Showing posts with label FREE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FREE. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2013

Giving it away!



Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Silent Treatment by Melanie Surani

The Silent Treatment

by Melanie Surani

Giveaway ends July 20, 2013.
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Goodreads Book Giveaway

Exchange in Eichstätt by Melanie Surani

Exchange in Eichstätt

by Melanie Surani

Giveaway ends July 20, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter to win

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Going ahead

There's an old saying: You can't please all the people all the time (and going by a quick Google search, this might have been said by Lincoln -- but as Mike Birbiglia points out, everything was said by Lincoln.) As it turns out, I often have trouble pleasing anyone at any time, so I've decided to do whatever the hell I want.


I've changed the cover of The Silent Treatment, you guys. I didn't feel like the old cover was quite what I wanted, but at the time I didn't have any other ideas. This is one of the great things about indie publishing -- things can change! I ran this design past a few people, and their answers were almost completely split down the middle (which makes the point of polling useless). As in text editing, any change is up to the discretion of the author (me), and I chose to go ahead with this one.

The story is still the same, although as many writers have pointed out, you're never really finished with a book. I'll probably do some "4th anniversary special!!1!" version with additional what-have-you.

Additionally, my KDP Select enrollment is coming to an end, but not before I can have one more free promo. Please spread the word and head to Amazon on Sunday the 30th. I might go with the Select program again in the future, but I might not, so consider this your last shot at a freebie! Mama needs to eat.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Chapter 1: I'm Dead

Some professions don't offer a lot of money. Indie Writer and Stylist's Assistant are two that provide very little monetary reward at the beginning. Unfortunately for me, I'm beginning both simultaneously. This means I have to be smart with the entertainment choices I make. One of my favorite things to do is browse Amazon's Top 100 Free list.

There aren't many first lines that will immediately make me abandon a book, but the top one that comes to mind is:
Chapter One
I'm so annoyed that I'm dead. 
I'll level with you: there was a time this would have intrigued me. Really? The narrator is dead? Well what in the bloody blazes happened?

Vampires. It's vampires.



Other openings that lead to me sighing and moving to the next book:

  • Flowery descriptions
  • Snorting some drugs
  • "I have to go and I'm LATE!"
  • Any kind of jargon
  • "I don't remember who I am"
  • Gruesome description of a dead body (that isn't the narrator)
What are some Chapter One: Paragraph One openings that make you want to slam the book into the floor?

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

FREE!


For a limited time, I'm offering The Silent Treatment free of charge! Download a copy, recommend it to your friends, leave a nice review. 


As a bonus, if you download The Silent Treatment and email your Smashwords receipt to Untreed Reads, they will send you a coupon code for 50% off The Morning After!


Happy reading!