Bryan Murphy's Blog - Posts Tagged "fiction"
milestone
Visits to my new website http://www.bryanmurphy.eu/
have now passed the 1,500 mark. And they weren't all me!
have now passed the 1,500 mark. And they weren't all me!
Murder By Suicide
My new e-book, Murder By Suicide, is now available in all electronic formats and for on-screen reading. It is very short and completely free. You can find it here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
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https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
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Houlihan's Wake
OUT NOW at Amazon Kindle Select: my new e-book entitled "Houlihan's Wake and other fragments of Mexico". It blends fiction and poetry, and is a lot sunnier than my sci-fi!
You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EA1TBDM
You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EA1TBDM
The Write Room
Why settle for less? Read only the best! http://www.thewriteroomblog.com/
Giveaway
#GIVEAWAY: Houlihan’s Wake is already no. 2 in Goodreads’ best “Books Set in Mexico” Listopia. And it is #free today and tomorrow, Sunday 22 September and Monday 23 September, from Amazon: http://amzn.to/13CvdsE (USA), http://amzn.to/14vH5jJ (UK), http://amzn.to/1fpyLXr (Canada), http://bit.ly/14vITJy (India), etc.
Monday 23 September
#GIVEAWAY: Houlihan’s Wake has already reached:
- no. 2 in Goodreads’ best “Books Set in Mexico” Listopia
- no.24 in Kindle Store Poetry
- no. 65 in Kindle Store Literary Fiction
And it is #free today, Monday 23 September, from Amazon: http://amzn.to/13CvdsE (USA)
http://amzn.to/14vH5jJ (UK)
http://amzn.to/1fpyLXr (Canada)
http://bit.ly/14vITJy (India)
https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B00EA1TBDM (Mexico)
- no. 2 in Goodreads’ best “Books Set in Mexico” Listopia
- no.24 in Kindle Store Poetry
- no. 65 in Kindle Store Literary Fiction
And it is #free today, Monday 23 September, from Amazon: http://amzn.to/13CvdsE (USA)
http://amzn.to/14vH5jJ (UK)
http://amzn.to/1fpyLXr (Canada)
http://bit.ly/14vITJy (India)
https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B00EA1TBDM (Mexico)
Good feeling
Today, "Houlihan's Wake" has reached #1 in the "Books Set in Mexico" listopia!
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16...
Houlihan's Wake free at Smashwords
Houlihan's Wake is now free at Smashwords: http://bit.ly/181pc0r
In Houlihan's Wake, a young Irishman goes to Playa Chisme, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, determined to die, and determined to do so in a beautiful setting. But can Houlihan’s death-wish do its worst in such a life-affirming place, where the lifeguards are adamant that nobody shall turn their massive party to celebrate a whole year without anyone drowning in Playa Chisme's lethal rip-tides into someone else’s pitiful wake?
Number One on the Books Set in Mexico Listopia.
In Houlihan's Wake, a young Irishman goes to Playa Chisme, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, determined to die, and determined to do so in a beautiful setting. But can Houlihan’s death-wish do its worst in such a life-affirming place, where the lifeguards are adamant that nobody shall turn their massive party to celebrate a whole year without anyone drowning in Playa Chisme's lethal rip-tides into someone else’s pitiful wake?
Number One on the Books Set in Mexico Listopia.
Proof!
Do you remember when you received the first proof copy of one of your books? Do you still remember how you felt?
The proof of my novella "Goodbye, Padania", has just arrived from across the Atlantic and sits beside me now.
Seeing the glossy cover is a treat: the e-book is already out, so I’m used to seeing it in icon size. The name on the cover boosts the ego, of course, but also reminds you that you’re supposed to be doing something to justify its professional look, namely making sure that the inside looks professional, too.
It does, at first glance. Then you look closer and see things that you have got to change, like inconsistent chapter title formats. You’ve concentrated on the content, but now you realize that if you want the content to be treated seriously, you have to make it look serious, too.
Next time, if there is one, maybe you could bear that in mind from the start, and save yourself time and trouble in the long run.
Meanwhile, you can enjoy flashing the cover at friends, without inviting them to look too closely inside.
The proof of my novella "Goodbye, Padania", has just arrived from across the Atlantic and sits beside me now.
Seeing the glossy cover is a treat: the e-book is already out, so I’m used to seeing it in icon size. The name on the cover boosts the ego, of course, but also reminds you that you’re supposed to be doing something to justify its professional look, namely making sure that the inside looks professional, too.
It does, at first glance. Then you look closer and see things that you have got to change, like inconsistent chapter title formats. You’ve concentrated on the content, but now you realize that if you want the content to be treated seriously, you have to make it look serious, too.
Next time, if there is one, maybe you could bear that in mind from the start, and save yourself time and trouble in the long run.
Meanwhile, you can enjoy flashing the cover at friends, without inviting them to look too closely inside.
Pudding
Daria is now in print! You can buy her here: http://amzn.to/1yksd7e (USA) or here: http://amzn.to/1uUaSQ9 (UK) Handle with care, she’s dangerous. For lovers of Italy and the future.
