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Vote for BestsellerBound
Many of you already know that I am a resident author on Bestsellerbound.com.
The forum has been nominated in the Preditors and Editors poll for best Writers' Forum.
You can vote for BestsellerBound by going to the link below. It only takes a minute to cast your vote, you will then be sent a confirmation email. You have to click a link in that email to confirm your vote.
You have until 26th January to vote and show your support for indie writers.
Many thanks.
Preditors and Editors poll - writers' forum
The forum has been nominated in the Preditors and Editors poll for best Writers' Forum.
You can vote for BestsellerBound by going to the link below. It only takes a minute to cast your vote, you will then be sent a confirmation email. You have to click a link in that email to confirm your vote.
You have until 26th January to vote and show your support for indie writers.
Many thanks.
Preditors and Editors poll - writers' forum
News about The BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology - Volume I , my new novel, and an award I would encourage you to vote in...
I have lots of news for you, but I'll start with the most exciting! I am so happy to tell you that the BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology, which includes my short story 'Flames', shot to #1 in the Amazon kindle bestseller lists for 'short stories' and 'anthologies' yesterday when Amazon.com decided to make it available free for kindle. As many of you already know, this anthology is already free to download on Smashwords and we wanted to offer it free on Amazon as well, but Amazon has a policy whereby the author must charge at least $0.99 for any kindle book. Yesterday, however, our luck was in and Amazon listed it free for a day. In that short time we had over 5000 downloads and it entered the top 10 in the free kindle downloads chart on Amazon.com!
At BestsellerBound.com, we are very proud of this achievement. Darcia Helle, Stacy Juba, and I, created BestsellerBound.com last year as a way to raise the profile of indie authors, and this Amazon success has really shown us that with a lot of hard work and determined effort it is possible to get some recognition in the publishing world whether you are published by a large publishing company, or whether you publish in your own home using just your computer.
It's all very exciting.
We are intending to publish more volumes of the BestsellerBound Short Story Anthologies as we have attracted so many talented authors at BestsellerBound, we need a way to showcase that talent. If you're an indie/small press author and would like to contribute a story for an upcoming collection, please visit BestsellerBound.com for details on how to submit.
Now to news about my soon to be published novel, 'The Dream'.
Firstly, sorry for the delay in getting the book published, this has been due to a combination of very boring reasons, such as I now finally have a full time day job so less time to spend on editing. I have now reached the final proof stage and believe the book is ready (subject to a final read-over by me).
Some of you may be aware that my good friend and fellow author Darcia Helle has a new novel coming out in July, Into The Light'. We have decided to launch our two books together as they both have a ghostly/paranormal theme. Stay tuned for news about the launch and an exciting contest where you will be able to enter to win a copy of both books!
Finally, I have news of an award "honouring brilliance and 'reach' in the world of book marketing, sales and readership" The 2011 Farthest Reach Award.
This award is the brainchild of author Jason McIntyre (my co-author for Cutting The Fat).
I would encourage you all to vote in the award. Nominations are now open, so if you know of an author, publisher, marketing professional, who has excelled in the field of book promotion, fill in the form on Jason's website and tell the world about them. I like the idea of this award because as authors (especially indie authors) we rely on word of mouth for book sales, and are eternally grateful to people who go out of their way to promote and help with marketing.
At BestsellerBound.com, we are very proud of this achievement. Darcia Helle, Stacy Juba, and I, created BestsellerBound.com last year as a way to raise the profile of indie authors, and this Amazon success has really shown us that with a lot of hard work and determined effort it is possible to get some recognition in the publishing world whether you are published by a large publishing company, or whether you publish in your own home using just your computer.
It's all very exciting.
We are intending to publish more volumes of the BestsellerBound Short Story Anthologies as we have attracted so many talented authors at BestsellerBound, we need a way to showcase that talent. If you're an indie/small press author and would like to contribute a story for an upcoming collection, please visit BestsellerBound.com for details on how to submit.
Now to news about my soon to be published novel, 'The Dream'.
Firstly, sorry for the delay in getting the book published, this has been due to a combination of very boring reasons, such as I now finally have a full time day job so less time to spend on editing. I have now reached the final proof stage and believe the book is ready (subject to a final read-over by me).
Some of you may be aware that my good friend and fellow author Darcia Helle has a new novel coming out in July, Into The Light'. We have decided to launch our two books together as they both have a ghostly/paranormal theme. Stay tuned for news about the launch and an exciting contest where you will be able to enter to win a copy of both books!
Finally, I have news of an award "honouring brilliance and 'reach' in the world of book marketing, sales and readership" The 2011 Farthest Reach Award.
This award is the brainchild of author Jason McIntyre (my co-author for Cutting The Fat).
I would encourage you all to vote in the award. Nominations are now open, so if you know of an author, publisher, marketing professional, who has excelled in the field of book promotion, fill in the form on Jason's website and tell the world about them. I like the idea of this award because as authors (especially indie authors) we rely on word of mouth for book sales, and are eternally grateful to people who go out of their way to promote and help with marketing.
Indie Book Bargains - nominations for best Kindle books of 2012
Indie Book Bargains are currently collecting nominations for the best Kindle books of 2012. If you've read and enjoyed my latest novel, Haunted, I'd be really grateful if you would consider nominating it. Here is a link to the nomination form: http://www.indie-book-bargains.co.uk/...
(My earlier release in 2012, Coincidences, wouldn't be eligible because it's a re-release of a book, rather than a new book.)
If you haven't read Haunted, please consider voting for your favourite independent books by other authors. This type of thing could result in much needed promotion for books that people wouldn't otherwise hear about. So, if you have read a fabulous book by an indie author (published in 2012), here's your chance to help him or her succeed.
I think multiple votes are allowed, so please vote for all your favourites.
Thanks in advance.
(My earlier release in 2012, Coincidences, wouldn't be eligible because it's a re-release of a book, rather than a new book.)
If you haven't read Haunted, please consider voting for your favourite independent books by other authors. This type of thing could result in much needed promotion for books that people wouldn't otherwise hear about. So, if you have read a fabulous book by an indie author (published in 2012), here's your chance to help him or her succeed.
I think multiple votes are allowed, so please vote for all your favourites.
Thanks in advance.
eFestival of Words - Best of the Independent eBook Awards
I am thrilled and excited that Coincidences has been nominated in the Best Mystery/Suspense category in the "eFestival of Words - Best of the Independent eBook Awards."
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This was completely unexpected as I have never heard of this website, but I am so happy to have been nominated. The best thing about it is that I have read quite a few of the books that have been nominated in the various categories and they are among my favourite indie books! That makes me even more honoured to be a part of this event.
Among the nominees are the following books that I have read and enjoyed, You Wish... by Terry Tyler, Rock'n'Roll Suicide by Geoffrey D. West, The Dating Game by Susan Buchanan, The Shelter by James Everington, Oblivious by Neil Schiller, The Blues Detective by Andrew Peters, The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa, Shadows of the Realm by Dionne Lister, 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream. by Bill See, Adventures in Mother-Sitting by Doreen Cox, Metallic Dreams by Mark Rice, A Poet's Journey: Emotions by Marta Moran Bishop.
All of those books are fabulous, and I'd recommend them, so it's lovely to see "Coincidences" in amongst them.
You can see a full list of the nominated books here: http://bardsandsages.com/juliedawson/...
Or, if you prefer to see a list on a video, you can watch it on YouTube, here: http://youtu.be/R5Iarf4QgYo
The finalists will be announced on July 1, 2013. Winners will be selected through public vote at the festival site and announced during this year’s festival, scheduled for August 23-25th.
If any of your favourite independent books are listed in the Awards, make sure you support the authors by joining in with the public vote when that is announced on the site.
Congratulations to all my fellow nominees, and a big THANK YOU to the organisers of the event for showing some love to hard working independent authors!
[image error]This was completely unexpected as I have never heard of this website, but I am so happy to have been nominated. The best thing about it is that I have read quite a few of the books that have been nominated in the various categories and they are among my favourite indie books! That makes me even more honoured to be a part of this event.
Among the nominees are the following books that I have read and enjoyed, You Wish... by Terry Tyler, Rock'n'Roll Suicide by Geoffrey D. West, The Dating Game by Susan Buchanan, The Shelter by James Everington, Oblivious by Neil Schiller, The Blues Detective by Andrew Peters, The Funny Adventures of Little Nani, by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa, Shadows of the Realm by Dionne Lister, 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream. by Bill See, Adventures in Mother-Sitting by Doreen Cox, Metallic Dreams by Mark Rice, A Poet's Journey: Emotions by Marta Moran Bishop.
All of those books are fabulous, and I'd recommend them, so it's lovely to see "Coincidences" in amongst them.
You can see a full list of the nominated books here: http://bardsandsages.com/juliedawson/...
Or, if you prefer to see a list on a video, you can watch it on YouTube, here: http://youtu.be/R5Iarf4QgYo
The finalists will be announced on July 1, 2013. Winners will be selected through public vote at the festival site and announced during this year’s festival, scheduled for August 23-25th.
If any of your favourite independent books are listed in the Awards, make sure you support the authors by joining in with the public vote when that is announced on the site.
Congratulations to all my fellow nominees, and a big THANK YOU to the organisers of the event for showing some love to hard working independent authors!
Vote for 'Gone' by Julie Elizabeth Powell
One of my dear friends, Julie Elizabeth Powell, has entered her book Gone into a contest.
Gone is an wonderful fantasy novel, which was inspired by a tragic true event in the author's life.
The contest involves authors pitching their book and gaining 'likes'.
This book deserves a wider audience, so if you have a chance, please read Julie's entry and 'like' it to help her achieve her goal!
Here's the link you'll need: http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?vie...
(you need to be logged in to like it).
A two year old girl's heart stops and she dies but is brought back too late, her memories wiped, character vanished. One question haunts her mother's anguished mind: Where had her daughter gone? This story is one answer to that question. Inspired by truth.
After Charley dies in her office chair, how is it that she finds herself propelled into the mysterious world of Avalon?
Upon encountering an essence, which insists is her daughter – the one she knows she left behind – insanity battles with fear inside her mind.
The further she delves, the more puzzling things appear, especially after she rises into the Orb of Caprice – a realm of fairies, talking flowers and goblins…and something else, something that lurks in the shadows ready to swallow her whole.
Can she realise in time what it is she must do…or has she left it too late?
Gone is a story inspired by a true event.
Gone is an wonderful fantasy novel, which was inspired by a tragic true event in the author's life.
The contest involves authors pitching their book and gaining 'likes'.
This book deserves a wider audience, so if you have a chance, please read Julie's entry and 'like' it to help her achieve her goal!
Here's the link you'll need: http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?vie...
(you need to be logged in to like it).
A two year old girl's heart stops and she dies but is brought back too late, her memories wiped, character vanished. One question haunts her mother's anguished mind: Where had her daughter gone? This story is one answer to that question. Inspired by truth.
After Charley dies in her office chair, how is it that she finds herself propelled into the mysterious world of Avalon?
Upon encountering an essence, which insists is her daughter – the one she knows she left behind – insanity battles with fear inside her mind.
The further she delves, the more puzzling things appear, especially after she rises into the Orb of Caprice – a realm of fairies, talking flowers and goblins…and something else, something that lurks in the shadows ready to swallow her whole.
Can she realise in time what it is she must do…or has she left it too late?
Gone is a story inspired by a true event.
Vote for Reflections!
Reflections has been nominated in the Preditors and Editors poll in the category of best anthology of 2014.
If you enjoyed the book, please vote for it in the poll. It's very easy to vote. Just follow this link: http://critters.org/predpoll/antho.shtml
Scroll down the page until you see 'Reflections (Book2 - Mind's Eye Series)', then just click on the circle next to it. If you scroll down further, you'll be asked to confirm the vote. You'll then receive an e-mail with a link so that you can verify the vote.
The book contains stories from me, Darcia Helle, Jason McIntyre, and J. Michael Radcliffe, as well as poems from Helle Gade and Ben Ditmars. All the poems and stories are inspired by photos. The photos were taken by Helle Gade, and Martin David Porter.
It's available as an e-book or paperback on Amazon worldwide:
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com./Reflections-Mi...
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk./Reflections-...
Voting is open until 14th January 2015. Thanks in advance to everyone who votes!!
If you enjoyed the book, please vote for it in the poll. It's very easy to vote. Just follow this link: http://critters.org/predpoll/antho.shtml
Scroll down the page until you see 'Reflections (Book2 - Mind's Eye Series)', then just click on the circle next to it. If you scroll down further, you'll be asked to confirm the vote. You'll then receive an e-mail with a link so that you can verify the vote.
The book contains stories from me, Darcia Helle, Jason McIntyre, and J. Michael Radcliffe, as well as poems from Helle Gade and Ben Ditmars. All the poems and stories are inspired by photos. The photos were taken by Helle Gade, and Martin David Porter.
It's available as an e-book or paperback on Amazon worldwide:
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com./Reflections-Mi...
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk./Reflections-...
Voting is open until 14th January 2015. Thanks in advance to everyone who votes!!
