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daveconifer · 02-14-2010, 06:00 PM

Just wanted to remind anybody who cares that my books are free ONLY UNTIL TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 15.

Also, this. I've been getting quite a few questions about Man of Steel. Mostly, people want to know how much of it is true and why I believe in wacky conspiracy theories. The truth is that I don't believe in any conspiracy theories at all -- I think Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone gunman. There are holes in the *official* explanation of the assassination that are a mile wide, though, which is what led me to write the story.

Anyways, I added a short epilogue to denote the real stuff, which is the core of the story. It looks like this:

Epilogue

Although this story is a work of fiction, there is plenty of real history woven into the plot. The Warren Commission report really does include the testimony of a man who could be the fictitious R.J. Pomeroy (in chapter 5, page 221). This obscure police officer claimed to have watched Jack Ruby walk past a police guard post and into the basement of the Dallas police station where he subsequently murdered JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The Warren Commission has been criticized over the past five decades for innumerable shortcomings. None are more glaring than the failure to effectively interrogate Ruby and a refusal to investigate how it was that neither Oswald nor Ruby lived long enough to explain their actions.

ERC is a fictitious steel maker modeled on a very real one. Although the company’s involvement in the assassination is merely a plot device in the story, enmity between its chairman and Kennedy was very palpable and very public. As detailed in the story, the chairman of ERC really did visit the Oval Office personally to inform Kennedy that steel prices would be increased and Kennedy didn’t hide his anger at the perceived double-cross. The banner headlines in the story really were splashed across the front page of The New York Times over a ten-day period in the spring of 1962. All the dialogue by the chairman, the president and his staff in the aftermath of the Oval Office confrontation is real and can be found exactly where Jonas and Reno found it.

PT 109, commanded by Lieutenant Kennedy, was sunk in the dark of night in August 1943 by a Japanese warship. Almost seventy years later many people share the opinion of the fictitious Clyde Gerson that Kennedy’s negligence contributed to the incident which led to the death of two crew members. Lieutenant Kennedy was awarded a Purple Heart and subsequently the the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his unquestionably heroic leadership after the boat sank.

MickeyC · 02-14-2010, 08:23 PM

If your books are free, why is Smashword trying to charge me .99 cents per book?

koland · 02-14-2010, 10:54 PM

Looks like the Firehouse coupon expired early (wanted to add them to my library and could not get that one).

daveconifer · 02-24-2010, 11:14 PM

I updated my coupons so grab anything you think you might like...

SimonSays · 02-24-2010, 11:24 PM

Thank you so much! I dl Snodgrass Vacation, eBully and Throwback. I wont be getting to them until another week or two, but I will be sure to comment here or at SW about what I thought and leave a donation. Thanks again

maggie* · 02-25-2010, 02:20 PM

Just saw your offer. Downloaded and put in TBR list.

Thank you!

daveconifer · 02-27-2010, 10:51 AM

Thanks folks. I appreciate that you gave up your valuable time to try anything I wrote. That's enough for me!.

Here is a review of eBully that popped up on Smashwords:

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It turned out to be a real page turner and a quick enjoyable read. I also found it to be eye-opening to the dark possibilities laying just below the surface of social networking sites! I highly recommend this eBook!"

angelad · 02-27-2010, 02:40 PM

Thanks for contribution.

daveconifer · 03-02-2010, 09:02 AM

Thanks to all for the kind words about things that I wrote. It's much appreciated!

Just wanted to say that there's a newer version of MAN OF STEEL available on Smashwords (see my signature for the 100% off coupon). I tweaked it up some while preparing the hardcopy version.

Thanks again!

...dave

daveconifer · 03-16-2010, 07:31 PM

My 100% off coupons at Smashwords have been extended to March 31. Feel free to use the links in my signature to browse!

I'll be updating the expiration date in my signature in about two seconds.

Billjr13 · 03-16-2010, 09:00 PM

Thanks so much for your generous offer Dave!

daveconifer · 03-26-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billjr13

Thanks so much for your generous offer Dave!

No sweat, Bill. Funny, I finally got around to replying and the offer has just a few days left. Typical Dave Conifer, I tell ya...

GraceKrispy · 03-27-2010, 05:14 AM

Thanks for the books, Dave! Iʻm excited to read them! Looks like I got in just in time for the coupons

daveconifer · 03-28-2010, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

Thanks for the books, Dave! Iʻm excited to read them! Looks like I got in just in time for the coupons

No problem Grace. I'm really just replying so I can tell you that I love your signature. If that isn't true it ought to be!

GraceKrispy · 03-29-2010, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveconifer

No problem Grace. I'm really just replying so I can tell you that I love your signature. If that isn't true it ought to be!

lol

03-16-2010, 07:31 PM	#55
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02-14-2010, 06:00 PM	#46
daveconifer Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle	Just wanted to remind anybody who cares that my books are free ONLY UNTIL TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 15. Also, this. I've been getting quite a few questions about Man of Steel. Mostly, people want to know how much of it is true and why I believe in wacky conspiracy theories. The truth is that I don't believe in any conspiracy theories at all -- I think Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone gunman. There are holes in the official explanation of the assassination that are a mile wide, though, which is what led me to write the story. Anyways, I added a short epilogue to denote the real stuff, which is the core of the story. It looks like this: Epilogue Although this story is a work of fiction, there is plenty of real history woven into the plot. The Warren Commission report really does include the testimony of a man who could be the fictitious R.J. Pomeroy (in chapter 5, page 221). This obscure police officer claimed to have watched Jack Ruby walk past a police guard post and into the basement of the Dallas police station where he subsequently murdered JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The Warren Commission has been criticized over the past five decades for innumerable shortcomings. None are more glaring than the failure to effectively interrogate Ruby and a refusal to investigate how it was that neither Oswald nor Ruby lived long enough to explain their actions. ERC is a fictitious steel maker modeled on a very real one. Although the company’s involvement in the assassination is merely a plot device in the story, enmity between its chairman and Kennedy was very palpable and very public. As detailed in the story, the chairman of ERC really did visit the Oval Office personally to inform Kennedy that steel prices would be increased and Kennedy didn’t hide his anger at the perceived double-cross. The banner headlines in the story really were splashed across the front page of The New York Times over a ten-day period in the spring of 1962. All the dialogue by the chairman, the president and his staff in the aftermath of the Oval Office confrontation is real and can be found exactly where Jonas and Reno found it. PT 109, commanded by Lieutenant Kennedy, was sunk in the dark of night in August 1943 by a Japanese warship. Almost seventy years later many people share the opinion of the fictitious Clyde Gerson that Kennedy’s negligence contributed to the incident which led to the death of two crew members. Lieutenant Kennedy was awarded a Purple Heart and subsequently the the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his unquestionably heroic leadership after the boat sank.

02-14-2010, 08:23 PM	#47
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	If your books are free, why is Smashword trying to charge me .99 cents per book?

02-14-2010, 10:54 PM	#48
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Looks like the Firehouse coupon expired early (wanted to add them to my library and could not get that one).

02-24-2010, 11:14 PM	#49
daveconifer Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle	I updated my coupons so grab anything you think you might like...

02-24-2010, 11:24 PM	#50
SimonSays No wire hangers, ever! Posts: 183 Karma: 540 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: O-hi-o Device: Sony PRS-300	Thank you so much! I dl Snodgrass Vacation, eBully and Throwback. I wont be getting to them until another week or two, but I will be sure to comment here or at SW about what I thought and leave a donation. Thanks again

02-25-2010, 02:20 PM	#51
maggie* PRS addicted... Posts: 43 Karma: 34 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: PRS-505	Just saw your offer. Downloaded and put in TBR list. Thank you!

02-27-2010, 10:51 AM	#52
daveconifer Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle	Thanks folks. I appreciate that you gave up your valuable time to try anything I wrote. That's enough for me!. Here is a review of eBully that popped up on Smashwords: "I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It turned out to be a real page turner and a quick enjoyable read. I also found it to be eye-opening to the dark possibilities laying just below the surface of social networking sites! I highly recommend this eBook!"

02-27-2010, 02:40 PM	#53
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	Thanks for contribution.

03-02-2010, 09:02 AM	#54
daveconifer Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle	Thanks to all for the kind words about things that I wrote. It's much appreciated! Just wanted to say that there's a newer version of MAN OF STEEL available on Smashwords (see my signature for the 100% off coupon). I tweaked it up some while preparing the hardcopy version. Thanks again! ...dave

03-16-2010, 09:00 PM	#56
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	Thanks so much for your generous offer Dave!

03-27-2010, 05:14 AM	#58
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Thanks for the books, Dave! Iʻm excited to read them! Looks like I got in just in time for the coupons