Lots of Classroom and School Library Skypes

I've been doing lots of Skypes. Many classes ask about The Wave. With others it's about how to write a story. But with all, I try to encourage literacy. In a world that currently feels so divided I can only imagine that the better we can all communicate, the more we've read and know, the more hopeful the future will be.

Contest Entries Pouring In!

We can hardly keep up with the load of mail coming in.

Some samples:

The Stiffs of Gravesend  -- Kelly from Ohio

Velvet's Touch -- Andi from New York

Vision in Indigo --  Philip from Florida

Love You to Death -- Mort from New York

The Unforgettable Moment -- Sarah from New Jersey

To read the first two chapters and find out more about the contest, please go to Wattpad https://www.wattpad.com/373338883-untitled-dieselpunk-roman… Thanks!

Just posted Part 2 of the Untitled Romance. Read it here: http://goo.gl/mYvapb  And don't forget to enter: #ToddsTitleContest     

THE CONTEST BEGINS!

People have begun to read the serial and submit ideas for the title. I've even gotten some comments, mostly about wanting more installments. I'm writing the next one now. Hope to post it later this week.

You can read the serial and enter the contest here: 
  https://goo.gl/mYvapb

The two title entries I like the best so far are:

1) The Stiffs of Gravesend

Why? It's wordplay. The Stiffs family are undertakers and stiffs is slang for corpses. Phineas Stiffs is the romantic hero of the story.

2) A Touch of Velvet

Why? Coffins are lined with velvet. Also, the story takes place in a dieselpunk milieu in which I imagine that velvet is often worn.

TITLE CONTEST 

I’ve been working on a novel for about four years. The best way I can describe the genre is Dieselpunk Romantic Comedy. I’ve posted the first 50 pages of the novel on my website (toddstrasser.com).

The winner will receive:  1) A check for $200   2) An acknowledgment in the book  3)  A signed copy of the book.  Five runners-up will receive signed copies as well.

Send entries to: todd@toddstrasser (dot) com

THE LARGE PRINT GIVETH; THE SMALL PRINT TAKETH AWAY   This contest is contingent upon the book being published. Payment upon publication of the novel. Should there be more than one entry for the winning title, the winner will be the first who entered. I’ve published more than 140 so far, so I’m hoping the odds are good but one never knows.  Before sending a title, please check Amazon. If a book with the same title, or something very similar, has been published in the past five years, that will probably be a problem.