tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76159234591135704782024-02-20T02:09:36.182-06:00Call Sign: Wrecking Crew On The RunSharing our journey with like-mind individuals (Mostly authors).Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-60678525981902450992016-01-03T19:00:00.000-06:002016-01-03T19:00:02.699-06:00Crossover - #BookReview of #HistoricalFiction Novel by David Coles & Jack Everett<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I didn't want anyone to miss this book review that I </span><a href="http://cswcllc.weebly.com/blog/bookreview-of-the-last-free-men-an-eagle-fallen-by-david-coles-jack-everett"><span style="color: red;">posted on the new site</span></a><span style="color: blue;">.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lynn Hallbrooks</b></span>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-42111932128715922202016-01-02T16:09:00.000-06:002016-01-02T16:09:45.650-06:00Season for Change<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">It seems with the new year comes new changes. The same can be said on my side of the screen. After much thought, I have created a new website which I hope you will visit:</span></b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://cswcllc.weebly.com/" style="color: red;">http://cswcllc.weebly.com/</a><span style="color: blue;"> I also hope while you are their you can check out the new </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://cswcllc.weebly.com/blog"><span style="color: red;">blog site</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">where I hope to continue this journey. </span></b><br />
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-46074926793780855092015-12-27T16:17:00.001-06:002015-12-27T16:17:16.408-06:00#BookReview of The Tide Breakwater by @Tony_Melchiorri<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday weekend. We have
had a very white Christmas here. Speaking of which, one of my favorite holiday
movies is</span> <i><span style="color: blue;">White Christmas</span>.</i> <span style="color: blue;">One of my favorite songs from it is <i>Count your Blessings</i>. I do count my
blessings. I’m sure each of us has a few blessings to count. There is the
beauty of nature, family and/or friends. I count all of those too. Another
blessing I have is that I get to meet authors through reading. I became
acquainted with Anthony J. Melchiorri because of his book, </span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L00LWBU/"><span style="color: red;">Enhancement</span></a></i><span style="color: blue;">, which I discovered via</span> <a href="http://readingdeals.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">Reading Deals Review Club</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. I loved his
writing style so much that whenever I get a chance I download one of his books.
When I saw </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tide-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0141B48W4/"><i><span style="color: red;">The Tide</span></i> </a><span style="color: blue;">on Reading Deals,
I picked it from the list. Even though Post-apocalyptic is not one of my
favorite genres, I was taken in by the medical and military aspects of the
story. So much so, I really wanted to read the second book. I made my love of
the book known to Mr. Melchiorri and he offered me the opportunity to be an
Advance Reader for</span> <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tide-Breakwater-Book-ebook/dp/B015WVOSD6/"><span style="color: red;">The Tide Breakwater</span></a></i>
<span style="color: blue;">which will be available for pre-order up until 28 December 2015. If you are quick and get it soon, then you'll be among the first to get the download to your device.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The series is linked together by a globally catastrophic
event that pits humankind against one another. Even love cannot prevent the
aggressive changes that occur. The team known as the Hunters discovers what
they believe to be the epicenter of the disaster too late. Now all they can do
is damage control, provide preventive measures, and get as many civilians to a
safe zone as possible. The odds are against them and time is running out. In
the first book they travel to Fort Detrick to seek refuge for civilians and
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Tide Breakwater begins with the group at the base and
before long they have to battle the creatures, the Hunters call Skulls. After
securing the base, the medical scientist put their brain powers together. A
working plan comes together to potentially solve the problem. That is if the
Skulls don’t kill them first.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I love how Mr. Melchiorri not only interwove the different
scenes and viewpoints but also provided enough medical information to make the
story believable. It made me wonder how the world would survive if something
like this were to really happen or as one of the characters said: </span><span style="color: #38761d;">“…Besides,
how many Americans have enough food and water stockpiled to survive for weeks…”
</span><span style="color: blue;">Really good point, I know I don’t but should. So this book made me think not
only about how I would survive but just how blessed I really am.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I hope you will join me in following Anthony J. Melchiorri
on his Social Media sites:</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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helpful holiday hints. First, if you received an Amazon gift card, I hope you will take
advantage of the reduce prices you might see this time of year. Second, share
the spirit of the season by paying something forward. That could mean,
passing along the message about a great book or reviewing one that you loved - especially if it is an independent author. Whatever you do, make sure it is from the goodness of
your heart.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-33908130808627858322015-12-11T11:55:00.000-06:002015-12-11T11:55:12.779-06:00#BookReview of Her Honor by Preston Pairo<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;">A few months back, I was
introduced to the </span><a href="https://kindlescout.amazon.com/"><span style="color: red;">Amazon Kindle Scout</span></a><span style="color: blue;">
program. As a result, I discovered it is a great way to support fellow authors and if the book wins the nomination, you get it for free. If you are an author, it is another way to</span></b></div>
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discovered by readers as well as have the chance at being published by Kindle Press.
It was through this program that I was introduced to Preston Pairo’s book, </span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Her-Honor-Preston-Pairo-ebook/dp/B017FP4MWO/"><span style="color: red;">Her Honor</span></a></i><span style="color: blue;">. I consider this novel to be a mixture of Political Intrigue,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Her-Honor-Preston-Pairo-ebook/dp/B017FP4MWO/"><i><span style="color: red;"><b>Her Honor </b></span></i></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Nicole, mother to three;
law clerk by day and law student by night, is loyal to a fault. Nicole came to
be friends with Theresa Banks, who at one time was a divorce attorney. The
reader follows Nicole as she works her fanny off on Judge Bank’s election
campaign. Unbeknownst to Nicole, an organization is working behind the scenes
to get Theresa elected. This is where the seedier side of politics rears its
ugly head. Nicole is thrust into an emotional quagmire upon Theresa’s untimely
demise. However, there is no time for that because Nicole is now in danger and
must fight back despite unbelievable odds. Will she survive to spend Christmas with her children?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I love how Mr. Pairo
takes the reader through the complex world of law and politics. We see it
through the eyes of various complicated characters. Not only that but we get to
crisscross Maryland as Nicole battles her foes.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">“I should be a hero. There’s no basis in
the United States Constitution for federal income tax.”</span><span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">While I may not agree
with the character’s actions, I do agree with the reasoning. Between my
research for </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Call-Sign-Wrecking-Storm-Warning-ebook/dp/B004INHK2G/"><span style="color: red;"><i>Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)</i></span></a> <span style="color: blue;">and listening to Constitutional Educator, </span><a href="http://krisannehall.com/"><span style="color: red;">Kris Anne Hall</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, I know this is a valid statement. However, until someone, not
unlike Nicole, steps up and challenges the many unconstitutional laws on the
books, things will remain as they currently are.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Coming down off my soapbox
and back to the blog, I hope you will not only take time to read </span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Her-Honor-Preston-Pairo-ebook/dp/B017FP4MWO/"><span style="color: red;">Her Honor</span></a></i><span style="color: blue;"> but
also visit </span><a href="https://kindlescout.amazon.com/"><span style="color: red;">Amazon Kindle Scout</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and discover other previously unknown authors.</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-77012235392560257362015-11-16T00:30:00.000-06:002015-11-16T00:30:01.534-06:00One Stop for #Authors #Books and #Marketing <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">In April 2014, I mentioned the creative aspects behind the cover art for our novella, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Call-Sign-Wrecking-Slice-ebook/dp/B00JOZDW98/"><span style="color: red;">Genesis: Call Sign: Wrecking Crew Slice of Life</span></a><span style="color: blue;">.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-68950917735653016682015-10-28T22:56:00.003-05:002015-10-28T22:56:59.617-05:00‘Treasures of the Fourth Reich’ by Patrick Parker<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">In my humble opinion art
is</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subjective"><span style="color: red;">subjective</span></a> <span style="color: blue;">and based on an individual’s personal taste and life journey. I enjoy looking
at art and know what I like when I see it. The same can be said for books. Some
books that I love others pick apart based on typos or believability. I’d rather
see how the book makes me feel, if it guides me on a journey, can I relate to
the characters on some level, and can I take something away from the story that
maybe I never have thought of or knew before.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">While reading the first
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Parker’s book was somehow
responsible for the movie </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monuments_Men"><span style="color: red;">The Monuments Men</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> as the</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Fourth-Reich-Novel-Suspense-ebook/dp/B00AVJKS9S"><span style="color: red;">Treasures of the Fourth Reich</span></a> <span style="color: blue;">shows a copyright date of 2005. After doing some research online I discovered
that the movie was based loosely on </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monuments-Men-Thieves-Greatest-Treasure-ebook/dp/B002LHRLNE/"><span style="color: red;">Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">by</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_M._Edsel"><span style="color: red;">Robert M. Edsel</span></a> <span style="color: blue;">with contributions by Bret Witter. It was published by Center Street on September
3, 2009 and sold through Hachette Book Group per Amazon Kindle’s site. However,
as I read further in the foreword, I discovered the story had many more pieces
than just The Monuments Men.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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backstory. Mr. Parker shows how chaotic the end of World War II became. One
soldier used craftiness to pull off a daring deed. While we, the reader, know
his plan, we aren’t sure if he pulls it off.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Dix and Maria Connor, who live in Italy in May 1993. As their story unfolds,
the reader discovers their backgrounds but more importantly their love for one
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enmeshed in events that put them in harm’s way. As a reader I became concerned
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history is interwoven throughout the story. The reader learns about the First
and Second Reich as well as some of the sentiments surrounding the fall of the
Berlin wall. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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emotionally involved with the main characters, got swept along on their
journey, and learned a few new things. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I want to thank</span>
<a href="http://www.masqueradecrew.com/p/the-masquerade-mob.html"><span style="color: red;">Masquerade Crew’s Masquerade Mob</span></a> <span style="color: blue;">and Mr. Parker for sharing this excellent book. </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">If you’d like to learn
more about Patrick Parker or follow him on Social Media see below. While you’re
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-64899658956051388972015-07-01T02:30:00.000-05:002015-07-01T02:30:01.608-05:00Red, White, and Blue<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As you may have noticed the underlying color scheme of our books and websites are Red, White, and Blue. That stems from our patriotic nature. David McKoy and I are participants in and have defended the American Dream. Upon entering the military, we swore to protect the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As I grew older and wiser, I discovered how little I knew back then. In more recent years, it has become obvious how little the people who are supposed to uphold the Constitution really know about it. Maybe they do know but choose to ignore it. Like our fictional character Howard E. Lyons, they desire to alert it to their will. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Granted there are those who do stand up for the liberty and freedom of all Americans. They fight against the tyranny. Because of a friend introducing me to </span><a href="http://krisannehall.com/educator-and-speaker/"><span style="color: red;">Kris Anne Hall</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, I learned that our Founding Fathers used words like 'shall not be...' to make it clear what their intentions were with this document. The Bill of Rights was not an afterthought but a way of making it clear for all to see what our Rights as American citizens were and ever shall be. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">The 4th of July is about another document, the </span><a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html"><span style="color: red;">Declaration of Independence</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. This was sent to King George, stating again what our grievances were. It also stated that despite peaceful attempts to redress these grievances, they were ignored by the king. The king did not follow the mandates laid out before him. There were documents such as the </span><a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/"><span style="color: red;">Magna Carta</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> that had been disregarded. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">In our books, we show how out of control the government can get. Enter in our patriotic group of former military special forces who went on to join the CIA as Special Operatives. On one of their missions, originally sanctioned by the CIA, things go wrong. Next thing they know they have been disavowed. They fight to get home. When they finally make it back- the presidency had been usurped. Life as they knew changed forever. All this and more happen in book 1 - </span><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Book 2 - </span><a href="http://cswcwingsofeagles.homestead.com/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles)</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> finds them in their new roles fighting to preserve their city against attack. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Novella - </span><a href="http://lynnhallbrooks.homestead.com/page04.html"><span style="color: red;">Genesis: Call Sign: Wrecking Crew Slice of Life</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> shows more of their personal lives and how they all came together. The ending of it works its way into our u</span></b></span><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pcoming book - Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Scimitar Brotherhood). - Since our novella is exclusive to Amazon KDP select program, you never know when it might be available at a reduced price. <wink></span></span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">For our fellow Americans, Happy Independence Day week. For our global friends and neighbors, have a great one!</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Lynn Hallbrooks</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We all make choices every day. Most are relatively simple, what we want to wear for the day or what we want to eat. Others are much tougher.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/If-Only-Norma-Budden-ebook/dp/B00S4GV7OU"><span style="color: red;">If Only</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> by </span><a href="http://www.normasbooks.com/"><span style="color: red;">Norma Budden</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, is a </span></b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Christian Paranormal Suspense book. The heart of which is</b><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> choices. </b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Many are the ones made by Demi. When she was much younger she made a decision without consulting anyone. Now as</b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> an adult, she comes face-to-face with the consequences of her actions. She is desperate to put right what she now realizes was a wrong. She discovers she needs help.</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>After trying to avoid the inevitable, she turns to the one person who would share her goal, David. When she explains the situation, he realizes that he also has a vested interest in setting things right. This seemingly simple act sets a series of events into motion which change their lives and puts their loved ones in danger.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I love this story. Maybe because I can relate to the big decision that Demi had to make. I've made a few tough, life changing decisions in my lifetime. If I'd have to guess, many people have done this as well. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I was drawn into the drama that surrounds the main characters. I kept wondering will things work out. I won't tell you what happens. I will tell you that if you don't have an aversion to tragedy and want to know if they set the wrong - right then I highly recommend investing yourself in this story.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>By the time you read this post, the book will have been out for almost two weeks. Just the same, I was provided an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">This post is part of the </span><a href="http://www.normasbooks.com/blog-tour.html"><span style="color: red;">blog tour for If Only by Norma Budden</span></a><span style="color: blue;">.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">"Bestsellers" to Ms. Budden, her books, and this tour.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Lynn Hallbrooks</span></b></span><br />
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-42999217964824250262015-02-10T17:44:00.000-06:002015-02-10T17:44:05.494-06:00On Love and CSWC series<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Often times people associate love with romance. That can be true. There is also love of God, country, family, and friends to name a few. Inside <a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)</a> you will find all of the above. </b></span><div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Team Wrecking Crew has a spiritual leader, Deano. He is more than that though, he is out there fighting alongside everyone. Many times before they go into battle, he will pray for their safety. So even though the team may not walk in Jesus' shoes, they have faith that He is on their side.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This team is more than co-workers, they are more than friends, they are brothers and sisters in arms. This family is like any other, they have their disagreements. I warn you though, if you mess with one, the others will find a place beside them. Each taking their turn kicking your rear.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As their adventures continue into <a href="http://cswcwingsofeagles.homestead.com/">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles)</a> and <a href="http://lynnhallbrooks.homestead.com/page04.html">Genesis: Call Sign: Wrecking Crew Slice of Life</a>, you learn even more about their love for one another, God, and their country. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to read this series, get to know these characters, and enjoy learning more about them in our upcoming novel. </span><span style="color: blue;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Scimitar Brotherhood)</span><span style="color: red;"> will pick up after the ending of Genesis. It promises to show the reader even more about the life and times of team Wrecking Crew. Will they continue to kick butt for God and Country? Stay tuned to find out.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">The book tour will be going on in other places as well. If you can't afford to travel to any of them but want to help a veteran out then you can always visit </span><a href="http://www.masqueradetours.com/2014/05/new-love-honor-hope-by-various-authors.html"><span style="color: red;">Masquerade Tours</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. They are promoting a new box set called Love, Honor, & Hope with The United States War Veterans' PTSD Foundation as the beneficiary. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Just so you know, David and I are not among the authors whose work will be presented. We just think these are great causes and want others to know about it. So please feel free to share this post with any and all you think might be interested in helping and/or attending. </span></b></span><br />
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<br />Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-15391588500252324812014-05-05T13:24:00.000-05:002014-05-05T13:24:38.864-05:00Close Call and Booktastik Are Going Concerns <span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My friend, Dionne Lister, brought up many valid points regarding</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Speaking of which, there is a place that Dionne introduced me to called </span><a href="http://booktastik.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Booktastik</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. It is a beautiful site where if you want, you can become part of their mailing list (via email). When you do, you'll be able to let them know what kinds of books you'd like to see. Once you're on their list then you will learn what each day's Booktastik's Book Deal is. Remember we are talking about a computer system so I won't guarantee you will see only the genres you picked but you never know... you might find something you didn't know you wanted. If you find a book you'd like to get then all you have to do is click the link for your eBook reader type, i.e. Amazon Kindle, then you can 'purchase' it. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">So why not check out </span><span style="color: blue;">Booktastik</span><span style="color: magenta;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">via </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Booktastik"><span style="color: magenta;">twitter</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/104816042620954999275/about"><span style="color: magenta;">Google+</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/booktastik/"><span style="color: magenta;">Pinterest</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, and/or </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/booktastik"><span style="color: magenta;">Facebook</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and help spread the love of books with others.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">We will venture down the #freebooks and #reducedbooks paths with </span><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JOZDW98"><span style="color: magenta;">Genesis</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">when we do, we plan on utilizing Booktastik's services. If you're an author, I hope you will consider it too.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We hope you've enjoyed post number 100 and look forward to seeing you during the next hundred. Why not bring a friend or two along. We hope y'all never miss a post when you follow us via email (see link upper right). Have a great one!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lynn Hallbrooks</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>David McKoy</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">As most of you know our books are military based and our first publisher was River Road Press. You may even recall that </span><a href="http://www.joycefaulkner.com/about_me/default.html"><span style="color: red;">Joyce Faulkner</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and </span><a href="http://patmcgrathavery.webs.com/aboutus.htm"><span style="color: red;">Pat McGrath-Avery</span></a><a href="http://patmcgrathavery.webs.com/aboutus.htm" style="color: blue;"> </a><span style="color: blue;">of River Road Press are highly affiliated with </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.mwsadispatches.com/"><span style="color: red;">Military Writers' Society of America</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">aka MWSA. As a member of MWSA, I met </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Farmer/e/B0057OT3YI/"><span style="color: red;">Ken Farmer</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, co-author of the </span><a href="http://www.blackeagleforce.com/"><span style="color: red;">Black Eagle Force</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> series. Ken is also seen on Facebook quite often, where he was kind enough to invite me to be a part of his Writers' Roundup group. One day, I noticed there was an announcement saying last two tables for a book signing event. I signed us up and as you can see we are on the list of authors and celebrities scheduled to attend </span><a href="http://timbercreekpress.net/writers-roundup.html"><span style="color: red;">Writers' Roundup 2014</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">It is because of this that we have been super busy the last few months. In case you've missed the last two posts, we've arranged for a new cover for </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://callsignwreckingcrew.blogspot.com/2014/04/realization-of-dream.html"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew Storm Warning</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">and created a </span><a href="http://callsignwreckingcrew.blogspot.com/2014/04/project-revealed.html"><span style="color: red;">novella</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. We will have three bodies of work available for sale and autographing. The bonus is David is making every effort to be there. So if you live in or around the Texoma area, stop by First State Bank Conference Center 837 E. California Street in Gainesville, Texas. The event is scheduled for 10 May 2014 between 0900 to 1700 hours (that's 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and you will be able to meet us in person. I'll be the one in a royal blue top and blond hair. Make sure to bring cash and comfortable shoes, it looks like there will be a lot of walking and waiting involved. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">We look forward to seeing you there, in the meantime have a great one.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></span>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-79277606303754925642014-04-16T00:26:00.000-05:002014-04-16T00:26:20.498-05:00Project Revealed<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've been saying for months that we've been working on a special project. Today, I am able to reveal it. First, I have to thank my friend, Mark Wilcox, for inspiring it. Originally, it was to be a Short Story to entice readers. However, as with everything that David and I start, it grew bigger and became a novella.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://callsignwreckingcrew.blogspot.com/2014/04/realization-of-dream.html"><span style="color: red;">Yesterday</span></a><span style="color: blue;">,</span> <span style="color: blue;">I mentioned that we had a contract for a graphic artist to do book one, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004INHK2G"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. Since Grindhouse Media took on that challenge, the decision was made to have the graphic artist do this project. Ms. Ellie Bockert Augsburger, owner of </span><a href="http://www.creativedigitalstudios.com/"><span style="color: red;">Creative Digital Studios</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, did a most excellent job. I feel compelled to mention that she had great ideas for Storm Warning. When asked to switch, she did so with ease, for this and many other reasons, I highly recommend her. In addition to cover art, she does graphic designs for businesses. She did a silhouette of an eagle similar to the one on </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Call-Sign-Wrecking-Eagles-ebook/dp/B00FH94MPS/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles)</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> for our business logo. </span></b></span><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of our early thoughts for the book cover was to incorporate all the Special Forces' emblems. Ellie asked if Wrecking Crew had one, I asked David and he said why yes they do and it just so happens to match the one for our logo. Knowing this, you'll understand the centerpiece of the cover art.</b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The title of the novella is:</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The reader comes into the Operations Center and is treated to the evening's festivities. As with any family gathering, someone says something that irritates another. Eventually the group goes down memory lane and the reader learns more about how the Wrecking Crew was formed as well as glimpses into their personal lives. </b></span><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have I piqued your interest? If so, you can find the eBook exclusively on Amazon Kindle. Print book is due out hopefully later this week. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I also want to mention that I was inspired by Chris Almeida and Cecilia Aubrey's Bytes of Life series. It is my dream that we come up with more Slice of Life stories to share with our readers. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>By the way, remember I mentioned an upcoming book signing? I'll fill you in more on that as I firm up the details. I can tell you this much, all three books will be available to be personally autographed and purchased. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-31633888140061375172014-04-15T19:59:00.000-05:002014-04-15T19:59:51.852-05:00Realization of a Dream<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Have you ever felt like you needed something but weren't quite sure what it was. You go on with your day but it keeps working at you from the back of your brain. Gradually it works its way to the surface, then you go, "Aha! That's what it was I wanted". That's how it was with me and the book cover for Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning). Dick Black (someone I know and love) and I tried to put something together on Adobe Illustrator. The result was our first cover art.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The latter part of 2013, the niggling feeling that I'd been having final came forward. </b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cover art for the print book was not working for us, it was working against us.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started talking to David about this. I knew we didn't really have the money but the adage, 'it takes money to make money' came out of my mouth. I know David works really hard to support our business, he always has, so I didn't really push the idea full force. </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Around Christmas time, David gets a book that changed his life, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Declare-Promises-Speak-Over-Your/dp/145552932X"><span style="color: red;">I Declare... by Joel Osteen</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. One day, reading that book, he got a God Vision. In it, he was told that our book would get in to a prominent person's hands. About that same time, I saw a message from a moderator on Goodreads for an up and coming graphic artist. I got some cost estimates from her and told David. He said go ahead and get the contract started. While we were waiting for our corporate lawyer to review the contracts, I see an opportunity for a book signing nearby. The catch was there were only two tables left. I inquired and sure enough there was a table left so I grabbed it. When I told David what I had done, he wasn't mad, he was actually happy, that's when he told me about his vision.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Meantime, we are still waiting on corporate lawyer, who was really busy. David's friend heard about our dilemma and offered a solution. He read the contract for us, then he asked what we envisioned for it. We told him. He knew a guy who was able to put our vision or as I call it our dream into reality. The result being our latest book cover by Grindhouse Media.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As usual, there are technical glitches which we hope to have resolved soon but I thought I'd share our new cover art with you, today. Tomorrow, I'll share the other part of this dream.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Until then, have a great one!</b></span></div>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-5815183723124377112014-01-17T00:30:00.000-06:002014-01-17T00:30:03.911-06:00Helping Debut Author help Aspiring Authors<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none !important;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Deena Rae Schoenfeldt has been a friend to authors for many years. She has helped many an author format their eBooks with her own brand of magic. In her debut book, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HLUOTKE/"><span style="color: red;">Navigating the World of E-Book Publishing</span></a><span style="color: blue;">, she tells about her beginnings and the things she has learned along the way. </span></b></span><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please don't skip the introduction - that's where you'll get to know a little about her and how she came to write this book. As an added bonus you'll get to see some of her magic in action. </b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-decoration: none !important;"><b>Here's more about Deena in her own words. </b></span><br />
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E-BookBuilders is my online alias. I was born and raised in Texas — home of bluebonnets, boots, beef and big hair — into a family that was in the printing and publishing industries. My father was a computer programmer for major newspapers when the equipment took up whole rooms and my mother has been a publisher for almost 30 years — trying, unsuccessfully, to bring me into the family business. I have been told I am a second-generation genetically perfected super-nerd.</div>
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<a href="http://tracyjamesjones.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/digitaldiva.jpg" style="color: #2585b2;" target="_blank"><img alt="digitaldiva" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEirtshItIONmEXDAvVpfp0GLDpWrgV-3XKS11lyJcYUnf9PHQZvIMuHVLwmkzLTvLd5YrEWJhaiFvXYe3aHNmVI6Mhabi4jr26N_2ljb0rOZy_gBSsFS31L7_PHfWsOyv0TU49qcx1Sj_H42XVULyGLmUWmY3VfUafKYX2xRTtBfmsOK2mke3Ha=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-right: 1em; max-width: 100%; padding: 4px;" /></a>I was happily living my life, having three genetically perfected super-nerds myself, but then through a series of events (unfortunate and fortunate), I officially joined The Book Connection — my mother’s publishing and packaging company — as the Digital Director, to create the e-publishing division in 2011. My computer skills, willingness to help authors, love of literature, no-nonsense attitude and quick wit has helped shepherd many authors through the maze of digital publishing.<br />Through my work with E-BookBuilders, I have been able to meet authors and writers from all over the world and in every genre imaginable. My wit, obscure sense of humor, awareness of the absurd, and a love of literature all which led to the creation of Bluebonnets, Bagpipes and Books, the NSFW publishing discussion podcast I produce and host with Janet Wrenn and Peter Burnett. My no-nonsense attitude makes for some hilarious discussions and plenty of “Oh my God, did she really just say that?” moments. Sometimes it is as if there is no filter between my brain and mouth. But if I like you I try to be nice – sometimes. I also have a safe-for-everyone author interview show, B3‘s Bookworm. You can find me most hours of everyday attached to my computer either researching, tweeting on the 6 accounts I maintain, posting on my different Facebook timelines and pages, coding e-books for my fabulous friends/clients or with my nose buried in my Kindle reading.</div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the way, I was privy to a version of this book prior to it being finalized. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all came together. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are wondering what happened to that podcast with Deena Rae in December, well let's just say we are going to try for third time's the charm. </span></b></div>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-17248037843407048442014-01-06T11:26:00.002-06:002014-01-06T11:29:02.127-06:00Connections and Timing<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">The other night, I got on to Facebook to share a limited time offer with a friend. That moment I took to help one friend gave me an opportunity to help and support other author friends, including Josh Cook. For those that don't know, Josh helps run the </span><a href="http://www.freebookdude.com/"><span style="color: red;">Free Book Dude website</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. This site sponsors many </span><a href="http://www.freebookdude.com/p/giveaways-and-contests.html"><span style="color: red;">GiveAways and this month</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> our books are among them. It is simple to enter to win book packages, just log into Facebook and follow Josh's gameplan: </span></b></span>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-61524503216038485682013-12-29T18:25:00.000-06:002013-12-29T18:25:27.497-06:00Latest Lessons I've learned<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>First lesson be sure to mention your co-author at every opportunity especially when doing your social media profiles. They tend to get quite testy. It doesn't matter that the blasted thing wouldn't let me say I'm a co-author or co-owner in the drop down menu. Hey, I was still learning the ropes when I did LinkedIn... it never registered that they changed and that the profiles could be edited. Kind of busy doing other things here. Issue now resolved. David hasn't learned much about computers but he is learning how to work his phone. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For those that don't know, David and computers do not get along. He feels they are only good for target practice - C4 on them can't hurt either. On the other hand his spouse has a computer. Now the plan when I was down in Houston doing the book signing, was for me to borrow his wife's computer... no joy. The Internet stopped working - or maybe it was Mr. Murphy doing his best to get in the way. It slowed me down but did not stop me. A FedEx </b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Kinko's store was not far away and that's how I accessed the Internet but really quickly -they are pretty proud of their per minute usage rates. Office Depot was a big help with the stand-up poster for the book signing too. The real kick to the rear-end was trying to do a Podcast with Deena Rae. We had it set-up for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving via Talk Shoe since I wasn't sure about doing Skype on someone else's computer... not that I actually had access to Skype there as it turns out. We dialed the number - input the required information. No Deena for over a half hour. Turns out Talk Shoe failed to tell her we were even there. </b></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">So we rescheduled the Podcast for 18 December 2013. I got Skype on my computer. I found a microphone. The plan was to put David on speakerphone. "Best laid plans of Mice and Men..." - Deena couldn't hear him at all. I could barely hear him. So I did my best to relay questions. The problem is/was I'm not Deb nor am I, Larry (Call Sign Wrecking Crew characters). I had my hands full with hearing Deena's questions and answering them. My tongue kept getting twisted. To top it off, my speakers were making everything tinny and she was getting reverberation on her end. Deena assures me that she will work on the sound side of things. The podcast will be posted on </span><a href="http://b3sbookworm.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: red;">Bluebonnets, Bagpipes & Books </span></a><span style="color: blue;"> in the near future, so be looking out for it or you can just 'follow' via email. Deena has also been working on a book for aspiring authors, so be watching for my future posts on that as well. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As many of you know, we published book 2, Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles) in late September. We sold some books at our book signings. Some were given as gifts. All were autographed... so imagine my surprise when I discovered our books being sold as used on Amazon. I couldn't and still can't see anyone who purchased books directly from us selling them used. Only one online print book purchase was registering. I knew who purchased that one. So I queried Amazon. They basically referred me back to Create Space who assured me that no pirating was going on. After talking to members of my inner circle it was decided that this might just be a marketing ploy. They act like an outlet mall. Apparently some people don't pay attention to the retail price... they just presume if it is used it is marked at a lower price. Buyer beware on that. I've also been assured that books sold through any of the Amazon Marketplace vendors should result in royalties for us. I certainly hope so because they just don't know how the "Wrecking Crew" rolls. The results are not pretty. </b></span><br />
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-77527187874078642362013-11-07T15:40:00.002-06:002013-11-07T19:12:58.736-06:00Veterans Day Weekend<div class="MsoNormal">
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-84898302826913441632013-10-24T17:43:00.005-05:002013-10-24T18:10:59.625-05:00My First Book Signing <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">My first book signing was an awesome experience because of the people that were with me at the </span><a href="http://callsignwreckingcrew.blogspot.com/2013/10/indie-vengeance-day.html"><span style="color: red;">Indie-Vengeance Day event</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and the people I met. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The day started with a group of us gathering at IHOP. I met people face to face whom I had been chatting online with via Facebook and/or twitter for the past couple years. Yes folks, there are real people behind those avatars and they do eat. By the time everyone arrived we were stretched from the far wall to the door to the back room. After our hearty breakfast and paying our bills we got in our vehicles and headed to Half-Priced Books up the road and over a piece. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">That store is about a city block wide and half again deep. I kid you not. I had 4 boxes of books plus other things I thought I would need. I carried in one box and saw some of the other authors using shopping carts. <i>Oh yeah, why didn't I think of that</i>. I get in the room and my good friend Tracy James Jones already had our table staked out. Up on stage like the Divas we'd like to be. Just kidding - honestly it is the first place she saw to put the books but it worked well. </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I could look over the group and see their smiling faces. I</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> also helped direct traffic when I wasn't busy signing something.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">We had lots of folks milling around. Some would come in just to see what the heck was going on. Others were looking for a particular genre, I had the honor of pointing them in the right direction. Some came to cheer us on - thanks family and friends. Some picked our brains like Jackie Smith, debut author. Somewhere in the middle I benefited from the collective knowledge of an established author who was like the Lone Ranger - he helped out but I didn't know who he was under that mask. Seriously, Tracy and Charity knew him and that was good enough for me. </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">After the crowd thinned out we had time to take some pictures with each other. While we're on that subject, I'd like to say a Texas sized thanks to my fellow authors for allowing me to share their pictures with you. Maybe some day my camera will decide to let go of the pictures it is holding captive. Unfortunately, with so many authors, only so many cameras, and so little time, I didn't get to talk to or get pictures with everyone. That's okay, I have my memories aided by their shared pictures. This was a day that will live forever in my heart along with my new author family.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">While I plan on doing more book signings, I doubt there will ever be one that tops this one. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Thanks again Amber and Scott for allowing me to join in with y'all. Huge thanks to Half Priced Books for providing the portal to knowledge and fun.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></b>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-88784423214528639682013-10-17T14:15:00.000-05:002013-10-17T14:48:31.567-05:00My Two Cents Worth<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My plan for today was to check email then do some reviews. I know I'm backlogged on those and I apologize to those awaiting mine. Your further patience is requested while I get this overwhelming thought out of my head. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Many of you know that the Call Sign: Wrecking Crew series is political and military. Those are </span><a href="http://davidmckoy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">David McKoy's</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> areas of expertise and as a rule I don't talk much about politics. Mostly because I don't know enough about the subject. I do know about the effects it has had on me and people that I interact with. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">In the email this morning was an </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/10/09/shutdown-could-halt-va-checks-by-november.html?ESRC=navy.nl"><span style="color: red;">article sent out by military.com</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">that talks about veterans et al that won't be receiving their benefit checks come November 1, 2013. You say well I'm not a veteran or survivor how does that affect me? Simple, veterans et al are consumers and bill payers. For some the VA check is their only source of income. For me, it is the only source of income save for what is earned through book sales... which actually goes into the </span><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/"><span style="color: red;">company</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. From my direct deposit account, I also get money direct debited for life insurance. Now I won't be able to pay them. If enough people can't pay their bills then those companies won't be able to pay their debts...including their employees. Those employees can't pay their bills then how in the world is anyone going to have money for luxuries like books. I know some feel that books are a necessity but not everyone does. </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">If this cycle keeps going then we will have NO economy and NO government to bail us out or pay us benefits. Then what? </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">So authors and publishers, if your sales have dropped or are non-existent this might be your answer. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">What can we do? Other than let our Representatives in Washington know how we feel and if they don't listen get rid of them...not much. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">That's my two cents worth. I'm getting off my soap box. By the way, I have contacted my Representative and given him my two cents worth. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Have a great one!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Lynn Hallbrooks</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">co-owner of </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/">Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Update: After I finished and posted this, I noticed that the gridlock is temporarily resolved. However, the basic premise I outlined above is still true and possible. Thanks for taking the time to read this. </b></span>Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-26341113628357284802013-10-05T19:05:00.001-05:002013-10-05T19:05:47.748-05:00Indie Vengeance Day <div style="border-bottom: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 4.0pt 0in;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I will be sharing the stage with my fellow authors. Some well known to me and others I hope to get to know over time. Together we will be signing our books for those individuals who are willing to come to </span><a href="http://www.hpb.com/001.html"><span style="color: red;">Half Price Books Flagship store in Dallas, Texas</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. I look forward to this event with high hopes of meeting readers as well as my fellow authors from across the globe. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">Ciara Ballintyne</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">(Sydney, Australia) - <i>“Confronting the Demon</i>” (fantasy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(Sydney, Australia) - <i>“The Circle of Talia Series”</i> (fantasy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(Houston, Texas) - <i>“Dirt Road Dreams”</i> (poetry)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(Cairns, Australia) – <i>“Simply Breathtaking Series” </i>(erotica)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Miles To Sanity”</i></span><i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"> </span></i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">(poetry)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">Charity Parkerson</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"> (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) – <i>“The
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<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">James
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(</span>Denison,<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"> Texas) – <i>“Without A Conscious”</i> (thriller/mystery) "<i>The Wall Outside"</i> (Fantasy)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Justin
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"> (<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Anacortes, Washington) – <i>“Sandcastles & Other Stories” </i>(collection)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(Stockton, California) –<b> </b><i>“The
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">Scott Morgan</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"> (Dallas, Texas) – <i>“Character Development from the Inside Out</i>”
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<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Lynn Hallbrooks</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">(Collinsville, Texas) – <i>“Call Sign: Wrecking Crew” Series</i>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;">Sreya Bremtin</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(Dallas, Texas) - <i>“</i></span><strong><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-weight: normal;">From A Season Of Sleep”</span></i></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">– (poetry)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Tracy James Jones</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">(Waxahachie, Texas) – <i>“Secrets & Lies”</i> (romantic drama)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"> (Bloomingdale, Illinois) - “</span><em><span style="background: #FCFBF4; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Davenport Manor: Family Secrets</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: #FCFBF4; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">” Series (paranormal)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-86206295539917158692013-10-03T13:43:00.000-05:002013-10-03T13:43:41.821-05:00Being An Author Isn't For the Faint-hearted<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Is it me or does everyone expect to be an instant success at this self-publishing independent authoring thing. I've been doing it for the last couple years and I can honestly tell you it is not for the </span><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/faint-hearted"><span style="color: red;">faint-hearted</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. It takes discipline and the courage to keep at it each and every day. There is no baby crying allowed. You don't like how the words fall together then change them. Stop worrying about what others think. If you know in your heart it is the best you can do to capture what your characters are trying to tell you then listen to them. Sure they may try to steer you into a whole new direction... let them. Unless they are like </span><a href="http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-3-chip-wrecked/images/27096005/title/alvin-screencap"><span style="color: red;">Alvin of the Chipmunks</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> then maybe you need to keep a watchful eye and re-direct them from time to time. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm not saying don't let others view your work and make suggestions. I'm saying that if you have a legitimate reason for what you are doing then let it stand. Take the lumps if they come but don't compromise the big picture. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Once you have the book written, proofread, formatted for different versions, and published it, you can't stop there. You have to take it to places where it can be seen. I recently discovered </span><a href="http://www.bublish.com/home"><span style="color: red;">Bublish</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> as a new way for readers and authors to connect. It is definitely different. As usual, I had a bit of trouble... you see they currently only take e-pub files. I figured out a solution to my problem. I remembered I have our book on </span><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52"><span style="color: red;">Smashwords premium</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. So I downloaded our books as an e-pub and then went to the download section of my computer when it was time to attach them. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Don't forget about </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/"><span style="color: red;">Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. Once upon a time, I think the books actually drifted over from Amazon but that wasn't the case with our two latest books. So I had to enter them manually. Most important thing to have here is an ISBN. That's where Smashwords was most helpful. When I published our books there I requested a free ISBN. Simple now when I need to find our ISBN for other things, I go to the ISBN manager from our Dashboard. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I'm still in the process of getting all our books out there to be seen. I also put together a </span><a href="http://cswcwingsofeagles.homestead.com/"><span style="color: red;">website for Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles)</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and one for </span><a href="http://lynnhallbrooks.homestead.com/"><span style="color: red;">myself</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> to feature all of our books, current and future. I even created a new</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CSWCWOE" style="color: blue;"> </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CSWCWOE"><span style="color: red;">Facebook fan page</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. </span></b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will also be at a book signing event with several of my fellow indie authors. So be looking out for the details on that.</b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great one!</b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lynn Hallbrooks</b><br />
<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">co-author to the Call Sign: Wrecking Crew series with David McKoy.</b><br />
<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">co-owner of Call Sign: Wrecking Crew LLC</b><br />
<br />Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-85108897787342135022013-07-19T00:30:00.000-05:002013-07-19T00:30:01.574-05:00Smashwords<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">I don't believe </span><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/"><span style="color: red;">Smashwords</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> is a household name like </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="color: red;">Amazon</span></a> </span><span style="color: blue;">or </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/"><span style="color: red;">Barnes and Noble</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> but it should be. They give buyers an opportunity to download to Kindle, nook, Sony, Diesel, Apple, and Kobo devices. You can even buy the book once and download it to several different devices.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Smashwords has awesome deals especially during the month of July and one week in March. Authors can sell their books for a discount or totally free while availing themselves of monetary sales from other vendors. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">In case you are wondering, yes </span><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90871"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning)</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> and </span><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/296082"><span style="color: red;">Many Is the Dream</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> are both on there. </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Coming soon will be </span><span style="color: #274e13;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles)</span><span style="color: blue;"> which picks up where </span><span style="color: #274e13;">Storm Warning</span><span style="color: blue;"> left off. Hint, hint, if you've wanted to get </span><span style="color: #274e13;">Storm Warning</span><span style="color: blue;"> now is the time and the price. You'll definitely need to read it before </span><span style="color: #274e13;">Wings of Eagles</span><span style="color: blue;">.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Another great thing about Smashwords is they support Operation eBook Drop for our troops overseas. We are participating members of that wonderful organization as well. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hope I've helped make your day a little better. Have a great one!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lynn Hallbrooks</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>co-author to David McKoy</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">co-owners of </span><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC</span></a></b></span></div>
Lynn Hallbrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615923459113570478.post-42051845987860815052013-07-18T13:15:00.000-05:002013-07-18T13:15:29.527-05:00Breaking free<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm coming out of my cocoon. I've been wrapped up inside my book cocoon working my way out by type -retype - think - rethink and run through it all over again. I finally broke through late last night. </b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Right now Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings Of Eagles) is being beta - tested. </b></div>
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many thanks to Jennifer Lockstedt and Justin Woods for all their hard work on our cover art. David feels it is a great representation of what's inside the book. </b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Now that you've gotten a preview of the cover, I'll share the synopsis with you.</span></b><b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;"><b>Recognizing that evil knows no bounds, Eagle
Protective Service Incorporated, an elite company, employs and trains members
to protect or destroy. They do whatever is necessary to get the job done. Call
Sign: Wrecking Crew is an integral part of this company. They put their unique
talents to excellent use. When put to the test, will their best efforts be
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>With the first book, I lived alone and did the best with what I knew then. I've learned so much over the last couple years from fellow authors and many different blogs. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>But now that I live with a very active family, I understand why so many authors go to a remote location when writing. When you have real life going on all around you it is hard to concrete and put forth your best effort. Even putting myself on a social media hiatus didn't stop daily living from interfering. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>I also understand why famous authors hire publicists to run their social media. If they didn't we might not ever see another book come from them. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>The next step of the book process is to take what the beta reader sends me and incorporate as much as possible. We want this book to be as high of quality as we can make it. As it is, I think I've vastly improved from the first book. However, I'll let you be the judge of that when it comes available. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>For now I'll try to catch up on social media in between doing my daily chores. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>Have a great one,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>Lynn Hallbrooks</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><b>co-author to David McKoy</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;">co-owners of </span><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I really do love independent authors because I never know what to expect. I'm serious there is a lot of talent and imagination out there. </b></span><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong I also love reading my favorite authors who are traditionally published as well. It's just that in the last couple of years I've read more indie than non indie authors. </b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This may stem from the fact that I'm a poor, but thankfully not starving, indie author myself. I freely admit that I do get free books whenever possible. I do fully intend to write reviews on all that I have read and will read as soon as I possibly can. </b><b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That being said, whenever I get a gift card now, instead of going for the more expensive traditionally published authors, I prefer to support my fellow indie authors. </b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've read books by indie authors that have made me laugh, cry, mad, and/or sad in all the right places. There have even been books where I stayed up almost all night reading. In the process I've learned that there is no really wrong way to tell a story. On the other hand, formatting issues including multiple typos or incorrect word use etc. are very distracting to me as a reader. I'm sure it is true for other readers as well. So if you, the indie author, discover that you have formatting issues then be kind, fix the issues, and then update it on Smashwords or Amazon. </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Let me tell you what I know about updating on Amazon from experience both as an author and a reader. As an author, when I've updated our book, I make sure to </span><a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A1RGGPBKDR1BPZ"><span style="color: red;">let them know</span></a><span style="color: blue;">. They send me an e-mail saying that they will review the update. If they deem it major changes, they'll push out updates to all customers who bought the problematic one. Now as a reader, I'll get an e-mail, (maybe) to tell me about the updates. E-mail or not, all I have to do is go to Manage My Kindle and follow the simple instructions for Updates. If you don't know already you can access Manage My Kindle by going to Your Account (under your name) on the upper right hand side when signed into Amazon. </span></b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more thing I've recently discovered, the Kindle version of our book does have the Tweet that you've read... and Rate... this book. That makes me think that Amazon does that with all the books processed by them. What I don't know is if it goes in their data banks or only on twitter. Many moons ago when I discovered that other books had this option, I began to use it. It serves a three-fold purpose, one to let the author know that I've read their works and how I felt about it. Two, I let others know about a book they may not have known about. Three, I can access it to remember when I finished the books. You know some review places like to know that information. </b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did I mention I love indie authors! Because of this I love to help them too. Hope I've been of help to someone today.</b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great one!</b><br />
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<b style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lynn Hallbrooks</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">author of the Short Story, </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/many-is-the-dream-lynn-hallbrooks/1114972152?ean=2940044382077"><span style="color: red;">Many Is The Dream</span></a></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">co-author of the </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Call-Sign-Wrecking-Storm-Warning/dp/0982792352"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign: Wrecking Crew </span></a><span style="color: blue;">series with David McKoy</span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">co-owner of </span><a href="http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com/"><span style="color: red;">Call Sign Wrecking Crew LLC</span></a></b><br />
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