Kory M. Shrum's Blog, page 24
April 27, 2015
April 24, 2015
#FreebieFriday: Want me to sign your #kindle book? #giveaway
Happy Friday:
Happy because now I can sign your kindle eBooks for free through a service called Authorgraph. It doesn't cost anything to sign up. And once you do (and configure your settings on your kindle page a little), then you can have your very own kindle eBook signed by your favorite authors--including me!
Dying for a Living is still free and doing well on the charts, so if you're interested, pick yours up and get it signed.
Already got a copy of my book(s), but don't have it signed? Sign up for Authorgraph here.
Got my book AND authorgraph? Then what are you waiting for? Request them now.
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Happy because now I can sign your kindle eBooks for free through a service called Authorgraph. It doesn't cost anything to sign up. And once you do (and configure your settings on your kindle page a little), then you can have your very own kindle eBook signed by your favorite authors--including me!
Dying for a Living is still free and doing well on the charts, so if you're interested, pick yours up and get it signed.
Already got a copy of my book(s), but don't have it signed? Sign up for Authorgraph here.
Got my book AND authorgraph? Then what are you waiting for? Request them now.
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April 23, 2015
Three Stiffs with Picks: Can you name their songs? #giveaway
In Jesse's universe, there is a Necronite band called Three Stiffs with Picks. She loves it and I imagine the "stiffs" really playing up their NRD condition by looking like old school zombies. (see below)
I stole this picture from here.
So my question for the day: What are some song/album titles for Three Stiffs with Picks? I want to do more with the band and their music in future books, so if you come up with a great title, I'll totally credit you in the next book. So give me your best shot!
Go!
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I stole this picture from here.So my question for the day: What are some song/album titles for Three Stiffs with Picks? I want to do more with the band and their music in future books, so if you come up with a great title, I'll totally credit you in the next book. So give me your best shot!
Go!
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April 22, 2015
Jesse Couldn't Stop for Death #blogtour #giveaway #npm15
I was somewhat disappointed that I'm missing out on the National Poetry Month opportunities to post poems, given my blog tour of
Dying for Her
. But today I decided to combine the two with--you guessed it!--a poem about dying.
Enjoy!
Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.
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Enjoy!
Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.
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April 21, 2015
How Would You Like to Die? #giveaway #freebooks
1983: Truls Hellevik, a diver undergoing decompression aboard the oil rig Byford Dolphin was accidentally exposed to an eight-Atmosphere change in air pressure, leading to instantaneous massive expansion of his internal bodily gasses, causing him to explode into many small parts which rained down upon the rig; official investigation of the incident led to changes in some diving-bell resurfacing procedures.
2007: Humberto Hernandez, a 24-year-old Oakland, California, U.S., resident, was killed after being struck in the face by an airborne fire hydrant while walking. A passing car had struck the fire hydrant and the water pressure shot the hydrant at Hernandez with enough force to kill him.
2010: Mike Edwards, 62, was a founding member and cellist for the band ELO; he died when a large, round bale of hay rolled down a hill and smashed his van while he was out driving
2011: Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, died after being stabbed in the leg at an illegal cockfight in Tulare County, California U.S., by one of the birds that had a knife attached to its limb
2013: João Maria de Souza, 45, of Caratinga, Brazil, was killed by a cow that fell through the roof of his house onto his bed while he was asleep.
....Yes, I'm that person who sits around reading about strange and unusual deaths all day. Why? Because when you have a character who dies for a living, you have to know what to expect. Since researching Dying for a Living, I now know all kinds of random bits of information (i.e. your chances of dying in your kitchen, bathroom, or in a car are high) pertaining to what kind of deaths Jesse is most likely to encounter on the job and what she might have to work around when saving that person's life. (Though how she'd prepare for a falling cow, I've no idea).
So today's question:
What kind of death replacement would you like to see Jesse do?
or
What kind of death would you like to be saved from?
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2007: Humberto Hernandez, a 24-year-old Oakland, California, U.S., resident, was killed after being struck in the face by an airborne fire hydrant while walking. A passing car had struck the fire hydrant and the water pressure shot the hydrant at Hernandez with enough force to kill him.
2010: Mike Edwards, 62, was a founding member and cellist for the band ELO; he died when a large, round bale of hay rolled down a hill and smashed his van while he was out driving
2011: Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, died after being stabbed in the leg at an illegal cockfight in Tulare County, California U.S., by one of the birds that had a knife attached to its limb
2013: João Maria de Souza, 45, of Caratinga, Brazil, was killed by a cow that fell through the roof of his house onto his bed while he was asleep.
....Yes, I'm that person who sits around reading about strange and unusual deaths all day. Why? Because when you have a character who dies for a living, you have to know what to expect. Since researching Dying for a Living, I now know all kinds of random bits of information (i.e. your chances of dying in your kitchen, bathroom, or in a car are high) pertaining to what kind of deaths Jesse is most likely to encounter on the job and what she might have to work around when saving that person's life. (Though how she'd prepare for a falling cow, I've no idea).
So today's question:
What kind of death replacement would you like to see Jesse do?
or
What kind of death would you like to be saved from?
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April 20, 2015
#Mondayblogs: Jesse Sullivan fans, I'm taking questions #giveaway #blogtour
Happy Monday (or not).
Last book tour I was able to have a Live Q & A for the Jesse Sullivan fans who had questions about the lastest book, or what was coming next for Jesse and the gang. However, this month has been hard on me health wise (migraine, sprained neck, respiratory virus) and so I'm going to have to do something a little different.
Please ask me any questions you have about Jesse, the gang, or the series (or anything else that comes to mind) in the comments below. I will make a vlog answering all the questions and share it ASAP.
In the meantime, here is a live Q&A from my reading at APSU in February:
Talk to you soon! :)
Kory
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Last book tour I was able to have a Live Q & A for the Jesse Sullivan fans who had questions about the lastest book, or what was coming next for Jesse and the gang. However, this month has been hard on me health wise (migraine, sprained neck, respiratory virus) and so I'm going to have to do something a little different.
Please ask me any questions you have about Jesse, the gang, or the series (or anything else that comes to mind) in the comments below. I will make a vlog answering all the questions and share it ASAP.
In the meantime, here is a live Q&A from my reading at APSU in February:
Talk to you soon! :)
Kory
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April 17, 2015
#FreebieFriday with $100 and #giveaways #amreading #freebooks
We've made it to another freebie Friday on the Dying for Her blog tour. Woo! And
Dying for a Living
shot up to #1 on the Paranormal/Urban/Contemporary free charts this week, so it's been pretty awesome. If only I weren't dying of a respiratory virus I might be having more fun.
So what's free this week:
Read about my night in the trunk of a car (on this amazing blog that you should totally know about!) and enter to win a signed set of paperbacks 1-3 in my series.
From last week we've still got:
Booklikes Deadline April 20
International Giveaway.
1 signed paperback of Dying for a Living.
1 signed paperback of Dying by the Hour.
1 signed paperback of Dying for Her.
10 eCopies of Dying for Her
http://booklikes.com/giveaways
LibraryThing Deadline April 22 International Giveaway.
3 audiobooks of Dying by the Hour
2 signed paperbacks of Dying by the Hour
eCopies of Dying by the Hour
eCopies of Dying for Her
https://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
And don't forget my very own giveaway with the $100 Amazon giftcard below:
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So what's free this week:
Read about my night in the trunk of a car (on this amazing blog that you should totally know about!) and enter to win a signed set of paperbacks 1-3 in my series.
From last week we've still got:
Booklikes Deadline April 20International Giveaway.
1 signed paperback of Dying for a Living.
1 signed paperback of Dying by the Hour.
1 signed paperback of Dying for Her.
10 eCopies of Dying for Her
http://booklikes.com/giveaways
LibraryThing Deadline April 22 International Giveaway. 3 audiobooks of Dying by the Hour
2 signed paperbacks of Dying by the Hour
eCopies of Dying by the Hour
eCopies of Dying for Her
https://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list
And don't forget my very own giveaway with the $100 Amazon giftcard below:
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April 16, 2015
A Sticky Situation Calls for Sticky Buns #recipe #giveaway
So Jesse and the gang are always getting into "sticky" situations, that's for sure. So why not join her--here is a super delicious sticky bun recipe that I discovered thanks to my fabulous bookclub member Mandi.
They turned out delicious, if I say so myself
Before you rush off to make these buns, hit up the rafflecopter below. And have a "super sweet" day everyone! :)
Kory
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They turned out delicious, if I say so myselfBefore you rush off to make these buns, hit up the rafflecopter below. And have a "super sweet" day everyone! :)
Kory
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April 15, 2015
A Night in the Trunk of a Car #giveaway
Today's blog tour stop is a three for one!
Be appropriately excited!
#1 Interact with the rafflecopter below for today's entries.
#2 Read my fabulous guest post on the FABULOUS speculative fiction book blog I Smell Sheep
I Smell Sheep: My First…Night in the Trunk of a Car (And once you're there, stick around for a while--it's a cozy place!)
#3 Be sure to enter the SEPARATE giveaway on the Sheep blog (double the prizes!)--you'll find the rafflecopter at the bottom of that post.
You might also be interested in Sharon (Head Sheep Mistress)'s review of Dying for Her.
Enjoy all the goodies!
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Be appropriately excited!#1 Interact with the rafflecopter below for today's entries.
#2 Read my fabulous guest post on the FABULOUS speculative fiction book blog I Smell Sheep
I Smell Sheep: My First…Night in the Trunk of a Car (And once you're there, stick around for a while--it's a cozy place!)
#3 Be sure to enter the SEPARATE giveaway on the Sheep blog (double the prizes!)--you'll find the rafflecopter at the bottom of that post.
You might also be interested in Sharon (Head Sheep Mistress)'s review of Dying for Her.
Enjoy all the goodies!
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April 14, 2015
Listen to This: Brinkley's #YouTube #Playlist #giveaway #freebooks
It is hard to make a playlist that perfectly portrays your character. When I thought about making Brinkley's playlist (my protagonist from
Dying for Her
), I knew it would be an intersection between his bluegrass roots and his classic rock adolescence/adulthood.
This is what I came up with. Enjoy!
Before you go, don't forget to interact with the rafflecopter for your chance to win signed books, swag, and a $100 Amazon giftcard.
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This is what I came up with. Enjoy!
Before you go, don't forget to interact with the rafflecopter for your chance to win signed books, swag, and a $100 Amazon giftcard.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
New to my blog and don't know what all of this is about? Find out more.
