Free for a few more hours: Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road

[destill]

Hello, fellow Kindleboards members!

After writing newspaper commentary for many years, I sought to follow in Erma Bombeck’s footsteps. Unfortunately, I did this right about the time newspaper readership (and newspapers) were diminishing. That led me to “Plan B”: Find an agent. I tried, but the process seemed slow and difficult. No platform, no interest. Clean humor for baby boomers? How do you pitch that?

My first humor book, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road: Humorous Views on Love, Lust, & Lawn Care, was published by a “relationship publisher” (which means they controlled the relationship with the wholesaler while I put up all the money, assumed all the risk, and had to store thousands of books). Reviews were good. And the book sold modestly well for a first-time, unknown author.

Then I discovered print-on-demand!

My second book, Deedee Divine’s Totally Skewed Guide to Life, was published by my own micro-press, Totally Skewed Productions (Corncob Press imprint). You can read about my steep learning curve here: http://freshfictionbooks.blogspot.com/2008/12/diana-estill-story-behind-deedee.html                                      

To my surprise, this title became a ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist. And I was fortunate enough to garner a positive review from Midwest Book Review.

"Deedee Divine's Totally Skewed Guide to Life" belongs in the collection of any library strong in humor essays. Outrageous advice on why women won't read maps, health and beauty pursuits, food and fitness, and more make for a series of hilarious comments on the human condition in a zany, fun read perfect for general lending libraries. –- Midwest Book Review

Recently, I made both titles available on Kindle.

Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road ($2.99, currently discounted by Amazon to $1.99, Kindle) was inspired by an attempt to drive a British car on the left side of the road. This book includes tales of misadventures in travel and home repairs, as well as advice on topics such as “Football terms for dummies” and how to get your bedmate to stop snoring.

Deedee Divine’s Totally Skewed Guide to Life ($2.99, Kindle) explains why “family that doesn’t kill you make you stronger” and “love means never having to say ‘excuse me.’” (That’s a personal favorite, but if you’re offended by fart humor you might want to skip past that one.) I’ve also outlined the “seven habits of highly self-absorbed people” and included an entire section on marital advice. I think we can all agree husbands should simply avoid using the B-word, “budget.”

Thank you for reading all the way to here! I look forward to meeting you!

Diana

P.S. I will insert bookcover images when I figure out how to do that.  

[Ann in Arlington]

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[destill]

Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road is FREE today on Kindle. I think the sale ends at 11:59 p.m., Pacific.



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