Day: September 24, 2014

Which Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s time again to vote for the story which should win the honor of Flash Fiction Champion this week. Just pick the story which you think steals it (that’s a pun – Purse Snatcher – get it?) and cast your vote below.

Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which Flash Fiction entry gets your vote?

  • Victoria Ann Carr (34%, 28 Votes)
  • Nina Fortmeyer (33%, 27 Votes)
  • Candi Runyon (7%, 6 Votes)
  • Samuel R Choy (5%, 4 Votes)
  • Lois Nelsen Lewandowski (5%, 4 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (5%, 4 Votes)
  • Randy L. Austin (4%, 3 Votes)
  • N E Chenier (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Bjoern Gabler (4%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 82

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

Book Brief: Upgrade

UPGRADE
by Stephen Hise
Genre: Contemporary fiction/psychological drama
62,886 words

A very wealthy but unattractive young man undergoes a microprocedure that re-contours his face. Though he sees the same reflection in the mirror as always, others now see him as extremely attractive. Whole new worlds of romantic possibilities open up to him, but there is a terrible and unforeseen price.

This title is available from Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, and other online retailers. Continue reading “Book Brief: Upgrade”

September Twitter Fest

hashtag tweeterHave you been feeling lonely on Twitter lately? Well, our Jim Devitt wrote a couple of posts which might help you get more eyes on your tweets. Check that out, then come back here and have some fun with the September Twitter Fest.

This is how it works: If you are an author, publisher, publicist, literary agent, book reviewer, (or especially a book-lover), etc., in the comments below, paste in the link for your Twitter Handle. Tweet the link to this post, inviting all your followers to do the same. Make sure you show some love to the handles in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up. (Remember: If you right-click the link, you can open it in a new tab so you don’t have to constantly page back and forth.)

This should be fun and should generate a lot of follows for everyone who plays. We’ll kick things off with ours. Let’s get the party started! http://www.twitter.com/IndiesUnlimited.

PLEASE be sure to reciprocate by following those who follow you. This is give and take. If everyone plays by the golden rule, we all benefit.