'Authors Give Back' Sale on Smashwords

All but two of my books are free, and they're reduced by 60%. If you need some reading material, come on over and have a look. This is for my books, this is for Smashwords Sale items. Come on in, have a browse, see what looks interesting. I just have to figure out a way …

Bending Tropes

Mistakes happen. They do. Lots of people make them, and that's why they taste so sour. What did I do? Confession time, I fear. Well, I bent a trope and the rope in the trope has a knot in the end that belted me on the backside and left a blue bruise. What? Oh, okay, …

Take a Holiday in a Story

This was supposed to be: How to Find a Reader … And it started like this: Ooooooh! BookClubs - love bookclubs ... which one? There are bookclubs out there, and places readers can apply to get pre-published books as long as they do a review. There are places readers can go to find books published …

Urban Fantasy?

This is the last day! Last call for takers: Not on the Cards Last day it will be free. Come see, come see, take a chance to read a modern story of urban fantastic set in Camberwell Markets, Melbourne, Australia. http://books2read.com/NotOnTheCards Smashwords only, last day, come one, come all ... Oh, and have a look …

Smashwords in March!!

My page is here, but there are many other Indie Authors who may pique your readerly interests. Have a look, check out the discounts. And spread the word! Readers: Where to Find Books Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Catalog - This is the hub of the action, where you find nearly 80,000 multi-format books regularly priced at free …

Ahem, Hope …

Today is 26 Feb (in Australia). Tomorrow the anthology comes out. Still available for pre-order until then, but it can be in your reader ... And there's a special offer I'll make, just for you: If you can find the one error in my story, I'll send you a free eBook. You can choose which …

The Right Word

When I saw this, it brought to mind the little error in the last book ... a malapropism. What is a gator, and how can you slip it over your boots? By skinning it and using it as a gaiter! Did I change it in the story? Not yet. I could fix it in the …

Stories of Hope – It’s Here!

http://www.books2read.com/storiesofhope It's an eBook only (a lot of stories in there, lots of people wanting to help), and all proceeds from the anthology will be distributed to the WWF Bushfire Relief Fund and Red Cross. Now available for pre-order -- I'm ordering mine now, and I hope you have a look when it comes out, …

Diaballein

It's my first attempt at an advertising banner. What do you think? What I think is that it might be a bit dark, the background too strong for the text, or the text is the wrong colour -- but what would a person who's effectively colour-blind know about it? Any comments will be used in …

Arrrrghh! Where did it go?

It's about Goodreads and Titles. Once bitten by the bug that makes things disappear into the ether, I've become a bit paranoid -- and no, it's not about a mosquito or other bitey. Slightly different, but still makes me feel sick. It's a regular habit -- I go looking for my books, and the books …