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Anniversary Giveaway Winners & Emergency Announcement
I am happy to announce the two lucky winners of my first ever giveaway and I thank Jeanne Melanson and her cool Animal Bliss blog for being such a kind host to my Anniversary Giveaway!
Out of 320 entries, Victoria Kondovski and Michael Nicodemus Holda were the two luckiest random winners to get my e-book A World Without Color! However, since Michael in the meantime got my e-book and already wrote a very nice and passionate review for it, he was kind enough to let Jeanne pick another winner and make her happy. So the second lucky winner is Natalie Hartmann! Congratulations, guys!
There is good news for the rest of you too. The A World Without Color e-book is still available at KindleUnlimted so you can read it there for free. Even if you purchase a copy for your library, both the paperback and e-book prices are symbolic ones and affordable for everyone.
So thank you for clicking that "Buy now with 1-Click" button and for leaving an honest review. I look forward to your comments!
If you are still in the mood to take part in book cover contests, you can vote for my book cover in AUTHORSdb Cover Contest 2017. Your votes are important and thanks to them my book will have the chance to go to the next round in October.
This week I also entered another contest—2017 Readers Choice Awards by TCK Publishing. My book A World Without Color is competing for the book of the year in the category Memoir. I would really appreciate your kind votes of support on page 6 here.
Thank you all for your kind support!
Emergency Announcement
This goes out for my friend and fellow indie author Angel Ramon. Angel lives in Salinas, Puerto Rico, which has been struck by a hurricane twice recently. The last hurricane Maria was devastating for the whole island, leaving it without electricity, running water and with shattered homes.
Even though Angel is not able to communicate with us, his books are. They are still online, waiting for us to purchase, read and review them. Please open your hearts and help the author in need. It is very important to keep his books selling not only as a moral support but because it may be his only source of income for a while.
To buy one or more Angel's books please visit his Amazon author's page here.
Thank you.
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Cover photo by Zach Singh; Cover design by Mario Kožar MKM Media
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Out of 320 entries, Victoria Kondovski and Michael Nicodemus Holda were the two luckiest random winners to get my e-book A World Without Color! However, since Michael in the meantime got my e-book and already wrote a very nice and passionate review for it, he was kind enough to let Jeanne pick another winner and make her happy. So the second lucky winner is Natalie Hartmann! Congratulations, guys!
There is good news for the rest of you too. The A World Without Color e-book is still available at KindleUnlimted so you can read it there for free. Even if you purchase a copy for your library, both the paperback and e-book prices are symbolic ones and affordable for everyone.
So thank you for clicking that "Buy now with 1-Click" button and for leaving an honest review. I look forward to your comments!
If you are still in the mood to take part in book cover contests, you can vote for my book cover in AUTHORSdb Cover Contest 2017. Your votes are important and thanks to them my book will have the chance to go to the next round in October.
This week I also entered another contest—2017 Readers Choice Awards by TCK Publishing. My book A World Without Color is competing for the book of the year in the category Memoir. I would really appreciate your kind votes of support on page 6 here.
Thank you all for your kind support!
Emergency Announcement
This goes out for my friend and fellow indie author Angel Ramon. Angel lives in Salinas, Puerto Rico, which has been struck by a hurricane twice recently. The last hurricane Maria was devastating for the whole island, leaving it without electricity, running water and with shattered homes.
Even though Angel is not able to communicate with us, his books are. They are still online, waiting for us to purchase, read and review them. Please open your hearts and help the author in need. It is very important to keep his books selling not only as a moral support but because it may be his only source of income for a while.
To buy one or more Angel's books please visit his Amazon author's page here.
Thank you.
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Cover photo by Zach Singh; Cover design by Mario Kožar MKM Media
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Act For Puerto Rico: Helping One Man Is Like Helping A Whole Nation
Before he found himself on a devastating path of hurricane Maria and got cut off from the rest of the world, Angel Ramon Medina was a lucky survivor of hurricane Irma raising funds from his books sales for the victims of hurricane Irma and working on his new book.
Before the first hurricane Irma hit his island, Angel was an indie author of six books, with Angel's Nightmare Adventure gaining the title of a #1 Amazon Best Seller horror short story.
Angel is also the founder and the leader of The Hybrid Nation, whose aim is to help with the promotion of indie authors, the future face of Puerto Rican LitRPG, my friend and a person responsible for my transformation from a traditionally published author in Croatian into an indie author writing and publishing in English.
Angel's heart is big and unselfish and I can speak of it from personal experience. His willingness to help me and guide me throughout my whole becoming and growing up as an indie author is as big as his readiness to help his fellow Puerto Ricans in need. But now Angel is also one of them. One of 3,5 million Puerto Ricans trapped in this "rich port" with no electricity and with shortage of water and food now.
No man is an island and certainly it shouldn't be the whole nation of 3,5 million suffered souls left with devastated homes and ruined lives. Their reality is everyday struggle for survival on the island flooded with water and lit only by the shine of stars and the moon left in the wake of raging monster hurricane Maria.
The leading man of the United States said it is a big big ocean around that island and it's difficult to deliver help the people of Puerto Rico need so badly. But one thing we know better. Where government officials fail is where ordinary people take over. No ocean is big big enough not to be bridged over by the solidarity of common people united in their will to help from all corners of the world.
Please, help my friend Angel Ramon Medina. Buy one, more or all of his books or give a monthly donation at his Patreon profile and help him get on his feet once he is able again to start something even remotely what we call a normal life. This is an act of a direct help to the author in need. I urge members of The Hybrid Nation, everyone who has ever tweeted, texted, talked or shared posts and thoughts with Angel to rise up and support him. Pin your tweets for him for a few days or a week, tweet about him, share posts about him. Invite others to buy, read and review his books. This is the best we can do under these circumstances and it takes so little of our time. Helping one man is like helping the whole nation because Angel would do the same if he was in a position to do so.
The last time I've heard from Angel was on September 19, 2017. The last few words he said to me were: "I'm afraid so." Then silence. Loud and clear.
I know we authors have to write, promote and sell our books because they depend on us. But right now it is a moment to look beyond that because even while taking care of our businesses and minding our own affairs we still have time to help the fellow author in need. This is the time of solidarity, the time to show the world and each other our support.
Please help Angel's fellow Puerto Ricans. Give up on your coffee today, skip one meal or donate just one dollar to The Ricky Martin Foundation. The Ricky Martin Foundation team on the ground is already working to provide most urgently needed supplies and has partnered with Music For Relief and We Care Solar to bring light & hope to the communities which are literally in the dark.
Please help animals in Puerto Rico. If your circle of compassion extends even further than encompassing only your own species and you wish to help animals who also suffer greatly in this huge tragedy on the island of Puerto Rico, please make an urgent gift to PETA's Animal Emergency Fund. Do it today because PETA's rescue team is helping animals in Puerto Rico now and they also need us.
Please follow the links provided here to make the much needed donations. Act For Puerto Rico now!
Angel Ramon Medina #ActForPuertoRico
Angel Medina Amazon Author Page
The Thousand Years War by Angel Ramon
Framed by Angel Ramon
Revenge of the Gloobas by Angel Ramon
Janus: The Devil's Election by Angel Ramon
Angel's Nightmare Adventure by Angel Ramon
Angel's Nightmare Adventure 2: The Nightmare Continues by Angel Ramon
Angel Ramon Medina on Patreon
The Ricky Martin Foundation #ActForPuertoRico
Hurricane Relief for People of Puerto Rico
PETA – People for Ethical Treatment of Animals #ActForPuertoRico
PETA's Animal Emergency Fund – Help Animals In Times of Crisis
Thank you, good people. Thank you for acting for Puerto Rico! #ActForPuertoRico
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
Angel Ramon Medina
Before the first hurricane Irma hit his island, Angel was an indie author of six books, with Angel's Nightmare Adventure gaining the title of a #1 Amazon Best Seller horror short story.
Angel is also the founder and the leader of The Hybrid Nation, whose aim is to help with the promotion of indie authors, the future face of Puerto Rican LitRPG, my friend and a person responsible for my transformation from a traditionally published author in Croatian into an indie author writing and publishing in English.
Angel's heart is big and unselfish and I can speak of it from personal experience. His willingness to help me and guide me throughout my whole becoming and growing up as an indie author is as big as his readiness to help his fellow Puerto Ricans in need. But now Angel is also one of them. One of 3,5 million Puerto Ricans trapped in this "rich port" with no electricity and with shortage of water and food now.
No man is an island and certainly it shouldn't be the whole nation of 3,5 million suffered souls left with devastated homes and ruined lives. Their reality is everyday struggle for survival on the island flooded with water and lit only by the shine of stars and the moon left in the wake of raging monster hurricane Maria.
The leading man of the United States said it is a big big ocean around that island and it's difficult to deliver help the people of Puerto Rico need so badly. But one thing we know better. Where government officials fail is where ordinary people take over. No ocean is big big enough not to be bridged over by the solidarity of common people united in their will to help from all corners of the world.
Please, help my friend Angel Ramon Medina. Buy one, more or all of his books or give a monthly donation at his Patreon profile and help him get on his feet once he is able again to start something even remotely what we call a normal life. This is an act of a direct help to the author in need. I urge members of The Hybrid Nation, everyone who has ever tweeted, texted, talked or shared posts and thoughts with Angel to rise up and support him. Pin your tweets for him for a few days or a week, tweet about him, share posts about him. Invite others to buy, read and review his books. This is the best we can do under these circumstances and it takes so little of our time. Helping one man is like helping the whole nation because Angel would do the same if he was in a position to do so.
The last time I've heard from Angel was on September 19, 2017. The last few words he said to me were: "I'm afraid so." Then silence. Loud and clear.
I know we authors have to write, promote and sell our books because they depend on us. But right now it is a moment to look beyond that because even while taking care of our businesses and minding our own affairs we still have time to help the fellow author in need. This is the time of solidarity, the time to show the world and each other our support.
Please help Angel's fellow Puerto Ricans. Give up on your coffee today, skip one meal or donate just one dollar to The Ricky Martin Foundation. The Ricky Martin Foundation team on the ground is already working to provide most urgently needed supplies and has partnered with Music For Relief and We Care Solar to bring light & hope to the communities which are literally in the dark.
Please help animals in Puerto Rico. If your circle of compassion extends even further than encompassing only your own species and you wish to help animals who also suffer greatly in this huge tragedy on the island of Puerto Rico, please make an urgent gift to PETA's Animal Emergency Fund. Do it today because PETA's rescue team is helping animals in Puerto Rico now and they also need us.
Please follow the links provided here to make the much needed donations. Act For Puerto Rico now!
Angel Ramon Medina #ActForPuertoRico
Angel Medina Amazon Author Page
The Thousand Years War by Angel Ramon
Framed by Angel Ramon
Revenge of the Gloobas by Angel Ramon
Janus: The Devil's Election by Angel Ramon
Angel's Nightmare Adventure by Angel Ramon
Angel's Nightmare Adventure 2: The Nightmare Continues by Angel Ramon
Angel Ramon Medina on Patreon
The Ricky Martin Foundation #ActForPuertoRico
Hurricane Relief for People of Puerto Rico
PETA – People for Ethical Treatment of Animals #ActForPuertoRico
PETA's Animal Emergency Fund – Help Animals In Times of Crisis
Thank you, good people. Thank you for acting for Puerto Rico! #ActForPuertoRico
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
Angel Ramon Medina
Unexpectedly, My Book Has Already Arrived!
I did not plan on writing this blog post today but thanks to the unexpected gift from CreateSpace I couldn't keep silent and not share my great joy with you!
Twelve days before the estimated delivery date I got the paperback copies of my novella A World Without Color! This is such a surprise because CreateSpace gave me a beautiful gift of TIME for the copies I ordered and paid almost a month ago. Isn't that awesome?!
Have you also ordered a copy of my book for yourself or as a gift for someone else? You can still do that on Amazon or CreateSpace, whichever you prefer.
Since I am in such a good mood now, I want to share with you a short excerpt from my book which hasn't been posted anywhere on the Internet yet.
As if it was encoded in your genes, you hated to travel by car, so we took you only a few times to the unknown environment of our cottage. During the ride, you would take revenge on us by throwing up and doing the big business in the car which prompted us to open the windows in a hurry. You therefore spent most of your time with us in the apartment, showing yourself as a worthy, fearless and skilled hunter, as were your ancestors and brothers. If I recall well, on two occasions Mom had to remove from your little jaws stiff and scared sparrows you caught on the balcony. Your walk on the thin railing, beyond which was a yawning chasm to the concrete courtyard sixty-five feet below, chilled our blood! Even now I’m shaking from the thought of what would have happened if you slipped, and what would be left of you if your twenty-two pounds—what you weighed back then—began to plunge. How many years of life you took from us then, and yet you are the one who is leaving before us all....
If you are also in the mood for giving and sharing, I thank you for purchasing a copy of my book!
But I also thank you for supporting my good friend and indie author Angel Medina. In my October 3rd alert Act For Puerto Rico: Helping One Man Is Like Helping A Whole Nation I asked you to purchase one or more of his books because he was trapped on the island of Puerto Rico devastated by two hurricanes—Irma and Maria. I didn't hear from him, I had no news of him except having the faith that he was all right.
Angel is no longer in Puerto Rico. He had to move to his family in New York City because life in Puerto Rico is still a reality version of a nightmare for people there.
Angel is safe, but he doesn't know when he will return home. He still needs our help. So if you care to purchase one of his books together with mine, I would be very grateful to you. If you cannot afford to buy and read two authors instead of one, then please choose Angel's book. Helping Angel is like helping me, for if it wasn't for Angel there is a great chance I still wouldn't be an indie author and you still wouldn't be able to read A World Without Color.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Cover photo by Zach Singh; Cover design by Mario Kožar MKM Media
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
Angel Ramon Medina
Twelve days before the estimated delivery date I got the paperback copies of my novella A World Without Color! This is such a surprise because CreateSpace gave me a beautiful gift of TIME for the copies I ordered and paid almost a month ago. Isn't that awesome?!
Have you also ordered a copy of my book for yourself or as a gift for someone else? You can still do that on Amazon or CreateSpace, whichever you prefer.
Since I am in such a good mood now, I want to share with you a short excerpt from my book which hasn't been posted anywhere on the Internet yet.
As if it was encoded in your genes, you hated to travel by car, so we took you only a few times to the unknown environment of our cottage. During the ride, you would take revenge on us by throwing up and doing the big business in the car which prompted us to open the windows in a hurry. You therefore spent most of your time with us in the apartment, showing yourself as a worthy, fearless and skilled hunter, as were your ancestors and brothers. If I recall well, on two occasions Mom had to remove from your little jaws stiff and scared sparrows you caught on the balcony. Your walk on the thin railing, beyond which was a yawning chasm to the concrete courtyard sixty-five feet below, chilled our blood! Even now I’m shaking from the thought of what would have happened if you slipped, and what would be left of you if your twenty-two pounds—what you weighed back then—began to plunge. How many years of life you took from us then, and yet you are the one who is leaving before us all....
If you are also in the mood for giving and sharing, I thank you for purchasing a copy of my book!
But I also thank you for supporting my good friend and indie author Angel Medina. In my October 3rd alert Act For Puerto Rico: Helping One Man Is Like Helping A Whole Nation I asked you to purchase one or more of his books because he was trapped on the island of Puerto Rico devastated by two hurricanes—Irma and Maria. I didn't hear from him, I had no news of him except having the faith that he was all right.
Angel is no longer in Puerto Rico. He had to move to his family in New York City because life in Puerto Rico is still a reality version of a nightmare for people there.
Angel is safe, but he doesn't know when he will return home. He still needs our help. So if you care to purchase one of his books together with mine, I would be very grateful to you. If you cannot afford to buy and read two authors instead of one, then please choose Angel's book. Helping Angel is like helping me, for if it wasn't for Angel there is a great chance I still wouldn't be an indie author and you still wouldn't be able to read A World Without Color.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity!
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Cover photo by Zach Singh; Cover design by Mario Kožar MKM Media
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
Angel Ramon Medina
You Can Still #ActForPuertoRico
With natural disasters, like the disastrous Californian wildfires, devastating our planet continuously and taking animal and human lives and their properties on its path, it is too easy to forget the casualties and aftermath they leave behind.
The devastation of Puerto Rico happened only three months ago, when first Hurricane Irma and then Hurricane Maria ravaged the whole island. Leaving almost all its inhabitants without power and drinking water, the basic means of life and existence.
My friend Angel Ramon Medina, an indie author from Salinas, had to move with his family to their relatives in New York until life got back to normal on his island. On November 30 Angel returned home. Life hasn't gotten back to normal yet, there is still no Internet but at least his phone service works. Things in Salinas are "so so" while the whole of the island is still far from being good and the people and animals in Puerto Rico still need help. They still need the outside world to #ActForPuertoRico.
In the month of celebrating, giving and remembering our friends and loved ones, why not to at least remember if not also help those who we don't know in person but who might need and use our help?
Before he left New York, Angel wrote a touching editorial on his thoughts about going back home to his island Puerto Rico and I invite you all to read it. Hoping none of us will have to go through such life-changing and near-death experience, a little token of support will mean a lot to Angel. And what could be the best way to support him than by purchasing one or more of his books?!
To help Angel Medina please visit his Amazon Author Page or donate through his profile on Patreon.
If you want to make a general donation for the people and animals of Puerto Rico, you can still do so by sending your donations to The Ricky Martin Foundation and PETA's Animal Emergency Fund – Help Animals In Times of Crisis.
Even if you don't have financial means to help our fellow Puerto Ricans, you can still do something by please spreading the word about their plight, struggle, courage and pride. Show them they are not alone this holidays season.
With best wishes and sincere thanks,
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
The devastation of Puerto Rico happened only three months ago, when first Hurricane Irma and then Hurricane Maria ravaged the whole island. Leaving almost all its inhabitants without power and drinking water, the basic means of life and existence.
My friend Angel Ramon Medina, an indie author from Salinas, had to move with his family to their relatives in New York until life got back to normal on his island. On November 30 Angel returned home. Life hasn't gotten back to normal yet, there is still no Internet but at least his phone service works. Things in Salinas are "so so" while the whole of the island is still far from being good and the people and animals in Puerto Rico still need help. They still need the outside world to #ActForPuertoRico.
In the month of celebrating, giving and remembering our friends and loved ones, why not to at least remember if not also help those who we don't know in person but who might need and use our help?
Before he left New York, Angel wrote a touching editorial on his thoughts about going back home to his island Puerto Rico and I invite you all to read it. Hoping none of us will have to go through such life-changing and near-death experience, a little token of support will mean a lot to Angel. And what could be the best way to support him than by purchasing one or more of his books?!
To help Angel Medina please visit his Amazon Author Page or donate through his profile on Patreon.
If you want to make a general donation for the people and animals of Puerto Rico, you can still do so by sending your donations to The Ricky Martin Foundation and PETA's Animal Emergency Fund – Help Animals In Times of Crisis.
Even if you don't have financial means to help our fellow Puerto Ricans, you can still do something by please spreading the word about their plight, struggle, courage and pride. Show them they are not alone this holidays season.
With best wishes and sincere thanks,
BJ
www.bernardjan.com
Join my mailing list, subscribe to blog Muse!
Bernard Jan
