Category: Announcements

New Indie Releases – New Year’s Edition

It’s a new year – so here are some new books to check out to start off 2015.

Hot in the Saddle by Ciana StoneHot in the Saddle by Ciana Stone

Four ranchers as hot as the Arizona desert who all think that love is not in their cards. 4 men, 4 stories, 4 chances to fall in love.

Hot in the Saddle is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
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The Sense of Darkness Book Cover 120x177The Sense of Darkness by Cinzia De Santis

Blind from birth but gifted with a rare sense of smell, Clara is a famous healer. Her world shatters when a dying man bursts into her life.

The Sense of Darkness is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
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Traceless by Joanne Clancy 120x177.
Traceless by Joanne Clancy

Traceless. Some people should never be found.

Traceless is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
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Dead Girls Dont Blog 120x177Dead Girls Don’t Blog by Pamela Frost Dennis

The man who brutally murdered Katy McKenna’s childhood friend is up for parole and she’s determined to stop it. Will she be his next victim?

Dead Girls Don’t Blog is available from Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
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Tears for a World by Alexander Fernandez 120x177Tears for a World by Alexander Fernandez

A bloody vein is the key to releasing the Creator from prison. Holding the vein, Marisylia must decide if the Creator has truly repented.

Tears for a World is available through Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
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2015 Flash Fiction Challenge Rule Changes

flash fiction contest gavelStarting with the January 10, 2015 flash fiction prompt, Indies Unlimited will be instituting some changes as to how the winning entries will be selected. Please see the italicized text in the bullet points below for the new rules. All the other rules remain unchanged.

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Here are the parameters for the 2015 Flash Fiction Challenge:

  • Each Saturday, we will post a challenge, consisting of a picture and a  written prompt. Award-winning author and photographer K.S. Brooks has graciously extended permission for the use of her photos for this purpose.
  • Authors can participate by writing their entries in the comment section. The word limit for entries is 250 words. The word limit will be strictly enforced.
  • Each weekly exercise will accept entries until 5:00 PM the following Tuesday.
  • Tuesday night, a panel of judges will choose the top entries based on a) the quality of writing (grammar, punctuation, and style); and b) relevance to the written and photo prompts. Only the stories chosen by the judges will be included in the public voting.
  • On Wednesday, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.
  • ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. Results displayed in the poll are unofficial until verified by administration.
  • Each Saturday, the winner will be recognized as we post the the winning entry along with the picture as a feature.
  • In the event of a tie in the voting, the entry which posted earliest will be chosen as the winner.
  • At the end of the year Indies Unlimited will publish an eBook with all the photos and the winning expositions, adding one more credit to your portfolio.
  • By submitting an entry, the author agrees to these terms and grants Indies Unlimited the nonexclusive rights to publish the material submitted and waives any and all further consideration in return for acknowledgement as a contributing author to the final anthology.

We hope you will have fun, hone your chops, and call in all kinds of favors from your friends to get them to vote for your entry. Most of all, we hope to offer you one more way to reach a wider audience.

How Indies Unlimited Works

Indies Unlimited LogoOver the short time since its inception, Indies Unlimited has become one of the most heavily trafficked websites for people interested in indie writing, publishing, marketing, and reading. We’re honored that so many people are saying so many great things about us.

With the word spreading, this means we encounter a lot of new folks who have never seen anything quite like Indies Unlimited and who don’t know quite what to make of it.

We thought it might be nice to provide a sort of guided tour, so people could get a better handle on what our site is about, what we do, and what we don’t do. Continue reading “How Indies Unlimited Works”

Indie Reads – December 2014

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:

FleisherhausFleischerhaus by Melissa Bowersock

” It’s a story well told with a balanced mix of elements… There’s passion and emotion in Melissa’s writing.”

Read the rest of the review by Cathy Speight.

Fleischerhaus is available through Amazon.com.
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Seasons of the Fool by Lynne Cantwell 120x177 Seasons of the Fool by Lynne Cantwell

“The way the subplots were woven into the overall arc of the story was handled expertly and never lagged.”

Read the rest of the review by ?wazithinkin.

Seasons of the Fool is available through Amazon.com.
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Full Irish by Pete Morin 120x177Full Irish by Pete Morin & Susanne O’Leary

“Nicely plotted, with action happening on both sides of the pond in Boston and Ireland, and plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing at who can be trusted.”

Read the rest of the review by BigAl.

Full Irish is available on Amazon.com..

Blood Diva by VM Gautier 120x177Blood Diva by VM Gautier

“…a clever and entertaining take on the vampire myth, and a love story, for those who look beyond the surface there is more.”

Read the rest of the review by ?wazithinkin.

Blood Diva is available at Amazon.com.
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Flushed by Joseph Mulak 120x177Flushed by Joseph Mulak

“…the way Ivan reacts to external events is so believable, and so typical of a man, that I found myself smiling and nodding my way through the story.”

Read the rest of the review by Pete Barber.

Flushed is available through Amazon.com.