*First an announcement: A year or so ago, a fan asked if I'd let him set up my blog with AI reading and put it on youtube. The idea being that this way people could listen to it while cleaning or driving or whatever. Since cleaning (or unpacking and setup) only happen around here when listening to audio books, many of whom yes, I've heard before, I couldn't tell him there wasn't a market. Also he has some financial need he hopes this will help with if he gets enough subscribers.
I'm not wholly disinterested in this, financially. He wanted to take 10% and leave the rest to me, but that was grossly unfair, since he's done all the work, it's not me reading it, etc. HOWEVER I almost had to torture him to get him to agree to an even split. So if a lot of people subscribe I get 50%. Which -- the fundraising days cometh -- would help, since I suck at fundraising. BUT it's his thing he did. It's not my voice reading it. And... well, if you decide to subscribe it's because of his work and effort. I've linked before and there were some problems with the reading. He says he's fixed most of them and the rest might be unfixable. (Also sound really minor.) So if you're interested, this is the AI reading of the blog posts. (Yes, at some point I'm going to start posting readings, but I'm trying to figure out how to make it semi-interactive, so it's like attending a reading with me at a con. Abide in patience another couple of months please. And you'll know when it's me reading it by my call sign: Moose and Squirrel! đŸ˜‰ ) -SAH*
Book Promo
If you wish to send us books for next week's promo, please email to bookpimping at outlook dot com. If you feel a need to re-promo the same book do so no more than once every six months (unless you're me or my relative. Deal.) One book per author per week. Amazon links only. Oh, yeah, by clicking through and buying (anything, actually) through one of the links below, you will at no cost to you be giving a portion of your purchase to support ATH through our associates number. A COMMISSION IS EARNED FROM EACH PURCHASE.*Note that I haven't read most of these books (my reading is eclectic and "craving led",) and apply the usual cautions to buying. I reserve the right not to run any submission, if cover, blurb or anything else made me decide not to, at my sole discretion.– SAH
FROM JERRY BOYD: Gone Fishing (Bob and Nikki Book 47)
Bob and the family thought it was about time to kick back for a few days on Charlie's Planet. Of course, that brought all of Bob's friends out of the woodwork, needing help with their old business. Can't an Admiral get a break?
FROM RICHARD F. WEYAND: Conflict (Talbot Book 4)
Humans and bird-people are friends, right?
Fortuna colony continues to grow with the effort of humans and bird-people both. Arnie, the artificial intelligence who pilots Earth's space effort, continues to look for new planets to colonize.
But there are some surprising new colonists and some surprising new discoveries.
Not all of them are going to work out.
Can Fortuna Governor Susan Talbot keep the colony moving forward?
Or will the whole project sink into conflict and war?
FROM JAMES TOTTEN: South Korean Blues: Breaching Ain't Easy (Breaching Ain't Easy Book 9)
North Korea gets real quiet when the Chinese Communist Party Kingpins die in an orbital strike from the US Space Force. South Korea gets presented with a once in a generation oppertunity to reunite Korea with Seoul in charge. Will crossing the DMZ going noth present that much of a problem? What can be done to prevent the NKPA from rushing reinforcements to the DMZ? The NKPA has special forces that can enter the South through invasion tunnels. What about the North Korean leadership and the nucelar weapons? Will the US get directly involved or sit on the sidelines? What in the heck is "Rapid Weseal?" Find the answers to all of these questions and more in this fast paced novel of World War Three becoming a global conflict.
FROM HOLLY CHISM: Same Liver, Different Vulture (Modern Gods)
When you know you can regenerate any organ, fast...why not donate your kidneys?
Prometheus has been a teacher all of his life, nearly. Sometimes, like with teaching Man to harness fire, it got him in trouble. Sometimes, he's able to make an even bigger difference for his students. Especially when they need a kidney as much as they need knowledge.
FROM ANNA FERREIRA: A Capital Whip: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel
An invalid for much of her life, Miss Anne de Bourgh has precisely one accomplishment: carriage driving. She is proud of her skill with reins and whip, and justifiably so.
But when another young lady moves into the neighborhood, and challenges Anne's place as the most accomplished driver in Hunsford, Anne must prove to herself, to her beloved horses, and to her family that she is worthy of the name de Bourgh, and she does not shrink away from a challenge.
FROM MARY CATELLI: Sorcery and Kings
Tales of wonder and magic.
A fire master must find a magical starter of fires.
A mysterious queen holds a ball in a city filled with magic.
Magic of roses and gold are needed to fight a dreadful war.
An oath keeps a ghost captive.
FROM JULIE FROST: Cry Havoc
Nate Cassin, the alpha werewolf of Missoula, Montana, finds his little city has a big wolf problem when shredded bodies start showing up all over town. Faced with a hostile press and even more hostile hunters, he tries to protect his innocent pack of eight at the same time they try to track down two elusive killers in an area of 35 square miles with a plethora of hiding places.
He's seen this before. And the hunters always, always go overboard and decide the only good werewolf is a dead one, no matter who's actually responsible. His pack will be collateral damage unless he can find the enemy wolves—and stop their broken alpha—before they turn his hometown into a human buffet.
FROM LEIGH KIMMEL: Grandmaster's Gambit
The disastrous war of 1913 is over, and young journalist Isaak Babel has used his fame as a war correspondent to win a peacetime job covering an international chess tournament in New York City. However, trouble is aboard the airship Grossdeuschland, in the form of the notorious Bolshevik terrorist Koba and his henchmen. Men with a dark plan, and New York City will not welcome their visit
AND NOW A VERY SPECIAL PROMO. COLONEL KRATMAN POSTED THIS ON FACEBOOK:
And this is the link to Bob Hall's Author Page, yes, with my code appended, if you'd be so kind.
This is his most recent book: Quotes for the Conservative Heart: Ideas as Weapons of Defense
Quotes for the Conservative Heart is a collection of over 1,900 quotes, thoughts, and adages that will make you think (which may be an uncomfortable experience), which will help you defend yourself against ad hominin attacks, and which will help your writing and speaking. They will inspire you to fight a bit harder and a bit longer. As necessary to your security as an extra magazine, this book will help you identify threats to you, your family, and your culture. Open carry (of this book) is encouraged. We hope it will be a constant companion and a treasured possession.
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who holds a BA in Government and a Master' in History. He served five terms in the Massachusetts Senate, managed associations for 31 years, and has 12 other books in print.
Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and 'Nother Mike.
So what's a vignette? You might know them as flash fiction, or even just sketches. We will provide a prompt each Sunday that you can use directly (including it in your work) or just as an inspiration. You, in turn, will write about 50 words (yes, we are going for short shorts! Not even a Drabble 100 words, just half that!). Then post it! For an additional challenge, you can aim to make it exactly 50 words, if you like.
We recommend that if you have an original vignette, you post that as a new reply. If you are commenting on someone's vignette, then post that as a reply to the vignette. Comments — this is writing practice, so comments should be aimed at helping someone be a better writer, not at crushing them. And since these are likely to be drafts, don't jump up and down too hard on typos and grammar.
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
Your writing prompt this week is: GAINFUL
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