Andy Zach Fans? Where are you? Like the ancient 1960s sitcom Car 54 it’s a question I asked of my newsletter subscribers. (Join here!)
Car 54 Where Are You? Intro
Next you’ll see the initial results of where my newsletter subscribers live.
The first 100 results of my survey
Why only the first one hundred survey responses? That’s all I get for free from Survey Monkey. But 150 people responded. I’m smarter than Survey Monkey! I got another source of information: from my newsletter supplier Mail Chimp. (What is it with simian themed programs?)
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What does my newsletter show for click stats?
North America 113
South America 3
Europe and UK 15
Middle East and Africa 2
Central Asia
Southern Asia
Eastern Asia
Australia and Micronesia 11
Somewhere else! Fill in below
Zed-Zed-9-Triple-Zed-Alpha, of course.
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Cranking up my Excel spreadsheet and projecting over my whole newsletter list, the data looks like the following:
Free Stuff for Andy Zach Fans
Let’s begin with 94 free books. Click below.
54 free speculative fiction books. Click to claim one or all!
Maybe you want a free book from me? Try my first book, the comic zombie parody, Zombie Turkeys. Click the next image.
What’s Best on the Internet This Week? I have scoured it from stem to stem and boiled down billions of articles and videos to these. This includes free books and offers for you.
Let’s start with this doozy:
So if one robot kills another, is a crime committed? What is the crime? Who is liable? If you answer these three questions,I’ll give you an audiobook of your choice.
I met Andy at PeoriaCon last spring at Expo Gardens. He was very animated and reading an excerpt from this book, so I couldn’t help but to purchase it. The book was great. I really enjoyed the humor and detail, but also the fact that the midwest where I from was the backdrop for the storyline. I was very excited to get my hands on the next book.
If you write a review of my books, I’ll give you one in appreciation. Or, you can ask for an ebook or audiobook and I’ll give you one in exchange for a review. It doesn’t have to be positive. Every review helps me gain visibility through the Amazon algorithm.
What’s Best – Here’s a Jaw-Dropper Coming Up
Now maybe you’re creeped out by the size of asteroids, especially the thought of one hitting the Earth. (Although that’s a good premise for a story.)
Your trivia of the day: a meteor 23 miles across killed the dinosaurs. That’s 37 kilometers. Which of the asteroids listed comes closest to that? Tell me and I’ll send you a free audiobook.
“Best Stuff on the Internet this week? I don’t believe you, Andy.” So you say.
I can hardly wait to prove it to you. Let’s begin with this.
There are many famous doctors who aren’t on this chart: Doc EE Smith, of pulp science fiction fame, Dr. Crusher from Star Trek, and Dr. Smith from ‘Lost In Space’. Tell me more! Tell me where they should go on this chart. For each one you name, you get a free audiobook from me. My audiobooks are below:
Next, you have this amazing technological breakthrough:
For a little context, I’ve been reading about fusion technology since my teens in the 70s. It’s always been 20 years away–even today. But this technology involves fusing boron hydride using laser beams. Once fusion starts, it’ll keep going. Will it work or will it be another dead end? You tell me.
On the wacky side of life imitating art, we have rocket propulsion by explosion. Let me know if you’ve read Jerry Pournelle’s book Lucifer’s Hammer and I’ll send you an audiobook of your choice.
Now I have two videos for you, both astonishing. First, check out this one:
Did you ever think you’d live to see a rickshaw pulled by a robotic dog? That sounds like a steampunk premise to me.
Best Stuff (Free) That I’ve Found
Let me give you some free stuff before I go, the best I’ve found. The next item is a free short fiction by fellow author Jane Jago. If you like ghost stories mixed with Urban Fantasy, you’ll love this.
I met Jane Jago on the SciFi Roundtable. Here you can get a sampling of the writers from that group for free:
More Stuff for Free
I won’t make you click through for the review. Read it here:
What happens when differently-abled people become super-abled? Andy Zach tells that story in this short (100 page) novel.
From the back of the book:
“Jeremy Gentle fell flat on his face at therapy. That was normal since he had cerebral palsy. But his new superpower wasn’t normal. Then things got weirder when his best friend, Dan Elanga, got a different superpower. But Dan was still blind.
Kayla Verdera and Aubrey Wilcosky, two girls in their middle-school special ed class, discovered they too had new superpowers. Kayla was mute and needed a walker. Aubrey lost two legs and used crutches. But they were as powerful as the boys.
What should the four friends do? Jeremy knew if the word got out, it’d be a media circus. Then they started fighting crime, as the Secret Supers. Who knew a disability could be a perfect disguise? No one would ever think of disabled kids as superheroes. Then they ran into problems they never expected.”
Secret Supers is perfect for kids, ages 8-12 who have special needs, siblings with special needs, or just live on planet earth. Along with diversity in race, income, and culture, we also work to introduce our kids to people who are different than them. This book tells the story of four amazing kids who gain superpowers and how they learn about themselves.
