Barry Lyga's Blog: The BLog, page 62

The headline really says it all! Unsoul’d is now available for Kindle, Nook, and Kobo, at the almost obscenely low price of $3.99. (iBooks will be coming, eventually.)

If you’re not sure about the book yet, go read the first half for free!

Here’s what I posted recently on Tumblr…

"There are aspects to your writing career that are completely and totally out of your control. Don’t…"

Can you pleeease do a signing in ny?

I love how you're using the picture of the body cut out that is at my high school! Super cool!

ninjanekoaru:

I spent too long on this and ended up not…

WHEN IS THE 3RD BOOK TO THE I HUNT KILLERS SERIES COMING OUT! I'M DYING FOR IT! (and yes pun intended, I worked hard on that :/) Also, could we at least get the title?xx

Just out of curiosity (and jealousy), how's the response for your review copy of Unsoul'd? Getting lots of interest?

"The only to way to get published…is to write. And keep writing. All the time. Because the odds are,…"

This Week in Rejection!: Pink Slip

"Social liberals are in a state of détente, or perhaps even on speaking terms, with the beast within,…"

Epic sky is epic.

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Hey, I figured I would bring this up...

For those of you who are writers in addition to readers, you might want to check out my mammoth series of BLog entries on writing. Especially for newbies, it's a wealth of information on pretty much everything I know about writing, from the big picture stuff (like, "How do I get published?") and the important issues (like how to craft dialogue), all the way down to the nitty-gritty (like, adverbs and overwriting).

There's an index of the Writing Advice entries here. Stop by! :)

Get it? “Pink slip?” Get it?

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Never mind.

Not gonna lie to you: The fact that this rejection was Pepto-Bismoll-pink kinda helped it go down a little smoother.

Here’s what I posted recently on Tumblr…

Unsoul’d for Book Bloggers — Barry Lyga Dot Com

"Believe it or not, the Path to Publication is not nearly as complicated as you may think. I think…"

"I don’t want to be too critical of what other people do, but when people go back to do the…"

Read Half of Unsoul'd…Now!

"Guess what? Your character looks like NOTHING. Your character is a vague notion in the reader’s…"

Here’s the cover to Unsoul’d…

Nice, eh? If…

"Look, there’s nothing wrong with writing something and not selling it."

Adult or Adult?

motherjones:

Women won the right to vote 93 years ago today….

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Whew! Hi, everyone!

It's been a little while since I joined GoodReads, and that time period happened to coincide with some exciting goings-on for me. (If you've seen previous blog entries, you know what I'm talking about!)

It's only recently (like, literally five minutes ago!) that I found the time to really sit down and start thinking about GoodReads and what exactly it is I'm doing here. And the first thing I noticed -- duh -- is that I don't have any books listed on here! Books that I've read, I mean.

Wow! Talk about embarrassing! You'd think I've never picked up a book. :)

But then I realized something else. You see, I have a sort of allergic reaction to authors talking about other authors' work in public. I mean, I get that authors blurb and review each other (I've done it, too), and that's all good. But I don't like to see authors beat each other up or pan each others' work. And I told myself a long time ago that I would never, ever say something bad about another's authors' work in public. It just doesn't seem right. Or fair.

I'm not saying I don't believe in bad reviews. I'm just saying that for ME, I feel strange dissing another author.

You see where this is going?

Those damn stars next to the books!

If I give a book by one friend five stars and a book by another four, am I gonna hear about it later? If I give one book a richly-deserved one-star review, is someone going to throw that back in my face someday?

And hey -- if Stephen King joined GoodReads and gave, say, I HUNT KILLERS, a one-star review, I would be crushed. What if there's some budding writer out there who likes my books and I pan his book and he sees it...

I'm Catholic and Jewish, folks. I got enough guilt in my life. :)

So, here's what I've decided. Yes, I will list books I've read. No, I will not assign them ratings. That's my little compromise to help myself sleep at night. I'm sorry if it seems to violate the basic tenets of being here in the first place, but I just can't bring myself to do otherwise.

At least this way you'll know what I've read. Y'know, in the event you care. :)

Oh, and BTW: I'm starting to add things to my shelf with stuff I really love, so these first books are pretty damn awesome.

More later!

Today's a big day for Unsoul'd news!

In addition to the call for reviewers to get copies, I've also gone and posted roughly the first half of the book for any and all to read!

Check it out here: Unsoul'd.

Hmm... I bet there are a few reviewers around these parts who might be interested in a review copy of UNSOUL'D, eh?

Click here...

http://barrylyga.com/2013/08/unsould-...

Hey, there! If you are a book blogger and would like to be considered for a review copy of Unsoul’d, please fill out the form below.

Note that you have to tell me your blog’s site and what ebook format you would like. Please also note that not everyone will receive a copy — I just can’t fulfill every request. But I do appreciate your interest and encourage you to read the sample I’ve posted, as well as to sign up for the Barry Lyga newsletter to be notified when the book is available.

If you are selected for a review copy, in a few days you’ll receive a link via email where you can download your file.

(Please note: You have to fill out all of the fields below, except for message. But if you want to include a little note telling me why you want to review Unsoul’d, that’s cool!)

Thanks for your interest!

By filling out this form, you promise not to give away or post the file that you'll receive for review. Because that would be uncool and you're not uncool, right? Also: If you're a kidlit blogger, realize that Unsoul'd is an adult book!




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It’s a time-honored tradition to let people read a little bit of the beginning of your book before they decide to buy it. Usually this means a few chapters.

Well, for Unsoul’d, I’m going all-out. I’m letting you guys read almost half the book. For free.

Check it out below. Enjoy! (Click on the fullscreen icon on the lower right corner if the document is too small!)