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Oct 6, 2011Archive

My dear friends Randy Ingermanson and John Olson have just released an ebook that is not only a great read, but it includes all sorts of writerly things in its backmatter. Because of that, I wanted to share it with you, in Randy’s own words. Now until midnight, October 8th, you can get all this for just 99 cents! So, here’s Randy!

Oxygen, a Novel

A new release of my novel Oxygen is finally out in both e-book form and in paper!

My coauthor (John Olson) and I wanted to write a space adventure novel with a strong female lead character and with a fast-paced storyline packed with suspense, humor, and romance.

As I write this blog, Oxygen has the following rankings on various lists on Amazon:

  • #141 on the main list for All Kindle Books.
  • #3 on the Science Fiction Adventure list.
  • #1 in Futuristic Romance.

About OXYGEN:

Valkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and has an uncanny knack for survival. But that doesn’t explain why NASA picks her to be part of a two man, two woman crew to Mars — or does it?

Bob Kaganovski, the ship’s chief engineer, is paid to be paranoid — and he’s good at it. After a teeth-rattling launch, Bob realizes that his paranoia hasn’t prepared him for this trip. He can deal with a banged-up ship, but how’s he going to survive the next five months with HER just a flimsy partition away?

Halfway to the Red Planet, an explosion leaves the crew with only enough oxygen for one. All evidence points to sabotage — and Valkerie and Bob are the obvious suspects.

Oxygen is a witty, multi-award-winning roller coaster ride, with a plot that moves at the speed of light.

The authors had hoped to work in some cool controversy on science, faith, the meaning of life, the existence of God, and possibly even the Coke versus Pepsi debate, but they were having so much fun writing the story that they forgot to offend anyone.

About the Authors:

John and Randy have been collaborating on one crazy project after another for the past fifteen years.

Not only are they novelists, Ph.D. scientists, and entrepreneurs who’ve founded four different corporations between them, but rumor has it that they prowl the night wearing steampunk battle gear to rid the streets of vampires, werewolves, and ducks that poop on your front lawn after it rains.

John and Randy deny all such tales as “vicious exaggeration.”

Extra Goodies for Novelists

What’s in it for you, besides a fast-paced story? John and I worked hard to add in some extra goodies that you, my Loyal Blog Readers, will love. We created four appendices totaling more than 21,000 words:

  • How We Sold Oxygen In Only 7 Weeks — Without an Agent
  • The Proposal for Oxygen
  • Randy’s #1 Secret For Writing Fiction, those pesky Motivation-Reaction Units, applied to the entire first scene (which John wrote)
  • John Strikes Back — his analysis of the entire second scene (which Randy wrote)

Oh yeah, and there’s an Eternal Coupon in the book, which is exactly what it sounds like. It’s good for selected writing products on this site. It’s reusable. It never expires. The discount is 50%. Yes really.

99 Cents? Are We Crazy?

We normally would sell what’s in those appendices for at least $15. But in an e-book, we get incredible economies of scale, so we can include them at no extra cost, right along with the novel.

The everyday cost of Oxygen is $2.99. But for this week, now through midnight on Saturday, October 8, 2011, the price of the e-book is only 99 cents. Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble may charge a higher price to some customers outside the US, and they may not offer the e-book for sale in all countries. We gave both retailers full worldwide distribution rights and set the price as low as we could.

Where to Get Oxygen

Grab your e-book copy of Oxygen here on Amazon for 99 cents.

Grab your e-book copy of Oxygen here on Barnes & Noble for 99 cents.

If you don’t have an e-reader, you can get free apps for Macs, PCs, iPads, and most smart phones on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s web sites.

If you prefer paper and you live in the US, you can order a paper copy here at Marcher Lord Press for $16.99.

The paper edition has a different cover than the e-book, but it’s the same content with one difference. The paper edition has an Eternal Coupon worth a 60% discount.

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