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The Fathers Know Best Finalist for Readers’ Choice Awards
The Fathers Know Best has been nominated for the 2011 About.com Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards.
I hope that you will consider casting a vote for it–and for the other Catholic Answers projects that have been nominated for awards. These include:
- Catholic.com for best Catholic web site 2010.
- Catholic Answers LIVE for best Catholic podcast 2010.
- This Rock for best Catholic magazine 2010.
- Catholic Answers Fan Page for best Catholic Facebook page 2010.
We at Catholic Answers work very hard to make these projects succeed and provide apostolic benefit for as many souls as possible.
Winning any of these awards will help us better promote them and allow us to reach even more souls.
You can cast your vote here:
Voting is only open for a limited time, and the results will be announced soon.
Please consider casting a vote today, and thank you for your support!
–Jimmy
In The Mail . . .
So I was checking my mail (the old fashioned, paper kind), and I found a letter from the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington. And I thought, "Why is the nunciature writing to me?"
SMASH HIT! The Hot New Tune That All The Cool Kids Are Dancing To!
This was done by friend of mine based on lyrics written by his 9-year old niece when she was asked to pen a song about a goat. I think it's wicked awesome.
The Fathers Know Best: Now on Kindle!
WOO-HOO!
The Fathers Know Best is now available on Kindle! Now you can instantly gratify your instant gratification wish by downloading your copy directly from Amazon.com. And if you don't yet have a kindle, you can (a) buy one and (b) until it arrives, use one of the FREE Kindle reading apps that are available for your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone 7.
If you have an actual Kindle, you can also have it read the book to you out loud–just like when your parents read you doctrinal excerpts from the Church Fathers when you were a child!
Let the downloading begin!
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Tim Jones sez; Buy My Stuff!
Hey, JA.O readers! Long time no blog! I've had my little hands full, but wanted to let you all know about a new outlet for my artwork, since I have had some queries from some of you about buying reproductions of my stuff.
Up to now, it has been a rather messy and complicated process, even with the advent of giclee printing (before that it was lithography, which was like, well… don't get me started!).
BUT… I have recently found a promising new source for reasonably priced reproductions through a site called Fine Art America, and this includes everything, framing, shipping, and all… as well as offering neat little items like notecards and stuff.
I've only been building a portfolio there for a few weeks, and have just recently added a couple of images of Mary that some of you may recognize.
Drop by my FAA page and leave a comment or two, so they will think I'm a big shot!
Many thanks!!
Civil Rights Breakthrough!
Aside from blogging, researching, dance calling, low carb cooking, and watching the odd TV show or DVD, I also–very occasionally–write fiction.
And I've just published a short story!
Though I'm better known as a science fiction fan, this particular story–entitled Civil Rights Breakthrough!–happens to be contemporary fantasy (meaning: it's set in the modern world, not a real or mythic past).
This story costs only 99 cents (less than a dollar!), and I've published this story as a Kindle eBook, so you can satisfy your impulse buying impulse and get instant gratification as it downloads to your Kindle or other compatible device.
Speaking of which, you don't have to have a Kindle to read Kindle eBooks! You can also read them via a free app on your iPod/iPad/iPhone or your other smart phone (I know there's apps for Android and Blackberry).
Or you can download the FREE programs Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac and read it right on your computer!
If you're in the UK, you can get it off Amazon.co.uk for only £0.74, and if you're anywhere else in the world you can get it from Amazon.com for the low, low price of just 99 U.S. cents.
Now, why did I decide to release this short story right now? Because my latest book, The Fathers Know Best is just about to come out on Kindle, too. I'm going to be doing the uploading, so I wanted to test the process, and I had this short story available for publication.
If you would like to try downloading a Kindle eBook to your Kindle, mobile device, or computer, may I suggest that you take this opportunity to practice along with me?
Even if you don't, I'd invite you to check out my new short story, Civil Rights Breakthrough!
If you've ever wondered what kind of story I might write if I turned my hand to fiction, this is one example.
If I say so myself, it's a fast-paced, humorous short story that raises some interesting questions. Hope you enjoy it!
It's a quick and easy read, and it's nearly free!
So . . .
P.S. If you like it, please consider reviewing it on Amazon (w/o spoilers!). If you don't like it, please consider not reviewing it on Amazon!
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BTW, I just this morning got my hands on my first physical copy of the book. The printer overnighted us a few review copies. The main shipment is due in later this week, and I'm supposed to sign more than a thousand of them next week. Whew!