I Have to Keep Trying

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I’m supposed to write a Newswithviews column today. I estimate my chances of actually doing that to be around 25%. I’ve got three doctor visits today, two at the hospital.

Maybe if I sit outside in the sun for a bit, something will come to me. It’s been weeks since I had a good night’s sleep.

Oh–and isn’t anybody going to kick off the contest. Finish the sentence in 25 words or less: “I despise and distrust the mainstream news media because _______,” Coolest answer wins an autographed book. And I’ll share the more entertaining replies day by day.

But now let me go rest a bit.

Contests, Anyone?

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What can I do to get readers involved here? I have a new book coming out any day now–Ozias, Prince in Peril–and maybe some kind of contest might help promote it.

And I’d like to have some fun now, in case they pack me off to the hospital later.

Comment contest? Short essay contest? Cool ideas for the next book contest? I don’t know–somebody must have a better idea than I have.

Time for a cigar… and a bit of cogitation (mustn’t waste good weather).

Another 5-Star Review for ‘The Thunder King’

Scroll down a bit to find the new review by O.P. ( http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-King-Bell-Mountain-Book-ebook/product-reviews/B008VL8UZW/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent ) of The Thunder King, Book No. 3 in my Bell Mountain series.

I’ve won awards for these books, I’ve never gotten a bad review for any of them, and yet I’m finding it awfully hard to sell them.

You, my readers, and this little ol’ blog, are all the advertising I’ve got.

Remember, there’s a contest on! The first to sign up three new readers for my books wins a free book.

Who’s playing?