John Martin
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| Making Connections: 4537. - MAJOR BS AND THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS by John Martin | 1 | 8 | Sep 03, 2016 08:02AM | |
| Aussie Readers: Reviewers sought for funny mystery | 2 | 10 | Sep 19, 2016 03:48AM | |
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Just a heads-up. My ebook version of my funny mystery novel
is now free from Amazon, B&N, Apple and Kobo.books2read.com/u/4DAkyr
To celebrate the release of the new cover for
, I'm offering free review copies.You can download a free copy of my book in Kindle or ePub format:
Kindle - https://books.pronoun.com/serve/1131c...
ePub - https://books.pronoun.com/serve/1131c...
Of course, a review on Amazon or Goodreads isn't obligatory. But it helps other readers decide if a book is worth reading, and it helps shape what I might write next.
Hi John,Sorry to be slow responding.
Thanks for connecting with me on GR.
Hope you have a great week.
Cheers!
Rob
Hi, John, just wanted to let you know that I've left reviews of MAJOR BS here and at Amazon. Thanks for the opportunity! Keep writing! I hope you're having a good week. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
FREE FOR FIVE DAYSMy funny (with pathos) novel, Major BS and the Illegal Immigrants.
Reviews appreciated.
https://www.amazon.com/Major-BS-illeg...
Major BS and the Illegal Immigrants
Anyone want to review my latest novel? I can send you a .mobi file or a PDF.https://www.amazon.com.au/Major-BS-il...Major BS and the Illegal Immigrants
FREE FOR FIVE DAYS: PARENTING HUMOURhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Jack-jellyb...Jack and the Jellybean Stalk
Major BS and the Illegal ImmigrantsIf anyone's interested in reviewing this ebook, which comes out in the next few days, give me a hoy at jkmdunno@gmail.com
I can send you a pdf or, alternatively, I plan to make the book free for five days at Amazon from September 2. All I want is an honest review at Amazon and/or Goodreads.
New Zealand editor Anne-Marie Emerson McDonald has been casting her eagle eyes over my novel, which is on schedule for release as an ebook next week.You can preorder it here.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G4JJCPO#...Major BS and the Illegal Immigrants
Hi, John! Thanks for contacting me, Friend Request Accepted, thanks for Requesting! Good to hear from another author! Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a great writing day. I like the Hemingway quote about the first draft of anything being... Well, that could sometimes mean the ! the person went through and is now writing about! But, no, I think I understand what he meant. And I hope you don't have to deal with a lot of ! in your life. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
READ THE FIRST CHAPTER FREE. What's he going to do with 12 Illegal Immigrants he's accidentally rescued. http://ow.ly/xamG302DJtjMajor BS and the Illegal Immigrants
Humour with pathos. PRE-ORDER MY NEW E-NOVEL from Amazon. http://ow.ly/WlNS302x3MXMajor BS and the Illegal Immigrants
Forty-six years ago today I sat in my grade six classroom watching Neil Armstrong step on the moon via a black and white television. It was about the same quality of transmission as the ultra-sound of my son when he was but a foetus almost 22 years ago.Fast forward to 2016 and a moon landing figures in my collection of funny flash fiction, Romeo and Julie.
It's one of 16 stories, and the good news is the ebook is currently free to download from Amazon, http://ow.ly/EqkH302sbUK
Find out who got the cocoa pops from the Variety Pack they took with them on the lunar landing module. Find out, too, who is most annoyed with his snap shots photo-processing lab.
Read also samples from my three upcoming novels. I call them funny novels with pathos.
Romeo and Julie
Romeo and Julie
FREE July 18 to 22: Gorgonzola entree is served ahead of three funny new novels. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EF0BVQW/... … … via @amazon #ComedyBookWeek
Get your free download tomorrow (July 15) and Saturday (July 16) of my ebook of flash fiction from Amazon http://ow.ly/psYP302bp4m I'm participating in #ComedyBookWeek and I've updated the book and added sample chapters from my new upcoming novels, Romeo and Julie
My participation in #ComedyBookWeek is paltry, but I was caught unawares this year. Who knew there was such a thing? I threw one book of flash fiction, Romeo and Julie, into the ring.Find out more at https://comedybookweek.com
Major BS and the Illegal Immigrants
My novel is due out on August 23 but you can pre-order now --
http://ow.ly/TTgy300ymYW (Australia, $4.85),
http://ow.ly/HmC7300ytAC (US, $3.50) and
http://ow.ly/NeIG300ytEQ (UK, £2.41)
Fifty-one stories from a father. Diverse topics include the day he came to call himself a man in a fountain of pee, to the day he drove the getaway trolley at the teddy bears' picnic.http://ow.ly/4nm6l1
Jack and the Jellybean Stalk
Offer ends today. My short story collection is still free at Amazon Australia, http://ow.ly/4mV5E8
Romeo and Julie
I feel like the guy in the silly hat out the front of the sideshow. "Hurry, hurry. Step right up for the greatest show on earth."Only it's not that momentus. But my book is still free on Amazon Australia http://ow.ly/4mV2Mn for a limited time. So hurry, hurry. Step right up.
Romeo and Julie
For those people living in the Northern Hemisphere and still slaving away towards the weekend, I feel the need to gloat. My Friday after work is here already. Now, what to read?
It's easy to like Mike Rokyo's stuff, jan.He had the right mix for me of humour, anger and sensitivities.
When i entered journalism as a copyboy in 1976, one of my first jobs was to tear up the paper from the telex machine as it arrived and arrange it in piles - news, sport,features etc for the various editors.
Royko's columns reached us in Tasmania via worldwide syndication and was used inb our newspaper each week. But I read it first, so much so that I probably neglected the other piles a bit. Thus began my aspiration to write like Royko. I never reached it buyt, boy, I still read that collection from time to time and dream.
Thanks for the friend request, John.As a Chicagoan, I've got to say that anyone who has Royko on their shelf, can't be all bad.



































































