Monday, April 15, 2013

Flights of Fiction - Release Day

 It's FLIGHTS OF FICTION's Release Day.


Oh yeah, I'm jazzed.

I'm also delighted to be in such fine company.  The Western Ohio Writers Association (WOWA) is a wonderful group of talented authors and I'm proud to be part of the group and of this anthology.

Flights of Fiction came into being in rather an unusual way. Instead of a book in search of a publisher, this was a publisher in search of a book.  Handcar Press, an independent author imprint of Loconeal Publishing, LLC, wanted to do an anthology of stories based in southwest Ohio.  A representative from Loconeal reached out to Gery Deer, the founder of WOWA, and asked if we'd be interested in contributing. Gery grabbed the opportunity and ran with it.

Eleven stories were selected for the anthology.  Gery contributed the introduction, in which he points out that his story didn't make the cut. 

Here's a blurb on Flights of Fiction:

Pull up a comfy chair and lose yourself in eleven original stories set in and around the southwest Ohio region. Written by just a few of the talented authors from the Western Ohio Writers Association, these soon-to-be classic tales let you follow one man’s tragic story at the end of the world in “Dead of Winter”; experience a night at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in “Nose Art”; and get lost in a haunting image from the past in “Tabitha’s Portrait,” plus many more. From detective tales to a trek into the mysterious world of wrestling, Flights of Fiction has something for everyone.

Sound good?

One little note - If you would like to purchase Flights of Fiction (bless your little heart), the "Buy Now" button on the right will take you to Paypal to purchase it directly or you can click on the cover image to buy it on Amazon. If you use the Buy Now button, I'll cover the shipping and you'll receive a signed copy.

So, that's what's new and exciting in my world today. What's going on in yours?


Headline of the Day:

What were the chances?

31 comments:

  1. Congrats on getting in the anthology.

    mood
    Moody Writing

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  2. Happy Release Day! Congratulations--so exciting! :D

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  3. Very cool and congrats on the release...best of luck with it! :)

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  4. Happy Release Day and congratulations!!! I'm doing the happy dance for you. I hope you don't mind, I posted the book cover with a link back to your site on my sidebar. Wishing you the best.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  5. Mood - Thanks so much.

    Linda G. - Yeah, it is to me. Thanks.

    Mark - Thanks.

    Mason - Oh, that's great! How nice of you. Thank you.

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  6. I'm so proud of you, and YES, I want a signed copy.

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  7. Congrats! I'm so excited for you!! :)

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  8. Way to go Sis! I've ordered two - one for me and one for Mom. Looking forward to reading it! So happy for you!!!!

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  9. Now that is the way to get published. No query letter. No pacing, no waiting, no angst. Instead, you have a publisher who comes knocking on YOUR door. That is awesome!!!

    Love the headline. Gun shop raid is raided and weapons are found!!! SHOCKING!!! I am wearing my surprised face!!!!!!

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  10. Maria - Aw, thanks, hon. And of course.

    Margo - Thanks, I appreciate it.

    Janice - Thanks. You'll get yours hand delivered. :-)

    Robin - Well, the publishing part was cool but I still did lots of waiting and hand-wringing during the selection process. Stiff competition.

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  11. Hooray!! Happy Release Day to you!! I'm giving you a virtual standing ovation. :)

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  12. happy anthology release day! so wonderful to be included in such good company :D

    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com

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  13. Congrats on the publication and on being in such fine company! Going to buy my copy now. :)

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  14. Congrats!

    That newspaper headline cracked me up. :)

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  15. Congratulations!! I'm an eBook guy, so will get it from Amazon.

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  16. Oh, congrats, LD! Enjoy the moment.

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  17. Congrats. I'm going to pick it up.

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  18. Can you get it in e-book format?

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  19. Congratulations, LD. That's quite an accomplishment. (I meant finding guns in a gun shop, of course.) ;)

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  20. Julie - Thanks. For that I'll take a virtual bow.

    nutschell - Thanks. I'm in good company indeed.

    Lydia - That's great. Thank you.

    Alex - Thanks you. For some reason the e-version isn't showing up on Amazon yet. I'm trying to find out when that will be corrected.

    Diane - Thanks, I am.

    Clarissa - Thank you. Yes, it's going to be released in e-format. I'm not sure why it's not already available but I know it's coming.

    Jan - Of course.

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  21. Going to get mine on Amazon. Someday I'm going to meet you in person to get that signed copy.

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  22. Congrats on your release! Many sales.

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  23. Susan - I look forward to that.

    Cate - Thanks!

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  24. Wow, I can't believe weapons were found in that gun shop. That's just crazy! (LOL)

    Congratulations on your release :)

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  25. Ohhhh... this is so exciting, LD... how wonderful! You've got to be so happy! I just got an amazon gift card, so perfect timing!

    :D

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  26. mshatch - Yeah, I know. Who'da thunk it.

    Morgan - Thanks. I hope you enojy it.

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  27. I was wondering about ebook format, too, and I see Clarissa already asked. Cool. How strange about those guns, LOL!

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  28. Congrats! How wonderful for you!! The headline cracked me up too. ;)

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  29. Nancy - Thanks!

    Carol - The publisher has promised an e-version in early May. Watch for the date.

    Liz - Thank you.

    Kimberly - Glad I gave you a laugh.

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