Sunday, April 29, 2012

New Release - JIMMY STU LIVES!

JIMMY STU LIVES!
by Kent McDaniel
Science Fiction Fantasy Futuristic

Jimmy Stu Sloan has lost his faith. He's a pastor facing old age and eventual death, trying to hold things together for the sake of his burgeoning congregation, The Church of the Living Lord. Inspiration strikes on Easter Sunday morning, just as he's about to give his televised sermon. And, instead of speaking only of the resurrection of Christ, he makes a bid for his own resurrection in the future, vowing to move forward with plans for cryogenic preservation of his body. But when he awakens in the future to find himself young again and memories intact, he discovers not everyone's happy to see him back from the dead. In the hands of his second-in-command, his church has grown to become a political behemoth with more power than he thinks is right. Question is, will he live long enough to help change things back to the way they should be, with church and state remaining separate?
An exciting adventure featuring cover art by renowned comic book illustrator Joe Staton, available now in ebook at popular online retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. Coming soon in print!

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Friday Five-Day Free Kindle - America's Galactic Foreign Legion

Starting Friday, April 27, and ending Tuesday, May 1, the first book in Walter Knights humorous military sci-fi series, AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION, will be free on Kindle. All of Walt's books in the series are available to Prime subscribers for free borrowing. If you haven't read the first book, here's your chance to get a Kindle copy of it for FREE!

AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION
BOOK 1: FEELING LUCKY
Walter Knight
Humor, Military, Science Fiction

A compulsive gambler, desperate to escape the clutches of a loan shark, borrows money from a shady ATM and finds himself enlisted in America's Galactic Foreign Legion, amid a war with a spider-like alien species threatening humanity. With a little luck, maybe he'll live through it all to roll the dice another day.

(Kindle available only on Amazon, print books available at other popular online retailers)

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Two or more sides to every story

Joe Konrath, published author and now proponent of author self-publishing has this to say about 'Agency Pricing' model versus 'Wholesale Pricing' model...

"Agency Pricing Sucks."

Here's a link to his blog article...

http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2012/04/agency-model-sucks.html

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The elephant in the room

There's an elephant in the room. Everyone can see it and hear it and smell it, but nobody wants to acknowledge that it's there. And, nobody wants to deal with it, even though it's eating everyone's peanuts and crapping on everybody. Everyone is afraid to try and do something because they might get STOMPED by the big bad elephant.

Why monopolies are bad ... A really well thought out post about monopolies and the monster that is Amazon (and by comparison Walmart and Google):

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2012/04/understanding-amazons-strategy.html

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Now available - THE NEWFOUNDLAND VAMPIRE

Charles O'Keefe has been promising for a while now that his first book, THE NEWFOUNDLAND VAMPIRE will be out in April. Well, not to steal his thunder - but here it is! Available now on Amazon in print, later in other formats/venues. It just came out today, and we haven't even got it up on our web site yet, but we're working on it. Meanwhile, take a look....


THE NEWFOUNDLAND VAMPIRE
Charles O'Keefe
Fiction/Horror-Paranormal/Vampire

Like every other geek alive, Newfoundland native Joseph O’Reily secretly wants to be a superhero. At thirteen he fantasized about being a vampire, and ten years later he’s still fantasizing – but mostly about a beautiful redheaded woman who has eyes only for him. The one thing different about Joseph’s adult fantasy is that, amazingly, it comes true one night when he goes to a local university pub. Cassandra Snow, literally the woman of his dreams, invites him to her place for an evening of personal pleasure. Of course he’s not going to say no. But when strange things start happening afterward, Joseph quickly learns that not all dreams should come true.

Cassandra has plans for him – forever. And those plans don’t include daytime activities. An animal lover and recent vegetarian, Joseph wrestles with all the weird changes he’s experiencing after his encounter with Cassandra. Eternal youth and amazing power come at a price that is perhaps higher than he can afford. The constant hunger for blood and the secrets Cassandra harbors test his resolve and his mental and physical limits. And then there’s the fact that a two-hundred-year-old vampire is after his head – literally.

Joseph’s night vision improves dramatically, giving him a glimpse of the darker side of the world and the terrible evil of vampires who walk among humans. As he tries to balance his regular life with the new reality of his vampire existence, he is determined to hold onto his personal convictions and what he values most – his humanity.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Baseball Season Giveaway - Vampire in the Outfield

It's baseball season, and to celebrate, Walt Knight is giving away free Kindle copies of his humorous horror sports story - VAMPIRE IN THE OUTFIELD. Free for the next five days! Don't have a Kindle? Download the FREE app for PC, mobile, etc. or email us (go to our web site) and we'll get you a copy you can read on your electronic device!

VAMPIRE IN THE OUTFIELD
Walter Knight
Fiction Paranormal Horror Humor Vampire Futuristic

A young man who just wants to play baseball in the major leagues ends up going to some questionable extremes to get his wish. A humorous look at baseball, vampires, and the Evil Empire (the New York Yankees) in a future where scouts will sign just about anybody – human or otherwise – if they can hit and play ball. (Complete novella. Last half contains promo bonus material for other books.)