Or maybe not.
I updated my biography on Yahoo.com. Naturally, I expect a 500% increase in sales any second now.
http://www.amazon.com/Mark-R-Hunter/e/B0058CL6OO
http://www.amazon.com/Mark-R-Hunter/e/B0058CL6OO
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Shameless self-promotion ... I mean, a great gift idea
For those of you sick of chocolate or flowers, or chocolate flowers (how could anyone be sick of chocolate?), don't forget that you can again order a copy of the humor anthology My Funny Valentine, which includes a piece by me, to tickle the rib of the one you love. If you got them that book last year it's treading thin ice to get it again, but then you could always pick up my novel Storm Chaser or its prequel, Storm Chaser Shorts, for the romantic comedy loving love you love.
It goes without saying that there are details on how to order all three on my website, www.markrhunter.com. But I said it anyway. The books are available in print or e-book, although sadly Storm Chaser Shorts is Kindle or Nook-ready e-book only. Don't be cheap -- buy them an e-reader!
It goes without saying that there are details on how to order all three on my website, www.markrhunter.com. But I said it anyway. The books are available in print or e-book, although sadly Storm Chaser Shorts is Kindle or Nook-ready e-book only. Don't be cheap -- buy them an e-reader!
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press release on Storm Chaser sale and My Funny Valentine ranking
My press release on the half-price Storm Chaser offer and on the My Funny Valentine Amazon ranking … although the shelf life for the latter is just about up for the year.
The e-book version of a local author’s debut novel has been selected by his publisher as one of fourteen romance related stories offered for half price this month in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
Storm Chaser, a romantic comedy that follows the adventures of a cop and a disaster photographer in northeast Indiana, is available for $3.50 from Whiskey Creek Press as a PDF or HTML e-book, readable on almost all e-readers and computers. Anyone can place an order or read a sample chapter and a review by going here:
http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=899
The author, Mark R. Hunter, is also a contributor to the humor compilation My Funny Valentine, which in advance of the holiday reached a notable high note on the Amazon.com humor book rankings: It hit #16 for e-books and #15 for print books. Hunter’s humor column, Slightly Off The Mark, appears weekly in the local newspapers Albion New Era, Churubusco News, and Northwest News.
My Funny Valentine can be ordered on Amazon:
Or from the publisher at:
Hunter’s website is:
Print copies of My Funny Valentine are also available at the Albion New Era office and at Just Off the Square Antiques and Collectibles, on East Main Street in Albion.
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Storm Chaser half-off and My Funny Valentine soars
Whiskey Creek Press is offering the e-book version of Storm Chaser at half off for the month of February; it’s one of 14 WCP books on sale in honor of Valentine's Day!
http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=899
But wait, it gets better: I've also learned that My Funny Valentine has peaked at #28 in the humor category at Amazon.com, in both print and Kindle categories!
http://www.amazon.com/My-Funny-Valentine-ebook/dp/B006JROL8K/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1328660994&sr=1-2
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book signing results
We sold 7 copies of Storm Chaser and 7 of My Funny Valentine at the book signing Monday ... both are now available at Just Off the Square Antiques, and should be up to borrow soon at the library. Many thanks to the employees of the Noble County Public Library for being such fine hosts! Naturally, you can still get either through me -- order on my website, www.markrhunter.com .
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It's all about publicity
My Noble County Library book signing on Jan. 30th was announced on Thunder Country, a radio station in LaGrange County. (Their website’s at http://www.wthd.net/ ) I sent a press release out to all the area news outlets, but didn’t really expect a station in the next county would use it!
Also, as we were passing the library last night Emily noticed my name on their sign, which blows my mind just a bit. Their website is here: http://www.nobleco.lib.in.us/central_library.html .
And, of course, the Facebook events page with all the details is here:
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/events/133555793426698/
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My Funny Valentine -- the perfect holiday gift
A local columnist is one of forty humor writers featured in My Funny Valentine, the perfect antidote to the problem of both wintertime blues and finding a perfect and unique Valentine’s Day gift.
Mark R. Hunter’s column “Valentine Fail, or: Where to Sleep When You Don’t Own a Doghouse”, originally appeared in The Albion New Era, Churubusco News, and Northwest News last year, and is reprinted in My Funny Valentine along with pieces by columnists, bloggers, and cartoonists from all over. The book makes a great Valentine’s gift: It doesn’t go bad in a week like flowers, has no calories like candy, and at $9.95 (plus tax) is way less expensive than jewelry – and will probably be more appreciated than lingerie. Plus, a little humor goes a long way in the dark, cold months of winter.
My Funny Valentine is available as a print book at Hunter’s website, www.MarkRHunter.com, and in print or e-book at the publisher’s website, http://myfunnybooks.biz/
Hunter will also have copies available at a book signing January 30th, from 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Noble County Public Library main branch, 813 E. Main Street in Albion. Anyone who buys both it and Hunter’s novel, Storm Chaser, will get the second book at two dollars off.
Print copies are also available at the Albion New Era office, on South Orange Street in Albion.
( More on My Funny Valentine: )
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Writerly day from the Post Office
I got two shipments in the mail today: A box of Storm Chaser copies and a box of My Funny Valentine copies. Pretty much the most important items for the January 30 book signing.
My Funny Valentine is selling for $9.95 plus tax, while Storm Chaser is $14.95 – or $12.95 if you buy them both together. Come to the book signing or contact me for an order (www.markrhunter.com), or get the e-book version of My Funny Valentine at:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/My-Funny-Valentine-Hilarious-Complications/dp/1936955040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323064081&sr=8-1
and smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/112278
My Funny Valentine is selling for $9.95 plus tax, while Storm Chaser is $14.95 – or $12.95 if you buy them both together. Come to the book signing or contact me for an order (www.markrhunter.com), or get the e-book version of My Funny Valentine at:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/My-Funny-Valentine-Hilarious-Complications/dp/1936955040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323064081&sr=8-1
and smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/112278
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The Press Release for my January 30 book signing
A book signing featuring local author Mark R. Hunter will be held at the Noble County Public Library main branch Monday, January 30th, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Hunter’s romantic comedy, Storm Chaser, was released last year by Whiskey Creek Press. In addition, he’ll have available copies of the humor compilation My Funny Valentine, just in time for Valentine’s Day gift buying. My Funny Valentine includes a holiday related column by Hunter that originally appeared in the Albion New Era, Churubusco News, and Northwest News, as well as humor pieces and cartoons by thirty-nine other humorists from all over.
( Anyone who hasn't bought Storm Chaser (or has, but wants another copy!) can get both books for a bargain: buy My Funny Valentine at $9.95, and get Storm Chaser for two dollars off, at $12.95. Hunter, a longtime local humor columnist who has a collection of short stories coming out in May, will answer any questions in addition to signing books at the library, located at 813 E. Main Street in Albion. He’s also a member of the Albion Volunteer Fire Department, and is working on a history of that organization. )
Hunter’s romantic comedy, Storm Chaser, was released last year by Whiskey Creek Press. In addition, he’ll have available copies of the humor compilation My Funny Valentine, just in time for Valentine’s Day gift buying. My Funny Valentine includes a holiday related column by Hunter that originally appeared in the Albion New Era, Churubusco News, and Northwest News, as well as humor pieces and cartoons by thirty-nine other humorists from all over.
( Anyone who hasn't bought Storm Chaser (or has, but wants another copy!) can get both books for a bargain: buy My Funny Valentine at $9.95, and get Storm Chaser for two dollars off, at $12.95. Hunter, a longtime local humor columnist who has a collection of short stories coming out in May, will answer any questions in addition to signing books at the library, located at 813 E. Main Street in Albion. He’s also a member of the Albion Volunteer Fire Department, and is working on a history of that organization. )
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more Storm Chaser reviews, My Funny Valentine doing well
More reviews of Storm Chaser:
http://www.traceycramerkelly.com/storm-chaser-more-romance-less-storm/
http://www.lisaolsen.net/review-of-storm-chaser-by-mark-r-hunter/
The book now has eleven 5-star and one 4-star reviews on Amazon, three 5-star reviews on Barnes & Noble, and on Fictionwise.com it has one Great rating and one OK rating. But the OK guy was just jealous. That's my story.
My Funny Valentine now has six five-star reviews on Amazon -- and needless to say, you can get signed copies of either book through me!
www.markrhunter.com
http://www.traceycramerkelly.com/storm-chaser-more-romance-less-storm/
http://www.lisaolsen.net/review-of-storm-chaser-by-mark-r-hunter/
The book now has eleven 5-star and one 4-star reviews on Amazon, three 5-star reviews on Barnes & Noble, and on Fictionwise.com it has one Great rating and one OK rating. But the OK guy was just jealous. That's my story.
My Funny Valentine now has six five-star reviews on Amazon -- and needless to say, you can get signed copies of either book through me!
www.markrhunter.com
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Storm Chaser and My Funny Valentine ... for your new e-reader
Get a new e-reader for Christmas? Sure you did. Time to fill it, and why not start with an action-adventure-romantic comedy-mystery? That way you have a lot of the genres covered, right from the beginning. And if you’re old fashioned like me, you’re still going to need something to read in the dead of winter.
Storm Chaser is available at:
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/storm-chaser-mark-r-hunter/1107480138?ean=9781603131131
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Chaser-ebook/dp/B0056U41F4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325052958&sr=8-1
(And Amazon UK)
Fictionwise: http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b124316/?si=0
My publisher’s website: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=94d38a8965725086c3e2f2a4f07c67d8&keyword=storm+chaser
And of course through my own website: http://markrhunter.com/novel.html. There you can also order a print copy, if you’re not close enough to pick one up at the Albion New Era or Just Off the Square in Albion, the Churubusco News in that town, Summer’s Stories in Kendallville, Freedom Acres in Cromwell, or The Bookmark in Fort Wayne.
Copies will be available at a book signing Monday, January 30th, from 3:30 – 6 p.m. at the Noble County Public Library main branch in Albion.
And don’t forget about Mark Hunter’s contribution to the humor compilation My Funny Valentine, the perfect companion book to bring a few smiles in the dead of winter:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/My-Funny-Valentine-Hilarious-Complications/dp/1936955040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323064081&sr=8-1
and smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/112278
More on Storm Chaser, by Mark R. Hunter:
The black funnel of an approaching tornado makes all other troubles seem small. But when Indiana State Trooper Chance Hamlin “rescues” Allie Craine from a twister, his troubles are just beginning—Allie, a disaster photographer, rescues him when he drives into the storm’s path.
Chance doesn’t like being rescued, he doesn’t like photographers, and he definitely doesn’t like being stuck with Allie when she wants to stay in calm, peaceful Indiana. Too bad his family, friends, and even the other members of Chance’s volunteer fire department think she’s great. Suspicious of Allie’s motives, he decides to drive her away out of sheer boredom—but that’s not so easy when someone begins causing fires and other catastrophes around the area. That someone might be Allie, who has plans of her own...
Storm Chaser is available at:
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/storm-chaser-mark-r-hunter/1107480138?ean=9781603131131
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Chaser-ebook/dp/B0056U41F4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325052958&sr=8-1
(And Amazon UK)
Fictionwise: http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b124316/?si=0
My publisher’s website: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=94d38a8965725086c3e2f2a4f07c67d8&keyword=storm+chaser
And of course through my own website: http://markrhunter.com/novel.html. There you can also order a print copy, if you’re not close enough to pick one up at the Albion New Era or Just Off the Square in Albion, the Churubusco News in that town, Summer’s Stories in Kendallville, Freedom Acres in Cromwell, or The Bookmark in Fort Wayne.
Copies will be available at a book signing Monday, January 30th, from 3:30 – 6 p.m. at the Noble County Public Library main branch in Albion.
And don’t forget about Mark Hunter’s contribution to the humor compilation My Funny Valentine, the perfect companion book to bring a few smiles in the dead of winter:
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/My-Funny-Valentine-Hilarious-Complications/dp/1936955040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323064081&sr=8-1
and smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/112278
More on Storm Chaser, by Mark R. Hunter:
The black funnel of an approaching tornado makes all other troubles seem small. But when Indiana State Trooper Chance Hamlin “rescues” Allie Craine from a twister, his troubles are just beginning—Allie, a disaster photographer, rescues him when he drives into the storm’s path.
Chance doesn’t like being rescued, he doesn’t like photographers, and he definitely doesn’t like being stuck with Allie when she wants to stay in calm, peaceful Indiana. Too bad his family, friends, and even the other members of Chance’s volunteer fire department think she’s great. Suspicious of Allie’s motives, he decides to drive her away out of sheer boredom—but that’s not so easy when someone begins causing fires and other catastrophes around the area. That someone might be Allie, who has plans of her own...
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question about My Funny Valentine -- a book for the *next* holiday
I have a book signing coming up January 30th at the Noble County Public Library main branch in Albion (you heard it here almost first!) so I have a decision to make: How many copies of “my” new book should I have on hand? Not just for the signing, but for anyone to buy?
Truth in advertising: My Funny Valentine is not just mine – it’s a compilation of Valentine’s related pieces by columnists, bloggers, and cartoonists from all over.
My Valentine’s Day column “Valentine Fail, or: Where to Sleep When You Don’t Own a Doghouse”, originally appeared in the Albion New Era in February, and is reprinted in My Funny Valentine along with items from 40 humorists. This book should make a great Valentine’s gift: It doesn’t go bad in a week like flowers, has no calories like candy, and at $9.95 (plus tax) is way less expensive than jewelry – and will probably be more appreciated than lingerie. Plus, a little humor goes a long way in the dark, cold months of winter.
My question to you, the fan, is: How many of you might be interested in an autographed copy from me? Keep in mind, it would only be my autograph – not that of any other contributor! Although the book is available at a lower price as an e-book, it was meant as more of a gift item. You can buy it directly or learn more about it here:
http://myfunnybooks.biz/
Later I'll add ordering information on my website, www.markrhunter.com . I'll definitely have some available at my next book signing, and I’m even offering a deal: Anyone who buys a copy can also pick up Storm Chaser at a reduced price, $12.95. This is assuming you don’t already have Storm Chaser – or that you want to give that out as a gift, too. Let me know if you’re interested in a copy of the new work, and here’s a bit more about My Funny Valentine:
Love is to laugh with, not at, in this anthology of Vday humor from forty of the top humor writers around. An inexpensive, pocket-sized book focused on Valentine giving
and lightening-up, My Funny Valentine is a condensed packet of laughs and smiles.
This is the first offering from My Funny Books, a new imprint dedicated to showcasing the country’s top humor writers. The writers here are contest winners, syndicated columnists, book authors, working comediennes, writers and producers for television shows, joke-mongers for famous comics, and beloved cartoonists. Some quotes:
I don’t need a special day to be awkward, uncomfortable and falsely selfless. That’s what dating was for. – Blythe Jewell
We lovingly refer to it as Valentine’s Day because "Sex for Chocolate Day" was vetoed by the greeting card industry. – Leigh Anne Jasheway
Valentine’s Day is about those five little words: Charge it to my Visa. – Jim Shea
Yeah, so, I missed Valentine’s Day this year. On a totally unrelated note I’ve discovered it’s possible, and even advisable, to sleep in today’s smaller, more fuel efficient cars. – Mark R Hunter
Truth in advertising: My Funny Valentine is not just mine – it’s a compilation of Valentine’s related pieces by columnists, bloggers, and cartoonists from all over.
My Valentine’s Day column “Valentine Fail, or: Where to Sleep When You Don’t Own a Doghouse”, originally appeared in the Albion New Era in February, and is reprinted in My Funny Valentine along with items from 40 humorists. This book should make a great Valentine’s gift: It doesn’t go bad in a week like flowers, has no calories like candy, and at $9.95 (plus tax) is way less expensive than jewelry – and will probably be more appreciated than lingerie. Plus, a little humor goes a long way in the dark, cold months of winter.
My question to you, the fan, is: How many of you might be interested in an autographed copy from me? Keep in mind, it would only be my autograph – not that of any other contributor! Although the book is available at a lower price as an e-book, it was meant as more of a gift item. You can buy it directly or learn more about it here:
http://myfunnybooks.biz/
Later I'll add ordering information on my website, www.markrhunter.com . I'll definitely have some available at my next book signing, and I’m even offering a deal: Anyone who buys a copy can also pick up Storm Chaser at a reduced price, $12.95. This is assuming you don’t already have Storm Chaser – or that you want to give that out as a gift, too. Let me know if you’re interested in a copy of the new work, and here’s a bit more about My Funny Valentine:
Love is to laugh with, not at, in this anthology of Vday humor from forty of the top humor writers around. An inexpensive, pocket-sized book focused on Valentine giving
and lightening-up, My Funny Valentine is a condensed packet of laughs and smiles.
This is the first offering from My Funny Books, a new imprint dedicated to showcasing the country’s top humor writers. The writers here are contest winners, syndicated columnists, book authors, working comediennes, writers and producers for television shows, joke-mongers for famous comics, and beloved cartoonists. Some quotes:
I don’t need a special day to be awkward, uncomfortable and falsely selfless. That’s what dating was for. – Blythe Jewell
We lovingly refer to it as Valentine’s Day because "Sex for Chocolate Day" was vetoed by the greeting card industry. – Leigh Anne Jasheway
Valentine’s Day is about those five little words: Charge it to my Visa. – Jim Shea
Yeah, so, I missed Valentine’s Day this year. On a totally unrelated note I’ve discovered it’s possible, and even advisable, to sleep in today’s smaller, more fuel efficient cars. – Mark R Hunter
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Chasing Storms for Christmas ... and a bonus
Apparently this is a big day for ordering off the internet, so this would be a good day to get Storm Chaser in time for holiday giving season. Don’t we need some light, cheerful storytelling right now? Storm Chaser has all that fun stuff: storms, fires, crashes, accident-prone stalkers … what could be more upbeat?
( Where you can find Storm Chaser ... oh, and that little announcement at the end, for people who are paying attention. )