tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85634488755092900202024-10-09T03:14:55.359+01:00...see the world through my eyes...Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.comBlogger905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-63710192481429051082016-09-04T08:42:00.002+01:002016-09-04T08:42:48.857+01:00

The image says it all. The Stolen Wings series is on sale on September 4-10. Get the books here: The Weight of a Wing $0.99 ($3.99 regular price) The Strength of a Heart $1.99 ($3.99 regular price) Of course, both books are still free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.

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The Chasm by Ioana Visan On a distant planet, a discovery has been made that can change the industrial world as we know it, landerslide, a plant with properties just beginning to be uncovered, yet ones that may prove endless… and very profitable. The harsh terrain of the planet makes retrieval difficult, yet when the chasm opens and lava spews forth, it makes the operation impossible – and

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Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley – Nice cover. Interesting core idea. Disappointing execution. Nothing happens in the first 10% of the book. Aza’s never ending stream of conscience is awfully annoying. There are no ordinary people in this book; everyone is special in some way. Love triangle and insta love. Ugh. Once she gets to Magonia, no one takes the time to explain anything to her. She’s

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The Chasm - 110,000 words, 53 chapters, 6 months. First draft done. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, The Chasm is done! :D I've tripled my daily word quota on Friday just to finish it before the weekend. I'll work on the second and third draft in September, and then my editor will get her hands on it in October. Until then, stay tuned for a cover reveal on Thursday, September 1st, including the book

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On August 24-28, you can download for free from Amazon the two short stories in The Devil You Know series: Breaking the Chains The Night Between Heaven and Hell Feel free to spread the word and leave a review if you read them!

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If you're looking for a summer read or an introduction to Broken People series, The Nightingale Circus can be downloaded for free until August 9 from instafreebie. August is the last month you can read Law and Crucible Saga for free on Kindle Unlimited. 

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If you have a Twitter account, today you can nominate "Razbunarea lui Tepes" for Wattys Awards by tweeting:Nominalizez Razbunarea lui Tepes https://www.wattpad.com/story/75800853-r%C4%83zbunarea-lui-%C8%9Bepe%C8%99-romanian #MyWattysChoice

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Last week - Smashwords Summer Sale - 12 titles 50% off and more! https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ioanavisan Click on each title to see the discount.

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My site is getting crowded with all the titles I've published in the recent years, and so does my blog. I also think the visitors feel a bit lost because of the mix of Romanian and English titles. Since the main site is in English and I don't have time to translate the whole thing, I quickly threw something together: https://ioanavisan.wordpress.com This wordpress site is focused on my

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Exactly eight years and four days ago, I was celebrating my debut as a writer when my first short story was published in a magazine. It's been a long road since; I've learned a few things and, hopefully, preserved my humor and positive view over the world intact. Today, I'm happy to announce that my short story That Damned Toothbrush... was published in July issue of Aphelion webzine. This

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Me Before You movie (based on the book by Jojo Moyes) and quite a bit of a rant regarding the way disabled characters are used as plot devices. Normally, I’m not interested in pure romance or sick stories, but this movie caused enough controversy online to make me curious … so I watched it, fully prepared to hate it. Well, I didn’t, but at the end of

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All my books are discounted on Smashwords in July so don't miss them! Human Instincts - 50% Off Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks - Free The Impaler's Revenge - 50% Off Sweet Surrender - Free A Victory that Counts - 50% Off Casualties of War - Free Order Restored - 50% Off The Third Wheel - Free The Impaler Legacy Omnibus - 25% Off The Nightingale Circus - 50%

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Hot in Hellcat Canyon by Julie Ann Long – Every red blooded woman has dreamed at least once about meeting a movie star, and this makes the story a bit of a cliché. I think I’ll stick to Long’s historical romance novels, those are more fun. 3/5 stars My Cat is a Hypocrite by Helene Lassarre – I can’t decide whether this book was aimed at kids or adults. For adults, it could have been funnier

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The Wattys 2016 awards are on, that is the awards given by the Wattpad.com writing community, and I have two stories entered. One is Broken People, which was serialized last winter on the site. It's still there so yes, you can read the full novel for free. I hope you'll find The Nightingale Circus' world just as fascinating as I do. The other story is Razbunarea lui Tepes. This is the

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New week, new series put on sale. :) The Stolen Wings series has suffered a big price drop from $3.99 to $0.99. If you enjoy reading urban fantasy, get the books now! The Weight of a Wing http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W4BSUUU The Strength of a Heart http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C4AP5KI

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Since you've asked for it, Law and Crucible Saga is free on Amazon for a few days: 1. No Port to Land http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017DT8LJM 2. Point of Origin http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ERF84E 3. Bonds of Steel http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ERSKTO This the first time all three installments are free and it will probably be the last time as well so get it while it lasts! 

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The She-Wolf by Maurice Druon – It describes Isabelle’s ascent to power, but since she was unlikable from the start, I can’t say my opinion on her has changed. 4/5 stars The Lily and the Lion by Maurice Druon – Moving from mother to son who is interesting, plus major character’s death. Rather bleak. 4/5 stars The King without a Country by Maurice Druon – The sudden switch from 3rd person

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Quite a few things happened since the last writing update back in February. My second Romanian short story collection, Secventa de zbor, was launched at Final Fantasy book fair. I had three short stories published, one in Argos, one in Revista de Suspans, and one in Stiinta si Tehnica. The Galaxis space opera anthology will be launched at Bookfest book fair in June. The second book in The Stolen

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The Iron King by Maurice Druon – Typical French court schemes and plotting. It felt like an installment of a bigger piece so good thing I bought the entire series. The Romanian edition has all the notes at the end and by the time I got to them I had forgotten what they were about so I didn’t bother to read them. 4/5 stars The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon – While I had some trouble

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Here is the Galaxis. Noua opera spatiala table of contents (source), and it looks like the book has a new cover, too. Niciun port din galaxie by Ioana Vişan Solitudine by Daniel Haiduc WW0 by George Lazăr Desprindere lentă by Silviu Genescu La început au fost serviciile de calitate by Alexandru Lamba Scriitor by Liviu Radu Evangelion by Liviu Surugiu Niciun port din galaxie is the

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Never in a million years did I imagine my stories would be featured in a magazine with Iron Man and Captain America on the cover. I mean how cool is that?  When you're invited to write for a magazine as prestigious as Stiinta & Tehnica, you drop everything and write it. I had three weeks to get the story done, one to come up with an idea (it fully crystallized during the last two

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The April issue, no. 25, of Revista de Suspans is out, and it includes several goodies among which: - a short story - "Înlănţuiţi" (this is the Romanian version of Breaking the Chains, initially included in "Efectul de nautil" short story collection, Millennium Books, 2013.) - a review of "Secvenţă de zbor" short story collection (Millennium Books, 2016); this is the first review of the

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Galaxis: Noua operă spaţială Ioana Vișan, Daniel Haiduc, George Lazăr, Silviu Genescu,  Alexandru Lamba, Liviu Radu, Liviu Surugiu Coordonatoare Antuza Genescu Editura Eagle 2016    În curând, „Galaxis: Noua operă spaţială” – o nouă antologie marca Societăţii Române de Science Fiction &Fantasy! În acest al șaselea volum, autori consacraţi (Silviu Genescu, George

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  While I was busy with the launch of the new book, two new print editions became available: Broken Hearts (Broken People #2) - Createspace, Amazon The Strength of a Heart (The Stolen Wings #2) - Createspace, Amazon

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Secvenţă de zbor Table of Contents Plimbarea de dimineaţă a Domnişoarei Vu Adevărul din privire Punct de rendez-vous la +3000 Ucigaşul de dragoni Defazaj Sufletele arborilor Noapte bună, Mihai! Dacă aerul n-ar avea miros Secvenţă de zbor Arde-mi-ar sufletul in iad, Doamne! Iluminare Jumatătea lipsă Visul broscoiului Niciun port din galaxie Secventa de zbor (Flight Sequence) - 14 stories

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