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Are You a Winner of “My Undead Mother-in-law”? Plus Four Tips!

Are You a Book Winner?

Andy Zach held the latest drawing today. His pet phoenix picked out the latest Book Winner. Is it you? If it is, you can select the paranormal comic urban fantasy Zombie Turkeys print or ebook or graphic novel, like the first two pages below:

Book Winner? The first page of the Zombie Turkeys graphic novel.

Or you can select the Zombie Turkeys audiobook. Or you can select the soon-to-be-published My Undead Mother-in-law. 

Book Winner of My Undead Mother-in-law Cover Preview Cover of “My Undead Mother-in-law”, on sale on Amazon in July 2017.

The winners for the past five months are:

Winner

2/28/2017

4/1/2017

5/9/2017

6/1/2017

7/6/2017

Name

Kathi

neethu.ohm

Brenda

Sally

Belinda

Kathi selected a new print copy of My Undead Mother-in-law. The other winners have yet to weigh in. What about you?  We have a monthly drawing here for you and all your friends who subscribe. (Click here and enter your email.) Or you can just contact me and I’ll subscribe you myself! (Click here to reach me with your email.)

Happy Independence Day!

And if that’s not wild enough, try this:

My real mother-in-law heard Horowitz perform this while she was a little girl in Buffalo NY.

Four Tips on How to Blog, Write, and Publish

For the Fourth of July I have four tips on blogging, writing, and publishing. First, consider how to become a successful blogger. Here’s the tip:

 How to Write Well and Publish Right

Here’s another useful book on Amazon, written by another fellow author. This is my second tip on writing. (Click here) 

Write Well Publish Right by [Moebius, Lucinda]

Thirdly, we have this useful article on pacing in your writing:


The fourth tip I have for you is on self-publishing:

New Fantasy Book Review

Then there’s this new review I wrote this week on fellow author Pauline Marquez’s book, “Worlds of Earth”


You can download it from Amazon here (click):
The Worlds of Earth (The Great Portal Wars Trilogy Book 1) by [Marquez, Pauline]

Finally, A Comic Turkey Dancing Video

What do you expect from a comic paranormal animal author? Here’s the last item.

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Goodreads Reviews of Fantasy Humor Book

All the time I’ve published Zombie Turkeys reviews, I’ve neglected the Goodreads Reviews. I’ve corrected that today.

Goodreads reviews Zombie Turkeys print book. Click to download.
The first review reads:

Jacqueline Fairchild This book will not only make you laugh out loud, you will be surprised at the tender moments! You’ll fly right through it and want more. Mr. Zach has a sense of humor we all need!

Thank you, Jacqueline!

The next review says:

MICHAEL CLICK rated it really liked it
Unique book!

I enjoyed this book because it has a unique “twist” on the zombie phenomenon. It’s not “laugh-out-loud” funny, but it’s quite entertaining. Well worth the time to read if you like zombies.

I’m grateful for your kind comments, Michael.
The third review and oldest begins:
Reviewed by: Dr. Wesley Britton
The title of Zombie Turkeys signals this urban fantasy is intended to be entertaining, not to be taken seriously, and likely a comic romp. You can guess there are lots of clever twists in the story, and happily, the execution is more than what readers might expect.

I already have his whole review here.
Since the review, Dr. Britton and I have become friends. Thank you more for that than for your favorable review.

Besides Goodreads Reviews, There’s Another Amazon Review

And here’s the new Amazon review:

5.0 out of 5 stars He’s a great guy to talk to as well
By James Lowrance on June 17, 2017
Format: Paperback
I only just started reading it and I’m LOVING Zombie Turkeys! He’s a great guy to talk to as well!

Latest News On My Undead Mother-in-law, Zombie Turkeys Sequel

As of today, the editing is complete! I will send the final version back to my editor, Dori Harrell, for double checking. Now, I just need to do the following:

First, finish the front matter. The ISBN number needs to be assigned from the ten I purchased last year. Then, I add my Dedication page, and my epigraph, a quote that epitomizes the whole book. Zombie Turkeys epigraph was:

“Birds of a feather flock together.

—The Dictionarie in Spanish and English (1599),

which was compiled by the English lexicographer John Minsheu.”

I already have my dedication, and author bio in the manuscript.

Next, I have to get my chapter icons from my illustrator, Sean Flanagan, along with the final version of the back cover. I gave him some last minute changes to it. Here’s the preview:

My Undead Mother-in-law back cover with book blurb My Undead Mother-in-law back cover with book blurb
And here are some preview images of the chapter icons. First, chapter 1:

Another chapter icon follows:

Then the next chapter icon:

And finally, the last one:

Of course, all of these are preliminary and will change with the final book copy.

Finally, I have to send the manuscript to Rik Hall my layout editor and get it back in Kindle and print formats.

Then, at last, I can upload the final manuscripts and book covers to Kindle and Createspace. Then they review them and finally, put them on sale.

My Undead Mother-in-law will go on sale on Amazon and Createspace REAL SOON NOW.

My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 1 Icon
My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 1 Icon

My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 2 Icon My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 2 Icon

My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 4 Icon
My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 4 Icon

My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 5 Icon My Undead Mother-in-law, Chapter 5 Icon

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Click for Your Free Novel from Andy Zach

Your Free Novel Here is your FREE book, ready to mail!

What’s the catch? That would be my first question! But this is a genuine free book, paperback or ebook, audiobook or graphic novel when those come out this year. Just click here for Your Free Novel. Then enter your email in the white box and click the Subscribe button.

This’ll get you subscribed to my weekly newsletter. Then you’ll get weekly (today’s the day!) free novel offers AND the monthly drawing (Friday, June 30th!) for my novel.  Here’s a picture of me packing one to send:

New Book Which Could Be Your Free Novel

My Undead Mother-in-law is getting its chapter icons and final edits this week!

My Undead Mother-in-law Cover Preview Cover of “My Undead Mother-in-law”, on sale on Amazon in July 2017.

And I’ve been busy shoehorning my book blurb onto the back cover:

Your Free Novel My Undead Mother-in-law back cover with book blurb

Yes, my heading is correct: if you win the monthly book drawing this month, you can get the book sent to you. Or, any other month!  One of my monthly winners has already selected this print book for their prize. You could too! Click to Subscribe

What’s Going On This Week?

I’ve scheduled two events for August.  On August 1st is my interview on WMBD channel 31 Living Well here in Peoria. If you’re from outside the area, check out my interview on Youtube:

 

Then on August 5th from 12-3 in Peoria will be my actual book launch for My Undead Mother-in-law. Not only will you be able to get a copy signed by me, Andy Zach, but you can also talk with me and ask Zombie Turkeys and My Undead Mother-in-law questions.

Random Posts from Zombie Turkeys on Facebook

If you’re an author, this could be a handy tip:

Whether you’re an author or a reader this article clearly explains the use of irony. (Spoiler alert: I use irony a lot in Zombie Turkeys and My Undead Mother-in-law.)