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6 Great Items Scoured From the Internet

6 Great Items I found on the internet. You’ll find fantastic photos, some funny videos, some amazing news stories. Tell me your favorite and win a free ebooks.

My first item is a supernatural photo. Or is it? In any event, it’s great inspiration for a story. What story would you expect to read from this photo? Let me know and get a free short story!

Your next fun item is a YouTube video. Have you seen this before?

Does the Coyote get the Roadrunner?

Reply with your best suggestion on how the Coyote can catch the Roadrunner. Then I’ll send each response a free short story from my upcoming anthology.

6 Great Items – Your Third Delight

Then you have this a news story about bacteriophages. What are those? A virus that attacks bacteria. I only know because I researched them for my third novel, Paranormal Privateers. Here we have news catching up with my novel.

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Back cover section of Paranormal Privateers.Click to get


Zombies charge first, ask questions later.

Middle-aged, overweight, and undead, Diane Newby leads the paranormal privateers against criminals and corruption. Sailing to trouble spots too sensitive for the US government, with zombie strength and regeneration they beat bullies into submission. Aided by zombie turkeys, corgis, and bulls, vicious criminal geniuses fall before them. If Diane gets overwhelmed her lovely zombie bodyguards and romantic zombie husband come to the rescue.

Out of the blue, new foes appear. Or are they friends? Or both? The frenemies neutralize zombies and orchestrate world peace. They disrupt the economy and produce fabulous wealth. Even the greatest criminals and governments can’t stop them from dominating the world.

Can humanity afford the price of peace? All must surrender freedom to a not-so-benign dictatorship. Diane and the paranormal privateers must do the unthinkable to save humanity. But is it enough?

In an explosive and unconventional ending to Andy Zach’s Life After Life Chronicles, you will learn what happens when the paranormal privateers meet the world’s greatest fear. And you will laugh all the way.

Paranormal Privateers description

6 Great Items – Your Amazing Fourth

This next item will amaze you twice. First, it shows a murmuration, a flock of birds moving together in an unbelievable fashion. Second, I give you a copy of my short story ‘In A Pickle’ were I describe a very unusual murmuration.

The Fifth Item – A Mystery

Why? Why after 50 years did a dead satellite start working again? Give me a correct answer and I’ll give you ALL my books! It’s a real news story.

The Last and Hottest Thing on Internet

Just so you don’t think I’m too predictable, here’s something different.

Bonus Link! Pure Inspiration!

My most recent novel tells the tale of four disabled seventh graders who become superheroes. I found this video of professional violinists stunned by the amazing talent of disabled violinists.

And here you can read Secret Supers. Follow the link below.

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Click to read or get your copy.
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What’s it like to be a vendor at a ComicCon?

What’s it like to be a vendor at a ComicCon? Perhaps you never wondered. I’ll tell you my experience with QuadCon in Peoria.

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Here’s the start of the ComicCon experience

It all begins when I hear about a ComicCon, especially in my area of central Illinois, Peoria.

I go to the QuadCon website and find out how to get a table, how much it costs, and what the schedule is.

After buying the table and putting it on my agenda. I advertise it to my fans–like you.

By the way, if you want me to come to your area, contact me with the opportunity.

If it works out and I can come, I’ll give you a pick of my books!

The Life After Life Chronicles

Or you can pick my newest book, Secret Supers.

Secret Supers cover

The Day Before the ComicCon

I pack my books to sell–all of them. That’s four different books, about a hundred and fifty copies. Normally I keep them in the Amazon boxes they come in, but I pack about a hundred in my rolling suitcase, until I can barely lift it.

I pack up my posters and most importantly, my zombie turkey puppet.

Andy Zach acting out

You see, I read the first page of Zombie Turkeys and act it out with my puppet.

What’s the first page like?

The First Page of Zombie Turkeys

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Chapter 1 icon

Chapter 1


Bartonville

He felt different. More energetic, more alive. He bred with
female after female in his flock without tiring. He stayed
awake through the night. He feared no predator.

Then a turkey hunter shot him.

The setting sun overlooked a crisp, clear evening in early
November. South of Bartonville, Illinois, a farmer had leased
his wood lot to two turkey hunters. Big and burly in their
bulky camouflaged outfits, they had just bagged one.

“Good shot, Pete!”

“He’s a big ‘un!”

Pete and Bob walked up to the tom turkey, bleeding on
the cold ground. The rest of the flock had scattered into the
woods. He had exceptionally good plumage and weighed
perhaps twenty pounds. Pete reached down and picked him
up by the neck.

“He weighs at least twenty-five pounds!”

Then the turkey’s eyes opened—and gleamed red. He
kicked with his spurs and pecked savagely at Pete’s arms and
eyes. Dozens of his hens attacked the men from behind.

“Gobble! Gobble!”

He felt different. More energetic, more alive. He had no
memory of being shot, but a certain turkey satisfaction at
killing his killers. He also enjoyed pecking at their dead meat.
He had always liked frogs, but this meat tasted better. He led
his flock down the road, in search of more predators to eat.

I’ll do this ten to twenty times in an eight hour day.

Andy Reading Page 1 – and more

Andy Zach reading page 1 – and more

Here’s our table at QuadCon:

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Andy Zach and Tori at QuadCon

Finally, the End of the ComicCon

The convention ran out of gas by 4 pm and we all closed down. I packed up my books, took down my posters and went home.

Let me know if you have any questions about conventions. I have a goal of going to one a month this year. I’ve done three so far.

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First person to identify the character this cosplayer is portraying, gets a free ebook! Email me
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7 Cool Things for you I found on the internet

Look at 7 Cool Things I found on the internet this week! Let’s start with the first one.

I like this video because it’s funny and it pushes the edge. How about you? Do you like it? Let me know!

Then we have this second cool thing:

If you don’t know about my book, Paranormal Privateers, here’s the back cover:

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Click to get your copy of Paranormal Privateers

The Third Cool Thing of 7 Cool Things

Nancy Drew has been around so long she’s cool! Here you can find out more about her.

On to the next cool thing!

I have a love hate relationship with graphic novels. I worked hard with my illustrator to convert Zombie Turkeys to a graphic novel, but we were rejected by a comic publisher. Here’s part of our application:

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The opening of Zombie Turkeys, the graphic novel

I really liked Zombie Zurkeys in graphic novel format. How about you?

The Fifth Cool Thing

Of course, my selection of ‘cool things ‘ is always subject to criticism. If you have something cooler, send it to me and I’ll publish it in my blog.

Now for the sixth cool thing we have this fantasy map. Fantasy fans should love it!

7 Cool Things I found on the internet – the seventh

This is actually five things in one, all science and technology.

Bonus – Get Andy’s books for free

Yes, it’s the time of month for my two free book drawings. Join here before April 7th to get your name in the drawing!

My first three books are the Life After Life Chronicles:

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Get The Life After Life Chronicles here.

My newest book is Secret Supers. It’s available in the drawing as well.

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Get Secret Supers now!

And here’s the latest review of Zombie Turkeys:

5.0 out of 5 stars

Love it

February 24, 2019

This book was really good. It kept me wondering what would happen next. Can’t wait to read the next one.