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Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo! Read All About It!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Andy Zach contemplates his next novel.

Dear Andyzach.net blog readers,

It’s true. Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo! I’ve been away for blogging, slaving over a hot keyboard to write 50,000 words in November for NaNoMo, the National Novel Month contest where writers are challenged to write 50,000 words during the month of November. This is how I wrote Zombie Turkeys in November 2015 and My Undead Mother-in-law in November 2016. Both times I fell short of 50,000 words.  This November I made it and wrote 50,000 words!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Zombie Turkeys audiobook cover. Click to get!

But …

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo: A Pyrrhic Victory

Why was it a pyrrhic victory?

A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ ( listen) PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way, though the heavy toll negates a true sense of achievement or profit.

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Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill

What was my terrible loss?

Losing contact with you, my beloved blog readers.

Now, coming up next:

Let’s turn this terrible loss into a terrific gain for you.

How You Can Turn Defeat Into Victory for Your Gain

Simply contact me and get a free short story, A Phoenix Tale. It’s my never-before-told story of how I got my first pet phoenix.

You didn’t know I had five pet phoenixes at my home? Here’s my official bio:

With his first book, “Zombie Turkeys” Andy blazed new ground in paranormal humor. The second book in his Life After Life Chronicles, “My Undead Mother-in-law” is now on sale for Amazon Kindle and Createspace print edition. 

Andy Zach was born Anastasius Zacharias, in Greece. His parents were both zombies. Growing up, he loved animals of all kinds. After moving to the United States as a child, in high school, he won a science fair by bringing toads back from suspended animation. Before turning to fiction, Andy published his Ph.D. thesis “Methods of Revivification for Various Species of the Kingdom Animalia” in the prestigious JAPM, Journal of Paranormal Medicine. Andy, in addition to being the foremost expert on paranormal animals, enjoys breeding phoenixes. He lives in Illinois with his five phoenixes.

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Andy Zach Author photo

 

 More Options to Get Free Comic Paranormal Animal Entertainment

First, you can email me at [email protected].

Second, you can like my page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AndyZachAuthor/

Third, you can subscribe to my newsletter. I give away a free book every month, paperback, ebook, and now, an audiobook!

Finally, you can leave a comment on this blog post!  I really want them!

 

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New Book Coming! Get It For Free! Here’s How

New Book Coming! Get It For Free–Here’s How

The New Book Coming My Undead Mother-in-law is now uploaded to Amazon. It’s not quite ready for sale–but that’s coming. You can read it right now, for free.

New Book Coming! Get It For Free! Here's How
New Book Coming! Get It For Free! Here’s How

First, let me tell you a little about My Undead Mother-in-law. It’s volume 2 of my Life After Life Chronicles. It follows the comic urban fantasy Zombie Turkeys. My advance readers all felt this novel is better than Zombie Turkeys. If you liked that, you’ll love volume 2.

What’s in the New Book Coming

Unlike Zombie Turkeys, I focus on people becoming zombies. And unlike Zombie Turkeys, the villain is not a turkey. Just read the book blurb:

My mother-in-law’s a zombie. And she has anger-management issues.

My mother-in-law, Diane Newby, zombified by accident. She still volunteers at her church bake sales and cooks pot roast for her daughter and son-in-law, Ron Yardley. What ticks her off is when people don’t treat her like a normal human being—with glowing red eyes and super strength and speed. And if she doesn’t get her own way, look out. She explodes and leaves broken plaster and body parts in her wake.    Nothing stops her: not brick walls, the federal government, or middle-aged spread. 

 But the world’s most powerful criminal plans to control zombies. His only problem with zombies is that they have way too much free will. He has a solution for that. But will it work with  Diane Newby?

The world divides into pro-zombie and anti-zombie factions. Battles break out everywhere. Which side will you take? Who will live and who will die?

You might not survive this book. But at least you’ll die laughing.

Here’s How To Get It Free

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

First, copy this text exactly:

“I promise to review My Undead Mother-in-law on Goodreads and/or Amazon.”

Next, click on the book cover above and go to my contact page. There you’ll paste this text in the message area.

Finally, enter your email so I can send you an electronic copy of my book.

Or, you can just email me, Andy Zach, at [email protected].

Finally, Don’t Forget This

My Amazon home page is here. Just click here to go there and enter your review.

My Goodreads homepage is here. Again, click here to go there and enter your review.

In case you don’t know by now, here’s what I look like.

New Book Coming
Andy Zach laughing at the jokes in his new novel My Undead Mother-in-law
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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

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

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