Who wants a free ebook? Who wants many free ebooks? You're in luck, my friends! The 2017 Smashwords Read an Ebook Week promotion is taking place now from March 5-11 2017. All week long readers can browse the special Smashwords Read an Ebook Week catalog by coupon code levels and categories. After 11:59pm Pacific time on March 11, the catalog disappears. How it works: Click here for my Smashwords author profile. Both NIGHT SHIFT and BLACK FRIDAY are FREE to download this week. When you go to the checkout, use the promo code 'SFREE'.
Happy Reading! And if you enjoy a book, please consider leaving a review on any buying sites such as Amazon or you preferred social media. It really makes a difference to the book's exposure. Plus, it warms the author's heart and encourages them to keep writing. So, yeah...reviews matter.
Thrilled to be putting the spotlight on this one, folks. If you have a teen in your house, know a teen or were a teen, click the BUY IT NOW button on Amazon. You're welcome.
Eighteen-year-old Barrie Krumholtz is a super-tall optimist hell-bent on a single goal: securing a slot on Pop University, a reality show for singer-songwriters helmed by her #1 musical idol. When she humiliates herself on national TV and loses a spot in the finals to smug balladeer Ava Alvarez, the door to Barrie’s well-hidden dark side swings open. Never a quitter, she uses her bitter envy of Ava to shape a bold new artistic direction, and people love it. But when Ava ropes her into a secret collaboration, it sparks feelings neither girl expected—feelings that might threaten their creative identities and distract them from their professional goals. Can love and ambition live side by side? Is happiness an art-killer? They’ll figure it out with the help of a blue guitar named Fernando, a keyboard named Rosalinda, and a few new friends who feel like home. (Rated R for Rivalry, Romance, and Really Neat Subplot featuring Brandon and Abel from How to Repair a Mechanical Heart.)
WHERE TO GET IT
Amazon Barnes & Noble (It’s only available as an ebook right now, but the paperback should be out by January. If you’d like a paper copy, stay tuned for updates!)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
So about me. I am a veteran of eight tempestuous Internet fandoms, three Catholic schools, and countless crushes on fictional characters. I live in Baltimore with my awesome and patient family and a ragtag band of tropical fish, some of which will probably be dead by the time you read this. I obsess over thrift store art, homemade dollhouses, second-tier 80s sitcoms, koi ponds, retrofuturism, Game of Thrones, Edward Gorey, and peanut butter and banana sandwiches. My mom still has my first batch of homemade books. I wrote them when I was six or seven, on stapled pieces of construction paper. They were about a family of talking silverware, a gray shoe who lost her mate, and my father’s grim adventures at his office and in “Giantland” (vastly different locales, though in both places he was shouted at by the disembodied head of his boss). I’ve been trying to top the Giantland story ever since. Maybe this will be my year. Stalk Connect with J.C. Lillis! Twitter Website Pinterest
Loving: That my garden is producing the most tasty peas, beans, and carrots. I can't wait for the tomotoes. It's a universal truth that a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich enjoyed with a cup of tea can fix anything. Reading:Reader, I Married Him. A collection of short stories edited by Tracy Chevalier, inspired by that epic line from Jane Eyre.
Watching:I just finished season one of STRANGER THINGS. My thirteen-year-old son and I made a ritual of watching one episode (okay maybe two) every night. I loved the 80's references (JAWS poster, Tupperware, music...) and my son liked the sci-fi angle stating, "This is better than X-Files."
The kids steal the series. They have cool bikes with lights and walkie talkies and play Dungeons and Dragons in the basement and call each other jerk face. And holy Hannah, everybody smokes! And don't even get me started on the fabulous hair and clothes. I miss the 80's, a time when people weren't bent over their cell phones. The series ends with some lingering questions, leaving room for a second season. I'll be listening to Duran Duran while I wait.
Thinking about: What to make for supper. Seriously. Every single night. Why is meal planning so hard? Please send me your 'family favourite' recipes. Anticipating:Launching BLACK FRIDAY, the sequel to NIGHT SHIFT, my YA paranormal mystery series. I've been working on these books for eight years and I finally decided to self-publish the trilogy. It's been a sharp learning curve as an Indie author, but totally worth the result. My heart is so happy they're finally real books out in the real world. Check out the Pinterest board. Here's the cover I made for Wattpad, the official fancy pants one from the designer will be revealed in style in a few weeks!
When a shocking letter of confession from beyond the grave makes Daniel and Mary question everything they thought was true, he desperately enlists assistance from a dubious source. However, his hope is soon shattered when new clues reveal the disturbing truth of Mary’s past—a truth that may destroy them both.
Wishing:Netflix would make a series out of the Night Shift. But who would play Daniel? Any suggestions? Making me happy: Yoga. It helps my writer brain, plus my hip flexors have never had so much attention.
I’m starting an online campaign to promote an upcoming sale
of my young adult mystery, Night Shift.
I’m hoping to sell enough copies to fund the publishing costs of the sequel, Black Friday. In order to promote this event,
I’m using a platform called Thunderclap to flood Twitter and Facebook with
links to the sale.
Thunderclap is a new website that allows people to pledge a
Tweet or Facebook message all on the same day—and at the exact time—in order to
achieve the maximum effect. It’s kind of like an online flash mob to drive
potential readers to check out Night
Shift.
Click this link to my Thunderclap page and chose either “Support with Tweeter” or
“Support with Facebook” or both! It is completely safe and will automatically
post one message on your behalf. Then add your name to the Thunderclap and on
July 18th everyone that has signed up will automatically post a link
to the message about Night Shift and
help spread the word about the sale!
Never underestimate the power of one click! With your help thousands
of people will be checking out Night
Shift!
Why am I using Thunderclap?
Night Shift is self-published
so I’m responsible for paying for the editing services, ebook formatting, and cover
design. In addition, I’ve been promoting Night
Shift on my own, taking the paperback editions to bookstores to sell on
consignment and organizing online contests and giveaways.
With Thunderclap, I have the ability to reach
many more potential readers. I’m hoping the spotlight on Night Shift will engage a large enough audience to help me fund the
publishing costs of the sequel, Black Friday.
I need 100 people to sign up or the Thunderclap won't happen,so click on this link and create some good karma.
