"The Haircut, A New Year's Tale"

Donna Callea · 04-23-2010, 09:41 PM

An update for the 2010 holiday season:

Last December, my novel "The Haircut, A New Year's Tale" debuted on Amazon for Kindle to rave reviews. It's a whimsical, sensual fairy tale for adults that begins two days after Christmas, 1948, in a city that could be New York. As evening falls, a young woman, desperate to save herself, goes to a barber shop and tells the handsome, young barber-- who has heartaches of his own-- to give her the worst haircut either can imagine. He refuses-- until she wears him down. And before the night is over, something much more than a haircut happens between them.

The novel also introduces Misha, the New Year's angel, who's a lot more helpful than Santa Claus, if you ask me.

The Haircut, A New Year's Tale can be read any time of the year-- and has been. But I'm hoping it will become a perennial holiday favorite. And to help it along, I've reduced the price from $2.99 to just 99 cents on Amazon. Smashwords customers can use the coupon code BW76N to get the discounted price. The links are below.

Hope you'll give it a try, and let me know what you think.
__________________
Donna Callea
Author of:
New Coastal Times
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AOA86E
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11066
The Haircut, A New Year's Tale
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haircut-New-Ye...1575808&sr=1-3
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11859

lene1949 · 04-24-2010, 10:30 AM

I really think I'd like to read this story... I have often thought about getting all my hair cut off - just for the sake of it... Like give it a completely new start in life.

Donna Callea · 04-24-2010, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

I really think I'd like to read this story... I have often thought about getting all my hair cut off - just for the sake of it... Like give it a completely new start in life.

Lene--That's sort of what Tasha does. If she wants to set herself free, she has no choice but to get rid of all her hair. And she does get a completely new start in life. Hope you like "The Haircut, A New Year's Tale." After you read it, please let me know what you think.

Donna

lene1949 · 04-26-2010, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donna Callea

Lene--That's sort of what Tasha does. If she wants to set herself free, she has no choice but to get rid of all her hair. And she does get a completely new start in life. Hope you like "The Haircut, A New Year's Tale." After you read it, please let me know what you think.

Donna

I have already bought it (both of your books, actually) and will read them both... I DO have a long TBR list, though, but I'll let you know what I think...

Donna Callea · 04-26-2010, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

I have already bought it (both of your books, actually) and will read them both... I DO have a long TBR list, though, but I'll let you know what I think...

Lene,
Thanks so much for buying The Haircut and New Coastal Times. Needless to say, I hope you enjoy them.

Donna

DaringNovelist · 04-26-2010, 09:54 PM

Sounds good to me too. I'll be checking them out. I like your pitch, the way it is interesting right at the start - just the conflict between Tasha and the barber - and then it accellerates.

Camille

"The Wife of Freedom" at Smashwords, or for Kindle

Donna Callea · 04-27-2010, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaringNovelist

Sounds good to me too. I'll be checking them out. I like your pitch, the way it is interesting right at the start - just the conflict between Tasha and the barber - and then it accellerates.

Camille

"The Wife of Freedom" at Smashwords, or for Kindle

Thanks, Camille
I just checked out "The Wife of Freedom."
Sounds good. How come you didn't call it "Whore of Freedom"?

DaringNovelist · 04-27-2010, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donna Callea

Thanks, Camille
I just checked out "The Wife of Freedom."
Sounds good. How come you didn't call it "Whore of Freedom"?

Bwa haha hahaha!

I did. People wouldn't look at it because of the title. Apple posted it on the iBookstore as "W***e of Freedom."

I changed the title to see if it would make a difference.

Camille

Donna Callea · 04-27-2010, 05:11 PM

Who knew they were such prudes? Oh well. I'm looking forward to "The Wife of Freedom"

DaringNovelist · 04-27-2010, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donna Callea

Who knew they were such prudes? Oh well. I'm looking forward to "The Wife of Freedom"

For Apple, I suspect it has more to do with the fact that they promote these products in schools, and the iBookstore does not have a nanny filter yet.

For the customers... I don't know. I think there are connotations and attitudes associated with "whore" that can throw people off. When I asked for some feedback on the cover once, I had a couple of people who had not even glanced at the cover before because of the title... and then when they saw the cover they changed their minds.

Plus I realize that the word "wife" fits the story theme as well. Her husband is famous under the name of "Jackie the Freedom." When she meets her lover, she at first puts him off by introducing herself as "Mrs. Freedom."

Camille

Donna Callea · 05-18-2010, 09:25 PM

Does anyone know how to fix the subject line on a thread? It's driving me crazy that this subject line is "Talks about a bad hair day" instead of "Talk about a bad hair day." I know, I know. It's my fault for putting the s on talk and then not proofreading. But I'd love to fix it.

On a happier note, THE HAIRCUT, A NEW YEAR'S TALE is still going strong, even though it's May. I attribute that to Misha, the New Year's Angel, who would really like to become better known by the time the winter holidays roll around. Also to the fact that it's still priced at 99 cents.

Find it at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11859
and Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haircut-New-Ye...1575808&sr=1-3

lene1949 · 05-19-2010, 07:40 PM

I believe you can go into 'edit', then advanced, and change it that way...

Donna Callea · 05-19-2010, 10:17 PM

Thanks, Lene.
I was able to fix it in the post, but it's still wrong on the thread. Oh well. It could be worse.

lene1949 · 05-20-2010, 03:30 AM

I never thought of it as wrong, just that she 'talks about a bad hairday'...

lene1949 · 05-20-2010, 03:31 AM

You can ask one of the moderators to change it, if it's important to you..

04-23-2010, 09:41 PM	#1
Donna Callea Author Posts: 47 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: kindle	"The Haircut, A New Year's Tale" An update for the 2010 holiday season: Last December, my novel "The Haircut, A New Year's Tale" debuted on Amazon for Kindle to rave reviews. It's a whimsical, sensual fairy tale for adults that begins two days after Christmas, 1948, in a city that could be New York. As evening falls, a young woman, desperate to save herself, goes to a barber shop and tells the handsome, young barber-- who has heartaches of his own-- to give her the worst haircut either can imagine. He refuses-- until she wears him down. And before the night is over, something much more than a haircut happens between them. The novel also introduces Misha, the New Year's angel, who's a lot more helpful than Santa Claus, if you ask me. The Haircut, A New Year's Tale can be read any time of the year-- and has been. But I'm hoping it will become a perennial holiday favorite. And to help it along, I've reduced the price from $2.99 to just 99 cents on Amazon. Smashwords customers can use the coupon code BW76N to get the discounted price. The links are below. Hope you'll give it a try, and let me know what you think. __________________ Donna Callea Author of: New Coastal Times Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AOA86E Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11066 The Haircut, A New Year's Tale Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haircut-New-Ye...1575808&sr=1-3 Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11859 Last edited by Dr. Drib; 11-14-2010 at 05:43 AM.

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04-24-2010, 10:30 AM	#2
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I really think I'd like to read this story... I have often thought about getting all my hair cut off - just for the sake of it... Like give it a completely new start in life.

04-26-2010, 09:54 PM	#6
DaringNovelist Addict Posts: 197 Karma: 1010202 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iPod Touch	Sounds good to me too. I'll be checking them out. I like your pitch, the way it is interesting right at the start - just the conflict between Tasha and the barber - and then it accellerates. Camille "The Wife of Freedom" at Smashwords, or for Kindle

04-27-2010, 05:11 PM	#9
Donna Callea Author Posts: 47 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: kindle	Who knew they were such prudes? Oh well. I'm looking forward to "The Wife of Freedom"

05-18-2010, 09:25 PM	#11
Donna Callea Author Posts: 47 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: kindle	Does anyone know how to fix the subject line on a thread? It's driving me crazy that this subject line is "Talks about a bad hair day" instead of "Talk about a bad hair day." I know, I know. It's my fault for putting the s on talk and then not proofreading. But I'd love to fix it. On a happier note, THE HAIRCUT, A NEW YEAR'S TALE is still going strong, even though it's May. I attribute that to Misha, the New Year's Angel, who would really like to become better known by the time the winter holidays roll around. Also to the fact that it's still priced at 99 cents. Find it at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11859 and Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Haircut-New-Ye...1575808&sr=1-3

05-19-2010, 07:40 PM	#12
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I believe you can go into 'edit', then advanced, and change it that way...

05-19-2010, 10:17 PM	#13
Donna Callea Author Posts: 47 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Device: kindle	Thanks, Lene. I was able to fix it in the post, but it's still wrong on the thread. Oh well. It could be worse.

05-20-2010, 03:30 AM	#14
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I never thought of it as wrong, just that she 'talks about a bad hairday'...

05-20-2010, 03:31 AM	#15
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	You can ask one of the moderators to change it, if it's important to you..