An All Hallow's Eve Excerpt

In honor of Halloween (aka All Hallow's Eve), I thought I'd post an excerpt from our book, Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Storm Warning):

A big-breasted, blonde tech, who looks to be 6 foot-1 says, “We’re the Vampires.” 

An even bigger-breasted, black-haired, olive skinned tech who is shorter than the first one adds in a Bela Lugosi tone. “We’re here to collect your friend’s blood.”

Without skipping a beat, Mac says “Velcome and enjoy your snack.”

The blonde says, “Oh you’re good!”

After the ladies are finished taking Deb’s blood, they say, “Good night.”

“You mean, morning. You don’t vant to be caught in the sunlight.”

“Oh he’s good,” both laugh as they leave the room. *

This is taken totally out of context of course plus it is not part of the sample package.  If you'd like to see what is really going on here, you might want to purchase our e-book through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Smashwords.  Frighteningly enough, our book is going to start selling for $1.99 until 2 January 2012 just in time for the Holiday Madness!


Y'all have a Happy Halloween!

Lynn Hallbrooks 

co-author to David McKoy

PR person for Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC

http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com

*Italics added for emphasis

Covert Cover art

Unbeknownst to my co-author, I entered a cover art poll on another blog, Wringing out Words, created by Shannon Mayer author of Sundered. Shannon is one of my Triberr Tribe-mates and I was only to happy to help her with the debut cover art poll. 


It was suppose to be for ten cover art participants but it stretched out to be fifteen cover arts presented.  One of the rules was that the winner got his or her (or in our case, his & her) cover art displayed on the remaining contestants' blogs for at least one post.


Being the gracious person that I am, I agreed that our cover art was indeed not the best one in the line up.  So our blog is now temporary home for Daniel A. Kaine's cover art for the book, Dawn of Darkness.


                                                                                                                                             
Dawn of Darkness' Goodreads page 


eBook release giveaway (which ends 22 Oct 2011)

Trailer



Daniel's blog


To see the complete set of cover art participants, please visit:  Wringing out Words Cover art poll


Congratulations Daniel A. Kaine on your great cover art winning the contest by the slim margin of one vote.  Thank you for allowing us to share the spotlight with you if even for the briefest of moments.


Here's hoping that all of our followers are having a great one!


Lynn Hallbrooks
co-author to David McKoy
PR person for Call Sign Wrecking Crew, LLC
http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com

Time and Struggle

Today, I think I'm going to ramble a bit about time and the struggles of self-promoting.  I've read a few blogs, articles, or comments today that indicate that many people feel as though they are wasting their time blogging, twittering, or self-promoting in general.  


I sometimes wonder that myself.  Then I open my e-mail, see some new follows on twitter and/or many re-tweets helping me promote our book or helping me help others promote their books or blogs.  The word is spreading.  So I wonder why have we had so few sales.  Is our book just so controversial that no one wishes to purchase it.  Is our book too overpriced for some to consider it.  If we do lower the price will anyone buy it.  Will putting out a second and third book make a difference in our over all sales. 


I don't honestly know what the future holds but I'm willing to keep fighting the good fight until I can not fight any longer. Thanks Triberr tribe-mate and new friend, Jeff B., for your inspirational blog posts but especially the one about your Grandfather in World War II. Side note to those of you who are just starting out or still in the process of writing, you might want to look at Jeff B.'s thoughts on ten things Author's should ask themselves. 


A final random thought, I learned a few months ago that you shouldn't go into being an author because you'll get big bucks right off the bat.  You go into it for the long haul.  Not everybody can be an overnight success but if you don't try then you'll never know how you'll do. 


Okay, I have one more thought.  Maybe you can help us keep a positive attitude during our fight to get noticed and/or purchased by just leaving us a positive (G-rated) comment.


Thanks and have a great one!


Lynn Hallbrooks
co-author & PR person for David McKoy
http://www.callsignwreckingcrew.com