I wonder if the Out of This World crew can get this book to 350 likes this week.
NINE reviews. What do you think of the book so far?
303
Tag: Anthony Doyle
~ Excerpt From “Maria de Jesus (Hibernaculum employee) part 1” ~
read the book. take the poll.
“
“Okay Mr. Pepik, now I’m gonna wash your piu-piu. Do excuse me.”
Maria de Jesus tore the seal on the patient’s catheter diapers and very carefully inched the soiled pad out from under him, replacing it deftly with a towel. Mr. Michael Pepik had a catheter tube running from the eye of his penis, and Maria de Jesus began by wiping it down. She then raised her arm into the air and said “Turn.” After a couple of seconds, a large man came shuffling over with a broad smile. “
~ Excerpt From “Maria de Jesus (Hibernaculum employee) part 1” ~
POST OF THE MONTH @ SPILLWORDS!
CONGRATULATIONS to Anthony Doyle on his win as “post of the month” on Spillwords.
I am not kidding when I tell you that Anthony is a gifted author who will hook you every time!
Go check out his Spillwords story! And give him a LIKE!
WAY-TO-WRITE Anthony! We’re huge fans!!! Congratulations!
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM CLIMATE CHANGE? WOULD YOU HIBERNATE? IF SO, FOR HOW LONG?
NEW EPISODES ARE UP, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY OUT THE FIRST THREE FOR FREE!
So, tell me, climate-friend, how long would you go under for? Comment and let me know.
This week we delve into Yumi’s post-hibernation dream journal. That should be… interesting.
What do you imagine you would dream about during hibernation? And after?
LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR PUBLICATION/STORY-OF-THE-MONTH on SPILLWORDS!
And YOU could put Anthony Doyle over the top!
Anthony Doyle is a fabulous writer whose writing deserves all the recognition and all the readers it can get! Help a fellow out! VOTE NOW! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY (Saturday, April 29th).
SIX
SIX five-star reviews for HIBERNACULUM!
Did you know that, if you have ever had a book suggested to you by Amazon, they will not let publishers like us advertise that way until a book has fifteen five-star reviews? HIBERNACULUM is working its way there.
Often , people wonder what to write for a review. Honestly, it can be as simple as, “I’m glad I read this book.”
or
“This book made me think/laugh/feel better.
or
“I gave this to my brother and he loved it.”
It’s one thing to review a beauty product or a restaurant, but when you review a book, on Amazon, you can make a direct impact on that author’s life, forever changing it for the better. YOU could be review #15, and after that, the book can get found by so many more readers. YOU, little ‘ol you, can change an author’s life.
IF you add to the growing list of reviews for HIBERNACULUM, please email me: missioncontrol@outofthisworldpress.com, because Anthony would like to write you a thank you, and maybe even chat with you, if you’d like to, live, about the book.
Thank you for making a difference in an author’s life. It means everything.
Have I convinced you to leave a review?
If so… (be still my beating heart) CLICK HERE:
15 AND 5, AND WHY DO YOU CARE?
Fifteen written reviews (the kind that include words, not just clicking LIKE) and choosing five stars.
That’s what we need if we want to be able to buy an advertisement for one of our books on Amazon.
And why do you care?
Well, if you have a story or poem in Solstice, and your name is on the book, what if you’re trying to publish your novel? Or your collection of short stories? You’d want a good review out there of anything you’ve written, and not just one.
AND LOOK AT THIS:
This book has sixteen excellent (5-star) ratings, but only eleven reviews.
If this book had 4 more reviews, we could buy an ad that would pop up whenever anyone who read mystery books opened up their Kindle ap, and it would say, “You enjoy mysteries, why not try this book?”
Five people clicked a star, but didn’t write a review.
Well, who-the-heck has time to write reviews?
Reviews can be super short.
“I liked this book, and I can’t wait for the next one.”
“I bought this as a gift, and my friend loved it.”
“This book made me happy.”
“This book was a good read.”
“This was worth my money and my time.”
You can use something just like that.
And then more and more people find it, and then more and more people buy it, or ask their libraries to buy it, and so-on, and so-on….
And before we know it, authors are making money on their writing.
People are getting to find and read great writing by older authors,
Devil’s Party Press is publishing more writers because we have the resources to!
So, if you have a read a DPP book, please consider leaving a review. If you’re in a DPP book, please ask a friend of family member to leave a review.
Reviews mean growth.
Reviews mean sales.
Reviews mean an author who came to writing later in life is getting his or her book out there, and read!
And that’s all we ALL want… to be read.
We love late bloomers!
And your support of them means everything.
CLICK TO REVIEW ME!
HIBERNACULUM WENT FROM 119 READS YESTERDAY TO 199 today! Folks are loving this book!
ANTHONY DoYLE WEAVING HiS MAGiC ON SPiLLWORDS
Anthony Doyle, author of HIBERNACULUM, writes a great story. Check out another story by Doyle on Spillwords. Give him a LIKE and maybe he’ll be the #1 story of the month!
WHAT STARTS WITH A CRISP CLEAN PROLOGUE…
HIBERNACULUM starts out like most books, neat, clean, crisp white pages, chapters, titles, headers, all nice and normal.
And it ends like this:
It ends on notebook paper, torn from a spiral notebook, and hidden.
The book is fiction, and there is all story there, and you get to know and love the characters very well and much. But Anthony digs in. And so, why would the world come to have places where people could go to hibernate? Why would we need human hibernation? The answers range, and include vanity, conservation, rest, but also poverty, desperation, and ending up on notebook paper. Which humans get which kind of hibernation?
And that’s always the question in life, which humans get which kind of life, right?
The novel starts like a day at the spa, or MOMA, and ends on, well, not even on notebook paper, but I’m not giving it completely away. It sparks thought; it glows, and it swims in my mind, and I come back to it again, and again, and-
This damn book, this HIBERNACULUM.
And it’s here, and HERE, if you want it.
And find the humble Mr. Doyle here.
CAN WE GET YOUR FEEDBACK?
Give Doyle your feedback, here.
You must be logged in to post a comment.