Maria Savva's Blog - Posts Tagged "cynthia-meyers-hanson"
Where am I, and what am I doing? And a few other things you were not going to ask, but I'll tell you anyway :)
The internet is an amazing thing, I can be in 100 places at once without even leaving my chair. Today I am on the lovely Cynthia Meyers-Hanson's blog. Check out my interview at the link below (at the end of this blog post). It also includes a couple of excerpts from my latest novel, The Dream, that you may not have read before, unless of course you are one of the fabulous people who have already read the book :)
For those who have already read the book and are shouting 'When is the next one coming out?', you will notice that I mention in Cynthia's blog that I'm working on a new novel at the moment. A quick update on that: I wrote my new novel with a pen and pad in the old-fashioned way. Not good, because I have to type it up and also try to decipher my handwriting as I do so. When I write, I write very quickly as the words tumble out very fast as ideas come to me, so my handwriting is often illegible. To add to my problems, I am not a speedy typist. I have so far typed up 37,000 words. It's a first draft, which means it will need thorough editing once I've typed it up, although I am trying to edit as I go along. Most writers will laugh at this point as we all know that it takes at least 5000 re-reads and edits before a book can be published :) But of course I am joking, it takes 10,000... At that rate my new book may be published in the year 2050 if I'm lucky. But seriously, I am hoping to finish the book by the end of the year, at a rough estimate.
What is it about? Well, I can't tell you, but what I can say is that it surprised me. I didn't set out to write the book that I've written, but that's usually what happens. The general idea and message behind it is what I wanted but the twists and turns were very unexpected. It's a crime fiction book, so new territory for me in a novel, but crime has made its way into some of my short stories in the past. And it's not the traditional type of crime fiction. That's about all I can tell you at the moment. More news as and when I have it.
Here's the link to my spot on Cynthia's blog: Latest Interview
For those who have already read the book and are shouting 'When is the next one coming out?', you will notice that I mention in Cynthia's blog that I'm working on a new novel at the moment. A quick update on that: I wrote my new novel with a pen and pad in the old-fashioned way. Not good, because I have to type it up and also try to decipher my handwriting as I do so. When I write, I write very quickly as the words tumble out very fast as ideas come to me, so my handwriting is often illegible. To add to my problems, I am not a speedy typist. I have so far typed up 37,000 words. It's a first draft, which means it will need thorough editing once I've typed it up, although I am trying to edit as I go along. Most writers will laugh at this point as we all know that it takes at least 5000 re-reads and edits before a book can be published :) But of course I am joking, it takes 10,000... At that rate my new book may be published in the year 2050 if I'm lucky. But seriously, I am hoping to finish the book by the end of the year, at a rough estimate.
What is it about? Well, I can't tell you, but what I can say is that it surprised me. I didn't set out to write the book that I've written, but that's usually what happens. The general idea and message behind it is what I wanted but the twists and turns were very unexpected. It's a crime fiction book, so new territory for me in a novel, but crime has made its way into some of my short stories in the past. And it's not the traditional type of crime fiction. That's about all I can tell you at the moment. More news as and when I have it.
Here's the link to my spot on Cynthia's blog: Latest Interview
BestsellerBound has a new FREE anthology!!
At BestsellerBound we are all about finding talented indie writers and promoting their work. So far we have produced three short story anthologies and there is another on the way. We're currently collecting stories for Volume 4, so if you're an indie writer who hasn't signed up as a member yet, where have you been? I know, too busy writing, okay, but that's still no excuse ;)
If you'd like to be part of BestsellerBound, our friendly and fun community of writers (and readers -- we mustn't forget them as we would be nothing without them), please join us. The sign up process is easy, we do have to verify your email address as we get so many spammers trying to sign up every day. A word of warning -- if you have an unusual email address, you may need to contact me or the site creator, Darcia Helle, to let us know you're going to apply for membership, or we may reject your application. We get lots of weird and wonderfully named spam email addresses trying to get onto our site each day. We'll probably reject you if your email address looks strange.
Now for the latest news. I'm very excited to announce that the third BestsellerBound Anthology has just been published! At the moment it's FREE to download from Smashwords
Here's a list of the stories and authors who appear in this volume:
Winter Blues by Maria Savva
Skins by Jess C. Scott
Whisperer by Jaleta Clegg
The Wars Within by Jaime McDougall
The Old Bookshop by Julie Elizabeth Powell
Scale of a Dragon by J. Michael Radcliffe
Counting Blessings Along the Horseshoe Canyon by Sharon E. Cathcart
Eve & Ian’s New Love Life by Cynthia Meyers-Hanson
Laundry Day by Stacy Juba
The Day the Lights Went Out by Cliff Ball
We're also trying to make it free on Amazon. The way Amazon works is that it won't let authors who upload books onto the site sell them free; the lowest price we can choose is $0.99. So, our third Anthology is currently $0.99 on Amazon US and 86p on Amazon UK
In the coming weeks it will also be available free at B&N. We will keep trying to get the book to be available free on Amazon, and I'll announce that when it happens. In the meantime, if you have a Kindle ereader, you can download your free copy from Smashwords!
I'm currently reading Volume 3 and I'm really enjoying the variety of stories. I hope you will all enjoy the collection, and if you haven't tried the other two volumes, they are also free to download on Smashwords, B&N and Amazon. We want to get as much exposure for our members' stories as possible and help readers to find new authors, so we will always be offering these anthologies free.
Happy Reading!
If you'd like to be part of BestsellerBound, our friendly and fun community of writers (and readers -- we mustn't forget them as we would be nothing without them), please join us. The sign up process is easy, we do have to verify your email address as we get so many spammers trying to sign up every day. A word of warning -- if you have an unusual email address, you may need to contact me or the site creator, Darcia Helle, to let us know you're going to apply for membership, or we may reject your application. We get lots of weird and wonderfully named spam email addresses trying to get onto our site each day. We'll probably reject you if your email address looks strange.
Now for the latest news. I'm very excited to announce that the third BestsellerBound Anthology has just been published! At the moment it's FREE to download from Smashwords
Here's a list of the stories and authors who appear in this volume:
Winter Blues by Maria Savva
Skins by Jess C. Scott
Whisperer by Jaleta Clegg
The Wars Within by Jaime McDougall
The Old Bookshop by Julie Elizabeth Powell
Scale of a Dragon by J. Michael Radcliffe
Counting Blessings Along the Horseshoe Canyon by Sharon E. Cathcart
Eve & Ian’s New Love Life by Cynthia Meyers-Hanson
Laundry Day by Stacy Juba
The Day the Lights Went Out by Cliff Ball
We're also trying to make it free on Amazon. The way Amazon works is that it won't let authors who upload books onto the site sell them free; the lowest price we can choose is $0.99. So, our third Anthology is currently $0.99 on Amazon US and 86p on Amazon UK
In the coming weeks it will also be available free at B&N. We will keep trying to get the book to be available free on Amazon, and I'll announce that when it happens. In the meantime, if you have a Kindle ereader, you can download your free copy from Smashwords!
I'm currently reading Volume 3 and I'm really enjoying the variety of stories. I hope you will all enjoy the collection, and if you haven't tried the other two volumes, they are also free to download on Smashwords, B&N and Amazon. We want to get as much exposure for our members' stories as possible and help readers to find new authors, so we will always be offering these anthologies free.
Happy Reading!
Read an e-book week! Celebrate with a free copy of Second Chances!
It's Read an e-book Week between 4th and 10th March 2012.
Smashwords.com is celebrating with a promotion where authors can offer their books free. It's a great opportunity for readers to discover new authors.
I'm participating in the promotion by offering my novel, Second Chances , free. To get a free copy, go here: Second Chances, and use the code RE100 at the checkout!
As many of you already know, my short story collection, Pieces of a Rainbow, is also available free on Smashwords. To get your copy, go here: Pieces of a Rainbow. You don't need to use a code for this book as I am keeping this one free for a while.
There are lots of authors participating in this promotion. Many of my fellow BestsellerBound authors are offering free books. Here are links to their free book pages:
His Story by Cynthia Meyers Hanson
The GNAW Project by Cynthia Meyers Hanson
Stoneweaver by Gareth Lewis
Street of Lost Gods by Gareth Lewis
Caraliza by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Harmony's Passing by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Breathing Into Stone by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Recall! Return of the IRR by Doug DePew
ShapeShifter: The Demo Tapes (Year 1) by Susan Helene Gottfried
ShapeShifter: The Demo Tapes (Year 2) by Susan Helene Gottfried
Mannequin by Susan Helene Gottfried
Nexus Point by Jaleta Clegg
All of Sharon Cathcart's books are available free: Sharon Cathcart
Quiet Fury by Darcia Helle
The First Kill by Darcia Helle
Enemies and Playmates by Darcia Helle
And, remember, the BestsellerBound Anthologies are all available free:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
So, when you get a spare minute, pop over to Smashwords... you never know, you might find a new favourite author!
Happy Reading!
Smashwords.com is celebrating with a promotion where authors can offer their books free. It's a great opportunity for readers to discover new authors.
I'm participating in the promotion by offering my novel, Second Chances , free. To get a free copy, go here: Second Chances, and use the code RE100 at the checkout!
As many of you already know, my short story collection, Pieces of a Rainbow, is also available free on Smashwords. To get your copy, go here: Pieces of a Rainbow. You don't need to use a code for this book as I am keeping this one free for a while.
There are lots of authors participating in this promotion. Many of my fellow BestsellerBound authors are offering free books. Here are links to their free book pages:
His Story by Cynthia Meyers Hanson
The GNAW Project by Cynthia Meyers Hanson
Stoneweaver by Gareth Lewis
Street of Lost Gods by Gareth Lewis
Caraliza by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Harmony's Passing by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Breathing Into Stone by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick
Recall! Return of the IRR by Doug DePew
ShapeShifter: The Demo Tapes (Year 1) by Susan Helene Gottfried
ShapeShifter: The Demo Tapes (Year 2) by Susan Helene Gottfried
Mannequin by Susan Helene Gottfried
Nexus Point by Jaleta Clegg
All of Sharon Cathcart's books are available free: Sharon Cathcart
Quiet Fury by Darcia Helle
The First Kill by Darcia Helle
Enemies and Playmates by Darcia Helle
And, remember, the BestsellerBound Anthologies are all available free:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
So, when you get a spare minute, pop over to Smashwords... you never know, you might find a new favourite author!
Happy Reading!
