THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

Another Five-Star review for Fallen From Grace:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Rick wrote: "Michelle wrote: "If you found a pen that wrote the future, would you use it? What if consequences spread like ripples in a pond? What if they raged out of control? What if the pen demanded tribute ..."

Thanks Rick! It was really fun to write.

The Macabre Masterpiece: Poems of Horror and Gore

I can't say how heartened (and proud) I am that so many who discovered my novel, "I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang," through the Goodreads giveaway program have found it a 4-star, gripping read despite their usual avoidance of the titular "genre." This is set at the end of the old west, but I hoped to take it far beyond the western genre stereotypes, and judging from the comments to date, I believe I may have succeeded! Whew!

Hey James Mason Community Book Club followers! Haven't been around in a bit (how is it that since last Christmas the day only seems to be 20 hours long?). I have some promising news to share. I've gotten some positive feedback from a local publisher, so my debut novel "Outage" might be picked up. I still have some hoops to jump through, but it's still much better than an out-and-out no. I'll post again when I learn more. Take care everyone!

The Trojan Project was first published in the UK in 2008 by Austin & Macauley. However, since I have regained the full rights, it has since been picked up by a publisher in the USA - Moongypsy Press. The novel has been re-edited for the American market and has a brand new cover. More details on the date of the release when I have them. Meanwhile, I have set up a page on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tro... I have also set up a Website www.the-trojan-project.webs.com

LAWMAN is free on Snashwords until Dec. 1, 2011. I am trying to do that on Amazon and Goodreads, but not working so far.


Lawman

Mathieu wrote: "Hey James Mason Community Book Club followers! Haven't been around in a bit (how is it that since last Christmas the day only seems to be 20 hours long?). I have some promising news to share. I've ..."

great to hear from you again Mathieu! best wishes on OUTAGE!!!

Eileen wrote: "The Trojan Project was first published in the UK in 2008 by Austin & Macauley. However, since I have regained the full rights, it has since been picked up by a publisher in the USA - Moongypsy Pres..."

very nice cover!!!

Virginia wrote: "LAWMAN is free on Snashwords until Dec. 1, 2011. I am trying to do that on Amazon and Goodreads, but not working so far.


Lawman"

great read!!!!!

I just put out a short story collection called All Claws: Stories of the Urban Werewolf!



A collection of three stories featuring urban werewolves: Best Friends (Flash), in which Matthew's best friend Jake has outstayed his welcome, at least Riley the Golden Retriever thinks so; Innocent Until Proven (Flash) in which, sick of jury duty, Amanda thinks she's looking forward to closing arguments, on a full moon; and Skinless (9,000 words) in which Albert's night out on the hunt turns into a scramble for his life which could leave him... Er, as the title implies.

Thank you to the James Mason members who have purchased Boomerang recently. I have already reached the halfway mark in my fundraising effort for the Life is good Playmakers Foundation and am hoping I can surpass it before the cut-off date of November 24th. All the details about the fundraiser, as well as sample chapters, lots of reader reviews and a peek at the next book can be found at http://boomerangbyalanhutcheson.blogs...


Thanks,
Alan

Good Evening.

I will be giving away a paperback copy of one of my three apocalyptic novels, The Great Collapse, The Dark Age, or The Last Prophet (winner's choice). If you're interested, just visit my website (www.hortonlibrary.com) and fill out the form. A winner will be chosen on October 31st.

Good Luck!

The Girl Who Tweaked Two Lions' Tails

One of the greatest adventures involving a young girl ever told.

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Fourteen year old Angelina Freyer, born in Africa, growing up on a Kenyan farm, close friend of the Masai and Swahili, knows the bush like the back of her hand.

When she, along with twelve international tourists are stranded in the back of beyond after their plane crashes and goes missing for two weeks, nobody but Angelina knows how to stay alive or effect a self-rescue.

But some of the adults dissent, ridiculing her and arguing that she's not old enough to know what she's doing.

Her aunt, Maudie Freyer, Johannesburg financial executive, who invited Angelina on the ill-fated charter flight, backs her up, warning the dissenters not to make trouble.

The situation deteriorates when Ira Illingworth, London architect, sly, easy living philanderer, steals a cache of uncut diamonds being smuggled from the Botswana diamond fields to Lusaka.

The gang of smugglers, armed and ruthless, hunt the tourists down, forcing Angelina to lead the party away from the crash site and flee into the bush.

Retired Brits, Mr and Mrs James, on the holiday of their lifetime, but who ignore her warning, are the first to be executed by the gang.

Professor Jason Dlamini, black South African anthropologist, editing the manuscript of a thesis he carries in his briefcase, buys the group a brief respite by disguising himself as a labourer returning to his tribal land.

Pieter and Anna Snyder from Dar es Salaam. She's giddy-headed. He's a tough building contractor who swears if he had a rifle, he would take the gang on single handed. He gets his chance.

Eighteen year old David Clegg, student at Montreal University, has learnt a little about abseiling. Ultra-shy but smitten by Angelina, he teams up with her and the two teenagers form a synergy, challenging each other to think their way out of the situation.

Colin and Sheila Hendler, husband and wife bakers from Aukland. He jogs to his bakery every morning at three a.m., competes in marathons, and has the stamina to run mile after mile to stay in front of his pursuers.

Jacque and Vivian de Villiers from Calais. Own a sailing boat back home and know how to repair an old Nile felucca lying on the shores of Lake Kariba.

But it is Angelina's can-do attitude that drives everybody on.

Fraught with failure, a two-week, hundred-and-fifty-mile hike, cat-and-mouse escape led by her to Victoria Falls, takes its toll ... especially on those who don't believe a girl is capable of tweaking two lions' tails.

In the end however, the ordeal breaks this young girl.


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Just published: Impediments, my third novel and the first book of The Sonnet Trilogy. Book 1 is a coming of age and love story complicated by family ties, gender stereotypes and changing attitudes toward sex.

Impediments

I was thrilled that Huffington Post published my article on eBooks this week. You can read it at this link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/red-roo...

And I also won the Goodreads poetry contest and the poem will be sent out in the November newsletter to all subscribers. You can read it here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

I missed the Huffington Post article. I just read it. Glad I did because I was thinking the other around--first my paperback and then an eBook.
Thanks for the heads up.

I'm out of here. Think I havae the flu. Ugh!

I'm not a published author or anything (haha I'm only 18) but I've wrote this for fun and just would like some more feedback on both of these and if I should continue. HONEST opinions please, do not be afraid of my feelings or anything, I like negative feedback.
http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/6...

I mentioned a book launch elsewhere in the group, but forgot to actually say anything about my novel. I don't want to seem like I'm spamming folks so I promise I'll get this out of my system now:
I've written a novel set in medieval ireland called Lions of the Grail.


Heres the "Blurb":

It is 1315 AD.

Rotting in prison, condemned as a heretic, Knight Templar Richard Savage is given a chance of reprieve if he returns to his homeland of Ireland.

There is a catch: He must work as a spy for King Edward of England.

Scotland and England are at war. The Scots intend to invade Ireland and someone in Ireland is helping them.

Savage returns to a land where he cannot be sure who to trust. Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, is said to possess a mysterious treasure, and many are flocking to his cause. Efficient, brutal killers are on the loose and in the middle of it all is Alys de Logan, Savage's former love who he abandoned to join the Templars, who some say has become a witch.

Amid feasts, tournaments and war, Savage discovers he left more than just memories behind in Ireland. Can he decide whose side he in on, where Bruce's secret treasure is and above all, stay alive?

Lions of the Grail sets its characters against real historical events and also also weaves in elements from medieval literature and celtic mythology and create a tale of high adventure.

LAWMAN is free on Smashwords until December 1,
2011.

Lawman

Sacred Sin

Contemporary Romance. Modern love stories.

Follow this link to World Castle Publishing for a chance to win one of two eBook copies of The Dark Age, a futuristic thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Earth five-hundred years in the future, after an EMP and solar flare destroy all modern technology.

Read the author interview (if you want to), follow the site, and leave a comment with your email. Winners will be notified!

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Trailer for The Dark Age:
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Volumes 4, 5 & 6 in the Lady Justice mystery/comedy series are now available.

I will be giving away three copies on November 10th.

To enter, click on this link:
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Good Luck!

Gina wrote: "I'm not a published author or anything (haha I'm only 18) but I've wrote this for fun and just would like some more feedback on both of these and if I should continue. HONEST opinions please, do no..."

I read the chapter from Death Wished. I like your storyline, and I like your style. The one comment I would make would be to have it proofread very closely. There were several errors, and you wouldn't want to submit it anywhere until those things are corrected. Great first effort!

"Gina wrote: "I'm not a published author or anything (haha I'm only 18)"

The earlier you start, the better you will be. Good on you and good luck with it. Listen to what Marja said though: Make sure you get someone to proof read it. Its more important than you would think

Apparently a small band of us regulars got together today and hijacked a thread. Someone got really mad. But we did the world a service.

Sacred Sin
Lawman

I put a new book up on Amazon today (The Maze). Should be out of review in 24 hours. Hold your breath.

Thank you Maria and Tim. I will do that :) Was there anything else did you guys think I needed or to change/add?

Hello all,
The third and final title of my trilogy is out now. 'The Land of Nimrod' follows 'Leviathan with a Fish-hook ' and 'The Monster Behemoth'and is available in all the usual places as well as Kindle. I call it realistic British Christian fiction for adults. my website www.slrussell.co.uk

So amazed as usual at the superb quality and variety of our members' books!!

Ever get tired of Victor Night Walker trying to romance your underage daughter. When vampires are the problem Squad V has the answer.

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Eight Halloween stories that still haunt the imagination after all the souls have gone back to rest and the monsters crawl back into their shadows.

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Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Drug Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland - a memoir

Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find fortune in Hong Kong, but following a bizarre series of jobs ended up homeless and addicted to crystal methamphetamine.

He began working for the 14K, one of Hong Kong’s notorious crime syndicates, as a nightclub doorman in the Wan Chai red-light district.

Dealing with psychosis, conspiracy and the ‘foreign triad’ — a secretive expat clique that works hand-in-hand with the Chinese mafia — he had to survive in the world’s most unforgiving city, addicted to the world’s most dangerous drug . . .

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When Indie Booksellers said, "You should teach writers how to market their book," I chuckled, then I met several emerging authors who were struggling to promote their work. Many asked how it was possible that I, an unknown in the writing world, had managed to sell so many copies of her first work without an agent or a publicist.

If want a specific, common-sense approach to marketing that won't cause you to have a nervous break down, this book is for you.
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Hi, group. Sorry I haven't been very vocal in the group. Still pretty overwhelmed with Goodreads! I love it, but *wow*, so active.

Rick and friends, I want to put Rick's generous "AN OFFICIAL JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB MUST READ
" statement from his review of my book on the book's jacket. Just wanted to stop by and let you know, just in case you had some objection to that.

I'd like to turn the final in to CreateSpace in the next day or so.

If there's any prob with that, please let me know. Your review made my day, Rick!!!This Brilliant Darkness

Gina wrote: "Thank you Maria and Tim. I will do that :) Was there anything else did you guys think I needed or to change/add?"

That was my initial reaction. You'd need to have someone read the whole thing to get a better idea of what you need to do.

Virginia wrote: "Apparently a small band of us regulars got together today and hijacked a thread. Someone got really mad. But we did the world a service.

Sacred Sin
Lawman

I put..."

Hmph. Didn't see that. I musta missed the bun fight. You girls sound as bad as my daughter. She will take on the Devil himself and cut his you-know-what off. From the time she turned seven, I learnt not to pick a fight with her, tee-hee. Now we have competitions as to who can pull the most ludicrous face at the other. Lots of fun.

Red wrote: "Hi, group. Sorry I haven't been very vocal in the group. Still pretty overwhelmed with Goodreads! I love it, but *wow*, so active.

Rick and friends, I want to put Rick's generous "AN OFFICIAL J..."

my pleasure Red!! quite honored!

Hi everybody.

I have launched a second single short story from my 'Ovolution' anthology. It's called 'Bartlett Rebooted' and is available for the Kindle at

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00628RH6Y
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00628RH6

Haven't added it to Goodreads yet. Must do that now :)

I'm the publisher of this book and I hope that you'll support The Seven-The Key of Credence guys:

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Thanks! ^_^

Know any bright imaginative readers in the 9-year-old demographic? The first 4 stories in my ebook children's fantasy series, The Bekka Chronicles, are available at http://www.wildchildpublishing.com. Book 1 - Bekka of Thorns, Book 2 - The Carven Flute, Book 3 - Rakara, Book 4 - The Woodlock.

Good Evening! I'm excited to inform everyone that my latest novel, The Last Prophet (recently rated five stars by Readers Favorite) is now in the #1 spot on the Goodreads List, "Books I can't Wait to Read this year"!! You can click on the link to go directly to the Goodreads list. Thanks to everyone who voted!!

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Here is the link to The Last Prophet on Amazon...

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Please pass this along!!

Introductory Price just $1.99! My Award-Winning Children's Novel BELLYACHE: A Delicious Tale for ages 7 & up is available as an e-book at Amazon and will soon be available in other e-book formats! Nook version should be up by Sunday. Paperback is available if you prefer.
Please take a look. =) Thank you!

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Saturdays Are Gold

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When I dream,
I dream of those faraway days,
And when I dream of you,
Maudie,
Gosh, we're little children again.
You in the fig tree above my head,
And me, messing in the yard below.
Can we not go back there, Sis,
And play forever and ever?


1940’s Johannesburg.

Children at play in an adult world of prohibition, superstition, African sorcery, divination, child abduction and ritual murder.

Seven year old Maudie, kidnapped because telepathically she witnesses a ritual murder.

Her brother, nine year old Tadpole, the only one who can rescue her.

Their Zulu playmate, eight year old Amos, in a fight to the death with a python.

Hobo, the crazy mutt who pulls the children’s box-cart, runs to answer the telephone and falls out of trees.

A J Freyer, ‘Abe’, Maudie and Tadpole’s father, who warns the children to stay away from the Foster Caves.

Sampson, the family’s Zulu housekeeper and the children’s substitute mother who tells them sorcerers make themselves invisible.

Babs, the children’s alcoholic half-aunt, who drives the local breakdown lorry and parachutes from bi-planes. The police want to speak to her.

Mr Sunshine, the suave African salesman, who lugs a suitcase big enough to stuff a child inside.

Old Joseph, seventy one year old seaman of square-rigger days, despatch rider in WWI, who discusses philosophy with the children.

Mrs Probert, interfering neighbour who doesn’t believe the children are being brought up properly.

Graham and Louis, twelve year old disparate twins, cousins of Maudie and Tadpole, who burn down the school hostel.

Isanusi, the African sangoma who throws the bones for Maudie and Tadpole and foretells of bad things to come.

Mr de Beer, ‘The Bear’, the house-master who pops prescription pills to subdue a medical problem.

His African man-Friday, Lukas, who’s employed at the hostel.

And The Giraffe Man, the African sorcerer who kidnaps Maudie because she knows too much.

But do remember the gallant Tadpole.


Hard cover, soft cover, e-book.

Seven soft cover copies being given away on Goodreads.

Promotion ends November 18.

If I could share the latest review to appear on the Amazon UK site for Boomerang.

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read, 7 Nov 2011
By
Jenni_K - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boomerang (Kindle Edition)
Didn't really know what to expect but I'm glad I bought it! a few times it had me chuckling out loud to the amusement of my OH. In places it reminded me of the books by Carl Hiaasen so definitely good value for 71p!


The comparison to one of my own favorite writers was especially uplifting!

Alan wrote: "If I could share the latest review to appear on the Amazon UK site for Boomerang.

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read, 7 Nov 2011
By
Jenni_K - See all my reviews
This review is from:..."

wonderful review for a wonderful book!!

Hey guys,

Both my books are available in e-book versions for FREE for the rest of the day.

Yeah, I must be crazy right? Although, if you like them and recommend to your friends I'll look a little less crazy : ))

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For Catch go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/784...
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Available in most e-book formats.

Thank you, Rick. That is very kind of you.

Alan

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My genealogical novel, Tainted Tree will be mentioned at the above site on Wednesday, November 9 at 12:00 noon London time. Their representative says: I appreciate ..."

Sounds like a wonderful book. I have put it on my list of books to read. I hope your book does really well!

I have a new book out for Christmas. It's a YA novel -- a bit of Fantasy and Humor mixed together.

Short Synopsis:

Jack Frost has been trying to destroy Christmas for years, and in order to save his job must complete a task he deems impossible -- until he meets Santa's granddaughter Clara, who begins to change his view of what Christmas is all about.

It's getting great reviews, and is now available in paperback and ebook. Please check it out!

Alexandra wrote: "I have a new book out for Christmas. It's a YA novel -- a bit of Fantasy and Humor mixed together.

Short Synopsis:

Jack Frost has been trying to destroy Christmas for years, and in order to sav..."

LOVE the plot!!!!!!!

Rick wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "I have a new book out for Christmas. It's a YA novel -- a bit of Fantasy and Humor mixed together.

Short Synopsis:

Jack Frost has been trying to destroy Christmas for years, a..."

Thank you so much! I really hope you get to read it. :)