Just got back from Old Chicago. Earned my Halloween tee-shirt, which has a cool pumpkin faced graphic on it. It also means I’ve had a few beers as I write this.
I got Lisa Burton Radio assembled for the week. I have another one to work on for next week, and that’s about it. When I asked for volunteers for some free promo, I got an overwhelming response. I sent everyone a questionnaire, but some of them never came back. I have no intention of doing followup on them. They have a skin in this game too. LBR gets a lot of reblogs, social media shares, and click throughs on the purchase links. While I have no idea whether the consumer goes on to purchase the book, I think LBR is a win, and a great promo opportunity.
Because of this, Lisa is about ready for more volunteers. I’m not going to hit this too hard yet, because I want my regulars to get first shot at the opportunity. Becoming one of my regular readers ought to be good for something.
I save emails. I doubt if anyone else has this problem, but I don’t delete some that might require interaction later on. I have a whole string of folks I sent a questionnaire to dating back to late June. If they never responded, I’m going to delete them. This means you may have a promotional opportunity here. The timing is perfect for any Christmas stories you might want to push.
I also assembled the final Macabre Macaroni for 2017. I hope you guys enjoyed these. I like writing them, and they seem pretty popular this year. The final one involves a species called Little Brown Bat. I wrote the story as if that were his name, but it’s actually a species.
Part of my research involved verifying something I already knew. Bats in flight use their tails to scoop the insects into their mouths. This was first discovered in a lab, using strobe lights and still photography. I saw the video years ago, and it’s amazing. I could not find that video, but this one shows one bat using the technique to capture a moth in flight.
Oh yeah, I do research even on my micro-fiction. Hope everyone enjoys the final one this year. It posts on Tuesday.
I still need to write something for Chris Graham in November, and have zero ideas. I may write it about the pet character in fiction. I write a lot of animals, and find they can serve a useful purpose. Maybe I’ll take a stab at a first draft tomorrow. Too much beer tonight, and the World Series is on. Maybe later, my son and I can play video games.
They’re saying horror was pronounced dead last year, but it made a comeback this year. I’m still waiting on a beta. My reader has been busy this year though and I knew it would take a while with her own books, so I understand. I would think a lot of people would jump at the opportunity for free prom with Lisa though. Enjoy the World Series.
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I’m still waiting on a beta myself. It’s best to be patient with them. I know how busy I get, so I understand. They’ve said horror is dead for years. Some of it still sneaks through though. I still have your Dear Lisa call in on my email list.
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Good to hear! I’ll let you know as soon as I’m ready!
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Good luck on the volunteers for LBR.
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Not enough is written about pet characters. They’re so common, but tend to get forgotten in info posts. Looking forward to the last story.
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I may have to write it. Nothing else is coming to mind right now.
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Been there. Sometimes new ideas are simply waiting for the one to get used up.
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Thank you.
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Life is getting in the way and slowing me down at the moment, so might need to take a deep breath and try something new, just to spite it!
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That could be fun. Let us know how it goes. Thanks for sharing my post.
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Congratulations on winning your Halloween shirt.
I shared this post in hopes you’ll get some people volunteer.
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Reminds me, after I call my folks I need to work on one to follow yours.
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