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Cool! An Award Nomination!

9/30/2012

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The wonderful Laura Thomas of FU Only Knew Book Reviews has kindly nominated me for some cool blogging awards. Thank you, Laura! I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have the time to act upon it, but I just wanted to post a big thank you here anyway! 
Laura, you rock!  :)
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Six Sentence Sunday

9/2/2012

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Here is this week's contribution to Six Sentence Sunday, from my post-apocalyptic / paranormal / thriller, WORMWOOD. Enjoy!

“Hey, don’t look so distressed, Baby,” Brian said as he slithered closer. “He obviously left because you’ve got a real man around now. Want to see how manly…”

Almost of its own accord, my fist flashed out and punched him squarely in the face. The force of it knocked him so hard he reeled backward and landed right in the bushes, his legs splayed absurdly apart like he was some silly cartoon character.

“Go to hell,” I told his legs triumphantly.  

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Winners of the Mayan Calendar Contest Announced

9/1/2012

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Thanks to everyone that entered the Mayan Calendar Contest for a free ebook copy of Wormwood.

The question to be answered was this:
What is the exact date the Mayan Calendar ends?

Anyone that correctly identified ‘the end’ as being on Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012, was entered into today’s draw. The winners were selected using the True Random Number Generator on Random.org.  So without further delay, here they are:

1.      Darla Broadwater (entry #26)
2.      Tiffiny Palmer (entry #4)
3.      David Forsyth (entry #10)
4.      Greg Swanson (entry #19)
5.      Lynda Dickson (entry #22)


Congratulations! You will all be contacted shortly with information on how to download your free ebook.

Just for fun, here are two of my favourite comments: 
"Mayan Calendar ends 21 December 2012. Darn, looks like we're gonna miss Christmas." Exactly, Karleene, exactly.
And Cindy said, “it ended when they ran out of room on the stone :-)” 

A huge thank you to everyone that entered: Thank you!!!
I hope each and every one of you has a fantastic weekend.

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Contest: When Does the Mayan Calendar End?

8/22/2012

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As many of you know, the Mayan Calendar ends sometime this year. This has lead to some people speculating that THE WORLD WILL END the moment the Mayan Calendar ends.

I'm not sure if I want to believe this one, but I DO think it would make a GREAT CONTEST for a post-apocalyptic book!

Here's how you can win one of five ebook copies of Wormwood....

To enter the contest, simply tell me the exact date that the Mayan Calendar ends.

Click here to enter your response.


For extra entries, tweet about the contest with the hashtag #WormwoodContest (it's important that you use the hashtag so that I can track your tweets - a necessary step if I'm to give you extra entries... so don't forget!) You must enter the contest first in order to be eligible for the extra tweet entries.

Contest closes at 11:59 pm on August 31st, 2012. Good luck!

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On September 1st, five winners will be selected using Random.org.
Once again, each of these winners will receive a free ebook copy of Wormwood! 

Here's a blurb about the book: (or check out the trailer on the right)

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Against a devastated landscape, a legion of one hundred fierce half-angels is hell bent on purging the Earth of all humans. But one of them, the tormented Tiamat Wormwood, struggles against his mission, and when he rescues a beautiful woman named Kali, he finds the attraction as troubling as it is miraculous. Can Kali trust the one creature who could be responsible for her ultimate demise? Beautifully written and excitingly told, Wormwood creates a world that is as strange as it is compelling. Filled with brilliantly executed twists and turns on every page that are guaranteed to keep you guessing, Wormwood is one of the most exciting debuts of the year.

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Six Sentence Sunday

8/19/2012

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Okay, here's my second contribution to Six Sentence Sunday. This is an excerpt from my post-apocalyptic paranormal, Wormwood.

Stay focused and get the hell out of here, I told myself firmly as I felt my knees weaken at the sight. I reached blindly for the solidity of the rock beside me, numbly gazing at the cooling lava, blackening over the torn, exposed earth.  Fallen, broken, matchstick trees lay scattered and jumbled for as far as the eye could see, far outnumbering the forlorn trees that were left standing here and there—like a few remaining soldiers wading through fields of the dead. Lakes, whose locations I knew intimately, were simply gone, in some cases replaced by new protuberances of exposed rock. There were some new lakes—large, silty and debris-laden—that occupied areas which were never before under water. And surrounding everything was the eerie stillness, like I was the last living thing around for miles…

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Support people living with Fibromyalgia and win an ebook

8/13/2012

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Don't Diagnose Me, "a Site dedicated to those who suffer from invisible conditions such as Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia and Hypothyroidism," is giving away free e-copies of my book, Wormwood.  Head on over, show your support for those suffering from invisible conditions, and maybe even win an ebook in the process. If you know anyone that suffers from an invisible condition, please invite them to check out the site and maybe even join the Facebook group. This is a great place to trade advice and support each other. If you don't mind doing so, it would be so appreciated if you shared this message. These conditions are invisible, so chances are high that you know someone who suffers from at least one of these ailments, and you don't even know it. Please show them your support.

Here are the links:
Don't Diagnose Me (website link to contest. Please visit and comment)
Don't Diagnose Me Facebook Group (great place to go for support - whether you need support or have some to give).
                                                                                 Thanks, everyone!

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Six Sentence Sunday

8/12/2012

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I just found out about a cool little thing called "Six Sentence Sunday" where authors share six sentences from one of their books. Here's my contribution for the week, from my book, Wormwood.

Tiamat relaxed and closed his eyes again, as though his body wasn’t quite ready to keep them open. “Kali, as I told you when we last saw each other, I do not doubt your abilities,” he said, his voice soft. “Am I bleeding much?” he asked after a pause, opening his eyes a crack.

“From what I can see, you’re only bleeding from this cut on your head here,” I said as I thoughtlessly reached toward him.

In a flash, he was up on his knees and right arm, scrabbling backward in an attempt to get away from me.  But the instant he put weight on his left arm, he roared and fell over in agony. 

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Wormwood Giveaway!

7/21/2012

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Want a free copy of Wormwood? Enter for a chance to win and check out an incredible blog while you’re at it. Laura Thomas, of FUOnlyKnew Book Reviews, maintains a heavily followed, professional quality blog. On top of that, she's a genuinely friendly, classy gal. Definitely worth a follow.
Have a look and enter to WIN!  Just click here.
Good luck, everyone!

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Review: A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

6/25/2012

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I read A Dance with Dragons, and it was painful.  Once again, I wonder why I continue to read A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin.  It could be that I’m a glutton for punishment.  After all, this isn’t the first time I’ve threatened to stop reading his books.  Or it could be that although his books undoubtedly frustrate me, there’s no denying that his stories continue to draw me in.  That’s why, despite my anger, and despite a number of serious flaws in the series over all, I keep on reading.  It’s also why I’ve never rated his books below 3 stars.

There are a number of reasons for this.  But before I get into them, I feel I have to deal with my anger first.  This bit is tough to do without spoiling anything, but I believe that anyone that’s read the first four books will likely be able to guess what Mr. Martin could have done to make his readers so upset. Again.  Yes, folks, there’s another big upset in A Dance with Dragons, right near the end.  I can’t tell you what it is, but I am still fuming over it.  I feel like I did when I read about ‘The Red Wedding’: betrayed.  Unfortunately, that just doesn’t work for me.

Now on to other things about A Dance with Dragons.  The rich world Mr. Martin has created is also his curse.  There are so many characters and so many plots, following them all turns his books from stories into never ending soap operas.  On one hand, this intricacy is what makes his world so rich and fascinating.  Yet on the other, Mr. Martin is forced to jump from one plot to another, spreading them so thin that a reader is forced to wait through multiple chapters (and sometimes more than one book) to continue on with some of these characters.  That alone is frustrating.  It also changes the book from a story into something else.  A main plot is completely absent from each book in the series.  There is no climax, and there isn’t even a semblance of a conclusion.  Hence the soap opera comparison.  It just goes and on and on and on. 

Still, what makes it bad also makes it good.  The incredible depth within his world and the unbelievably realistic characters that people it have completely sucked me in.  I want to keep reading to see what happens with them.  I want to stick with them so that I can ‘be there’ when they finally prevail.  That is, if Mr. Martin lets them prevail.  It’s why I read his books the way one views a train wreck: with hope and dread at the same time.  However in the case with A Dance with Dragons, I almost wish I didn’t look.

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Authors and Readers: Try Out Digital Autographs!

6/12/2012

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Technology is amazing, isn’t it? 
Just when you thought e-books and e-readers were cool, out comes a service that allows authors to sign your digital device.  Yes, e-autographs are now possible!  The service I’ll be raving about here is called Kindlegraph, but don’t be fooled—you don’t need a Kindle at all to use it.  You don’t even need to own an e-reader.  Read on...

It’s incredibly easy to request, send or receive a digital autograph, so there’s no reason you shouldn’t try it out.    All you will need is:

1)     Some way to get online (android phone, computer, iPad, etc.) 
2)     An email account or a Kindle
3)     A Twitter account

You might have noticed that I didn’t mention needing an e-reader... that's because it isn’t necessary!  You don’t even need to have an electronic copy of the book.  You can have a digital autograph sent directly to your email, which is perfect for those that only have a print copy of the book, but would love the author’s autograph.  

Links to access your personalized Kindlegraph will be sent to you, and the email will include  two different formats:  a PDF version (viewable in applications like iBooks or on PC, Mac, etc.) and an AZW version (viewable in all Kindle apps on iPad, iPhone, your Kindle or your PC.)  How perfect is that?
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Here’s how you do it:
 ·        Authors and readers alike can go to http://www.kindlegraph.com/ and then sign in with Twitter.
 ·        Readers, simply search for a book or author.  Then click the button beneath the image to request your Kindlegraph.
·        Authors, search for your own book and click the button to add it (that’s it!)

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Readers:
A box will then pop up asking for information from you (they need to know where to send your digital autograph).  Unless you want the autograph sent directly to you Kindle*, ignore all the steps and simply enter your regular email address into the text box at the bottom.

* If you do want the digital autograph to be sent to your Kindle, there is a chance Amazon will charge you a small delivery fee.  You can bypass this by having the e-autograph sent to your regular email account.  Then transfer the file to your Kindle (or other e-reader) manually. This is a good route if you simply must have the autograph stored on your Kindle (or other e-reader), but would rather not have to pay Amazon for it.

·        Your Kindlegraph request will then be sent to the author (you’ll have the option of including a short message as well)
 ·        The author is then able to write a personalized message to you, which will appear under an image of the book.  He or she will then sign it digitally, using either their mouse, iPad screen, or they will type it in a script font.

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If you would like to try it out, I enthusiastically volunteer to be your guinea pig.  Please feel free to send me a Kindlegraph request, and I promise to reply with a digital autograph that’s curt, heartfelt, snarky or dirty... I just can’t promise which it’ll be.  Depends on my mood at the time, you know?  Here’s the link to request a Kindlegraph for my book, Wormwood: http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors/dhnevins

For more info on Kindlegraphs, here’s their Frequently Asked Questions page: http://www.kindlegraph.com/books/new

Another service to check out is Autography (http://www.autography.com/).  It's also fabulous, though it takes a little  more time to set up.  If you ask me, it's certainly worth checking out!  Each service has different authors in their rosters, so why not hop between the two of them?

Thanks to changing technology, personalized autographs from our favourite authors are now accessible to everyone.  So why not you?  Try it out, and enjoy!

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