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"Double Trouble" and "Playing for Keeps" banners for your site! by J.C. Hutchins

I recently created some Web banners to support my friends Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine (for their imminent "Double Trouble" print novel promotion) and Mur Lafferty (to amp up folks for the print release of Playing for Keeps in late August). Since I haven't promoted these much, I thought I'd rattle the cup here and encourage you to help support these authors by posting the banners on your site, blog, Myspace, Facebook pages, etc.

Note: The banners are at the end of this post.

Inserting these little guys into your online home is easy peasy. Simply paste the embed data below into a blog post, sidebar widget, etc. The image (and hotlink) should miraculously appear on your site, for all the world to see.

Of course, I'd be remiss in not imploring you -- politely, of course -- to do more than just advertise these authors' brilliant wares. Help reward their hard work by purchasing copies of The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery and Digital Magic on Aug. 8, and Playing for Keeps on Aug. 25. Not only will you be "giving back" to these authors (who work tirelessly to provide fans with free audiofiction), but you'll help make history, and validate their work as professionals.

Trust me: there's no greater thrill for an artist than being monetarily rewarded for his efforts. Enjoy the banners, spread the word, and happy buying in August!

--J.C.


double trouble advert

Double Trouble banner embed code: <a href="http://www.teemorris.com/billipodcast/double-trouble/"> <img src="http://jchutchins.net/files/DT_ad.jpg" alt="Double Trouble advert"></a>


playing for keeps advert

Playing for Keeps banner embed code: <a href="http://playingforkeepsnovel.com"> <img src="http://jchutchins.net/files/keeps_animated.gif" alt="Playing For Keeps advert"></a>

FREE E-BOOK: "Digital Magic" by J.C. Hutchins

It's the second day of our E-Book-A-Palooza here at JCHutchins.net! Behold today's freebie: Digital Magic, the cyberpunk-meets-fantasy novel by Philippa Ballantine. This is the sequel to Ballantine's novel, Chasing the Bard. The entire book is here for download, in digital format.

It's all a part of the ambitious "Double Trouble" campaign promoting the release of both Pip's novel and Tee Morris' book, The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery. The mission: to storm Amazon.com on 08-08-08, buy both fantasy novels like crazy, and push their titles up the charts! This free PDF of Digital Magic (and the PDF of Pitcher's Pendant, which was released yesterday) gives you a delicious taste of the books before you purchase them on August 8.

Pip and Tee are pulling out the stops to tell the world about "Double Trouble," but they need your help. Show your support by displaying snappy desktop wallpapers, blog banners, or avatars for your Twitter or chat applications! Click here for details!

Enjoy the free PDF ... and help make "Double Trouble" history on 08-08-08!

--J.C.

FREE E-BOOK: "The Case of The Pitcher's Pendant" by J.C. Hutchins

Taking a page from Scott Sigler and Cory Doctorow -- both of whom have shown that giving away e-versions of novels helps book sales -- author Tee Morris is offering 7th Son fans a free PDF of detective dwarf Billibub Baddding's next case, The Case of The Pitcher's Pendant, here in the feed. Ultra-cool! This the entire book in digital format. According to Tee, you may review it for your blog or book review site, so long as you post the review on the week of August 8.

It's all a part of the ambitious "Double Trouble" campaign promoting the release of both Tee's novel and Philippa Ballantine's sequel to Chasing the Bard, titled Digital Magic. The mission: to storm Amazon.com on 08-08-08, buy both fantasy novels like crazy, and push their titles up the charts! This free PDF of Pitcher's Pendant (and the PDF of Digital Magic, which will drop in this feed tomorrow) gives you a delicious taste of the books before you purchase them on August 8.

Tee and Pip are pulling out the stops to tell the world about "Double Trouble," but they need your help. Show your support by displaying snappy desktop wallpapers, blog banners, or avatars for your Twitter or chat applications! Click here for details!

Enjoy the free PDF ... and help make "Double Trouble" history on 08-08-08!

--J.C.