Brigitta Moon Wins Flash Fiction Challenge

Brigitta Moon is the Readers’ Choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. The winning entry is decided by the popular vote and rewarded with a special feature here today. (In the case of a tie, the writer who submitted an entry first is the winner per our rules.) Without further ado, here’s the winning story:

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eBook Deals February 8 – 14

happy to download ebooks smiley-1691280_960_720Here you go – a bunch of hot new free and bargain eBooks to read, just for you! You’re going to need these while you’re sitting at the beach, or on vacation, or just hanging at home. You can fill up that Kindle now with the free and 99 cent eBook deals right here on Thrifty Thursday!

Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.) Continue reading “eBook Deals February 8 – 14”

Which “The Fire” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’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. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!

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.

REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.

Which "The Fire" flash fiction entry deserves your vote?

  • Brigitta Moon (52%, 82 Votes)
  • Michael Pickford (36%, 57 Votes)
  • Dawn McCabe (2%, 3 Votes)
  • Hannah Selby (2%, 3 Votes)
  • Nicole Powers (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Ann Zimmerman (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Dusty May Jane (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Diane Selby (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Bill Engleson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • A. L. Kaplan (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Virginia Gayl Salazar (1%, 1 Votes)
  • JB Wocoski (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Josiah Stone (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ash Gray (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Steven Stucko (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Kevin P Michaels (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Marc Twine (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 157

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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.

KDP Print Division Now Offers Proof and Author Copies

kdps print division paperback book-408302_960_720It appears Amazon is serious about recruiting indie authors to try their new paperback publishing option. Last week, the Zon sent an email to KDP users saying they have begun offering print proofs and author copies for paperbacks published through KDP.

If you’re unfamiliar with the terms: A print proof is a paperback of your unpublished book. Authors order print proofs when they would rather mark up a hard copy, or if they don’t trust themselves to catch every error when reviewing a digital proof. CreateSpace puts a watermark on the last page of its print proofs. KDP will instead put a watermark on the cover that says “Not for Resale.”  Continue reading “KDP Print Division Now Offers Proof and Author Copies”