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January 6, 2012
Last Day to Get The Farm at No Cost
My short story is at zero cents for Kindle users. You can download it here. You can also help by retweeting or sharing this post. It would be much appreciated.
It's been doing reasonably well, which is cool. If you feel like leaving a review, that would be awesome. Thanks to those who have done so at Goodreads and other places.
Later, I'll try to post a bit of update on Bridgebuilders, which actually has some new words added to it. And soon – hopefully on Monday – I'll talk a little about...
January 5, 2012
A Free Short Story for Your Kindle: The Farm
My short story, "The Farm" is available for free over at Amazon's Kindle store. Yes, it's only available as an ebook.
It will be $0.00 for today and tomorrow, then it jumps back to the astronomical price of $0.99. Do hurry.
Oh, and tell all your friends. I'd love for the word to get out.
Here's the blurb:
In the 25th century, the human race is scattered throughout the galaxy's Sagittarius Arm. But no matter where people go, they always remain human…
Amy Longfellow, and her eleven-year-old...
January 3, 2012
Shipbuilder Has a Beautiful Cover
Of course, I'm the mother, so I would say that. But now you can say it, too!
Book Junkies Library is having a cover contest. And yes, I want you to go over there and vote for The Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder.
I bet you guessed that.
But seriously, I think it's a gorgeous cover, with all thanks to the amazing Laura Shinn. So if you're feeling generous, go over and vote. The link above takes you to the voting/instructions page. There's a link to the book cover gallery, but I'll give it to...
January 2, 2012
"The Farm" Free at Amazon on Thursday
The Farm is now available for $0.99 at Amazon's Kindle Store. I've entered it in KDP Select, and on Thursday and Friday, it will be free. I'll post a reminder on those days.
Note that, in accordance with Amazon's rules for KDP select, The Farm will not be available on Smashwords, or anywhere else, for 90 days. We'll see how it goes.
Character's Corner: Journal Entry of Thomas Andrews, 02 January 1912
Casey and Sam are fond of celebrating the New Year, but as I had to work yesterday, we did not stay up much past midnight on Sunday. In fact, we had a rather abrupt end to New Year's Eve celebrations. As the clock struck midnight, I turned to Casey, expecting to kiss her. Instead, she just burst into tears. Not a very reassuring sight for a husband to see!
I was distraught, of course, to see her so upset. Still, I cannot say I was surprised. For Casey, the year of 1912 brings her worst...
December 31, 2011
Raise a Glass to You
Worldwide, this day is one of introspection, accompanied by either pessimism or optimism, depending on your point of view. I'm not obsessively introspective – once I make a decision, I usually carry it through without a lot of backward glances. If it turned out to be a mistake, I try to learn from it, but I don't agonize.
Not to say I don't have regrets. There a few things I've done or said in my life that still cause me to wake up in cold sweat. But if it's something I can't fix, I don't...
December 30, 2011
I know I Should Write a New Post
But I have absolutely nothing to say.
So rather than bore you with attempted profundity, I'll just wave and wish you all a good day. I have writing to do, groceries to get, and London hotels to research.
Thank you for understanding.
December 27, 2011
Shipbuilder Best Fiction Shoutout
Wow. Shipbuilder got listed on the Best Fiction site. I suspect I owe all this to those wonderful taggers on Kindleboards. It's funny, the things that get your book noticed in the interwebs.
December 26, 2011
The Holiday Plans
The solstice season has been understated in our domicile this year. No kids in town and no trip down south for us. Wednesday, we had a quiet solstice dinner with my gorgeous blue and yellow sunflower tablecloth, and gold and white candles in the middle. Friday, we took a jaunt down to Campbell to visit with my youngest daughter and her husband. Christmas Eve, we had a platter of cheese-and-crackers with Rick's unbelievable eggnog. I'll post the recipe for that below. Yesterday we had our...
