Stone House Goes Audio

We are very please to announce that some of Stone House Ink's most popular titles are now available in audio book. Check it out. Download for those long Christmas drives...

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Two worlds.... One 16-year-old girl must learn to protect them both.

The nightmares haunting Corinne and her friend, Mason, hint at a universe that exists beyond the one they know. Her destiny is to protect a weakness between the two worlds, but the person who was supposed to teach her how is dead.

As Corinne and Mason search for answers, she tries to ignore the sparks igniting between them, but can't deny she feels safe only when he's nearby.

Will they find help before their nightmares break free?



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This is how your life ends: Not with a whimper, but a scream!

Jude Parish is afraid. The former violent crimes cop turned best-selling true crime author has a fear-filled demon lodged inside of him. A demon so real he can only imagine a slimy reptilian beast with scaly skin, black eyes, and razor-sharp fangs having taken up residence inside the place where his once confident and fearless soul resided.

 Now, in the wake of his literary success, the ever anxious Jude is hoping to lead a quiet, peaceful life in the idyllic Adirondack vacation town of Lake George, New York with his new pregnant wife, Rosie, and Jack, his young son from a previous marriage. But when Jude becomes the accidental witness to a bizarre "kill game" in which the killer, video game designer and master of disguise, Hector "the Black Dragon" Lennox, insists on recording the screams of his victims prior to shooting them dead, the ex-cop's life is turned upside down.
When Lennox is arrested by the L.G.P.D. and Jude is asked to act as the state's star witness, he has no choice but to fight his demon-fear and take on the role. But what he doesn't realize at the time, is that the killer's arrest is actually the first level in what is a carefully designed and scripted first-person video kill game that will involve his entire family as players and victims.

How will the kill game end?

Like all violent video games, it will end in death. But it won't be Game Over until Hector Lennox catches the screams of his tortured victims.

Busy is as Busy Does....

Hello Stoneys,

We are sorry that the blogs been quiet. Believe us it's not the usual think around here. However, with the website being update, preparing for the Idaho Book Extravaganza, and along with publishing books we have been busy this October.

Just some quick announcements we so excited to let you know about.

Stone House Ink will now be offering audio books. To name a few of those that will be in audio format are....

The Mark Appleton Series by Aaron Patterson. Which is also getting a special edition cover overall.

In Your Dreams


Mark Appleton must figure out what time he is in as he fights to bring down the worst enemy he has ever faced. Himself.

Pyxis the debut release coming this December from author K.C. Neal.

Pyxis

Two worlds... one 16-year-old girl must learn to protect them both.

And the latest from Thriller author Vincent Zandri Screamcatcher.

Screamcatcher


This is how your life ends: Not with a whimper, but a scream!









Don't forget our win a Nook contest is still going on here and win a Kindle contest is going on here.

Gazi

Win a Free Nook...

Who wants to win a FREE NOOK? No joke... Free. *Don't want to leave the Nook people out.

Step One: RE-Post this message to your blog, Facebook profile or RE-Tweet.

Step Two: Go to the Vincent Zandri, Noir Author page linked here, and "like" the page as well as post your link on the wall. Everyone who does this, will be automatically entered to win a free Kindle. The prize will be drawn at random and I will post the winner on the 15th of October.

Character Monday: Defining What Counts

The usual course of Character Monday at Stone House Inklings usually is an interview with said character or with the author discussing a particular character.

Not Today...

The fun thing about character is it's one of those words that has multiple meanings and additionally keeps the same spelling. There is a fancy word for it...but unfortunately our resident editor Mr. White is not in the office as early as I. I'm sure he will look at this post and mention it in the comments. And grammar is not my forte'.

Today we are going to talk about Character's other meaning. Now Wikipedia has about ten different meanings and uses for the word character. Specifically I'm going to discuss this definitions of Wiki's on character.

Writer Wednesday: Senses: Method or Madness?

http://www.sell-arts.com/item/1007060.html

As an author we are told to show and not tell. In a recent workshop I attended it was explained to paint a picture with your words. In order to do that one needs to address the senses.

Taste
Touch
Scent
Sight
Hear

Today I want to address smell. Scent is a powerful tool when writing. How often have we caught the aroma of a food that propels us to another place in time, or the haunting fragrance of a woman's perfume that reminds you of the one who broke your heart, crushed your soul?

For me Peony flowers  will always be my granny's house. She has three bushes that have grown back every year with a vengeance. Even though for a decade my grandfather rode them down ruthlessly with his John Deere.

Writer Wednesday: Have a favorite Idaho author? Nominate them!

Polls are open for the Top 50 Idaho authors. If you have an author who lives in Idaho that you just love here is you chance to go beyond buying the books and Amazon reviews. Nominate them to be a top Idaho author.

When: Friday October 28. 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Where: Boise Center, Falcons Conference Room, Trade Show Stage

The 2011 Idaho Book Extravaganza will be kicking off the 1st annual Idaho Top 50 Author Awards and event ceremony.  Being awarded as an Idaho Top Author is an accomplishment to savor and is a marketing tool for your book(s). Authors can apply for or be nominated for this award. Winners will be selected by a team of leaders in the publishing industry.

Please email Application-Nomination form to IdahoBookExtravaganza@gmail.com and send copy of one book* to Idaho Book Extravaganza, Banner Bank Building, 950 W. Bannock Street, Suite 1100 Boise, ID 83702

Character Monday: A mob boss?

Today Stone House was supposed to interview Antony Deluca the debonair Italian business man from Bri Clark's Caffe' Seduzione and upcoming release Mafia Seduzione. This was an interview I was truly looking forward too. Mr Deluca like myself loves a good scotch and a cigar which was what we were to share over our interview at my favorite club. To my dismay when I arrived there was a note awaiting me and not the elusive Italian.

My apologies for postponing our talk. Unexpected events have occured that require my personal and immediate attention. I will contact you when I can meet again. It would be convient if you could make yourself flexible 

Have a cuban and a scotch on me.

A. 

I couldn't help but feel a trickle of sweat bead down my neck and look after I read the note. Then I didn't know what to do with it. Scared I was being watched and didn't want to offend I sat and smoked the cigar. The scotch I downed in one gulp in an attempt to quell my nerves. Why you ask did I respond this way? One of the questions I was to pose, or the rumor is, Antony Deluca is not only connected but the rightful heir of a generations long Italian Mafia Family. His deceased father being the last don.

Stay Tuned Folks...Please...for that interview. I need people to be expecting to hear from me.

Character Monday: Who is K?

SH: Chris White joins us once again for Character Monday. Co-author of Airel with Aaron Patterson, and author of the novella The Marsburg Diary, which is based on the prologue to the aforementioned book, he’s also the author of The Great Jammy Adventure of the Flying Cowboy, the OK to color in picture book. He also has some other irons in the fire, including his own novel, K: phantasmagoria, due out later this year. He’s also working with Aaron on the next book in the Airel saga, Michael. So, since you’re not busy or anything, what’s up for this week, Chris?

CW: Well first I’d like to congratulate StoneHouse on some amazing performances turned in last month by its authors. The notables are, as usual, Vincent Zandri, who is a hot literary item, and Gwyneth Bledsoe, who sold over 900 copies of Death Before Breakfast on Amazon’s Kindle store in June. And Airel, the YA thriller that Aaron Patterson and I co-wrote, more than doubled our sales numbers from May to June, breaking the 600 mark. This is the kind of stuff that makes us so dang proud to be SH authors, ain’t it.

SH: It sure is, and gosh, you’re being magnanimous today—what’s wrong with you?

CW: Nothing; this is how I usually am.

SH: Moving swiftly on: which of your characters do we get to learn about today?

CW: This week I’d like to feature a man named K, from my upcoming novel by the same name that comes out later this year.

SH: So shoot.

CW: K is short for another word that’s awkward and doesn’t really roll off the American tongue so well, so he just goes by the first letter of his name. He’s an adult, though we’re not sure about the specifics on his age because he can’t remember a whole lot earlier than, say, about ten years ago. He’s probably in his late twenties to early thirties, though, and I see him as mulatto, which is half black, half white—lots of people don’t know that who have read portions of this manuscript, because I don’t go into much detail in describing him physically. He’s about average height and build, with buzzcut hair—and he’s single, ladies!

SH: Oh dear God.

CW: Yee-yuh! But he’s actually not much of a catch.

SH: You don’t say.

CW: Yeah, he’s got issues. Unfortunately for K, his life is full of holes; like one gigantic question mark. As a result of this identity crisis he has abandonment issues; daddy issues, I guess you could say, and that’s most likely because he just doesn’t remember his dad at all—like I said, before about ten years ago everything’s a blank. He’s in therapy for it, but he hates his shrink, Charles Wen, who was assigned to him by the government. Incidentally we’re not sure why K is being required by the government to undergo psychotherapy, but he is.

On top of that, K is having nightmares, which are, according to him, “!@#$ing terrifying;” and some of them are actually invading his mind during the day. All of them are basically the same: they’re in black and white, and feature children dressed in old-fashioned clothes, trapped inside confining spaces—and those are the tame ones.

SH: Whoa.

CW: Yep. This one’s not for the faint of heart. It’s actually still in process, so it’s cool to talk about a character when he’s still kinda pliable.

SH: That actually is kinda neat.

CW: Yep. This will be my solo debut novel, and it’s the first in a series. The first one is called “K: phantasmagoria” which is all about seeing visions, so it’s appropriate. There are some big twists of the plot in this one, including one nobody will see coming, I promise you.

SH: Can’t wait. It sounds pretty cool. Anything else?

CW: I just write the kind of story I’d like to read, so this one will be in keeping with my developing style. It should be a cracking good story that’s peppered with some funny moments and plenty of drive to it; it moves pretty quickly. In fact the opening will probably be more than a little controversial. But the novel is designed to pose deep questions. I only hope I’m up to the task of answering them at the end.

SH: Me too. Cuz I wanna read this one. Thanks for stopping in again, Chris. 

Character Monday: People Watching Not Profiling

Character Monday: Where do you come up with your characters Vincent Zandri?

Is it just another manic Monday? Well take a minute and check out how Vincent Zandri creates his multi dimensional and sometimes diabolical characters in his novel.

SH: Where do you come up with your characters?

VZ: "I base most of my stories on an actual event or events. Almost all my characters are based on real people whom I know personally or who I know of. I even use their real names up until the galley stage. It's more effective for me as a writer than if I were to create a character from scratch and then create a detailed biography"

And that's the truth. In fact he actually stayed in a prison in New York to research for his Amazon best seller The Innocent. FYI the Innocent is on sale at Amazon for $.99 for a limited time.

Books on Tour: First Class Treatment

One of the things that Stone House highly recommends is blog tours. Virtual books need virtual promoting to go viral. (say that three times fast) With that said we are pleased to show case two of our own that are on tour now. Airel and NHI...both with the wonderful company Pump It Up Books.

And the Stoney goes too....

So as promised we have the gift packs to announce today. Here's a reminder of what those gifts are...

1. The recipient of the number 1 pack will have their choice of 5 Stone House eBooks. 
2. The recipient of the number 2 pack will have their choice of 3 Stone House eBooks.
3. The recipient of the number 3 pack will have their choice of 2 Stone House eBooks.

And the Stoney Three readers are in this order exactly...

1. April
2. Maralee
3. Dave

Thanks for all those that participated and shared. We will have more gift packs at future dates. Stay tuned.

As for the winners...pick your poison

Feature Friday:Gift Packs Galore...

Remember how on June 1st we talked about this being a launch party? Well if you didn't then go here and check it out. Today we announce our gifts... but first a reminder of the rules.

1. Comment on this post here.
2. Comment on the Feature Friday post today.
3. Share...Share...Share. Please share this blog on your social media.
4. On Tuesday June 7,2011 we will announce the list of winners. 

 There will be 3 gift packs. Those that qualify will each be assigned a number and then randomly picked using random.org. However, each day between now and Tuesday June 7, 2011 every time our followers rise by 5 another gift pack will be added. Right now between Networked blogs and the Google friend follow we have 19. So every five up from that will create more gifts. So share share share....Now on with the gift packs.

1. The recipient of the number 1 pack will have their choice of 5 Stone House eBooks. 
2. The recipient of the number 2 pack will have their choice of 3 Stone House eBooks.
3. The recipient of the number 3 pack will have their choice of 2 Stone House eBooks.

Now for each addition they will get their choice of 1 Stone House eBook. Now to see the pickings....



PS...If for some reason there is a book from SH that isn't on the slide show it should still be eligible.

Writer Wednesday: It's a Launch Party

Welcome Welcome....Stone House Ink officially kicks off it's blog today. Stone House Ink and it's imprint Stone Gate is a full service publishing house specializing in edgy and inspirational fiction titles. We do things a little differently staying on the cutting edge of eBook publication and innovative marketing.

Live....

Spread the word people...we open on June 1st.