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An Author’s Ramblings: My Interview with Fantasy Author Jack D. Albrecht Jr.

Posted: October 1, 2014 in Blog Tours, Book Promotions, Fiction, Horror, Interviews, Mystery, Publishing, Thrillers

All throughout the spooky month of October I’m going to be traveling around the world for a “Halloween Blog Tour” in order to help promote my horror novel Devil’s Nightmare and its sequel Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions, which is scheduled to publish on October 14, just two weeks from now.

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To kick off the blog tour I’m chatting with author Jack D. Albrecht Jr., the mastermind behind the very popular Osric’s Wand fantasy series. We’ll be discussing my upcoming horror novel, a cool pumpkin carving contest, and my frightening cooking skills. Well, let’s get this show on the road, so hop on the tour bus (okay, click on the bus) so I can magically transport you to Jack’s realm, aptly called An Author’s Ramblings, in Colorado. Be sure to be bring a sweater and an umbrella on board, because it might get a little chilly and wet today.

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Enjoy the tour!

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A Mystery/Thriller Bundle – You Name the Price

Posted: September 29, 2014 in Blog Tours, Book Promotions, Mystery, Publishing, Thrillers

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Devil’s Nightmare Halloween Blog Tour Schedule

Posted: September 28, 2014 in Blog Tours, Book Promotions, Fiction, Halloween, Horror, Interviews, Mystery, Publishing, Thrillers

Devil's Nightmare Blog Tour

I’m beginning to pack my virtual bags for my month-long trip around the world for my Devil’s Nightmare Halloween Blog Tour. For those interested (which is everyone that follows this blog, of course), here is the confirmed schedule that I have so far:

Wednesday, October 1
An Author’s Ramblings – Author Interview
Location: Colorado

Saturday, October 4
Pumpkin Carving Contest Details
Location: The World

Monday, October 6
A Writer’s Journey – Guest Post: “5 Writing Tips From Robert Pruneda”
Location: Texas

Friday, October 10
Fear Not the Darkness – Author Interview
Location: Canada

Sunday, October 12
Kindle Books and Tips – Daily Digest Feature
Location: The World

Tuesday, October 14
The Book Mall – Daily Featured Reads
Location: The World

Author Eden Baylee – Book Release Announcement
Location: Canada

Author Steven Montano – Book Release Announcement
Location: Michigan

My Writing Life Away – Book Release Announcement / Review of Devil’s Nightmare
Location: Texas

L.O.V.E.: Lyricism, Oration, Verse, Expression – Book Promotions International Feature
Location: Georgia

Author Ken Hoss – Devil’s Nightmare / Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions Feature
Location: Texas

Friday, October 17
Author Jennifer Chase – Blog Swap
Location: California

Monday, October 20
The Darkness Goes ‘Round – Guest Post
Location: Iowa

Thursday, October 23
My Train of Thoughts On . . . – 10 Statements Feature
Location: Europe

Saturday, October 25
Starving Novelist – Author Interview
Location: Michigan

Monday, October 27
Karen’s Different Corners – What’s New With Me
Location: California

As you can see, I stick to no particular route. Thank goodness these are virtual travels or else my tour bus driver would slap me on the back of the head. As more locations are added, I’ll update this list.

I hope to see you on this tour. And be sure to pre-order your copy of Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions HERE or start with the first book HERE.

Sharky Teeth

Devil’s Nightmare Halloween Blog Tour

Posted: September 12, 2014 in Blog Tours, Book Promotions, Halloween, Horror, Interviews, Publishing, Thrillers, Writing

Devil's Nightmare Blog TourHalloween is just around the corner, and with that comes the release of Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions, the sequel to my Amazon bestselling horror Devil’s Nightmare. To celebrate and help promote the launch of the sequel and help bring new readership to the first book, I am going to be traveling around the world wide web from October 1 to October 31. Where will I be going on tour, you ask? Well, that’s where my fellow bloggers come in.

I’m looking for folks that would be interested in hosting me on their sites for an interview, guest post, author spotlight, or juggling act (whatever works best for your site). If you would like to be a part of the Devil’s Nightmare Halloween Blog Tour, please drop me a line in the comments with a link to your blog and best way to reach you (such as Twitter, official blog email, smoke signal coordinates, etc.).

Thank you in advance for those willing to participate!

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Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions Now Available for Pre-Order

Posted: August 16, 2014 in Book Promotions, Fiction, Halloween, Horror, Thrillers

PREMONITIONS (Coming Oct 14) BannerFor those of you who have read my first horror thriller Devil’s Nightmare and have been waiting for Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions, I have great news to share. If you have a Kindle (or Kindle reading app) you can now pre-order the anticipated sequel today. I also have a release date. While the manuscript is still in the hands of my team of beta readers, Premonitions will hit the virtual book shelves on Tuesday, October 14 . . . just in time for Halloween. 🙂 

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PREMONITIONS (Coming Oct 14)Sequel to the Amazon bestselling horror Devil’s Nightmare, I’m bringing fans of the first novel another horrific thriller full of twists, chills, and a shocking conclusion. Aaron Sanders returns as the main protagonist in Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions and is now employed with the Lost Maples County Sheriff’s Department. Adjusting to the slow pace of small town law enforcement is challenging for Aaron, but he is once again caught in the middle of a mysterious investigation that has an eerie familiarity. This time he knows what is responsible for the violent deaths . . . or does he? The chimera becomes the least of Aaron’s problems after something even more evil and malevolent begins to unleash its wrath in the once quaint little town of Lost Maples, Texas. Evil knows no boundaries and it is up to Aaron to figure out how to protect the residents of his community, and his family, from becoming its next victim. (more…)

Chumming with Sharky™: Kenneth Hoss

Posted: August 16, 2014 in Blogging, Fiction, Interviews, Writing

Welcome to Chumming with Sharky™, my blog series where viewers from every corner of the deep blue sea are treated to a small taste of talented authors from a myriad of genres. Today, it is my pleasure to welcome fellow Texan author Kenneth Hoss, author of the Kelli Storm series, to chat it up talk show style. Click on the shark to swim on over to the shark tank for the full interview. Don’t worry, it doesn’t bite. Okay, maybe a little nibble.

Chumming with Sharky

Kenneth Hoss

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Cover Reveal for Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions

Posted: July 30, 2014 in Horror, Polls, Publishing, Thrillers, Writing
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Over the past few days I have been working with my talented cover artist Rodrigo Adolfo in designing the front cover for my latest title Premonitions, which is the sequel to my Amazon bestselling horror novel Devil’s Nightmare.

I love getting my readers involved in the process, so I would like to get your opinion on these two cover designs. The difference between the two is the title at the top. The first one has “Premonitions” as the title and a tagline mentioning that the novel is the sequel to Devil’s Nightmare. The second design is a more bold design with the original title graphic from the first book on the first line and the title of the second book on the second line.

So, here is my question: Which one do you think looks best? You can vote in the poll below and also leave specific feedback in the comments section too if you like. I appreciate your involvement in this process.

PREMONITIONS (Option 1 - Tagline)

PREMONITIONS (Proof 5 - Full Title)

This Is Why I Enjoy Writing Fiction

Posted: July 18, 2014 in Publishing, Writing

Profile Photo (Cropped)Just recently, I received a couple of very nice emails from one of my readers, which came at the perfect time because I was feeling a bit depressed. I thought I would put together a quick post to share these with my subscribers. 

These emails (shared with her permission) are regarding my horror/thriller Devil’s Nightmare:

Email #1:

Started reading your book. More than half way done already. It’s so good I don’t want to put it down.

I have to thank you for getting me reading again. I use to read a book a day. But in February and March of this year, I had cataract surgery done on my eyes (doctor said I was very young to be getting them). So since the 60’s, I don’t need glasses anymore. It’s so hard to get use to seeing with real eyes. I do need reading glasses though and was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to do it. But because you getting this book, I gave it a go and now I know I can do it!!!

Email #2

I finished the book last night. It was excellent!!! I haven’t read a good horror story in years. I couldn’t put it down last night because I had to find out how it ended. I use to love Stephen King but he started to have so many characters in his books that I found it hard to keep track of them all.

Also, I never wanted to read a book on my tablet because I always wanted the physical book to read from. But after reading your book, I find it a lot better. I think the illuminated screen helps me see the words better.

You have my permission to use my note and I’m happy it helped you too. You are a gifted writer. Keep up the writing!

This, my friends, is one reason why I enjoy writing fiction. I love my readers! Enjoy your weekend!

Sharky Teeth

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Robert “Sharky” Pruneda is author of the Amazon Kindle bestselling horror novel Devil’s Nightmare and the contemporary family motor sports drama Pursuit of a Dream (Victory Lane: The Chronicles). He lives in south Texas and has called the Lone Star State his home all of his life. Pruneda is also very active in social media and an avid gamer who can often be found fighting side-by-side with friends on his favorite first-person shooter . . . but he prefers survival horror.

You can follow Robert on Twitter @SharkbaitWrites and on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AuthorRobertPruneda.

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The Lucky Seven Meme | 7 Lines From Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions

Posted: June 25, 2014 in Blog Games, Book Promotions, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Social Networking, Writing

This is actually from a tag on Facebook, but I thought I would share with my readers here at Sharkbait Writes. Enjoy!

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The Lucky 7 MemeMy vampire-writing buddy Steven Montano tagged me with the #TheLuckySeven meme where you choose seven lines from either page 7 or 77 in your current work in progress and tag seven other writers to do the same. What the heck. I’d better participate or Steve will send a horde of vampires after me . . . and I’m not talking about the sparkly lovey-dovey kind either.

So, here goes, the seven friends I shall tag are Jack D. Albrecht Jr., Eden Baylee, Christina Esdon, Carolyn Arnold, Stephanie Fuller, Tess Thompson, and Sheilagh Lee. Of course, they are not obligated to participate, but it would be fun if they did.

Okay, now that I have that taken care of, here are the first 7 lines (draft with spoiler edits ) from page 77 in my upcoming horror novel Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions.

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Aaron watched the man pound on the front door with his fist. “Christopher!” He looked behind him with fear in his eyes and yelled, “Open the damn door!”

Several explosions of thunder drowned out the sounds of the man’s screams when razor sharp claws tore into his back. The beast bit into the man’s right leg and jerked him backwards, causing him to fall onto his chest with his face hitting the wooden porch with force. A trail of blood followed a path away from the front door, which opened seconds too late.

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Devil’s Nightmare: Premonitions is the sequel to the Amazon best selling horror Devil’s Nightmare available for both Kindle (or Kindle Reading Apps) and paperback at Amazon. Premonitions is slated for worldwide publication this fall. 

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Robert “Sharky” Pruneda is author of the Amazon Kindle bestselling horror novel Devil’s Nightmare and the contemporary family motor sports drama Pursuit of a Dream (Victory Lane: The Chronicles). He lives in south Texas and has called the Lone Star State his home all of his life. Pruneda is also very active in social media and an avid gamer who can often be found fighting side-by-side with friends on his favorite first-person shooter . . . but he prefers survival horror.

You can follow Robert on Twitter @SharkbaitWrites and on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AuthorRobertPruneda.

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Birthday “Twins” Book Giveaway Winners

Posted: June 2, 2014 in Blogging, Book Promotions, Contests, Fiction, Giveaways, Horror, Mystery, Thrillers

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First of all, I would like to thank everyone who participated in my and Sheilagh Lee‘s Birthday “Twins” Book Giveaway. I just received an email from Sheilagh with Rafflecopter’s picks for the winners, and she’s waiting for me to announce my winners so she can link to my website. So, we’ll get right to it. I’m going to start off with the ten lucky readers who will be getting a free copy of Devil’s Nightmare for their Kindles. In no particular order the winners are:

Devils Nightmare1) Deb LeFaivre

2) Lavender Smith

3) Chris Burke

4) Elliot Waugh

5) Colin Quirke

6) Jai Gagne

7) Leigh Francis

8) Martin Chatwin

9) Ross Carrothers

10) Alice Quinn

Congratulations to all of you. I will contact each of you soon to confirm the email you would like me to send Devil’s Nightmare via Amazon’s gifting service. Enjoy!

And now for the grand prize winner of a signed copy of Devil’s Nightmare. Drum roll please! And the winner is . . .

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Karen Einsel

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Congratulations, Karen! I’ll contact you soon to get mailing information, so I can get your book shipped out to you soon. I hope Devil’s Nightmare is a nice addition to your horror collection.

To everyone else that participated in this contest, thank you! While you may not have been a winner this time, be sure to subscribe to this blog and sign up for my newsletter for news on upcoming novels and more opportunities to win free stuff!

Have a great week!

Sharky Teeth

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Robert “Sharky” Pruneda is author of the Amazon Kindle bestselling horror novel Devil’s Nightmare and the contemporary family motor sports drama Pursuit of a Dream (Victory Lane: The Chronicles). He lives in south Texas and has called the Lone Star State his home all of his life. Pruneda is also very active in social media and an avid gamer who can often be found fighting side-by-side with friends on his favorite first-person shooter . . . but he prefers survival horror.

You can follow Robert on Twitter @SharkbaitWrites and on Facebook at http://Facebook.com/AuthorRobertPruneda.

To receive notifications for future blog posts be sure to follow this blog by clicking the follow button (for WordPress users) or subscribe via email on the sidebar. You can also subscribe to the Sharkbait Writes Newsletter here. Your email address or personal information will never be shared with others.

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