I recently asked readers to choose between three options for my next fiction serial in October.
As promised, I counted the votes, and here are the results
Total Votes: 27
Option 1: 3 votes
Option 2: 10 votes
Option 3: 14 votes.
So Option 3 is the winner, and the serial will begin some time in October. Don’t worry if your choice didn’t win, as the other two options will eventually be posted in some form or another as future serials.
Thanks to everyone for taking time to vote.
With the approaching conclusion of ‘Corky’s Last Case’, my next serial will probably not start until October. With that in mind, I thought I would break with tradition and offer readers a choice. Here are some opening lines for you to choose from. Please vote in the comments, and I will write the story that gets the most votes.
1) Olive was told by so many people that he was too good for her. He was out of her class, and she was fooling herself. But she married him anyway.
2) It took Ellie hours to clean up all the blood, much longer than she had expected. How did people have so much blood? She was exhausted by the time she was satisfied that the room was clean.
3) They always said never to pick up hitch-hikers. But the girl was so pretty, and she genuinely seemed to be distressed. Karl pulled over when it was safe, and watched her in the mirror as she came running up to the open window.
So, you choose. 1, 2, or 3?
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The hugely helpful blogger and all-round nice guy, Nicholas Rossis, is conducting a poll about what you would like to see on his blog.
It is very rare that we get to choose the blog content on someone else’s blog, so please go and vote. There are only a few options, so it won’t take a moment.
Since 2014, I have published almost 1,500 posts on my blog. I am grateful to you all, not just for your visits and comments, but also for letting me be part of such an awesome writing community.
When I first published my books, I could never have imagined the level of support I would get from so many people. People who rapidly went from virtual (pun intended) strangers to close friends.
Through the years, a great number of you have told me how much this blog has helped you with your own book marketing or writing.
That gave me an idea. Today, I’d like to hear a little more about you. That way, I can better tailor my posts to your needs, instead of writing about whatever tickles my fancy. So, if you could answer a few questions, you’d be helping me help you more.
Thank you for participating!
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