V.L. Dreyer's Blog: From The Desk of V.L. Dreyer

Hi everyone!

It's that time at last. I can hardly believe it. The Survivors Book II: Autumn is on sale now, so you can finally go find out what happened to YOU KNOW WHO.

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYRLHIG/
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0473274361/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-s...

I hope you all enjoy it as much as the first book!

Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

Hi everyone,

I've just listed a Giveaway for two copies of The Survivors Book II: Autumn, in unsigned paperback. Sorry about the lack of a signature, but I've learned the hard way that signing them ends up costing me more than $50, excluding the cost of the book. I just don't have the spare funds for that right now. Sorry!

On the plus side, with Book II due out in two weeks, I've dropped the price of the first book in the series to $2.99, which saves you up to 40%. There's never been a better time to grab your copy!

http://www.vldreyer.com/bookstore/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E9O790W/

Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

Hi everyone,

I've just listed a Giveaway for two copies of The Survivors Book II: Autumn, in unsigned paperback. Sorry about the lack of a signature, but I've learned the hard way that signing them ends up costing me more than $50, excluding the cost of the book. I just don't have the spare funds for that right now. Sorry!

On the plus side, with Book II due out in two weeks, I've dropped the price of the first book in the series to $2.99, which saves you up to 40%. There's never been a better time to grab your copy!

http://www.vldreyer.com/bookstore/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E9O790W/

Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

Dear Readers,

I'm happy to advise that pre-orders for The Survivors Book II: Autumn are now live, as is the fundraising campaign! Unfortunately, I had to remove the Goodreads listings for the moment due to a few people playing silly games, but it'll be back around the time of release.

More information about the fundraiser can be found here:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the...

Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

Dear Readers,

I've just added a bunch of cool new features to my website. Check it out!

New stuff:
* Progress bars! You can now see the progress of each book, through all the major steps before it hits press. The next book in each series has also been added to the front page, so you can tell at a glance how close it is to being finished.
* The Bookstore!  To make life easier for people that already know they want the book and just want the links, I've added a simple bookstore page, that just collects the sales links in one place.  I've also added a widget to the sidebar on your right that does the same thing.
* More obvious sample chapters!  I had quite a few people complain that they couldn't find the sample chapter downloads easily enough, so I've added new buttons that you can't possibly miss.  They're bright red and shiny!
* Clearer "Buy Here" buttons on The Survivors Book I: Summer and The Immortality Clause.
* Social media buttons!  There are now buttons down the bottom of each page and blog post that allow you to easily share my posts on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+.  Remember, every share helps me SO much - I really, really appreciate it.
* Series browsing!  I've now added nice, shiny buttons on each page that allow you to scroll back and forth between the books in a series more easily than using the menu.  I have no idea why I didn't think of that in the first place, but better late than never.  
* The Links page has now been updated.
* Last but not least, I'm pleased to finally unveil the new cover art for The Immortality Clause!  The kudos for this one go to one of the usual suspects, Alaïs Legrand, for the little piece of art in the centre of the front cover, and to a new face, Leah Suttle, for the new series template.



Right, that's all for now, readers.  Enjoy the new features, while I get back to work on The Survivors Book II.  As a head's up to everyone who is waiting anxiously, there will be a fundraiser for this book very soon, so start saving your pennies!

Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

The competition has been drawn, and congratulations to Kristine for winning the paperback!

To everyone that didn't win, don't worry, you've still got another chance. I'm also giving away a limited edition hardback on my Facebook page. That one is also no purchase necessary, BUT if you have bought the ebook it gives you a bonus ten entries.

Good luck, everyone!

https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaLDre...

Hi everyone,

I'm in a sad mood, so I finally finished off the In A Heartbeat short story I've been working on. This story follows the Hamilton survivors before they met Sandy McDermott, and shows the events that led up to the death of little Sophie.

The Survivors: In A Heartbeat

In A Heartbeat is a 5,000 word short story available free of charge.


Kind regards,

V. L. Dreyer

Hey, everyone! I'm currently running TWO giveaways for The Survivors Book I: Summer.



You can enter the draw to win a signed paperback on Goodreads, but the really cool one is the Limited-Edition, autographed hardback I'm raffling on my website. That's right, LIMITED EDITION! Only twenty of these will ever be made, and this is your chance to own one.

No purchase is necessary to enter the raffle. All you need to do is Like my author page on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or tweet about the giveaway.

However, because I am trying to drive my sales with this giveaway (and who can blame me), there's a huge bonus if you have already purchased the ebook, or if you purchase it while the giveaway is running. Enter your digital receipt number in the Rafflecopter, and you'll get a whopping TEN additional entries!

That means you can get three entries free, or thirteen if you've bought the ebook.

To enter, just visit the Competitions page on my website. You can't miss it!

http://vldreyer.com/competitions/

Note: If you've already got me Liked on Facebook, thank you! But, Facebook doesn't let me enter you automatically into the draw, so PLEASE make sure you enter yourself so you have a chance to win. :D

Someone finally taught me how to add sample excerpts on Goodreads, so I've now added samples for both The Immortality Clause and The Survivors Book I: Summer.

The excerpt for The Immortality Clause is the first chapter, while for The Survivors Book I: Summer you get the first THREE chapters!

Not sure if you want to buy the books? Go find out. ;D

Phew! Two days ago, I was super excited. Now I'm mostly just tired. However, the ebook versions of The Survivors Book I: Summer are now available on Amazon and Smashwords, and the various other websites are... gestating! Hah.



The paperback copies are still in the process, mostly because I am apparently TERRIBLE at following instructions. Heh, oops.