Monthly Archives: February 2006

KINDRED SPIRIT Launch Party

Posted on February 27, 2006 by John

Because the Wizard World comic book convention occurs JUNE 2-4 this year in Philadelphia, I’m scheduling the launch event party for KINDRED SPIRIT for the following Saturday (JUNE 10), from 1PM to 3PM. As usual, we’ll have food, drinks, prizes … Continue reading →

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Another Website Freebie – New Bookmark

Posted on February 25, 2006 by John

I’ve had free bookmarks on my site for a while, featuring at least one bookmark for each of the WITHER/Wendy Ward books. With KINDRED SPIRIT coming out in a few months, it seemed like a good idea to update the … Continue reading →

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Website Freebies – New Desktop Wallpaper

Posted on February 24, 2006 by John

Hi, Everyone – Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve added some new freebie desktop wallpaper to my EXTRAS page at passarella.com. This one is KINDRED SPIRIT inspired. You can download a 1024×768 JPG or a 800×600 … Continue reading →

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Force 10 Fan Storm: Win a KINDRED SPIRIT Galley

Posted on February 22, 2006 by John

I just received bound galleys (otherwise known as Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs), or Uncorrected Proofs) for KINDRED SPIRIT. Once again, I’m having a Fan ARC contest. It’s called the FORCE 10 Fan Storm KINDRED SPIRIT ARC Contest. For details, read … Continue reading →

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KINDRED SPIRIT Back Cover Text Posted

Posted on February 18, 2006 by John

Just a heads-up to tell you that I’ve posted the KINDRED SPIRIT back cover text (to whet your purchasing appetite, I hope) on my website’s Kindred Spirit Page. Don’t everybody rush out and pre-order all at once…on second thought, go … Continue reading →

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Join the NBN-7 News Team (contest)

Posted on February 15, 2006 by John

My new novel, KINDRED SPIRIT, revolves around a fictional TV news station. The main character in the novel, Hallie Moore, is a news reporter doing “best of” type segments for NBN7 News called Hallie’s Comets. I’ve created a related Web … Continue reading →

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Is it a contest if everybody wins?

Posted on February 14, 2006 by John

A long time ago in a galaxy far… no, scratch that. Definitely happened in this galaxy. But it was a long time ago that I started a “Use Your Name in My Next Novel” contest. People signed up at book … Continue reading →

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Endings and Beginnings

Posted on February 14, 2006 by John

Today ended up as a double deadline day, or rather double beat the deadline day. About a week or so ago, I received the first pass galley pages for KINDRED SPIRIT (JUNE 2006) for review and corrections with a February … Continue reading →

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Kindred Spirit and Other Updates

Posted on February 8, 2006 by John

My next novel, Kindred Spirit, is scheduled for a June 2006 release from Pocket Books. Should be in stores late May. It’s been a while since my last novel, Wither’s Legacy (OCT 2004) came out and news has been scarce, … Continue reading →

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