Month: February 2015

Featured Book: Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology

2012 Flash Fiction Anthology The Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology features a year’s worth of winning entries from the IndiesUnlimited.com weekly flash fiction challenge. It contains 56 stories by 38 different authors from around the world, with full color pictures by award-winning photographer K. S. Brooks and thought-provoking prompts by five-star author Stephen Hise. From the comic misadventures of a caveman named Og to a deranged zombie picnic, there are a myriad of genres and stories to appeal to every taste.

The Indies Unlimited 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology is available at Amazon.com for Kindle, Standard Edition print, and full-color Deluxe Edition print.

Authors with stories in the anthology include: David Antrobus, Gabrielle Baer, Brian Beam, Robert K. Blechman, Laurie Boris, William C. Busch, Sandra Campbell, Lynne Cantwell, Kent Chapman, Ed Drury, E.J. Fechenda, Terveen Gill, Yvonne Hertzberger, Jacqueline Hopkins, Chris James, Jerriann Law, Bob Lock, Pam Logan, Monica Baguchinsky Lunn, JD Mader, Brianna Lee McKenzie, Teirrah McNair, Donna B. McNicol, Rich Meyer, SP Mount, J. L. Murray, Stephanie Myers, Angela Rigley, Betsy Riley, Marc Emile Samuel, Irina Serban, Shiri Sondheimer, Dianna Stover, Krista Tibbs, Dick C. Waters, Sally Whitney, Renee Pierce Williams, and Carol Wyer.

Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Your Self-Publishing Life

author, you are firedI saw a recent article with the headline The Atlanta fire chief who wrote the homophobic book has been fired. When I read this, I thought it might be a good time for a post about some of the unintended consequences that can occur from your self-publishing life, if you don’t use a little forethought when publishing.

Clearly this fire chief wrote the book and intended to keep his job after writing it. However, things went awry because his job considered his content to be in violation of their standards for employees. While I don’t want to debate whether forethought could have prevented the situation that resulted here, I think the case serves as a reminder that the things we write can have unintended consequences if we’re not careful. Continue reading “Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Your Self-Publishing Life”

Video Trailer: Out of Mischief

OUT OF MISCHIEF by Gordon A. LongThrown into a nasty rebellion by a schoolgirl prank gone wrong, Aleria faces rape, murder, and worse. She is shielded by an Army spy who has infiltrated the band of thugs that captured her. But after a while she begins to wonder if he isn’t getting too enthusiastic about their violent charade, and her terror mounts.

Rescue comes, but her ordeal isn’t over. To survive, Aleria must make a decision that will change the course of her life.

Out of Mischief, the new adult alternate reality novel by Gordon A. Long, is available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, and most online retailers.

Don’t forget, you can cast your vote for trailer of the month on February 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. Pacific time.

222 Print Book Party Time

Print Book Party Bargain Books PBPIt’s February 22nd – that’s 222! Not that we ever need an excuse to throw a print book party. Lots of paperback books at bargain prices is reason enough to celebrate! So pour a tall beverage of your choice and check out all the great reads at the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.

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