Review of 'Manna-X' (Sept 18th 2013)

Got a review for 'Manna-X'. I hope more will appear. It's 4 stars, but I'll take it! :-)Thanks, Maeve!

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky and amusing, September 18, 2013

By 

Maeve Sleibhin

This is a nuanced, entertaining, irreverent read, engaging and quirky. While at times I felt that the writer was letting the humour run away from him, and that his irreverence at times risked undermining his basic premises, there is a subtle absurdity that runs through the whole thing and keeps the pacing strong. It is unexpected and quite funny at times. 

http://www.amazon.com/Manna-X-ebook/dp/B00D94CWF0

 

Demo cover of "How to"

Yesterday I showed the cover of Dani's Shorts 2 (unfinished, of course, now onto Challenge 31 out of 52, just 21 more weeks left). Today I'll show the cover of 'How to'. This is so far the best I've come up with in Createspace's Cover editor...(background is white...it has to be...there's a code in there somewhere...:-))

Typing block

No, I don't have writer's block, I have typing block...later...
Here's the cover of the 2nd volume of short stories, it'll be ready once Challenge 52 is out (on 30 ATM)...

And here's a very small and rough snippet from my new book (there are 2 on the go, this is the 1st)..."How to build a castle in 7 easy steps" :-) (only about 5000 words down so far)

"8.30, 8.30, any advance on 8.30?"

"8.40!"

"8.40 to the man in the shorts. 8.40, 8.40…"

"8.45!"

"Thank you, sir. 8.45 to you, sir, 8.45, 8.45…"

"8.50!"

"8.50 to the man in the shorts, again. 8.50, 8.50, any advance on 8.50? 8.50, going once, going twice…"

"9.00!"

"9.00! To the old man in the long robe and beard. 9.00, 9.00, any more bids? 9.00, 9.00…going once, going twice…(bang)…time is sold to the old man in the long robe and beard. Congratulations, sir."

"That 'll come in handy, that will."

'Rage' free promo results!

The free 'Rage' promo has now finished :-(... I didn't have much of a chance to promote it in the last 1/2 day of the two, but it did quite well, and I also had a few sales, which put up my 'ranks' on Amazon's author central :-)
Almost 80% of the free downloads of 'rage' were on Amazon.com, but the UK, Germany, France(!), Italy, India and Canada did their bit, too. Thank you to everyone who downloaded :-) I hope you read it and also perhaps...review it? :-)
Here are the rank results from the 'Rage' free 2 day promo...(the best ranks)
Amazon.com - #1,985 (#91 Fantasy>Paranormal & Urban)
Amazon.co.uk - #1,771 (#31 Fantasy>Contemporary)
Amazon.de - #1,787 (#47 Fantasy & SciFi>Fantasy)

With the surprise sales...
Manna-X on Amazon.com - #198,592
Beth Fiasco on Amazon.com - #198,634 

And overall...
Author rank - #112,624
Books - #78,963
Kindle - #44,498
Kindle/Lit+Fic - #15,893
Science Fiction - #5,159
Science Fiction/Fantasy -  #2,179

So, I think a good few days...could be better with some advertising but who's got that money? One day...

'Dani's Shorts' is still free...:-) Spread the word!
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/351327

Best ranks so far for 'Rage' freebie?

So far (though probably that's it unless there's a surge of downloads tonight :-)) these are the best ranks for 'Rage' on Amazon. Please share the freebie link with all your friends, relatives, workmates, neighbours, acquaintances, people you say 'Hi' to in the street, local shop owners, council workers...
http://www.amazon.com/The-Rage-of-Atlantis-ebook/dp/B008EM2RRK
Amazon.com
#1,985 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

• #91 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy > Paranormal & Urban

Amazon.co.uk

#1,771 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

• #31 in Kindle Store > Books > Fiction > Fantasy > Contemporary

Amazon.de

#1,787 Kostenfrei in Kindle-Shop (Siehe Top 100 - Kostenfrei in Kindle-Shop)

• Nr. 47 in Kindle-Shop > eBooks > Fremdsprachige eBooks > Englische eBooks > Fantasy & Science Fiction > Fantasy

FREE now! 'Rage' (12+13 September)

Yes, it's free now, so please download it, share it, tell your friends, relatives, workmates :-)
'Rage of Atlantis' - the 'true' story of Atlantis...well, just another interpretation, anyhow...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Rage-of-Atlantis-ebook/dp/B008EM2RRK

The real gold at the end of the rainbow?

A bit of a quite time for me, finished making amendments to 'Macbeth' Dani J Caile / ESL learners style, and the students can't wait to try it out. I got more students than I needed so I had to add parts...now it's great...about 5-10 minutes when performed, hopefully.
Today I found out that the reason someone didn't say 'Hi' yesterday was because they were reading 'Dani's Shorts' on their phone...
...And another friend was very angry / upset this morning, and while travelling to work on public transport, they read a bit of 'Manna-X' (the Moses-Reg bit) and it made them feel much better :-)
The BIGGEST reasons I write is to 1. make people think and 2. give them some entertainment. It looks like I succeeded :-) I'm happy :-)
Tomorrow starts a 2 day FREE promo for 'Rage'...it has three out of three 5 star reviews...SPREAD the WORD, wherever you are, wherever you work, spread it, I'd like to reach a milestone, perhaps even break into the #1000 free ebooks on Amazon.com...who knows?
 http://www.amazon.com/The-Rage-of-Atlantis-ebook/dp/B008EM2RRK
Dolphins Forever!!