You’ve waited all year for Shark Week, and it’s finally here! But it will be over soon, and then what will you do? You’d better download some eBooks to read later – and have we got some bargains for you! That’s right, here at Indies Unlimited each Thursday, we make it super easy for you to find hot free and 99 cent eBook deals. Make sure to tell your friends to come on over to Thrifty Thursday and check ’em out! Continue reading “Thrifty Thursday: Shark Week 2016 eBook Deals”
Month: June 2016
Which “Long Haul” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?
It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.
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. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.
Which "Long Haul" Flash Fiction Story Should Win the Readers' Choice Award This Week?
- Craig McGeady (34%, 22 Votes)
- S.Nageen (32%, 21 Votes)
- Judith Garcia (11%, 7 Votes)
- Melanie G Mills (6%, 4 Votes)
- Shigraf (5%, 3 Votes)
- Luigi Silvestri (3%, 2 Votes)
- Biswajit Mukhopadhyay (3%, 2 Votes)
- JB Wocoski (2%, 1 Votes)
- James Plitt (2%, 1 Votes)
- Dusty May Jane (2%, 1 Votes)
- Joseph Hesch (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 65
NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.
Indie Reads – June 2016
Indies Unlimited does not review books, but we do have a couple of renowned reviewers on staff. We thought a great way to celebrate indie writing would be to ask those reviewers for their top indie picks of the month. Here are this month’s top picks from our experts:
Dragon Choir by Benjamin Descovich
“This intelligently told story is bound to sweep you up as the plot twists and turns with each new revelation.”
Read the rest of the review by ?wazithinkin.
Dragon Choir is available through Amazon.com.
A Sudden Gust of Gravity by Laurie Boris
“Meticulously researched, set in the fascinating world of magic, with engaging characters and brilliantly written.”
Read the rest of the review by Cathy Speight.
A Sudden Gust of Gravity is available through Amazon.com.
White Girl by Grace Jelsnik
“I don’t usually read political intrigue type novels full of espionage, but this one seemed well researched, plausible, and frightening.”
Read the rest of the review by ?wazithinkin.
White Girl is available at Amazon.com.
Turning Losing into Winning: The Kindle Scout Experience
When I finished my latest book, Finding Travis, a time travel story, I sent it out to beta readers and prepared to self-publish as I always do. But then a friend began broadcasting the news that she had entered her latest book in the Kindle Scout program and was looking for nominations. I remembered that another friend had entered his book in the program months ago, and had won the coveted publishing contract with Amazon. Because I really, really liked this new book of mine, and because I had built up quite a decent fan base, I decided to try Kindle Scout for myself. Continue reading “Turning Losing into Winning: The Kindle Scout Experience”