Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-11

  • Affairs Magazine reviews Night Terror "9th and best-so-far Supernatural novel" and "feel of a… feature film" http://t.co/3078m9i #
  • @kelios Thanks. SEPT 13 is the day. Probably 3AM ET for Kindle delivery. #
  • For the longest time, I was thinking tonight's #BreakingBad was a rerun! #
  • I've started a Farscape re-watch (this time w/ wife and sons); 11 eps into season 2 on Amazon Prime w/ Roku. #
  • Book signing/launch party for Supernatural: Night Terror at Between Books (Claymont, DE) OCT 1, 3-5PM. See passarella.com/events.htm #
  • Noticed Amzn had Night Terror at 320 pgs. Official count is 384; submitted
    change. That's 60 more pgs for your money! http://t.co/DrXVQ10 #
  • Had to laugh when Farscape 2:11 had a shout-out to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even had a peacekeeper with a shirt-cuff wooden stake. #
  • Supernatural Season 6 Gag Reel http://t.co/OIktJvC (featured on SPN DVD
    http://t.co/kfaFDr8 ); thanks to SPN on the WB mailing list! #
  • E-books' popularity is rewriting the sales story – USATODAY.com
    http://t.co/6Dkrfba #
  • @kelios yes, but haven't seen it. #
  • Borders' mgmt drives company into ground, wants bonuses, while rank-and-file gets the shaft. Nice. http://t.co/SRITI1y via #
  • Can't make my Claymont, DE book signing? Send me copy of your Amzn
    SUPERNATURAL NIGHT TERROR pre-order receipt & get a signed S:NT postcard! #
  • @kim_jacobs I just bought some $0.29 postcard stamps. Don't know how much postage is for overseas. Might be $2.90! 🙂 #
  • @kim_jacobs I'm sending it. Hope it makes it down under in one piece! #
  • Hope Chase Utley (@Phillies) didn't suffer a concussion! #
  • Scott Nicholson's $200 giveaway http://t.co/4naPHH7 #BeNicholsonsAgent @hauntedcomputer (ends today!) #
  • Happy 45th Anniversary to Star Trek. That show shaped and informed my
    childhood. #
  • "[SHIMMER is] sure to chill you to the bone & keep you awake late into the night…" BookSpotCentral http://t.co/oVzgzi2 #
  • @newenglishwoman Thanks! I'm anxiously awaiting my author copies. Hoping I get them BEFORE it's on the bookstore shelves. Five days away. #
  • 45 Years of Star Trek (Infographic): http://t.co/ptsKedu #
  • Judging by TV Guide's Fall TV Grid, FRI 9PM will be a steel-cage
    death-match
    for genre shows: Supernatural/Fringe/Grimm. Genre fans weep. #
  • @kim_jacobs I hope that gets you geared up for NIGHT TERROR. #
  • Holy Price Alert, Batman! Just saw Amazon is selling SHIMMER trade p/back for 43% OFF. Only $8.46! http://t.co/f12UtSg #
  • "Supernatural: NIGHT TERROR is an exhilarating action-packed horror thriller…" –Harriet Klausner (#1 Amazon Reviewer) 4 DAYS TO GO! #
  • @newenglishwoman Thanks. I noticed that coincidence too. And NIGHT TERROR is set in season 6, so it's a perfect match. #
  • @xSecretCirclex 10 days after my Supernatural novel comes out, SPN: Night Terror (same day as Season 6 DVD): http://t.co/DrXVQ10 #
  • @DarkWoofer as is Fringe. I'll be DVR'g 2 and dusting off the VCR for the 3rd. #
  • Last Day: Read SUPERNATURAL-related interview w/ me @ Coming Evil blog. Comment for chance to WIN signed NIGHT TERROR: http://t.co/k1xZQYg #
  • Can't make my 10/1 signing @ Between Books (DE)? Send me copy of your SUPERNATURAL NIGHT TERROR pre-order receipt, get signed S:NT postcard! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-04

  • @drewtru Seems to have revived a plug-in that leaves Firefox process running after Exit. Need to track that down. #
  • Huntress Reviews on NIGHT TERROR: "5 STARS: Cold fingers run the length of
    your spine, this novel is perfect." http://t.co/nSnXmMh #
  • With Digital Up 140% at B&N, Sales Rise, Loss Falls http://t.co/fHJPXR1 #
  • Amazon's promoting 100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or less. Reminder: SHIMMER
    for
    Kindle is also $3.99: http://t.co/fkzrNW9 #
  • Read a Supernatural-related interview with me at The Coming Evil blog. Enter contest to WIN a signed NIGHT TERROR: http://t.co/k1xZQYg #
  • FYI: Read a SUPERNATURAL-related interview w/ me at Coming Evil blog. Enter contest to WIN a signed NIGHT TERROR: http://t.co/k1xZQYg #
  • Read UNBROKEN: Horrifying (the misery humans can inflict on other humans) & inspiring (what human spirit can overcome) http://t.co/bC6xDU4 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-28

  • @drewtru Mixed results. Had to disable two so far. Others working. Thanks. #
  • Love functionality of new Xfinity (@Comcast) app for BlackBerry, but
    clicking on notification … Read more at http://t.co/yZzFpJ0 #
  • Surprised S&S was willing to forego eBook rights. Precedent? Self-published
    author gets unusual book deal – http://t.co/CBz28Mr #
  • Felt the earthquake in home office. First chair & desk shaking, then
    bookshelves, framed photo fell. #
  • The results of this poll on youth reading are sad and a bit scary: Is
    Facebook "required reading?" – http://t.co/ev22eRe #
  • Follow @crackberrykevin and RT this message for a chance to win your choice of new #BlackBerry http://t.co/QZNqVw2 #
  • Received Supernatural: Night Terror author copies. Cool feeling of holding finished book for 1st time never gets old. http://t.co/9uKFW5w #
  • @Comcast app for BlackBerry bug? Clicking on notification bar items freezes
    device. Has happened 2x for me, on 2 tries, 2 different days. #
  • Have you got social media "Klout"? S&S Partners With Klout for Stephen King
    E-Short http://t.co/vzrETAc #
  • According to @Klout, @JohnPassarella's Klout score is 33. How influential are you? http://t.co/Nhq7Ck5 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-21

  • AMC, Sony reach deal for 'Breaking Bad' finale – Yahoo! News
    http://t.co/g9h6fXm #
  • BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review http://t.co/mYL1knu #
  • Amazon Publishing Signs Timothy Ferriss "It was a question of what future
    of
    publishing I want to embrace." http://t.co/uj9afF8 #
  • CrackBerry Contest: Win your choice of FREE BlackBerry 7 Smartphone! http://t.co/Lp8Gpoy #
  • Once again, truth is stranger (and more horrifying) than fiction:
    Brain-eating amoebas blamed in three deaths – CNN.com http://t.co/RGojO2W #
  • Loved James Gunn's SUPER, but it's definitely not for everyone. Hilarious,
    shocking, violent & moving. Not for the faint of heart. #
  • Avoiding Firefox 6 upgrade prompt. Every time I upgrade FF, I lose half my plug-ins for weeks! May migrate to Chrome… #
  • Supernatural Stages Buffy Reunion With Charisma Carpenter and James
    Marsters
    – TVLine http://t.co/0NMbuYL #
  • Disney Donates $500K and Eight Million Books to First Book
    http://t.co/ffLFeLA #
  • Cancelled @Netflix b4 next billing cycle. Exit survey had options for cancelling, but NOT the one I would've checked: impending price hike. #
  • @drewtru Yeah, but the problem is I use some daily but after a FF upgrade, I lose these tools for days or weeks. Got Google toolbar working. #
  • @drewtru Not sure how to do that. Link? #
  • @drewtru Thanks! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-14

  • Apple, publishers conspired against $9.99 Amazon e-books, says lawsuit http://t.co/wzrGqEo #
  • Looks like Italian readers will have a new edition of WITHER to read soon from Gargoyle Books: http://t.co/8epyt1D http://t.co/ImLYl36 #
  • Remember that computer game from the 80s, Lemmings? Big fans on Wall Street. #
  • Will Amazon Color Tablets Target Apple This Year? — InformationWeek http://t.co/XxVmj0Q #
  • Thinking of selling my (not even) 2-mo-old Roku XDS (at half price: i.e., $50 + S&H) to upgrade to the 2nd Gen. Any takers? #
  • @SkipNovak Go here: http://t.co/CUls9rt (video streaming, wifi or Ethernet for Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-07

  • Just set up my Google+ account, getting up to speed. (Thanks for the invite, Nathan!) #
  • The $2.99 sale price for SHIMMER (Kindle) set to expire SOON. Save 25% now before it reverts to $3.99. http://t.co/u9CBxLQ #
  • Finished my re-watch of Firefly (w/ the family); now re-watching Serenity. #
  • @jessicamcminn How was ComicCon? #
  • Television: Could Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story do for horror what Glee did for musicals? – @io9 http://t.co/9z4GHYH #
  • Last chance for $2.99 Kindle SHIMMER. I submitted $3.99 price change. May take day or 2 before price bump takes effect. http://t.co/u9CBxLQ #
  • Check out this article on @BuddyTV, "The CW Adds Extra Episodes of 'Supernatural,' 'Gossip Girl' and More". http://t.co/qrjDbNI #
  • @jessicamcminn Sounds like fun. We visited San Diego once and loved the weather there. Buy More set, right? #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-31

  • E-books Rapidly Increasing in Reading Groups http://t.co/oDtLQh1 via @publisherswkly #
  • Pleasant post-vacation-week surprise: New Agent Pendergast novel COLD VENGEANCE comes out TUES, AUG 2! http://t.co/YDQFVcT #
  • @kelios Yeah, I heard (read) bad things about the Gideon novel so avoided it. Pendergast novels are a lot of fun. #
  • @kelios Hmmm… trunk novel, maybe? Although I think I saw a sequel is out soon. Or, at least advertised. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-17

  • If I can get caught up on several web design projects maybe, just maybe, I'll have time to get back to writing my novelette… #
  • Received Supernatural: Night Terror final cover & typeset PDF. Books due in 4-6 wks. Debuts SEPT 13th! http://t.co/9uKFW5w #
  • Game Of Thrones Book 5, A Dance with Dragons, lists for $35! http://t.co/HGltUHo (Alternate title: A Wallop For Wallets) #
  • @kelios Need to contact artist who did novelette pic, discuss kickstarter. Haven't had time. Need to review contract permissions as well! #
  • @kelios I think it's officially too late to make changes, so I hope they got all the ones I sent in the last round. #
  • Gene Hackman's Western novel is a good yarn – http://t.co/eOx168D (Cool for Gene. I read over 50 Louis L'Amour novels back in the day.) #
  • Congrats to "Use my name in Supernatural: Night Terror" winners. Mailing your agreement letters to my editor THURS! http://t.co/9uKFW5w #
  • Checking out (aka listening to) Spotify while I work. #
  • @fpaulwilson – I'm really looking forward to The Dark At The End, which seems like an odd thing to say, but… http://t.co/uM3G6hC #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-10

  • If anybody has a Google+ invite they can fire my way, I'd appreciate it. From what I've read, it works the way I need social to work. #
  • Crowdfunding: When the Publisher Doesn’t Cover the Creator’s Expenses http://t.co/izp3JIv #
  • @kelios DM me your real/full name and I'll check. I didn't use all the names I received… Did use a bunch though. #
  • Today would have been my father's 78th birthday. Always a time for reflection… #
  • Win a BlackBerry Bold 9900 in Our July Rewards Contest! @BerryReview http://t.co/gfGut1K #
  • Please let me win the Trek Madone with Dura-Ace in the @RoadID July Giveaway. I could really use that bike. http://t.co/Rh1xC45 #

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