Mark R Hunter's Blog – December 2011 Archive (13)

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More Storm Chaser reviews, and update on My Funny Valentine

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…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 31, 2011 at 3:28am — No Comments

2011: On an Off Year

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            Whew. Was 2011 an exhausting year, or what? It felt like the whole world spent the last twelve months running a marathon at internet speed. No wonder my feet hurt.

            It may turn out to be something of a watershed year for me, as I accomplished one of my life’s biggest goals. No, I didn’t get into Bill Gates’ will. No, I didn’t get the word “snow” banished from the dictionary. No, I didn’t win a lifetime supply…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 29, 2011 at 6:11am — No Comments

Storm Chaser and My Funny Valentine ... for the e-reader you love

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: …

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 28, 2011 at 2:32am — No Comments

Keeping Christmas Fake

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 

This article originally appeared in the insert of this week’s Albion New Era newspaper:

When I was a kid, we had a fake Christmas tree that no one bothered even pretending might be real.

            It was an aluminum pole with holes in it, like a great silver stick. We’d take the arrow-straight branches out of their paper tubes, fluff out the bright, unnaturally green “needles” of shredded aluminum, and stick them in the…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 25, 2011 at 1:12am — No Comments

Questionable Christmas Songs

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            I was going to do something serious for my Christmas column this year. It’s a serious time; besides, as I write this there’s a special on Discovery about various disasters that could destroy the world.

            Way to get into the spirit, Discovery!

            But serious times are when we need to lighten up the most. That’s why all those great movie musicals were popular during the Great Depression; it might…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 23, 2011 at 3:38am — No Comments

drugs, and other necessities of a book signing

In addition to the original article about book signings posted on the Writers of Mass Distraction site, the article is here with photos:

http://markrhunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/originally-posted-at-writers-of-mass.html

“Near the end of my second book signing, my host produced a bottle of Tylenol from a drawer, which instantly made me think: ‘Ah – that’s what I forgot to bring!’”

Added by Mark R Hunter on December 22, 2011 at 1:30am — No Comments

Chasing Storms for Christmas gifts .... and a bonus announcement

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?

 

Naturally, you can still order it on my website, at www.markrhunter.com, or from the publisher at…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 16, 2011 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Sinus Season Starts; Sickness Ensues

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                I’ve been fighting the mother of all sinus infections this week … which is not a comment about my mother, mind you.

                Why are really big things called “The Mother Of”, anyway? Seems a bit insulting to mothers. You know what? I’ve been fighting the cousin of all sinus infections. Think that cousin from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, who shows up with his brood, parks his RV on your lawn,…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 15, 2011 at 4:43am — No Comments

nomination for Versatile Blogger Award

I’ve been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award:

 

http://markrhunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/ive-been-nominated-for-versatile.html

Added by Mark R Hunter on December 13, 2011 at 6:51am — No Comments

Just Four More Months 'Til Spring

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            Well, that was fun. There’s nothing like getting the first snowstorm of winter ... a month before winter.
            The first major event of the season is what they call a teachable moment. I call it a few other things, but “event” can go in the paper. Mostly what it teaches you is that people have short memories.
            One of those people must…
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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 9, 2011 at 2:42am — No Comments

supporting a local bookstore

Hey, I'm a local author! Support local booksellers:

http://www.summersstoriesbookstore.com/local-authors

Added by Mark R Hunter on December 7, 2011 at 2:17pm — No Comments

I'm going to be on a calender ... sort of

I'm going to be on a calendar. No, really.



Okay, actually the cover of Storm Chaser's going to be on a calendar:



http://www.cafepress.com/whiskey_creek.593557651



Not because of anything I did, but because my cover was done by Whiskey Creek Press Art Director Gemini Judson, who's not only an amazing artist but also a writer, herself. Don't believe me? Shame on you: Check out her somewhat PG-13…

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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 5, 2011 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Getting Your New Old Stuff Locally





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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

― Groucho Marx,…
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Added by Mark R Hunter on December 1, 2011 at 8:13am — No Comments

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