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April 23, 2013
Contest/Giveaway
Okay, so as most of you know, I want to sell 100 eBooks by July. After 100 books have been sold, I’m going to pick three people (if you comment to my post and let me know you’ve purchased my book(s) I’ll add your name to the list of contestants) and give them a prize. I have updated the prizes to now include the following:
1. A PDF copy of my yet-to-be-published book, Me and Billy the Kid
2. A $10 Amazon gift card
3. A $5 Kindle gift card
Thank you in advance from a truly grateful author, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Faith in the .99 Cent eBook
Reblogged from Legends of Windemere:
I've pondered my pricing for a long time. I did research long before I started formatting my novels for Amazon. One thing kept turning up. The same phrase again and again from people. At one point this phrase was even uttered to me:
"A .99 cent eBook means the author has no faith in the book."
Well . . . that's an interesting insight into the mind of the aspiring author.
A good question for anyone who has self-published an eBook on amazon.com
I've been wondering about pricing for some time, and this author has some very helpful answers to this very important/stressful question.
Meet the character: Margery Rose
Today I’m interviewing Margery Rose, a Slayer from the Montezuma Slayer pack.
Birthday: April 12th
Favorite movie: Ella Enchanted
Favorite food: Homemade Beef Stroganoff
Me: Hi Margery! So glad to have you here!
Margery: Thank you. I was very surprised when I got your invitation. I’ve never been interviewed before. I was a bit nervous to meet with you.
Me: Are you still nervous?
Margery: Oh no, you’re younger than I thought. I was expecting a cranky, old woman.
Me: *clears throat* Well, sorry for the misunderstanding. Let’s get on with the interview, shall we? There has been a few people that question Ness being the right candidate for Kenneth’s successor. Some even say you’d have made a better alpha.
Margery: I’m flattered! I didn’t know anyone had ever mentioned my name when discussing alphas. But really, I will not question Kenneth. He’s done too much for our pack. He’s protected us and lead us into many glorious battles. And if he believes in Nes’s abilities, I will not challenge him.
Me: Off the record, what do you think about Ness?
Margery: I cannot say I’m fond of her, but I will admit that I can sense her alpha potential.
Me: Alpha potential?
Margery: You didn’t think that an alpha just points to a random fifteen year old and says, “Yeah, I think she’ll be good.” Did you? That’s not how it works. Every alpha is born with alpha potential. Think of it as a ball of lava in their very soul. That lava has the power to control the pack. A slayer without that potential would make about as good an alpha as a crocodile would make a preschool teacher. Of course, that doesn’t stop slayers from being jealous or thinking they’d have made a better alpha. And in Ness’s case, she’s a late bloomer. One day she’s going to wake up and say, “I’m going to lead this pack today.”
Me: That being said, are you jealous that Ness was chosen?
Margery: *pauses* I once was. But I’m more mature now. I know that Kenneth picked her for a reason. Does this conclude our interview?
Me: Oh, yes, I suppose so. Thanks Margery.
Whew, that was interesting. Who else has a question for Margery Rose?
April 22, 2013
WordPress Family Award
I was very thoughtfully nominated for this beautiful award by Charles Yallowitz at
http://legendsofwindemere.com/
This is an awesome award and here is the description and rules for it:
Award Description:
“This is an award for everyone who is part of the “Word Press Family” I start this award on the basis that the WordPress family has taken me in, and showed me love and a caring side only WordPress can. The way people take a second to be nice, to answer a question and not make things a competition amazes me here. I know I have been given many awards, but I wanted to leave my own legacy on here by creating my own award, as many have done before. This represents “Family” we never meet, but are there for us as family. It is my honour to start this award.” from Shaun @ http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/
Rules:
1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate 10 others you see as having an impact on your wordpress experience and family
4. Let your 10 Family members know you have awarded them
5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people that have taken you as a friend, and spread the love.
Here are my ten wordpress family members:
http://legendsofwindemere.com/
http://litandscribbles.wordpress.com/
http://sarahcradit.wordpress.com/
http://dianastaresinicdeane.wordpress.com/
http://dreamingcreatively.wordpress.com/
http://rosieamber.wordpress.com/
http://myscrapmuseis.wordpress.com/
Meet the character: Roger Vancouver
So this Monday morning, I met with Vanessa’s and Viviana’s father, Rodger. Although he’s not an alpha, he’s agreed to explain their role to us.
Birthday: January 16th
Favorite Movie TV Show: Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventure (and yes, he’s a Slayer, if you were wondering)
Favorite Food: Five-alarm Chili
Me: Hello Mr. Vancouver. Thanks for coming by!
Rodger: Hello Briana, happy to help.
Me: So tell me what its like for your daughter to be an alpha. You’re obviously proud of her, but is it going to be awkward for your daughter to be giving the orders?
Roger: Of course I’m proud, but with such great responsibility comes danger. Being an alpha is ten times more dangerous than being just a Slayer. Wolves hate alphas, and if they get the chance, will kill them out of spite, sometimes not even during the full moon. Ness has never been a brave girl, and I’m very worried about her. Kenneth will protect her for as long as he can, but the day will come when she’ll be on her own, and part of me wonders if the the strain will break her. There have been stories of alpha who chose unwisely and their successor failed terribly.
Me: Are you saying Kenneth made a mistake of choose Vanessa?
Roger: *looks embarrassed* No, I didn’t mean that. But there are some who’ve mentioned it. There were two girls born the same year as Vanessa, and they’re both strong, dependent women, very capable of upholding pack law, as well as having the ability to kill wolves.
Me: So my question is, do you regret that she was chosen to be an alpha?
Roger: *Long pause* Yes. She is such a frail girl. I’ve seen how hard it is on her to witness the death of a wolf. If only Kenneth would have chosen Margery or Kate, I could sleep soundly at night knowing my family and my pack is safe.
Me: You doubt her ability, but had you said as much to Kenneth?
Roger: I have. But Kenneth and I are not as close as we once were. He questions my judgement. We had a bit of a falling out years ago because I was a jealous, rebellious youth who’d dreamed of becoming an alpha, and instead, my friend was chosen. I though Kenneth was picked because his grandfather was an alpha. But I see now that I was just disappointed in myself and I lashed out at my friend.
Me: Does that mean Kenneth hasn’t forgiven you?
Roger: Of course he’s forgiven me. He is my alpha; he cannot be cross with any member of his pack, nor can he show any favoritism, outside of his successors, that is. In a way, we are his children. *grimace* Although, I am two months his elder.
Me: Being a slayer is hard, isn’t it?
Roger: It is.
Me: Well, thank you for stopping by and elaborating for us.
Roger: Don’t mention it.
Okay then! Who else has a question for Roger?
April 21, 2013
Author Interview Program #11
Today I had the opportunity to meet and interview a wonderful young lady, Ms. Kristen Mazzola. Please give her a warm welcome!
Where can we find you?
Kristen: https://en.gravatar.com/khmazz
http://khmazzola124.wordpress.com/
What is your author name? Or do you use a penname instead?
Kristen: My author name is Kristen Hope Mazzola.
What is the title of the book you’re currently writing?
Kristen: Crashing Back Down
What is the genre of your book?
Kristen: New Adult border lining on romance
What inspires you to write?
Kristen: Many things from my life are inspirations to me. The love I get from my friends and family, the times of tragedy that I have experienced and random moments in my life. It all boils down into my innate love for writing, it completely cleanses my soul and fulfills my life.
Self-publish or traditional publishing, and why?
Kristen: I am leaning towards self-publishing. I feel that I will have more freedom to do with my writing what I feel is best.
What advice would you give to an aspiring author?
Kristen: To all aspiring authors I would say to just write what is in you. To never think about it or try to plan, just let your pen start unraveling a wonderful, uncensored journey. As authors I feel it is in our veins to take our readers into depths of themselves and ourselves in the rawest of fashions and just bleed.
Thank you Kristen!
The Dream
Reblogged from helenvalentina:
The hardest thing in losing love
Is to relinquish what it seemed
For even though the partnership
May well have lost its gleam
How do you quell the lingering ghost
How do you kill the dream?
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
Beautiful poem from Helen Valentina.
Ask a Character: Luke Callindor
Reblogged from Legends of Windemere:
So, I saw Briana Vedsted make a post where she interviewed a character from her book. I thought was a genius idea and set out to do the same. Unfortunately, I can never think of any questions to ask my characters beyond 'why did you do that?' or 'are you trying to drive me insane?' I've talked with them for so long that I don't know what questions people would want to ask to make things interesting.
Charles Yallowitz is interviewing his book characters, you should stop by and ask them a question or two!
Or better yet, buy his book, Beginning of a Hero, available on amazon.com!
More work from the dungeon. Also known as my brain.
Reblogged from readful things blog:
Another example of me venturing out from behind the reviewer's desk to attempt something that passes as writing, also not edited and more than likely not going to be published this century. Think of all the billions these unedited unpublished manuscripts will be worth when I croak. well, maybe the Museum of Natural History will want them in about ten thousand years...:) Primitive writing....
Really interesting story sample from Ms. Ionia Martin's blog. You should pay her a visit: http://readfulthingsblog.com/
April 20, 2013
Milestone and contest
I reached my first milestone this week. One of my books was sold in the United Kingdom. Yah! Thank you so much!
And I’m also giving you a heads up that I’ll be holding a contest for the remainder of this month and into the month of July: I want to sell one hundred ebooks.
Anyone who has bought either of my books (The Night I walked off of Boot Hill or The Untold Story of Margaret Hearst) and will comment to this post or review the book on amazon.com or goodreads, will have their names be entered to win one of the three prizes.
As soon as I’ve hit the one hundred book mark (I’m at four right now) I’ll select one grand prize winner to receive a PDF copy of Me and Billy the Kid, one second-place winner to receive an I-Tunes gift card, and one third-place winner to receive a Burger King gift card.
