Amazon has picked up on the fact that THE THORN is available on other sites for free. They sent me an email indicating that they have matched the price for a promotional period.

Spread the word! Get THE THORN for Kindle while you can.

Here is a direct link to the Kindle Version:  http://www.amazon.com/Thorn-Chronicles-Gan-ebook/dp/B00466HJ8U

If you read it, or have read it, do me a favor and leave a review on that page if you have a spare moment. Thanks!

I will still be at Confetti Antiques & Books tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but David J. West won’t be able to make it. Tristi Pinkston will be signing with me instead. If you are in the area (I know, daytime book signings are difficult to work into one’s schedule), please stop by and say hi.

Here is the address:

Tuesday, December 21st

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Book signing with TRISTI PINKSTON!
Confetti Antiques & Books
273 North Main
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
(801) 798-0137

Hope to see you there!

Why?

Because as of today, the first book in The Chronicles of Gan is FREE. Yep. You heard right. The Thorn can be downloaded at the following location: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/24295

For those of you who just don’t like the whole ebook thing, you can still get a copy of the printed edition on Amazon.

If you like the book, tell a friend. Don’t forget that reviews on Goodreads and Smashwords are always appreciated.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

In attendance on Saturday will be Dan Wells (Mr. Monster), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary), Eric James Stone (Blood Lite II: Overbite is out), David West (Heroes of the Fallen), Berin Stephens (The Dragon War Relic), Jaleta Clegg (Nexus Point), John Brown (Servant of a Dark God), and Larry Correia (Monster Hunter Vendetta). I look forward to spending a few hours with these folks, some of whom I will be meeting for the first time.

I will be doing a special giveaway at the event. Do you have an ebook reader? If you purchase a copy of The Thorn at Dragons and Fairytales during the signing, I will also give you a free copy of the ebook version from smashwords.com (several common formats supported including .mobi, .pdf, .rtf, .epub, etc.).

If you get a chance, come on by and say hi.

http://susandayley.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/the-thorn/

If you have read the book, there are some never-before-discussed tidbits about the story which come up in the interview. Enjoy!

PETITIONS: A short story about a homeless man (contemporary fiction).
ANGEL’S SONG: A companion short story to the novel “The Thorn”, book one of “The Chronicles of Gan” (speculative fiction).
WATER: Based on the account found in the Gospel of John, chapter 5, verses 1-16, and the painting by Carl Bloch, “Healing at the Pool of Bethesda” (historical fiction).

These are the same stories which are present on my website under the menu heading “READ”, but I know that some people prefer to be able to take the book with them rather than sit on a website and read. So, if you are one of those people, you can find several different ebook formats available here. It’s FREE!

Have a great holiday weekend!

The change is minor, but it fixes a perspective problem on the hilt-guard. I redesigned it. And did a more realistic fill on the surface. Other than that, it is the same. Oh, and the end cap where the second crystal snaps in also got the same fill.

(Interesting… a crystal sword. Glows blue. Has a short, removable crystal on the end. Makes you wonder about the story, doesn’t it? You want to read it… I know you do.)

But now I am tired of tweaking it. I think this one is going to be it.

Thanks for all of your previous comments! Stay tuned for more exciting announcements soon.  Hint: Do you own an e-reader?

This is the latest version of the cover:

I realize there is no way that I am going to please everybody. But this is probably as close as I can get to considering all of the best suggestions I received. Let me know if this is yet another step above the last version of this cover. Did the tweaks work? (Items changed: Font, coloring on font, edges of font, leading characters emphasized, sword position adjusted slightly, drop shadows added to top of page items (shadow to left and up), drop shadow added to author name (shadow to right and down), drop shadow added to sword for depth (I love the fact that the drop shadow on the sword is solid for the hilt, and then somewhat clear for the blade and pommel crystal).

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for taking the time to look.  Let me know what you think!

Therefore, I have attempted again…

Does THIS one change your opinion any? Is it better? FAR better? Or does it still stink?  Let me know in the comments….

And for those of you who are wondering where I got a picture of a crystal sword… have you seen the movie Inception yet? I am learning to be an architect.

Thank you for your comments!