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Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo! Read All About It!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Andy Zach contemplates his next novel.

Dear Andyzach.net blog readers,

It’s true. Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo! I’ve been away for blogging, slaving over a hot keyboard to write 50,000 words in November for NaNoMo, the National Novel Month contest where writers are challenged to write 50,000 words during the month of November. This is how I wrote Zombie Turkeys in November 2015 and My Undead Mother-in-law in November 2016. Both times I fell short of 50,000 words.  This November I made it and wrote 50,000 words!

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Zombie Turkeys audiobook cover. Click to get!

But …

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo: A Pyrrhic Victory

Why was it a pyrrhic victory?

A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ ( listen) PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way, though the heavy toll negates a true sense of achievement or profit.

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What was my terrible loss?

Losing contact with you, my beloved blog readers.

Now, coming up next:

Let’s turn this terrible loss into a terrific gain for you.

How You Can Turn Defeat Into Victory for Your Gain

Simply contact me and get a free short story, A Phoenix Tale. It’s my never-before-told story of how I got my first pet phoenix.

You didn’t know I had five pet phoenixes at my home? Here’s my official bio:

With his first book, “Zombie Turkeys” Andy blazed new ground in paranormal humor. The second book in his Life After Life Chronicles, “My Undead Mother-in-law” is now on sale for Amazon Kindle and Createspace print edition. 

Andy Zach was born Anastasius Zacharias, in Greece. His parents were both zombies. Growing up, he loved animals of all kinds. After moving to the United States as a child, in high school, he won a science fair by bringing toads back from suspended animation. Before turning to fiction, Andy published his Ph.D. thesis “Methods of Revivification for Various Species of the Kingdom Animalia” in the prestigious JAPM, Journal of Paranormal Medicine. Andy, in addition to being the foremost expert on paranormal animals, enjoys breeding phoenixes. He lives in Illinois with his five phoenixes.

Andy Zach Wins NaNoMo
Andy Zach Author photo

 

 More Options to Get Free Comic Paranormal Animal Entertainment

First, you can email me at [email protected].

Second, you can like my page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AndyZachAuthor/

Third, you can subscribe to my newsletter. I give away a free book every month, paperback, ebook, and now, an audiobook!

Finally, you can leave a comment on this blog post!  I really want them!

 

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New Zombie Turkeys Amazon Review

What Are Zombie Turkeys Doing?

New Zombie Turkeys Amazon Review

Amazing Amazon! A New Zombie Turkeys Amazon Review just appeared. Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3RRVS80HM1XCZ/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01LXPR63Z

But I don’t want you to have to click on the link. I’m proud to have this review of my book, Zombie Turkeys.

New Zombie Turkeys Amazon Review
Zombie Turkeys print book. Click to download.

New Zombie Turkeys Amazon Review, Quoted

Here you have the review:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zombie turkey takeover., August 2, 2017
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This review is from: Zombie Turkeys: How an Unknown Blogger Fought Unkillable Turkeys (The Life After Life Chronicles Book 1) (Kindle Edition)
Zombie turkey takeover.
This was a really cute book about turkeys turning zombie due to an infection that initially started in wild turkeys and spread to turkey farms. Due to genetic mutations in these zombie turkeys, they become wildly aggressive and kill anything they can spur or peck to death. Trouble is they can’t be killed easily. They can grow back heads, limbs, etc. and the flocks keep growing and growing. This becomes a great story for a reporter named Sam of the Midley Beacon. He and his editor Lisa chase the growing flocks of zombie turkeys that are coming from Illinois farms to get stories on the havoc they are wrecking. Lots of people are killed and through trial and error people discover that fire and salt water can stave off these flocks of fury. But despite efforts to contain and kill these turkeys, the numbers keep growing until the national guard is called in to help exterminate this epidemic. The author crafted a pretty good story as to how the turkeys became infected and wove in a bit of romance here and there. All in all it was a good read but it didn’t tie up as nicely as one would hope at the end but that’s because there is a book two.

 

Go Here for the Sequel My Undead Mother-in-law

Here’s the book:

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New Book Coming! Get It by clicking here!

And here’s the party! The launch party goes from 9 AM to 5 PM Central (Chicago) time.

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Two Weekend Book Events for You

Two Weekend Book Events for You – Don’t Miss Them

What are these Two Weekend Book Events for You? First, there is the My Undead Mother-in-law Facebook Launch Party. From anywhere and everywhere around the world people will pile into the party room–virtually.

Fantasy and Science Fiction authors will each host an hour of fun from 9 AM Central to 5 PM. I will give away four copies of my first book in the Life After Life Chronicles, Zombie Turkeys, and four copies of My Undead Mother-in-law, one each hour. Who knows what the other authors will do? Expect mayhem, quizzes, games, and free books!

two weekend book events
Get your “My Undead Mother-in-law” book by clicking here

What’s Next for Two Weekend Book Events?

This is the Big One: an actual, in-the-flesh appearance by the man himself, Andy Zach.

You read that right: Andy will sign both Zombie Turkeys and My Undead Mother-in-law at Barnes and Noble in Peoria.

What Are Zombie Turkeys Doing?
Zombie Turkeys print book. Click to download.

You don’t know if Andy is someone you ought to see? Check out this video of him from WMBD Channel 31.

 http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/living-well/this-week-at-barnes-noble-meet-andy-zach/780405016

Or, you can run his official interview with the paper made famous in Zombie Turkeys, The Midley Beacon:

Is That All There Is? Two Weekend Book Events?

That would be no! We have another book event and author appearance coming up in the metropolis of Chillicothe, Illinois.

If Peoria is too big and bustling for you to go there, go to the quiet town of Chillicothe the following week. It was the site of a bloody scene in Zombie Turkeys, but don’t worry–no zombie turkeys are there now.

Two weekend book events
Zombie Turkey, “I’m not in Chillicothe! Really!”

Chillicothe straddles Rt 29 and nestles next to the Illinois river. It’s next to the burgs of Lacon and Sparland, and about ten miles north of Peoria. At 2,000 people, Chilli is bigger than Midley, Illinois (population 512), but smaller than Peoria (110,000).

Andy will be just as alive there as he is in Peoria. And he will sign your books and answer your questions about his books, writing, and self publishing.

I look forward to seeing you!

Two Weekend Book Events
Andy Zach thanks you for reading his blog!