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2018: Twelve Laughing Months from Andy Zach

You may ask why is my post entitled ‘2018: Twelve Laughing Months’? Because while working as a comic author and blogger I laugh almost every day. I invite you to share my laughter.

That’s a high standard for a blog! If I fall short, you can always make fun of me! Comment here if you like or dislike this post, or in the comment section below.

Twelve Laughing Months
Andy Zach, laughing at Twelve Laughing Months

Twelve Laughing Months: January

Twelve Laughing Months
Paranormal Privateers backcover. Can you find the hidden pictures?

So what funny thing happened in January? I finished writing my first draft of Paranormal Privateers, my Novel for November by NaNoWriMo. It’s funny, because you’re supposed to finish in November. It’s funny because I actually wrote the required 50,000 words in November–and was less than half done. I misplanned–badly.

After that struggle, I was ready for some humor: The Latest Zombie Humor From Around the Web.  

Here’s my favorite from that post:

Chickens from space!

There also this: Get Your Ridiculous On. That post has this video:

Bruce Lee with a light saber. What more could you want?
Following is February . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: February

February was worse for me as a writer–I had to edit my first draft. And I was under a time crunch. And my illustrator was behind. And my editor needed time. And I’d already committed to a launch date in May.

What’s funny about that? I kick off the month with Paranormal Super Bowl!

What happens when 100,000 zombie turkeys land during the Thanksgiving Day football game?

Then there is this educational video:

Aren’t you eager to use ‘crapulous’ in a sentence?

Moving on to March . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: March

What can be funnier than your own tombstone? The epitaph on it! It’s all in this blog post, Andy Zach’s Tombstone. But don’t worry–there’s still more to come!

Twelve Laughing Months
Dr. Andy Zach epitaph

Martha Stewart, a zombie prepper. Who knew?

Martha Stewart Will Definitely Survive the Zombie Apocalypse


Advancing to April we have . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: April

“C’mon Zach! April is tax month, there’s nothing funny about that!”

How about real life Transformers?

Transformers also come in red.

But I also have practical links like the following:


Zombie Apocalypse! 6 Warriors Explain How We Can Pack, Prepare and Survive

May May move you to laughter . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: May

Happy Mother’s Day from My Undead Mother-in-law!

Twelve Laughing Months
A Heartwarming Zombie Family Meal

To further entertain you, here is the first chapter of My Undead Mother-in-law.

Jumping on to June . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: June

In June I tell you How a Fried Turkey Led to Writing Paranormal Privateers

You will see helpful videos like:

I mean really, don’t do this!

I also share some chapter icons from Paranormal Privateers.

Twelve Laughing Months
Why is Marilyn Monroe a chapter icon of Paranormal Privateers? Read and find out!
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Zombie corgis chapter icon from Paranormal Privateers.

Juxtapose to July . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: July

From my blog post Do You Want A Funny Novel @ 80% Off? Try Paranormal Privateers I have these two videos. Don’t miss them!

Don’t you just hate it when you transform yourself and you get stuck halfway through?

We’ll close with Henny Youngman.

Advancing to August . . .

Twelve Laughing Months: August

From Get 3 Great Writing Tips from Author Andy Zach you get this funny-colored squirrel. It’s real, not photoshopped, from Malabar India.

Malabar Giant Squirrel from India

Next, from Fan Comments and Free Books–Get Yours Now we have another photo that looks doctored, but it’s not. How would you like to be on this ship? Or on the B-52?

B-52 pilot behaving badly

I must close with another Weird Al video. Enjoy!

Have you seen a conductor like this before?

Sequeing to September . . .


Twelve Laughing Months: September
Twelve Laughing Months: September

September was my big convention month at PennedCon. I have a lot of pictures here. The theme was a 20s speakeasy.

Andy Zach and his assistance Tori at PennedCon

From 3 Fun Links 3 Writing Tips by Author Andy Zach there’s this gem.

Handy writing advice

And also some humorous names from the 18th century:

Then from Andy Zach Cruises the Internet and Gives Stuff Away
you get this delightful mashup of ABBA and Captain America, Winter Soldier.

Onward to October!


Twelve Laughing Months: October

October’s laughter is here!

Weird Al Yankovic as Lady Gaga

Now for something you may never have seen before: Alexa combined with Billy Bass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=vn4YlAlHn-Y

Next is November!


Twelve Laughing Months: November

Naturally, I must start with the novel that climaxes on Thanksgiving day. Laugh at this except I read from my novel Zombie Turkeys. From blog post:A Zombie Turkeys Thanksgiving to You–Say What?

Zombie Turkeys on Thanksgiving

After Thanksgiving I went to Chambanacon, a relaxacon, a relaxed SciFi/Fantasy convention. Here’s a picture of me and Brenda Sutton, to give you the vibe there.

Andy Zach and Brenda Sutton and the Chambanacon mascot

Finally, delight in December.

Twelve Laughing Months: December

From my notable Christmas giving season post 12 Days of Christmas, Zombie Turkey Style we have this.

Christmas Zombie Turkey Style
Zombie Turkeys at Shedd Aquarium – chapter icon

Next, you get my normal nonsense video.

I can’t top that–in 2018. But maybe in 2019 will be even better! If you don’t want to miss a single post, subscribe here.

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Have You Ever Heard Zombie Turkeys? I’ve got audio excerpts and written excerpts for you.

Why am I telling you? I’m giving away free copies of Zombie Turkeys on September 1st & 2nd, 2024. Click here to claim yours.

First, I’ve got written Zombie Turkeys excerpts for you.

The first excerpt I ever published on my blog is here, from November 18, 2016.

But maybe a section of Chapter 1 doesn’t satisfy you.

Zombie Turkeys Chapter 1 Icon
Zombie Turkeys Chapter 1 Icon

You can always click and go to Amazon and get your chance to read free online. You can read into chapter 2 at Amazon.  If you have Kindle, you can read the whole book for free. Or you can buy the ebook for .99.  You can get the paperback here on Amazon, or on this very website. I’ll give you free shipping too!

You can also listen to the audio sample at Amazon or Audible .

If you subscribe to Audible, you can read Zombie Turkeys or My Undead Mother-in-law for free.  To subscribe, click the US link. the UK link,  or the DE link. Did you even know I have a DE (Deutche, German) website?

Have You Ever Heard Zombie Turkeys Excerpts!

You can’t forget these four excerpts. First:

Next you have this one:


Then there’s the third excerpt:

Finally you have the fourth and last video here:

Have You Ever Heard Zombie Turkeys Excerpts? Professional Version!

Have You Ever Heard Zombie Turkeys

I hired professional voice actors Phil Blechman and Raven Perez for Zombie Turkeys audiobook. Listen here: Zombie Turkeys audio

New Reviews for You

While I was busy running hither and yon, my beloved book fans were writing book reviews.

Here’s one:

Lirio Marchito

Sep 11, 2018Lirio Marchito rated it liked it
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I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Apart from being called a zombie in the office, because I used to work too long till my eyes turned red and legs felt so tired they often moved like a dead-man-walking, I have never had much proximity to zombies or zombie-hero-stories. I have watched a few movies where zombies were always portrayed as creepy and villainous. So I always associated them with the gory horror films or novels. Having always read only the stereotyped versions of a zombie, Andy Zach’s fun and humorous take on zombies came as a laughter riot to me.

Diane Newby, ‘the undead mother-in-law’ reminded me of many minority rights activists in my country, but unlike them, she is strong- physically and mentally, doesn’t victimize herself but is a true, witty heroine. She became a zombie by accident but instead of looking at it with terror or grief; she learns to enjoy the fun and positive aspects of it: being dead-proof, aging-proof, and disease-proof! She fights against the stigma associated with ‘zombification’ and advocates the use of zombie blood to cure elderly and disabled people. She is not alone in her pursuits but is helped by her husband George, son Don and his wife Maggie (also zombies). Through her son-in-law Ron Yardley’s blog she is introduced to Sam and Lisa Melvin, editors of Midley Beacon, a one-stop online newspaper for zombie news. Through them, she is taken to the battle fronts to fight national catastrophes like zombie turkeys, corgis etc.

First Review Second Part


Apart from the fun narration of an unlikely-to-ever-happen-story, I also enjoyed some other aspects of this book. One was the clever use of excerpts from Ron Yardley’s blog in the narration. It worked really well for striking home a point or an emotion. I also enjoyed the antagonist and his versatile use of latest technology weapons, whether it is cyborgs, controlling chips or hyperloops. I also loved the references to real life people like Elon Musk, Obamas or Trumps. As a point to improve, I would suggest one more round of editing for this book. Errors are not serious, but in many places I could see spaces missing or unwanted words popping up in otherwise perfect sentences. Also, I would have preferred reading time in the format Hour: Minutes (19:00) instead of say 1900. (I am not sure if this format was used purposefully.)

Overall, this is a fun book to read. I would recommend it to everybody who loves Zombie stories or the genre humour. My rating for the book is 3 out of 5 stars – I liked it 🙂 . Even though it is the second book in the series ‘Life After Life Chronicles’, it is not necessary to read the first book ‘Zombie Turkeys’ to understand the second.

I wish the author good luck with all his works. 🙂 Interested readers can find out more about the author and his books at andyzach.net Happy reading 😉

New Reviews Third Part

And here’s the next:

“The book cover is perfect! The story is a creative, funny & unique parody of the “zombie” genre. Don’t read it if you have no sense of humor or hate zombie books. I wasn’t rolling on the floor laughing, but definitely giggling in places in between some good action scenes. If you like Mel Brooks or Monty Python movies, you probably have the right sense of humor for this book.”

Next, for a chuckle, try this cartoon.


One of the great things about becoming an author is that can plug into an existing community of authors. I’ve had a lot of fun getting to know them. Here are some of them:

One More Thing . . .

It’s not a Free Zombie Turkeys Excerpt, but it’s free! Get some free science fiction from one of my author friends.

Finally, there’s this image:

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Laughter for You 😂 – Zombie Turkeys for just .99!

What is this post, ‘Laughter for You 😂 – Zombie Turkeys for just .99!’? It is my first posting of a newsletter!  Join here, if you want this newsletter monthly or bi-monthly.


 

Volume 2, Number 28

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Life After Life Chronicles Logo

First, Check Out Your Zombie Turkeys, now at .99

Laughter for You
The covers of Zombie Turkeys, now for .99. Click to get.

What readers are saying about Zombie Turkeys:

  • “I love irony, and it works particularly well here. Nice job.”
  • “This is what makes the book so fun to read. Nice storytelling.”
  • “Great job with these press conferences and their spin.”
  • “This is too good. Love it!”
  • “Just clever writing.”
  • “This is great! Laughed out loud.”
  • “I laughed out loud, thought the parody was spot on, and enjoyed the satire.”
  • “Oh, this cracked me up! Classic. Love it. Well done.”
  • “You use similes so wisely—and they’re so apropos to the story too.”

 

Listen to Andy Zach read from his book, Zombie Turkeys

The Next Funny Video

Now that you know what to give for Halloween (and Thanksgiving), are you stuck for what to wear for Halloween? Weird Al Yankovic gives you some suggestions while performing his parody ‘Perform This Way’.

 

Listen to Andy Zach read from his book, Zombie Turkeys

Your Latest Laughter from Andy Zach

Andy Zach scours the internet for your enjoyment and then posts amusement on his website. Enjoy these three recent posts o the internet’s greatest hits.

Get Your Laughs Here from Andy Zach

More Humor for You from Comic Zombie Author Andy Zach

 

Your Fun Links and Andy Zach’s Appearance Report

 

Click Here to Get Zombie Turkeys, My Undead Mother-in-law, or Parnormal Privateers signed by Andy Zach

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Andy Zach at The Book Nook bookstore.

Click Here to Get Zombie Turkeys, My Undead Mother-in-law, or Parnormal Privateers from Amazon
 

Free ebooks in exchange for a review!

You can check my existing reviews on Amazon: Click here!

You can reply to this email or contact me on my website.or Facebook.

Here’s the deal: You ask for an ebook and I’ll send one to you. In return, you will write an honest review on Amazon or Goodreads.

But hurry!  This offer ends on Halloween, October 31st!

 

Laughter for You

Cassiopeia Ghost Nebula

One more thing . . .

I’ll be at Chabanacon convention in Bloomington from November 23-25. If you stop by and mention you’re from my mailing list, I’ll give you a gift! You can get signed books from me there or by clicking here.  If you want to hear me read check out the video at the bottom of this email. Or you can go to my Youtube channel here.

Andy

 

Andy Zach reads from Zombie Turkeys for you. From the zombie turkeys attack on Soldier Field in Chicago Illinois.

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