Smashwords Sunday: Funny Business

It behooves indies to keep all viable alternatives at our disposal. Mark Coker’s Smashwords is one of the very few credible alternatives to Amazon. Plus, Coker is a pretty cool guy.

The world can use a laugh. This Sunday, we feature a selection of the best-selling books from the humor category at Smashwords. Feast your eyes and feed your funny bone with some of these hilarious hijinks. Yeah, I said “hijinks.” I’m practicing for my geezerdom.

Just click the cover to have a look or buy the book!

 

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Book Brief: The Man with the Green Suitcase

The Man with the Green Suitcase
by Dee Doanes
Genre: Paranormal, mystery
61,788 words

What does…
A prostitute,
A corrupt businessman, and
A disfigured young woman
Have in common with a mysterious, old homeless man who carries a green suitcase?

The old man comes into people’s lives because it is important for them to experience the visions that he is somehow able to show them—visions that even he doesn’t understand. But whoever he connects with will go through a transformation that will change the course of their life, for better or worse. The old man has no memory of who he is or even what the suitcase holds.

This story is magical realism, realistic with paranormal elements, a mystery that needs to be solved, and a man and woman who will finally realize that they were meant to come into each other’s lives and remain forever.

This title is available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Continue reading “Book Brief: The Man with the Green Suitcase”

A Helping Hand…dot dot dot, dash dash dash…S.O.S!

The hyphen, the en dash, the em dash, and the ellipsIs. Probably the least understood (after the comma!) members of Team Punctuation. Also the ones I don’t often see used correctly.

So, we’ve learnt how to use semicolons (here), and we’ve learnt how to use apostrophes (here). And we’re doing it right, aren’t we, children? Of course, you are!

I’ll do my best to keep it simple and identify a few main simple rules. Continue reading “A Helping Hand…dot dot dot, dash dash dash…S.O.S!”

Book Trailer of the Week

Three different video book trailers were featured this week on Indies Unlimited. Now it is your turn to vote for the one you felt was best. No money—no prizes—all for the glory.

This week’s entrants are:

1. Seized, by Lynne Cantwell

2. D.N.A.,  by Ey Wade

3. Eyes Behind Belligerence,  by K.P. Kollenborn

 


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