tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49540488188334618752024-03-20T02:01:41.989+13:00Splashdown BooksChronicles of Indie PublishingGrace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-60838709809157201012015-05-14T08:00:00.000+12:002015-10-14T04:27:33.044+13:00The Dog With No Name and other stories<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter">
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As many of you know, I've been working on my novel <strong><em>Mariah's Dream</em></strong> and hope to publish that in the near future. While you're waiting, dive into the world of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2079 and prepare yourself for the bigger story to come. The <em>Vortex</em>will eventually span several novels, but for now, treat yourself to <em><strong>Mariah's Prologues</strong></em>, which introduce various characters and locations before their appearance in <em>Mariah's Dream</em>. I plan to release two in the middle of each month, until the novel is published and likely beyond.<br /><br />And yes! Every month, <strong>one of the stories will be free for a limited time!</strong> So please take a moment to check your subscription details and also add me to your address book, to make sure your updates get through.</td></tr>
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<em>The Dog with No Name</em></h3>
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One eventful night in Belfast, a soulful dog makes a split-second decision that will change his life forever. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25533599-the-dog-with-no-name---mariah-s-prologue-1" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Add to Goodreads</strong></a><br /> <h3 class="null" style="font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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$0.99 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XKVQ3PM" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Kindle </strong></a>and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/542466" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Smashwords</strong></a></h3>
Three mothers. Three children. And a man willing to suggest desperate measures to keep them all fed in perilous times of famine. Hint: It involves a compost heap and a cyborg. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25533766-mothers-of-belfast---mariah-s-prologue-2" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong>Add to Goodreads</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><em>These stories are approximately 3,000 words long, which would be about 10 pages in a paper book. If you don't have a Kindle, you can read the free story directly on the Amazon website using the Cloud Reader, or request a different format from me.</em></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;" valign="top">If you're wondering about the covers on the stories above, I created them from a combination of ink drawing, photography, and computer design.<br />I love Celtic knotwork and this was a great way to bring it together with my writing. It'll also make it easy for you to spot items in the series!<br /><br />For <em>Mothers of Belfast</em>, I used the traditional "Motherhood Knot": doubled, and intertwined with a heart. The dots signify the three children, a symbolism you will often see in works of art in Ireland.</td></tr>
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Angel doesn't remember her magical heritage...but it remembers her. Magic and science collide when she embarks on a journey to her true home, and to herself.</div>
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<em>The Darby Shaw Chronicles Books 1-3</em><br />Liberty Speidel<br />You won't want to miss the fast-paced adventures of a superhuman detective in a gritty future version of Kansas City. Murder doesn't have to be forever, if Darby's on the case.<br /><strong>All 3 novellas</strong> <strong>are already available</strong> as separate ebooks, and <em>Emergence</em>, the story of how Darby discovered her powers, is free on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LRPPZG6/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Kindle</a>*, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/emergence-liberty-speidel/1119982852?ean=2940046125931" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Nook</a>,<a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/emergence-28" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Kobo</a> and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/469209" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Smashwords (all formats)</a>. The compilation will appear in print and ebook, and also includes a bonus novelette not published elsewhere.<br /><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">*The Kindle book may not be free in all countries, but Smashwords has Kindle format.</span></em></td></tr>
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For Authors</h3>
<br />Is the Time Vortex glitching? Is there a disturbance in the Force? Or maybe we just opened a wormhole to the Delta Quadrant. Things have changed at Splashdown Books, and you'll want to pay close attention if you are writing a novel. Of course we'll continue working hard to produce the best in science fiction and fantasy. It was the right time to adapt to authors' needs and I hope you'll like the result.<br />Check out our brand new submission guidelines at<a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/submissions" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">www.splashdownbooks.com/submissions</a> - and let me know what you think!<br /><br />Also for authors, just in case you haven't heard, coming up on August 7-8 in St. Louis is a fine conference called Realm Makers. I hope to be there myself! You can find all the details at <a href="http://www.realmmakers.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">www.realmmakers.com</a>.</td></tr>
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Life with Grace</h3>
I'm currently fostering two adorable wild kittens in need of social skills. Pretty soon, they'll be ready to go to their forever homes. The vegetable garden is still producing lots of silverbeet (that's chard, for the Americans) and yellow courgettes (zucchini) as well as the last of the feijoa crop, which I like to bake into oaty gingerbread. Autumn is a great time to go for walks, especially to my closest beach inside an estuary. An article I wrote about it was published recently: <a href="http://www.theislandreview.com/oruamo-creek/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><strong><em>"Oruamo Creek" at The Island Review</em></strong></a>.</td></tr>
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Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-19004945925903909012014-11-26T08:00:00.000+13:002015-10-14T04:24:07.247+13:00New Releases: November 2014<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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I'm very excited to tell you about our three new releases for the season - a great way to round out our year. Telepaths, time travel and epic fantasy make awesome additions to our selection. Check out the details below and then add yourself to the draw for free books - just choose which one you'd most like to read!</div>
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What a year! Right after publishing 2014's first three Splashdown titles, I headed out to the <a href="http://www.realmmakers.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Realm Makers Conference</a> in Philadelphia to meet with the tribe. I travelled around a little, then moved house 12 days after returning home! Since then I've been working on our new releases and large amounts of translation work (my "day job" although it frequently happens at night). </div>
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Though I didn't create the story, I did write the words, and I hope you'll enjoy my style the same as ever! It's a dystopia that reminds me a little of Divergent. Check out the free sample and let me know if it reads like a translation... or not!</div>
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Work is proceeding apace on my own novel <i>Mariah's Dream</i>, and I think we can realistically expect a release date in the first half of 2015. I'll be sure and tell you all about it when it arrives!</div>
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<b>Aquasynthesis Again</b> is the follow-up to our award-winner Aquasynthesis from 2011. Despite the untimely loss of our first narrator Walt Staples, we can continue in capable hands as Fred Warren took over the reins. This time we have 16 mostly more substantial stories from 16 authors. </div>
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Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-75433989073528404672013-02-22T17:20:00.000+13:002013-02-22T17:20:13.916+13:00Greg Mitchell: Dark HourGreetings from the southern summer! It's time to announce Splashdown's first title for the year...and it's a doozy :)<br />
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The end is here.<br />
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Swayed by the demonic Strange Man, the townspeople have sacrificed their freedom for prosperity. Monsters lurk in every shadow and the few who oppose the new regime have been chased out of town, forced to wage their war in hiding. For ex-reverend Jeff Weldon and those under his care, it is a losing battle, but the tale begins to turn with the return of his brother Dras.<br />
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Dras arrives at his hometown to find it has descended into darkness - but the worst is yet to come. The Strange Man's final plan is falling into place and the Dark Hour is close at hand. Dras, Jeff, and the last of Greensboro's protectors work frantically to unlock the Strange Man's secrets and uncover the key to stopping the Dark Hour before all is lost. But when Dras discovers the fate of his best friend, Rosalyn Myers, he will realize that he has more to lose in this battle than he ever imagined.<br />
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Dark Hour is the explosive final act in The Coming Evil Trilogy. All bets are off as the remnant of light clash with the armies of darkness. The final fates of Jeff, Isabella, Dras, and Rosalyn, along with all of Greensboro, will be decided in a desperate last stand.<br />
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If you haven't yet read the first two books in The Coming Evil Trilogy, you can find out all about them at Greg's site, <a href="http://www.thecomingevil.com/">www.thecomingevil.com</a>.<br />
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Coming next from Splashdown: Alpha Revelation by P. A. Baines. This twisty-turny sequel to the award-winning Alpha Redemption will give your mind an unforgettable ride through an underground city and the reaches of space.<br />
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As always, thanks for reading - stay inspired!<br />
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Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-59751848693520473892012-11-08T01:00:00.000+13:002012-11-08T01:00:12.054+13:00November News: Prophetess, 2012 in Review, and an OpportunityGood morning to all the friends of Splashdown! Welcome to our last regular update for the year - we've now finished with the 2012 publishing schedule. Let us present the year's final book...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Prophetess by Keven Newsome</span></b><br /><br />The sequel to Winter is finally here! Keven and the editorial team have been hard at work all summer to bring you the action-packed continuation of Winter's story woven in both past and present.<br />
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One act of violence is not enough to fulfill Xaphan's plans. One near escape does not justify Winter's growing gift. There is more. She can feel it. The warnings swell within her. He's searching for someone. A person of promise...a person of prophecy. And Winter must find her first.<br />
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What a schedule it's been! Ten releases: nine books and a CD, covering every genre and including brand new ventures as well as anticipated sequels. Not only Winter gained a follow-up: there was Blood and Brine by Caprice Hokstad and Reality's Fire by R. L. Copple, each completing a trilogy, and Seeking Unseen by Kat Heckenbach, book 2 of the Toch Island Chronicles. Frank Creed was new to our ranks with Devil's Hit List, but it's third in a series we adopted. New authors with debut novels this year were Diane M. Graham and Robynn Tolbert, and Greg Mitchell joined us with a new series. And of course we can't forget Avenir Eclectia, the work of 18 authors, and its very own soundtrack by Michael L. Rogers.<br />
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This press has come to a point in its growth where we are in need of additional administrative assistance. We are now beginning to search for a person to fill this paid position. If accounts are your forte, perhaps along with a little marketing, and you'd like to get in on Splashdown, please email for further details.Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-19885885849962653762012-10-11T03:21:00.002+13:002012-10-11T03:21:44.799+13:00October News: Avenir Eclectia, Devil's Hit List, and Free EbookKia Ora folks! October's a VERY busy one for us here at Splashdown, not least because "here" is constantly changing. I'm sending this to you from Illinois, but just in the last two weeks I've also been in Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma and Missouri. And in that time we've had two awesome new releases, so let's get onto those first!<br />
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Yes, it's finally here! Two years in the making, with seventeen authors and 137 stories, the very first Avenir Eclectia collection has hit the streets. You'll recognise many of the names from our Splashdown novelists' lineup, and there are plenty of new faces too. With 20 interior illustrations by Michael L. Rogers and an encyclopedia section at the back, this volume provides an ideal doorway into the Avenir Eclectia world. And if you've been following along at <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/">www.avenireclectia.com</a>, here's a great way to keep track of all your favourite stories. They've been arranged by Travis Perry into a new order that makes it easy to follow each thread. We've been able to keep the price really low even though this is comparable to a mid-size novel.<br />
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The hottest new thing on the street isn't a drug-it's a virtual reality experience that makes crack cocaine look like cotton candy. There is, however, one side-effect: it's lethal. When the One State contracts the Ash Corporation to produce Virtual-e, a highly addictive entertainment intended to reduce global population levels, Calamity Kid and his crew are tasked to stop its production in North America. But how far can the Underground heroes get when battling the combined forces of global government and mega-corporation?<br />
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For the month of October, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZDNOK8/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B007ZDNOK8&adid=1R2590FVJ6JQGYR4GSM4&" target="_blank">Star of Justice by Robynn Tolbert</a> is just $2.99 - for our biggest book ever!</div>
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A busy July meant that August was quiet on the book front here at Splashdown, but there's all the more going on now! First up, our new release:</div>
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The first Splashdown Books Blog Tour roared through July with satisfying results. What? You missed it? <a href="http://grace.splashdownbooks.com/2012/07/another-taste-of-rift-jump.html" target="_blank">Go here</a> to start your trip through multi-dimensional space with Greg Mitchell, author of <i>Rift Jump</i>, as he showcases his debut novel.</div>
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The next tour featured <i>Faith Awakened</i>, the first novel of our own Space Kiwi Grace Bridges. <a href="http://blog.splashdownbooks.com/2012/09/faith-awakened-blog-tour-central.html" target="_blank">Here's the central hub</a> to find the interviews, excerpts and videos of this tour. </div>
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Later this month, as promised, <i>Avenir Eclectia Volume 1</i> arrives with all the intensity you could want from micro-fiction in book form. We'll be sending out a short special announcement when this becomes available around mid-September. In the meantime, keep up with story developments at <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/">www.avenireclectia.com</a>.</div>
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Grace has crossed the pond. Eager fans, writers and groupies have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Irish Kiwi with a German Twist on her whirlwind 20 States Tour. We'll keep you posted as this world traveler travels our world for far too short a time. <a href="http://grace.splashdownbooks.com/2012/07/plan.html" target="_blank">The tour plan is here</a> and the photo albums are <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151146688469252.497932.616469251&type=3" target="_blank">here (Canada)</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151190908854252.504142.616469251&type=3" target="_blank">here (Eastern states so far)</a>. </div>
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Robynn Tolberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141254504443757066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-56927662181761859282012-09-03T03:20:00.001+12:002012-09-03T03:20:10.731+12:00Faith Awakened blog tour central<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hang on, I hear you say. That's an OLD book!<br />
It sure is. Five years old. But the Splashdown Blog Tour is a brand new idea, so we'll be touring our older titles in between new releases. As the captain of this-here ship, it's only fair that I should lead by example. It was fun putting together all the bits and pieces for everyone, and here's where to find them...<br />
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Excerpts:<br />
<a href="http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=708" target="_blank">Mariah All Alone - hosted by R. L. Copple</a><br />
<a href="http://dianemgraham.com/2012/08/15/faith-awakened-by-grace-bridges/" target="_blank">Geeking Out - hosted by Diane M. Graham</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.frankcreed.com/2012/08/splashdown-books-blog-tour-faith.html" target="_blank">Testing the System - hosted by Frank Creed</a><br />
<a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2012/08/faith-awakened-by-grace-bridges.html" target="_blank">The Wedding Night that Wasn't</a><a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2012/08/faith-awakened-by-grace-bridges.html" target="_blank"> - hosted by Caprice Hokstad</a><br />
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<a href="http://travissbigidea.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-vision-of-real-and-unreal.html" target="_blank">A Vision of the Real and Unreal - with Travis Perry</a><br />
<a href="http://www.katheckenbach.com/2012/08/grace-bridges-author-of-faith-awakened.html" target="_blank">Early days of writing, my themes and style - with Kat Heckenbach</a><br />
<a href="http://frederation.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/splashdown-blog-tour-faith-awakened-by-grace-bridges/" target="_blank">The Splashdown basics - with Fred Warren</a><br />
<a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.ca/2012/08/blog-tour-faith-awakened.html" target="_blank">Indepth Interview with Greg Mitchell</a><br />
<a href="http://ranunculusturtle.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-faith-awakened-video-campaign.html" target="_blank">The Faith Awakened Video Campaign</a><a href="http://ranunculusturtle.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-faith-awakened-video-campaign.html" target="_blank"> - with Robynn Tolbert</a><br />
<a href="http://kevennewsome.com/2012/08/17/the-music-of-faith-awakened/" target="_blank">The Music of Faith Awakened - with Keven Newsome</a><br />
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(Please excuse the lateness of this post. It's been kinda busy...)<br />
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<br />Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-26600990914881796082012-07-25T06:53:00.000+12:002012-08-14T06:56:59.899+12:00Greg Mitchell's RIFT JUMP - Blog Tour Central<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My thanks to all the team for making the first Splashdown Blog Tour so much fun! Here's the collected link list to take you straight to all the fascinating morsels everyone posted about Greg and his amazing book.<br />
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Interviews and Excerpts:<br />
<a href="http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=671" target="_blank">Travelling in a sheet of paper and the development of the teenage idea - with R. L. Copple</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pabaines.com/page8.htm#121429" target="_blank">The Prologue of Rift Jump - hosted by P. A. Baines</a><br />
<a href="http://www.katheckenbach.com/2012/07/cover-art-interview-rift-jump-by-greg.html" target="_blank">The story behind the Rift Jump cover art - with Kat Heckenbach</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.frankcreed.com/2012/07/rift-jump-by-greg-mitchell-mini-excerpt.html" target="_blank">"I'm a monster." Excerpt hosted by Frank Creed</a><br />
<a href="http://travissbigidea.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rift-jump-war-against-chaos-multiverse.html" target="_blank">The war against Chaos - with Travis Perry</a><br />
<a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2012/07/rift-jump-by-greg-mitchell.html" target="_blank">It's Paranormal Romance - but NOT AT ALL like Twilight! - with Caprice Hokstad</a><br />
<a href="http://ranunculusturtle.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rift-jump-by-greg-mitchell.html" target="_blank">Greg's writing career origins and the new step with Splashdown - with Robynn Tolbert</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=697" target="_blank">On Greg's writing style - with R. L. Copple</a><br />
<a href="http://kevennewsome.com/2012/07/20/5-for-friday-with-greg-mitchell/" target="_blank">5 for Friday - with Keven Newsome</a><br />
<a href="http://frederation.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/splashdown-blog-tour-rift-jump-by-greg-mitchell/" target="_blank">Themes and Development in Writing - with Fred Warren</a><br />
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Bonus Posts from the team:<br />
<a href="http://travissbigidea.blogspot.ca/2012/07/evil-entropy-son-of-chaos.html" target="_blank">Evil Entropy, Son of Chaos - further thoughts from Travis Perry</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.frankcreed.com/2012/07/a-frank-review-of-greg-mitchells-rift.html" target="_blank">A Frank Review of Rift Jump - with Frank Creed</a><br />
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Greg's Rift Jump Commentary:<br /><a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012/07/rift-jump-commentary-part-one.html">Part One</a><br /><a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012/07/rift-jump-commentary-part-two.html">Part Two</a><br /><a href="http://www.thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012/07/rift-jump-commentary-part-three.html">Part Three</a><br /><a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012/08/rift-jump-commentary-part-four.html">Part Four</a><br />
<a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012/08/rift-jump-commentary-part-five.html" target="_blank">Part Five</a><br />
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Also check <a href="http://thecomingevil.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html" target="_blank">Greg's July 2012 blog archive</a> for a bunch more Rift Jump stuff!<br />
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<br />Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-49461164011496594802012-07-05T21:10:00.001+12:002012-07-05T21:10:27.932+12:00July 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kia Ora, Everyone!<br />
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Winter is in full swing in the Southern Hemisphere and Summer heat blazes in the North. What could be better than snuggling up with a good book and a blanket or by the poolside? Yes, we have just the book. <br />
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<b>New Release from Splashdown Darkwater: <br />Rift Jump by Greg Mitchell</b></h3>
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The day Michael Morrison died was the day his life began.</div>
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A sinister threat is growing in the void between realities,
and Michael has been recruited to stop it. Ripped from his own violent life, he
is sent rift jumping to other worlds seeking out the agents of the Dark and
putting them to an end by any means necessary. The love of his life, Sara,
joins him as he battles Civil War space ships, sea serpents, superpowered
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But the darkness he fights is growing within him too,
calling him to the same destiny as every other Michael from every other world.
If he is to change his fate, he must learn to love, to forgive, to trust, and
to let the man in the Stetson guide him to become the warrior of the Light he
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<i>Rift Jump </i>is <b></b>now available. Grab it now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0987653148/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0987653148&adid=0PZZMCR6BD9X9JVRKGYA&" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rift-jump-greg-mitchell/1111930475?ean=9780987653147" target="_blank">B&N</a> (Paperback), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GU92ZA/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B008GU92ZA&adid=1S1YP9TVV6R76GZHE7DR&" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, and all ebook formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/178243?ref=splashdown" target="_blank">Smashwords</a>. Other outlets to follow.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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Splashdown's First Darkwater release, <i>Winter</i>...</h4>
is now available as an audiobook at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Winter/dp/B008BRDASS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1339776107&sr=8-5&keywords=keven+newsome" target="_blank">Kindle</a>, <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B008BK8GEI&qid=1339980184&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Audible</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/winter/id444136062?mt=11" target="_blank">iTunes</a>. Want to know more? Read the interview with voice actress <a href="http://thecheesecakethickens.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/interview-with-voice-actress-lindsay-zana/" target="_blank">Lindsey Zana</a> and <a href="http://magical-ink.blogspot.com/2012/06/meet-author-keven-newsome_15.html" target="_blank">another at Magical Ink</a> where Keven talks about the process of making it, and more.<br />
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<b>Summer Extravaganza from Caprice Hokstad</b></h3>
Caprice has joined the spirit of the season with a Summer giveaway designed to make your poolside experience book friendly. What do a waterproof e-reader cover, a giant-sized tote and a reuseable water bottle have in common? They could be yours!<br />
Check out the rules at her <a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2012/06/summer-reading-extravaganza.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AuthorCapriceHokstad+%28Author+Caprice+Hokstad%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail" target="_blank">blog</a>, but enter now! Contest entry deadline is <b>July 5, so don't delay!</b><br />
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<b>The Silliest Contest Ever</b></h3>
Have you seen it? You haven't seen it? How can you not have seen it? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbL9sFyjxgU" target="_blank">Go see it!</a><br />
I'm not kidding. Splashdown authors Keven and Diane prove that there's more to them than writing.<br />
While you're at it, read the books. They're much better than the dancing.<br />
I promise.<br />
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– Timothy Ward. Wins the entire Prize List of electronic books.</div>
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<b>Coming Soon</b> </h3>
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Autumn Tour </h4>
Summer and Winter just arrived, but Fall is coming to the USA, and so is Splashdown publisher Grace Bridges!<br />
Less than one month to go until Grace sets off on her epic journey: 20 stops in 20
states over 4+ months.<br />
Stay tuned for information on conference panels
and writing/publishing seminars in Georgia, Colorado and Kansas. Maybe
more. <span style="background-color: white;">Are you keen to help set something up?</span><br />
Here's your chance to meet the Irish Kiwi with a German Twist, the Queen Alien, the Space Kiwi, yea, even the Wise-Word-Bird, Grace Bridges, in the flesh/scales/feathers.<br />
Don't miss it. <a href="http://grace.splashdownbooks.com/2012/07/plan.html" target="_blank">Itinerary details HERE</a>.<br />
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<b>Avenir Eclectia Volume 1</b><br />
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Have you subscribed to the micro-fiction world of <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/avenir-eclectia" target="_blank">Avenir Eclectia</a> in your inbox? Multiple authors of multiple story lines, each small enough to read in a few minutes yet big enough to chew on for hours. <br />
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Well, that world will soon be available in book form.<br />
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To sum up...Enter Caprice's contest, watch The Silliest Dance Video ever, and order Greg Mitchell's new release <i>Rift Jump</i> and Keven Newsome's <i>Winter </i>audio.<br />
That should get you through whatever season your July falls in.Robynn Tolberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141254504443757066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-84534976061611949792012-06-14T21:51:00.000+12:002012-06-14T21:51:58.904+12:00June's News<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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Whew! Where did May go? No matter. June brings new and exciting events to Splashdown waters. Read on! </div>
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Book Three of The Reality Chronicles</h3>
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The Day shall declare the reality revealed by fire...</h4>
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Destinies are forged in the dark night of the soul. Kaylee and Nathan
pursue a zombified Crystal to rescue her soul if they can. A vision of death
propels their mother, Gabrielle, to chase them in order to prevent its
fulfillment. Her wizard friend, Josh, accompanies her to keep his
promise to protect her. A mysterious religious leader wants to seduce
Kaylee to violate her morals. And a demonic being seeks to bury the
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thwarted assassination attempt drags Caissa Ocren into a secret war
between elemental spirits and dragon worshippers. More accustomed to
solving puzzles than wielding swords, she undergoes a crash course in
survival from a mercenary minstrel, a shape-shifting druid, and a
legendary spirit warrior. An ancient book may hold the answers she
seeks, but understanding requires the memories of a wizard. With time
against her, Caissa faces the hardest lesson of all—how to serve when
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<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two Splashdown releases took silver medals in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards: the speculative anthology <i>Aquasynthesis </i>and YA fantasy <i>Finding Angel</i>. </span></span></span><br />
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Splashdown Books publisher Grace Bridges attended the unConventional Speculative Fiction conference in Auckland last weekend and got herself elected Padawan to the President of writers' group Speculative Fiction New Zealand.<br />
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We always knew she was going places. Weird, weird places. And her Tribbles are going with her.<br />
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Keep your eyes open. New book releases coming all year, including Splashdown's first non-fiction book (shhh. It's still a secret)! But before that, look for something new from our Darkwater paranormal line, plus another exciting anthology.<br />
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That's it for June, folks. Busy, busy, busy down here at the bottom of the world, but we plan to keep you on top of it all.<br />
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God's blessings. <em></em>Robynn Tolberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141254504443757066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-48658665071092802042012-04-02T21:08:00.005+12:002012-04-03T14:32:10.104+12:00April's News<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; " >Kia ora everyone! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; " >This month there's sad with our happy, but I'll get to that in a bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; " >Fantasy season is in full swing...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHf5gqteJVAi_eUMnBS9HSJVp9fOolmRawJ0oZuLy6wR1iWrkFd_ivVMEOTcdyW7UJ1jfVc0kQvoLOlpzl1NsapHCAS5TWLoEtPgZwqwnhVGegUKy4hNdnWJkm5HrX2chFRmK90qJiOD9/s1600/18-Blood-and-Brine-250.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHf5gqteJVAi_eUMnBS9HSJVp9fOolmRawJ0oZuLy6wR1iWrkFd_ivVMEOTcdyW7UJ1jfVc0kQvoLOlpzl1NsapHCAS5TWLoEtPgZwqwnhVGegUKy4hNdnWJkm5HrX2chFRmK90qJiOD9/s320/18-Blood-and-Brine-250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726728116736200274" /></span></a><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: -webkit-auto; " >What should be a season of rejoicing over Duke Vahn's newly-recovered son is overshadowed by fear of an uncertain future. Vahn's brother, King Arx, expands the war with neighboring Ganluc, while enemies at home seek to shatter the Rebono dynasty forever. Strained relations between royal twins harden into cold suspicion and treasonous accusations while a deadly plague sweeps across the land.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><p style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span><span style="line-height: normal; " >As the royal bloodline is torn asunder, two races, the Elva and Itzi, discover that only together can they stop the plague and restore their unraveling kingdom.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span >Blood and Brine by Caprice Hokstad is out now wherever you like to buy books online. The paperback is an extra special price of $11.98 - that's right, a good-sized book at our small price level!</span></span></p><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span >Paperback: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154200/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154200&adid=18P265FBKBGAMNQW4VP0">Amazon</a> - <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1109800946?ean=9781927154205">B&N</a> </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span >Ebook: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007H9VLBY/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B007H9VLBY&adid=0Y0VJZKKHTEEA8SHCS44">Kindle</a> - <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/138961">Smashwords</a> (all formats including Nook; Nook at B&N is on the way) </span></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span><span style="line-height: normal; " ><br /></span></span></p><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3HhI2ZRGy0oZajQ9-AQeufWAJLNFPEsogbtnHYui-7M3domiWXUKc47ZiNUQ_rLg7GE_pTeqCEGcxwb3roe34KMyuAgOVAejirbb5FWMCEj5t8FQoqhSH6r4bJgDedr3oLGY8fONKfVm/s1600/Preview-Sm.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3HhI2ZRGy0oZajQ9-AQeufWAJLNFPEsogbtnHYui-7M3domiWXUKc47ZiNUQ_rLg7GE_pTeqCEGcxwb3roe34KMyuAgOVAejirbb5FWMCEj5t8FQoqhSH6r4bJgDedr3oLGY8fONKfVm/s320/Preview-Sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726729737635895922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px; " /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span ><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">Next up on our schedule is Star of Justice by Robynn Tolbert. This is a beautiful and massive book, just the thing for you epic fantasy fans to dig into. Above is a preview of work on the front cover, created by our own Keven Newsome. Look out for its release next month!</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span >She joined the knighthood for the scholarship program...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span >A thwarted assassination attempt drags Caissa Ocren into a secret war between elemental spirits and dragon worshippers. More accustomed to solving puzzles than wielding swords, she undergoes a crash course in survival from a mercenary minstrel, a shape-shifting druid, and a legendary spirit warrior. An ancient book may hold the answers she seeks, but understanding requires the memories of a wizard. With time against her, Caissa faces the hardest lesson of all—how to serve when the cost is her life.</span></p></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsPjldJ7JQJ-TXc3StKHG6SZaaekWPJB9Cs_0vCddKbhnJLpQv_AdmZ85vqEkL7Dg04CjZfZC8Np-EIDcncwRVSwY6pXibSu6qP-TozXDEMnHNnCVJY3UzHHF9MDnCBEdMq3xYzgW7T_8/s1600/A+Stretch+of+Time+small.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsPjldJ7JQJ-TXc3StKHG6SZaaekWPJB9Cs_0vCddKbhnJLpQv_AdmZ85vqEkL7Dg04CjZfZC8Np-EIDcncwRVSwY6pXibSu6qP-TozXDEMnHNnCVJY3UzHHF9MDnCBEdMq3xYzgW7T_8/s320/A+Stretch+of+Time+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726731363595167842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span >Right now you can get "A Stretch of Time" by Grace Bridges for FREE on Smashwords - in PDF, Kindle and Nook format, among others. In this Kiwi-flavoured short story, a Maori grandmother passes a mystical gift to her grandchild. I hope you enjoy it! <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/147109">Click here for your free copy.</a> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><hr /><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span >We've never lost a Splashdown author before. So it is with great grief that I have to tell about the passing of Walt Staples just three weeks ago. A staunch team member, top contributor to Avenir Eclectia, and narrator of Aquasynthesis, he also did many other things behind the scenes and encouraged us at every opportunity. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span >In his honour, Aquasynthesis will be a free download this month. Please pass the link around your friends if you can.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/77199">Click here for your FREE download of Aquasynthesis, Splashdown Vol. 1 with short stories from all our authors to 2011 and with a linking narration by Walt Staples.</a> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span >Thanks for reading! We'll see you 'round.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); "><span >Grace </span></div></div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-64090089871124381812012-02-22T17:45:00.005+13:002012-02-23T07:55:45.163+13:00Splashdown News, February 2012<div class="separator" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; clear: both; text-align: center; "></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span></span></div><blockquote><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Kia Ora!<br /><br />Splashdown Books is ready to dive right into the deep end in 2012. This promises to be one of our most exciting swims yet and we are glad you've decided to join us. The water looks fine and the sun is shining bright. Take off your shoes and stay a while.<br /><br />To start this year's swim we have Diane M Graham readying from the high-dive.<br /></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711498712792631890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbY8pd73XTB4XYyhKJ306uiF2WCw0RUuU2MxA67rzh33bsZvR0RC2mhH9XQWUR8k8L-HgKzJZqRnlPcv6wTICEf5Xax-HN_TyHxaJ56suBQohT_MnheYn1VY-Tk4aVV0WM-o3GRr1YHct/s320/17-Ocilla-100.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" /></span><br /></span><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><br /><br /><b>Open your heart and mind to the simplicity and complexity of a name.<br /></b><span>I know only my name. Beyond that is confusion, a void where fantasy and reality swirl together. Fairies, Giants, Elves, Dwarves, ancient Keepers, and...Dragons?<br /><br />A dark soul threatens the Five Kingdoms, but I am powerless to stand against him, overwhelmed by phantom memories, broken and lost.<br /><br />Somehow, I must live. I must find my purpose. There are friends to love and battles to fight.<br /><br />I know my name. Perhaps that is enough.<br /><br />I am Ocilla.</span><b><br />This is my story.</b></span><div><span><span style="background-color: white; "><span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; "><span> </span></span></span></div><span><span style="background-color: white; "></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span><br /></span></span><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><b>A note from Di: </b>A writer’s life is often said to be a lonely life. But any Christian writer knows this isn’t so. God walks with us from the time He plants the seed of inspiration, through the countless hours of writing, rewriting,editing and then sometimes rewriting again. He sends helpers. We<span> tend to never feel our work is fully complete. Another sweep, just one more time to make sure all the T’s are crossed and all the I’s are dotted.</span><span> But there comes a time when He tells us it is time to show our wor</span>k to the world. He holds our hand while we walk to the edgeof the gaping chasm known as publication and He tells us to jump.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><i><span>Gulp! </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>You turn right and left and see all the many Saints He sentto help you and you are emboldened and filled with hope. On faith, and faith alone,you jump.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>So today, I stand at that chasm and look at all those thathave been sent to help me lined for miles in each direction. I may soar. I mayfloat to the bottom. But no matter what, He is with me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>I jump.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>I Am Ocilla is available for purchase at<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154197/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154197&adid=1T2RTVNFBWTVBVFQCM40" target="_blank"> Amazon</a></b>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AWD9AY/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B007AWD9AY&adid=1ZJA79P1Q6ZZZ4K82BX3" target="_blank"><b>Kindle Store</b></a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-am-ocilla-diane-m-graham/1108896558" target="_blank"><b>Barnes & Noble</b></a>, Nook (coming soon), Book Depository (coming soon), and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/134039?ref=splashdown" target="_blank"><b>Smashwords</b></a>. You can just click over to <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/fantasy/i-am-ocilla" target="_blank"><b>Splashdown Bookshop</b></a> for more information. We have a wonderful sale going on we will tell you about below.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>Also, if you would like to hear the prologue read by Diane, you may do so <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vFz3B_6xqA&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> on youtube. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span>The wonderful music for Diane's audio recording was provided by friend of Splashdown Books Eleon. For more of his excellent music, you can find his page on youtube right <a href="http://www.myspace.com/eleondigitalart" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></div></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>Ryan Grabow gives us a double-backflip with a wonderful book trailer for <b><i>CAFFEINE:</i></b> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left; "><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/meixJW_8UJE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left; ">"Supernatural: above, beyond, in excess of nature. If the meaning of life cannot be found in nature, then I must determine if the answer lies beyond it."</span></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br />Caffeine will also take part in our special sale we will tell you about below, but not just yet.<br /><br />Next we have a the long awaited Sparrow-dive, similiar to a swan-dive but more awesome, from Caprice Hokstad. The e-book will be available on March 1st, with the print copy coming two short weeks later.<br /><br /><br /><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711498397811525794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7yuRDik-gPPPZSE81N6b0JJ3t9HHr219YSGTom5Xx4bD03G0eX16JPEsTXfpT426pPZjNfiQ5y-xu16k10F9GquyQhBFX0ftlFcUuofCMAqQHVeXnUvsMROyPm-vMQPVex5RLnPPtMSe/s320/18-Blood-and-Brine-100.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100px;" /></span><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"></h6><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="messagebody"> </span></div><span><span>What should be a season of rejoicing over Duke Vahn’s newly-recovered son is overshadowed by fear of an uncertain future. Vahn’s brother, King Arx, expands the war with neighboring Ganluc, while enemies at home seek to shatter the Rebono dynasty forever. Strained relations between royal twins harden into cold suspicion and treasonous accusations while a deadly plague sweeps across the land.<br /><br /><br />As the royal bloodline is torn asunder, two races, the Elva and Itzi, discover that only together can they stop the plague and restore their unraveling kingdom.<br /><br /><br />Blood and Brine: the exciting conclusion to the Ascendancy Trilogy.</span><br /><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="messagebody">A little teaser for my upcoming release.... "Caprice is truly a master world builder. This was the firstbook in her series that I read, but within a few chapters I felt like I’d beenreading in that universe my whole life. Now that I finished I’m going back toget the first two in the series!" ~ Tim Abrose , Managing Editor, DigitalDragon Magazine </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="messagebody">Avenir has its own music. Yes, you read right and the world you have grown to love can now be swirled with the wonderful musical talent of Eleon. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoBvqCZuUp6xryYXGEf5yt2KJim-x52q04cFP9w5-wW3yxdxAo2Y9nM8Kg6Vd8oili3CjyvaotTpKXs4hfDtKtFr1aufhXoUId0hT9E1xIgZEmH0AWqN4EWpwqJ_SjwIV2G9RZI5E2Qg/s1600/Avenir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoBvqCZuUp6xryYXGEf5yt2KJim-x52q04cFP9w5-wW3yxdxAo2Y9nM8Kg6Vd8oili3CjyvaotTpKXs4hfDtKtFr1aufhXoUId0hT9E1xIgZEmH0AWqN4EWpwqJ_SjwIV2G9RZI5E2Qg/s1600/Avenir.jpg" /></span></a></div><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>Michael L. Rogers has created a soundtrack to accompany the online multi-author shared world microfiction site Avenir Eclectia. Hear the songs, read the stories. Published in association with Splashdown Books.<br />Available now at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avenir-Eclectia-Michael-L-Rogers/dp/B0073JSU8K/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329846602&sr=1-3-catcorr" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a> in cd and mp3</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>And please remember you can have <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avenir-Eclectia/dp/B004T0GJIE/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329846602&sr=1-1-catcorr" target="_blank"><b>Avenir Eclectia </b></a>delivered to you kindle for just $.99 cents each month.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>Also, something very exciting is in the works which we can't tell you anything about yet, but watch this space!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>Now, what you have all been waiting for: To celebrate <i><b>I Am Ocilla</b></i>'s launch, her ebook is on sale at 4.99 for one week only. Our Kindle store is here: </span><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/splasbooks-20">http://astore.amazon.com/splasbooks-20</a> and Ocilla is <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AWD9AY">HERE</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia; ">so you may take advantage of this super cool deal.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br />But wait! There is so much more. In addition, the Splashdown team has rallied and several more are adding to the party by selling their e-books at a discounted price.<br /><br />Also for $4.99.<br />-<i style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Alpha Redemption</b></i> by P.A. Baines<br />-<i style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Finding Angel </b></i>by Kat Heckenbach<br />-<i style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Faith Awakened</b></i> and <i style="font-weight: normal; "><b>Legendary Space Pilgrims</b></i> by Grace Bridges<br /><br />For just $2.99/ You read right...$2.99.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>-<i><b>CAFFEINE</b></i> by Ryan Grabow</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>-<i><b>The Duke's Handmaid</b></i> and <i><b>Nor Iron Bars a Cage </b></i>by Caprice Hokstad. These are the first two in the trilogy and a great chance to get ready for her third.<br />- <i><b>The Crystal Portal</b></i> by Travis Perry & Mike Lynch.<br />- <i><b>Tales of the Dim Knight</b></i> by Adam & Andrea Graham </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>- <i><b>Odd Little Miracles </b></i>by Fred Warren.<br />- <i><b>Aquasynthesis</b></i> by the Splashdown Team.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b style="font-family: georgia; ">Please note:</b><span style="font-family: georgia; "> if you want a format other than Kindle for any of the titles on sale, just let us know and we'll send you a voucher for Smashwords where all types of files are available, including PDF for computer reading, Epub for Nook, and many more.</span> <span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>Don't go anywhere yet. Tucked over in the corner, behind the seaweed, Keven Newsome, Diane M Graham and Caprice Hokstad have been up to no good. Seems they have been betting in the most ridiculous ways imaginable. All in good spirit, though. Keven and Diane have a plot bet going in which the loser will have to post a video on youtube, dancing, singing and being silly. You can see the details <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=296880747035084" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. And Caprice stuck her foot in her mouth...Diane happily helped her cram it down a little more by holding her to it. You can read about how Caprice will channel her inner Disney right <a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2012/02/do-i-help-them-yes-indeed.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. No one can ever say Splashdown Books is a boring place to work. Stay tuned for updates and a chance for all of you to join in on the fun.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>As all of you have read, we are busy, busy splashing around these parts. There is never a dull moment. Can't wait until next month when we can tell you more about skirted men and Turtles. </span></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><div><span><br /></span></div>~The Splashdown Team<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span>**This issue was written by a <a href="http://newauthors.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/crazy-hair-flies/">Crazy-Hair Vaulter</a>**</span></div></blockquote>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-86928369769002527812012-01-14T21:55:00.001+13:002012-01-14T21:57:53.874+13:00News for January 2012<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Kia Ora everyone! I hope you enjoyed the festive season. I for one am glad to be starting a new year that promises to be very different in more ways than one - my day job of translation will be in an office for six months, instead of working from home. But we have a whole lot of exciting stuff planned with Splashdown! There's a Kindle freebie for you today and tomorrow, so keep reading :)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">2011 was a huge year for us, publishing 9 books and bringing our total to 16. Yep, it may not seem like much, but for a micro-sized team, I think it's pretty cool - and I'm grateful to everyone who helped make it possible. You can check them all out in our bookshop: <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/bookshop">www.splashdownbooks.com/bookshop</a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><b>Fiction Awards Voting Time!</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Despite the name, I am not affiliated in any way with the <b>Grace Awards</b> ;) but I'd sure love for you to vote if you enjoyed one of our books. Here's what to include, according to instructions at <a href="http://www.grace-awards.com/" target="_blank">www.grace-awards.com</a>:</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">- Link to your Facebook profile (or any other kind of online profile; your page must have existed before November 2011)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">- Speculative Fiction: Title/Author</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">- Why you liked it (at least 25 words)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Send all this to <a href="mailto:graceawards@aol.com" target="_blank">graceawards@aol.com</a>. You may only vote once in each category, so choose carefully! </div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Our eligible titles for this year's contest are:</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Reality's Dawn and Reality's Ascent by R. L. Copple</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">The Crystal Portal by Travis Perry and Mike Lynch</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Winter by Keven Newsome</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Finding Angel by Kat Heckenbach (Also eligible for the YA category!)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">The Seer by Fred Warren</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">Caffeine by Ryan Grabow</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">(Anthologies aren't eligible, so don't vote for those!)</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">There's also the <b>Family Fiction Readers' Choice Awards</b>, with several categories to vote in, such as best author, best novel, best NEW author, etc. You can leave categories blank if you don't have favourites. There's one for short stories so if you're fond of Aquasynthesis or Odd Little Miracles, you can put them there. And there's even a category for best video trailer (remember Winter, anyone? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5r8Lb6Er_A" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=J5r8Lb6Er_A</a>).</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">To vote in this award, go here: </div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.familyfiction.com/news/vote-in-the-2012-familyfiction-readers-choice-awards/" target="_blank">http://www.familyfiction.com/<wbr>news/vote-in-the-2012-<wbr>familyfiction-readers-choice-<wbr>awards/</a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSgJhkEpvcrYlj4WP67EwGiLG96ofA0p88JlR2bdQCbkvIbHiKi197GXzoT8jJ_0MJl3LMAgGPTMuEpNW-Db-xfa50s7z34TZpDgHLz6GUcPrZRTFCLG4Wz43DLRASIqEKcdKoWzZjenp/s320/Ocilla+small+with+border.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697408918908925538" /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><b>Preparing for an awesome year!</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">We have another full year of stupendous stories coming up for you, beginning very shortly with <b>I Am Ocilla</b> by Diane M. Graham. This young adult fantasy novel was a winner of the legendary Marcher Lord Select contest in 2009 - and guess what, she's been making it even better ever since! I bet you're going to love it.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">After that comes the grand finale to Caprice Hokstad's Ascendancy Trilogy: <b>Blood and Brine</b>. Return with us to the kingdom of Latoph where Duke Vahn fights for his life and that of his people - in more ways than one. </div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">And much more, of course! Details forthcoming. Science fiction, supernatural, young adult fantasy, and more sequels to books you have loved!</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><b>FREE KINDLE STORY</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">That's right! If you've read this far, you get to join in the fun and grab a retro tale by yours truly. <i>Invasion </i>is one of the first short stories I wrote as an adult, around the time I was finishing work on my first novel. Religious content is fairly strong in this one, so give it a miss if you're sensitive. Here's the link:</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UI73CO" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<wbr>B006UI73CO</a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">You don't even need a Kindle e-reader - you can view it directly in the Kindle Cloud Reader online, or download Kindle apps for PC, Mac or smartphone. </div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">This free offer is for today and tomorrow only - Saturday and Sunday! Ends Sunday midnight, Pacific time. And - if you like it, leave me some stars!</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; ">This is the first in a series I've christened Splashdown Droplets - the bite-sized weirdness of my own short stories, possibly to be joined by other Splashdown authors in the near future. See them all here: <a href="http://amzn.to/z0KnAj" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/z0KnAj</a> and watch for new ones coming out.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: small; "><div>We'll be back next month with <i>Ocilla</i>, more Kindle goodies, AND something else we've never done before! So stay tuned. </div><div><br /></div><div>All the best, and happy reading, from the (rather wet) Kiwi summer!</div><div><br /></div><div>Grace</div></div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-48539295616226343042011-11-24T21:00:00.000+13:002011-11-24T21:55:49.039+13:00Thanksgiving Update<div style="text-align: left;">Kia ora everyone! Boy, have we got a lot going on at Splashdown this month! Want one of our paperbacks for less than $3.00? Read on...</div><div><br /></div><div>But first, our latest release, this time from the realms of science fiction:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Caffeine, by Ryan Grabow</b></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFHcNT0soBsGD07PYVFrtgDAM3tW7lV15CPvQPhnJ0do5IsjJvq9Ogvi_baVPgYcxsapUvy1IZwAreNHkoDF-CXqIo6FNTHtPWcMZiN9C2O_7ZhtXoVKtDuKRK-9sUzdOEDAxfsK5joAJ/s320/16-Caf-250.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677694944893084354" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>"Supernatural: above, beyond, in excess of nature. If the meaning of life cannot be found in nature, then I must determine if the answer lies beyond it."</div><div>In an authoritarian and overstimulated 22nd-century America, all Brandon can do to relieve his pain is indulge in the computer-simulated fantasies of a network called Dynamic Reality...until a virus takes control of the simulation. A philosophical thrill ride like no other - don't miss this one.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ebook Sale</div><div><br /></div><div>As of right now through Sunday night, all our ebooks are priced at $2.99 - including our November new releases. That's a saving of at least 50% - Come on in and grab your choice! Kindle books are discounted direct at Amazon and all are collected <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/splasbooks-20">HERE in our Amazon store</a>; if you'd like a different format, just say the word and we'll send you a voucher.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fred Warren's Feast</div><div><br /></div><div>Not only did we release Fred's second novel, The Seer, just a few weeks ago. Now, Amazon is discounting his short story collection in paperback, Odd Little Miracles! At the time of writing the price had fallen to $2.78, and it's even eligible for their 4-for-3 special - which means you can get four copies for under $9.00. The perfect odd little gift for, well, just about anyone! But don't dally - Amazon is notorious for changing prices around at their whim. This discount is not under our control, so get it while the gettin's good!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdmo0VdpIqFYVmghpJBDThK4vssnxVKov1X0OUK8EDq9V8bsiwrB3k8zwALKpxiJRJobtZaWMNSkO25yBfP5zvvDHB_UBgg1L8jppS0CiFTcKqL4G1gbXXiUTcLkVnygLZdNEfpGYOr-w/s1600/15-Seer-100-Saturate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdmo0VdpIqFYVmghpJBDThK4vssnxVKov1X0OUK8EDq9V8bsiwrB3k8zwALKpxiJRJobtZaWMNSkO25yBfP5zvvDHB_UBgg1L8jppS0CiFTcKqL4G1gbXXiUTcLkVnygLZdNEfpGYOr-w/s320/15-Seer-100-Saturate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677919619157920562" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxD530QZj36r_7kZ4is3YK6UU4udhKBLBSHF5h0W-SM5tsCzYfDTHXOXgylQODCm1n8j_CFxFzUZqdD14NXk_H3K48MbjBYlykedtwPoVuZLm64BCuJg85F7Ncv2PeYDY9v_evvztxMuo/s1600/12-OLM-100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxD530QZj36r_7kZ4is3YK6UU4udhKBLBSHF5h0W-SM5tsCzYfDTHXOXgylQODCm1n8j_CFxFzUZqdD14NXk_H3K48MbjBYlykedtwPoVuZLm64BCuJg85F7Ncv2PeYDY9v_evvztxMuo/s320/12-OLM-100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677702361594288194" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 152px; " /></a></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcWmbe4dcukWm3-JQerdlNF1v7DPPDYk4sftMAu2536xFZ4xPktJPG0yErdo1BZri1KpUOg4aYqK938dMY11W9PxlTqy5w5OLta4l7-8JYhN7DjPq9SMCNX1H4Z4YEzUzYSDxZIDl1tVU/s320/13-Aqua-100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677702365568792114" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 152px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, the same 4-for-3 promotion also applies to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154006/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154006&adid=1QE379EN2YNHF345ZD6R&">Aquasynthesis</a>, our collection of stories from all Splashdown authors to date. Something for all reading tastes.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's it for this time - thank you for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div>Grace and the team at Splashdown</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-10949552749866010722011-11-08T09:00:00.001+13:002011-12-01T15:37:25.429+13:00How to get a manuscript accepted at SplashdownHere it is, folks - the comprehensive guide with everything you need to know. <div><br /></div><div>1. <b>Write a phenomenally good book.</b> This should be obvious. But don't just have a high opinion of yourself. Have your writing peers look at it, preferably professionals as well, and take their advice.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. <b>Be nice. </b>If I should suggest your story might need more work, please forego the retaliatory backbite that rises from the hurt. Don't burn Bridges, cause this Bridges has been burned enough. Full, willing and eager cooperation and teamwork is expected from our authors, and anything less at the outset will get you nowhere.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. On first contact, give a <b>concise summary </b>of your project. Merely sending files gives me nothing to consider in the intervening time until I can get to look at it properly - and that may take a while, because it's just little old me back here.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Tell me your relevant <b>marketing experience</b>. Make me believe you're a good investment and that your book will pay out.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. <b>There better not be any typos</b> in your first-contact material.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. <b>Respond maturely</b> to criticism and advice, and be committed to continued learning and improvement.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. If you submit to Splashdown, you should be a fan and friend of Splashdown. Not just the Facebook kind, either. <b>KNOW Splashdown. </b>Read our books and see if this is a family you want to be a part of. Immerse yourself in our histories, anecdotes, modus operandi, authors' blogs, and grasp our unique flavour. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is one more item; unfortunately, it's rather unquantifiable, and I'm sorry about that, but this is the way it is...</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Your story must be one that <b>I LOVE</b>. Yes, it all comes down to personal taste. Sorry. If your tale charms me... AND if all the above criteria are fulfilled... then we could very well be good to go.</div><div><br /></div><div>If this sounds like a rant, that's because it is. I'm sick and tired of people offloading their submissions on me without any regard for how I like to do business. Ignore my feelings at your peril.</div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-34846799749706682682011-10-13T23:29:00.001+13:002011-11-01T23:07:37.865+13:00November News<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kia Ora! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">November is an exciting month for Splashdown...New releases, new reviews, and new opportunities for you to save on quality speculative fiction. Read on!</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Now Available </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">You loved <i>The Muse</i>. Fred Warren ups the ante with <i>The Seer</i>. Follow Stan Marino and his daughter Hannah as new threats emerge from the world of inspiration. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYujselxI3gwEgbRKYT913rza1RpPYocqXDsZb4A7ROtLWoH9uq8JtQXTO_DEESlN3ulTqv0z6RrE4xoyDVf4oH5q2b-64uWiVeXrBTevUqLdVwdrDIm8o7CXM8SivSz1syPRc0QoTdAWm/s1600/0d88898ba1c5e781542008e4473f9fa779fafffa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYujselxI3gwEgbRKYT913rza1RpPYocqXDsZb4A7ROtLWoH9uq8JtQXTO_DEESlN3ulTqv0z6RrE4xoyDVf4oH5q2b-64uWiVeXrBTevUqLdVwdrDIm8o7CXM8SivSz1syPRc0QoTdAWm/s320/0d88898ba1c5e781542008e4473f9fa779fafffa.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><i>Stan plopped into the sofa and ran his hands through his hair. He felt so tired, but sleep was the last thing he wanted now. “Okay, let’s put everything on the table. Hannah can see the future. Her new best friend can get into other peoples’ dreams. I may or may not have Leila Starling, the Malevolent Muse of Minneapolis, playing tiddly-winks inside my head. Finally, my not-so-late wife Charity, whose secret identity I have carefully shielded for the past five years, now must be explained to Hannah. Did I leave anything out?”<br />“You also led an army of comatose nerds against Leila’s devil dogs in the realm of imagination.”<br />“Not helpful, Jilly.”<br />“Sorry. You asked for it.”</i><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Available at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154154/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154154&adid=12GG8PDV19K0ZTNY0AZ0&">Amazon in paperback</a> and <span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0060MFTVW/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B0060MFTVW&adid=1X0H7VZ1QT0HAJMFZ0XJ&">Amazon for Kindle</a>, as well as the <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1107017762">paperback at Barnes & Noble</a>. Other retailers are taking their time to list it, but you can get Epub for Nook at <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/99934">Smashwords</a> along with many other formats.</span></span><i> </i> <br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Reviews: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Looking for that special something to fill a virtual Christmas stocking? Check out these reviews and excerpts for our newest Splashdown offerings: </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>The Seer</i>: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barndoorbookloft.net/2011/10/fred-warrens-seer.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">Barn Door Book Loft</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Finding Angel</i>: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://spirereviews.blogspot.com/2011/10/debut-author-spotlight-kat-heckenbach.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">Spire Reviews</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://magical-ink.blogspot.com/2011/10/novel-spotlight-finding-angel-by-kat.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">Magical Ink</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Interviews: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sometimes you want to know more about a book than what's inside the cover. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Fred Warren: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barndoorbookloft.net/2011/10/with-fred-warren.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">Barn Door Book Loft</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kat Heckenbach</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://magical-ink.blogspot.com/2011/10/meet-author-kat-heckenbach.html">Magical Ink</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.10minutewriter.com/?p=1408">10 Minute Writer</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Caprice Hokstad: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://ckoepp.webs.com/capricehokstad.htm">Remnant In The Stars</a> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Coming Soon</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Ryan Grabow wowed you with his short in <i>Aquasynthesis</i>. Soon he'll thrill you with his full-length debut novel <i>Caffeine</i>. Stay plugged in for the latest updates.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirc2sCyZRqDhPiQcwv-rwJQD3cldH9U3acVxCosOPsDYVBgodg2OpHToXEyoa64Cr9xOrNrL5JtmwhFYmUsQwBnbBNHk6fRne6SbYPMG634TY0az1Hsz68VHrix0nsSrOnIwvG2P1Tpnrt/s1600/16-Caffeine-600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirc2sCyZRqDhPiQcwv-rwJQD3cldH9U3acVxCosOPsDYVBgodg2OpHToXEyoa64Cr9xOrNrL5JtmwhFYmUsQwBnbBNHk6fRne6SbYPMG634TY0az1Hsz68VHrix0nsSrOnIwvG2P1Tpnrt/s320/16-Caffeine-600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669795587111026770" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Avenir Eclectia Celebrates 100 Stories!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Can you believe it? Just yesterday we posted Avenir episode #100, a tale by Travis Perry in his ongoing thread. The project has been running since March at three brief stories per week, and is going to pass the milestone of 50,000 words by the time we get to #102. Our awesome designer Mike Rogers has provided a new skin for the website to celebrate, so get on over and check it out: <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/">www.avenireclectia.com</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6L9oMaUb1BwwOqMBFZd1yDMRPvtlpXkbh04OO3Ea5l-LBrLBuIExRsFRmKfQzPA8T4H7yTTMCAl4ypFmf0ZIM1TAim-xsgaFujeiuDsKPjhH1n5gEYjQryG-MnVlKzHdhWEjbjSRLYZkR/s1600/avenir-thumbnail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6L9oMaUb1BwwOqMBFZd1yDMRPvtlpXkbh04OO3Ea5l-LBrLBuIExRsFRmKfQzPA8T4H7yTTMCAl4ypFmf0ZIM1TAim-xsgaFujeiuDsKPjhH1n5gEYjQryG-MnVlKzHdhWEjbjSRLYZkR/s320/avenir-thumbnail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669800357585546434" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Special Deals</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Black Friday approaches and Splashdown wants to join the festive fun. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">All Splashdown ebooks will be on sale November 25, 26 and 27 for $2.99.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We'll send a reminder but plan your Christmas budget now to save a little dough for more sugar cookies. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">That's all for this time... Thanks for reading!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Grace and the team at Splashdown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div> </div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-51574109760902084712011-08-29T10:43:00.009+12:002011-09-07T13:12:49.157+12:00September News<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Kia Ora from New Zealand and hello from Splashdown! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Lots of goings-on this month, so let's dive right in...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhkeZ935fhajX2EBn6FG8Gv6DglCG4OBlMKNFrO510Y5arYARQhKLucrlkPE8Vevuxk2o_3I673ApP-lgKpQ2wunyyw0Tr_zQy-oE25mRTG3AZffnQiG613EdCCO12sbBhHfszwJBi2Wy/s1600/gea.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now Available</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Finding Angel</i>, the first novel by veteran author Kat Heckenbach, is here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small; "><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >It's aimed at middle-graders and young adults, but fantasy-minded grown-ups will love it too. </span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Perfect for reading with or without kids!</span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;" ></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639463563290063730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4aljDL2SOBIbmeHOlxzpIGrmshDc1K73eNHHOg466eot5YfYMn7nX2Xo4wyDR0G54noSAGfeu1wks67OqmbeDEImR2FFDB455hCaG68EyTaBlJNTGS4HBUQFmS_oOQ_1JO310c0Ly7sI/s320/14-Angel-250.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 211px;" /></div><blockquote><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-indent: .3in;"><i><span lang="EN-US" >Angel doesn’t remember her magical heritage…but it remembers her.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span lang="EN-US">Magic and science collide when she embarks on a journey to her true home, and to herself.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span lang="EN-US" >Angel lives with a loving foster family, but dreams of a land that exists only in the pages of a fantasy novel. Until she meets Gregor, whose magic Talent saves her life and revives lost memories.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span lang="EN-US">She follows Gregor to her homeland…a world unlike any she has imagined, where she travels a path of self-discovery that leads directly to her role in an ancient Prophecy…and to the madman</span><span lang="EN-US"> who set her fate in motion.</span></span></div></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" > Available at <span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154138/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154138&adid=1YHHAZFKWVCRSNB41P5B&">Amazon</a> (in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JSZFAS/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B005JSZFAS&adid=02EK7QNTSJJ22A71F543&">Kindle </a>too). Other retailers are taking their time to list it, but you can get Epub for Nook at <a href="www.smashwords.com/books/view/84830?ref=splashdown">Smashwords</a> along with many other formats.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >New Look</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com">www.SplashdownBooks.com</a></i> has a new face. Check out the new-and-improved, easier-to-navigate website. Find books faster. See what's new with your favorite authors. Handy drop-downs and a splashy backdrop are just a few of the upgrades. Drop by and dive in!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Splash Hit</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><i></i></span></b></span></div><div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154006/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154006&adid=0CY2XA2YBR6CXF7AA9EH&"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O-i8GOZIUgEBbmodh7HJlxxIVNxM6_6-TvfNdNCiGKM-42WDjgoQRT23UXV04EcTKLKx3hBTnYH9b8fSYS9fqGY_qYhfrvQhIh8D-XGBqxictMvHL5OzE1NR4gz8wRyzmMnzy_ZMFiuF/s320/aquasynthesis+cover.jpg" width="210" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Splashdown's first group anthology made a big splash at Amazon, rising to #1 in Bestselling Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies shortly after going public! See what all the fuss is about with stories from all the current Splashdown authors<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span>- Fred Warren, Caprice Hokstad, P.A. Baines, Adam Graham, R.L. Copple, Travis Perry, Mike Lynch, Keven Newsome, Kat Heckenbach, Grace Bridges and Ryan Grabow, with narration from Walt Staples.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Snag Aquasynthesis at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154006/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154006&adid=1QE379EN2YNHF345ZD6R">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aquasynthesis-grace-bridges/1104566341">Barnes & Noble</a>, or your favourite online location.</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >$5.98 in print or $2.99 in e!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >E-book Sale!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>The Crystal Portal</i> e-book by Travis Perry and Mike Lynch is available for $2.99 this month only. Check it out at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UVR11G/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B004UVR11G&adid=0DT38SN8ZWBGB5BVXXD6&">Kindle</a> and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/46747?ref=splashdown">Smashwords</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We're also launching a cool new spin on the cover - up now in ebook formats, and coming soon to the print version:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAaDh2RQ4_H_1b0ProgY2LwdZaXnzZ5RbVWC3Rx8O-vVAxto8-7tgZCNNnYDlmvjcLzwe3MxXPK1Qtp6PuQwArWVEF-1XKZboaJg4GfolxYingwPrgbRMjlvWzsItV20GmfOHgmGjpNXy/s320/09-tcpnew-250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649188161352850786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Award Finalist</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Caprice Hokstad's <i>Nor Iron Bars a Cage</i> finaled in the Global eBook Awards! The full list is <a href="http://awardsforebooks.com/book-writing-contest/finalist/finalists-for-2011-global-ebook-awards/">here</a> - look for the Speculative Fiction: Fantasy category.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Congratulations, Caprice! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhkeZ935fhajX2EBn6FG8Gv6DglCG4OBlMKNFrO510Y5arYARQhKLucrlkPE8Vevuxk2o_3I673ApP-lgKpQ2wunyyw0Tr_zQy-oE25mRTG3AZffnQiG613EdCCO12sbBhHfszwJBi2Wy/s320/gea.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649189444039317250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><b>In Brief</b></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" >Keven Newsome's <i>Winter </i>now wears <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/0987653105?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_dp_synop&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R29PDK1UKKFD82?_encoding=UTF8&tag=splasbooks-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">22 five-star reviews at Amazon</a>!</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" >Next month sees the release of <i>The Seer</i> by Fred Warren - the long-awaited sequel to <i>The Muse</i>. It's a doozy, I can tell you!</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://avenireclectia.com/">Avenir Eclectia</a> has passed a total of 75 mini-stories in its shared world. Why not get on board?</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " >That's it for this time - but watch out in the weeks to come for more exciting developments!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span id="role_document" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"></span> </span></div></div></div>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-54731830023257267002011-08-12T01:00:00.001+12:002011-08-12T01:00:00.985+12:00Splashdown News: August 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; " ><b><i>Aquasynthesis is here!</i></b></span></div><div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154006/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154006&adid=0CY2XA2YBR6CXF7AA9EH&"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O-i8GOZIUgEBbmodh7HJlxxIVNxM6_6-TvfNdNCiGKM-42WDjgoQRT23UXV04EcTKLKx3hBTnYH9b8fSYS9fqGY_qYhfrvQhIh8D-XGBqxictMvHL5OzE1NR4gz8wRyzmMnzy_ZMFiuF/s320/aquasynthesis+cover.jpg" border="0" height="320" width="210" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span ><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span><b>Welcome at last</b> to the premiere of Splashdown's first group anthology. Delays in retail channels have kept us waiting, but no longer! Stories from all the current Splashdown authors </span><span class="Apple-style-span">fill the pages </span><span>- </span><span>Fred Warren, Caprice Hokstad, P.A. Baines, Adam Graham, R.L. Copple, Travis Perry, Mike Lynch, Keven Newsome, Kat Heckenbach, Grace Bridges and Ryan Grabow</span><span>, with linking narration from top <a href="http://avenireclectia.com/"><i>Avenir</i> </a><i><a href="http://avenireclectia.com/">Eclectia</a> </i>writer, Walt Staples.</span></span></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; ">Gizile follows her mysterious teacher, Tok, to contemplate a series of strange and mystical visions that appear </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">upon the ice of an ocean pool</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Astonishing tales of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">technology and transcendence, aliens and elves, space and time, dragons and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">demons, prophecies and scriptures, humor and horror, the gifted and the enslaved, virtual and supernatural reality, insanity and inspiration.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Dive into the creations of the Splashdown wordsmiths. Cross the borders into novel worlds you love already, and taste their delights if you are new to Splashdown's universe.</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Grab Aquasynthesis at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1927154006/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1927154006&adid=0CY2XA2YBR6CXF7AA9EH&">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aquasynthesis-grace-bridges/1104566341">Barnes & Noble</a>, or your favourite online location.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Just $5.98 in print or $2.99 in ebook, for over 200 pages of stories - Beat that!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span><div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Party time!</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The <b>Launch Party for Aquasynthesis </b>is at: <a href="http://tinychat.com/splashdown" style="color: #0658b5;" target="_blank"><b>http://tinychat.com/<wbr>splashdown</b></a> (no login required, or you can use Facebook or Twitter) at <b>8pm Central time on Tuesday August 18th</b>. We'll be doing some ebook giveaways as usual, so don't miss it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Coming Soon</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></b></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >You've loved her short stories. Now you can enjoy her at full length. Finding Angel, the first novel by veteran author Kat Heckenbach premieres October 1. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; " ></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4aljDL2SOBIbmeHOlxzpIGrmshDc1K73eNHHOg466eot5YfYMn7nX2Xo4wyDR0G54noSAGfeu1wks67OqmbeDEImR2FFDB455hCaG68EyTaBlJNTGS4HBUQFmS_oOQ_1JO310c0Ly7sI/s320/14-Angel-250.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639463563290063730" /></div><blockquote><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-indent: .3in;"><i><span lang="EN-US" >Angel doesn’t remember her magical heritage…but it remembers her.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span lang="EN-US">Magic and science collide when she embarks on a journey to her true home, and to herself.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span lang="EN-US" >Angel lives with a loving foster family, but dreams of a land that exists only in the pages of a fantasy novel. Until she meets Gregor, whose magic Talent saves her life and revives lost memories.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span lang="EN-US">Angel follows Gregor to her homeland…a world unlike any she has imagined, where she travels a path of self-discovery that leads directly to her role in an ancient Prophecy…and to the madman</span><span lang="EN-US"> who set her fate in motion.</span></span></div><i><span lang="EN-US" ></span></i></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; "></span>
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<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fans of Caprice Hokstad</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Writing continues on Caprice's Book 3 of the Ascendancy Trilogy, the long-awaited sequel to <i>Nor Iron Bars a Cage</i>. Read what Duke Vahn, kee and all your favorite characters do with war and plague threatening. Check out <a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2011/05/novel-experiment.html" style="color: #0658b5;" target="_blank"><b>Caprice's blog post here</b></a> and sign up to receive the chapters <i>as she writes them! </i> </span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Have you ordered your copy of <i>Odd Little Miracles</i>? Why not? The price is right and the stories will blow your mind.</span></div><div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span >
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<br />Do the impossible…Change the future…Save the world…</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span >All you need is one odd little miracle.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span >Twenty-two bizarre tales—where odd is commonplace, little things make all the difference, and miracles are everywhere, if you know where to look...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span >Find it at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odd-Little-Miracles-Fred-Warren/dp/0987653113/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1309401108&sr=8-1">Amazon </a>and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/odd-little-miracles-fred-warren/1104027334?ean=9780987653116&itm=1&usri=odd%2blittle%2bmiracles">Barnes & Noble</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span >
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<br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span ><b>Not least...</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span >
<br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span >Splashdown author P.A. Baines received two Finalist medals in the 2011 NextGen Indie Publishing Awards. Congrats, Paul!</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjl-yfrXeIboOsblUYeXaKPMiJz7TUF16MRRNUCQgsyr-JiLz9eNv-YsMNgxODfZsSlKUQo3NBmu3wc3-GWgs5uKHv3QqgLBLkdxXrla35CMyqMfPoaIbNDRShSQ2aG1H_02-T7a9syyp/s320/alpha.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639464643196139618" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Splashdown authors have been busy in a number of books lately - not just our own!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Check out work by Rick, Kat and Fred in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/146372232X/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=146372232X&adid=1R4S4T8ECQC6QFPAJ9NW&">While the Morning Stars Sing</a> from ResAliens Press, edited by Lyndon Perry.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Also: Rick's new science fiction novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1463777337/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=splasbooks-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=1463777337&adid=0EJGP8GMFYCWTKNM1FXZ&">Mind Game</a> from Ethereal Press. Great stuff!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Robynn Tolberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15141254504443757066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-73710104395945652042011-06-30T14:59:00.007+12:002011-07-01T16:30:43.319+12:00Splashdown News: July 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">New books, new worlds, old favorites...and special offers on ebooks*.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Do the impossible…Change the future…Save the world…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">All you need is one odd little miracle.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We’re doing the miraculous at Splashdown Books this month. Or rather, publishing the miraculous stories of our own<b> Fred Warren</b>. Twenty-two bizarre tales—where odd is commonplace, little things make all the difference, and miracles are everywhere, if you know where to look...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vv04aPM8jLtkSMd4s4HtY5OzlUiutoMbo0bVmn9omfEjjBvcm-8WfPWnVYolZN1p11ySjj1WSE1A_tHOh5qxWVk1qnPelLD4L6Ns15rfdGAJbdEsFlRt4ITPugjOtTnuNXPcd7GLVzxh/s1600/olm-cover-draft04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vv04aPM8jLtkSMd4s4HtY5OzlUiutoMbo0bVmn9omfEjjBvcm-8WfPWnVYolZN1p11ySjj1WSE1A_tHOh5qxWVk1qnPelLD4L6Ns15rfdGAJbdEsFlRt4ITPugjOtTnuNXPcd7GLVzxh/s320/olm-cover-draft04.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Available July 1, 2011 from Splashdown Darkwater</b>. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">At <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Odd-Little-Miracles-Fred-Warren/dp/0987653113/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1309401108&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/odd-little-miracles-fred-warren/1104027334?ean=9780987653116&itm=1&usri=odd%2blittle%2bmiracles">Barnes & Noble</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Ebook versions coming soon.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>LAUNCH CHAT WITH FRED WARREN</b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Tuesday July 5th, 8pm Central</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">at http://tinychat.com/splashdown</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">No login required. See you there!</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">(Don't forget the special offer I mentioned*.)</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Avenir Eclectia at Digital Dragon</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/">This month's issue of <i>Digital Dragon</i> magazine</a> is devoted to stories set in the world of Avenir Eclectia. Many of the same characters you've met already can be found in the pages of DDM</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">—i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">n longer stories than you'll find at <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/">http://www.avenireclectia.com/</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbisPoIsKXXTYsyK7AarF_gXzLu-_VExIHqU6mJmoJeqv91W-EGQ1HPNRYCZenhbrio9YlAO4VuT8OqUt3h3AhVXnTCfjKx6Q-xEtPMF9xkx8iYdN6gTaNrrBD1uC_AYYaw_8JgBrQq-0/s1600/DDM+Avenir+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbisPoIsKXXTYsyK7AarF_gXzLu-_VExIHqU6mJmoJeqv91W-EGQ1HPNRYCZenhbrio9YlAO4VuT8OqUt3h3AhVXnTCfjKx6Q-xEtPMF9xkx8iYdN6gTaNrrBD1uC_AYYaw_8JgBrQq-0/s320/DDM+Avenir+cover.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Check out stories by Kat Heckenbach, Greg Mitchell, Frank Creed, Walt Staples, Grace Bridges, Ed Erdelac, and Holly Heisey. And don't miss the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.digitaldragonmagazine.net/avenir-eleon.php">interview with Avenir's artist and song writer, Eleon</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">(You haven't forgotten, have you? Special offer* coming up...)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Splashdown's First Group Anthology </span><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Coming soon is Splashdown's first group anthology, <i><b>Aquasynthesis</b></i>. Stories from all the current Splashdown authors fill the pages, and are linked together by a special narration from top Avenir Eclectia writer, Walt Staples. </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Gizile follows her mysterious teacher, Tok, to contemplate a series of strange and mystical visions that appear </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; ">upon the ice of an ocean pool</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="color: black;">:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Astonishing tales of technology and transcendence, aliens and elves, space and time, dragons and</span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="color: black;"> demons, prophecies and scriptures, humor and horror, the gifted and the enslaved, virtual and supernatural reality, insanity and inspiration.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span>Dive into the creations of the Splashdown wordsmiths. Cross the borders into novel worlds you love already, and taste their delights if you are new to Splashdown's universe. </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O-i8GOZIUgEBbmodh7HJlxxIVNxM6_6-TvfNdNCiGKM-42WDjgoQRT23UXV04EcTKLKx3hBTnYH9b8fSYS9fqGY_qYhfrvQhIh8D-XGBqxictMvHL5OzE1NR4gz8wRyzmMnzy_ZMFiuF/s1600/aquasynthesis+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O-i8GOZIUgEBbmodh7HJlxxIVNxM6_6-TvfNdNCiGKM-42WDjgoQRT23UXV04EcTKLKx3hBTnYH9b8fSYS9fqGY_qYhfrvQhIh8D-XGBqxictMvHL5OzE1NR4gz8wRyzmMnzy_ZMFiuF/s320/aquasynthesis+cover.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look for it in print and ebook August 1, 2011.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Almost there*...stick with me, now...)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Congrats to Keven Newsome</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Our release of <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/winter.html"><i>Winter</i> by Keven Newsome</a> couldn't have been better. An instant in-house best-seller, <i>Winter</i> has been met with enthusiastic readers and amazing reviews.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Great job, Keven!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe7XaOo4GT9wxTEIj-06cGvK52eE0n6LAEZ09ajt8k7pcRWcFnl6JVReLWoNBatsZAdHvrMz_Ow2xcki-88WyZPNAf9ID1iGh-bdWRWgkqeyXEmH8MP9Lku1MD-jBFMeOjHKP9UMmdByT/s1600/winter-250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe7XaOo4GT9wxTEIj-06cGvK52eE0n6LAEZ09ajt8k7pcRWcFnl6JVReLWoNBatsZAdHvrMz_Ow2xcki-88WyZPNAf9ID1iGh-bdWRWgkqeyXEmH8MP9Lku1MD-jBFMeOjHKP9UMmdByT/s320/winter-250.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Winter</i> is available from <a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/">Splashdown Darkwater</a> in print and ebook formats.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ebook Lovers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ah, yes....time for that *<b>SPECIAL OFFER</b>* promised at the beginning of this newsletter!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The weekend of July 2-4...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>...all Kindle books from Splashdown Books...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>...will be 99 cents at AMAZON!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Don't miss your chance to get all the books you've been holding on your wish-list. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>This weekend only - at <a href="http://amzn.to/splashdownkindle">http://amzn.to/splashdownkindle</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you prefer another ebook format, we won't leave you behind - all formats are available at Smashwords. If you want one of those, EMAIL ME here (or leave a comment</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on the blog with your email address) saying which book/s you're after, and I will send you a coupon for 99c.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Splashdown's Soundtracks: ELEON </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Continuum/dp/B0057U4UUY/">CONTINUUM on Amazon</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; "> - includes our theme song SPLASHDOWN!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/continuum/id442483743">~Continuum on iTunes~</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Aq_HWwfpKP-Di99up4qYnZ4GoPxY0Ebo3yOEtqtbyCyIHWe2zh9X2JYMa0PoBMHkvYn_VaX3xMrkDgKbdCXkUBgK5wYbHU8qhzYyDDlijuCCGZy_8esMwhvOPNCJwD5tFXktTwZOsu3v/s320/continuum.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624233448761991106" /></div>Kat Heckenbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17690721679155795038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-40590669494537391502011-06-01T17:07:00.001+12:002011-06-01T17:09:38.068+12:00Splashdown News: WINTER is here!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=2e754431ac&view=att&th=1304994359529e34&attid=0.3&disp=emb&realattid=ii_130446aecadc71cd&zw" alt="SplashdownLogo.jpg" title="SplashdownLogo.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><i>Science Fiction and Fantasy from New Zealand </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><i>and now: Supernatural! </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=2e754431ac&view=att&th=1304994359529e34&attid=0.2&disp=emb&realattid=ii_130442bb84a7534e&zw" alt="dwlogo1000.jpg" title="dwlogo1000.jpg" width="420" height="62" /></div><div><br /></div>Kia Ora everyone! <div><br /></div><div>Welcome to another exciting month with Splashdown. Winter has arrived downunder and we're in the grip of a chill! But Winter can come to those of you in the north as well: Winter, the novel, that is. And with it the launch of our new imprint Splashdown Darkwater, for the supernatural side of fiction - dare to go deeper. We're excited!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=2e754431ac&view=att&th=1304994359529e34&attid=0.1&disp=emb&realattid=ii_130442d55fcce1d8&zw" alt="winter-250.jpg" title="winter-250.jpg" width="133" height="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span >"It's been four and a half years since the first words of Winter were written. I started this book as a hack wannabe, but somewhere along the road I learned enough about writing to get Splashdown to notice. And then my editors promptly reminded me that I still had a long way to go! But writing is rewriting, and being an author is a process of growing and learning. I am a better writer today than I was just two months ago. And I will be a better writer still, by the end of the summer. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span >Winter is the story of a broken and unlovable person being transformed by God into something amazing. It's fun, suspenseful, and heart-breaking. Please join me as we officially begin the journey into Winter's extraordinary life...a journey that will take several years as the series progresses. Writing this book changed me. And it is my hope that you'll close the cover, gently set the book on the table, and sigh...having been changed just a little, too." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span ><i>--Keven Newsome</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div><b>AMAZON CAMPAIGN</b></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></blockquote><span ><span style="line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></span><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></blockquote><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; ">Amazon updates its bestseller lists every hour, and we'd like to be on one! So, if you plan to order Winter with us on <b>June 1</b>, could you plan to do it between <b>5-8 pm Central time? And if possible, narrow it further and order in the 7 o'clock hour.</b>Order as many as you want - don't forget shipping is free if you order two copies! Invite your friends and family! Order for birthdays and Christmas! Let's make this a day to remember!</span><br /><div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px; "><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0987653105/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=splasbooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0987653105" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); "><b>Link: Winter on Amazon</b></a></span></span></div></div><div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></span></div></div><div><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></div><div><b>THE MAKING OF...</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>You've seen the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5r8Lb6Er_A">Winter trailer</a>. Now you can see behind the scenes and even see parts that didn't make it into the final version. Meet the cast and crew, find out how to make fake blood, and hear the demon-fighting heroine extol the virtues of her favourite drink!</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/v/2055179464390" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.facebook.com/v/<wbr>2055179464390</a> (no login required)</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>AUTHOR CHAT</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The <b>Launch Party for Winter</b> is in the usual place: <a href="http://tinychat.com/splashdown" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); "><b>http://tinychat.com/<wbr>splashdown</b></a> (no login required, or you can use Facebook or Twitter) at <b>8pm Central time on Thursday June 2nd</b>. Come along, join in the fun, talk with the author and publisher, maybe even some editors, and yes, we'll be doing some ebook giveaways right there in chat as well - starting with the person who brings the most friends!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>FANS OF CAPRICE HOKSTAD</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Caprice is gearing up to begin writing Book 3 of the Ascendancy Trilogy, the long-awaited follow-on to Nor Iron Bars a Cage. Are you as curious as I am to see what Duke Vahn and Keedrina make of the kingdom? Now's your chance. Check out <a href="http://caprice.splashdownbooks.com/2011/05/novel-experiment.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); "><b>Caprice's blog post here</b></a> and sign up to receive the chapters <i>as she writes them!</i> How cool is that!</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>COMING IN JULY</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Odd Little Miracles</i>, a collection of 22 short stories by Fred Warren... You may have read a few of these <a href="http://frederation.wordpress.com/publications/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">online</a>, or even quite a lot, but now we gather them together into a book for the first time! From wizards to aliens, funny to pensive, this collection is one you won't want to miss. In print: $5.98 and as an ebook: $2.99. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for today, folks... but be watching for some cool news about the <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">Avenir Eclectia</a> project real soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>Grace</div><div><b><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">www.splashdownbooks.com</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://edge.virbcdn.com/_f/cdn_images/resize_1280x2400/7c/PageImage-491475-2183225-LittleSteppingStonesBanner.jpg" alt="PageImage-491475-2183225-LittleSteppingStonesBanner.jpg" title="PageImage-491475-2183225-LittleSteppingStonesBanner.jpg" width="420" height="108" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">check out this new Eleon album... <a href="http://eleonmusic.virb.com/little-stepping-stones" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://eleonmusic.<wbr>virb.com/little-stepping-<wbr>stones</a></div><div><br /></div></span>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-89850564290272161722011-05-03T14:18:00.001+12:002011-05-03T14:20:23.543+12:00Splashdown News: May 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div>Kia ora and welcome to May! Can you believe how fast this year has gone already? This month brings us more exciting developments...</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px; "><b>Reality's Ascent</b> by R.L. Copple, out now - Release Party!</li><li style="margin-left: 15px; "><b>Winter </b>by Keven Newsome - Mega Sneak Peek</li><li style="margin-left: 15px; "><b>The Crystal Portal </b>by Travis Perry & Mike Lynch: The Book Trailer</li></ul><div><p><span ><i><span><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span ><i><span><img src="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/ra-250.jpg" alt="ra-250.jpg" title="ra-250.jpg" /><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span ><span><b><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/reality.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">Reality's Ascent by R.L. Copple - The Reality Chronicles, Book Two</a></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; "><span ><i><span>In the soul of each person lies a reality clamoring to break free...</span></i><br /></span></p><p><span >When the demon Beltrid demands that Sisko use his supernatural ring for evil, Sisko's refusal turns his world upside down. Trapping Sisko's wife, Gabrielle, inside the "Crystal of Virtues," Beltrid sends Sisko and his two teenage children, Nathan and Kaylee, on a journey to find seven virtues that will free her. Simple? Not when a demon is involved.</span></p><p style="text-align: left; "><span ><span>...Reality has ascended, and no soul will remain untouched.</span> </span></p><p style="text-align: left; "><span >Also available as an ebook at the links here: <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/reality.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.<wbr>splashdownbooks.com/reality.<wbr>html</a><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left; "><span ><b>Release Party Chat</b> for Reality's Ascent</span><br />with the author and Splashdown team!<br /><b>Tuesday May 3, 8pm CST </b>at <a href="http://www.tinychat.com/splashdown" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.tinychat.com/<wbr>splashdown</a> - yep, that's tomorrow! Or today, depending on when you read this.<br /><i>See you there?</i></p><p style="text-align: left; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/winter-250.jpg" alt="winter-250.jpg" title="winter-250.jpg" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; "><b><a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">Winter by Keven Newsome - Coming June 1 from Splashdown Darkwater</a></b></p><p style="text-align: left; "></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><i><span ><span>Winter Maessen didn't ask for the gift of prophecy. She's happy being a freak - but now everyone thinks she's crazy. Or evil.</span><br /></span><span ><span>Goths aren't all the same, you know. Some are Christians.</span><br /></span><span ><span>...Christians to whom God sends visions.<br /></span></span><span ><span>Students at her university are being attacked, and Winter knows there's more than flesh and blood at work.</span><br /></span><span ><span>Her gift means she's the only one who can stop it - but at what price?</span> </span></i></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: left; ">Have you seen Keven's epic book trailer yet? If not, you're missing a major event in videography!<br />Check it out here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8aP6speuo" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=It8aP6speuo</a></p><p style="text-align: left; "><b>Read the Sample!</b> Just this weekend we've launched the sneak peek sample of Winter, an unprecedented 10 whole chapters! We don't normally do such a huge sample, but Keven wanted to make this long excerpt available to you totally free. It begins like this:</p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium; ">The stairs wandered to the right—old wooden stairs. With the first step they groaned, and she hesitated. Small candles sat on the steps, spread out—only one every four or five steps. They oozed lifeless blood that pooled at their base and coagulated into white scabs. She broke a candle free and continued her ascent, tilting it so it bled on the steps.</span></blockquote><p style="text-align: left; ">To read the rest, go here: <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/wintersample.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.<wbr>splashdownbooks.com/<wbr>wintersample.html</a></p><p style="text-align: left; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/tcp-250.jpg" alt="tcp-250.jpg" title="tcp-250.jpg" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/crystalportal.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); "><b>The Crystal Portal by Travis Perry & Mike Lynch</b></a></p><p style="text-align: left; ">Also this weekend we've launched the book trailer for our last release, with thanks once again to Eleon for an awesome soundtrack!<br />Take a look at it here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-PAAbOF6nA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr>watch?v=k-PAAbOF6nA</a></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><i><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">And Yeshua said, "His ears will be a sign to you."</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">A time-travelling warrior elf on a manhunt for an evil genius. A state-of-the-art robot from New Los Angeles. <span>And a carpenter's son from first-century Israel.</span> <span>Entering the Portal,</span> <span>they join forces with a princess of the Sapphire Monarchy</span> <span>to defy their power-mad adversary.</span></span></i></blockquote><p style="text-align: left; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; ">Don't forget you can get all of our titles as ebooks for Kindle and all other formats at Smashwords, with most already available directly for Nook also - keep watching for the latest titles to land at B&N! Check out our new improved <b><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/bookshop.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">Bookshop</a> </b>with links to all your purchasing options.</p><p style="text-align: left; ">Thank you for reading - see you around the Web!</p><p style="text-align: left; "><b><span ><i>Grace</i><br /><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">www.splashdownbooks.com</a></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/cdn_images/resize_1280x2400/a1/PageImage-491475-2124266-Eleon2virb.jpg" width="420" height="111" /><br /><b><a href="http://eleonmusic.virb.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 88, 181); ">http://eleonmusic.virb.com</a></b></p></div></div></span>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-71160604027963926732011-04-15T13:53:00.004+12:002011-04-15T16:07:54.415+12:00Splashdown Darkwater Announcement: Winter by Keven Newsome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/dwlogo1000.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 605px; height: 90px;" src="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/dwlogo1000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Today it is my great pleasure to announce to you our first title from Splashdown Darkwater. Drumrolls please!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/winter-250.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 375px;" src="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/winter-250.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><b><i><span style="font-size:130%;">Winter</span></i><br />by Keven Newsome</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Winter Maessen didn't ask for the gift of prophecy. She's happy being a freak - but now everyone thinks she's crazy. Or evil.<br />Goths aren't all the same, you know. Some are Christians.<br />...Christians to whom God sends visions.<br /><br />Students at her university are being attacked, and Winter knows there's more than flesh and blood at work.<br />Her gift means she's the only one who can stop it - but at what price?<br /><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/It8aP6speuo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />... or view it in its natural environment at <a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank">http://darkwater.<wbr>splashdownbooks.com</a><br /><br />Winter is now available for pre-order at <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/winter.html" target="_blank">http://www.splashdownbooks.<wbr>com/winter.html</a>.<br /><br /></div></div> Are you ready for the chill?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195870423782948&ref=ts">Facebook Launch: The 1,000 Campaign</a><br />Let's make June 1 a day to remember!Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-72515342409532213602011-04-06T23:00:00.000+12:002011-04-06T23:00:06.433+12:00April Update<div style="text-align: center;"><img title="logo-combo.jpg" alt="logo-combo.jpg" src="http://splashdownbooks.com/logo-combo.jpg" height="39" width="420" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sci-Fi and Fantasy from New Zealand</i></b><br /> </div><br /><br />In this issue:<br /><b>April New Release<br />Darkwater Countdown<br />Avenir Eclectia<br />New SF Author Contracted</b><br /> <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>April New Release</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/crystalportal.html" target="_blank"><img title="tcp-250.jpg" alt="tcp-250.jpg" src="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/tcp-250.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/crystalportal.html" target="_blank"><i>The Crystal Portal </i>by Travis Perry and Mike Lynch</a></b><br /></div><br /> <p>And Yeshua said, "His ears will be a sign to you."<br /> A time-travelling warrior elf on a manhunt for an evil genius. A state-of-the-art robot from New Los Angeles. And a carpenter's son from first-century Israel. Entering the Portal, they join forces with a princess of the Sapphire Monarchy to defy their power-mad adversary.<br />Available at <a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/crystalportal.html" target="_blank">http://www.splashdownbooks.<wbr>com/crystalportal.html</a></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><img title="dw6-sm.gif" alt="dw6-sm.gif" src="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/dw6-sm.gif" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Splashdown Darkwater</b></i><br />Counting down!</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Have you seen the Darkwater preview book trailer? If not, be sure to catch it at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/splashdownbooks" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/<wbr>splashdownbooks</a>. The full length trailer - complete with the big reveal of the title and author to kick off our paranormal line - is due for release in under two weeks! The book itself will appear on June 1.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The Splashdown Darkwater main site with its own teaser is here:<br /><a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank">http://darkwater.<wbr>splashdownbooks.com</a><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/" target="_blank"><img title="avenir--banner-SB-1.jpg" alt="avenir--banner-SB-1.jpg" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kTIA0j6aiG6Hq7WDxsVt79cGzQV7LNr-p51yDO-h8eOr2amgxtF9Dv6sYkbQjQhvc8diD_8Phj-u-SAEhqXM5Cdf52gnhmDliPSk0foYDhHy_ZO58UQPY5ycV97ilbkC2ZVMflvooqRs/s1600/avenir--banner-SB-1.jpg" height="100" width="420" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Avenir Eclectia</b></i><br />Adventures in Microfiction</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Avenir Eclectia project has gotten off to a great start, with a steady flow of contributors adding to the story. Already there's a great bunch of new characters to follow on the space station and the inhospitable planet it orbits - hunters, smugglers, historians, miners, wizards, children, and more. Sign up to receive these bite-sized stories by email: a minute to read, a day to digest. Head on over to <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/" target="_blank">http://www.avenireclectia.com</a> and dive into a new world!</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b>New SF Author Contracted<br />Ryan Grabow with <i>Caffeine</i></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><i>In 2179, a gamer is trapped by an unusual artificial intelligence, a virus looking for the meaning of its own existence.</i><br /> We're thrilled to announce that Ryan has joined our team! Science fiction fans, get ready for this mind-blowing tale that will chase you through multiple virtual realities and leave you with a new angle on life. Look out for his book appearing later in the year.<br /> Facebook page for Caffeine: <a href="http://on.fb.me/gDtCVL" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/gDtCVL</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it for this time - watch out for the big Darkwater announcement real soon! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Till next time,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Grace</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank">http://www.splashdownbooks.com</a><br /> <a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank">http://darkwater.<wbr>splashdownbooks.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/splashdownbooks" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/<wbr>splashdownbooks</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/splashdownbooks" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/<wbr>splashdownbooks</a></p>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954048818833461875.post-85953025004738850822011-03-12T16:37:00.000+13:002011-03-12T16:37:32.093+13:00Splashdown News: MarchKia ora and welcome to the Splashdown news for March! You'll notice it's coming some time after the beginning of the month, and there's a VERY exciting reason for this which you'll find as you read on...but first comes our new release for this month:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/reality.html" target="_blank">Reality's Dawn by R.L. Copple</a></b> <br />
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<i>Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, reality invaded the world.</i>..<br />
When the presence of reality emerges from under the façade of perception, lives are changed. Forever. A mystical ring binds Sisko to bless others with miracles and avoid using its power for himself, which would lead to a curse. With his friends Josh the wizard and Seth the leader of a gang of thieves, Sisko explores the emerging reality through his travels and adventures.<br />
Journey with Sisko as reality’s presence confronts and changes the greedy, the killers, the trapped, the demonic, and Sisko himself....Reality has dawned, and no one will be the same. <br />
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<a href="http://www.splashdownbooks.com/reality.html" target="_blank">Reality's Dawn</a> is now available direct from Splashdown, and also other online retailers including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QGYHS0?ie=UTF8&tag=splasbooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004QGYHS0" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a>. <br />
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<b>We're running a cool contest</b> on this series: Buy the first book and upload a photo of yourself with it to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/splashdownbooks" target="_blank">Splashdown Facebook page</a>. We'll pick the most interesting shots to win a copy of Reality's Ascent, the second book in the series, just as soon as it comes out in May - so get creative!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>SPLASHDOWN DARKWATER</b></span><br />
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In the meantime, don't forget to check out the Splashdown Darkwater website and teaser trailer: <a href="http://darkwater.splashdownbooks.com/" target="_blank">darkwater.splashdownbooks.com</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>AVENIR ECLECTIA</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/" target="_blank">Avenir Eclectia</a> is a brand-new project from Splashdown Books, officially launching <b>today</b>! We've been working on it behind the scenes for quite some time now, so it's really exciting to present it in public. It's a multi-author microfiction project, based in a world with flavors of science fiction, fantasy and supernatural genres - yes, all at once. A space station with wizards, criminals, children and madmen. Sea-dwelling angels. Underwater cities, ore mines and beetle hunters - something for everyone!<br />
You'll want to sign up for email updates to receive regular small slices of story - most no longer than 200 words! Head on over now and read the first story: "Cool, Smooth Metal." <a href="http://www.avenireclectia.com/" target="_blank">www.avenireclectia.com</a><br />
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</div>All the artwork for Avenir Eclectia has been provided by none other than <a href="http://eleonmusic.virb.com/" target="_blank"><b>Eleon</b> a.k.a. Michael L. Rogers</a>, and he's also begun work on a fabulous soundtrack to go along with the stories. You can hear that at his <a href="http://eleonmusic.virb.com/avenir-eclectia" target="_blank">Avenir Eclectia album page: http://eleonmusic.virb.com/<wbr></wbr>avenir-eclectia</a><br />
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That's all the Splashdown news for now, but you've probably heard about the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. While I live quite far away, I'm still impacted by this national tragedy and you can read my thoughts in <a href="http://internationalchristianfictionwriters.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-being-broken.html" target="_blank">my post at International Christian Fiction Writers</a>.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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<b>Grace Bridges<br />
Splashdown Books</b>Grace Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com0