#roneawards

Just a quick note as I am away road tripping with the kiddo.

The Rone award finalists were announced today: I did not make the cut.

I simply don’t have the fan base. This isn’t news but more the standard state of affairs. I have no idea how to help that along.

Open to suggestions…

Howdy, howdy. It’s Wednesday. Do you know what that means? You have a couple of days left to vote for Ostrich Mentality in the Suspense/Thriller category for a RONE award. Aren’t you excited you didn’t miss it? What? You want to know why you should vote for me? Did you not get a free download last week and already read this fabulous bit of entertainment? sigh ok. Here’s the review I got which…

EEEEEEK! My hands are shaking so hard I keep hitting the wrong keys. LOL. This is the FIRST time I have been recognized for my work outside my loving friends and family. The FIRST time my work was held up by someone who makes their living judging books and who said this shit is good. Every one says it’s a thrill just to be nominated. And it is. Beyond thrilling. But imagine if I won? To win, I…

I got rather a lot of downloads from the 48 hour free run I did earlier this week. Especially considering I hadn’t bought marketing for it. My friends pestered their friends. Let’s hope that turns into votes next week. Pretty please with sugar on top. I haven’t actually written new words in over a week. The kiddo was on spring break last week which usually means lots of play dates and special…

Ostrich Mentality Nominated for RONE

Yup. You read that right. Ostrich Mentality got nominated for a RONE award. And because I like to share when something good happens, for the next 48 hours you can download Ostrich Mentality from Amazon for free. Yup. FREE Give it read and then pop over to www.indtale.com between April 23rd and April 29th to vote for Ostrich Mentality in the Suspense/Thriller category. A high professional review…

Fiendish Friday: The Big Hit 1998

Did you ever see that moderately heinous/moderately hilarious Mark Wahlberg movie, The Big Hit? Late nineties. Studios were just figuring out that a big name did not make a big hit on it’s own anymore. LOL. Anyway…near the start of the movie a minor character is trying to commit seppuku. He’s all decked out in his best, on his knees, signing the traditional lament, sword held a loft … and the…

A while back I applied for a review from a professional review publication. A few friends had used them before and considered them not a scam. I heard nothing for like 8 months. I assumed A) they hated it. B) it was so bad they declined to even send it out to reviewers. C) well you can imagine. So um today I found out I am up for an award from them for how highly I was reviewed. The review is…