Danny Mac's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasy"
Friday 08/21/2020
It is currently 85 degrees outside and the temperature is rising. Being the hot blooded person, I closed the window and doors and turned on the AC. There is a book give away in progress with Goodreads and tomorrow they are giving away the books. Being my first time participating in a give-away, I not sure how it works but I hope those of you who do not have my latest book are able to obtain a free copy of The Nonentity.
The Nonentity is a fantasy book about people with supernatural powers including flying, shooting electric bolts from their hands, manipulation of metal by telekinesis, and reading other people’s thoughts. The unnamed man in the book chooses to remain anonymous to avoid the spotlights heroes often endure. He likes his life as a father, salesman, and husband but his powers give him another life of saving people from illegal spy organization, flyers using the powers for evil, and an alien invasion from another planet. There is a twist to this novel in he is also a Christian and realizes the extraordinary powers come from God.
If you are able to win a free book or you would like to buy on your own, please be the first to leave a review on Goodreads regarding my book.
The Nonentity is a fantasy book about people with supernatural powers including flying, shooting electric bolts from their hands, manipulation of metal by telekinesis, and reading other people’s thoughts. The unnamed man in the book chooses to remain anonymous to avoid the spotlights heroes often endure. He likes his life as a father, salesman, and husband but his powers give him another life of saving people from illegal spy organization, flyers using the powers for evil, and an alien invasion from another planet. There is a twist to this novel in he is also a Christian and realizes the extraordinary powers come from God.
If you are able to win a free book or you would like to buy on your own, please be the first to leave a review on Goodreads regarding my book.
Friday 08/28/2020
It is Friday August 28, 2020 and I just had my first shower since Monday due to the surgical wound on my back. Feeling good after a shower but just have bandaged it again and every time I move, the tape pulls at my skin. Other than that, I am doing well.
I sold another book today which brings the total to twelve with fifty books given away on Goodreads. I am starting another give-away today and it should go through until next Friday. I will be giving away 100 books this time. I hope you are able to receive a free book. If not I encourage you to buy one, either paperback or Kindle. I am retired and this is my only income at this time, so please buy one today.
I started cooking at a very young age and cooked professionally in my younger days. I still like to cook and see the faces of people I serve them. It is instant feedback when sitting at a table of friends and hear the conversations dry up as they are eating. Seeing their faces I can tell they enjoy the meal. Even in restaurant when I rarely saw the customer, there was feedback by them leaving happy and leaving a tip for the server. Sometimes the servers would bring compliments back to us. It did makes us feel good about our work.
I started my writing career earlier this year and it is scary and lonely because the only feedback I have is from friends and relatives. I do believe they are sincere, but they love me and might see the stories through rose colored glasses. It would do my heart wonders to hear a review from a stranger about my book. Please remember to review or just rate the book on Goodreads and other sites that carry your favorite books.
The Nonentity has been out for a month now and the sequel is in cover design as I put the final read on it. The sequel is Dannie, The Genuine Daughter. She has similar attributes to the unnamed flying man with several powers different or stronger than his. Although, she is black and he is white, they consider each other as father and daughter. This book might be ready for October but look for it on November 1, 2020.
I sold another book today which brings the total to twelve with fifty books given away on Goodreads. I am starting another give-away today and it should go through until next Friday. I will be giving away 100 books this time. I hope you are able to receive a free book. If not I encourage you to buy one, either paperback or Kindle. I am retired and this is my only income at this time, so please buy one today.
I started cooking at a very young age and cooked professionally in my younger days. I still like to cook and see the faces of people I serve them. It is instant feedback when sitting at a table of friends and hear the conversations dry up as they are eating. Seeing their faces I can tell they enjoy the meal. Even in restaurant when I rarely saw the customer, there was feedback by them leaving happy and leaving a tip for the server. Sometimes the servers would bring compliments back to us. It did makes us feel good about our work.
I started my writing career earlier this year and it is scary and lonely because the only feedback I have is from friends and relatives. I do believe they are sincere, but they love me and might see the stories through rose colored glasses. It would do my heart wonders to hear a review from a stranger about my book. Please remember to review or just rate the book on Goodreads and other sites that carry your favorite books.
The Nonentity has been out for a month now and the sequel is in cover design as I put the final read on it. The sequel is Dannie, The Genuine Daughter. She has similar attributes to the unnamed flying man with several powers different or stronger than his. Although, she is black and he is white, they consider each other as father and daughter. This book might be ready for October but look for it on November 1, 2020.
Friday 09/04/2020
Hi,
It is Friday September 4, 2020. I want to thank two new followers on Goodreads. The week has been tiring because of the surgery to remove basal cells from my chin. It makes it hard to sleep when you cannot lie on half your face.
I have sold fourteen books of The Nonentity and promoting to sell more. Thank you if you are one who bought or received a free book. I hope you rate the book both on Goodreads and my Amazon Author page. It would be nice to see what strangers think of my stories. Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Dannie, The Genuine Daughter is the sequel to The Nonentity and I am waiting on cover design to publish. Dannie sees the flying man as a father figure in her life since she grew up without a father. He knows of her powers but she resists them because her life is full of family and career. Upon realizing her power, she discovers in many ways if surpasses the man she calls Dad. She likes the abilities because they do not interfere with her life. That is until she discovers the reason for these powers includes having to fight some very bad people and demonic creatures from another dimension. However with each victory, Dannie’s power grows in strength and intensity. Likewise, her relationship with Dad grows closer as she learns to depend upon him to the point she does not hesitate to save his life.
I never know how much to add into a synopsis because it involves a fine line between letting the reader know something about the book and revealing too much. So, I try to explain enough to make it interesting without giving away the story. Currently, I am erroring on not revealing too much. My intent at this time is to have the book ready to purchase on October 1st of this year.
It is Friday September 4, 2020. I want to thank two new followers on Goodreads. The week has been tiring because of the surgery to remove basal cells from my chin. It makes it hard to sleep when you cannot lie on half your face.
I have sold fourteen books of The Nonentity and promoting to sell more. Thank you if you are one who bought or received a free book. I hope you rate the book both on Goodreads and my Amazon Author page. It would be nice to see what strangers think of my stories. Thanks in advance for your opinion.
Dannie, The Genuine Daughter is the sequel to The Nonentity and I am waiting on cover design to publish. Dannie sees the flying man as a father figure in her life since she grew up without a father. He knows of her powers but she resists them because her life is full of family and career. Upon realizing her power, she discovers in many ways if surpasses the man she calls Dad. She likes the abilities because they do not interfere with her life. That is until she discovers the reason for these powers includes having to fight some very bad people and demonic creatures from another dimension. However with each victory, Dannie’s power grows in strength and intensity. Likewise, her relationship with Dad grows closer as she learns to depend upon him to the point she does not hesitate to save his life.
I never know how much to add into a synopsis because it involves a fine line between letting the reader know something about the book and revealing too much. So, I try to explain enough to make it interesting without giving away the story. Currently, I am erroring on not revealing too much. My intent at this time is to have the book ready to purchase on October 1st of this year.
Friday 09/11/2020
It is the anniversary to a tragic event in American history. My heart goes out to all the people who lost loved ones on that day and are still dealing with the consequences.
I had my stiches removed from my back this week and the scar on my face is healing nicely. The doctor believes this should be all I need to recover.
I am currently giving away 100 books through Goodreads and if you haven’t signed up, I decided to make it two weeks for the give-away, so there is still time. If you have read the book, please rate it for it shows me that there are people reading it. In addition to Goodreads promotion, I am running a $.99 sale on The Six Loves of Jack Brown. This goes through Sunday evening. It is a great price for an E-book.
I am still waiting on the cover design for the sequel to The Nonentity which should come in the next couple of days. After receiving the samples on the art, I show my friends to see what they like about and can make changes. I am hoping the artwork plays on the first book yet uniquely different representing a completely different work yet related.
The third book in the flying series is in the cleanup phase before I send it to the editor. I am horrible about changing tense within a paragraph. So I am correcting that while making sure the plot reads the way it should. It is easier to put the story to paper than clean the grammar of the book. Then again, what do you expect from a guy who enjoys numbers for being so orderly. The third book might be ready for a December 1st release but probable looking at the first of the year.
I pray everyone who reads my blogs have a peaceful and loving week that only God can provide.
I had my stiches removed from my back this week and the scar on my face is healing nicely. The doctor believes this should be all I need to recover.
I am currently giving away 100 books through Goodreads and if you haven’t signed up, I decided to make it two weeks for the give-away, so there is still time. If you have read the book, please rate it for it shows me that there are people reading it. In addition to Goodreads promotion, I am running a $.99 sale on The Six Loves of Jack Brown. This goes through Sunday evening. It is a great price for an E-book.
I am still waiting on the cover design for the sequel to The Nonentity which should come in the next couple of days. After receiving the samples on the art, I show my friends to see what they like about and can make changes. I am hoping the artwork plays on the first book yet uniquely different representing a completely different work yet related.
The third book in the flying series is in the cleanup phase before I send it to the editor. I am horrible about changing tense within a paragraph. So I am correcting that while making sure the plot reads the way it should. It is easier to put the story to paper than clean the grammar of the book. Then again, what do you expect from a guy who enjoys numbers for being so orderly. The third book might be ready for a December 1st release but probable looking at the first of the year.
I pray everyone who reads my blogs have a peaceful and loving week that only God can provide.
Friday 09/18/20
Hi I picked up another follower this past week. Thank you for following me.
I received three excellent concepts for my next book, Dannie, the Genuine Daughter. One looks very close to the first book in the series and the other two keep the fantasy motive but look different. I am leaning toward one of the different that has a special charm to it. I will make the final decision next week some time. I am hoping to publish the book in October. I will share the final date with you when I know it.
The third in the series is in my final read before sending it to the editor for them to perform their magic. Detecting and correcting grammar mistakes is like magic to me. They also soften some rough edges making it more enjoyable for the reader. After sending to editor, it takes about three weeks before it is ready to go to publishing. Then we have the cover design and I think it will be December before reaching the publishing date. Keep an eye on it coming to Amazon then.
The current book, The Nonentity has sold 16 units, the same as last week. However, my first book got a boost this past week from a $.99 sale and now have eight total sales with six being E- Books. The $.99 sale for The Nonentity starts Monday September 22, 2020 and here is your chance to buy at a great deal if you didn’t get a free one.
After the three flying books, I am working on a book of short stories called The Collectanea. Collectanea definition by Merriam-Webster is collected writings or literary items forming a collection. First defined in 1791, it comes from the Latin word collectaneus. The stories will range from serious to light hearted and tear jerking sad to joyful amusement. This will not happen until 2021.
As for me, I think I am finally done with the medical conditions for this year. Thank God for taking care of me this year. I fell behind on grass cutting because of surgeries and rain. I have to go out today and try to catch up on it.
Thank you all for following
Danny Mac
I received three excellent concepts for my next book, Dannie, the Genuine Daughter. One looks very close to the first book in the series and the other two keep the fantasy motive but look different. I am leaning toward one of the different that has a special charm to it. I will make the final decision next week some time. I am hoping to publish the book in October. I will share the final date with you when I know it.
The third in the series is in my final read before sending it to the editor for them to perform their magic. Detecting and correcting grammar mistakes is like magic to me. They also soften some rough edges making it more enjoyable for the reader. After sending to editor, it takes about three weeks before it is ready to go to publishing. Then we have the cover design and I think it will be December before reaching the publishing date. Keep an eye on it coming to Amazon then.
The current book, The Nonentity has sold 16 units, the same as last week. However, my first book got a boost this past week from a $.99 sale and now have eight total sales with six being E- Books. The $.99 sale for The Nonentity starts Monday September 22, 2020 and here is your chance to buy at a great deal if you didn’t get a free one.
After the three flying books, I am working on a book of short stories called The Collectanea. Collectanea definition by Merriam-Webster is collected writings or literary items forming a collection. First defined in 1791, it comes from the Latin word collectaneus. The stories will range from serious to light hearted and tear jerking sad to joyful amusement. This will not happen until 2021.
As for me, I think I am finally done with the medical conditions for this year. Thank God for taking care of me this year. I fell behind on grass cutting because of surgeries and rain. I have to go out today and try to catch up on it.
Thank you all for following
Danny Mac
Friday 09/25/20
Hi all,
It was a busy week for me and I am a day late delivering this week’s blog. For this, I am sorry.
Yesterday was National Daughter Day and Senior Night at the high school. I walked my daughter across the football field celebrating her five years in band. This usually takes place in late October but due to the restrictions and guidelines from the state, it was last night. I am grateful because it was a beautiful evening around seventy degrees. However it is disappointing because there may or may not be other opportunities for her in the band this marching season.
I received three concepts for the second flying book, The Genuine Daughter. I connected with two of them. Concept #1 looked similar to the first book and concept #3 was completely different. The artist is trying to keep the images of #3 while using the colors of #1 to tie the books together yet let the reader know they are different stories. I will keep you updated on the publish date which is still looking like October.
The Fighting Son is the third in the flying series making it a trilogy of sorts. I am finishing the final manuscript in an effort to send to editing. From sending to the editor until publishing is about two months. I am hoping December for it release, but willing to wait until January to make it correct.
Amazon has sold 28 of my books, 20 is The Nonentity and 8 is The Six Loves of Jack Brown. Goodreads is running a give-away for The Six Loves of Jack Brown starting Saturday, September 26, 2020, which is today. If you would like a free copy please sign up for a free book.
I have two ratings, one for each book. I would like to see more, so if you have read either book, please rate them. It really encourages me to see people acknowledging my work.
Thank you all for following
Danny Mac
It was a busy week for me and I am a day late delivering this week’s blog. For this, I am sorry.
Yesterday was National Daughter Day and Senior Night at the high school. I walked my daughter across the football field celebrating her five years in band. This usually takes place in late October but due to the restrictions and guidelines from the state, it was last night. I am grateful because it was a beautiful evening around seventy degrees. However it is disappointing because there may or may not be other opportunities for her in the band this marching season.
I received three concepts for the second flying book, The Genuine Daughter. I connected with two of them. Concept #1 looked similar to the first book and concept #3 was completely different. The artist is trying to keep the images of #3 while using the colors of #1 to tie the books together yet let the reader know they are different stories. I will keep you updated on the publish date which is still looking like October.
The Fighting Son is the third in the flying series making it a trilogy of sorts. I am finishing the final manuscript in an effort to send to editing. From sending to the editor until publishing is about two months. I am hoping December for it release, but willing to wait until January to make it correct.
Amazon has sold 28 of my books, 20 is The Nonentity and 8 is The Six Loves of Jack Brown. Goodreads is running a give-away for The Six Loves of Jack Brown starting Saturday, September 26, 2020, which is today. If you would like a free copy please sign up for a free book.
I have two ratings, one for each book. I would like to see more, so if you have read either book, please rate them. It really encourages me to see people acknowledging my work.
Thank you all for following
Danny Mac
Friday 10/09/2020
I have three more followers this week. Thank you for following me. I sold 51 books and looking to sell more.
I just finished a Give-away on Goodreads where 615 people requested The Six Loves of Jack Brown and 100 people received a free E-book. I hope one of you are a winner. There are four people currently reading The Nonentity and three reading The Six Loves of Jack Brown. I am looking forward to their rating and possible review of the book. As I said in the past, writing is a lonely occupation where I do not get to see people enjoying my work. Rating and reviews are the only method of seeing people’s reaction to my service.
I am still reviewing marketing videos and am getting some ideas useful for promoting my book. Having followers on Goodreads is one of the keys that come through on almost every video. This is why I thank my followers first and foremost. I have given up on Facebook ads because I get a lot of clicks but not many sales. Perhaps when the book sells more copies, I will return to FB ads. Likewise, amazon advertising doesn’t have a good return on investment. I think both might do better with a larger budget, but I don’t have the budget at this time.
One of the best marketing tools discussed among the videos is work of mouth. That is getting my followers to help me by suggesting to their friends. Please help me by creating a discussion about my books.
The Genuine Daughter is nearing completion after seven concept drawings for the cover. The artist is formatting the cover and should have to me shortly. Then I will submit it to KDP and finalize the book. It will take about a week to get a proof copy and another week for me to review it. The end of October is still looking like the publish date.
The Fighting Son, the third in the trilogy is finishing the writing portion. I was working on the back cover blurb this week and I am terrible about being brief. I posted it on Reddit where I had several people help me finalize the blurb. I am sending out to my editor next week. I hoping to have it published sometime in December, maybe ready for Christmas.
Danny Mac
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
I just finished a Give-away on Goodreads where 615 people requested The Six Loves of Jack Brown and 100 people received a free E-book. I hope one of you are a winner. There are four people currently reading The Nonentity and three reading The Six Loves of Jack Brown. I am looking forward to their rating and possible review of the book. As I said in the past, writing is a lonely occupation where I do not get to see people enjoying my work. Rating and reviews are the only method of seeing people’s reaction to my service.
I am still reviewing marketing videos and am getting some ideas useful for promoting my book. Having followers on Goodreads is one of the keys that come through on almost every video. This is why I thank my followers first and foremost. I have given up on Facebook ads because I get a lot of clicks but not many sales. Perhaps when the book sells more copies, I will return to FB ads. Likewise, amazon advertising doesn’t have a good return on investment. I think both might do better with a larger budget, but I don’t have the budget at this time.
One of the best marketing tools discussed among the videos is work of mouth. That is getting my followers to help me by suggesting to their friends. Please help me by creating a discussion about my books.
The Genuine Daughter is nearing completion after seven concept drawings for the cover. The artist is formatting the cover and should have to me shortly. Then I will submit it to KDP and finalize the book. It will take about a week to get a proof copy and another week for me to review it. The end of October is still looking like the publish date.
The Fighting Son, the third in the trilogy is finishing the writing portion. I was working on the back cover blurb this week and I am terrible about being brief. I posted it on Reddit where I had several people help me finalize the blurb. I am sending out to my editor next week. I hoping to have it published sometime in December, maybe ready for Christmas.
Danny Mac
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Friday 10/16/2020
How are my followers this week? I hope it was a good week for you.
I am still learning about marketing my book. I am thinking it is price too high for a first book. I am considering reducing the price by a dollar for both paperback and E-book. Still not sure if I am marketing my books correctly, but still pushing through it and trusting God for guidance.
The sales of the first two books have fallen off a little this week and sought new lines of promoting the books. Listening to one vlogger suggest Pinterest, I made a Pinterest account this week. Still navigating this new site while trying to learn the ins and outs of it. If you are on Pinterest come look me up at Danny Mac Author. I just noticed it appears my name is Mac Author. I will hyphenate it in the future.
Living in the country where the snow plows regularly take down your mailbox, I have to drive to post office and pick up my proof of The Genuine Daughter, the second in the flying stories. I have been advertising Halloween as the release date which gives me plenty of time to review before publishing unless I find something horribly wrong. Check out my FB, Pinterest, or Instagram page for the cover.
The third in the flying stories, The Fighting Son went to the editor this week. It usually takes two to three weeks to receive it back and another week or so to review their notes. I will keep you informed as to its release.
Hope you all have a good week of peace, joy and love in the Lord.
Danny Mac
I am still learning about marketing my book. I am thinking it is price too high for a first book. I am considering reducing the price by a dollar for both paperback and E-book. Still not sure if I am marketing my books correctly, but still pushing through it and trusting God for guidance.
The sales of the first two books have fallen off a little this week and sought new lines of promoting the books. Listening to one vlogger suggest Pinterest, I made a Pinterest account this week. Still navigating this new site while trying to learn the ins and outs of it. If you are on Pinterest come look me up at Danny Mac Author. I just noticed it appears my name is Mac Author. I will hyphenate it in the future.
Living in the country where the snow plows regularly take down your mailbox, I have to drive to post office and pick up my proof of The Genuine Daughter, the second in the flying stories. I have been advertising Halloween as the release date which gives me plenty of time to review before publishing unless I find something horribly wrong. Check out my FB, Pinterest, or Instagram page for the cover.
The third in the flying stories, The Fighting Son went to the editor this week. It usually takes two to three weeks to receive it back and another week or so to review their notes. I will keep you informed as to its release.
Hope you all have a good week of peace, joy and love in the Lord.
Danny Mac
Friday 11/13/2020
Hi everyone, especially those new to following me.
It was a very pleasant week. The temperatures were in the seventies, 22c to 24c for my friends using metric scale. We had just suffered through three weeks of cold rain and a little snow. I broke out my winter coat, long sleeve shirts, and went looking for my thermals. Then we had seven days of sunshine and was able to get the grass cut hopefully for the last time this year. Short sleeve shirts and short pants in November. When I was young and I see young people doing today of wearing shorts in November, but I am in my sixties and was able to do this. Yes, it was that nice. Now, we are preparing for the cold settling again this weekend.
I tried some new seasoning in my chicken fried steak this week. There are five living in the house and the cube steak comes in packages of two. Great lunch tomorrow, I thought. No, it must have been good because it was gone that night. Such is life of a good cook.
On the professional level, I am making new connections everyday trying to extend my brand out. I know from many years of selling there is a fine line between persistent and being a pest. Being still new to book marketing, I pray for forgiveness if I pass persistent and become a pest.
The Six Loves of Jack Brown is getting great reviews but not many sales. Everything I read suggest the sales will come as the reviews increase. Being the inpatient man I am, I am running a $.99 sales from 11/22/20 to 11/29/20 through Amazon.
The early review on The Genuine Daughter are looking good and I have twenty people doing reviews for The Nonentity. I am always looking for reviewers so if you are interested, PM me.
I hope this week is as pleasant for you as the sunshine was for me last week.
God bless,
Danny Mac
It was a very pleasant week. The temperatures were in the seventies, 22c to 24c for my friends using metric scale. We had just suffered through three weeks of cold rain and a little snow. I broke out my winter coat, long sleeve shirts, and went looking for my thermals. Then we had seven days of sunshine and was able to get the grass cut hopefully for the last time this year. Short sleeve shirts and short pants in November. When I was young and I see young people doing today of wearing shorts in November, but I am in my sixties and was able to do this. Yes, it was that nice. Now, we are preparing for the cold settling again this weekend.
I tried some new seasoning in my chicken fried steak this week. There are five living in the house and the cube steak comes in packages of two. Great lunch tomorrow, I thought. No, it must have been good because it was gone that night. Such is life of a good cook.
On the professional level, I am making new connections everyday trying to extend my brand out. I know from many years of selling there is a fine line between persistent and being a pest. Being still new to book marketing, I pray for forgiveness if I pass persistent and become a pest.
The Six Loves of Jack Brown is getting great reviews but not many sales. Everything I read suggest the sales will come as the reviews increase. Being the inpatient man I am, I am running a $.99 sales from 11/22/20 to 11/29/20 through Amazon.
The early review on The Genuine Daughter are looking good and I have twenty people doing reviews for The Nonentity. I am always looking for reviewers so if you are interested, PM me.
I hope this week is as pleasant for you as the sunshine was for me last week.
God bless,
Danny Mac
Friday 11/20/2020
Hello everyone,
This week has gone by fast with a lot of things happening. Last Sunday, we lost power for an hour and it shorted our septic motor. Looks like we need a new one. Our state is recommending a slowdown in the economy and there is now a curfew from 10 at night to five in the morning, unless you are working. So my wife wanted to buy something for Christmas and she wanted my opinion. We went to Target for a new toaster oven and not even one minute into the store, she is looking at socks for our daughter. It was hard to keep her focused on the task at hand, but we were done in fifteen minutes. Now she is mad at me for ruining her shopping. That is why she doesn’t take me with her when shopping.
I have a collection of short stories for an anthology coming out in spring 2021. The working title is The Collectanea. Collectanea definition by Merriam-Webster is collected writings or literary items forming a collection. First defined in 1791, it comes from the Latin word collectaneus. For this book, it is a collection of short stories ranging from five hundred words to over four thousand words. The stories are assorted genres including humorous, tragedy, romance, caring, redemption, and sorrow. The stories are in first person narrative as if the speaker is telling the story over a cup of coffee or maybe around a fire pit with close friends. The storyteller has a personal stake in the story and reveals the events to the best of their memory.
I picked up a few more followers on Goodreads with increased the rating and reviews also. I am asking everyone to put their ratings on Amazon to help sales there. The give-away for The Genuine Daughter expires tonight at midnight Pacific Time and winners chosen tomorrow.
The Six Loves of Jack Brown will go on sale Sunday, November 22, 2020 for one week. The sale price is 99 cents for the E-book. This is a great deal for a book getting good reviews. One of my favorite comments is the reader likened it to reading Tuesdays with Morrie.
God bless,
Danny Mac
This week has gone by fast with a lot of things happening. Last Sunday, we lost power for an hour and it shorted our septic motor. Looks like we need a new one. Our state is recommending a slowdown in the economy and there is now a curfew from 10 at night to five in the morning, unless you are working. So my wife wanted to buy something for Christmas and she wanted my opinion. We went to Target for a new toaster oven and not even one minute into the store, she is looking at socks for our daughter. It was hard to keep her focused on the task at hand, but we were done in fifteen minutes. Now she is mad at me for ruining her shopping. That is why she doesn’t take me with her when shopping.
I have a collection of short stories for an anthology coming out in spring 2021. The working title is The Collectanea. Collectanea definition by Merriam-Webster is collected writings or literary items forming a collection. First defined in 1791, it comes from the Latin word collectaneus. For this book, it is a collection of short stories ranging from five hundred words to over four thousand words. The stories are assorted genres including humorous, tragedy, romance, caring, redemption, and sorrow. The stories are in first person narrative as if the speaker is telling the story over a cup of coffee or maybe around a fire pit with close friends. The storyteller has a personal stake in the story and reveals the events to the best of their memory.
I picked up a few more followers on Goodreads with increased the rating and reviews also. I am asking everyone to put their ratings on Amazon to help sales there. The give-away for The Genuine Daughter expires tonight at midnight Pacific Time and winners chosen tomorrow.
The Six Loves of Jack Brown will go on sale Sunday, November 22, 2020 for one week. The sale price is 99 cents for the E-book. This is a great deal for a book getting good reviews. One of my favorite comments is the reader likened it to reading Tuesdays with Morrie.
God bless,
Danny Mac
