Month: May 2018

eBook Deals May 10 – 16

reading ebooksHere 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 May 10 – 16”

Which “The Hideaway” 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 Hideaway" Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

  • Joe Jansen (44%, 48 Votes)
  • Pat Mills (30%, 33 Votes)
  • Josiah Stone (7%, 8 Votes)
  • A. L. Kaplan (5%, 6 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (3%, 3 Votes)
  • Kai Strand (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Dale E. Lehman (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Tim McGrath (1%, 1 Votes)
  • W. J. King (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Elrond P (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Mary Kay Bonfante (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Annette Rey (1%, 1 Votes)
  • William J. DeProspo (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renecca Leilani Saraf (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Nicole T (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Kevin P Michaels (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ken Talley (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Virginia Gayl Salazar (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jesse K Francis (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Rutger Galtiarii (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 110

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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.

Getting Reviews: Voracious Readers Only

Back on May 1, our own Lynne Cantwell did an interview with Larry Froncek of Voracious Readers Only. Voracious Readers Only is an interesting website with a tantalizing concept. The premise is that voracious readers (you know who you are) can sign up and choose genres they’re interested in. Authors, then, are given the opportunity to showcase their book and give away free copies of their eBook to interested readers. The readers who opt in on a particular book of their choosing are expected to review the book on Amazon, Goodreads, or their own blog, plus they give their consent to be added to the author’s email list.

Sound like a win-win? I thought it did, so I tried it out. Continue reading “Getting Reviews: Voracious Readers Only”

May 2018 Writing Exercise: Innervate

writing exercise stretching-498256_960_720Our overworked administrator is getting a well-deserved break today, so we figured you all might like to take this time to exercise your writing chops.

Therefore, here’s a writing prompt for you; do as you wish – short story, flash fiction, poem, what have you. There is no deadline or word count restriction. Just write. (Comments are closed – write on your own.)

This week’s word: INNERVATE

Use it however you’d like: as the title, in a sentence, or as inspiration. Ready, set, write!