Author Archives: Brandon Luffman

Frostwalker Is Now In Amazon’s Kindle MatchBook Program!

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This is just a quick little post to tell you about a new program Amazon is doing. It’s called Kindle MatchBook, and it’s pretty cool for those of us who like to read both at home and on the go.

The upshot of the Kindle MatchBook program is, if you buy a paperback on Amazon, you can get the Kindle Edition of the same book for a discount. In the case of Frostwalker, I’ve set that discount to 100%, meaning that those who buy Frostwalker in paperback through Amazon can get the Kindle Edition for FREE!

Also, if you’ve already purchased a paperback copy of Frostwalker through Amazon, you should be able to get the Kindle Edition for free as well. By the way, Kindle isn’t just for Kindle devices – there are free Kindle apps for PC’s and other platforms as well!

Frostwalker Cover Art

So what are you waiting for? Go get it!

 

Cover Reveal – Circus Of Lost Souls, by Riley J. Ford and Rebecca Hamilton

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CIRCUS OF LOST SOULS

horror ebookCirque du Lune is killing off teenagers, but it’s all part of the act.

Or is it?
As the body count rises with each performance, one girl at this infamous theater-based summer finds herself contemplating what’s real and what’s not.
What if it’s not just a horror show, but a live snuff performance? What if the murders . . . are real?
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Frostwalker Sell Sheet

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It’s been a while since I’ve done a post here about what I’ve been up to. Aside from cover reveals and such for fellow authors, I’ve been kind of quiet. However, I’ve not been entirely idle!

For one thing, work continues on A Man With A Gun. It’s been an unusual experience, as it’s been really difficult to stay on task. I’m 10,000 words into the story and I’m still not sure exactly where it’s going. I still think it’s going to finish up as a beefy short story or possibly a novella, but it keeps surprising me.

Aside from that, another project I’ve been working on for quite some time is the media kit for Frostwalker. I think I may have that nearly wrapped up. One of the more difficult tasks involved in building the media kit was creating the sell sheet for the book. For those who don’t know, a sell sheet is kind of a poster or flyer with information about the book. While it can be used to promote the book to potential readers, a sell sheet is typically directed at book retailers and distributors.

Those who follow me on Facebook or Twitter may have already seen this. But, given my lack of graphic design skills, I’m rather happy with what I’ve managed to create, so I’m going to show it off here as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it – take a look! (You can click the image to see it full size – it’s rather huge, as it’s intended to be used for both digital and print purposes.)

Do feel free to share the image with your friends!

Frostwalker Sell Sheet

Frostwalker Sell Sheet

Cover Reveal – The Li5t of Five, by J. Scott Sharp

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My friend and fellow author J. Scott Sharp is just about to release his next work! This new novella is set to be a real page-turner and I can’t wait to read it myself! I’m very happy to take part in the cover reveal for this new story. Jason is an excellent friend, and a terrific writer. Come take a look!

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Cover Reveal – I Am Forever, by Wynne Channing

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A special treat for you today! The cover reveal for Wynne Channing’s upcoming novel I Am Forever, the Sequel to her best-selling What Kills Me! Check it out!

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Blogger Book Fair Wrap-Up

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Well, this Blogger Book Fair has almost come to an end. You can still swing by the BBF site and see what events are still going on and catch the deals and giveaways, but you’d better act fast!

As for my own part, you can check my previous post to see the guest posts that have been featured here on my blog, as well as links to the guest posts I did for other blogs. Also, my giveaway for a paperback copy of Frostwalker ends in just about 17 hours from the time of this post. I’ll include the giveaway at the bottom of this post so you can enter if you haven’t already.

Also, as a thank you for all of the fine folks who have stopped by during the fair, I’d like to offer one last, quick bonus: If you’d like to get my short story The Card for free, hop on over to Smashwords, add it to your cart, and checkout with the following coupon code: JL47F

That code expires tomorrow, so this is a very limited time offer!

I’d like to thank Kayla Curry, Fel Wetzig, and Pereza Thompson for managing what is a truly huge event. I’d also like to thank Michael Brookes, J.C. Martin, and Elizabeth Barone for both hosting guest posts from me and for providing guest posts of their own for my blog!

Finally, thanks to you for stopping by! Now to get ready for the next Blogger Book Fair!

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Blogger Book Fair Update, July 25th

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I had hoped to do a recap for Tuesday and Wednesday on those respective days, but life got in the way. So, what’s been going on? Well, I’ll tell you!

On day 2 of the Blogger Book Fair, J.C. Martin stopped by to tell us about 5 Common Qualities Between Successful Writers & Martial Artists. Be sure to check that out! Seriously, if you don’t, she might beat me up!

Also on Tuesday, I had a guest post of my own hosted by Elizabeth Barone on her blog. My post was about the lessons I learned in the process of publishing Frostwalker and it’s full of all sorts of wit and wisdom. All sorts of it! Just… Go read it!

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On Wednesday, I was pleased to present a guest post by Elizabeth on the balancing act artists face when dealing with romantic relationships. Good advice, whether you’re in a relationship with one creative type or two!

Likewise on Wednesday, Michael Brookes was kind enough to host me and my guest post on what is truly more scary in horror writing – gore or dread? More wit and wisdom! Can you believe it!?

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Finally, today I’m lucky enough to have a third guest post out there! J.C. Martin is letting me take the space to expound on the importance of happy endings in horror! See? Witty! Wise!

By the way, in case you missed it, on Monday I was honored to host a guest post by Michael Brookes himself on what it’s like to write fiction for someone else’s universe. Give it a look!

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In other news, be sure to swing by the Blogger Book Fair Reader’s Choice Awards and vote for my books! You can vote for Frostwalker in the Horror category and you can vote for The Card in the Horror Short Stories category. Thank you to those who have already voted, and if you haven’t, be sure to do so, because today is the last day!

Also, you still have time to enter my giveaway to win a free paperback copy of Frostwalker! To enter, you can find the Rafflecopter widget (or a link to the widget) at the bottom of any of my guest posts, in the bit about Frostwalker.

Blogger Book Fair Guest Post by Elizabeth Barone – 5 Tips For Balancing Your Art And Marriage

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Today, the talented Elizabeth Barone gives us insight into how creative sorts can run into trouble in their romantic life, and how to avoid it! Enjoy! Continue reading →

Blogger Book Fair Guest Post by J.C. Martin – 5 Common Qualities Between Successful Writers & Martial Artists

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Today for the Blogger Book Fair, I’m happy to host J.C. Martin! Be sure to enter the giveaway she’s running during the fair to win a copy of her new novel, Oracle!

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Blogger Book Fair – Day 1 Recap

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The Summer 2013 Blogger Book Fair is well underway!

Today (Monday), I hosted a guest post by Michael Brookes about writing fiction for someone else’s universe. Mr. Brookes has an interesting life, working in both fiction writing and the video games industry.

Additionally, my novel Frostwalker was reviewed (and I was interviewed by) Jeann Wong at her Happy Indulgence Books blog, where she declared it so scary that “I had to make sure I was in a public place and surrounded by people and preferably in daylight at all times“! If you swing by and check out the review and interview, be sure to scroll to the bottom and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a paperback copy of Frostwalker!

By the way, there is another blog review of Frostwalker that went live over the weekend. It’s not part of the Blogger Book Fair, but swing by IndieHeart and check it out!

Also, the Reader’s Choice Awards are now live! I hope you’ll hop by and vote for Frostwalker in the Horror category, and The Card in the Horror Short Story category.

Be sure to swing by the main Blogger Book Fair site (linked above) and see what else is going on around the fair!