Christmas Promotion

Deadline for Overseas Shipping Order: Sunday November 25th, 2007

(A donation of $10.00 is approximately two books to a soldier. )

I have some relatives in the military who have read my book and enjoyed it and I believe that most American soldiers would as well. I got to thinking about it and wondering about how I can get copies of my book in the hands of soldiers. I contacted www.soldiersangels.com and they have replied agreeing to facilitate getting my book in the hands of our soldiers and veterans, including wounded soldiers in the Veteran’s hospitals, etc.

Your donation will help me make bulk purchases of my book so that I can distribute more than I would if I bought them in smaller quantities.

For tax purposes you should consider your donation a purchase as I am not equipped as a tax exempt organization. Also, if you would like to purchase your own, personal copy, please purchase it separately so that I can keep the monies distinct. However, if you donate and then purchase the book, I will in turn donate part of the proceeds to buying more books to give to our troops. That is for donors only!

(A donation of $10.00 is approximately two books to a soldier. )

The Birth Pangs role playing game is unique in that it aims to reflect the book series in the game world. There are some limitations to how accurately the RPG can do something like that but literally hundreds of hours have gone into rendering it as close as possible. What really makes the game unique is that the author of the Birth Pangs series himself participates and the characters in the book also makes appearances in the game. But what is potentially ground breaking is the fact that it is possible that there can be reverse inspiration, where events in the RPG might actually come to be reflected in later books… !

The Birth Pangs world is one with post-apocalyptic feel to it. There has been a terrible disease and some nuclear strikes and now there is virtual anarchy. This plays out in the game as players are able to conquer cities and territory, build city defenses, and tax travelers, as well as uncover material that will help them understand the Birth Pangs series itself as they read the books.

Technology continues to shape how books are marketed and promoted today. The close interaction between Horvath and his fans and the real potential for ‘fan fiction’ (in the RPG sense) to be integrated into future books is just a sign of how the industry is transforming.

In anticipation for the Christmas season, Horvath has released a special RPG package where a small donation gets new members some advantages as they begin playing. Normally, players start out with just the clothes on their back, but Horvath will give new donating players money, weapons, and a ride so that they can quickly immerse themselves into the fantasy world that is the Birth Pangs universe.

The promotional donation amount is just $5.00 and puts new players in a position of strength right to start with.  Go here to purchase the promotion resource bonus and/or go here to play the role playing game: www.birthpangs.com/rpg

NOTE: This is for new players only, as existing players already know that they can donate through the game and that since they are already strong characters, they don’t need this special help to get started.

Book 1 is almost ready to be re-released in hard cover and I’m very excited about it.  The design of the cover is sharp, and there will be some very nice surprises associated with it.  As soon as I can make it public, I will.  The cover is the chief reason why I have not yet released the introduction of book 2, as well.  Book 2 is not half way finished, but in my head it is 3/4 of the way finished, so I feel confident in releasing the intro to book 1.  Also forthcoming will be a Christmas promotion associated with the release of book 1 in hard cover, reviving of the birth pangs RPG, and an audio book, and maybe even an e-book!  So, lots to look at coming up!  As soon as I can I will make all this known.  Think October 15this.