Joy V. Smith in the spotlight

Here’s a link to Author Spotlight: Joy V. Smith: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/author-spotlight-no-183-joy-v-smith/

I got the chance to talk about my writing and stories.  Thanks, Morgen!  I’ll be posting links to my Pinterest boards later.  I only joined Pinterest a couple days ago; I spent a lot of time shrieking and begging for help, but I’ve got a few book covers and other things “pinned.”

 

Joy V. Smith’s ebooks (list)

My western novel, Detour Trail, should be available as an ebook at the usual online stores in a few weeks.  It’s available now from the publisher: http://www.melange-books.com/authors/joyvsmith/detourtrail.html

It’s an interesting addition to my other ebooks since it’s a western and my first published novel.  My other ebooks are mostly science fiction except for my non-fiction one about remodeling our new house.  Here they are:

Pretty Pink Planet
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL (Search Out and Establish Sentient Forms of Life) visits Prism, a popular tourist destination, to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens, if she can find and talk to them.
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615

(Pretty Pink Planet is a free ebook)

Hot Yellow Planet
In the sequel to Pretty Pink Planet, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures, meeting up with Chameleons, Ghosters, Splurts, and other aliens and humans.
Link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Yellow-Planet-ebook/dp/B005TCN9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318279993&sr=1-1

Hidebound is a SF romance (adult content) also available on Amazon Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY 

And  Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/82218

My reprint collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, is available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

It includes 14 SF and fantasy adventures.

 

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure
How we coped with selling a house–at last, looking for a new house, buying a new house that was a foreclosure and needed lots of work, and then remodeling it since it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560

And  http://www.amazon.com/Remodeling-Buying-Updating-Foreclosure-ebook/dp/B005FSHP0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1312428906&sr=1-1

 

Joy’s writing news update

The February issue of Sorcerous Signals is now online: http://www.sorceroussignals.com/SorcerousSignals.html

This issue, along with The Lorelei Signal, will be available later in Mystic Signals.  That print issue will also include my story, “Crystal Quest,” as a bonus.

I’m getting Detour Trail, my western novel, ready for publication; and I’m waiting to hear if my science fiction novelette has been accepted by Kindle Singles…

And don’t forget that Pretty Pink Planet is free from Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615 

And my short story collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, is available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2  (Don’t forget your free Kindle apps!)

Amazon’s Top 100 lists (link)

Check out Amazon’s Top 100 lists here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/158592011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_kstore_1_6_last

I see that Godspeed: A Naomi Kinder Adventure by Vincent Miskell is #2 on the Free List.  Congratulations, Vincent!  (I enjoyed that story and the other one in the series too.)

And don’t forget that my short story collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, will be available free on Kindle January 1 & 2, 2013.  It has 14 fun and exciting stories: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

Ebooks for Christmas

Merry Christmas!

For those of you who got an ebook reader for Christmas–or couldn’t wait–
here  are my ebooks. Or you can read them on your computer. Your choice.

Drumroll

Pretty Pink Planet
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL (Search Out and Establish Sentient Forms of Life) visits Prism, a popular tourist destination, to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens, if she can find and talk to them.
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615

(Pretty Pink Planet is a free ebook)

Hot Yellow Planet
In the sequel to Pretty Pink Planet, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures, meeting up with Chameleons, Ghosters, Splurts, and other aliens and humans.
Links: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Yellow-Planet-ebook/dp/B005TCN9UC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318279993&sr=1-1

Hidebound is a SF romance (adult content) also available on Amazon

Links: Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY

And  Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/82218

My latest e-book (story collection), The Doorway and Other Stories, is now available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

It includes 14 SF and fantasy adventures AND

It will be available free January 1 & 2, 2013

 

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure
How we coped with selling a house–at last, looking for a new house, buying a new house that was a foreclosure and needed lots of work, and then remodeling it since it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!
Links: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560

And  http://www.amazon.com/Remodeling-Buying-Updating-Foreclosure-ebook/dp/B005FSHP0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1312428906&sr=1-1

The Doorway and Other Stories (upcoming free ebook)

I’ve added three more stories to my reprint collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, for a total of 14 fun stories.  The new stories are The Trees of Home (fantasy), Well Met by Water (SF, not fantasy, mermaids), and Carnies (genetic engineering).

 

The Doorway and Other Stories will be available free on Kindle Sunday, October 14.  And don’t forget the free Kindle apps:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

 

I haven’t finished proofreading all the stories yet because I’m having a problem with that, but last time I checked, The Princess Quest had some dropped lines.  If anyone sees a problem, I hope you’ll let me know.  (That’s why I’m only doing it for one day this time.)

Interview with Joy V. Smith

You can check out an interview with me (about me and writing) here: http://morgensauthorinterviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/author-interview-no273-joy-v-smith.html

The Doorway and Other Stories (free ebook)

Today is the last day to get my story collection as a free download from Amazon Kindle, but you can also get a free Kindle app here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

The Doorway: Nessa stumbles into the time corridor and faces danger.

Guard Dog: Sequel to The Doorway. Nessa meets an old friend who needs her help. 

Stray Cats: Cats, humans, and a mad scientist.

Pilot’s Course: What happened to change this girl’s life?

The Princess Quest : The princess needs a barbarian to help her on her quest.

When Danger Rules: Reesa came back to rescue the remaining members of her family. Now she had to avoid being killed by her cousin, who wanted the throne, and the new ruler of the planet, who didn’t want a throne, and the ones she had come to rescue…

Home Not: When Grief’s Aunt Chelsea died, his Uncle Sandro saw his chance, and Grief was at his mercy… Adventure.

What Price a Friendly Freep: Aliens and humans and spaceships.

Too Tight: Petals has a close call…

Royal Guardians: Heroine and her companions, including a temple cat, land in Florida after escaping from another dimension.

Old Rex: They killed Rex, but he came back when his human called him.

Joy’s writing news update

My latest e-book, The Doorway and Other Stories, will be available as a free download on Kindle June 8 & 9: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

I’m happy to have some of my old stories in one place. Except for The Princess Quest, which is a humorous fantasy, and Old Rex, a ghost story, the rest of the stories are all science fiction adventures of different types, involving aliens, time travel, symbiotes, and humans searching for a home and/or family. All the stories have been published elsewhere–sometimes more than once–over the years, except for Royal Guardians. And you don’t need a Kindle! There’s a free app on the webpage.

In the meantime, Pretty Pink Planet is always free: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615 (SF) Lori, an agent of SOESFOL, visits Prism to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens.

And my other e-books include: Hidebound: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY (SF) After Anfissa meets Ferenc, they flee to a planet where even the grass is deadly.

Hot Yellow Planet: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029 (SF) In this Pretty Pink Planet sequel, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures.

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560  (Non-fiction) How one woman bought and remodeled a foreclosure; it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!

Joy’s writing news update

My short story collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, will be available as a free download for Kindle May 6 & 7 (Sunday and Monday).  Remember that you don’t need a Kindle to read it!  (There are apps, etc.)

My short story, Refugees in the Caves, is now a podcast: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/baileys-writing-tips-podcast-short-stories-ep-10/

The podcast is available via iTunes, Google’s Feedburner, Podbean (when it catches up), Podcasters (which takes even longer) or Podcast Alley (which doesn’t list the episodes but will let you subscribe).

 

iTunes (item 1), Google’s Feedburner (final item), Podbean, Podcasters or Podcast Alley. 

 

It’s also still available at Flash Fiction Fridays:

http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/flash-fiction-friday-028-refugees-in-the-caves-by-joy-v-smith/

 

My review of Punctuation by G. Miki Hayden is in the May/June issue of Working Writer. 

 

My latest e-book (story collection), The Doorway and Other Stories, is now available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2

 

My other e-books include: Hidebound:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY  (SF)

After Anfissa meets Ferenc, they flee to a planet where even the grass is deadly.

 

Pretty Pink Planet (free e-book): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615  (SF)

Lori, an agent of SOESFOL, visits Prism to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens.

 

Hot Yellow Planet: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/94029  (SF)

In this Pretty Pink Planet sequel, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures.

 

Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560  (Non-fiction)

How one woman bought and remodeled a foreclosure; it didn’t even have a kitchen sink! 

 

And I’m waiting to hear back on my two SF novels: Strike Three  and Taboo Tech; I hope to sign a contract soon for Detour Trail (western).