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?
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Tag: hibernaculum
~ 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).
Try these books out free!
WHAT IS KINDLE VELLA?
Kindle Vella (or KV, or Vella) is a new service from Amazon that allows anyone to go online and start reading a book IMMEDIATELY! The books are all serialized. They may release one chapter per week, or even a chapter daily. The first three chapters/episodes of any book are free.
USA-ONLY:
For now, Vella is only available to reader in the USA, while Amazon tries out this pilot program. DPP is in on it, and we are even beta-testers for the comments and polls functions. So, some of our stories have comments, and some have polls, and some have both.
FREE AND NOT FREE:
All series (books) being serialized have the first three episodes as free.
For episodes after that, you have to buy them.
You buy them by buying tokens. Most chapters/episodes average out at about six cents/episode.
You cannot currently give tokens as gifts, or buy tokens with gift cards, and you cannot buy someone a Vella story to read, like, “I’ll get this for my friend!” Nope, not now you won’t. But maybe in the future!
And hopefully in the future more countries will be able to get it too.
ARE YOU THE BETA READER TYPE? ARE YOU JUST INTERESTED IN THE LATEST THING? DPP IS LOOKING FOR YOU!
We’d love to have some folks try out our Vellas and then take a survey on the experience so we can find out what readers think.
Contact us if you want to join in the fun and give us your honest feedback: editor@devilspartypress.com
What do we have on Vella currently?
PICK A READ! ANY READ!
HARD BOILED AND LOADED WITH SIN
JUST A HOUSECLEANER
When Patsy finds her friend and client has passed away in her living room, Patsy’s only thought is how to take care of her friend’s dog and estate, but someone in her friend’s life has other ideas. Can Patsy, still grieving the loss of her friend, help save her friend’s estate?
Written by Amy Willard, a real-life housecleaner!
THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR
Written by master story tell R. David Fulcher
CAPES AND MASKS:
HIBERNACULUM:
NEW SANTA/CRIMSON RED
SIMONA’S SON
COMING SOON!
Those fantastic Vella titles will soon be joined by:
Noir collection: HARDBOILED And LOADED WITH SIN
Check this blog for links and announcements.
Thanks for all you do to help DPP keep-on keeping-on. We’re getting more late-bloomers published this year than ever before because you read our books!
WHAT IS OUR MOST POPULAR VELLA SO FAR?
Well, a mother never has favorites, but readers do. So far, in the number one spot for readers is NEW SANTA. I guess folks just love Christmas! (Or hate it!)
When you read a DPP book, it means everything!
HEY FELLA, WANNA VELLA?
WHAT IS KINDLE VELLA?
Kindle Vella (or KV, or Vella) is a new service from Amazon that allows anyone to go online and start reading a book IMMEDIATELY! The books are all serialized. They may release one chapter per week, or even a chapter daily. The first three chapters/episodes of any book are free.
USA-ONLY:
For now, Vella is only available to reader in the USA, while Amazon tries out this pilot program. DPP is in on it, and we are even beta-testers for the comments and polls functions. So, some of our stories have comments, and some have polls, and some have both.
FREE AND NOT FREE:
All series (books) being serialized have the first three episodes as free.
For episodes after that, you have to buy them.
You buy them by buying tokens. Most chapters/episodes average out at about six cents/episode.
You cannot currently give tokens as gifts, or buy tokens with gift cards, and you cannot buy someone a Vella story to read, like, “I’ll get this for my friend!” Nope, not now you won’t. But maybe in the future!
And hopefully in the future more countries will be able to get it too.
IS IT GREAT?
DPP’s jury is still out on this one. We’re trying it, and we like how we can put in notes for our readers, and get comments back. As authors it is nice to have connection with readers, because otherwise we never do, and we want to know what readers think. But, it so restricted at the moment with the USA-only tie that we’re not sure how we feel about it. Certainly since we have worked to edit people to are writing their entire novels on their phones, it is appealing to those of us who love our small hand-held devices.
ONE BENEFIT: the reviews a book gets there go with it when it goes into paperback.
ARE YOU THE BETA READER TYPE? ARE YOU JUST INTERESTED IN THE LATEST THING? DPP IS LOOKING FOR YOU!
We’d love to have some folks try out our Vellas and then take a survey on the experience so we can find out what readers think.
Contact us if you want to join in the fun and give us your honest feedback: editor@devilspartypress.com
What do we have on Vella currently?
PICK A READ! ANY READ!
JUST A HOUSECLEANER
When Patsy finds her friend and client has passed away in her living room, Patsy’s only thought is how to take care of her friend’s dog and estate, but someone in her friend’s life has other ideas. Can Patsy, still grieving the loss of her friend, help save her friend’s estate?
Written by Amy Willard, a real-life housecleaner!
THE PUMPKIN KING AND OTHER TALES OF TERROR
Written by master story teller R. David Fulcher
CAPES AND MASKS:
HIBERNACULUM:
NEW SANTA/CRIMSON RED
SIMONA’S SON
COMING SOON!
Those fantastic Vella titles will soon be joined by:
Noir collection: HARDBOILED And LOADED WITH SIN
Check this blog for links and announcements.
Thanks for all you do to help DPP keep-on keeping-on. We’re getting more late-bloomers published this year than ever before because you read our books!
WHAT IS OUR MOST POPULAR VELLA SO FAR?
Well, a mother never has favorites, but readers do. So far, in the number one spot for readers is NEW SANTA. I guess folks just love Christmas! (Or hate it!)
When you read a DPP book, it means everything!
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!
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