tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post7664272906292645957..comments2024-03-19T00:40:22.146-04:00Comments on Crazy Four Books : VBT: Interview with Arial Burnz author of the Bonded By Blood series, a giveaway and reviews too Brenda Demkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479603659946625321noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-21477321809483242082013-09-27T14:01:57.023-04:002013-09-27T14:01:57.023-04:00I finally finished my tour and I've done the d...I finally finished my tour and I've done the drawing for the individual blogs and the overall winners.<br /><br />Overall Commenter Winner for the $15 Gift Card – Andra Lynn<br />Blog Host Winner – Straight from the Library<br /><br />Individual Blog Winners (Commenters) for eBook short story & swag:<br />Danita Minnis Blog – BN100<br />Christine Young Romance Writer – Kate<br />Crazy Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-2887995924090908342013-08-26T00:30:31.688-04:002013-08-26T00:30:31.688-04:00I know some authors will do so many free copies in...I know some authors will do so many free copies in exchange for reviews on amazon. That helps get them noticed. I know one author that Miki and me follow, Kallystan even does little contests for the ones who do post reviews for like a $5 Amazon GC. So its an idea? Or even just have people post reviews to get your name out there. But thank you for letting us know about the short stories. I will VampedChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620180306733385131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-21369809461244213632013-08-24T11:14:45.267-04:002013-08-24T11:14:45.267-04:00Thanks, Emily!!! Good luck on the drawing!Thanks, Emily!!! Good luck on the drawing!Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-37418537446716602242013-08-24T11:04:32.705-04:002013-08-24T11:04:32.705-04:00Sound like good books, thanks for the reviews!Sound like good books, thanks for the reviews!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772530580061009074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-36677800023713219972013-08-21T17:42:22.898-04:002013-08-21T17:42:22.898-04:00Yes, this totally helps! I've been getting som...Yes, this totally helps! I've been getting some feedback through FB, too. I've priced both my short stories down to 99 cents, but I think as a self-published author, they're getting lost in the mix of everything else. Too bad they don't let us price short stories at 50 cents. Or I just need to write them longer. LOLArial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-69336628460055483072013-08-21T16:46:04.828-04:002013-08-21T16:46:04.828-04:00The price is important yes but also the concept i ...The price is important yes but also the concept i mean like Brenda a short story complete with a real ending etc oki no problem it can also be a good way to introduce readers to a new universe or something ( for introduction better to be free i think or yes no more than 1dollars)<br /><br />but a story simply cut in several parts i'm really not fond of those ( there are serials which are evenmikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841065155860721811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-68993206684098203312013-08-20T14:48:37.420-04:002013-08-20T14:48:37.420-04:00It sure does!! I tried 99 cents and no one purchas...It sure does!! I tried 99 cents and no one purchased. I tried $1.49 and got a couple of sales, but no more than 1 or 2 per month. I wish they'd let us price short stories for 50 cents or something like that. Perhaps I should just make them free to get them out there.<br /><br />I've started a series called Les Petites Morts and they're erotic horror, 10k or less with a paranormal Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-87478877317817856662013-08-20T14:37:53.533-04:002013-08-20T14:37:53.533-04:00Wellllll,
I won't spend more than 99 cents if...Wellllll,<br /><br />I won't spend more than 99 cents if a story is less than 100 pages and even then I have to already like the author. Otherwise I pass on it.<br /><br />I have read a few authors that can take minimal pages and make it feel like I've read a whole story. That's what I look for.<br /><br />Lately I've seen a trend where authors break a story up and sell it little Brenda Demkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479603659946625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-23777363766689585002013-08-20T14:23:17.923-04:002013-08-20T14:23:17.923-04:00My absolute pleasure!!
Hey, I have a question for...My absolute pleasure!!<br /><br />Hey, I have a question for you ladies: How do you feel about short stories? I notice ebook short stories don't seem to sell. Is it because you can get a full novel for 99 cents and short story (10,000 words or less) is just not a wise purchase? Or is it just that readers don't like short stories in general? I'm curious and don't worry about Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-56110055707526115972013-08-20T14:21:06.359-04:002013-08-20T14:21:06.359-04:00No worries! Been pretty busy myself. ;)No worries! Been pretty busy myself. ;)Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-12387692166039325702013-08-20T01:21:38.450-04:002013-08-20T01:21:38.450-04:00yes thank you so much for coming by and sharing! W...yes thank you so much for coming by and sharing! We love hearing from you and I cant wait to read this series! :DVampedChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620180306733385131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-30313888405376794382013-08-20T01:21:01.984-04:002013-08-20T01:21:01.984-04:00Sorry I totally didnt see these til now! Its been ...Sorry I totally didnt see these til now! Its been crazy around my house for the past week! Thanks for the freebies! I cant wait to read them! VampedChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620180306733385131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-63973356602367434622013-08-19T17:03:49.243-04:002013-08-19T17:03:49.243-04:00Will do!!Will do!!Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-42436167637184836622013-08-19T17:02:22.041-04:002013-08-19T17:02:22.041-04:00Woo hoo!!! I will definitely contact you. :DWoo hoo!!! I will definitely contact you. :DArial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-59184194229092329952013-08-19T15:06:21.215-04:002013-08-19T15:06:21.215-04:00Please come back anytime! We've really enjoyed...Please come back anytime! We've really enjoyed having you here. :-)Brenda Demkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479603659946625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-73237442503210731202013-08-19T15:05:15.405-04:002013-08-19T15:05:15.405-04:00Yes we like Dragon shifters. Please tell us when y...Yes we like Dragon shifters. Please tell us when you have info to share about that series as well. :-)Brenda Demkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479603659946625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-55624716546525504692013-08-19T14:33:25.237-04:002013-08-19T14:33:25.237-04:00Just so everyone knows, my characters and I are st...Just so everyone knows, my characters and I are still available for questions or comments. I'll be checking back to interact through to the end of the tour (Sept. 16)...on this post at least! ;) I'm having such fun here, I can't wait to come back for another visit!!Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-75120173315055599112013-08-15T04:18:15.908-04:002013-08-15T04:18:15.908-04:00oki you got me hooked now dragons is one of my fav...oki you got me hooked now dragons is one of my favourite after shifters so remember to tell us when you do have written that one^^<br /><br />(i stayed in teh same team ( with sometiems one or the other changing) for 7years^^ with teh same campagain and it was still not finished then^^mikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841065155860721811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-22703230893085861022013-08-14T16:27:52.680-04:002013-08-14T16:27:52.680-04:00Ooooo! D&D! I started playing with a small gro...Ooooo! D&D! I started playing with a small group of friends, but time just didn't allow us to continue. It helped me with a story I'm working on though: War of the Hearts - fantasy romance with dragons and magic wielders. Can't WAIT to write that series!!!Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-83386356627219037832013-08-14T16:24:40.452-04:002013-08-14T16:24:40.452-04:00No i don't play online ( i don't have the ...No i don't play online ( i don't have the computer for that either^^;;) in fact videogame and me are quite opposite^^;; i become crazy and push all the buttons too quickly then the console/computer makes teh combo i inavertently created^^;; really bad for me<br /><br /> we played dungeons and dragons 3.5 during years and now we are on pathfinder ( we also sometimes starwar ( because my mikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841065155860721811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-3810668981909924972013-08-14T15:34:12.632-04:002013-08-14T15:34:12.632-04:00Okay, whew! LOL
Do you play online games? MMORPG?...Okay, whew! LOL<br /><br />Do you play online games? MMORPG? I played Everquest 2 (aka EQ2) for about 8 years and now I've switched over to Star Wars: The Old Republic (aka SW:TOR).Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-15678077678215937212013-08-14T02:54:41.521-04:002013-08-14T02:54:41.521-04:00You know i'm in a roleplaying game club for a ...You know i'm in a roleplaying game club for a long time so i saw quite a few sadistic idea ^^ you just made me more curious now ^^ i will tell you later if it was something i expected or not^^( and with vampires better to be always prepared for teh worst^^)mikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841065155860721811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-29186691330917813602013-08-13T16:22:41.963-04:002013-08-13T16:22:41.963-04:00Um....yeah...about that sadistic thing. *cringe* T...Um....yeah...about that sadistic thing. *cringe* The worst is yet to come, but it is necessary for what the character actually goes through toward the end. I don't want to spoil anything, but be prepared for the worst. I've had people tell me, "I literally gasped when he did ______!" *Arial ducks*Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-6617790266613982522013-08-13T14:51:47.762-04:002013-08-13T14:51:47.762-04:00it's just babysitting ^^ and being there for t...it's just babysitting ^^ and being there for those who comment so not really a job since we do that every day as usual ^^<br /><br />I'm still in book 1 ( i can't read several books at once so i had to finiosh what i started first) and.. i discovered that i can have a more sadistic mind than you....^^;; oki i'haven't finihed it yet ( will be done this evening) but i was afraidmikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841065155860721811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065996352862914485.post-3002133887511365652013-08-13T13:47:45.682-04:002013-08-13T13:47:45.682-04:00If she doesn't, I can always get a copy to her...If she doesn't, I can always get a copy to her later. ;)<br /><br />We're actually doing a little camping now. The drain system in our house is all backed up, so we can't use the bathroom, the kitchen and I can't do laundry. :( Thank the Gods we have a camper! At least we can use that for the bathroom. Plumber coming over today to hopefully assess the situation and get us back on Arial Burnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446636373168813135noreply@blogger.com