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Famous literary characters and their favorite apps

Miss Havisham: Pinterest. Curates a very popular vintage wedding style board.
Scarlett O'Hara: Kickstarter. "You mean I can just ask people for money and they'll give it to me? Well, fiddle-dee-dee, what are we waiting for?"
Emma: OKCupid. Specializes in writing quizzes and critiquing her friends' profiles.
Jay Gatsby: Instagram. Likes his weekly parties to be well-documented. Also stalks Daisy on Facebook.
Ebenezer Scrooge: Etrade.
Jo March: Goodreads.
Holden Caulfield: Twitter and Uber....

What to Read After The Hunger Games

Hi readers,
I'm curating a new YA book recommendation page at my link text

It's a great way to find affordable (and often free) ebooks on Facebook. Please consider liking the page and posting your favorite books. I'll share your suggestions with everyone.

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Thanks,

Laura Schaefer

Amazon has a new feature

Amazon now shows Notes & Highlights from readers' Kindles. What do you think? Here is the page for Notes to Self:

https://kindle.amazon.com/work/notes-...

I'm honored by the positive comments!

Notes to Self is 99 cents today. Grab your copy now!

Notes to Self by Avery Sawyer (my pen name) has a promo price of $0.99 right now. I hope you'll consider giving it a download or gifting a copy to a friend if you've already read it. Thank you!

Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Notes-to-Self-e...

I made a video

I used this cool online video editor and put together a little author intro:

http://youtu.be/SgXSfhBpwI0

Hope you get a kick out of it. :D

The Forever Contract by Avery Sawyer is FREE today

The Forever Contract by Avery Sawyer is FREE today on Amazon. Please give it a download and help me spread the word. Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Contrac...



Here is the description:
In the very near future, the country is plunged into drought and unrest. Scare resources and constant heat are making life completely miserable. Casey doesn't think she can stand slugging back another gel pack or working one more shift at the wells. Fortunately, there's a solution: anyone over the age of seventeen can sign the Forever Contract and enter a utopian paradise. While people's minds take a permanent vacation, their bodies get warehoused and hooked up to a complex array of sensors and feeding tubes. As Casey's brother says, "You upload your consciousness to the system and you're free to live as long as you want, however you want. No more pain, no more heat, no more awful dust, no more work. Just pure thought. It's what our species has always been meant for. Suffering is for philosophers. Not for me."

Casey's ready to sign--a permanent vacation is just what she needs. There's only one problem: her boyfriend James doesn't trust it.

Told from his and her perspectives, The Forever Contract is a 17,000 word (60 page) novella suitable for readers in grade 8 and above.

Would you sign the contract?

On Reading Your Own Book Reviews...

Even more proof that writing is a very odd way to make a living: http://lnkd.in/99DvyE Great piece, give it a read.

What to read after The Hunger Games

Hi everyone,
I recently created a new Facebook fan page called "What to read after The Hunger Games." Please consider liking it and suggesting some of your favorite YA titles there.

https://www.facebook.com/WhatToReadAf...

Thanks!

The Secret Ingredient will soon be in paperback

Hello friends! Teashop Girls 2, The Secret Ingredient, will be in paperback June 26th. You can pre-order your copy (and one for your BFF) today. :-)

The Secret Ingredient

Also, I'm still working on getting the word out about my YA ebook title Notes to Self. If you haven't heard about it yet, give it a click. Thanks!

Notes to Self

Notes to Self is 99 cents only for a limited time.

Spring reading promo! Notes to Self by Avery Sawyer is now 75% off--only 99 cents for a limited time. Grab your copy now and please help spread the word if you liked the book!

Notes to Self has 43 reviews on Amazon and will soon be available for sale at BN.com and iTunes.