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« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2011, 01:48:24 PM » |
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Following is a review from Beverly Ford, a 20-year-veteran crime beat writer for the Boston Herald:
"Fast moving and at times laugh-out-loud hilarious, Rock & Roll Homicide has all the makings of a sure-fire winner. Anyone who loves murder, mysteries or music should pick it up. As an avid reader, I've found McDonnell to be one of the most engaging, enjoyable, and funniest writers I've come across in a long, long time."
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« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2011, 12:15:23 PM » |
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Getting Adult Children Interested in Reading Books
Four months after Rock & Roll Homicide was released the Christian Science Monitor published a story about how an unusual number of non-readers were purchasing the book through a marketing campaign on the social networking site, MySpace. A few weeks later I started getting emails from the parents of adult children who hadn’t read a book since high school, asking about how they could sustain their child’s interest in reading. I received so many of these type of emails that I researched the topic and put a presentation together that I gave at PA libraries last year.
I took a behavioral approach based on the teachings of one of my Penn State professors, Dr. Alan Kazdin. Two years after I graduated, Dr. Kazdin accepted the position of Chair of the Psychology Department at Yale, where he still teaches, and in 2008 was named the President of the American Psychological Association. When I hit a wall trying to find research on this topic, Dr. Kazdin forwarded me a paper he wrote in this area when working with a younger age group.
About 50 parents and grandparents of adult children tried the program. More than half succeeded in getting non-reading 18- to 30-year-olds to read at least one book. A quarter of the participants reported that their adult children are now reading a minimum of one book per month.
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« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2011, 12:02:04 PM » |
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The most unusual and entertaining review I ever read came from Dublin, Ireland reviewer Critical Mick when he reviewed Rock & Roll Homicide. Mick prides himself on making his reviews as riveting as the books he critiques. He turned this particular review into a six cut EP, comparing the book to six rock songs. To take a look, go to http://www.mickhalpin.com/criticalmick_rock_roll_homicide.htm. |
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« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2011, 10:54:34 AM » |
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My Rock & Roll Mystery Series novels are being featured on DailyCheapReads.com today. If you get a chance, stop by. |
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« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2011, 09:09:45 PM » |
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I'll have to stop by DailyCheapreads for this
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« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2011, 11:33:42 AM » |
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Thanks to all who helped Rock & Roll Homicide make it to #52 on the Kindle Best Seller List two weeks ago.
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« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2011, 11:38:45 AM » |
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Memorial Day weekend would be a great time to check out a rockin' murder mystery. The widow of a rock star is grieving in the first chapter of Rock & Roll Homicide after losing her husband in the prologue. For a quick glance at the opening go to: http://tiny.cc/wyfh1 |
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« Reply #33 on: June 21, 2011, 04:28:35 PM » |
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Last Friday my first television interview aired on a show called The Morning Mix, which is the Poconos version of Regis and Kelly. They had a Rock & Roll theme day. I was the first guest and talked about my R&R Mystery series. An incredible guitarist named Dale Stephens followed me and performed a cut from his new CD. At first I thought I'd be nervous, but the local Kelly, Kristen Brooks, was very funny and kept the conversation light and fun. I was the first guest and appear five minutes into the show. If you get a chance to watch it please let me know your thoughts. Here's the link: http://tiny.cc/y0ao7 |
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« Reply #34 on: July 02, 2011, 04:21:42 PM » |
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The series that began with Rock & Roll Homicide continues with a new release. The Concert Killer will be available on Kindle later this month. Here's a sneak peek: A serial killer believes that God wants him to shut down the rock concert industry. His wide variety of methods, disguises, and locations has stymied a statewide task force. Jason Duffy is hired by a group of independent concert promoters to stop him. This is Jason’s most challenging case ever. In addition to matching wits with a bright murderer whose kill zone encompasses all of California, he must also battle task force bureaucrats who vehemently want him off of the case. When a press leak brings Jason to the attention of the killer, life changes dramatically for his circle of family and friends. The closer Jason comes to identifying this predator, the more the Concert Killer feels compelled to bring the wrath of God down on those who patronize rock concerts. If you'd like to get familiar with the cast of characters, start off by reading Rock & Roll Homicide http://tiny.cc/des64 and 2010 Mystery/Thriller of the Year award winner, Rock & Roll Rip-Off http://tiny.cc/cu7d3. I'd love to hear your comments. |
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« Reply #35 on: July 16, 2011, 05:33:29 PM » |
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Rock & Roll Homicide went on sale today for 99 cents for the first time ever. It will stay at that price only until The Concert Killer is released at the start of August. So, if you've been thinking of sampling the series this is definitely the time to do so. It's available on Kindle at http://tiny.cc/des64. |
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« Reply #37 on: July 16, 2011, 05:46:32 PM » |
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Thanks, Ilyria. I'm very interested in reading yours, too. I'll be slammed until The Concert Killer launches, but I love keeping up on this new subgenre. Did you ever meet up with Susan at West of Mars?
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« Reply #38 on: July 16, 2011, 06:01:48 PM » |
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Thanks, Ilyria. I'm very interested in reading yours, too. I'll be slammed until The Concert Killer launches, but I love keeping up on this new subgenre. Did you ever meet up with Susan at West of Mars?
I did not, but you've reminded me to pull up her site again  I'm easily distracted (in fact, played Sims all day today and got no writing done at all. Now I'm installing the Late Night expansion hehehehe. I guess I'll start writing again on Monday.  In my weak defence, I often work out plots through this game lol. In Sims 2, I make my characters and chuck them into a house together to see how they react. |
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to garner publicity for his new album – and he doesn’t see why
he shouldn’t have a little fun while he’s taking one for the band. |
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« Reply #39 on: July 22, 2011, 06:36:11 PM » |
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Rock & Roll Homicide just concluded its first week priced at 99 cents, where it will remain until the Concert Killer is released in the first week of August. Thanks so much for your tremendous response.
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« Reply #40 on: August 22, 2011, 02:24:08 PM » |
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As promised, the 99 cent sale on Rock & Roll Homicide will continue until The Concert Killer is released. Originally scheduled for early August, the release has been delayed until September 1st due to an exciting debut promotion. A trailer for The Concert Killer will feature an original song by the same name, and will serve as a prequel to the storyline. Those interested in reading the series from the beginning have just a few more days to do so at the discounted price.
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« Reply #41 on: August 31, 2011, 08:30:06 AM » |
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The price for Rock & Roll Homicide was just reset to $2.99. The change will take effect within 24 hours. If you're interested in reading the first novel in the Rock & Roll Mystery Series at a discount, this is the final day to do so. The 3rd novel in the series, The Concert Killer, was made available to Kindle this morning and will be available as of tomorrow, September 1, 2011.
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« Reply #42 on: October 12, 2011, 05:21:12 PM » |
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Rock & Roll Homicide is the featured read on Digital Book Today because it has averaged 4.7 stars over its 15 reviews. Here is the opening to this 288 page novel: http://tiny.cc/qn633 |
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« Reply #43 on: November 28, 2011, 07:28:21 PM » |
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Rock & Roll Homicide was brought back as the "Weekly Great Read" on Digital Book Today because of its 4.7 stars average. http://tiny.cc/des64 |
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« Reply #44 on: January 26, 2012, 08:41:20 PM » |
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Just a note to let everyone know that Rock & Roll Homicide is now participating in Amazon's KDP Select Program.
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« Reply #45 on: February 03, 2012, 02:56:18 PM » |
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If you’ve been thinking about reading one of my Rock & Roll Mystery Series novels, here’s a great reason to do it now. For the first time ever, one of my book is being offered as a free download in the Amazon Kindle Store. The novel will be free today, tomorrow and Sunday then goes back to its regular price of $2.99 on Monday.
Rock & Roll Homicide is the first novel in my series. It’s about the murder of an emerging rock star. Most of the suspects are band mates or affiliated with the recording company. My private investigator, Jason Duffy, worked as a club musician before becoming a detective.
The novel was recently featured on Digital Book Today for having an extremely high reader review rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars. As of 9:30 this morning it was ranked #1 on Kindle/Music and is currently #3 in Hard-boiled. If you get a chance to read it please let me know.
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« Reply #46 on: February 19, 2012, 12:46:52 PM » |
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Thanks to the 3000 of you who downloaded Rock & Roll Homicide for free two weeks ago. And, a special thanks to all who took the time to write a review. So far they have all been of the 5 star variety.
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« Reply #47 on: February 19, 2012, 01:02:31 PM » |
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This looks so fun!
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« Reply #48 on: March 02, 2012, 12:57:01 PM » |
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Rock & Roll Homicide is free on Kindle today and tomorrow. It just hit #12 on Kindle's Free Mysteries list, #6 on Hard-Boiled, #6 on Action-Adventures, and #1 on Music, with over 1600 downloads in the last 6 hours.
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