some of the real places that inspired Maggie Get Your Gun (all used fictitiously, any resemblance is purely coincidental, blah blah blah).
First off, the town proper:
The General Store is over there on the left.
Here's an entrance to the mine:
The exterior of the hillside apartment
And the interior of the hillside apartment
The schoolhouse and the gully
The train
And the loop out into the desert
The washerwoman's tub
And of course, Boot Hill
The entire place is fantastic and if you have a chance, take that detour on your next drive to Sin City. Check it out! The $8 you'll spend for parking is WAY better than putting $8 into a slot machine. Trust me.
But there IS a little bit of an origin story with Maggie Get Your Gun.
Last spring, I headed out to Vegas with these two trouble makers.
After blowing up a bunch of stuff...
And standing in awe of the beauty of Mother Nature...
Joe and I hopped in the car and headed back to LA. There on the right side of a road (and yes, there were signs for Alien Beef Jerky and a 50's Diner) were signs for Calico Ghost Town. Something called to me and I decided to head back the following weekend to check it out.
So Calico was a HUGE silver mining town back in the day and, believe it or not, was owned by the Knott family. Yah. The ones with the amusement park and the great cookies. There's even a ride inside of Knotts Berry Farm called Calico Mine Train. Tricky tricky!
The Knott family fixed up the place and then turned Calico over to the San Bernadino park service. It is still cute as a button with all sorts of delightful Knott touches. As I was walking around, my eyes befell this sign, and I knew I had found the setting for the next Maggie book.
I don't want to give anything away, but here are some of the real places that inspired Maggie Get Your Gun (all used fictitiously, any resemblance is purely coincidental, blah blah blah).
First off, the town proper:
The General Store is over there on the left.
Here's an entrance to the mine:
The exterior of the hillside apartment
And the interior of the hillside apartment
The schoolhouse and the gully
The train
And the loop out into the desert
The washerwoman's tub
And of course, Boot Hill
The entire place is fantastic and if you have a chance, take that detour on your next drive to Sin City. Check it out! The $8 you'll spend for parking is WAY better than putting $8 into a slot machine. Trust me.
June 1, 2012
Maggie for Hire Available for Nook
For the past three months, Maggie for Hire has been enrolled in KDP Select and exclusively available on Amazon, which has been absolutely amazing for sales. But I hear that some of you are using other readers and Amazon's format doesn't work. I hate to hear that, so for a limited time, I've made Maggie for Hire available on Nook DRM free in an ePub format. Based upon past performance, I expect to take a big hit doing this, so buy it while you can!
Free Maggie Get Your Gun Giveaway!
Are you a member of Goodreads? I'm giving away some free paperback copies of Maggie Get Your Gun in a Goodreads Giveaway!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Maggie Get Your Gun by Kate Danley Giveaway ends June 04, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Already read it and LOVE it? As an indie author, I live and die by the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, so your kind words on either place are truly appreciated.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Maggie Get Your Gun by Kate Danley Giveaway ends June 04, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Already read it and LOVE it? As an indie author, I live and die by the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, so your kind words on either place are truly appreciated.
May 22, 2012
Maggie Get Your Gun
It's here! Book II in the Maggie MacKay Magical Tracker series! Maggie Get Your Gun is now available in paperback and ebook for Kindle (it is DRM free, though, so you should be able to convert it to whatever your little heart desires or download a free app and read it on your phone with the lights turned off).
Blurby blurp
Now that Maggie saved the world, life is returning to normal at MacKay & MacKay Magical Tracking. That is until a stranger shows up looking for some ancient jewelry to die for. In fact, lots of folks are dying for it.
Maggie, Killian, and your favorite cast of characters are back for a rootin’ tootin’ urban fantasy adventure through the wilds of the Old West.
The bad guys don’t stand a ghost of a chance.
May 15, 2012
Maggie for Hire for FREE!
As the countdown to the release of Maggie Get Your Gun on May 25th marches steadily on, I decided to run a free giveaway for all of you who haven't had a chance to read Maggie for Hire yet.
Yep! You read that right! Grab Book One for absotootlin' free today! Tell your friends! It is FREE!
