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Jun 26 2018

Gamelit/Litrpg Going Wide Authors

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From left to right! Roll Call is!

RJ Castiglione’s – Fjorgyn: A Rebel Rises: https://www.books2read.com/ap/xdyJQR/RJ-Castiglione

Dawn Chapman’s – Desert Runner: https://www.books2read.com/ap/8GGNM8/Dawn-Chapman

Michael Chatfield’s – Emerilia: http://books2read.com/u/bMQXQB

G.R. Cooper’s – Shepherd Moon: Omegaverse 1: https://amzn.to/2MpnpHT

K.T. Hanna’s – Initializing: https://www.books2read.com/Initializing

Lars M.’s – The Wayward Bard: https://www.books2read.com/u/bzPWQ2

R.A. Mejia’s – Adventures on Terra – Book 1: Beginnings: https://www.books2read.com/ap/8P1PLx/RA-Mejia

W.D. Nix’s – Avatar Online Launch: https://books2read.com/u/m0gkpP

Why are we doing this, and doing it together? 

There’s been a lot of talk about this over the last few months, and for those who don’t know the reasons behind the move… it’s pretty simple.

Amazon has been trying to nail down on false reads for their KU program. And unfortunately, there’s been a slew of genres that were tagged, from Gamelit/Litrpg to Romance and Harem/Reverse Harem.

What that meant for a good few of my friends was that the page reads they’d been seeing for their books. (newly released books) were suddenly halved. In fact, more than halved in some cases.

In all the time I’ve been publishing my own Gamelit series, I’ve always had consistent KU reads, more so than my sales. So for the numbers that my friends had for KU reads to suddenly be slashed to less than their sales, something just doesn’t add up.

So some of us banded together and we made the decision to go wide as one!

I’ll be promoting these authors on this blog over the next week and sharing their amazing books.

So keep an eye out later this week, as I link in the first one! the fab RJ Castiglione’s!

Apr 17 2017

New Release – Tales from the Tower

Something old is becoming something new over at Inklings Press. The first year of anthologies from the small press is being collected into one volume. Tales From The Tower collects the fantasy anthology Tales From The Tavern and the horror collection Tales From The Mists – and this time, it’s out in paperback as well as ebook.

The book includes short stories from Alei Kotdaishura, Brent A. Harris, Matthew Harvey, Ricardo Victoria, Morgan Porter and Leo McBride – and is available on Amazon now at myBook.to/Tower .

Paperback versions of the other Inklings Press collections are also expected in the near future – so follow @InklingsPress on Twitter for more updates.
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Feb 10 2017

Author – New Release – Life in the WarZone

Today I’m introducing Paul White with his new novel – Life in the WarZone

About the author —-

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Paul White is an author, blogger & poet

His writing covers various genres and topics, both fiction and non-fiction and encompass such areas as life, love, anger, anguish, fear, uncertainty, and loss. The common denominator in all of Paul’s works is that they feature the most important matter of all, the human condition.

As for Paul, himself… he has a warped sense of humour, loves good food, good wine and good company. He is an ardent independent traveller, nature lover and supporter of ecological and wildlife preservation.

You can find out more about Paul’s books, his current Works in Progress and Future Projects by visiting http://paulznewpostbox.wix.com/paul-white

You can read a selection of Paul’s short stories at https://alittlemorefiction.wordpress.com

Or, for articles on writing and a writer’s life, go to

https://wordpress.com/stats/ramblingsfromawritersmind.wordpress.com

About the book – 

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Life in the War Zone is not a ‘WAR’ story.

It is a collection of poignant, eye opening stories and articles, written primarily as fictional accounts, yet based on true experiences of people living and working in major war zones around the globe. Each story and article has been formed from interviews, discussions, reports and dialogues from those directly involved and affected by conflict.

Here, with ‘Life in the War Zone’, Paul White has gently coaxed from the depths of people’s hearts the truth of how destructive and debilitating the effects of war are to individuals, families and entire communities.

Each tale reflects true events; Paul has managed to elicit the emotions, the feelings and the inner anxieties of those whose accounts are represented here.

Yet he has also found stories of great courage, fortitude and resilience of human spirit strewn amongst the detritus of war.

Whilst these stories are particular to the individuals to whom they belong, the sad fact is they can easily be told by so many.

This book may be finished, but sadly the strife continues.

 

You can follow Paul at any of his sites – Please check them out 🙂

 

Video Link (book trailer)  https://youtu.be/VAl7Mm1qW9Y

 

PURCHASE LINKS

Paperback.

https://www.createspace.com/6835323

UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=978-1542338707

USA https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=978-1542338707

Ebook purchases – PayPal only. Direct from the author via his website, in the format of your choice (AZW3/Mobi/epub etc.) http://paulznewpostbox.wixsite.com/paul-white

OR by email paulznewpostbox@gmail.com

 

 

Feb 9 2017

New Release – A Cry for Help

 

Check it out, I’m reading through this at the moment, and it’s written so very well. 🙂

 

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Blurb –

Eleven want to die

Who will answer their cry?

AMAZON UNIVERSAL LINK:

getBook.at/CRYFORHELP

MY WEBSITE:

www.stratfordlivingpublishing.com

TWITTER:

#bookboost is my tag

TWITTER NAME:

@cathymcgough1

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/Cry-For-Help-by-Cathy-McGough-1088501671259663/

https://www.facebook.com/cathymcgoughauthor/

 

BIO

Cathy McGough whose work has been published in over nine countries, is the author of fiction, poetry, short stories and non-fiction. In addition to her Best Selling two-part YA Series A Mathematical State of Grace which was nominated for a SIBA in the best Dystopian category in 2016 in the US, her works include: Interviews With Legendary Writers From Beyond, which won 2nd in the SIBA Best Literary Fiction Category in the US in 2016; 103 Fundraising Ideas For Parent Helpers With Schools & Teams which won 3rd in the SIBA Best Reference Category in the US in 2016; Painting With Words which was nominated for a SIBA in the Best Poetry category in the US in 2016; Three Friends; Death Wish; Parade; Trapped. She lives and writes in Stratford, Ontario, Canada with her husband, son and two cats. She is a professional member of the Canadian Authors Association.

 

Jan 26 2017

AudioBook Review – Roak

AudioBook Boom was exciting this week, as there were 3 SciFi which I was alotted 🙂

If anyone wishes to sign up, in exchange for some honest reviews this is the best way ever to discover new talent both in authors and narrators.

https://audiobookboom.com/

So, the last couple of days I’ve been listening to Roak.

Here’s my review.

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Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter | [Jake Bible]
Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter
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Reviewed: 26/01/17

“Dark, moody and brilliant.”

I have to admit I was a little nervous coming into this one right from the start. It promised a lot of action and tension!

There were some great descriptions of the setting and of Roak. His character was blatant. Pay me or you’ll suffer. But, when he was the one left suffering I was unsure as to what he was physically capable of.

Roak, is one of those characters you love to hate. He lives by simple rules and he does everything he can to keep on, keeping on. It takes a while to realise that he’s not actually a bad man, he’s just set in his ways, and does his job. Along his journey to get ‘paid’ Roak comes across some really cool characters. Some that you’ll feel so sorry for and others you’ll love to get their comeuppance.

Andrew, has just the right tone for this novel, deep, gritty and he totally has the right voices to pull off the different aliens along the way too. In his performance there was such humour, and I really enjoyed both the writing and acting. Great job.

I think my only quibble was I just wanted more, haha so I went to look for more work by Jake, 🙂 and I do hope that Andrew gets to narrate some more.

I was given this book by the author/narrator without obligation for review via audiobook boom.