Imagine, Cathy wakes up, gets ready and
heads out the door. She arrives at her job and starts to do her duties. She
spends eight and sometimes up to sixteen hours working on a project before
leaving for the day. That’s Cathy’s schedule for the next two weeks and at the
end of it, she receives an envelope. She happily accepts it and leaves for the
day. Cathy checks he mailbox when she gets home; it’s filled with bills.
They always come on time, every time and they don't accept monopoly money...though it would be nice.
She goes through
them before putting them aside. Cathy opens the envelope she received at work
and her heart sinks when she reads the note tucked inside. F.Y.I: No charge, No pay! Cathy
sighs. No business can survive under that business model nor can their workers.
They’d go out of business. It may seem dramatic, but it’s a true representation
of what many authors face. Yet, they still manage to offer books at discounted
rates or at no cost.
In the real world, I enter the food court area in
the mall and I look up at the restaurant signs.
A lady approaches me with a
platter of samples on a toothpick. She extends one to me. My forehead wrinkles,
should I? I take the sample and eat it. The flavors dance on my tongue and I decide to order a plate of whatever
that was from the restaurant. Hopefully, it’s not monkey meat. I have a funny
story about that, but I’ll save it for another time. I ordered and
the food was delicious. I make a mental note to eat there the next time I’m there.
With that said, I’m not a fan of
free even when I’m on the receiving end but I realize the benefits of providing
samples. In light of this, I am releasing, Goodbye Reality, a short story that will be offered for $0.99 cents. During promotions featured on this blog, and other sites via Rafflecopter, Goodbye Reality will be offered as a "Gifted" prize. Why will it be gifted on certain sites and not all? Honestly, I don't want to be bound by a lengthy contract that will limit my audience. Hopefully, readers will find my story appealing and will be compelled to come back for
more.
Goodbye Reality, a paranormal mystery will be available on July 25, 2013. Get your copy on Amazon.com, Barnes and Nobles and Smashwords.com.
