Latest SHIMMER Intallment & Chance to Get Stuff

Posted on April 22, 2009 by John
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I just posted the latest installment in my free SHIMMER eSerial (supernatural, serialized eBook) on my site. This excerpt begins PART TWO: RAVAGES and includes Chapters 19 through 22.

Also, beginning with PART TWO, I am going to have prize drawings for cool prizes, including WITHER TRILOGY mugs, KINDRED SPIRIT posters, signed cover flats, mouse pads, etc. How do you qualify for the prize drawings? Simple as 1-2-3:

(1) Join my mailing list (if you aren’t already on it), which you can do from any page on my site at http://www.passarella.com

(2) Post a SHIMMER banner with link to the Shimmer page ( ) and/or mention the free SHIMMER eSerial with a link to the Shimmer page on your Website or Blog. Either is good, but feel free to do both.

(2a) If you don’t have a Website or Blog, do something else creative to help me spread the word and let me know. (e.g., a YouTube video, add a banner to your MySpace page, etc.)

(3) Let me know you’ve done 1 & 2 by sending me your email address and a link to your banner/mention placement. I’ll verify your subscriber status & Shimmer posting and that’s it! You’re then eligible for all Shimmer eSerial prize drawings.

The goal is to spread the word. And the eSerial is FREE (in seven popular eBook formats) so there’s no “buy, buy, buy” arm twisting involved. I just want as many people as possible to read Shimmer and spread the word about it. Remember that old “you tell two friends and they each tell two friends” commercial? That’s what I’m going for.

Thanks for reading!
_John Passarella
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SHIMMER eSerial: Chapters 16-18 Posted

Posted on April 15, 2009 by John
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I seem to have fallen into a semi-regular schedule for the release of my free SHIMMER (supernatural thriller/dark fantasy) eSerial (serialized eBook), and that means that the next installment is ready for you in 7 popular eBook formats. This section includes Chapters 16 though 18, and concludes Part One of the novel.

Chapter 18 may not be for the faint of heart. Chapter 1 hinted at the violence to come. Chapter 18 delivers the goods. If you can make it through Chapter 18, you should be able to handle the rest of the novel.

If you’ll recall, I originally planned SHIMMER as book one in a trilogy. Each volume is stand-alone, but they would be interconnected. SHIMMER is the most visceral of the planned three books. Book Two, if I ever write it, is more psychological horror; and Book Three is a combination of the two, with a big dash of the surreal. (Think about Ambrose’s paintings.) Actually, you wouldn’t realize how connected the three books were until you were knee-deep into book three.

SHIMMER Mid-Release Review:

This is the first time I’ve gotten a review in the middle of a book, but see why Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews says:
“SHIMMER gives me shivers.” (Thanks, Detra!)

Here’s a shortened link to my SHIMMER page, where you can download your preferred eBook format:

If you haven’t taken it already, there’s a preferred eBook format poll.

Thanks for reading!
-John Passarella

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http://twitter.com/JohnPassarella

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New SHIMMER Free eSerial Vertical/Sidebar Banners

Posted on April 10, 2009 by John

Animated Shimmer Banner

People were asking for SHIMMER banners to place in the sidebars of their blogs or Websites. The previous banners were too wide for that, 468×60. I made two new banners, 190 wide by 400 high; one is animated, the other is not. The animated version is displayed in this post; the non-animated version uses the first frame. You can find them here:

I appreciate anyone who helps me spread the word about my free serialized supernatural thriller experiment. Fifteen chapters have been posted so far in 7 eBook formats, with at least one chapter due out every week. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading,

John Passarella

http://www.passarella.com

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Shimmer FREE eSerial Update: Chapters 14-15 Posted

Posted on April 8, 2009 by John
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Chapters 14 & 15 are now available in my FREE eSerial of Shimmer (supernatural thriller).

With this new excerpt, you can now download more than 100 pages of the original manuscript so far in SEVEN popular eBook formats, including RTF, HTML, PDF (Desktop & Tagged for reflow in portable devices), Mobipocket, ePub and eReader.

Go get some!

http://www.passarella.com/shimmer.htm

Don’t forget to take the “Favorite eFormat” Poll on the same page.

Thanks for reading,

John Passarella

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SHIMMER eSerial: Chapters 10-13 Now Posted

Posted on April 2, 2009 by John

Hi, Everyone –

I’ve posted 4 more chapters in the FREE Shimmer eSerial. You can now read Chapters 10-13 of my latest supernatural thriller in any of seven eBook formats.

Get ’em here: http://www.passarella.com/shimmer.htm

If you have a moment, take the eFormat poll on the same page. I’d like to know which “e” formats are the most popular.

Thanks and — Keep reading!

-John Passarella

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SHIMMER free eSerial: Next Installment Ready (CH 7-9)

Posted on March 25, 2009 by John
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I’ve posted the next installment of the free SHIMMER eSerial in various eBook formats on my SHIMMER page, including ePub! This installment is THREE chapters, Chapter 7, 8 and 9. Biggest excerpt so far.

Get it here: http://www.passarella.com/shimmer.htm

Keep reading,
John Passarella

P.S. Reminder: I’m offering my humorous horror story RED FRIDAY (about Christmas shoppers and rampaging zombies) for FREE (as an emailed PDF) if you FOLLOW ME on TWITTER. Signing up for TWITTER is free and simple, much easier than signing up for MySpace or Facebook. (Free Story Offer Expires MAR 31, 2009!)

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SHIMMER free eSerial: Next Installment Ready (CH 03-04)

Posted on March 12, 2009 by John

I’ve posted the next installment of the free SHIMMER eSerial in various eBook formats on my SHIMMER page. This installment is actually TWO chapters, Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. If I have time, I hope to combine (short) chapters more often.

Get it here: http://www.passarella.com/shimmer.htm

Keep reading,
John Passarella

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Bad-Ass Faeries Wins Eppie Award

Posted on March 10, 2009 by John

BAD-ASS FAERIES 2: Just Plain BadBad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad in which my story “Twilight Crossing” appears just won the Eppie Award for Best Anthology over this past weekend.

Pretty cool!

Here’s the list of winners & nominees:
http://www.epicauthors.com/eppiewinners2009.html

Follow me on Twitter and get my stroy, RED FRIDAY — about Christmas shoppers and rampaging zombies. (Free story offer expires March 31, 2009.) Simply follow me, then email me or direct message me with your email address and I’ll send you the story in PDF format.

John Passarella
http://twitter.com/JohnPassarella

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SHIMMER eSerial: Chapter 2 Now Available

Posted on March 8, 2009 by John

SHIMMER book cover imageI’ve released Chapter 2 of the FREE Shimmer eSerial as of 3/8/2009. You can download any one of six eBook formats from my Shimmer page, including RTF, HTML, PDF (desktop & tagged for reflow on mobile devices), Mobipocket and eReader.

Also, still offering a free PDF story, “Red Friday” to anyone who follows me on Twitter. Simply “follow me” then send me your email address and I’ll send you the PDF of my humorous/horror story about Christmas shoppers and rampaging zombies.

Keep reading!

John Passarella
http://twitter.com/JohnPassarella

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Free Story When You “Follow Me” on Twitter

Posted on March 5, 2009 by John

TWITTER LogoGet a free, never-before-seen story simply for following me on Twitter. “Red Friday” is my humorous/horror story about Christmas shoppers and rampaging zombies. It’s not available anywhere else! If you haven’t already joined Twitter, it’s free and easy – much easier than creating a MySpace or Facebook account! To get the PDF of “Red Friday” follow me on Twitter, then send me an email requesting the story, or send me a Direct Message right from Twitter to let me know you want the story. I’ll email the PDF to you. Simple as that.

John Passarella
http://twitter.com/JohnPassarella

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