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I mentioned this on Dora's "Why should I visit your blog?" thread, but in case anybody's missed it:
I'm celebrating my 100th blog post by giving away a copy of my anthology. For details of the book, the stories it contains (several of which have won prizes or been shortlisted in competitions), and to put your name into the draw, follow this link:
http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/one-oh-oh-and-giveaway.html
It's free and all you need to do is leave a comment there or on my Facebook page to enter the draw.
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Flash fiction takes practice, but when it works, it can be very effective. There are a lot of (very) different opinions on what makes a flash story 'good' or 'bad', but all you can do is write the best story you can and hope other people like it.
Anyway, good luck in the draw! (If you entered - I'm not 100% sure which comment might be yours)
(Sorry to harp on about this, but as I'm doing this at my own expense I'd like to encourage as many entries as possible)
http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/one-oh-oh-and-giveaway.html
I tried.
I failed.
I'll happily take comments on this thread as entries, too, if people are having trouble commenting on the blog or my Facebook page...
The quickest route is to go here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/262944 and use the discount code DV68V.
The blog post relating to the ebook / offer is here: http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/its-my-birthday-here-have-present.html
And if you want more of an insight into the book, this should answer most of your questions: http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/one-oh-oh-and-giveaway.html
The only update to that last post is that the ebook version has an extra story, making the total 22, and - as the bonus story came 3rd in the Wells Festival of Literature short story competition - the overall "value" of the book (competition prize money and publication payments) weighs in at a hefty £496. Not bad for a freebie!
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It's DP68V
I'll edit the initial post to avoid any confusion.
[quote=polar bear]Doesn't seem right you giving everyone else a present on your birthday though![/quote]
Ah, well, I've always worked in places where, when it's your birthday, you have to supply the cakes - I guess this is the same sort of thing!
If anybody else wants to grab a copy, today's the final day - the promotion ends at 2pm (GMT) and then the price will shoot back up to 99p.
I'm not on GoodReads, although I think I have a profile on there, which somebody must have set up on my behalf. It lists me as an author for the 100RPM charity anthology, which I have a story in. I don't know if I can 'claim' this profile for myself, and add my own book too.
I must admit, I don't know anything about GoodReads, is it worth joining? I've always assumed it's more for readers - are there features for writers, too?
p.s. Happy Birthday!
It asked, 'Do you mean DIVVY?'
I laughed my little head off, I did.
Anyway, I couldn't do it so I'll have a look when I next do some Kindle shopping.
Thanks for trying, Tiny Nell - I got the code wrong in the first post and can't edit it - the correct one is "DP68V".
[quote=Tiny Nell]It asked, 'Do you mean DIVVY?'[/quote]
:-D
I'm bang in the middle of a large hardback edition of Paul Theroux's wonderful travel book: Dark Star Safari, so I downloaded your book with the intention of saving it until I go to Sydney next month as I shall be travelling with my much more convenient Kindle.
However, must confess that I couldn't resist a sneaky-peak - and I've liked what I've read so far. Now, I have very determinedly put the Kindle aside and reverted to the original plan. :)
It's amazing to think of my stories being read in Fiji and Australia. I suppose I should have got used to the whole global aspect of the internet by now, but there's a definite thrill to be had from the idea of my words being far better-travelled than I am.
I've just joined goodreads and I love it. It's excellent for readers and you can join as a goodreads author (but I'm not sure how you do that, yet). I am planning to advertise my book on goodreads but I am not quite ready to promote yet. I think I'll be able to start 1st Feb. I'll let you know how I get on.
It's worth checking whether there's a thread on here for goodreads, as there are a number of TBers as members. If not, we should start one.