December 2011
6 posts
2011, you came in like a horrible zombie...
… and went out like a, like a… a delightful fairy? Something happy and light but definitely not inconsequential. (I’m in the thick of my paranormal WIP, guess I have that on the brain. Except I’m not writing about brain-eating dead people or ethereal sprites, just one lonely ghost!)
This year has been, for lack of a better word, FULL. Lots of heavy things of a personal...
Thanks for stopping by, but...
… would you head over to Readinista instead? She was kind enough to interview me and host a giveaway of River in the Sea. Two lucky winners will receive either an ebook or paperback copy - your choice (mostly; if you’re international I prefer to give away ebooks. I’m not a bestseller with oodles of royalties…yet!)
P.S. The ebook of River is 99 cents for a few more days....
Got a Kindle for Christmas?
Or a Nook? Sony e-reader? Estimates suggest that FIVE MILLION people got Kindles for Christmas this year. WOW.
So I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that River in the Sea (historical fiction, WWII era), is available for download for 99 cents. The price will be going back up on January 1, 2012.
Here a couple of recent reviews to whet your appetite:
Great Imaginations
Portland Book...
Why you should buy your son a Kindle
(Or any e-reader, for that matter. But I’m partial to the Kindle.)
Let me explain.
Every spring I teach a seminar for freshmen college students called “Romancing the T(w)een: Sex, Love, and Gender in YA Literature.” It is the most fun I have teaching; we read Twilight, Forever, Rainbow Boys, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and more. We also read some pretty...
Newsflash! Books make great gifts!
It’s getting closer and closer to gift-giving time, so I thought I’d share a few ways you can buy River in the Sea as a gift, either for someone else or yourself.
PAPERBACKS:
1) Buy from me direct:
Each book is signed and I will personalize it to whomever you choose. Email me to set this up (can’t get Paypal code to work, grrr.)
$12 per copy, with shipping at:
$3 for media...
The indie author and the indie bookstore
A few weeks ago I posted here, telling both Amazon and Google that they kinda sucked. They each make it difficult for indie bookstores to sell ebooks, and thereby make it hard for indie authors (yes I call myself that even though some feel it’s not entirely accurate and I should just stick with self-pubbed) to sell their digital wares through independent bookstores. With print in decline and...