May Winner for the Year-Long Book Giveaway

The winner of the May drawing for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest is Austin Meier. For his prize, he chose Masters & Slayers as well as the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.


For more information about the contest, click here.

Echoes from the Edge Sale ending June 1

The Echoes from the Edge sale ends at the end of the day June 1, so if you're interested in getting one or more books in that trilogy at a greatly reduced price, be sure to get your order in soon.

Here is a link to shopping page - http://www.daviscrossing.com/shopping.htm

April Year-Long Book Giveaway Winner

I decided to choose two winners for April in the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest. One is Caitlyn Gehman. For her prize, she chose Song of the Ovulum as well as the vintage bookmark for Raising Dragons.

In the photo, Caitlyn is posing with my books and an employee at a Books-a-Million Bookstore. This photo gained her three entries in the drawing.

The second winner is Sofia Fedorov. She chose Starlighter and the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.

For more information about the contest, click here.

Raising Dragons Graphic Novel - You Can Help

Raising Dragons graphic novel illustrator James Art Ville has set up a Kickstarter program to fund the project.

The funding program offers some great prizes, so please consider contributing. Even one dollar will help make the Raising Dragons graphic novel a reality.

The program page contains an exclusive video featuring James and a short introduction by me. It also includes some sample pages from the novel, so please check it out and support the project.

Here is the link to the Kickstarter page - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesartville/raising-dragons-graphic-novel

Raising Dragons Graphic Novel Sample Page

Here is a sample page from the upcoming Raising Dragons graphic novel, illustrated by James Art Ville. We hope to have it available sometime in 2014.

 

Author Event in St. Louis

To my friends and contacts in the St. Louis area and nearby regions:

I will be at a homeschool expo in St. Louis April 11 through 13. I know this is short notice, but I hope some of you might be able to come anyway.

The event is free Thursday evening, and I will be at an exhibitor’s booth selling and signing booths. If you want to come, I would love to see you, and I will be glad to sign books you already own.

I will speak Friday on the topic of fantasy and its effects on readers, and I will speak Saturday on my journey to publication. I will also be at the booth during both of those days. The expo charges admission for Friday and Saturday.

For more information, here is a link for the expo: http://www.service-life.com/mo/stlhomeschoolexpo/

If you have any questions, please let me know. If you know anyone in the area who might be interested in coming, please pass along the information.

I hope to see you there!

Bryan Davis

Father's Day Gift Special Pricing

With Father's Day a couple of months away, now is a good time to plan a gift for the fathers in your church, Bible Study, men's group, or homeschool group.

I am offering The Image of a Father in 32-copy cases for only $50, and that includes shipping to any U.S. address. That's under $2 each for a hardcover book that well be a benefit to any father (mothers enjoy it as well), and I will autograph all the copies, if requested.

Here is the link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/imagefathercase.htm

If you want multiple cases, please email me bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com

As always, you can get single copies here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/imagefather.htm

March Year-Long Book Giveaway Winner

The winner of the March drawing for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest is Catherine Johnson. For her prize, she chose I Know Why the Angels Dance as well as the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.

In the photo, Catherine is posing with my books and an employee at a Family Christian Bookstore. This photo gained her three entries into the drawing.

For more information about the contest, click here.

A New Stargate Game

You might be wondering why I am providing news about a game related to a television show. First, I contributed to the game's storyline. Since the game's producer is my friend, he invited me to inject a few ideas. Second, the game's producer is also the producer for a potential Raising Dragons movie. If this game launch is successful, he will be in a much better position to secure funding for the movie.

The game launches on March 14 for Apple iOS systems (iPhone and iPad), and the company will add Android systems next week. The game will expand to other platforms during the next couple of months.

Here is a link to the company's website - http://www.arkalisinteractive.com/

The game app costs only $4.99. I hope you will do what you can to support the effort and share the news with your friends.

Prepare for Exodus Rising

Many readers of my books have yet to try my Tales of Starlight series. I think they're missing out on some of my best stories, especially if they like a bit of wholesome romance mixed in with the daring adventures.

In order to make ready for the release of book #3 in the series, Exodus Rising, I am offering the first two books for only $18 for the combo. That's five dollars off retail for each book.

Buy them now, and you'll have time to read them in time for the release of Exodus Rising. Here is the purchase link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/TalesComboTwo.html

You can also pre-order Exodus Rising from me here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/ExodusRising.htm

 Even those who have read the Dragons of Starlight books, including Liberator, do not yet know the rest of the story. Exodus Rising reveals several mysteries that the Dragons of Starlight series never explained. Where will the dragons get pheterone after the final battle? What happened to the disembodied spirits in Alaph's castle? What horrific danger did Jason and Elyssa meet when they returned to their home world? And much more.

If you want to enjoy both series, here is my recommended reading order:

1. Starlighter (Dragons of Starlight book #1)
2. Masters & Slayers (Tales of Starlight book #1)
3. Warrior (Dragons of Starlight book #2)
4. Third Starlighter (Tales of Starlight book #2)
5. Diviner (Dragons of Starlight book #3)
6. Liberator (Dragons of Starlight book #4)
7. Exodus Rising (Tales of Starlight book #3)

You may switch the reading order for entries 1 and 2 without any problem, and you may also switch the order for entries 4 and 5.

This is the final book in this story world, so don't miss out on how the entire adventure comes to a close.

February Book Giveaway Winner

The winner of the February Book Giveaway Contest is Nichole Dixon. She chose Masters & Slayers for her free book. Congratulations Nichole!

The contest continues each month throughout the year, so if you didn't win in January or February, you have ten more opportunities. Remember, if your name was in the drawing for January or February, it is already in March's drawing. You can increase your number of entries in March's drawing by again posting the links on your Facebook page or blog sometime during the month of March and letting me know by email that you did so.

You can also again use the other methods of gaining entries mentioned in the rules - http://dragonsinourmidst.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-contest-for-remainder-of-2013.html

January Book Giveaway Winner

The winner of the January Book Giveaway Contest is Mary K. Newenhisen. Congratulations to Mary!

The contest continues each month throughout the year, so if you didn't win in January, you have eleven more opportunities. Remember, if your name was in the drawing for January, it is already in February's drawing. You can increase your number of entries in February's drawing by again posting the links on your Facebook page or blog sometime during the month of February and letting me know by email that you did so.

You can also again use the other methods of gaining entries mentioned in the rules - http://dragonsinourmidst.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-contest-for-remainder-of-2013.html

Year-long Book Giveaway Update

There are two new ways to get your name into the monthly drawing for the book giveaway. (See http://dragonsinourmidst.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-contest-for-remainder-of-2013.html for contest details. I added the new information to the original post.) If you already have your name in the drawing, these tasks will allow you to get your name in additional times.

#1 - Post a 5-star review of any of my books on either Amazon.com, Christianbook.com, or BN.com, and send the link to me by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. It has to be a review posted today or later. You may post as many reviews as you wish, but only one will qualify to give you another name in the drawing for this month. You may do this again in later months, but it has to be for a different book each time. Therefore, if you post a review in January, I will add your name once for the drawing. If you post a review in February for a different book, I will add your name again, and so on.

#2 - Go to a bookstore that has one of my books on the shelves. Have your photo taken at the shelf with the book in sight in the photo. Also, you need a story employee with you in the photo. The idea is to alert the bookstore employees about my books so they will know to tell customers about them. It is best to call ahead to make sure one of my books is in stock and to find out if an employee is allowed to participate. Email the photo to me and let me know if I have permission to post the photo on the blog and/or Facebook. Permission to post is not required in order to get your name in the drawing. Completing this task will get your name into the drawing three additional times. As with #1 above, this will count only once each month.

New Contest for the Remainder of 2013

 The all-year contest. One book to be given away each month.

To enter the monthly drawing, post the following links on your Facebook wall or blog:

My website - http://www.daviscrossing.com/

My shopping page - http://www.daviscrossing.com/shopping.htm

My Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/BryanDavis.Fans

If you post this information, send me an email letting me know – bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. Tell me your name and provide a link to the posting, and you will be entered in the drawing.

At the end of each month through 2013, I will draw from all those who have entered and will send the winner one of my books (winner’s choice of book), autographed if so desired. The book will also include a vintage bookmark from one of my earliest books. (See photos of bookmarks to the left.)

The names in the drawing will roll over to the next month, and you will be able to add your name again by posting the same information the next month. For example, if your name is in the drawing for January but you don’t win, your name will automatically be in the drawing for February. If you post the links in February and you let me know about your post, your name will be entered in February’s drawing an additional time, giving you a better chance to win. If you participate every month by posting the information each month, you’ll have your name in the drawing twelve times for December’s drawing.

If you win, your winning entry will be taken out of the drawing for the next month, but your other entries will remain. For example, if you had three entries in the drawing for the month of March and you won that month, your winning entry will be taken out, but your other two entries will roll over into April’s drawing, and new entries may be added according to the normal rules.

Also, if anyone orders a book from my shopping page, and that buyer lets me know that your prompting brought about the order, your name will be entered three additional times for that month, and those entries will roll forward through the months as well.

Here is a potential post you can use for your Facebook wall or blog:

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Do you enjoy fantasy/adventure novels? I recommend that you try out books by Bryan Davis. Here are links to his web pages:

His website - http://www.daviscrossing.com/

His book buying page - http://www.daviscrossing.com/shopping.htm

His Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/BryanDavis.Fans

If you order a book from his shopping page, please let him know that you heard about it from me. I get a better chance to win a contest if you do.

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 Here are two more ways to add your name to the monthly drawing:

#1 - Post a 5-star review of any of my books on either Amazon.com, Christianbook.com, or BN.com, and send the link to me by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com. It has to be a review posted today or later. You may post as many reviews as you wish, but only one will qualify to give you another name in the drawing for this month. You may do this again in later months, but it has to be for a different book each time. Therefore, if you post a review in January, I will add your name once for the drawing. If you post a review in February for a different book, I will add your name again, and so on.

#2 - Go to a bookstore that has one of my books on the shelves. Have your photo taken at the shelf with the book in sight in the photo. Also, you need a story employee with you in the photo. The idea is to alert the bookstore employees about my books so they will know to tell customers about them. It is best to call ahead to make sure one of my books is in stock and to find out if an employee is allowed to participate. Email the photo to me and let me know if I have permission to post the photo on the blog and/or Facebook. Permission to post is not required in order to get your name in the drawing. Completing this task will get your name into the drawing three additional times. As with #1 above, this will count only once each month. 

Notes:

The contest is open to U.S. and non-U.S. residents with one qualification. If a non-U.S. resident wishes to participate, he or she, upon winning a book, must agree to pay the difference in shipping charges between what it would cost to ship to a U.S. resident versus what it would cost to ship to the non-U.S. winner. That extra charge must be paid through Paypal within three days of the drawing. If a potential non-U.S. resident wants to know in advance how much that cost would be, that person should email me the shipping location and which book he or she is interested in, and I will respond with the information. If a non-U.S. winner doesn’t pay the extra shipping charges within three days, I will conduct a new drawing for that month. U.S. winners will not have to pay any shipping charges.

As an alternative for a non-U.S. winner, I can send a book to a U.S. address at no charge, and the winner can arrange to have it shipped to his or her country.

The winners of the drawings will be notified by email, and their names will be announced on my blog or Facebook page if the winners permit the public announcement. If the winner does not respond to my notification email within 72 hours, that person's name will go back into the drawing pool, and I will choose a different winner for that month.

You must email me each month to get a new entry into the drawing. Notifications given to me in any other way will not qualify.

Please make your Facebook or blog postings as public as possible based on what you and/or your parents allow in the security settings.

Creating a new blog or Facebook page just for this contest is not allowed. The blog or page must have been in place and active before the start of this contest.

You will not receive additional entries for posting the information in multiple places. For example, if you post the information on Facebook and on a blog during January, you will receive only one entry that month. Still, I would appreciate the multiple posts.

If you don’t post the information on Facebook or on a blog, you may still be entered in the contest through the book purchase option.

If you buy a book yourself, that does qualify you to receive the three additional entries.

This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook or Blogger.com.

Participants are providing information to Bryan Davis and not to Facebook or Blogger.com. All information will be kept private and not shared with any third party.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Florida Christian Writers Conference!

Writers and potential writers, please consider attending the Florida Christian Writers Conference February 27 to March 3 at the Lake Yale Conference Center near Leesburg, FL.

When people ask me what advice I would give to aspiring writers, my number one answer is to go to such conferences. There you will meet one-on-one with publishing house representatives, published authors, and literary agents who can help you with your writing and potentially help you with getting your work published.

My career launched at this conference, so maybe yours can as well.

I will be leading the "Teen Track" at this year's Florida conference, so if you want to learn writing techniques from me, you will receive several hours of training, including individual critiques of your work.

There are also contests, a banquet, and lots of time to interact with other conferees. You can learn much more from the conference website - http://www.floridacwc.net/

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sneak Peek at the Raising Dragons Graphic Novel Preparation

Sneak peak at Raising Dragons Graphic Novel preparation. Character sketch of Arlo Hatfield and Hambone. We plan to have the graphic novel ready sometime in 2014.

More Price Reductions for my Books

I slashed prices further on several of my books:

Echoes from the Edge series is now $19 (prices do not include shipping)

Echoes from the Edge individual books now $6.50 each

Eye of the Oracle now $7.50

Masters & Slayers now $7.00

Liberator now $4.00

From the Mouth of Elijah now $8.00

Children of the Bard series now $15.00

I still have the DioM and Oracles series on sale for $35. Also Enoch's Ghost and Last of the Nephilim for $10 each, and Amanda's books are $10 each.

Shopping link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/shopping.htm

Book Prices Slashed

Christmas shopping? I reduced many book prices:

Dragons in our Midst series - $35 (four books)
Oracles of Fire - $35 (four books)
Echoes from the Edge - $21 (three books)
Dragons of Starlight - $30 (four books)

Individual books on sale:
Beyond the Reflection's Edge - $8
Eternity's Edge - $8

Nightmare's Edge - $8
Eye of the Oracle - $10
Enoch's Ghost - $10
Last of the Nephilim - $10
Song of the Ovulum - $10
Masters & Slayers - $10
I Know Why the Angels Dance - $8

Amanda's books - $10 each

Prices will stay at least this low through Christmas. Prices do not include shipping.

Here is my shopping page link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/shopping.htm

Author Autographs for your ebook Reader

Now you can get an ebook autographed using a website called Authorgraph. If you want one of my ebooks autographed, go to this site - http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/BryanDavisAuth

A Return to Ontario

I am planning to be in Ontario (Brockville, Ottawa, Kingston, & Cornwall) around October 29 through November 3. If you are in this area and would like an author visit to your school or group, or you would like to attend a planned event in this area, please contact my event coordinator, Ron Pitts - rjtka (at) rogers (dot) com.