Made by Meghan
Soon I will be announcing the release date for Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (aka Dowser #2)(YAY!!!). But, to tide you over until then, I thought you’d like to see that Richard Parker, the golden-shaded Persian, is cracking his whip this afternoon and keeping me on track with the first draft of Dowser #3.
About to crack Chapter Five and 21,000+ words.
And yes, that is a mug of hot chocolate. What else did you expect?
Love Lies Bleeding is free from October 29 – November 2, 2013 on Amazon.
What about some other Halloween appropriate freebies? Well, I’m glad you asked!
Ten Dead Mice by Sharon Delarose – *Free 10/30 only* – Synopsis: We were supposed to fill in the blank: “Dead as _______.” Being a group of authors, we all jumped on board with our silly answers, mine being: “Dead as my hamster would be if our dog’s fantasy came true.” Several mousey answers were posted, and my head filled up with a lifetime of dead mouse and other rodent stories — true stories all — and Ten Dead Mice: See How They Died was brought to life. I’ll probably catch hell for calling it Ten Dead Mice when the stories involve mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, and even a squirrel, but the title is catchy and they’re all rodents. So here goes…
Also by Sharon Delarose, perfect for Halloween but not free, The Wizard of Awe – $5.99
Brandon Hale has his book Day Soldiers (Amazon link, also free through B&N, Apple, or Smashwords) perma-free right now and he is also running a series of short stories by other writers on his blog throughout Halloween.
After The Virus is reduced from $3.99 to $0.99 from October 28, 2013 to November 2, 2013 on  Amazon, Kobo, and the iBookstore.
Happy Halloween!
Wait! There’s more! I thought it might be fun to collect some more $0.99 (or reduced) halloween ebooks and make this a real party. So, check these out!!
The Well Collector by Trish Marie Dawson – 4.9 star average out of 10 reviews on Amazon. Synopsis:  “Time was speeding up, moving faster every day. He had to have another one. Now…” Love, lies, loss and murder. Not everything is what it seems in this short psychological thriller that takes readers on a journey through the darkest depths of one twisted soul. Everyone has that special collection – what does the Well Collector keep hidden away? And what happens when the collection is finally complete?
Animals Odd by Alison Blake – Three short stories of animals crossing that narrow line where the imaginary, the dreamed of, and the remembered clash, and destroy, but also deliver the humans they encounter. There are animals that bring love and warmth into the human world, but there are others that are just…odd
Kellie’s Dairy – Decaying Innocence – normally $5.99 now $3.99  – Follow Kellie’s journey as she ventures out into the world, braving dangers of all kinds, both natural and unnatural, expected and surprising. She must learn to survive based on her own wits, and she will also learn which instincts she should trust. This is the novel version of the best-selling horror and zombie graphic novel series, with a lot of additional content not in the graphic novels. It includes “Sarah’s Despair,” “Dr. Crane,” and more.
Further to my post about ATV below, here are the quotes I am testing out for my crazy novella, Love Lies Bleeding.
Michael thinks the last one is too long, but a lot of the (interestingly, all female) writers in my writer’s group really liked it.
So some authors are trying to create memes for their books for marketing purposes, and I thought I would give it a go as well. I’m focusing on ATV and LLB because I have a sale and a giveaway going on next week for those titles.
Here are the quotes I’ve tried so far:
Suggestions? Additions?
It is foggy in Vancouver this morning, and the olive trees just outside my kitchen window are covered in spider webs that look like crystal lace. There is some metaphor in this that I probably should be exploring, but I simply found it beautiful to behold.
FYI, you can see the web more clearly if you click the picture.
Thank you to everyone who participated in my birthday giveaway and book sale! Your comments, tweets, and shares helped make my birthday a super fun day!
The winners are:
The Cupcakes (Etc) paperbacks are being mailed off to: Patricia from Saskatchewan (yay, fellow Canadian!!) and Sandy from New Jersey. Amy from Ohio also won via Goodreads.
The Time Walker paperback is winging off to Mary in Queensland, Australia. Oh, Mary, you’re going to get a kick out of the ending of the next Dowser book, Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic!!
Spirit Binder goes to Kelsey in Georgia. I totally got caught up reading a section of this book today … not your paperback, Kelsey. I would never! But now I want to be writing in that Universe … except I have at least two other novels to write before I can get back to it. GAH!
And After The Virus now belongs to Cindi from Missouri!
How freaking cool is that? Well, perhaps I’m the only one who gets super jazzed to send these paperbacks off to so many different places. But it’s my blog and my books, so I get to be jazzed!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
 So guess who is turning forty tomorrow? Me! Yes, I’m celebrating with a liberal amount of chocolate and a visit to the spa, but I also thought it might be fun to have a giveaway and $0.99 book sale!
 MASSIVE BOOK SALE
I will be reducing all my ebooks to $0.99 for October 11, 2013 only. (Though chances are you might be able to grab one or two on the 10th or the 12th because it often takes up to 24 hours for changes to go into effect.)
 Excepting Spirit Binder, none of these books have ever been offered at this sale price before!!
After The Virus
 Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic (Dowser #1)
Spirit Binder
 Time Walker
Please grab any of the books you’re missing, share the sale with your friends and family, and enjoy the reads!!
If you’re so inclined, a review on the book seller site would be a fabulous birthday gift! Merci beacoup!
ENTER GIVEAWAY
 I’m giving away eight paperbacks via the blog here and one Cupcakes (Etc) paperback via Goodreads just for extra fun.
Head on over to goodreads, if you wish to enter for Cupcakes, then comment below to win one of the other eight.
Tell me:
Yup, it’s that easy. Contest open INTERNATIONALLY. I’ll select winners by random number generator after 12noon PST on Monday, October 14, 2013.
Bonus entries?? Do the above and add any or all of the following:
Are you already following me on any or all of the above platforms or mailing lists? Thank you!! Just remind me in your comment so I remember to give you the extra entries!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
Hmm, now how many different treats do you think can I fit into one day?
I found this in the garden this morning and instantly wanted to share it with the blog-a-sphere.
Sunshine & Lollipops!