"The Shameless Promotion and Endless Plug-Your-Novel Thread"

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by plumboz

As soon as the latest review of Boomerang appeared on Smashwords sales ground to a halt everywhere it is available, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and, of course, Smashwords. Looks like folks are not interested in a read that the reviewer described as "One of the best novels that I have read in recent times- suspenseful, witty and racy."

I can certainly understand it. I too would keep my distance from such a book. Sounds suspicious to me.

And so I urge you to Read Something Else, Anything Else. Hell, switch on the television if you must. But stay away from Boomerang. Millions of non-readers can't be wrong!

Can they?

[CathrynLouis]

I published my first novel on Smashwords in April. It's called Sunrise on the Pier and is a suspenseful, atypical love story. Here's the synopsis:

It is the tale of 'scary smart' business analyst Gabrielle Winston and how she endangers her life. First, she predicts the 2008 financial market meltdown - in September 2007. Then she uncovers a rival consortium's plot to use the meltdown to destroy her firm. Gabrielle's findings thrust her into the middle of a war among ruthless, ultra-rich industrialists and escalate that war past intrigue and espionage into murder. Gabrielle expects to find respite in the normalcy of her personal relationships but the facade melts away, revealing that her world had never been what she'd thought it to be. Is it time to fold 'em or should she stay and defend the life she has built for herself? In the final confrontation Gabrielle has to pull her best bluff to win - and she doesn't even have a poker face. What does Jarin Cole San Chappelle have to do with her situation? Everything...

Comments welcome!

[plumboz]

Originally Posted by nomesque

Hey, I'm serious!

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by plumboz

Hey, I'm serious!

And I'm seriously laughing at you! Problem?

PS. Folks, Boomerang is a great read. This man writes a chaotic scene with a skill that beggars belief. Read it. If you don't enjoy it, Alan will dance the macarena on webcam.

[plumboz]

Originally Posted by nomesque

And I'm seriously laughing at you! Problem?

Good Lord, no. Besides, it looks like I've just sold a book on Smashwords, so my streak of no sales days has come to a screeching halt.

Damn, I was going for a record. Now I'll have to start all over again.

So, starting right now, I want all of you to stay the heck away from my book. I'll let you know when the moratorium has been lifted.

Thanks for your understanding.

You may resume laughing.

Laughing is good.




P.S. Thanks so much for the nice comments, Naomi. But you're not helping my Stay Away from That Book campaign. Seriously.

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by plumboz

P.S. Thanks so much for the nice comments, Naomi. But you're not helping my Stay Away from That Book campaign. Seriously.

Darn. I was hoping that the macarena would scare people away.

Let's try this again...

If you don't enjoy this book, Alan will dance the macarena on webcam... naked.

Better?

[plumboz]

Originally Posted by nomesque

Darn. I was hoping that the macarena would scare people away.

Let's try this again...

If you don't enjoy this book, Alan will dance the macarena on webcam... naked.

Better?

That is a most intimidating threat. But I have just been informed by federal agents that if I do dance, even partially clothed, that dozens of extreme fundamentalist groups from nearly every major religion are prepared to declare fatwahs against me.

Could be interesting!

[CarolineNH]

Originally Posted by plumboz

That is a most intimidating threat. But I have just been informed by federal agents that if I do dance, even partially clothed, that dozens of extreme fundamentalist groups from nearly every major religion are prepared to declare fatwahs against me.

Could be interesting!

Now, might that make an interesting premise for your next book?

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by plumboz

That is a most intimidating threat. But I have just been informed by federal agents that if I do dance, even partially clothed, that dozens of extreme fundamentalist groups from nearly every major religion are prepared to declare fatwahs against me.

Could be interesting!

Great promotional technique, fatwahs.

[joycedb]

Hi all,

I started a thread for excerpts, but not many people posted there. So I will give you a brief description of my book followed by a short excerpt. If it appeals to other women's fiction fans, you can read the first two chapters at my website, accessible by clicking my book link below.

Blurb.

Sylvie was a pleaser. She did as her mother pleased, and she did as her fiancé pleased. Then she did as she pleased. Raised by a domineering mother, Sylvie doesn’t like the submissive woman she’s become. Determined to take back her life, she heads to the hills instead of to the altar on her wedding day. Coming across a quaint, country inn with an intriguing name, she impulsively checks into SERENDIPITY HOUSE. Peopled with an odd assortment of characters, the inn has clearly seen better days. Even the regulars have a bit of wear on them.

Thus, when Alex arrives and is strangely comfortable vacationing among the geriatric set, Sylvie is suspicious and does her best to ignore him. But Alex will not be ignored, pushing her buttons until she admits, if only to herself that she’s falling in love with him. Not until she’s hired to manage the inn does she learn he’s not the pedigreed gentleman he purports to be, but a streetwise PI hired by her ex to find her. Adding insult to injury, he’s bought the inn and asks for her help in restoring it to its former glory. Forced to work together, both learn about relationships, expectations, and acceptance—among family members as well as strangers who become like family.

Excerpt.

With no guests to cater to, Sylvie shamelessly indulged her misery, staying up
until the wee hours of the morning, lolling in bed until noon, eating whatever she found in the cupboard that didn’t require cooking, and letting the dishes pile up in the sink.

After nearly a week of self-imposed isolation, she couldn’t stand herself any
longer. Rising early on Friday, she went to the market to replenish the pantry.
Later, in a burst of energy, she vacuumed the downstairs common areas and
scrubbed the kitchen floor. She told herself she had guests arriving that weekend, and if any walk-ins should happen by, she’d be ashamed to have them see the inn in such a state. In her deepest of hearts, however, she knew the real reason was more complex.

Torn between fear that Alex might return and fear that he wouldn’t, Sylvie
stared at the TV that evening, her ears straining for the sound of a car on the gravel drive. Shortly before six, she heard it. Heart racing, she peeked through the curtains, disappointed to see not Alex’s beat up loaner but a white paneled van bearing the logo of a local florist.

Puzzled, she accepted the delivery. Then she opened the box and parted the
tissues, revealing a single long-stemmed, red rose. Failing to find a card, she
stared at the bud, and then flung it to the floor. She’d just raised her foot to stomp on it when she caught a glimpse of herself in the hall mirror. Playing the drama queen was her mother’s favorite role, not hers.

Retrieving the slender bud from the floor, she brushed off its petals and
placed it in a vase. Then she set it on the dining room table as a potent reminder of her pain.

Thanks for reading.

Joyce
Serendipity House

[plumboz]

Originally Posted by CarolineNH

Now, might that make an interesting premise for your next book?

You are absolutely right.

I'll open with a scene involving wild eyed Unitarians gathered in their secret cave, plotting chaos and destruction.

Spinetingling.

Alan

[ImogenRose]

PORTAL is finally available in the iBook Store (Thank you Dellaster):

Apple ID : 376191926
ISBN-13 : 9780982800270


PORTAL has also been reviewed at Breakout Books Review today: http://breakoutbooks.blogspot.com/

[SneakySnake]

Originally Posted by CathrynLouis

I published my first novel on Smashwords in April. It's called Sunrise on the Pier and is a suspenseful, atypical love story. Here's the synopsis:

It is the tale of 'scary smart' business analyst Gabrielle Winston and how she endangers her life. First, she predicts the 2008 financial market meltdown - in September 2007. Then she uncovers a rival consortium's plot to use the meltdown to destroy her firm. Gabrielle's findings thrust her into the middle of a war among ruthless, ultra-rich industrialists and escalate that war past intrigue and espionage into murder. Gabrielle expects to find respite in the normalcy of her personal relationships but the facade melts away, revealing that her world had never been what she'd thought it to be. Is it time to fold 'em or should she stay and defend the life she has built for herself? In the final confrontation Gabrielle has to pull her best bluff to win - and she doesn't even have a poker face. What does Jarin Cole San Chappelle have to do with her situation? Everything...

Comments welcome!

Sounds great! Can you put linky? Some of us are too stoopid to find things on their own! Well maybe just me

[lene1949]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Sounds great! Can you put linky? Some of us are too stoopid to find things on their own! Well maybe just me

No... I'm too lazy as well... I thought the cover was a link, but it wasn't... I really reckon links should be compulsory, if you post anything from any site.

[plumboz]

by making Boomerang free at Smashwords for one day.

Coupon Code: RM52S Good through June 9, 2010

Best,
Alan