Promoting DEAD(ish)

I’m going out on a bit of a limb here.
But – if you’ve read DEAD(ish) and liked it, and you’d like to spread the word… here’s a moderately painless way to do it
Just cut and paste this code into a blog post (HTML view, on wordpress) or website -
<p style=”text-align:center;”><strong>FREE Ebook!</strong></p><p style=”text-align:center;”><a href=”http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/2679″><img [...]

New Edition of DEAD(ish)

I guess this is my practice ebook… I’m trying to go fairly slow with it, but not let neuroses about it not being ‘perfect’ stop me from making it available.
As far as I can tell, the first edition has hit 400 downloads. So, I figure it’s time for a 2nd edition, right?

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More Covers for Dead(ish)

I’m NOT a graphic designer. I don’t have the right hardware, either. But, considering I don’t have money to pay someone to do it for me…

What do you think?

DEAD(ish) Cover?

This search for a decent ‘cover’ for Dead(ish) is driving me batty.
Here’s my latest attempt:

What do you think?

Wednesday Wisdom

You’re like a ball of wool.

If you stay tightly wound too long, you’ll lose all your bounce.

The Great @onlinefiction Experiment

… has been more successful than I imagined.
To recap, this was the experiment:
- start a twitter account called @onlinefiction
- post three or four links to free, online fiction each hour (other people’s and mine)
- follow heaps of people (initially) to build some followers
- see what happened
(check out Twitter Promotions over at Publishing Renaissance for a [...]

ZOMG!

I finally did something worth reporting on!
Check this out:

OK, the cover’s a little manky, I’ll admit, but I don’t have the budget for a cover designer, sorry
But let’s focus on the important bit…
My first ebook’s out on the internetz!!!!
W00000t!!!!!

Pet Hate #4035

Long, ‘evocative’ sentences in my fiction.
I don’t want to hold on to a sentence in my head for half a minute while my brain catches up with all the imagery that you oh-so-elegantly inserted. Sixty words in the SECOND SENTENCE of your book? Oh puh-lease.
And, given your ridiculously long sentences which would cause me to [...]