tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29220277954761576722024-02-22T03:58:59.046-08:00C.M. Gray Author of YA Fantasy BooksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-18955064768796291602014-10-24T01:20:00.001-07:002014-10-24T01:20:55.111-07:00Five Star Amazon Review for The Flight of the Griffin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fall Into a World in Peril, Be a Hero!, October 23, 2014<br />
By Dii (Florida)<br />
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This review is from: The Flight of the Griffin (Kindle Edition)<br />
Five young heroes, three crystal skulls, magic, demons and an ominous character called “The Hawk” are all that’s needed to ramp up a younger reader’s imagination as they leave this world for the realm of the unknown. What am I saying, younger readers, any reader that loves a well-told tale will fall into the story and become a larger-than-life hero on a quest against evil, I myself was pretty awesome in the background! C. M. Gray’s The Flight of the Griffin is the ultimate quest in the battle against good and evil as four young boys fall into a fantastical journey to save the world from Chaos and are joined by one feisty girl who can shift shapes.<br />
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As their journey begins, each becomes uniquely special, have powers and a role to play as a team and it’s all done with the magic as they become the ones to use the Last Great Spell to save the world from Chaos. Will they survive those who would stop them? Will they have what it takes to stand as one in a battle where the world truly needs a hero? Time is running out, there is danger at every turn as they forge into the unknown, the weight of humanity on their shoulders.<br />
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Not only has C. M. Gray fueled our imaginations with his words, he has kept his tale easy to follow, allowing younger reader to use one of their most valuable assets, their minds. Young readers do not need the gritty details spelled out, they want the excitement, the thrill and to be part of the good fight without having reality putting limits on them. One of the greatest gifts we can give another is the gift of reading and The Flight of the Griffin has everything a reluctant reader just couldn’t’ resist!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-46780971479098736282014-10-13T01:07:00.001-07:002014-10-13T01:09:59.709-07:00Amazing new cover for Shadowland!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The wonderful graphic designer Adriana Hanganu of <a href="http://www.adipixdesign.com/">www.adipixdesign.com</a> has made me this incredible cover for Shadowland.<br />
I made the last one, which was nice but very boring and green and, let's face it, nobody was going to pick it up to see what the story was about! This one is amaaaaaazing!<br />
Thanks Adi, you're the best!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-26611528524008139632014-09-11T07:04:00.003-07:002014-09-11T07:04:44.220-07:00A new 5 Star Amazon Review for Chaos Storm!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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CHAOS STORM - 5 STAR; HARRY POTTER AND HIS LAME SIDEKICKS FROM HOGWARTS, STEP ASIDE, A NEW CREWS IN TOWN... THE GRIFFIN CREW! - 11 September 2014</h3>
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Excellent read, hats off the man behind this gripping story and adventure, I love the characters and the realm that they exist in, even more now, than I did from the first book. (The Flight of the Griffin)</div>
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The crew has evolved into real heroes, each a playing crucial role in defeating the evil that try's constantly to disturb the energy order of the Source, but my favourite character is certainly Mr Bartholomew Bask.</div>
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Harry Potter and his lame sidekicks from Hogwarts, step aside, a new crews in town... The Griffin Crew</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-67658702882855457032014-08-20T03:45:00.000-07:002014-08-20T03:47:10.964-07:00Audio version of Shadowland!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Full Audio Book Coming Winter 2014</h3>
I am so excited to be working with the wonderful Ioan Hefin on an audible book version of Shadowland!<br />
It is amazing to hear my tale told by such a wonderful voice, several chapters have been completed and we hope all will be ready for full download by the end of the year.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-29668202077880074932014-07-31T07:13:00.002-07:002014-07-31T09:10:30.364-07:00New Cover for The Flight of the Griffin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you haven't already, then grab a copy on Kindle in The <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Griffin-C-M-Gray-ebook/dp/B007TKUD7Y" target="_blank">UK</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Griffin-C-M-Gray-ebook/dp/B007TKUD7Y" target="_blank">US</a> or a paperback copy in the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Flight-Of-Griffin/dp/1471750353" target="_blank">UK</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Flight-Of-Griffin/dp/1471750353" target="_blank">US</a>!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-10774012973166113412014-07-09T06:42:00.000-07:002014-07-09T06:47:11.596-07:00Summer 2014 writing update.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Not only has Shadowland just received its 185th review on Amazon, which is a huge achievement, but later this year you will be able to download the audible version of the book.<br />
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Also, I am still writing the sequel to Shadowland. As with most of my writing it is taking its time but the story is really coming together. I am now nine chapters into it and certain things are really beginning to 'click.' Normally I write without any clear plan of the story that is opening up before me, but with this book, which I'm calling, 'The Shadow of a King' I do actually have two ancient legends that tell of Uther and it will be these two legends that form the root of my tale. I am putting the 'first draft' prologue below to wet your appetite. Do bear in mind it has not been properly edited and will no doubt go through a few changes before it makes it into the book, but here is the prologue to The Shadow of a King....<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘No… please, do not move him… The King
is not to be moved… I beg of you.’ The nun stepped in front of the advancing warrior
and pushed her hands against his chest, hindering his passage further into the
dimly lit cell. ‘There must be some mistake… the King is gravely ill.’ She was
flustered, almost beside herself in her wish to turn these intruders around and
see them gone. ‘The Abbess is not here, she sleeps now, but she left instructions
that he cannot be disturbed... you may kill him.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The warrior looked down at the small figure blocking his path. Her
dress, as with all of these nuns was a covering from head to foot of coarse
black wool. This one was gazing up from beneath her cowl with a look of abject
horror at his intrusion, while her pale white hands fluttered ineffectually against
his stained and dented breastplate, then she glanced towards her charge, the lone
figure that lay upon the cot within the damp, dark cell. Beside the cot, a
single stub of candle, set upon a small table, lit a thick torc of twisted
gold; the dull metal gleamed in the candlelight - the candle guttered in the
invasive draft sending shadows dancing along the rough, stone walls. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Spirits preserve us, what a piss hole,’ the warrior whispered under his
breath. Rats were moving close by, he could hear them, squeaking and rustling
amongst the floor rushes in the darkness; the whole place reeked of vermin. This
was a god-awful place, even if it was an Abbey. The whole place was rank with
the smell of rat piss, burning herbs and rotting flesh, but it was still an
improvement on the gathering of tribes he had so recently left. The Abbey was
at least warm and out of the incessant drizzling rain. The warrior raised a
hand and rubbed absently at the knot of wires, shaped into the form of an
intricate cross that hung at his throat between the ends of his own, somewhat thinner,
gold torc. The cross was not a Christian emblem, but something far older – a
connection to the ancient spirits of the land, for like many of his ilk, the
warrior was still a follower of the old ways and hadn’t yet been won over by the
honeyed words or their threats of damnation. Touching the cross had been an
unconscious reflex to ward off the evil that he felt dwelt within the Abbey. He
had not wanted to come here this night, but then fool’s errand or not, he would
do the druids work and so be it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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With a sigh he removed his helm and brushed his fingers back through
long, greying hair that was thinning badly as the gesture rudely reminded him.
He was tired, felt weary to the bone, his arms heavy from a clash with a Saxons
raiding party during the dark hours of their riding to the Abbey. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The two groups had met upon the wooded road, both groups startled to
come upon the other, neither group wishing to tarry. After a brief period of
both parties shouting and taunting each other, each attempting to force the
other to turn and run, they had fought - which of course had been inevitable. The
clash had been brief and violent, but on this particular occasion they had not
taken any losses and sustained only one small wound to a member of their party.
The Saxons, once past the Britons and heavy with raided goods, had fled towards
their own border - it wasn’t deemed prudent to pursue them considering the task
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Drawing a deep breath, the warrior calmed himself. ‘My name is Sir
Ector, and I’m sorry lady, I really am, but there is no mistake. My orders were
spoken by the lips of the Druid Merlyn himself; our King must rise.’ Turning,
he threw his helm back into the hands of one of his men and gently brushing the
sobbing nun to the side, approached the low sleeping pallet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> As he dropped to one knee beside his King,
his two companions entered fully into the cell, bringing with them dampness and
the sharp smell of the rainy dawn that had settled on their mail and plate armour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> ‘Your
Highness… ’ In the inadequate light from the flickering candle, Uther Pendragon,
High King of the Britons, appeared for all the world as if he may already be
dead. Sir Ector studied the dying man and felt the small light of hope that he
had been desperately holding onto, begin to dim; this surely could not be a man
who within days would be leading an army into battle. It would be some kind of
Christian miracle if the King ever rose from this pallet ever again, unless it
was to be taken to his funeral pyre. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Your Highness… ’ Sir Ector studied his king for some sign of life, some
indication that he was hearing him. Yet the King’s skin was white and mottled,
hanging upon his bones as if it were made up of gossamer layers of autumn
leaves, dry and yellow in the candlelight. The closed eyes of Uther Pendragon, eyes
that were once so fierce and full of pride, were sunken back into their sockets,
seemingly lost within the shadows of his soul. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Uther, can you hear me, or is it that you already walk the shadowland.’
The room was silent as all within watched anxiously for something… Reaching out,
the leather and metal of his armour creaking, Sir Ector placed the back of his
hand close to Uther’s mouth, holding it still for a few moments as he felt for
breath. As he moved his hand up to the King’s brow, the eyes fluttered open and
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‘Forgive me Highness. I would not have disturbed you, but… ’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The eyes blinked several times as the King returned from wherever it was
that his Soul had travelled, possibly to the gates to the shadowland itself?
Turning his head, he cast about the shadows and finally found the features of
the kneeling knight. ‘Ector?’ The voice was weak, brittle, yet more than just
the whisper Sir Ector had been hoping for – Uther Pendragon still lived.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Highness, forgive me… but the Druid has summoned you to the
battlefield. He tells that the spirits have spoken to him and it is time for
you to lead us once more.’ Sir Ector turned and gestured. One of his men stepped
forward, and together they went about the task of raising the king to his feet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was a shock to find that Uther Pendragon weighed no more than a
child. The King was pulled upright to hang limply between the two knights. His
head lolling down against his chest, dirty white tunic coming to above bony
knees and heavy woollen leg wraps falling untucked about his ankles. Sir Ector
began to wonder anew if this pitiful remains were just some hollow shell, an
empty husk of the man who had once united the tribes of Britain, his former
King and friend. Had he witnessed life in the dying body, or had the King’s
soul merely turned back one last time before finally moving on? Despair returned
to fill him once again, a fear that both the spirits, and the old druid might
be wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dressing him quickly in warming clothing, finishing with a heavy cloak,
they shuffled out of the cell with the nuns shrieking protests following them into
the rush strewn corridor, more nuns came, drawn by the noises and it
immediately became more difficult to manoeuvre with their charge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Abbey, built as a fortified home by a former baron, was a narrow,
dark labyrinth of halls, rooms and passageways. It was old, in a state of
advanced neglect and it was damp, the thatch of the roof green and black with
mould and mildew, the rooms and passages teeming with mice and rats. The
mixture of smells becoming stronger as they pushed through the nuns and moved
through the confines in search of the main passage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Abby had been gifted to the nuns by Uther when its former owner had
lost both favour, and then his life, in the King’s court. Despite the
spluttering candles that the warriors held, sending a confusion of shadows
ahead of them, it was not easy make their way back to where they had left their
horses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It was Sir Ector who led them, still pushing aside nuns who wept and
implored him to take the king back to his rest. They sought to bar his way and
confuse his direction, but he pushed on. And so, after much confusion and no
little time, it was he who was first to emerge into the damp, but thankfully,
sweeter chill air of the new morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Towards the east, he could see that the dawn sky was growing lighter low
on the horizon, and it was just beginning to chase away the clinging darkness within
the small enclosed square of the Abbey where they had left their horses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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He stopped, the rain pattering against his armour. Lit by the light of
flickering torches that spluttered in the drizzling rain, twenty or so nuns,
sheltered beneath the eves to the sides of the courtyard. However it wasn’t the
nuns that had caught his attention and stopped him, it was the tall figure dressed
in black who stood alone in the middle of the open area, hood raised against
the rain. As soon as they had emerged carrying the slumped body of Uther, the figure
had raised its arms to bar their way. Somewhat startled, Sir Ector held up his candle
aware of others coming out of the Abbey behind him. He was relieved to see the
figure was no spirit, but as evidenced by the slim, white wrists, that it was a
woman; almost certainly the Abbess herself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘What madness do you bring to our Lord’s house?’ She hissed. ‘The King
is dying. Does he not warrant your respect in these, his final days? Has he not
done enough for his people that you must steal him away in the dark of the
night? In the name of our Lord God, I tell you that he cannot be taken, he is
the King. You will return him to his rest and leave him here to pass in peace.’
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Abbess stood unwavering, defying the heavily armoured group of warriors
to pass with their burden. Behind her, the warrior’s horses skittered and moved
nervously, alarmed at the sudden raised voice and flickering torches. Eyes wide
and staring, their warm breath clouded in the chill air, they continued to
shuffle, the sound of their hooves clattering upon the stone cobbles echoing
strangely about the enclosed place; which only brought them more distress. They
were big horses, bred for battle in open fields, not confined spaces such as
the Abbey’s courtyard and they were unusually anxious. The warrior holding their
reigns in both hands, whispered soft promises and affections to them, pressing
his face into the muzzle of the biggest, a mottled roan as he tried to reassure
them. The roan tapped the ground with its hoof and snorted, but his efforts seemed
to calm them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Abbes was a tall woman and, as her position dictated, she was
accustomed to being obeyed, yet after a moment’s hesitation, whatever spell she
had woven broke and Sir Ector and his men pushed past ignoring her and headed
towards their mounts. The Abbess watched, her arms slowly returning to her
sides as the King was hoisted unceremoniously up upon the back of one of the
horses. He swayed in the saddle, yet somehow managed to keep his seat as his
feet were thrust into the stirrups and then lashed into place. His eyes were
closed as the warriors moved around him. As he began to slump forward, Sir
Ector and a knight quickly moved in to pull him back upright and then held him
while an oak plank was set against his back and a length of flax linen wrapped
tightly around both the King and the board, securing him erect and in place.
The Abbes walked forward, dropping the hood of her cloak as she did so, and
placed a hand upon the King’s leg in a strangely familiar gesture. Reaching up,
she thrust an object into his hands, just as they were being tied to the pommel
of the saddle. She felt him grip the object as the rough hemp of the rope dug
into the flesh of his thin wrists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Go with God, Uther Pendragon, and I pray that the spirits may also be
with you through this day. It seems your tasks among us may never be complete...
I fear your people ask too much of you.’ With a hand covering her mouth to
stifle a sob, the Abbess stepped back into the company of weeping nuns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Armour was attached to the king; grieves for his legs and a breastplate
to cover his chest. Over this was set a heavy wool cloak, tied in place to
protect him from the rain, but also to cover the ropes that held the King in
place. The knights all mounted and in a final gesture, Sir Ector produced a
golden crown from a bag set behind his saddle, and tugged it firmly into place upon
his King’s lolling head. Preparations complete, the Knight finally looked
across to the Abbess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘I am truly sorry Morgana, but you know this is Merlyn’s doing, and not
mine. I would let him die with dignity, here with you, but Merlyn says that he
has communed with the spirits and they have called for the King to lead us in
battle one final time – you know I cannot argue with either the spirits or the
druid.’ Without waiting for a reply, he kicked his horse into motion and the
five mounted men clattered out into a cold grey dawn, the sound of their departure
disturbing a host of crows into flight, the birds rising like winged smoke from
an old, dead elm to circle raucously above them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Abbess walked to the gateway
and watched the riders go, four men moving at a trot, whilst the fifth bounced
from side to side, appearing stiff and ungainly as they rounded the hill and
past the muddy track that led up to holy Avalon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Close the gates.’ She waved impatiently and two nuns rushed to do her
bidding, dragging the large, heavy gates closed with an echoing boom, shutting
out the world of man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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One of the nuns stepped forward. ‘Mother, we must pray for the King. Our
Lord God shall cast his light of protection over… ’ The Abbess held up a hand
as the rest of the nuns gathered around her expectantly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Sisters, you must indeed pray for our King, assemble in the chapel. However,
I shall make my own preparations and then retire to my chambers and pray
alone.’ She clapped her hands, and the nuns moved off into the dark Abbey,
while the Abbess headed towards a separate doorway, intent upon devotions of
her own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-86181208585200085502014-05-28T01:35:00.001-07:002014-07-29T08:21:21.046-07:00180th Amazon review for SHADOWLAND <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcagTxNOvJvLDsiGmlo274tiYbj1VgEhi231m2d4A7RuO0KA-bwHL_Lc_lzmT1KLrKhNZ-Xq3FzdLl2SXlMSHsu7_L8f2nM_immCr53CZcF35QzMzIdixWLdWR5o_uAyhndlIvYUZclk/s1600/coverShadowland3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcagTxNOvJvLDsiGmlo274tiYbj1VgEhi231m2d4A7RuO0KA-bwHL_Lc_lzmT1KLrKhNZ-Xq3FzdLl2SXlMSHsu7_L8f2nM_immCr53CZcF35QzMzIdixWLdWR5o_uAyhndlIvYUZclk/s1600/coverShadowland3.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a>Arthurian legend Shadowland has just received its 180th Amazon review!<br />Thank you M.A.Foster! </h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">May 27th, 2014<span style="font-size: large;"> Impresseive!</span></span></div>
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By M.A.Foster ''M,A,Foster'' (the OC, CA USA)</div>
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Surprising retelling of the King Arthur legend that provides a sort of prequel from Uther Pendragon's perspective. Rich historical backdrop of early Briton rarely seen in fantasy. Interesting and somewhat unique versions of Merlyn and the Lady of the Lake. Overall outstanding read.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-7042306253281621302014-05-10T03:35:00.007-07:002014-05-10T03:44:50.811-07:00The Flight of the Griffin reduced!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-60364737844883977962014-03-12T02:19:00.000-07:002014-05-10T03:45:23.869-07:00A Question: Remain exclusive to Amazon or sell all over the net?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The question is... Should I remain exclusive to Amazon KDP select, the biggest marketplace in the world for digital books… or should I leave select and also be selling through Smashwords and other sites?<br />
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I have three books published on Amazon at the moment with a total of 218 reviews, which is great. I make money not only when I sell books through them, 70% commission, but also when people loan out one of my books as a KDP prime member. However, Amazon insist their KDP member remain exclusive to them and I’m starting to think I’m missing out.</div>
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For a start, I don't sell many books. Romance seems to sell well, but other genres struggle for some reason.</div>
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I love Amazon, but I don’t like the fact that each book can only be offered at a discount, or free, for five days every quarter, the rest of the time it has to have a normal price. This restricts my promotional abilities.</div>
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I also think that Amazon is biased towards authors from the big publishing houses. The after sales from promotions has dropped significantly in the last year or so.</div>
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Any other authors have thoughts on this subject? Are you exclusive to Amazon or free to roam the net, what’s best?</div>
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I hope we can share some viewpoints for the benefit of all.</div>
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<b style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Background.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In events
recently described in the official report entitled, <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Griffin-C-M-Gray-ebook/dp/B007TKUD7Y/ref=la_B00765XUMC" target="_blank">The Flight of the Griffin</a></b>, Merchant Bartholomew Bask was robbed of
a cache of possessions. Rightly outraged, Mr Bask is thought to have hired a
professional bounty hunter to trace his goods and bring the villains to
justice. Unfortunately, the Times has learned that all did not quite go as
expected and Mr Bask was the victim of a series of unfortunate events leading
to him falling into the company of demons…</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Mr Bask, thank you for joining us
today. Make yourself comfortable is… is the chair errr… quite big enough is...
Oh… Oh, well don’t worry I’m sure that we can fix that… No, really… please, put it down, Mr Bask please…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bartholomew Bask, a portly man of
middle years, jumps to his feet as the chair sags beneath him, brandishing the
chair’s decorative arm.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bask</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">: ‘Confound it man, yer damn chair’s
not fit fer a midget. Yer might find me something a little more sturdy… and a
cake, bring me a cake and…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Short respite as a
heavy chair and refreshments are brought for our guest…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Now then, Mr Bask, let us continue.
I do hope you are quite comfortable now? I have a few prepared questions, so
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What? Oh yes,
yes of course, please help yourself to more cake… and oh… you brought cinnamon
buns… in your pockets, how… convenient how…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With a mouthful of sponge cake and an
eye to his carefully arranged pile of buns, Bartholomew settles. Small crumbs
fly from his mouth as he speaks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bask:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Get on with it man, ask yer
blithering questions I have a business ter run… I want my fee and I want more
cake!’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Mr Bask, please, you’re getting
bits of cake all over… Oh never mind, Mr Bask, I understand that you were robbed
and…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bartholomew jumps to
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bask</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">: ‘Robed I was, ragamuffin scum!
Entered me sleeping quarters and sorted through me unmentionables they did, opened
me safe and when they run, I followed, so I did. Tracked the orrible little…
had a boat they did, and not some normal boat, oh no, this one, this Source
confounded one… Griffin!’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">: ‘Mr Bask, please, you’re getting
cake all over the floor… sit and calm yourself. So you had articles taken and
then I understand that you employed the notorious hunter and tracker Matheus
Hawk, whom I am told is wanted on several counts of murder and…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bask:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Damn and blast, get yer facts
straight man! The Hawk is no confidant of mine, an evil creature, so ‘e is.
Tricked me, me a poor honest merchant, robbed and tricked by criminals so I was
and…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Demons? Did you not also fall into
the company of demons?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bartholomew leans forward and his
plate tips sending cakes and buns onto the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bask:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> ‘Lies! The Source damned demons
captured me, deceived me, stole my ship and and… ahhh, Yes, I will have more
cake, it tends to sooth me… demons can’t be trusted, that I can tell you, never
trust a demon.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Times</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">: ‘But what took place Mr Bask? Who
were these thieves? How did they manage to rob you and evade not only you and
your men, but the hunter Matheus Hawk and a group of demons!’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like children they do, but they aint…them and their strange boat ain’t normal.
Tracked them half way across the kingdom and back again we did. Almost got
them, several times. Got dragged through storms at sea and terrible deserts.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the floor and stares out of the window.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Looking for
things they were. I’m still not sure why, but they was searching, and whatever
it is they found it should be mine!’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yer cake is
finished and there’s no more to tell. If you wants more then read the official
report. Got most of it right they have, It’s called </span><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Griffin-C-M-Gray-ebook/dp/B007TKUD7Y/ref=la_B00765XUMC" target="_blank">The Flight of the Griffin</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, got a very
nice cover so it has.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-15038193937232020332014-01-27T04:03:00.001-08:002014-02-27T10:47:42.405-08:00What a great review for Shadowland, and it was the 158th on Amazon!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a tale that wraps around your mind and keeps you
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It's an historical fiction fantasy, written to school, but
really completely entertained.I love stories of medieval times and fantasy so
it had a lot going for it from the start. The writing though was what took you
into the era hook line and sinker. You saw, felt and heard what the characters
did from page 1 through to the end, and lived in that time. It truly was
wonderfully written. I read some other reviews, and seriously thought the lower
rated ones somehow missed the mark. I found a few mistakes in this book, but I
can find those and more in the biggest named authors out there. The author's
writing ability far outweighs a few mistakes. Trust me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you know anything about King Uther, King Arthur, Merlyn
and the Druids, then you will know some of the storyline. How this author goes
into the background of these people though is what keeps you fascinated and
wondering throughout the pages. I always wonder about characters and in this
case historical figures and their lives beyond what I have read, such as their
childhood, what shaped their personalities and so forth. This story ventures
into that realm of speculation, or maybe truths, you be the judge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's a great story to give to a younger audience, from 3rd
through adult age as it is written with clean yet interesting verbage. No sex
or profanity, and even though there are wars fought and therefore violence, it
is told with a gravity toward a 'compassionate humanity wins out', giving it an
ending feel of the right morals are in place. Morals that when the leaders
lived by them, a great nation was born. History tells us how great it was, and
also what the falsehoods and falters were. If only present leaders would
understand history and see that it repeats itself, for the same reasons.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The format of the story is a character that lived it, telling
the story of what actually happened. It was a nice and comfortable rendering
that made you feel connected, like years had not passed. The fantasy elements
were what allowed this possibility and for the story to continue, again
connecting you with the past as if it happened just yesterday. I consider it a
great way to tell an historical tale that keeps the reader engaged and learning
a little history at the same time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Overall I loved the book. I have since purchased it for
others, and recommend all who are interested in the medieval times to enjoy
this venture. The ebook is extremely easy to buy, very affordable and one you
definitely won't put off reading after reading just the first page.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks so much Colleen, I'm thrilled you enjoyed<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadowland-ebook/dp/B0075OZWSE" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Shadowland</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-42407890907767996582014-01-09T01:13:00.002-08:002014-02-27T10:56:12.997-08:00Happy New Year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a busy time of it lately!<o:p></o:p></div>
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After getting some interest in <b>'Shadowland'</b> from a <span style="font-size: x-large;">Big</span>
London agent (<i>gasp!</i>), I've been doing a few re-writes and changing a few things
at their request and hope that when I shoot it back at them in a few weeks,
they like what I did, snap it up and you will soon be able to buy it in
bookshops!!!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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They had me change a few names that weren't 'Dark Agey'
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I'm also still adding to the sequel,<b> 'Uther'</b> which is where my
heart is at the moment, I much prefer writing something new rather than editing
and changing, but gotta do what I gotta do!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The Flight of the Griffin</b> had a great book tour over the
Christmas period with a nice surge in sales after Christmas as everyone got
their new kindles from Santa, this has now followed into a rise in sales of the
sequel, <b>'Chaos Storm.'</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Still not writing full time, but every month I'm getting a
little closer!<o:p></o:p></div>
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P.S. If you read any of the books over the last month or
two, please write a review on Amazon, it helps the books compete with the
big publishing houses!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-41882681601230613812013-12-02T05:35:00.001-08:002013-12-03T06:02:47.892-08:00December Blog Tour for The Flight of the Griffin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC6XGiCJVvMVPR7OYZ6w9cTbpR32Mi1Ba8BVyVSbrc9tMxgSd44OS0SnMacg0jI2tU5Jp1W6fzQrgDdMaKDXDt2ryLU0_0oVPa8TgVjJ3GPBoO8zT-rm1ZtyBSikhIjuX8Auo5TXixcE/s1600/TFOTGAmazon7small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC6XGiCJVvMVPR7OYZ6w9cTbpR32Mi1Ba8BVyVSbrc9tMxgSd44OS0SnMacg0jI2tU5Jp1W6fzQrgDdMaKDXDt2ryLU0_0oVPa8TgVjJ3GPBoO8zT-rm1ZtyBSikhIjuX8Auo5TXixcE/s1600/TFOTGAmazon7small.jpg" /></a>During December, I'll be touring a number of different blogs, talking about my writing and trying to explain what exactly makes me tick! The tour is built around <b><i>The Flight of the Griffin,</i></b> but will go into all kinds of subjects from my personal travels and adventures to the long awaited interview with Bartholomew Bask... if they can convince him to turn up...<br />
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The first interview is on 'The Examiner' and it's now live and can be read <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-c-m-gray-author-of-young-adult-the-flight-of-the-griffin" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Divider-9.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Divider 9" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39217" height="43" src="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Divider-9.jpg" style="border: none; display: block; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;" width="380" /></a></strong></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/blog-tour-schedule-9.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="blog tour schedule 9" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39227" height="33" src="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/blog-tour-schedule-9.png" style="border: none; display: block; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;" width="415" /></a></strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Divider-9.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Divider 9" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-39217" height="43" src="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Divider-9.jpg" style="border: none; display: block; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;" width="380" /></a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monday, December 2</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Interview at <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-c-m-gray-author-of-young-adult-the-flight-of-the-griffin#sthash.juRh8DGc.dpuf" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Virginia Beach Publishing Examiner</a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Pump Up Your Book</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tuesday, December 3</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Guest Blogging at <a href="http://www.lorisreadingcorner.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Lori’s Reading Corner</a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Book Review at<a href="http://www.pirategrl1014.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> Our Families Adventure</a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Book Featured at <a href="http://www.cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Cheryl’s Book Nook</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wednesday, December 4</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.pirategrl1014.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Our Families Adventure</a></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.margayleahjustice.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Margay Leah Justice Author Blog</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thursday, December 5</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www./krazybooklady.blogspot.com" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Crazy Book Lady</a></div>
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Interview at <a href="http://www.thewriterslife.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Writer’s Life</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, December 6</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Book Featured at <a href="http://rosebeps.blogspot.it/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rose & Beps Blog</a></div>
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First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.thefictionenthusiast.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Fiction Enthusiast</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monday, December 9</strong></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">
Guest Blogging at <a href="http://www.mydevotionalthoughts.net/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">My Devotional Thoughts</a></div>
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First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.hardcoverfeedback.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hardcover Feedback</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tuesday, December 10</strong></div>
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Book Review & First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Deal Sharing Aunt</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wednesday, December 11</strong></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.momwithakindle.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mom With a Kindle</a></div>
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Interview at <a href="http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection</a></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.rkavery.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">R.K. Avery’s Blog</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thursday, December 12</strong></div>
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Guest Blogging at <a href="http://moonlightreader.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Moonlight Reader</a></div>
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Book Review at <a href="http://www.laurainbookland.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Laura in Bookland</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, December 13</strong></div>
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First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.laurainbookland.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Laura in Bookland</a></div>
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Interview at <a href="http://www.puybvirtualbookclub.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">PUYB Virtual Book Club</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monday, December 16</strong></div>
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Guest Blogging at <a href="http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Icefairy’s Treasure Chest</a></div>
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Book Review at <a href="http://teenagerush.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Teenage Rush</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tuesday, December 17</strong></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.booksuburbia.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Suburbia</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wednesday, December 18</strong></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.notwhileimreading.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Shhh…Not While I’m Reading</a></div>
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Book Featured at <a href="http://www.plugyourbook.wordpress.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Plug Your Book!</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thursday, December 19</strong></div>
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Guest Blogging & First Chapter Reveal at <a href="http://www.crystalsmanyreviews.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Crystal’s Many Reviews</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, December 20</strong></div>
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Character Interview at <a href="http://www.lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Monday, December 23</strong></div>
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Book Review at <a href="http://www.notwhileimreading.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Shhh…Not While I’m Reading</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thursday, December 26</strong></div>
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Book Review at <a href="http://www.mmbearcupoftea.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mary’s Cup of Tea</a></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friday, December 27</strong></div>
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Book Review at <a href="http://ashleysbookshelf.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ashley’s Bookshelf</a></div>
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Interview at <a href="http://www.straightfromtheauthorsmouth.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #154a7f; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Straight From the Author’s Mouth</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-75232004912056178612013-11-12T01:26:00.003-08:002014-05-10T03:47:13.434-07:00What a great big Griffin!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8hvqM3FVbfl1aE0YidrzZsPll3ZhqK-_469-Uauv9HPlpVaoSgaSJqh4CpDzcTpWZRfqVn7_7QdGPIpgwcN53gvth1O9CC17RKL7qyuyW_OJetOVX5jnq8WW1UqQ4J6WwgtSREhiGTE/s1600/griffin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8hvqM3FVbfl1aE0YidrzZsPll3ZhqK-_469-Uauv9HPlpVaoSgaSJqh4CpDzcTpWZRfqVn7_7QdGPIpgwcN53gvth1O9CC17RKL7qyuyW_OJetOVX5jnq8WW1UqQ4J6WwgtSREhiGTE/s320/griffin.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a> Coming to a bookstore near you! When is the film? When is the film?<br />
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Paperback -<a href="http://bit.ly/1a9LFpz" target="_blank"> http://bit.ly/1a9LFpz</a></div>
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eBook US -<a href="http://amzn.to/HWuZVA" target="_blank"> http://amzn.to/HWuZVA</a></div>
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eBook UK -<a href="http://amzn.to/19RclxI" target="_blank"> http://amzn.to/19RclxI</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-18915259627830854332013-11-07T05:45:00.000-08:002014-05-10T03:47:25.654-07:00The first paperback copies of The Flight of the Griffin have arrived!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT43ndhNLwrls7IBqvIXAznLz8OV3gUX2z7v5Kk0zi5zOSlSqmsKtze5I2PgyZS6FJbewtzNPpVGcxXoniFEk7kxzgC13t_QcmLCAbeI-otxs9l5e2qtlCPITIJLAijI8Is-_3juPLAus/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT43ndhNLwrls7IBqvIXAznLz8OV3gUX2z7v5Kk0zi5zOSlSqmsKtze5I2PgyZS6FJbewtzNPpVGcxXoniFEk7kxzgC13t_QcmLCAbeI-otxs9l5e2qtlCPITIJLAijI8Is-_3juPLAus/s320/photo+(1).JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>There is nothing quite like holding a paperback copy of my book, especially knowing how many people are downloading the eBook version. You can get your own copy from Lulu directly - <a href="http://bit.ly/1a9LFpz" target="_blank">Click Here!</a><br />
Thanks so much for all your support!!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-79216887278218649442013-10-30T04:42:00.000-07:002014-05-10T03:48:19.944-07:00News Flash! - Bartholomew Bask Agrees to an Interview!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After much pursuit and considerable persuasion, Bartholomew Bask, senior merchant of Freya has finally agreed to an exclusive interview with The Freyan Times. Will we finally get some insight into the blustering secrecy that has recently surrounded the life of one of this cities most senior tradesmen? What is his connection with known felon and fugitive Matheus Hawk? Is Mr Bask connected to the disappearance of one of the King's fighting ships? And did he really seek the deaths of a group of young vagrants?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-39826521923014930832013-10-17T04:08:00.001-07:002013-10-31T12:40:38.049-07:00Giving away thousands of Kindle books…. what madness is this?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I’m sure you've all seen me shouting for the past few days
about giving away FREE kindle copies of The </div>
Flight of the Griffin, and if you haven't, I can't believe I missed you! I've been tweeting
on twitter, posting on Facebook and shouting out loud on Goodreads… did you not get my email?<br />
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I've been asked several times why go to all this trouble to give my books away for free, so I thought I would
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I now sit, after the first of a three day free promotion,
and I've given away over 13,000 electronic kindle copies of The Flight of the Griffin.
Many independent authors hate the idea of giving books away and I totally understand, it takes a lot of
effort and heart ache to write so why should it be given away free?<br />
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There are actually several reasons. Firstly it pushes the
book up through the Amazon rankings made up of some pretty complicated algorithms.
So currently, TFOTG is number one on the US Amazon Kindle for Epic fantasy
books, which is pretty amazing, and it’s currently running at 7<sup>th</sup>
top free book on Amazon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After the promotion these numbers will gradually drop, but
it will be high on the search list for a few weeks and bring in paid sales (Yeeeessss!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m also hoping that of the 13,000 people that downloaded,
maybe 2,000 will actually read it (many people just grab free copies and never
read them….. go figure!) and that of those 2,000 a few will be good enough to
leave a nice review, which also pushes the book up in the rankings on Amazon.
Of the people that read it, of course I’m also hoping that many will want to
read the sequel, Chaos Storm, and buy it… yes, another hearty cheer!<o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all, it’s better than remaining a needle in a
haystack, I’m just bouncing up and down trying to get my books read; so please,
download it while it's free, read it, tell the world and yes… please review!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-91224638142706777362013-10-13T11:11:00.001-07:002013-10-31T12:41:49.733-07:00Welcome, welcome..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BeL9VsyF28MQsB3LKGfs_99zWrIJ7m367YyvsQedtIhVXfOsS42uHOcwaBkoEAZQEyBEXumo0VeQcePaX7rOCnTc0PBqiVgSY19JOqaqZOtR1lLgJF93L5u4DqZBr1oLCY92_poX81U/s1600/TFOTGcoverww.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BeL9VsyF28MQsB3LKGfs_99zWrIJ7m367YyvsQedtIhVXfOsS42uHOcwaBkoEAZQEyBEXumo0VeQcePaX7rOCnTc0PBqiVgSY19JOqaqZOtR1lLgJF93L5u4DqZBr1oLCY92_poX81U/s200/TFOTGcoverww.jpg" width="131" /></a>...and yes, welcome again to my nice shiny new blog and website!<br />
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It's here that I can update you on my current projects, of which I have two - the sequel to Shadowland, which has a writing title of Uther, and book three in the Griffin series... which has no writing title yet, it's just 'book three!'<br />
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This is also where you can read a bit about my current books, why I wrote them and how they got started, and I've also put the prologue or first chapter on each book page so you can take a 'sneak peak!'<br />
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Chaos Storm will be out on Kindle next week and to help launch it, I'm making book one FREE on 16th,17th & 18th October!<br />
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So welcome to my blog, a million thanks to the wonderful Adriana Haganu for designing the blog and new book covers, you're awesome Adi!<br />
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Here is the new cover for The Flight of the Griffin once again, if you haven't done so already, please read and review!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-54830636905408176692013-09-25T01:30:00.000-07:002013-10-11T02:15:51.521-07:00Just 6000 words, two chapters into book 4.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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People really stank back then and even kings had fleas... tough life eh!<br />
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While I'm waiting, I have now started the next book, a sequel to Shadowland. I'm reading all I can on the dark ages again, soaking up images of how people lived, what they ate and what clothes they wore, it's all interesting stuff and is slowly finding its way into words; two chapters completed so far and I love being back with Uther!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-89331779167193307042013-09-08T06:37:00.000-07:002013-10-31T12:42:24.956-07:00Making a book cover from a couple of sketches....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Adriana has been working incredibly hard with the book cover and banners, for which I'm immensely grateful. She has even agreed to update the original Flight of the Griffin cover next so it doesn't look too awful next to Chaos Storm! <br />
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My next project is already into its second chapter and I'm already really excited about it!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-73170071864392307592013-06-12T03:48:00.000-07:002013-10-11T02:28:03.222-07:00Chaos Storm is coming soon!I've been so busy writing over the last few months that I've neglected my poor blog so here is a quick update.<br />
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Firstly the sequel to The Flight of the Griffin, Chaos Storm is just one chapter away from finishing. Just a wrap up of the loose ends and then it goes for editing. I'm hoping that it will be on Amazon by early July. One thing I promise is that if you enjoyed The Flight of the Griffin you are going to love Chaos Storm!<br />
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I also wanted to note that Shadowland, which now boasts 72 reviews on Amazon US with a 4.3 star average is a FREE kindle download on Amazon 11th- 13th June, if you haven't yet snagged a copy, this is your chance! Please leave me a review!!! <a href="http://amzn.to/xrUOm5">http://amzn.to/xrUOm5</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03889292831860354071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922027795476157672.post-48282540492728431392013-01-12T00:04:00.000-08:002013-10-11T13:03:23.124-07:00The Times/Chicken House longlist - The Flight of the Griffin by C.M Gray<a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/books/childrensbooks/article3653704.ece" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDW3hnAmCLsdG_2kyP5ULhcbxmszL3XeJwsNlwZBGRuArrbF_TnZpG5giUvKXhY9y4wkH2DFtVFOMT3P3V0JSvlut5WteFuPMT1BbAM-KKAREOXFbV7KxusEUXk5I4j7haNOnPIrO76M/s200/news_65.jpg" width="200" /></a>I am so excited today for The Flight of the Griffin to be included as one of the 21 'longlisted' books in The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. It is a great honour and I'm just buzzing!<br />
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<strong>THE LONGLIST:</strong><br />
<strong>ALL THE SKY</strong><br />
S.A. West<br />
London<br />
<strong>BORN LOSERS</strong><br />
Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison<br />
London<br />
<strong>ELLIE AND THE GHOSTS</strong><br />
Elaine Murphy<br />
Northumberland<br />
<strong>FINDING ALICE</strong><br />
Rosemary Appleyard<br />
East Sussex<br />
<strong>FRAMED</strong><br />
Joy McCullough-Carranza<br />
Washington, USA<br />
<strong>LIKE A BROTHER</strong><br />
Wendy E Constance<br />
Clacton-on-Sea<br />
<strong>MOLLY</strong><br />
Katharine Leat<br />
Norfolk<br />
<strong>MOON BOY</strong><br />
D.M. Macphail<br />
Perthshire<br />
<strong>MR UNUSUALLY'S CIRCUS OF DREAMS</strong><br />
Sharda Dean<br />
Hertfordshire<br />
<strong>PROMISE NOT TO TELL</strong><br />
Rita Piper<br />
Nottinghamshire<br />
<strong>THE BOY WITH THE GOLDEN BALLS</strong><br />
Michael Byrne<br />
Winchester<br />
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<strong>THE HAIRY HAND</strong><br />
Robin Bennett<br />
Henley-on-Thames<br />
<strong>THE PRINCESS AND THE PEACH</strong><br />
Benedict Brown<br />
Surrey<br />
<strong>THE SELKIES OF SCORESBY NAB</strong><br />
K.M. Lockwood<br />
Sussex<br />
<strong>THE SLEEPING BEAUTY HOUSE</strong><br />
Nicki Thornton<br />
Abingdon<br />
<strong>THE WITCH OF EDAINE</strong><br />
Hilly Barmby<br />
Brighton<br />
<strong>THROUGH MORTAL EYES</strong><br />
Sally Poyton<br />
Oxfordshire<br />
<strong>VINCENT</strong><br />
Phillip Rudall<br />
Swansea<br />
<strong>WE STOLE OUR BROTHER</strong><br />
Fiona Motherwell<br />
London<br />
<strong>ZACH IN THE MAKING</strong><br />
Kelly McCaughrain<br />
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