Chris Stralyn's Blog, page 16

thank you!

I want to thank everyone for helping me to exceed my goal! I’d hoped to have  10,000 downloads during the free giveaway event for THIS TIME YOU LOSE – but was  totally blown away by the final number of downloads.… 35,793!!  So to all those  wonderful souls that supported me, I want to say .....
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK  YOU! :D

OH yes, it's free!

This Time You Lose is FREE right now, so hurry on over to Amazon to download your FREE copy!   This Time You Lose is currently ranked #2 on the Amazons Top 100 Free list.... Help push it to #1 by downloading your FREE copy now! 
US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006KWKOEE
UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006KWKOEE 

 
 
 

Ebook of the day!

This Time You Lose is the featured Ebook of the Day on Kindle Book Blast! Check it out...

http://kindlebookblast.com/this-time-you-lose-by-chris-stralyn-thriller-mystery-suspense/

want a free copy of this time you lose?

Hi all,
Many people ask me when This Time You Lose will be available for FREE again, so I've decided to try something different. I'm leaving it up to you.... :)

When the This Time You Lose Facebook Page receives 500 "Likes" I will again schedule a FREEBIE DAY or two and promote them here.  So.... just click the LINK http://bit.ly/TTYL500   and like the PAGE!  Then share this post and encourage your friends to do the same. The more people that share this post, the sooner the ‘likes’ will add up - so what are you waiting  for? :)

http://bit.ly/TTYL500

This time you lose awarded B.r.a.g. Medallion

This Time You Lose has been awarded the  B.R.A.G. Medallion ! 

B.R.A.G. stands for Book Readers Appreciation Group, and their mission is to recognize quality on the part of authors who self-publish both print and digital books.

From the large and rapidly growing library of indie books that are available today, the readers of B.R.A.G. evaluate and judge the merits of a book based on their proprietary list of criteria.  They select only those books  they believe deserve to be honored, award it the B.R.A.G. Medallion, and feature it on the B.R.A.G. website. 

I am thrilled and honored to have earned this award. Thank you to all the readers that have supported me by leaving positive reviews, nominating me for various awards, and most of all - by telling everyone you know about This Time You Lose. I couldn't have done it without you! :)





 
 
 
 
 
 

celebrating authors feature

Can you guess who Sunday's featured author was?  Yup, it was me! Check it out at the link below.  
http://goo.gl/0BCcZ

Best Indie Books Award

The Kindle Book Review has named the semifinalists for its annual Best  Indie Books Award, and This Time You Lose made the cut!

The Best Indie Books 2012 Award is given to the best  independent and small
press Kindle books published between April 1, 2011 and  April 1, 2012. 

The Kindle Book  Review site states, 
“We are  simply looking for the very best indie books out there. We are    judging 
quality of writing, quality of  plot, and quality of eBook formatting (a complete
professional product).  The judging team is comprised of our most critical and
avid reviewers, so  only the best will make it  through.  If you want to be a  winner, you must grab  our attention and keep it  from the beginning. If you
don't hook us, we  will close your book. ”

Semifinalists were announced July 1st, 2012 in  each of the categories  below.
• Mystery/Thriller     •Romance     •Suspense/Horror    •LiteraryFiction
• Sci-fi/Fantasy     •YA

Five  finalists in each category will be announced September 1st. Winners  will be
announced on  October 1, 2012.

To view all semifinalists, visit  The   Kindle Book  Review website. 
http://thekindlebookreview.blogspot.com/2012/06/announcing-best-indie-book.html

Khaki Pants Free Today!

Khaki Pants - A Vacation Story Free today! Today is the last time that my  short story.... Khaki Pants - A Vacation Story, will be available for FREE.

It's the true story  of a very BAD family vacation, and is guarenteed to make you feel better about your bad vacations! 

After today,  this story will be removed from the select program and posted it at smashwords and other distributor sites....so be sure to grab it  now while it's FREE!   http://amzn.to/khakipants

Khaki Pants - a vacation story free july 4th

Khaki Pants - A Vacation Story Free July 4th! I've decided to hold one last giveaway day for my short story.... Khaki Pants - A
Vacation Story. It's a true story of a very BAD vacation, and it will be FREE on July 4th at  Amazon. After the 4th I will be dropping it from the select program and posting it at smashwords etc., so be sure to get it  while it's FREE!   http://amzn.to/khakipants    

Heroines With heart Book tour

Hi all! I've got a few dates pinned down... and will add more as they are finalized. :)

So far, I will be in:
Detroit, Michigan on January 29, 2013
Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 24, 2013
Denver, Colorado on June 25, 2014
Boulder, Colorado on June 26, 2013

I look forward to meeting everyone there!