Showing posts with label Kindle Select. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindle Select. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2012

The Study Now on Smashwords - Free

Well I finally finished my time with Kindle Select.  That means as of early this morning THE STUDY is now on Smashwords and being offered for free - and I've decided to make it free for an unlimited amount of time.

So if you don't have a Kindle and would like to take a gander at my very looong short story, run on over to Smashwords and download a copy at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/170860
Enjoy!

Friday, June 1, 2012

A Birthday Bonanza (and other fun tidbits)

Have I got some news for you, my fellow readers and writers!

To celebrate my birthday with you, I'm offering some specials during the month of June.  Starting today through the 30th, you can pick up a copy of "Running into the Darkness" for only ninety-nine cents through either Amazon, Smashwords, and soon Barnes and Noble and all other online eBook retailers.  Enjoy the savings!

Amazon Running into the Darkness
Smashwords Running into the Darkness 

As a special bonus, I'll also be offering "The Study" free again - but hurry.  It will be offered one day only - June 6th.  Then shortly after the end of my Kindle Select period this month, "The Study" will be available for free for the remainder of the month through Smashwords.  I'll update you when that time comes.

Amazon The Study 

On a side note - I hope you've taken notice of some ongoing changes I'm making to the blog.  Throughout the next few weeks I'll be adding additional pages to the blog, accessed by the pretty-colored tabs at the top (purple is, after all, my signature color).  For months now I've been promising a centralized location where you can always go to access books for sale by those interviewed here.  It just makes it more convenient for you over time.  It's going to be a work-in-progress for awhile so please be patient.  It's that technology thing, you know.

In the meantime, happy reading!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

One More Time

Before my Kindle Select period is up, I'm going to offer RUNNING INTO THE DARKNESS free one more time.

If you haven't already picked up a copy, be sure to visit Amazon or click on the book cover here at the right to snatch up this novel this coming Saturday, April 21st.

You won't be sorry!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Final Tally

Well the final tally of free downloads for Running into the Darkness is in.

The free period for my novel ended at midnight Saturday night with a final download number of 727.  RITD was as high as #20 on the suspense/thriller genre free list.  If I must be honest, I was crossing my fingers to try and make the top ten list, but considering where we started, I'd say the top twenty wasn't too bad.

It was so much fun to be a part of this little ongoing experiment in the Kindle universe.  Running into the Darkness will be free a couple more days during the ninety day window as part of the Kindle Select program, but you can still pick it up for a bargain price in the meantime.  However, I'll be sure and let you know what the next free period on Amazon will be, that is as soon as I decide for certain when that will be.

Those of you who downloaded during this window - thank you so much for taking a chance on my work.  I look forward to sharing my short story, The Study, with you soon.  I'm also hard at work on the sequel, Piercing the Darkness.

Loving where it's going thus far and can hardly wait to share it with you. 

Happy reading!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Running into the Darkness February Freebie

Well I'm following in a couple of footsteps today. 

I signed Running into the Darkness up for the Kindle Select Program.  So that means, this Friday and Saturday RITD will be available for free.

Yes, you read that right - FREE!

So if you haven't had a chance to buy and read it yet, take advantage of the free download on the 24th or 25th - again, that's this Friday and Saturday.  Click here for your shopping convenience:  http://www.amazon.com/Running-into-the-Darkness-ebook/dp/B0063HIS26/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1329950705&sr=1-1

And, if you've a mind to do so, let all of your family and friends know of this February Freebie event.  I'll keep you posted on the numbers.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

A Free Preview

This week I've been hard at work, finishing up a short story I started some time ago. 

The plan is to get my critique group to review it and provide feedback, get a cover finalized, then put it out on Amazon for their Kindle Select program.  I'd like to be able to offer it for free, but it appears the only way I can get it on here for free is to make it a part of Amazon's program for ninety days.  Out of that time, I'll get to post it for free a grand total of five days.  Then I'll have to charge a minimum price of ninety-nine cents.  After the ninety days, I'll place it on Smashwords as a freebie.

The goal in all of this is to find readers and introduce them to my writing.  Hopefully, they'll like what they read and decide to take a chance on purchasing my current (and future) works. 

So here for you, my dear readers, is the preview to my upcoming short story:


Katie is desperate.

A dead-end job disappears.  Unemployment payouts soon to cease, Katie is overcome by anger at life’s circumstances.  Nothing and no one to fall back on in tough times.

Until the offer.

They’ll pay her ten thousand.  It’ll be like a vacation for thirty days.  No complications.  No worries.

So Katie agrees.

But things are not as promised.  The vacation soon becomes a veritable imprisonment.  Too late she realizes they’ll only release her if she succumbs.

Katie’s life forever changes when she agrees to join…

…The Study