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Fan Comments and Free Books–Get Yours Now

Fan Comments

Fan Comments and Free Books

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Chipmunks celebrating. They’re key characters in ‘My Undead Mother-in-law’. Click to learn more.

I want YOU to enjoy my Fan Comments.  Some are from email, some from Goodreads, some from Amazon. and some from Facebook.

You’ll enjoy the ones I picked out.

Are you jealous, that these fans are picked out for notoriety, and not you? Just contact me here and maybe next time I’ll post your comment.

Or just reply to this post below.

Fan Comments — Free Books Next

Everyone wants free books. Did you know I give away a free ebook or paperback EVERY month? I have a monthly drawing.

Did you know I give away a free AUDIOBOOK every month? I have a monthly drawing for that too.

How do you get in the drawings? Subscribe here, at my Mailchimp Landing page. But hurry! The next drawings are September 1st.

Speaking of landings, here’s a good near-landing. Best comment or caption gets an ebook!

Fan Comments
B-52 buzzing a carrier. Do you have a better caption?

 

 

 

 

 

 

First, the Best Email Fan Comments

In a recent newsletter, I encouraged fans to respond to this picture. Boy did they!

Fan Comments
Mysterious iceberg – From a recent newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I asked my fans to explain how this photo was created. Here are the two best responses:

From “Spam Collector”:

Seriously, look at the lower part of the iceberg. Colors and shapes are too
perfect. Nothing in the background even though there is land or other bergs?

Photoshop.

Then, from Howard:

I assume it is a photo on top and an artist’s rendering below for several reasons.

1, the physics.  the ice would not be stable in that position.  it would turn on its side.  Just as a sheet of ice on a pond does not point up and down.

2. the optics.  there is not as much detail in the bottom as the top.

3. unless illuminated artificially, the bottom would be in darkness, and the top brighter. Water absorbs visible light. so there should be a gradient illumination.

4. Pictures I have seen of real icebergs tend to look more like somewhat smooshed Hershey’s kisses. Kind of pointier on the top and kind of a blob below.

I awarded Howard the free ebook.

Second, Best Goodreads Fan Comment Follows

Goodreads doesn’t get the traffic Amazon does, but there are great book fans there!

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Zombie Turkeys audiobook cover. Click to get!

From author E.M. Swifthook:

This was a book I picked up with trepidation as it seemed all too possible it would be a ‘one trick pony’ stretching a single joke to beyond breaking point across the length of an entire novel. Wrong! It is like a bowl of potpourri on the sideboard of life – lots of subtle blending examples of humour – many of them very American so I suspect there were even more than I noticed, handicapped by my British perspective. This is a book that takes ironic comedy to a whole new level – maybe ‘steelic’ comedy…? Humour is a very personal thing, but this book hit me right on the funny bone.

Third, Best Amazon Fan Comment

I still like this next one, even a year later!

September 11, 2017

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

From Mike Gilliam

I think even I would like cats if they looked like this.

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Weekly World Internet News for Laughs and Fun

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Weekly World Internet News for Laughs and Fun

I’m posting Weekly World Internet News to give you laughs and fun. I get tired of posting serious stuff like my books, how to write, and serious news. Let’s start out with this, which I just saw TODAY:

Then there’s this:

which is certainly fun to share with your friends.

Also, there’s this new web comic from my illustrator Sean Flanagan:

 

That’s certainly fun! If your not familiar with Sean’s work, he did all my covers:

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Andy Zach’s three novels in his Life After Life Chronicles, the comic paranormal animal zombie saga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may know these covers, but do you know the back covers? Sean did those too.

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Back cover of My Undead Mother-in-law – click for preview
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Zombie Turkeys Back Cover – click to get a preview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paranormal Privateers back cover – Click to get your preview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly World Internet News – Fun And Educational!

“How can that be, Andy?” you may ask me. Your answer follows in this video:

The next item is merely beautiful, awe-inspiring, and educational. Skip, if that’s not your cup of tea.

Now it’s time for a little fun. Who doesn’t like puns? Reply below, or send me a message.


Next, there is a funny news story you may not believe. See if you can tell if it is satire.

Then you have this fun technology to play with.  Would you like to buy and use it? Let me know!

I worked with computer technology for almost fifty years, so I follow the latest developments almost by habit. If you’re aware of a cool technology, email or comment with the link and I’ll send you a free ebook of your choice!

Now, Your Free Giveaway

If you’re not already a subscriber to my newsletter, stop and subscribe right here.  This is my new Mail Chimp subscription page. Drop me a line in the comments and tell me if you love it, hate it, or are ‘meh’.

With your subscription, you’re entered into my two monthly book drawings: one for a free book of your choice, ebook or print, and one drawing for a free audiobook.

I also give you a secret link on my website for my short story, ‘A Phoenix Tale’. In it you’ll learn how I got my first pet phoenix.

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Andy Zach’s pet phoenix picks the free book winners! Click to enter the drawing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll Say Goodbye With More Sean Flanagan art from my books

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Zombie Turkeys Chapter 1 Icon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Zombie Turkeys in Shedd Aquarium. Click to get audiobook

 

 

 

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Science Fiction Story Fuel from Andy Zach author of Zombie Turkeys

Science Fiction Story Fuel

Science Fiction Story Fuel from Andy Zach author of Zombie Turkeys

What is Science Fiction Story Fuel? The fuel is science. I read science and technology all the time. I’ve loved science and technology since elementary school. In this blog post, I share my Science Fiction Story Fuel articles from the last couple of weeks. Let’s begin with:


I grew up reading Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Did you know Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of YA novels?

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Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video shows the moon in great detail, rather like Heinlein’s book, Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, which I read in 2nd or 3rd grade.

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Have Space Suit–Will Travel cover

Heinlein’s cover art wasn’t too far from the final lunar excursion suit:

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The Apollo 11 space suit

The Next Science Fiction Story Fuel Link

Aside from the cool artistry, the facts behind the story are great: a rogue planet, 12.5 times larger than Jupiter, wandering between the stars. A rogue planet is one that doesn’t orbit a sun. A gaseous planet that large is the largest it can be and still be called a planet. At thirteen times the size of Jupiter, the gravitic pressure is great enough to begin fusion. Then the planet becomes a star, a brown dwarf, barely glowing.

Then we have this:

The commercialization of space travel is near and dear to my heart. Due to the influence of the libertarian Heinlein, I’ve always felt businesses had to get into space for the technology to really “take off”. Now it’s happening and we may see substantial progress over the next twenty years.

The last bit of science fiction story fuel is:

Every hard science fiction novel should push the current technology into the future. Each author has had good predictions:

Heinlein: waldos, robotic hands; social chaos beginning in the 90s; recreational space travel; commercialization of space technology.

Arthur C. Clarke: geosynchronous satellites; a space station docking with earth launched rockets

Isaac Asimov: statistics used to predict the future; interstellar spacecraft

What are your predictions for the future? If any come to pass, I’ll give you a free book!  Reply to the blog below, or email me here.

Second, you can enter my monthly drawing for a free book here.

Third, can simply buy one directly from me, or from Amazon.