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    Fantasy/thriller for free

    Shaygan. An ancient door to a forgotten world sealed closed by the ravages of war. A dynasty of power has been shattered by treachery and treason. Now this door stands open as the traitors’ intentions unfold. In a time when a rogue virus sweeps across Sicon, Allek searches for the...
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    New dark fantasy/western

    Rhone McLean can only watch his entire world burn as his wife’s lifeless body disappears into the raging inferno. A mysterious cowboy in black emerges from the ashes of Rhone’s home with a message of hope. His words push McLean into a quest to free Clara, but how much of himself is he ready to...
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    Publicity for your writing in a flash

    Want to expand your brand in thirty minutes? In this amount of time, you could put together a flash fiction piece that could be utilized to capture a wider audience for your catalog of works. At the site that I've put together, we'll help you publicize your writing by pushing your flash fiction...
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    Free promos work

    As promised, the results of the free promo period: What A Free Promo Can Do For You | A Day In The Life Individual results may vary. Void where prohibited.
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    Free promos work

    Sure enough. I'm using a two-week regular sales period before and after the promo week to make the comparison. What good is and experiment without data?
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    Free promos work

    I've used the free promo on Amazon for 'Shaygan' in the past for five days, and it helped to get more visibility for the work. My recent experiment in this endeavor, 'Hunter Cell' (Amazon.com: Hunter Cell eBook: Joshua Dyer, Christopher Stroud: Kindle Store, now sits in the top 100 in four...
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    Top 5 Fantasy Films

    There are some great picks in here. I was going for personal favorites. If we got into cinematography, directing, sound, etc. we could be here for a long time. I'll throw something fresh out here for consideration as well: my top five for fantasy films that I wish they would hurry up and make...
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    Evil Lairs

    Some of the best bad guy hideouts in any media that I've come across: the flying citadel in "Test of the Twins", the disappearing castle in Krull, the borg cube, the deathstar, Sauron's tower, the oblivion towers and the swamp dome of the Legion of Doom. What are some of your favorites?
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    Top 5 Fantasy Films

    Granted those are some liberal views of fantasy, but good choices nonetheless.
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    Shaygan -- Chapter One (Thoughts Welcomed)

    The wind blew out of the East into The Del on this night, and it brought with it a stranger. The blue light of Sicon’s larger moon combined with its smaller yellow satellite gave the land below an eerie pale green hue. Layol, a thin muscular man, sat next to his small fire atop a hill...
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    Shaygan

    Shaygan is an ancient door to a forgotten world that was sealed closed in generations past by blood and betrayal. The current dynasty of power has been shattered by treachery and treason, and now this door stands open as the traitors’ intentions unfold. In a time when a rogue virus sweeps...
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    Top 5 Fantasy Films

    If I had to rank my top five in fantasy films of all time the list would be the following: 1. Legend 2. Return of the King 3. Conan the Barbarin 4. Labyrinth 5. The Wizard of Oz What are your picks?
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    How to get back your spark?

    I've struggled with that same dark wool sweater that refuses to come off, too. If that is still an issue then it must be addressed first and foremost. Beyond that, I find that good music puts me into a place of inspiration.
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    Book Reviewers For Hire

    Honest reviews are opinions. I don't see a legitimate business coming forth out of this arena. Once money or favors are injected the opinion is tainted. Are we to hire reviewers as we would editors or agents?
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