Ramblings Episode 146 – Ebook Death Match

I talk about a selling competition Scott Roche and I held in 2011. #RoaUMP


Run time: 14:35

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The Winner and Champeen is...

The bout is over and the judges' decisions have come in: Scott Roche has won Ebook Death Match! That means I have to get busy on the loser's consequence of "Write a song a sing it." Stay tuned for a video of my special song, coming soon!


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It's the 15th and Final Round....

And there's the bell for the start of round 15, by rule the final round of this epic bout. 

Both fighters come out of thier corners. They're a bit tired. Keith "Penslinger" Hughes lets his guard drop a bit, and Scott "Spiritualtramp" Roche moves in. Oh! Hughes is rocked by a nasty jab to the face! He stumbles back, but manages to shake off the blow.

Now he's back in it. A roundhouse punch is barely blocked by Roche, but he didn't see  Hughes' left coming in for a body blow. Roche staggers, then falls to a knee. The referee has to keep Hughes back while Roche struggles to stand again.

I don't know how much more these two can take, they've been hard at it in this bout and it's nearly over.

OK, Scott is on his feet, but is swaying dangerously. The referee releases Keith, and he storms in with a flurry of fists. This could be all she wrote, folks. Roche can hardly bring his fists up. He's taking a beating, and yes! He's going down....

It's the final few hours of Ebook Death Match, that contest of titans between Scott Roche and me. It's been a good bout, with solid punches thrown by either side.

In case you've missed any of the content we've put out or inspired over the last two weeks here's a brief recap:

• The Facebook event that served as repository for all EDM content
• The promo that launched Ebook Death Match into the annals of history!
• The awesome bitstrip put together by @trreed
• The pre-bout interview with Zach Ricks
• Scott's video review of Borrowed Time
• My Amazon review of Through a Glass, Darkly
• My readings from Fetch and Power in the Blood
• And of course the epic poll that will determine the fate of the loser!

I want to thank everyone who participated in Ebook Death Match, especially if you bought Scott's book and helped push me towards victory! But if you bought my book I want to thank you as well. I'd also like to thank all those who played our promo on their podcasts, retweeted my many EDM posts, or did anything to spread the word about Ebook Death Match.

But the bout isn't over yet! Scott and I fight until 11:59:59 tonight, so if you haven't bought Scott's unsettling, enthralling, exciting, and yes, KICK-ASS horror anthology Through a Glass, Darkly then please do so now. You can purchase it on Amazon for the Kindle/Kindle App, or on Smashwords for any other ereader/ereader app.

Please support me by buying Scott's book if you haven't already done so. And make sure you cast your vote in the poll to determine what Scott gets to perform when he loses. Don't do it just for me. Do it... for the puppies!

Power In the Blood (NSFW) - The Video

WARNING: This video contains violence, swearing, and gore. Listener discretion is advised.

I read an excerpt from Fetch, one of the short stories in Scott Roche's horror anthology, Through A Glass, Darkly.

Check out the Ebook Death Match event on Facebook. It's a great place to find all of the great content Scott and I are producing for Ebook Death Match.

Also don't forget to pick up your copy of Through a Glass, Darkly from either Amazon (http://amzn.to/iHrjMF) or Smashwords (http://bit.ly/mzyIqy) today!

Power in the Blood (NSFW)

Warning: This story contains compromising situations, foul language, and graphic violence.

This episode is my reading of an excerpt from the short story Power in the Blood, part of the horror anthology Through a Glass, Darkly by Scott Roche.

Support me in Ebook Death Match by picking up your copy today from Amazon or Smashwords.


Run time: 8:32

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Time Out! Podcast #15 - Ebook Death Match and Beyond...

In this episode I cover:

Initial edits are completed for Stolen Time, and it has been turned over to the Pianoeditor and her fourteen-inch Pencil of Doom©.  

Borrowed Time is on the Amazon Kindle Store! I also go over listener stats for the BT podcast.

I play the promo for Ebook Death Match and talk a bit about the marketing contest where I am competing against fellow  Scott Roche. I am trying to sell his horror anthology Through a Glass, Darkly, while he is trying to sell Borrowed Time. Support me by buying a copy of Scott's book from Kindle or Smashwords before June 20!

Visit the Facebook event page for EDM to see all the great content Scott and I have produced. Also be sure to vote for what the loser (Scott, of course) get to perform on video.

Watch out! I have a blog and I'm not afraid to use it. I announced that I am now occasionally providing blog-only content on a variety of topics. Subscribe to the blog feed or sign up to receive posts via e-mail to make sure you don't miss a thing!



Run time: 16:13

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