Thomas Rydder's Blog: The Clearing, page 40
April 2, 2013
My first royalty check! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee HAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
W ow. What a way to start a morning – reading an email from Greyhart Press telling me an invoice is attached, and he’s waiting for my Paypal info so he can deposit money in my account. Now – how cool is THAT? And you know, the money is great. Not going to get me [...]
April 1, 2013
BS alert! Amazon currently allows 7 days to return ebooks – and that MUST change. A petition you need to sign…
Click on the image to sign the petition Amazon’s current policy for E-books – from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custome...) Returning Kindle Books Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are eligible for return and refund if we receive your request within seven days of the date of purchase. Once a refund is issued, you’ll no longer have [...]
March 31, 2013
I’m trying to move up through the Goodreads ranks, and I could sure use your help :)
Good morning, all! I’m on several lists on Goodreads, and sure could use some votes…a vote on any or all lists is surely appreciated Vote on “Great Indie Novels” Vote on “New Authors to Read” Vote on “Best Debut Authors” Thanks, everyone! Filed under: "Chatting with the Authors" interviews, The Clearing Tagged: African-American, amazon, Amazon [...]
March 26, 2013
I’m trying to move up through the Goodreads ranks, and I could sure use your help :)
Good morning, all! I’m on several lists on Goodreads, and sure could use some votes…a vote on any or all lists is surely appreciated Vote on “Great Indie Novels” Vote on “New Authors to Read” Vote on “Best Debut Authors” Thanks, everyone! Filed under: "Chatting with the Authors" interviews, The Clearing Tagged: African-American, amazon, Amazon [...]
March 25, 2013
Hey y’all! “Verses of Athine”, the newest “Daughters of Ares Chronicles” volume by my buddy Shannon Mcroberts, is out on Smashwords…get it today!
Click on the cover to get it on Smashwords! Book Description: Take what you know about mythology and throw it out the window… Do you have any idea what Zeus, Odin, Pandora’s Box, Atlantis, Machu Picchu, Hera, Nike, Dragons, Vlad, Clones*, and Vampires have in common? Athine does! The Daughter of Ares Chronicles follows Athine [...]
Hey y’all! “Soldier”, the new short World War II novel by my brother-in-arms Stan R. Mitchell, is out on Amazon…get it today!
Click on the cover to get it on Amazon! Book Description: As World War II enters its final stretch, the last elements of the German Army struggle to survive and end the war with honor. The German soldiers know the war is lost, but have no idea how many days (or weeks) remain before capitulation. [...]
A firefighter with cancer, and a petition from Change.org that you REALLY need to sign…:)
Click on Tony’s image to read his article and sign the petition! Filed under: Articles and Posts by Authors Tagged: cancer, change.org, firefighter
March 22, 2013
Hey y’all! It’s Sasquatch and ‘Animal House’, all in one! “Nobody Loves a Bigfoot Like a Bigfoot Babe”, the madcap comedy by my brother Simon Okill, is out on Amazon…and it’s only 99 cents..get it today!
Click on the cover to get it on Amazon! Book Description: The Northern California town of Big Beaver has become a haven for Bigfoot, alien sightings and is home to The Phantom Bigfoot Bather. It’s a town full of lovable misfits and crazies in search of the illusive Bigfoot and a forest full of Bigfoot [...]
My buddy Gay Ingram, on the origin of a well-known saying – “Raining cats and dogs”…”)
Click on Gay’s image to read it! Filed under: Articles and Posts by Authors Tagged: amazon, art, author, blood, cat, Crime, dog, E-book, Facebook, Gay Ingram, Greyhart, horror, Literature, novel, publishing, The Clearing, Thomas Rydder, thriller, werewolf, writer, writing
A look into the origins of some very old sayings – that came from the Bible…:)
1. A drop in the bucket Meaning A very small proportion of the whole. Origin From the Bible, Isaiah 40:15 (King James Version): “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.” ‘A [...]
