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Okay guys, here's the deal:For every 50 likes that the gets for this book, I will reveal snippets and exclusive sneak peeks of the book, so please go and like it and tell your friends to do the same.The will also soon be hosting some freebies and giveaways, so all the more reason to join in!I need ARC REVIEWERS who want to read this book and review it before its release. You will get the book at the start of December as early as I can possibly give it you, you must review by December 20th at the latest unless you get hit by a bus. Comment here if you're interested or email me at finn [dot] kimberley4 [at] gmail [dot] comIf you feel like getting in touch, comment here with your feels about the book! And any questions you may have!

Here's the complete list of linkage and features for the works of K.C. Finn for the month of August 2013. There were some fab interviews and reviews, be sure you didn't miss anything!





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That's right folks, overnight last night my Facebook fan count jumped up over 500 people, so to celebrate I'm having a fab 500 giveaway! The grand prize? How about having a character named after YOU in my new urban fantasy tale, The Book of Shade, scheduled for release this Christmas time!

Enter the Rafflecopter below to be in with a chance of this and other fabulous prizes!By the way, this giveaway is totally International!

As part of my PJ Blog Tour day for the Indie Summer, here's my post on how and why I chose my home ground as the setting for my post-apocalyptic, toxic detective series...




I'd like to take you for a moment to the opening page of The Atomic Circus, the first time we arrive in Dartley in the dead of night:

A story’s never a good story unless it starts with a murder. The more unusual the murder, the better the story, generally speaking. The scene before us is a most unusual one. It is dusk in the seaside town of Dartley, and a man lies face-down in a small crater, in the concrete of the promenade, just about as dead as you can get. Another man, dressed head to toe in black, stands beside the body, watching it, and very much alive. Police sirens signal the arrival of the official forces, but it’s hard to see where they’re coming from in the thick smog that surrounds the crime scene.
It’s important, that smog. Don’t ever forget about the smog.
Sinister eh? Well that's not how people usually see Blackpool, but there's something about this little town that inspires me to look beyond the sleek lines of the promenade and its many sunburnt tourists. To show you how I imagine it, I thought some visual aids would be of use. Here's how my area actually looks, and here's how I see it for Cae's world:







I hope you've enjoyed this little foray into my imagination, please head back to my lovely tour hosts at the following links to experience more about The Atomic Circus and the Caecilius Rex saga, and don't forget to follow this blog and check out the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and Facebook links too!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the swag has landed:

So finally everything arrived in the mail and I have ALL my current book swag and promotional material. What you see above are paperbacks, flyers, posters, bookmarks, stickers and postcards. Much as I love staring at it, I'd rather it didn't all stay in my flat taking up space - I want to give it to YOU!
Okay so here's the current ways in which you can obtain such gorgeous free stuff from me:The two lucky people who win my paperback giveaways at Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ (Link 1 // Link 2) will get a swag pack included with their book!TOMORROW August 22nd, visit these two blogs to enter rafflecopter giveaways for ebooks and swag packs:ÌýÌýandÌý!On SATURDAY August 24th (at 6pm Central Time / 11pm GMT)ÌýÌýis hosting a little Facebook Party for me! One lucky winner will receive a free ebook and another will win a swag pack!Follow this blog, my Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author page and my for SUPER RANDOM GIVEAWAYS when I'm feeling generous (and have spare change for postage)!Ìý
Want to stare at the swag some more? More pictures under the read more link...












Need any advice on swag design/manufacturers? I'm happy to help! Just drop me a comment here. :)

Current Giveaways:
Paperback copies in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Giveaway! Check out the widgets below, going live on August 16th through to the end of September 5th - get your entry in today!


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Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Book Giveaway The Atomic Circus by K.C. Finn Giveaway ends September 06, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. Enter to win

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Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Book Giveaway Counterclockwise by K.C. Finn Giveaway ends September 06, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. Enter to win

Hey folks!

Well it has been a busy night here in England, here are the fabulous winners of the prizes drawn in the Indie Book Buffet's First Edition Giveaway - thank you all for entering and showing your support to a brand new magazine.
Don't forget authors, if you want to be featured in the next edition then head over toÌýÌýand submit your details!

The Winners Are...Congrats everyone! Please check your emails ASAP and AUTHORS: please send your prizes out soon!

The Secret Starby K.C. Finn
A time-travel adventure with a dash of romance.

Ìý//ÌýThe Secret Star on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
Synopsis:
In London, 1969, Jeffrey Mercier is just an ageing department store clerk with a long buried secret and a distant memory of a lost love, but when he is suddenly shanghaied by a woman who claims that she can travel in time, his dismal days in menswear are finally cut short. Jeff steps out of his timeline and into a whole new world of possibility and adventure, only to find that he is once again the automaton employee of yet another large corporation: The Time Agency. It has become his duty to protect the people of the future from the threats of their past.Ìý

Under the guidance of the struggling captain Marie-Elizabeth Giraud, Jeff learns that he has more in common with his fellow time traveller than he knows. As the adventurers exchange their tales of life and romance in times gone by, their popularity slowly grows in the media-mad atmosphere of the 27th century and Jeff discovers more about his past than he ever thought possible. But all is not well in the timeline, and these intrepid time agents are about to find themselves at the centre of a disaster that could destroy the universe, perhaps even time itself.

Reviewers will receive a FREE digital copy in exchange for an honest review. Comment here to enquire :)

This article was originally written for the next issue of Write Mag, an amazing free magazine for authors and readers! Get a copy on Magcloud today and visitÌý

Come and see the Incredible Juggling Writer!

So I’ve been thinking a lot about project management this week, as I am coming to the end of a very hefty manuscript that I have devoted 100% of my time to over the last month in a powerhouse effort to complete in time for a publishing competition. But whilst I’ve been writing this one big important project, other ideas have come slowly creeping into my head. Thus far I have resisted the temptation to put anything more than notes down about these other works and maybe do a little research here and there, but I’m starting to wonder, would it be such a bad thing to have more than one story on the boil?


When the novel I am working on is complete, I have to begin once again to split my time between studying for my Master’s Degree, attaining my teacher training certificate, working and writing, and it is not a balance that I enjoy at the best of times. Taking the month of July off to focus on my books has been the best decision I’ve ever made, because not only have I produced a huge, intricate and (dare I say rather excellent) manuscript for a fiction contest, but I have had the time to become involved in huge promotional opportunities for my other stories and met some fabulous people by networking online. The problem now is that I don’t want to stop doing that, but I know that life is about to start getting in the way again.

So here’s the question I asked myself: how do other people do it? How does this incredible juggling act work wherein life goes on but work is still produced regularly?

To begin my journey to the answer, I recalled an excellent quote from the infallible J.K. Rowling. When asked “How did you do it? How did you write a book and raise a baby?�, Rowling simply answered: “I didn’t do housework for four years.� If she could raise a small child and produce the massive web of detail and imagination required for the Harry Potter universe, then surely I can deliver a few monthly essays, teach some classes and still get my words down on the page? The technique is simple really, and built on one sole principle: Something’s got to give.

The question then becomes, what can you get rid of in your life that will give you more time to write? As I said I have been lucky enough to put off university work during July due to the lack of deadlines, but unfortunately it is not a permanent solution to increase my writing potential. Give up work? I gladly would, but I might have to win the lottery first to cover the rent. Give up television? Ah, now that one I can do happily, especially since there’s never anything worth watching anyway. In fact, since I stopped putting on the tv first thing in the morning I have saved myself at least 2 hours a day of distracting, inane drivel, working instead on other things that needed to be done, which leaves me time later in the day to write. A good start to the process has been made.

Give up family and friends? Sometimes I’m sure we’d all like to, no matter how lovely they are to have around most of the time. The key in this particular area of the juggling act is to instil sympathy in your loved ones for you, the poor struggling writer, as you try to achieve your dreams. Then, as tactfully as possible, you excuse yourself for your set writing time, shut the door and barricade it with something heavy. Okay, so maybe you don’t need to go that far, but here are a few useful phrases from the Writer’s Essential Phrasebook (if only there were such a book) that might come in handy:

“Hi! Great to hear from you! I’ll ring you back in ten minutes, just got to get to the end of is page.�
“I’m doing my 20 minutes writing time now, so I’m going to sit outside/in the bedroom/bathroom/with the dog to write. Save all your questions and problems up, and in 20 minutes� time you can bother me as much as you want.�
“Yes I know my dinner is on the table, but I’m having a really great idea and if I don’t get it down on paper right now I can’t write a best-seller, and you can’t have that Ferrari/mansion/butler you’ve always wanted.�

The important thing about using this technique is to do it in small bursts (i.e. please don’t leave your children starving whilst you scribe six chapters) and DON’T WASTE THAT TIME PROCRASTINATING. For one thing, if you only have 20 minutes spare in the whole day and you don’t get any words on the page, you will not be happy with yourself, and you will inevitably feel less inspired to continue writing (a dangerous path towards Writer’s Block if you ask me). The other thing is if you tell your husband/wife/mother/cat that you don’t have time for them because you are writing and they come into your room and see you playing paper basketball with the waste paper bin, they are never going to leave you in peace when you actually do have a great idea that you’re working on.

My own conclusions from this escapade into time management are that when life gets busy, it’s far better to write a little tiny bit every day than nothing at all, so I’m going to grab my moments where I can, and try not to neglect anyone or anything important in the process.

As always I welcome your thoughts on the matter writer pals!

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