I forgot your free book, I’m sorry.

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Books | 5 comments

Yeah, so I always do it, not like this is a new thing for me. I promised I’d do it, and then I forgot all about it. I was going to give a copy of SYN:FIN to one lucky winner and I forgot. Crazy, isn’t it? Well, that can be rectified. And just in time for your #FridayReads. So, it’s time to win a book. All you have to do to enter is comment...

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Review of SYN:FIN by Jerry Gentry

Posted by on Sep 8, 2011 in Book Review, Books, Writers | 2 comments

When Jerry sent me a copy of SYN:FIN to review, I put it on the Kindle and put it out of my mind. It was well down in the queue of books I needed to read for one reason or another, I was trying to finish my own first draft of the sequel to Fighting Gravity, and, well, quite frankly, I’d never read a techno thriller and didn’t know if I’d like...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 67 WINNER!

Posted by on Sep 7, 2011 in 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing Competition | 0 comments

I loved today’s winner, and I love that it drove me to find this picture. Is that awesome or what? Right, but winners! This week’s 5MinuteFiction winner is none other than Jen DeSantis, @JenD_Author. Congratulations! Her winning entry is below. Do enjoy it. And thanks again to this week’s judge, Jerry Gentry, @JerryLGentry. Be here tomorrow...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 67 FINALISTS!

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing Competition | 1 comment

How did you like the prompt? That was the first sentence of the new novel, SYN:FIN by Jerry Gentry, @JerryLGentry. It’s a great line and a great book. I’ll have more on that on Thursday. Because right now you just want to know who the finalists are, don’t you? Well, they’re: Wendy Strain, @WendyStrain MMMReader, @MMMReader Jen...

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#5MinuteFiction Week 67

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in #amwriting, 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writing Competition | 22 comments

What is 5MinuteFiction, you say? It’s an adrenaline-fueled, instant-gratification sort of writing contest. Sound fun? Great! Get in there and get dirty! The Rules * You get five minutes to write a piece of prose or poetry in any style or genre * You must BEGIN your entry with today’s prompt: I always thought that if I were going to write a novel,...

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