One of the toughest parts of being a writer these days is the fact that you’re completely responsible for your own promotion. Whether you’re signed up with one of the NY Big Boys, a small independent publisher, or self-published, it is all on you to get the word out on your book(s).
We have to be our own cheerleader. We have to be able to turn on the charm at a moment’s notice in order to present the best front for promoting our work. No one else is going to do it for us. No one.
So, I had an idea for a giveaway, just to see how much influence free stuff holds over readers (if they’re anything like me, then it should be a lot!). And today, I found I was not the only one thinking this way…
My friend and fellow author, Christine Rose (with her hubby, Ethan), wrote a wonderful YA series of novels called Rowan Of The Wood. She is now giving the first novel in that series away for the purpose of an experiment. So, go steal her book!
As for myself, I’m setting up a 2-for-1 for the next six weeks. In an effort to get my novel out there to more readers, as well as share more writings, I will be giving away a free copy of Ordeals – a collection to anyone who purchases my novel The Weight Of Night, beginning today and running through the end of May. Keep in mind that The Weight Of Night is only 99 cents on Amazon (for the Kindle) and B&N.com (for the Nook), as well as on Smashwords in pretty much any eReader format.
The deal is simple: between now and May 31st, just send me any proof of purchase (usually an email from the store (Amazon/B&N)) for The Weight Of Night, and I will provide a link to download, in whatever format you like, my short story collection, Ordeals. It’s that easy!
Here is the book description for The Weight Of Night:
Alexis Rain is not your average high school girl. She has spent her entire life sheltered from the truth of who she really is: a child of mythological lineage.
The Weight Of Night by C.L. Stegall
When her mom is stolen from her without warning, Alexis is suddenly thrown into a whirlwind world of danger and secret agendas, of demigods and deities. When a self-righteous deity decides that Alexis is his best hope for retrieving an ancient artifact, she finds herself on the self-discovery journey of a lifetime, tracking a killer and a kidnapper.
With her best friend Keats in tow, she sets off to make her own destiny. Her path will take her to London, Dagestan and Hollywood. She will have to come to grips with who she truly is, and just what she might be capable of, if she wants to survive long enough to save the one person in the world for whom she cares the most.
The Weight Of Night is a tense, rousing and sometimes humorous coming of age tale involving car crashes, insurgents, walking canes and ancient Greek gods.
Here is the book description for Ordeals – a collection:
Ordeals by C.L. Stegall
Ordeals is a collection of short stories, each dealing with individuals who face unusual andtrying circumstances. A mix of genres, some dark and others hopeful, Ordeals reveals corners of ourselves usually kept hidden.
Consisting of six unique and diverse tales of adversity, Ordeals will stick with you long after the last page is turned.
Two books for less than a dollar…that’s a pretty good deal if I do say so myself! 
