Happy book birthday, 101 Ways to Die!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The price for 101 Ways to Die will be increasing to $5.99 tomorrow morning. If you preordered, the preorder price is honored, as the book released today. This applies to ALL vendors. (The per novel patreons paid the standard $5.99 rate, which applies to ALL books ranging in price to $4.99 to $7.99.)
The original short novel, save for some typo corrections, is the same as it was in theDirty Deeds 2 anthology. However, it has four new short stories following the adventures and misadventures of McMarin and her new friend! These are slices of life stories, and I hope that you enjoy them!
For those of you reading on Patreon (Monthly or Per Novel), Smashwords, B&N, Kobo, Apple Books, or through the various public library systems, I hope that you enjoy the pilot! As these networks do not have error-reporting tools, I’m able to show you some of the fun behind-the-scenes stuffs that would not be otherwise published due to Amazon’s error-reporting tool.
Expect to find pilots and other shenanigans moving forward at these vendors. And yes… because they are pilots, because they are things I would not otherwise publish, Amazon CANNOT receive these stories.
I am penalized when people report errors, and these pilots have errors. They have plot foopahs. They have consistency mistakes. That is because these are behind the scenes works that I normally put in a little drawer and keep to myself while pondering what gets turned into a book and what does not get turned into a book.
As such, Amazon will not be receiving the pilots and bonus experimental works I will be including in the back of every novel moving forward. If you want the experimental stories, you will need to purchase on Smashwords to be able to sideload the book into your kindle or request it from your public library to read via Overdrive or similar library apps.
Should Amazon change their error reporting policies, the pilots and drivel short stories will be added to their original titles (beginning with 101 Ways to Die). Until then, I recommend purchasing from Smashwords or making use of the Per Novel Patreon.
The Patrons have been using the bookfunnel app, which I hear is a very pleasant reading experience!
P.S.: Due to Amazon’s restrictions on bonus content, the pilots and bonus short stories that do not have covers stating there are bonus tales within must be less than 10% of the length of the main title. Should Amazon remove its error reporting tool, this may result in Amazon not receiving some pilots due to their length. (Because unfortunately… people will report the bonus pilots should they exceed this length.)
Final bit of news… I bought this new ereader, and I absolutely LOVE it. It is an absolute dream to hold, I love having buttons to click to turn pages, but I can swipe / interact with the screen if I want to.
Isn’t it pretty?! HIGHLY recommended. It is so much nicer than ANY of my kindles.
So… let’s talk about Meredith, shall we? Yay or Nay?
Yay!
Yay
Yay, indeed!
Yay fun
agreed, YAY! out of curiousity, were you able to hold it in your hands before buying? I saw the Rakuten Kobo imprint, and in my area, I’m not aware of any retailers carrying that brand.
Live long and prosper, Meredith!
No, it’s a Canadian brand. I’ve been using Kobos for a while, and in Canada, you absolutely can go into the store to hold them! But they’re a Canadian company, and they ship the devices in from Canada. 🙂
The shipping is free and it takes about a week to get the device.
Yay! All the yay!
Yay!
Yay! All the Yay!
100% YAY
I’m in the UK and have had Kobos for years, primarily because I don’t want a Kindle. My current one is a Forma. I love them!
Another Yay here!
Yaya always!
Yaya for Meredith
I’m enjoying reading 101 Ways to Die–I preordered it! Thanks
Can you put all your kindle and nook books on the Kobo reader? I’m looking for a reader that will let me transfer all the books I already own, so they’re all on one device.
No. The only device that is e-ink that I know of that can do this is a BOOX; I have two BOOX’s, and they’re e-ink android tablets.
For a kindle paperweight sized one, the Nova Air C is what I have. I prefer the kobo reading experience, though, so I’m just gradually rebuying my books and just reading on my phone for the rest.
https://shop.boox.com/products/novaairc
Definitely yay!
Do you have to use Bluetooth to listen to audio on your new reader and can you plug a speaker into it?
I do not use audiobooks, sorry. They cause me anxiety. You’d have to contact Kobo support and ask them.
And I’ve been having a happy chuckle over the extras in 101ways to die. Great fun. Thanks
R.J., I had pre-ordered through Amazon & have subscribed to your short story Patreon. Is there a bonus short story not included in the Amazon edition? If so, will I purchase it through the short story Patreon? Sorry if I’m being dim about how this will work going forward. Say hi to the furred management.
The bonus stories in the novels aren’t included in the short story patreon. They’re exclusive to the novel that they’re attached to. The per novel and monthly patreon users (in the $10+ tiers) will get access to the bonus stories in addition to any vendor other than Amazon.
And yes, there is a story not included in the Amazon edition due to their error reporting policies. (And if any other vendor picks up the same policies, they will lose access to the bonus stories as well.) But none of the other vendors have indicated they’re putting content controls like that on books being sold through them.
Meredith yeah.
Loved everything in 101 Ways to Die *****
Meredith – Yay!
Yay! Please more Meredith, loved this new world.
Yay
Definitely Meredith.
Yes please!
Yes, please
Yay all the way!!!!!
Yea please
Absolutely YES! This will be a hoot to read when it’s ready. Your “rough copy” was hilarious.
I’m trying to get the paperback copy of 101 Ways to Die for my Mom; she will not buy any digital books (long story) and I’ve been buying her hard copies of your funniest books. 🙂
Let me know when we can order the hard copy on Amazon (or elsewhere; I’ll figure it out once I have a “store” to order the paperback).
Thanks!
I’m going to try to get the files down for the designer before I leave for Australia, but it probably won’t get done until my return from my holiday. Just bad timing.
Definitely yes, Meredith and company were lots of fun!
Yay! More Meredith!!!
yay!
Absolutely Yay on Meredith!
Yay! What happens next?
Yay!
Yay! Definitely yay!
really enjoyed the new parts of 101 Ways to Die. I’ll be re-reading the main story again soon, as I wanted to read it w. the new parts slotted in, so to speak.
as for Meredith, YAY! In other words, very enjoyable pilot and am very interested in getting any future novella/novel based on it.
Yay for Meredith!
Yay!
Loved the bonuses! Meredith looks to be another wonderful main character!
Yay!
Yay! Love all your books
Please write about Meredith
I would love a full-length novel about Meredith!
Yay for Meredith! (Boo to Amazon.)
Loved 101 ways to die and then slices of life. Would love some more perhaps in a future anthology. Yay to Meredith, please write more on her and her world.
Read the book already and loved it. Loved the idea of Meredith’s world and would like to see more of her.
Yay for Meredith.
Also loved the extra slice of life chapters.
Yay for Meredith! The slices of life were great 🙂
Hi! I too really enjoyed 101 Wats to Die, the slice of life stories, and the pilot. The concept is interesting and I’m already invested in Meredith’s happiness. More please!
Yay for the pilot, I laughed!
Yay!!!!
Yes to Meredith! I really enjoyed learning about a species I have never heard about before. I just had to stop right there and look it up. It was great.
Yay! Loved Meredith and the look at her world.
YAH!!!!! Sorry but I left a comment about this in the wrong newsletter (migraines SUCK! And mine have left me with “missing the obvious” when I attempt to do things. So, love,LOVE the pilot!!! Great idea for shape shifting species! Your humor is as awesome as ever but the twist….is BLOODY PERFECT!!!!!!
Love 101 Ways to Die!!!
Meredith—-yes, yes, yes!!!
Yay!!
Yay to Meredith! I am eager to read more about her and Les. Who am I kidding I am eager to read everything you wish to read.
Yay more Meredith!
Such a fun read, in all it’s parts. Definite yay for Meredith.
Another Yay for Meredith and Les…now I want to know what happens next….
I had actually preordered this book on Amazon (I’m so, so sorry!). When I found out I wouldn’t be able to read the pilot, I bought the book again via Smashwords. Love the bonus stories, love the pilot! Can we please get more of Meredith and Les and this world? Although I must say: star-nosed moles are a wee bit creepy looking! Thank goodness they are so small.
Loved the pilot. Thanks!
All the yay for Meredith!
Lol knew about star nose moles before this, but never thought I’d see them in a story! His brothers are all different types of moles… is the naked mole rat a mole or rat? Yay to any and all ideas!
Yes please to more of Meredith’s world.
Definitely YAY!
Yay!!!!!! I so want a story with star-nosed moles AND a mischievous squirrel. I can so imagine some hilarious hijinks!!!!
Yay! I loved the story idea. I would be thrilled if you you made it in to a novel (or series since I’m greedy and love your books)
Yay on Meredith!
Love the pilot! Want more of the pilot! Meredith’s story needs to be told! 🙂
Definitely a big YES for Meredith! 101 Ways to Die was awesome as always!
Yat! Loved the characters and being able to read things with happy endings makes me happy!
I loved the pilot! Only just had the time to read it, but want to throw in my voice as a yes please for Meredith. Also, if that’s the waterproof* kobo, I have that one! Reading in the bath has been one of my guilty pleasures for my entire life and it’s so nice not to worry about drowning a device or paper book
Yeeeeesss! I love my waterproof ereaders!!!
Yay for Meredith!
Meredith, yay!!
YAY! The story is very intriguing. I would enjoy more of Meredith and that world. Thank you.
Yay. Definitely need a Meredith and Les book. Even if it’s a one off to see how it goes.