Supporting Your Author Friend

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A great insight.

Laura Best's avatarLaura Best

This post could have been written by my family and friends. It’s all about how to support your authorly friends out there, and since my friends and family have been awesome enough to support me through the publication of two books I wanted to let others in on their tips for supporting an author friend. (I bet most of them didn’t even know they had such tips!) Through the years my friends and family have come up with some ingenious ways to put the word about my books “out there.” I thought I would share these with everyone else out there who would like to know ways to support a certain author but are a bit uncertain about how to do that. Believe me there are plenty of ways, and my friends have done a super, stupendous job.

1. Buy the book-— A lot of my friends bought the…

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Shadow Over Avalon on Thunderclap

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SOA PostcardShadow Over Avalon, the first book in the Shadow series is on promo for a very limited time now. Please help me spread the word before it returns to its regular price by supporting my Thunderclap campaign. I am not asking anyone to buy the book, although 99c is a steal for an epic fantasy and one of the links is at the bottom of the page. All I need is a few moments of your time to click on the Thunderclap link and support my book on Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr or all three if you so feel inclined. Help me extend my reach to enable readers to get this epic fantasy at a great price while this is still possible. Check out the blurb and the trailer. Your won’t be disappointed. Thirtyfive 5* star reviews from happy readers. Thanks.Arthur

Beyond the mists of time, a dying warrior binds his soul to his sword with an oath to protect his people. His shade rides with the Wild Hunt while he waits for the call of greatest need, but when it comes, he doesn’t know it is a lie. In the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur nears the end of his acolyte training. But he doesn’t want to spend his life serving the Archive, he wants to fight with the air-breathing people to defeat the predators who are determined to survive at any cost.
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Thunderclap campaign https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/20387-future-king-arthur

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtqH1teA_yE

Buy link http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Over-Avalon-C-N-Lesley-ebook/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_3

Shadow Over Avalon: The makings of a cover.

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Shadow Over AvalonBackcover of SOA Shadow Over Avalon Front cover  SOA Postcard

Evelinn Enoksen, wonderful artist. https://evelinnenoksen.wordpress.com/

Ken Dawson talented graphic designer: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phoenix-Designs/422386537864899?pnref=lhc

The concept is the bands controlling the surface humans interlinked and hovering over the undersea city of free humans, Avalon. The second picture is a Moonscape with a flying saucer in the background against the beginnings of Earthrise. These are all elements in the book series, the first of which, ‘Shadow Over Avalon’ is at a temporary and amazing discount of only 99c. Get it while you can at this price.

Stuck for a Christmas Gift? Look at these awesome titles from Kristell Ink

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KI Kickstarter

http://kristell-ink.com/out-now/

Hot off the press is SS front and back with text

and  White Mountain cover

And from Tenebris BooksTenebris Books

http://www.grimboldbooks.com/our-imprints/tenebris-books/

All books are available in print and as ebooks. They can be found at Amazon, Barns and Noble, Kobo, iTunes, Waterstones and many other venues.

Small snippet from Darkspire Reaches

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This is not text you will find in the free sample on Amazon. It is a tad further along in the book The sequel, Serpent of the Shangrove, is scheduled in the third quarter of 2015.

Digital Cover

Tonight they went beyond taunts. After the laughter died down, two of the silver-liveried servers grabbed her while a cook brought over a golden dish with a clear surface. He held it up so that she could see her reflection along with the faces of those that held her, their blue eyes and blond hair fading in the metallic gleam, making them men of gold. Her black hair looked as if it had a life of its own with the golden overtones. She was out of place among all these fair folk in her darkness.

Not for the first time, Raven wished Margie had returned her to the tribe people instead of keeping an abandoned child. Dark-haired First Born would not regard her as so ugly. A shudder ran through her at the thought of the child-eating wyvern they worshiped. Perhaps the old woman had lied to keep Raven tied to her. Maybe it wasn’t much bigger than a firedrake. The Angressi soldiers didn’t seem to hold the beast in any great fear.

Have You Done Yours Yet? Books Make The Best Christmas Presents!

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hierath's avatarJoanne Hall

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, tralalalala!

It’s the time when you get to buy lots of books! Some of which you will sneakily read before you give them to other people *coughnotmecough* Some of which will be for the impressionable minds of nieces and nephews and children and god-children to make sure they grow up Properly, in which case I recommend Huw Powell, Stephanie Burgis, Diana Wynne Jones, and Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching books, all of which I have bought at one time or another to improve said impressionable young minds….

If the minds are older and less impressionable, may I direct you to the fine catalogue of Kristell Ink, purveyors of excellent fantasy and science fiction? Also Angry Robot, and, if you like something a bit more alternative, Wizard’s Tower? (where you can also pick up a copy of Airship Shape…

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5 star review for Shadow Over Avalon

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by C.N. Lesley

Shadow Over Avalon

A review taken at random from the Amazon.co.uk website. Wow! Does happy dance. #kingarthur #dystopia #achievednumber1bestsellerpaidonAmazon #99c #C.N.Lesley

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadow over Avalon! 14 April 2014
By brenda
Format:Kindle Edition
Shadow Over Avalon is an unusual book that caught my attention, grabbed hold and didn’t let go until the very last page. I loved the ongoing adventure that was both thrilling, entertaining and wildly suspenseful.

This is a well developed story with great characters and extremely good writing. So much creativity and imagination. Pretty mind blowing if you ask me. This futuristic tale took me by surprise and brought me to a completely different time and place. How I loved the surprises. This story moved at a quick pace as there was never a dull moment. Surprising since I am not much of a fantasy or science fiction fan. The writing was enough to keep me glued to the pages. Loving every minute. This is a smart story that will take you places you never imagined existed. I would highly recommend this great tale if you are looking for a great escape with a great unpredictable plot. I love how the different story lines come together. Very clever. I would read more from this author. Without a doubt. So enjoyable.

Excerpt ~
“Two days of rest refreshed Shadow. The morning of solstice started a warm, cloudless day. She walked along the shore after breakfast, followed by two brothers. They didn’t appear to trust her not to leave them, looking on the edge with her so near water. She returned to the camp with reluctance and one backward glance at the sun glinting off the waves.”

The writing is soothing and poetic. Sophisticated and yet easy to get lost into. I would highly recommend this sophisticated story that has the wow factor!

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Over-Avalon-C-N-Lesley-ebook/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/shadow-over-avalon

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-over-avalon-cn-lesley/1117299037?ean=2940045359054

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/shadow-over-avalon/id735615772?mt=11