For Your Year’s End Reading — A Pre-Pub Copy of “Mouse” for Free?
Set for a January 8 release, AVOID SEEING A MOUSE AND OTHER TALES OF THE REAL AND SURREAL (cf. December 14, November 26, et al.) has already received one review on Goodreads. This from fellow writer (and artist) Marge Simon, in part:
. . . This collection doesn’t disappoint. I was glad to find several stories from his Tombs collection. One, loosely based on the Pied Piper, another about the time when ghouls almost died off, which left the populus of a certain planet in dire straits. . . . In another tale, meet a girl named Ipanema, a beauty from Tombs, who witnesses the death of all the lower animals. The collection is packed with juicy stories, all highly entertaining. The title story is last, and possibly the most fascinating fun. “Avoid Seeing A Mouse” set in contemporary times, is an adventure that begins in a magnificent exhibit of ancient Egypt. It prompts a young man’s dreams of the goddess Sekhmet. A mouse is spotted early on, but why should he avoid seeing it? You’ll need to read the book to find out what happens next. Trust me, you’ll never find a story like this one anywhere. The collection is highly recommended, it’s a keeper!
Other stories include zombies, ghouls, and, yes, vampires (at least by repute), along with Egyptian and more recent history, myths, space probes and Saturn. . . . And destructive animals. But what’s your opinion? That is, while I understand AVOID SEEING A MOUSE will be available in print only, I’d like to offer prospective readers, in return for considering writing an honest review, a free pre-publication PDF copy now. Call it a post-holiday gift, if you will. In other words, if other things intervene or if after reading it you think it isn’t worth reviewing, that would be okay — there’s no obligation.
The thing is, what I really want to do is get people to read it, then if they like it spread the word to friends. To generate buzz. And if you’re moved to write and post a review on Amazon, Goodreads, etc. as well, that would be super! And of course, if you’d then like a paperback copy to keep — or perhaps even share as gifts yourselves — I understand the Amazon price in January, according to publisher The Alien Buddha Press, will be $12.99.
But for now, for a free PDF copy of AVOID SEEING A MOUSE AND OTHER TALES OF THE REAL AND SURREAL just send me an email to edgarc@rocketmail.com with “Mouse” in the subject line.
