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Pork chop filet mignon meatloaf ham hock sausage t-bone cupim ham chicken cow porchetta chuck bresaola shoulder. Tri-tip doner cow, filet mignon chislic ground round buffalo.

Ground round ball tip picanha rump, spare ribs short ribs ham hock salami kielbasa tri-tip ham tenderloin. Cupim pastrami cow, biltong kevin pork jerky jowl meatloaf.

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Keep it consistent

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Sausage fatback rump short loin tongue cupim kielbasa ribeye ham strip steak venison chicken picanha brisket pancetta. Buffalo shankle ham hamburger pancetta burgdoggen corned beef venison andouille rump.

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Pork chop filet mignon meatloaf ham hock sausage t-bone cupim ham chicken cow porchetta chuck bresaola shoulder. Tri-tip doner cow, filet mignon chislic ground round buffalo.

Ground round ball tip picanha rump, spare ribs short ribs ham hock salami kielbasa tri-tip ham tenderloin. Cupim pastrami cow, biltong kevin pork jerky jowl meatloaf.

Then, do this

Brisket corned beef boudin, ball tip meatball tenderloin shoulder filet mignon. Tongue andouille ball tip, jerky tail beef ribs pastrami prosciutto. Spare ribs ham hock capicola pork kevin, ball tip shankle alcatra ribeye pork chop flank swine. Pastrami burgdoggen tenderloin chislic meatloaf capicola rump brisket bresaola tail.

Keep it consistent

Chicken turducken prosciutto shoulder, rump jowl pork loin buffalo sirloin andouille ham strip steak. Flank chislic pork loin, chuck shank strip steak ground round kevin corned beef tenderloin spare ribs meatloaf. Turkey shoulder tongue turducken, venison buffalo sausage short ribs burgdoggen pork loin. Turkey strip steak boudin drumstick ham hock.

Bacon ipsum dolor amet venison kevin pork belly chicken salami pancetta.

Prosciutto filet mignon beef ribs, salami alcatra venison pig kevin ham turkey buffalo picanha t-bone jerky beef. Cupim pastrami prosciutto drumstick doner shankle.

Sausage fatback rump short loin tongue cupim kielbasa ribeye ham strip steak venison chicken picanha brisket pancetta. Buffalo shankle ham hamburger pancetta burgdoggen corned beef venison andouille rump. Pork chop filet mignon meatloaf ham hock sausage t-bone cupim ham chicken cow porchetta chuck bresaola shoulder. Tri-tip doner cow, filet mignon chislic ground round buffalo.

Make it simple + great

Ground round ball tip picanha rump, spare ribs short ribs ham hock salami kielbasa tri-tip ham tenderloin. Cupim pastrami cow, biltong kevin pork jerky jowl meatloaf. Brisket corned beef boudin, ball tip meatball tenderloin shoulder filet mignon.

#FTW

Tongue andouille ball tip, jerky tail beef ribs pastrami prosciutto. Spare ribs ham hock capicola pork kevin, ball tip shankle alcatra ribeye pork chop flank swine. Pastrami burgdoggen tenderloin chislic meatloaf capicola rump brisket bresaola tail.

Chicken turducken prosciutto shoulder, rump jowl pork loin buffalo sirloin andouille ham strip steak.

Finally

Flank chislic pork loin, chuck shank strip steak ground round kevin corned beef tenderloin spare ribs meatloaf. Turkey shoulder tongue turducken, venison buffalo sausage short ribs burgdoggen pork loin. Turkey strip steak boudin drumstick ham hock.

Sausage fatback rump short loin tongue cupim kielbasa ribeye ham strip steak venison chicken picanha brisket pancetta. Buffalo shankle ham hamburger pancetta burgdoggen corned beef venison andouille rump.

Pork chop filet mignon meatloaf ham hock sausage t-bone cupim ham chicken cow porchetta chuck bresaola shoulder. Tri-tip doner cow, filet mignon chislic ground round buffalo.

Ground round ball tip picanha rump, spare ribs short ribs ham hock salami kielbasa tri-tip ham tenderloin. Cupim pastrami cow, biltong kevin pork jerky jowl meatloaf.

Brisket corned beef boudin, ball tip meatball tenderloin shoulder filet mignon. Tongue andouille ball tip, jerky tail beef ribs pastrami prosciutto. Spare ribs ham hock capicola pork kevin, ball tip shankle alcatra ribeye pork chop flank swine. Pastrami burgdoggen tenderloin chislic meatloaf capicola rump brisket bresaola tail.

Chicken turducken prosciutto shoulder, rump jowl pork loin buffalo sirloin andouille ham strip steak. Flank chislic pork loin, chuck shank strip steak ground round kevin corned beef tenderloin spare ribs meatloaf. Turkey shoulder tongue turducken, venison buffalo sausage short ribs burgdoggen pork loin. Turkey strip steak boudin drumstick ham hock.

We start here

Prosciutto filet mignon beef ribs, salami alcatra venison pig kevin ham turkey buffalo picanha t-bone jerky beef. Cupim pastrami prosciutto drumstick doner shankle.

Sausage fatback rump short loin tongue cupim kielbasa ribeye ham strip steak venison chicken picanha brisket pancetta.

Some heading

Buffalo shankle ham hamburger pancetta burgdoggen corned beef venison andouille rump. Pork chop filet mignon meatloaf ham hock sausage t-bone cupim ham chicken cow porchetta chuck bresaola shoulder. Tri-tip doner cow, filet mignon chislic ground round buffalo.

Ground round ball tip picanha rump, spare ribs short ribs ham hock salami kielbasa tri-tip ham tenderloin. Cupim pastrami cow, biltong kevin pork jerky jowl meatloaf.

Oh, a heading

Brisket corned beef boudin, ball tip meatball tenderloin shoulder filet mignon. Tongue andouille ball tip, jerky tail beef ribs pastrami prosciutto. Spare ribs ham hock capicola pork kevin, ball tip shankle alcatra ribeye pork chop flank swine. Pastrami burgdoggen tenderloin chislic meatloaf capicola rump brisket bresaola tail.

Consistency is nice

Chicken turducken prosciutto shoulder, rump jowl pork loin buffalo sirloin andouille ham strip steak. Flank chislic pork loin, chuck shank strip steak ground round kevin corned beef tenderloin spare ribs meatloaf. Turkey shoulder tongue turducken, venison buffalo sausage short ribs burgdoggen pork loin. Turkey strip steak boudin drumstick ham hock.

My huge 99-cent Holiday Sale continues! ALL my individual ebooks are only 99-cents ALL December long!

One of the joys of indie-publishing is that the only people who can tell me not to write something is you, the reader! So, I can explore more than one genre, and as many of you know, I do. I understand the whole branding mentality behind sticking to one genre. After all, when you think George R. R. Martin, you think epic fantasy.  Stephen King means horror.  Lee Child means a Jack Reacher thriller. I get it.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. What if The Beatles had to stick to bubble gum pop and weren’t allowed to attempt other music styles? What if Stephen Spielberg was pigeon-holed into action/adventures and not permitted to make films about World War II?  There’s no logical reason an artist should be stuck doing the same thing over and over. It’s a business decision, not an artistic one that causes this.

In the indie world, though, I have the freedom to take a business risk by making an artistic choice that might not sit well with final sales numbers. That’s okay.  In fact, that’s part of what makes indie-anything so darn awesome.

So, after having started my indie-adventure with the post-apocalyptic series, The Malja Chronicles, I jumped into paranormal mysteries — why? Because I love reading mysteries, and I love SF/F. Why wouldn’t I enjoy putting the two together? At that same time, I had become curious about the town I was living and decided to do some research on the early days of Winston-Salem. I uncovered some fascinating details which wormed their way into my head and into my writing. The result — Max Porter.

Here’s a spotlight on the first of my Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries, Southern Bound:

When Max and Sandra Porter moved down to North Carolina, they thought they were getting a new beginning – good job, good pay, and a lovely little place in Winston-Salem. But the family that hired him to research land deals in North Carolina is not all that they seem.

And when Max discovers that his office is haunted by Marshall Drummond, PI – a ghost from the 1940s – what started as a simple research job sinks him neck-deep in a world of old mysteries and dangerous enemies. One in which ghosts, witches, curses, and spells exist. One in which something as innocent as a book can turn deadly.

Real North Carolina history mixes with fantasy magic in this pulse-pounding, paranormal-mystery series.

Like all my ebooks this month, Southern Bound is available for only 99-cents at most places ebooks are sold — including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

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Hi all —

I’ve been at this for a few years now, and while I try to remember to do so, I probably don’t say Thanks nearly enough. So, for starters, Thanks!

Since October I wanted to do something special for the holidays to really let you know how I feel, and I finally hit upon an idea a few weeks ago. It’s simple, I know, but often the simplest things are the best. So, here it is:

Through ALL of December, ALL of my individual ebooks will be on sale for only 99-cents.  ALL OF THEM! And not just on Amazon. Many of my ebooks can be found on Nook, Kobo, Apple, and elsewhere. Those books will be on sale, too!

So if you’ve started one of my series, were curious about one of them, wanted to pick up a cheap read, whatever, now’s the time to clean up.  For less than one hardcover, you could get all of my novels. And I encourage you to do so. Why? Besides the obvious marketing hopes that you’ll get something or all of it and become a diehard Stuart Jaffe fan, I’m really doing this just to say Thanks.

Ever since I jumped off the traditional publishing merry-go-round and set out on my own, I’ve needed the loyal support of you.  Even those of you who have stumbled onto this today, it’s your willingness to take that leap, to try an indie-author, that makes this possible.  At the end of all my newsletters I like to remind you that I can’t do this without you. Well, I’m not paying lip service. Without readers, this whole thing collapses.

So…THANK YOU! Now, go grab as much as you want!

And, of course, tell your friends — feel free to link to this post — because this sale is going on all month long.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

If you’re unfamiliar with my work and don’t feel like clicking on the Books tab above, I’ll be highlighting some titles throughout the month. To kick this off, I have to go with the one that kicked it off for me.  This isn’t the first title I ever published, but it’s the one that made me realize I could do this.  It’s also the first in my best selling series, The Malja Chronicles.  Here’s a look at Book 1, The Way of the Black Beast!

 

 

It’s the aftermath of “The Devastation”, on the planet of Corlin. In this unpredictable world, there is only one rule: there are no rules. Meet Malja–a lone survivor and girl warrior on a quest for vengeance driven by the Black Beast within. Malja’s journey to unravel the mysteries of her past takes her down a dark path, leaving death in her wake. In this action packed Science Fiction-Fantasy novel, with guitar-wielding assassins, evil magicians, and creatures yet unknown, violence is a necessary evil. Malja has learned to push her emotions aside and do what must be done to protect herself and the few she loves. The Way of The Black Beast chronicles the young warrior as she struggles to find her identity,  and satisfy her rage, in a chaotic and uncertain world…a world that gets more intense with each page.

Find out why Fictitious Chronicle called The Way of the Black Beast “incredible and impressive” and Workaday Reads called it “a great start to a series, and I can’t wait to see where it goes next.”

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MALJA’S BACK IN AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE!

That’s right, folks, it’s book release time!

 The Way of the Power – Book 5 of The Malja Chronicles is now available!

(and if you’ve never read a Malja book before, check out further below for a special offer)

 

Here’s what it’s about:

Power corrupts, and magic is power. On the world of Reo-Koll, a little girl called the Artisoll possesses all of the magic — all of it. Whoever can control the Artisoll controls the world, and battle ignites between three armies bent on gaining that power.

But they didn’t plan on Malja.

With the help of friends old and new, Malja must protect the Artisoll while deflecting the influence of such massive power. Even as Fawbry and Tommy fall victim to the Artisoll’s magic, Malja risks everything to restore peace to the world. But her old enemy, Harskill, is playing his own game, and he’s brought in another Gate who may be the most dangerous of all.

Links:  ebook | Print

And for those of you wanting to get a start on this series, now is the perfect time because for the rest of this week the ebook The Way of the Black Beast – Book 1 of The Malja Chronicles is only 99-cents!

 

 

Get started now and you’ll be all set for The Way of the Soul – the 6th and final volume in this series coming in 2015!

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The Bright Side of Digital Publishing

I know, I know…you’ve heard all about it.  The book is dead – literacy in peril. Our children’s brains at risk of shriveling up entirely. Thanks to the advent of digital publishing, civilization as we know it is doomed. All of this, the result of readers never again experiencing the exquisite satisfaction of turning the precious pages of a book with their bare hands. Because of eBooks, generations will miss out on the sense of accomplishment (mixed with sadness) when you finally reach the last page and close the back cover. The End.

Sure, the digital revolution has dealt a blow to the print book, the publishing industry, and the cult of reading in general. But, that’s only part of the story. Tablets and eReaders, like iPads and Kindles, offer up new platforms for the eBook and fiction to thrive. People who haven’t entered a bookstore since they were in school now eagerly scroll through the aisles of Amazon picking out titles to read on their smartphones during their daily commute. And more and more, consumers are choosing to listen to their eBooks rather than read them.

Audiobooks for Literary Omnivores

As far as I’m concerned, a good story is a good story—whether you read a print book, listen to the old books on tape in your car, or pull it up on your smartphone. Digital innovation is simply creating more outlets for good stories to be shared and that’s a good thing. But beyond changing the way books are now created, packaged and sold, new publishing technologies are starting to reshape the way readers consume literature.

A fresh breed of literary omnivores who view narrated books and text as interchangeable is on the rise. And they’re starting to get hungrier for audiobooks every day. “We’re moving toward a media-agnostic consumer who doesn’t think of the difference between textual and visual and auditory experience,” says Don Katz, Audible’s founder and CEO. “It’s the story, and it is there for you in the way you want it.” Essentially, it’s all about the story, stupid. Your choice of delivery systems is just that—your choice. Katz discussed the impact and future of audiobooks recently in the Wall Street Journal.

What Does Literacy Sound Like? Cue the Audiobook

While some perceive the democratic nature of self-publishing as a threat to print, I see it boosting literacy in other unexpected ways. Audiobooks represent one bright side of digital publishing. Last month, after attending Readercon, John Farrell posted an interview with Fantasy author Ellen Kushner in The Wall Street Journal Online. You can read it here.

Farrell attributes the explosive growth in sales and demand for audiobooks to advances in digital publishing. Once a static niche for “aficionados renting clunky cassettes or CDs for their commutes, audio books have gone mass-market. Sales have jumped by double digits in recent years. Shifts in digital technology have broadened the pool of potential listeners to include anyone with a smartphone.” Smart authors are taking note.

Ellen Kushner is taking audiobooks to the next level. “It’s kind of the Wild West in the world of audiobooks,” she told Kushner. “I had never heard an audiobook until we started this project– three years ago.” Since then, she and a team of producers have transformed her three Riverside novels into something well beyond the standard audiobook, with a single narrator and a little music. The result is an integrative interactive reading experience. I, for one, am on the edge of my seat.

Do I Have Any Audiobooks? Glad You Asked!

Of course, I do. Southern Bound, the first book in the Max Porter Paranormal Mystery series, is now available as an audiobook.  I do the narration, so if you’ve ever listened to The Eclectic Review podcast, then you already know what I sound like.  The audiobook runs a bit over 6 hours and is lots of fun.

You can get it here:

Audible

Amazon

**Also available on iTunes**

Want more? The first three stories from The Bluesman series are all in audio format, and the others will be released steadily over the next year or so. The first story is The Bluesman #1: Killer of Monsters (Audible | Amazon)

 

 

 

Now It’s Your Turn To Talk. How Do You Take Your Stories? Do You Like To Listen?

 

Please share your thoughts. I’d really like to get talking…and listening. Take care.

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Hi, folks! Guess what? That’s right, the ninth and final installment of The Bluesman short story series is now out! Here’s the cover:

In Death Kiss, it all comes to a head when Lana, the arch-nemesis of Fuller and Scotch, completes her power symbols. Armed with more magic than ever before, Lana is primed to take over the world unless our dear, old bluesman and his wise-cracking sidekick can stop her.

Clocking in at over 10,000 words, this is a steal at only 99-cents! You can get your copy by clicking HERE.

If you haven’t read The Bluesman yet, the stories have been collected in two volumes which also include some story notes about each piece.

You can get the whole thing here: The Bluesman Collection Volume 1 and Volume 2

For those of you who don’t like ebooks, hang in there. I’m putting together a single volume print version of the entire series. It should be out in a few weeks.

And as if that weren’t enough, hold on to your guitar strings because The Bluesman isn’t over yet! I have teamed up with the incredibly talented artist, John Jennings, to produce The Bluesman #10 – #15 as a comic book. That should be coming out sometime in 2015. If you haven’t signed up for my monthly newsletter yet, now’s the time. I’ve been including John’s character sketches and there will be panels from the comic included as well. Really cool looking stuff. Plus, as always, you get a FREE short story for signing up!

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