Tomorrow (Saturday 2/28/15) at 4pm EST, I will be on the ReadOn webcast answering questions about Division Zero: Lex De Mortuis (and probably part one as well). I’m a little fuzzy on the particulars of the giveaway – but I know there is some manner of giveaway for paperbacks involved.)
Hope to see you [and your questions] there š
WATCH THE SHOW: https://plus.google.com/events/c31oa47a0sdor0th1g45udjcqm4
Curiosity Quills has marked down Caller 107 to $2.99 on Amazon for a couple of days (ends 2/6/15).
I went wide out of my comfort zone (Sci Fi) for this one, but I couldn’t help it. Some years ago – before I took writing seriously – the story that would become Caller 107 came to me as a dream. At the time, I didn’t write often; but when I woke up, I had to write down everything I hadĀ dreamed before I lost it.
For awhile I wasn’t confident enough to show it to anyone, as some of the story elements felt ‘weird’ to me, but after CQ signed Division Zero, I decided to polish it up and show them to see what they thought. What I had written was too short for a book and too long for a short story. They asked if I could make it a little longer, so I sat down and got to work.
The thing I like most about being a writer is having people who have read something I created and tell me that it reached them on a deep, emotional level. I’ve gotten some great feedback from people who have read Caller 107, especially mothers, and when one person told me they’d gotten into a discussion with their daughter about my book, I was on cloud nine for a month.
Anyway, if someone who reads this post decides to check this one out, I’d love to hear what you think š
I’m doing a giveaway to celebrate the nomination of Caller 107 for a Dream award!
Two people will each win a signed paperback copy, and one winner will receive a signed copy plus a $25 Amazon gift card.
Free stuff!
In celebration of the nomination of Caller 107 for a Dream award, Iām going to do a giveaway/contest.
( Please vote for it here: http://www.buildinthedream.com/p/2015-dream-awards.html?m=1 )
One person will receive a signed paperback copy of Caller 107 as well as a $25 Amazon gift card. Two other winners will each receive a signed paperback copy.
The giveaway is open to anyone who has purchased an e-book copy of Caller 107 from December 1st 2014 through January 31st 2015.
Caller 107 on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00M0O7JKI
To enter, send an email with proof-of-purchase to mcox2112@gmail.com between now and January 31 2015. This could be a screenshot from Amazon, forwarding the confirmation email, or a photo of your e-reader with the Caller 107 cover on it.
After Jan 31, winners will be selected at random and contacted by email.
Caller 107 has been nominated for a 2015 Dream award in the Young Adult category. I would greatly appreciate anyone who would take the time to click the link below and chip in a vote. I’m floored by the nomination, considering this story began as a dream I had some years ago. I woke up, raced to the computer, and wroteĀ it down —Ā butĀ tucked it away, doubting anyone would want to read it. The great reactions in reviews and Ā chats that I’ve had with people who have read it have touched me, and made me feel more the fool for waiting so long.
http://www.buildinthedream.com/p/2015-dream-awards.html?m=1
It’s almost here!
Curiosity Quills is releasing their yearly anthology of short stories soon. It recently went live on Amazon for preorder here:
My contribution, Innocent Deception, joins many talented writers in a collection of short stories that I am humbled to be part of. I’ve had the pleasure to read Draconic King, The Room Below, and Whitechapel thus far, and they were amazing. (Short stories that leave you wanting to read ‘the rest of the novel’ hit the right buttons as far as I’m concerned.)
Contents:
– Draconic King, by James Wymore
– Wind-Up Hearts, by Stan Swanson
– Flight of the Pegasus, by Darin Kennedy
– That Which Is Hidden, by Julie Frost
– Whitechapel, by Andrew Buckley
– The Lair by, Tony Healey
– Signs Unseen, by J.P. Moynahan
– In The Clutches of the Mummy Prince, by B.C. Johnson
– Bait and Witch, by J.P. Sloan
– Inmate # 85298, by Andy Rausch
– Lava, by Piers Anthony
– Strange Flesh, by Katie Young
– Wampus Cat, by Scott Nicholson
– Yours Until the Ink Dries, by Jordan Elizabeth
– The Room Below, by Wilbert Stanton
– The Comeback, by Tara Tyler
– The Bull, by J.R. Rain
– After-Party, by Mark Woodring
– The Unattended Life, by J.E. Anckorn
– The Colorado King, by Nathan L. Yocum
– Gookie Visits Her Moma, by G. Miki Hayden
– Above the Clouds, by Richard Roberts
– Innocent Deception, by Matthew S. Cox
– Limited Liability, by Matthew Graybosch