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May 1, 2012
Special Event Prices for LOLHS Event, May 3
Thursday, May 3, from 6 - 8 p.m., I will be at Land O' Lakes High School as the local author-in-residence as part of the Evening of Literacy and the Arts. Unfortunately, I won't have physical novels to sell, BUT I will be selling them [cash, check, or credit card] with a sign-up sheet. Students who purchase them will need to give me their English teacher's name and how they want their book signed. I will deliver it to them in school once they come in.
I will also send them to those people who are not students, on me (book rate).
SPECIAL EVENT PRICE
If you order a paperback copy from me,
you pay a REDUCED price of:$12 (down from $15—what it costs on Amazon.com).
If you order a paperback copy and a Task Force: Gaea shirt,
you pay the SPECIAL EVENT PRICE of:$20 (normally, $15 for the book + $12 for the T-shirt). This is a GREAT DEAL!
I will also send them to those people who are not students, on me (book rate).
SPECIAL EVENT PRICE
If you order a paperback copy from me, you pay a REDUCED price of:$12 (down from $15—what it costs on Amazon.com).
If you order a paperback copy and a Task Force: Gaea shirt,
you pay the SPECIAL EVENT PRICE of:$20 (normally, $15 for the book + $12 for the T-shirt). This is a GREAT DEAL!
April 28, 2012
Find me on the Independent Author Index
Hey! I'm now a part of the Independent Author Index and TASK FORCE: GAEA's page is listed on the Fiction page.Here's the static link.
Thank you, Joey Pinkney and Faydra D. Fields.
April 27, 2012
5 Minutes, 5 Questions with me, by Joey Pinkney
My interview with Joey Pinkney, Your Favorite Book Reviewer's Favorite Book Reviewer... Period, is here.Joey writes and maintains JoeyPinkney.com to feature book reviews and author interviews. Check out his site when you have a chance!
"My mark of success is being published and read. Right now, that’s happening."
Thanks, Joey. Here's the video trailer.
April 23, 2012
My Students Rock
One of my students, Steven, the eager young man that he is, took it upon himself to create a commercial for the novel. He conscripted his classmate, Gabriela, to be the spokesperson. It was a very sweet gesture, and something I didn't ask them to do.
Here it is:
Here it is:
April 21, 2012
TASK FORCE: GAEA is FREE Today!
Go to this link: TASK FORCE: GAEA
Click Add to Cart. You do have to sign up for Smashwords—it's free (no gimmicks, I promise).
Enter the coupon code: DW68Y
Click Checkout.
There you go! Enjoy your copy of TASK FORCE: GAEA! Thank you for your support.
Click Add to Cart. You do have to sign up for Smashwords—it's free (no gimmicks, I promise).
Enter the coupon code: DW68Y
Click Checkout.
There you go! Enjoy your copy of TASK FORCE: GAEA! Thank you for your support.
April 18, 2012
Article in The Laker today in Land O' Lakes, FL
If you're in the Land O' Lakes/Lutz area, an article about me and the novel is on page 12 in The Laker—above the fold, too—and I'm on the front page.
In the Wesley Chapel edition, it is on page 11.
Check it out!
In the Wesley Chapel edition, it is on page 11.
Check it out!
April 15, 2012
The Latest News!
On Sunday, April 22—Earth Day—TASK FORCE: GAEA will be free from midnight April 22 to 11:59 p.m. Make sure to get your free copy at Smashwords!
Also, on Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day!), I will be guest-posting on Indie Author News, and tonight, TASK FORCE: GAEA will be featured there, posted at 6 p.m. EST.
TASK FORCE: GAEA now appears in the "Kindle Under 5" category at Independent Author Network.
My interview with Stacy Eaton, author of My Blood Runs Blue, will be posted on May 21, 2012.
An interview with Joey Pinkney will appear on his site soon! I just sent him the information.
Also, on Sunday, April 22 (Earth Day!), I will be guest-posting on Indie Author News, and tonight, TASK FORCE: GAEA will be featured there, posted at 6 p.m. EST.
TASK FORCE: GAEA now appears in the "Kindle Under 5" category at Independent Author Network.
My interview with Stacy Eaton, author of My Blood Runs Blue, will be posted on May 21, 2012.
An interview with Joey Pinkney will appear on his site soon! I just sent him the information.
April 14, 2012
Get TASK FORCE: GAEA for free on Earth Day, April 22.
From 12:00 a.m. April 22 to 11:59 p.m., TASK FORCE: GAEA will be FREE on Smashwords to those who have e-readers in honor of Earth Day.
Earth Day , on April 22, celebrates the day founded by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, who wanted to fight for a cleaner environment on our planet. Started in 1970, this movement gave birth to the Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. It has also left a legacy of care and welfare for our planet.
TASK FORCE: GAEA, as its name implies, is a novel about an organization formed to protect the earth—Gaea to the ancient Greeks—from the ravages of metaphysical threats, namely monsters and creatures from Hades, but also from gods and primordial beings. Whether from pollution or chimerae, the earth needs to be protected!
WHY WILL THIS ONLY BE FREE ON SMASHWORDS?
Smashwords sells literature for Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers, so no paper; since TASK FORCE: GAEA on Amazon and Barnes & Noble is an on-demand paperback, people only generate paper copies when they purchase through those sites. For one 24 hour period, the novel will be available FREE as an ebook.
A coupon will be made available HERE at midnight April 22, 2012 (start checking here around 11:59 p.m. on April 21!).
Let's celebrate Earth Day in style by reading about a U. N.-sanctioned task force whose sole purpose is to protect the EARTH.
Earth Day , on April 22, celebrates the day founded by Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, who wanted to fight for a cleaner environment on our planet. Started in 1970, this movement gave birth to the Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. It has also left a legacy of care and welfare for our planet.
TASK FORCE: GAEA, as its name implies, is a novel about an organization formed to protect the earth—Gaea to the ancient Greeks—from the ravages of metaphysical threats, namely monsters and creatures from Hades, but also from gods and primordial beings. Whether from pollution or chimerae, the earth needs to be protected!
WHY WILL THIS ONLY BE FREE ON SMASHWORDS?
Smashwords sells literature for Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers, so no paper; since TASK FORCE: GAEA on Amazon and Barnes & Noble is an on-demand paperback, people only generate paper copies when they purchase through those sites. For one 24 hour period, the novel will be available FREE as an ebook.
A coupon will be made available HERE at midnight April 22, 2012 (start checking here around 11:59 p.m. on April 21!).
Let's celebrate Earth Day in style by reading about a U. N.-sanctioned task force whose sole purpose is to protect the EARTH.
April 12, 2012
My To-Read List of Fantasy Novels
Thanks to my friends who responded to a Facebook post recommending some fantasy novels, I now have a (long) list of books to read. I encourage feedback or insights into the works, but no spoilers. These books are listed in the order they were given to me, not in the order I would read them:
David Eddings, The BelgariadTerry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!Kristen Britain, The Green Rider SeriesTerry Pratchett, The DiscworldAnne Bishop, Black Jewels SeriesSharon Shinn, Twelve HousesLois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of ChalionLev Grossman, The MagiciansBrandon Sanderson, The Mistborn SeriesL.E. Modesitt, Jr., The Imager PortfolioSteven Erickson, Gardens of the MoonMarla Mason, Dead ReignR.A. Salvatore (no titles offered, but I'll go to Amazon and take a peek)Patty Briggs (no titles offered...)Robin Hobb (no titles offered...)Brian Jacques, The Redwall SeriesLaini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke and BoneJohn Scalzi, Fuzzy NationSuzie Louis, Archie the Royal Hot Water BottleMarion Zimmer Bradley, Darkover SeriesPatricia McKillip,The Forgotten Beasts of Eld and The Riddlemaster TrilogyJim Butcher, The Dresden FileAny others?
David Eddings, The BelgariadTerry Brooks, Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!Kristen Britain, The Green Rider SeriesTerry Pratchett, The DiscworldAnne Bishop, Black Jewels SeriesSharon Shinn, Twelve HousesLois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of ChalionLev Grossman, The MagiciansBrandon Sanderson, The Mistborn SeriesL.E. Modesitt, Jr., The Imager PortfolioSteven Erickson, Gardens of the MoonMarla Mason, Dead ReignR.A. Salvatore (no titles offered, but I'll go to Amazon and take a peek)Patty Briggs (no titles offered...)Robin Hobb (no titles offered...)Brian Jacques, The Redwall SeriesLaini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke and BoneJohn Scalzi, Fuzzy NationSuzie Louis, Archie the Royal Hot Water BottleMarion Zimmer Bradley, Darkover SeriesPatricia McKillip,The Forgotten Beasts of Eld and The Riddlemaster TrilogyJim Butcher, The Dresden FileAny others?
April 9, 2012
Wanna win a Kindle for $2.99?
$2.99 is certainly worth the chance of gettingKindle. Don't you think?
The Top Selling author on bibliocracy.com will be awarded one (1) KindleeReader, and the minimum number of eBooks that I need to sell to be eligibleto win one is 50 eBooks.
I will be raffling off the Kindle to someone who purchases TASK FORCE: GAEA through the Bibliocracy site. All you would need to do is email me your nameand email address to tchrofengl@gmail.com, and if I win the Kindle, you wouldbe entered to win.
The ONLY catch: you'd have to purchase the book through theBibliocracy site.
The contest closes September 1, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. The winning author author would be awardedthe Kindle by September 7, 2012.
Good luck!
The Top Selling author on bibliocracy.com will be awarded one (1) KindleeReader, and the minimum number of eBooks that I need to sell to be eligibleto win one is 50 eBooks.
I will be raffling off the Kindle to someone who purchases TASK FORCE: GAEA through the Bibliocracy site. All you would need to do is email me your nameand email address to tchrofengl@gmail.com, and if I win the Kindle, you wouldbe entered to win.
The ONLY catch: you'd have to purchase the book through theBibliocracy site.
The contest closes September 1, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. The winning author author would be awardedthe Kindle by September 7, 2012.
Good luck!
