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There is only one place to start this month's newsletter, I am married! I did it. The surprising thing is my new wife actually agreed too marry me in the first place. Talk about a woman that is way to good for me. Anyway, enough personal banter, now on to JournalStone.
The most pressing news encompasses our Short Story Contest. The deadline is September 16, 2011. That is in a couple of weeks. You had better get on the move and submit your story ASAP to joel@journalstone.com. I tried to write one myself, but Joel rejected it. He is a tough critic, but has a good eye. I can't wait to read the stories that make it through the final cut.
September will see The Traiteur's Ring by Jeffrey Wilson get published as our latest book to hit the stands. This one isn't all about the military, although the main character is a Navy Seal. It has some romance and some tender moments brushing the pages. If you like a book with character depth, this will be a fun read.
It wouldn't be a satisfying month if we didn't have some sort of new venture to discuss so let the drum roll begin. Amy and her group of cohorts started a book club on GoodReads.com. Check out the reviewer section below for a link. One month in and there are 240+ members. I hope she picks one of my books to read at some point! Probably not, since you have to be an active member to make a suggestion. I am a little too passive I guess.
We still have Journal-Store.com going strong and would love to get you over to the site. Yes to buy something! How about I give you a free paperback copy of That Which Should Not Be for every electronic copy of The Traiteur's Ring you purchase in the month of September. We should have some kind of limit though. Let's say to the first ten people purchasing it, and you have to be a member of our newsletter group to qualify. You must purchase The Traiteur's Ring from Journal-Store.com to receive your free book though. Two awesome books for the price of one download. How is that for a bargain?
That wraps up August. As a teaser I will say we are gearing up to publish our second-place winner in the $2,000 in 2011 JS writing contest and The Jokers Club is an awesome read. There was only a small fraction separating it from the winning novel. It is flat out incredible.
Thanks everyone for another great month. We are striving to do our best, but even we make a mistake now and again. If you have any suggestions for us send me an e-mail at
christophercpayne@journalstone.com.
Christopher C. Payne
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Joel Kirkpatrick, the guy who works at JournalStone, was interviewed a couple of weeks ago. If you haven't ventured over and read up on his activities, it is a must.
This is the guy who holds the shoe strings for the books we publish, so check him out. Just click on the title above and you can read the intimate details of the man, the myth, the legend, the........
Well, you can read about Joel.
Thanks to Molly Hacker for making it happen and thanks to Joel for being a part of JournalStone. We are lucky to have him in our team!
Maybe if we are nice we can talk Joel into doing a monthly tip for the newsletter on how to get published. I think it is an awesome idea, but I also just came up with it. Keep an eye out next month for Joel's tips to being published. |
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JournalJabber is a show featuring three women, talking about books, authors, and whatever comes to mind. If you haven't heard Amy, Cambria and Cassie you really have no idea what you are missing.
Join the ladies for free prizes each and every week!
Check out the list of author interviews in August:
September 6: C.S. Splitter, The Reluctant
September 13: Ottilie Webber, Family Ties
September 20: Jeffrey Wilson, The Traiteur's Ring
The show will be aired live every Tuesday at 9PM Eastern Time/6 PM Pacific Time. |
September 16th is the deadline. You only have a couple of weeks left, so get your entry in ASAP!
JournalStone is holding its second short story contest and is now accepting submissions for its upcoming 2011 horror anthology publication. The top 10-15 submissions will be chosen for publication. Submissions should be proof-read, edited and in the final format.
The top three overall winning entries will be paid 5 cents per word for their submission. In addition to the top three overall winners, 2 submissions from each category will be chosen for publication. They will be published, but there is no prize money beyond the top three overall winners, so make sure your entry is one of the winning titles. |
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About Us
JournalStone is a small press publishing company, focusing on young adult and adult horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Our goal is to provide novels of the highest quality. We view every person who picks up a book as our customer and someone to whom we owe a service.
Thanks to you, and please keep reading.
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Reviewer's Corner!
We always have to give a big thank you to all of the JS reviewers! They really do an excellent job keeping the site updated with amazing summaries from recent movies as well as books.
If you would like to post reviews on JS just e-mail Amy at amy@journalstone.com and she will let you know the guidelines.
Don't forget about the GoodReads group the team hosts as well. It is now over 750 members and is growing by 100 people a month.
Amy has also started a book club through GoodReads. If you want to read the book of the month and then chat about it, head over to Creative Reviews Book Club. It is already over 240 people strong! |
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The Traiteur's Ring
Ben Morvant is a member of the Viper Team of the United States Navy SEALs-a strong, brave soldier with an admirable sense of justice and morality. He's also a Traiteur or spiritual healer. He has worked very hard to distance himself from his painful and confusing past in every possible way. When he is confronted with all sorts of demons on the battlefield, he finds he must finally face his past and the truth about who and what he really is once and for all.
I was truly impressed with this book! I don't read a lot of military type stories with war and blood and guts. Since the main character is a Navy SEAL, and they are out in the field for a good bit of this book, there is naturally war and blood and guts. I found myself genuinely interested in the story, even the military parts (I even looked up a few terms!), which says a lot for Wilson's stimulating writing style. |
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Strange Places
Raised as a modern-day kitchen slave in an orphanage run by child-loathing nuns, and now stalked by disturbing strangers, thirteen-year-old Tayna gambles everything on a desperate journey of self-discovery that will lead her to the far corners of two strange and unfamiliar worlds: one filled with shopping malls and televisions, the other with Brownies, Djin and magic.
Strange Places is the first book in the Finding Tayna series.
To be honest, I'm not even sure this is a children's book; children's books involve Prince Charming and damsels in distress, and, well, if this is a children book, I would say it's very very sophisticated. I had a wonderful time reading it and all the time I was whisked away by the wonderland I was in.
This is a heart warming story about friendship and the discovery of magic, I would say that I never thought of magic that way! The writing was beautiful and the descriptive words provided me with a vivid imagination, I feel so young reading this (although I'm just a teen), it was quite adrenaline junkie and lively. Plus, I find myself laughing at Tayna's jokes. I love the characters, they are like a breath of fresh air, each with unique and distinct personality yet a part of a whole Do I make sense? |
Kiera's Moon
Kiera is starving artist who lives with her newly engaged best friend.
Only wanting the best for Kiera, her best friend drags her across the universe , without her permission, to find Kiera a man as well.
Unfortuantely, she hooks up with a warrior named A'Ran, currently a prisoner in her best friend's husband's house. A'Ran wants nothing more than to reclaim his planet and restore it to its former glory. The planet requires A'Ran have a lifemate in order to bring life back to it and his people who have been fighting wars with other planets since his parents died.
What I loved about this story was Ford's unwavering ability to deliver yet another snarky female role more believable than others that are out there.
Love will not come easy to the couple in this story and they will have to work together to make it work.
If you are anything like me, the men in this book will make your blood boil. Their beliefs on how women are to act and be treated can be dated back to the 1900's. However, Kiera gives as good as she gets which makes it a pleasant and often enjoyable reading experience. |
Piper's Fury
Piper Anast is an empath. She can touch any object and be immediately transferred into another person's memories. A talent that is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because she is able to help the police department hunt down the baddies that haunt the city. A curse because using her gift is extremely draining, and it also wreaks havoc on a girl's love life. I mean, really, can you imagine getting images and thoughts from every dirty minded man you came across?
It explains why Piper never dates and hardly ever gives men the time of day.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys paranormal with a little bit of romance thrown in. Also, if you are mostly a young adult reader (which would be me) this is a nice change of pace. Sometimes a girl likes to read on the adult side of things....sometimes a little naughty is nice.
Pick up this book and go to the pool or beach. Make sure you clear some time though, because once you pick it up you won't put it down until it's done. |
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