Articles by Anna J. McIntyre

Nov 01 2014

Haunting Danielle, Book 2 is live!

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As I write this, it is just a few minutes past 3:30 in the morning. After waking up from a dream I can’t seem to get back to sleep, so I decided to write a blog post instead.

It’s now November 1st, which means Haunting Danielle, Book 2 hits Amazon. If you can’t sleep either, you can click here and download a copy. If you haven’t read the first book yet, then you’re in luck, because it’s currently on a KDP Countdown sale, which means you can download the book for just 99 cents. The sale ends November 5th or in roughly, 21 hours. Click here to download the first book in the series.

I think I will try and see if I can get back to sleep. Happy reading!

Oct 24 2014

What do they call a person who downloads pirated eBooks?

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Authors often give away free eBooks when promoting their work. You’ll find free eBooks at all the legitimate eBook websites: Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, All Romance and more. If you want a free eBook, I recommend you go there.

However, some readers believe they should never have to pay for an eBook. Not long ago one of my writer friends had a free promotion on the first book in his series. A reviewer left a rave five star review saying he loved the book and wished the author’s other books were free so he could read them too. Huhh?? Seriously??

For authors battling pirate sites, there is one consolation, many of those pirate websites that claim to offer “free” eBooks are often offering more than a book – such as a nifty virus or Trojan. I’ve also heard that at some sites you don’t even get the promised book file – just a nasty computer infestation.

Of course, there are pirate sites out there where you can pick up free eBooks. Back to question I asked in the headline: What do they call a person who downloads pirated eBooks?

Answer: A Thief.

Oct 17 2014

Another Haunting Danielle

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After Haunting Danielle was released, I Googled “Haunting Danielle” to see what would come up. I put the title in quotation marks, because I wanted only webpages with the two words, together and in that precise order.

I was surprised when another Haunting Danielle popped up – this one typically with a comma or period separating the two words, instead of together like my book title.

Those other pages were for the movie, Montgomery House: The Perfect Haunting, written and directed by psychic Danielle Egnew.

I’ll confess, I had never heard of the movie before. Like my story it takes place in a bed and breakfast in the northwest—Washington instead of Oregon. Egnew’s movie takes place in Montgomery House, while mine takes place in Marlow House. Unlike my story, the movie appears to be based on a real life spooky haunting.

Oct 15 2014

I just don’t get zombies…

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I understand vampires, but I just can’t figure out the zombie craze. Not that I am a huge vampire fan, although I did enjoy B randon Hale’s Day Soldier Series—which is not really a genre I typically read.

We spent last week with our daughter and her family in the Sacramento California area. Our daughter was thrilled when the season premier of Walking Dead came on. I started watching it. After all, the grandkids were tucked in for the night and it was the only show playing on the living room TV.

When the cannibals started slitting throats I left the room and retreated upstairs with my laptop. My husband was braver than me and watched the entire episode with our daughter and son-in-law, although it left him shaking his head, wondering why there is such fevered fascination with dystopian horror films, specifically: zombies.

I may write a vampire book someday, but for now I’ll stick to ghost stories. Book 2 of Haunting Danielle will be out in a few weeks, and I am working on Book 3—which is slated for a January 1 release. But there are no zombie stories in my future.

As for those ghost stories—here’s a sneak preview of the first three covers of the series—designed by that Walking Dead loving, cover artist—our daughter Elizabeth Mackey.

Sep 26 2014

Haunting Danielle, Book 2 – Off to the beta readers!

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The second book in the Haunting Danielle series has been sent to the beta readers. After the betas finish and I make any necessary changes, it is off to the editor for a Nov 1 release.

I’ve been having a great deal of fun writing this series. So far the Amazon reviews have been favorable for the first book. While it only has three reviews—they are each five stars.

What have the reviewers said about the first book?

“I love good mysteries and this is one of the best I have read.”

“Her characters were quirky, funny, and sassy.”

“Light, fun, clean, well crafted paranormal mystery in the vein of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.”