5 Story Ideas from the Internet. Where do you think authors get their ideas from? Everyday life is a good source and that includes odd internet sightings. Here I pick my 5 Story Ideas and share them with you. If you love one or another, let me know and I’ll write a story and post it on my blog. Or if you write a story, I’ll post it here and give you the credit. In either case, I’ll give you your choice of an ebook!
Andy Zach’s three novels in his Life After Life Chronicles, the comic paranormal animal zombie saga.
The First of 5 Story Ideas – Put Another Planet Around the Earth
First, I want you to be as happy as a zombie turkey on Thanksgiving. How happy is that? They can’t be killed by ax or gun to start with. Check this out.
Next, zombie turkeys get into places for free, like Navy Pier in Chicago. The back cover is a picture of the stairs up to the Shakespearean theatre at Navy Pier.
Fourthly, zombie turkeys get into Soldier Field for the Thanksgiving Day football game for free. Listen to me read this dramatic scene in the video below.
As for me, I’ll spend the day eating turkey with my family, my nephew and his family and my mother-in-law. Say, did you know I wrote My Undead Mother-in-law while she was living with us?
Further, did you know my mother-in-law is still living with us? And that I dedicated the book to her?
Here’s the dedication:
To my mother-in-law, Barbara Beyer, who lived with us as I wrote this book. You’re not a zombie, but you’re almost as unusual.
Finally, What Will You Do After Thanksgiving?
Me, I’m going to Chambana Con! This ‘relaxacon’, relaxed book convention just suits me. You can get my books, Zombie Turkeys, My Undead Mother-in-law, and Paranormal Privateers there for discount prices of $10, $10, and $14, or all three for $30! Compare that with Amazon.
How to Co-Blog With Another Blogger – 3 Tips for You
Firstly, WHY should you want to Co-Blog With Another Blogger? Three reasons:
First, it’s fun! Each person is different and you get variety on your blog.
Second, it’s less work! You get two blog posts for the effort of one.
Third, it increases your traffic. More eyeballs on your content can only be goodness for you. You get all your normal blog readers, plus the readers from the other blog.
Be friendly with other bloggers. Make friends on Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe to their blogs. Share their content.
Michael Dinich has very good financial advice that I’m been happy to retweet and share in my Twitterverse. He’s also a zombie aficionado, so naturally we hit it off!
Now, you don’t merely retweet and follow other bloggers, you interact with them. Chat with them on Twitter and Facebook. Make comments on their blogs.
I also join interest groups on Facebook, like writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. My favorite is Sci-Fan Roundtable. Of course, there’s always the Zombie Turkeys page.
Click to get plan to survive Zombie Turkeys apocalypse
Your ‘Co-Blog With Another Blogger’ Second Tip
You’ve built your friendships with other bloggers. Now what?
Produce some good content on your blog so you can share it with other bloggers.
In my case, my tax-related posts appealed to Michael Dinich. Perhaps you can write ‘how to breed and raise turkeys’, and post it on a farming blog! Or write a ‘How to Write A Best Seller’ blog and post it on another author’s site.
You’re talented! Showcase your talent in your blog and offer to give it away to another blogger.
Michael Dinich’s post on surviving a zombie apocalypse didn’t follow my book’s plot, but pretty much followed my financial approach for my life, so it was a natural fit on this
Zombie Turkeys front cover. Click to get a copy!
Look for your natural fit.
Your ‘Co-Blog With Another Blogger’ Third Tip
You’ve got a co-blogging friend. You’ve got great content. What else could you possibly need?
Share your blog posts! Each one you share gets your combined audience. Who knows how many new followers you will attract? How many will your friend get?
Information is free, but valuable. The more it is shared the more valuable it becomes.
That’s it for today! If any of you want to co-blog with me, I’m open! Let me know what you want to share and ask for what you want from me. The more the merrier!
Andy Zach at The Book Nook bookstore appearance. Click to get any book!
