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November 27, 2015
AIS Extras Part V: Second Ending Part II
The Semi-Mega-Sad Ending. Part II
This is the second part of the second ending. A little over the top, but certainly different from the first happy ending.
Today you can get all three of my Deserted Lands e-books for under $11 for the “This Sale Goes to Elevensies” Sale!
~L~
“All right, Zach. We’ll see you when you catch us.” Lizzie hung up the phone. She hit the bar that said Glen. His tired voice answered. “Glen? Are you okay?”
“Well. I got some food. They’ve got me. I am no longer a free a...
November 20, 2015
AIS Extras Part IV: Second Ending Part I
The Semi-Mega-Sad Ending. Part I
There are certainly some “and a lot of things happen here” spots, but you get the gist. Better than the first Scooby Doo ending, but still not right. Not the original spelling of Mannie’s name. A mi, no me gusta. Today you can get all three of my Deserted Lands e-books for under $11 for the “This Sale Goes to Elevensies” Sale!
~L~
“Lizzie knows we’ve gotten captured,” Jess said softly.
Manny turned to Jess. She looked tired, but trying to hold herself together...
November 17, 2015
MY PATH TO INDIE PUBLICATION: PART XII—Promotions
Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’sPath to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall’s posts since I discovered his blog. ReadPath to Indie Publication:Part I.Part II.Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI.Part VII. Part VIII.Part IX.Part X.Part XI.
Part XII—Promotion. What worked for me…May not work for you. Mileage varies. Seriously.
WARNING LOTS OF NUMBERS THAT MAY BE MEANINGLESS.
My experiment this week? This is it. This blog post, okay proba...
November 15, 2015
SmorgasBlog – Free Fiction with Newsletter sign-up
Okay, ELEVEN short notes for NaNOvember…
Free Fiction with Newsletter sign-up. Put your e-mail in the orange box to the left. I will send you a FREE e-book of Toils and Snares. If you’re already on my mailing list and haven’t read it, what are you waiting for?
Here’s the first view of the updated cover art with Book I and Book II! So cool. PLEASE, PLEASE leave me and honest Review if you have read any of my books. If you’ve decided not to leave a review because you thought the book was only...
November 13, 2015
AIS Extras Part III: First Ending
Here it is. The ending I wrote forNANOWRIMO in November 2012, knowing it wasn’t good enough, that it was too easy and quick. SPOILER ALERT. This will ruin some surprises in ALL IS SILENCE if you read it before you read the whole book!
Remember, ALL IS SILENCE is ON SALE for the first time at $2.99 the entire month of November on all major sales sites in honor of NANOWRIMO.
Last NANOWRIMO chapter
“Okay, drive through cones.” Lizzie said. “Don’t go into towns. Jesus, people are going crazy. See...
November 11, 2015
Reader Response to Indie Publishing Prices.
Hey folks,
I just read this post on GoodReads on ‘gouging’ my readers. I was initially offended, but I took the time to write a thoughtful response, I think. Both the initial note and my response are below.
Any thoughts? Should I have not said responded? Is $6.99 too high a price for a new release like STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS [Will be on sale for $4.99 November 22-30]? I released ALL IS SILENCE at $5.99 and dropped it to $4.99 [Currently on sale for $2.99 this month.] when it had been out a ye...
November 7, 2015
AIS Extras Part II: NaNOriginal Dream Sequence…
Yes. Dream Sequence… Gonna have to save my dream sequencesfor the fantasy series. Thanks, Amanda. Good call.
Remember, ALL IS SILENCE is ON SALE for the first time at $2.99 the entire month of November on all major sales sites in honor of NANOWRIMO.
Original Opening Scene of ALL IS SILENCEas written during NaNoWriMo 2012.Working titles were:
ZOMBIE ZOO
followed by
AND EVERYTHING AFTER…
then
ALL IS SILENCE IN THE WORLD
and finally
ALL IS SILENCE
Chapter One
No good sleeping in when her litt...
October 30, 2015
AIS Extras Part I: Lizzie’s Debut
Over the next couple months, I’m going to share some of the false starts and cut endings of my first novel, ALL IS SILENCE. Here are the first words as I wrote them long hand, long before I got serious about writing the novel. Maybe an R rating for language.
Remember, as part of the THIS SALE GOES TO ELEVENSIES, theALL IS SILENCE ebook is pricedfor the first time at $2.99 the entire month of November on all major sales sites. Also in honor of NANOWRIMO,TOILS AND SNARES is also on sale for $0....
October 27, 2015
This Sale Goes to Elevensies…
It goes to eleven. That’s one louder. BREAKING NEWS.ACT NOW AND GET BOTH DESERTED LANDS NOVELS FOR $5.98 on KOBO.
U. S./Australia/New Zealand.Oct 27th–30th.Promo Code: GET50SALE
Canada.October 28th–31st.Promo Code: CA50SALE
United Kingdom.Oct 30th – Nov 2nd.Promo Code: UK50SALE.
What I really wanted to announce is my biggest promotion to date.
ELEVENSIES SALE – In honor of NANOWRIMO and the anniversary of the beginning of the Deserted Lands series in November 2012, I am having a sale on all...
October 22, 2015
SmorgasBlog – Autumn Falls…
Please, excuse the random catch-all of paragraphs that make up this post. Not sure that any of them deserve a whole blog post at the moment.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: There’s a new interview of me up on YA site:Off The Shelf from Derek Murphy.
COVER ART WIN: Pintado’s cover art for STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS won one of five gold stars for fiction in the September Book Cover Design Awards from The Book Designer. Top 6 out of 115 entries. “Stunning imagery meets professionally crafted typography. A top-not...
