Loose Dogs in the Apple Store

How do you like them Apple ebooks?

How do you like them Apple ebooks?

If your e-reader of choice is an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks — or if you download ebooks onto your computer via iTunes, you’re in luck! My novels are available through the Apple store.

Here’s Loose Dogs. My other novels and short stories are listed as well — see the left hand sidebar at the link.

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Thanks all who stopped by!

I’ve closed the chat room.

It went . . . okay. I will do it again, in fact — when I’ve worked out a few kinks. Including the one where the chat room plug-in assigned and re-assigned random numbers to people . . . lol

In the meantime, please drop a comment if you need any info on how to claim your free copy of the book!

Take care!

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Loose Dogs, On Sale Now! $3.99!

Loose Dogs by Kirsten MortensenVery excited here — today’s the big day!

The ebook version of Loose Dogs is officially available from:

Smashwords

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

 

 Looking to save a couple dollars?

I don’t blame you!

Sign up for my e-newsletter and later today, I’ll email you a $2.00 Smashwords coupon :-)

(On Smashwords, you can download e-books for all major e-readers.)

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Tweaking the Loose Dogs teaser copy

Loose Dogs by Kirsten MortensenI actually like doing this — but at the same time it’s a bit harrowing.

Need to get it right. Need to come up with copy that makes people really really want to read the book.

Here’s where it is right now:

Animal Control Officer Paige Newbury doesn’t know what’s worse.

Her man problems.

Or her dog problems.

She opens a package and finds The Ring—which means the guy she can’t get over is about to walk back into her life.

Then she stumbles on evidence of a criminal dog fighting ring—which means a gorgeous pit bull she tried to save is doomed to suffer . . . or maybe even die.

She’s sure she can seal the deal with her boyfriend with a little help from sexy lawyer Larry Crawford.

But she’ll soon need another scheme—this time, to save her life.

Loose Dogs.

Unconventional romance.

Thrilling twist.

What do you think?

Would you buy it?

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Amazon Gift Cards: Giveaway to Celebrate Loose Dog Launch!

My way of saying "THANK YOU" to my readers!

My way of saying “THANK YOU” to my readers!

Look what I made :-)

My very own customized Loose Dogs Amazon gift cards!

I’ve bought three $10 cards — and I’ll be giving them away next Saturday, March 23, to celebrate the launch of the book.

Click to read about the other prize giveaways!

Want to join the fun?

There are two ways.

  1. You can mark your calendar and stop back on the site on March 23, 2013, between 7 and 8 pm eastern time, or
  2. You can subscribe to my e-newsletter list (form below). I’ll email a party reminder that day. And by subscribing to the list, you’ll automatically be entered in drawings for party presents.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments. Thanks.

And see you on March 23!

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Writing, Dreams, and Consciousness

New book on one of my fave topics :-)

New book on one of my fave topics :-)

Hiya!

I took a break from fiction to finalize a non-fiction piece that’s been almost-completed for months now.

It’s on one of my favorite topics: the relationship between writing, dreams, and states of consciousness :-)

Yeah, I know, dorky!!! :-D

It’s available now for 99 cents as an ebook on Smashwords. (If you’ve never used Smashwords: it’s a distributor that offers ebooks in multiple formats–so you can buy books there for readers including Kindle, Nook, and iPad.)

It’s not particularly long–about 9000 words altogether.

It includes a copy of my short story, Ribbon, because I describe my experience writing the story to illustrate some of the ideas I explore.

In a day or so the book will be on Amazon and Barnes & Noble as well.

If you grab a copy, be sure to let me know what you think!

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Can Job on Youtube :-)

I played around a bit on PowToon today. What do you think?

 

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Chick lit, Women’s lit, and Fiction’s Dark Arts

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“It is no longer a passion hidden in my veins: it is the goddess Venus herself fastened on her prey.” — Racine

One of the odd pleasures about writing fiction is that you don’t always know what you’re doing until after you’ve done it.

There are parts of the mind (the parts that Jungian psychologist Robert Johnson refers to as the Shadow) that meddle with your fiction behind your back.

You have little or no awareness of the meddling as you write.

You’re too focused on all those conscious tasks that require your attention. The characters, the plot, your deadlines, your typos . . .

But then you re-read what you’ve done and there it is, like the smudgey remnants of an alien footprint — an alien footprint that also seems disturbingly familiar. Continue reading

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Loose Dogs Launch Party: Saturday, March 23!!!

Here are a few of the gifts I'll be giving away to celebrate the launch of Loose Dogs!

Here are a few of the gifts I’ll be giving away to celebrate the launch of Loose Dogs!

Save the date!!!

There will be PRESENTS!!!

Amazon gift cards!!!

Free copies of the book!!!

And much, much more:

  • Dog toys from Cuddlee Critters
  • Charming tea towel with an embroidered Dachshund
  • Whimsical doggy wall hook from Ikea
  • Copies copy of my nonfiction book, 101 Dog Training Tips
  • Happy dog carved figurine
  • Handmade note card

    My way of saying "THANK YOU" to my readers!

    $10 Amazon gift cards!

Vintage costume "Scottie dog" ring :-)

Vintage costume “Scottie dog” ring :-)

Another of the gifts I’ll be giving away is an adorable vintage ring. Which has a bit of a connection to the novel . . . but I’ll explain that later (hee hee) . . .

Want to join the fun?

There are two ways.

  1. You can mark your calendar and stop back on the site on March 23, 2013 between 7 and 8 pm eastern time, or
  2. You can subscribe to my e-newsletter list (form below). I’ll email a party reminder that day. And by subscribing to the list, you’ll automatically be entered in drawings for party presents.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments. Thanks.

And see you on March 23!

UPDATE: Click to download a copy of the first chapter!

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My dog reviews Loose Dogs :-D

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