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Mind-mapping a novel

Savvy authors published this article of mine.  You can read it here:

http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?2056-Mind-Mapping-a-Novel-by-Hank-Quense

Added by Hank Quense on May 30, 2012 at 8:13am — No Comments

video web chat

I'll be talking live on a web video chat about my new novel Zaftan Entrepreneurs among other topics. It'll take place on March 26, at 2:00 PM east Coast time and I'll be fielding questions from attendees. Join me play stump the author. It should be good for a few laughs.

Follow this link to get more info: http://promotionalacarte.com/hank-quense-video-chat/

Added by Hank Quense on March 16, 2011 at 6:19am — No Comments

Status on my latest Shakespearean Assault

I've finished the second draft of Shakespeare's worst nightmare.  I've taken the characters and the plot from Hamlet and Othello, transported them to Gundarland and turned these tragedies into comedies (and that ain't easy to do).  It's now called Falstaff's Big Gamble.



Hamlet is a dwarf, the crown prince of Denmarko and he has family issues.  His uncle killed Hamlet's father the king, usurped the throne and married his mother.  Not only…

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Added by Hank Quense on March 8, 2011 at 11:10am — No Comments

The Zaftans have arrived!

My new novel, Zaftan Entrepreneurs, Book 1 of the Zaftan Trilogy, is now available in print and ebook versions.  My website, http://hankquense.com/ZE-main.html,  has links to bookseller sites.  

Four pre-publication reviews are unanimous in praising the novel and all gave it five stars. Some of their comments include, "This story is filled with action, romance, and Quense's trademark unique, satirical wit." and  "Zaftan…

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Added by Hank Quense on January 21, 2011 at 5:57am — No Comments

Zaftan Entrepreneurs pre-launch contest

 

To celebrate the launch of my new novel Zaftan Entrepreneurs: Book 1 of the Zaftan Trilogy, I'm giving away five free copies of the ebook.  The contest will run from January 15 to January 29.  Winners will be picked at random from all who participated in the contest.

Answer the following multiple choice questions and email the answers to me at hanque99@verizon.net.   Under subject…

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Added by Hank Quense on January 15, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Tales From Gundarland Author Chat

I'm hosting two author chats on January 12.  The first one is at 12:00 noon EST and the second at 7:00 PM EST.  Go to the home page on my website http://hankquense.com and click on one of the two registration widgets.  You'll be entered into a drawing for a grand prize.  There'll…

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Added by Hank Quense on January 10, 2011 at 11:29am — No Comments

The Zaftans are coming!

On January 31, 2011 to be exact. 

 

Tired of reading scifi and fantasy stories that take themselves too seriously?  Zaftan…

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Added by Hank Quense on January 8, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

On-line article

Linda Faulker's blog features a tongue-in-cheek article written by me. Daytime TV: A Valuable Addition to your Writer's Toolbox is being published in 3 parts. Part 1: 11/29. part 2: 12/1 and part 3, 12/3. Go here to read it:

Added by Hank Quense on December 1, 2010 at 6:19am — No Comments

Faux News Network Interview with Author Hank Quense

Faux News Network Exclusive Report)…

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Added by Hank Quense on November 28, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Tales From Gundarland is a finalist!

EPIC just announced that my tales From Gundarland is a finalist in their annual contest. To celebrate, I'm discounting the price 20% until Nov 15. This discount, via coupon, applies to both print and ebook editions. Here are the discount details:

Amazon Coupon code:RNTAJ4TB…

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Added by Hank Quense on October 29, 2010 at 5:17am — No Comments

New review

A new review for Tales From Gundarland says it could become a "cult phenomenon". I can live with that.

http://hankquense.com/blog/?p=1185…



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Added by Hank Quense on October 23, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

A freebie

I've put together a sampler, Humorous Yarns and Other Stuff. It contains a number of my stories and parts of novels. It was put together as a sampler for those not familiar with my writing and my weird sense of humor. I challenge you to read these stories and selections without laughing.…

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Added by Hank Quense on September 15, 2010 at 6:56am — No Comments

Tales from Gundarland

Tales from Gundarland won a medal in the Readers Favorite competition in the scifi/fantasy category. It's also picked up three rave reviews. Read the press release:…

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Added by Hank Quense on September 5, 2010 at 6:04am — No Comments

Tales for the Troops Announcement

For several years now, I have made available to our military a collection of ten of my published short stories. The collection, called Tales for the Troops, has been available as a free of charge download, but only in .pdf format. It can now be downloaded in a variety of formats from the Smashwords website.

I want to disseminate the availability of the collection…

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Added by Hank Quense on August 24, 2010 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt

I reviewed this book on my blog

Added by Hank Quense on August 14, 2010 at 7:35am — No Comments

Tales From Gundarland Sample Read

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Added by Hank Quense on August 5, 2010 at 6:29am — No Comments

Vacation picture

I just got back from vacation. Here is the best picture I took all week. It's sunset over the Royal Dockyard in the west end of Bermuda.

Added by Hank Quense on July 25, 2010 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Summer Book Sale

Fool's Gold and Tunnel Vision are now on sale at the eTreasures website. The prices are much better than on any other website. This is a great opportunity to pick up two great books to read this summer. Hot weather and laughter just seem to go together somehow. Take…

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Added by Hank Quense on July 15, 2010 at 2:47pm — No Comments

The grueling "Tour de Hoboken" is about to start!

Check out the story about the Tour de Hoboken on my http://hankquense.com/blog/?p=993


Added by Hank Quense on July 10, 2010 at 5:52am — No Comments

Tales From Gundarland Launched

Laughter is like free health insurance. You'll get plenty of coverage with Tales From Gundarland. It's now available in a print edition from Amazon and ebook formats from Smashwords. There is also a Kindle edition.



Check out the…

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Added by Hank Quense on July 3, 2010 at 5:40am — No Comments

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