Tag: satire

Book Brief: Serial Date

Serial Date
by DV Berkom
Genre: Thriller/satire
65,000 words

A retired assassin. A serial killer with a social agenda.

A politician with a fondness for free-range livestock.

Determined to leave her old life behind, retired assassin Leine Basso accepts a job working security at one of television’s most popular reality shows, SerialDate. When a contestant is found dead in the prop closet, it appears the killer is one of the ‘bachelors’ on the show- an ex-con billed as a serial killer- but the detective in charge of the case isn’t so sure.

When Leine’s estranged daughter is abducted by a man claiming to be the real killer, she’s forced to rely on old skills to find her, and must come to terms with who she really is. She soon realizes the murderer may be a grisly remnant from her past and she’ll need to use all of her cunning to stop him and rescue her daughter.

This title is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords. Continue reading “Book Brief: Serial Date”

The Heartbreak of IAMHS

operators are standing byHello, friends. I’d like to talk to you today about an epidemic that is sweeping through our community. It’s called Indie Author Multiple Hat Syndrome (IAMHS).

The symptoms of this affliction include night sweats, bouts of rage, feelings of inadequacy, and an overwhelming desire to dump the whole project in the trash. The malady bears some similarity to multiple personality disorder, except that in cases of IAMHS, the discrete personalities come in four standard types.

We turn now to a case study for a more in-depth look at IAMHS. The subject of our case study is…yours truly. Continue reading “The Heartbreak of IAMHS”

Ed’s Really Bad Writing Advice: Exposition

(Note, this post should be read with your “tongue-in-cheek” detector on its highest setting) 😉

If there is one thing readers hate, it’s exposition. If there are two things, the other is main characters who aren’t physically attractive and they don’t want to have crazy monkey sex with. But if there is only one, it is that blasted expository writing. Continue reading “Ed’s Really Bad Writing Advice: Exposition”

Happy Independence Day from the AASFBOG

Independence Day is meant to be a joyous celebration of when the founding fathers of the United States finally wrested control away from the British—or, possibly the day the British decided they’d delivered enough mental cases and social misfits to the new world, and headed home.

Either way, it involves food and fun and fireworks and freedom. And short, fat, bald old guys – I mean, look at the general bulbous shape of Benjamin Franklin. You can’t deny it, short, fat, bald old guys are ingrained in our heritage – and the birth of our nation. Therefore, Indies Unlimited is proud to run this announcement for the American Academy of Short Fat Bald Old Guys (AASFBOG).

While some people are twirling sparklers, starting brush fires, and gulping down hot dogs, many short, fat, bald old guys will be stuck at home, watching reruns of Matlock, too filled with malaise to join in the revelry.

You can help…

Your donation of just a few dollars can mean the difference between whether these poor people have a simple bag of chips and a six-pack or two of low-end brew or whether they must watch television for hours on end with no snacks at all. No snacks at all? Oh, the humanity!

You don’t want that on your conscience, do you? You are encouraged to give generously to my – I mean to the AASFBOG to end this needless suffering.

Indies Unlimited wishes you and yours a safe and happy Fourth of July!

 

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