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Welcome to readers of the Montrose Style Fall/Winter magazine

dave — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:58:58 +0000

Mt. Sneffels Press is featured on page 19 of the Fall/Winter issue of Montrose (Colorado) Style, a magazine available to travelers, visitors, and residents alike. The article speaks of the books in The Great American Flying Broomstick series, which you can find here. And Narrow Gauge Railroading in the San Juan Triangle is found here. Some material on the coming of The Unexpected Traveler is found here and here. Linda Louise Ashley’s book is here. Beth Paulson’s poetry is here. Paul and Becky McCreary’s book is here. The page for author services, including Carole London, is here. Please enjoy your visit and look around! If you’re buying more than one book at a time, be sure to use the shopping cart feature to save on postage.

Broom Books Repriced at 99¢ on Kindle!

dave — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:13:46 +0000

Following the latest trend, I’ve priced the three Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick books (Genesis, The Missing Wand, and Fog at the Crossroads) at the lowest price Amazon allows: 99¢! Lots of authors of great books are doing this, counting on the low price to add to their readership.

C’mon, take a dollar bill out of your pocket and look at it. That’s all it takes to move one of the books to your Kindle or iPad or whatever your favorite e-reading platform is. Do it today!

Broom 1 Fantasy Novel Earns 5-Star Review on Kindle

dave — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:09:54 +0000

Take a look at the Kindle edition of “The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick!” It’s earned a glowing review, which I quote here, written by R.M. Putnam, author of the Destiny’s Warriors Series:

I approached this book thinking, “Oh, a book that is going to hang on Harry Potter’s coat tail” WRONG! This was a brilliant book that captured my full attention. Right from the get go before I even got to chapter one I was captivated. This story is charming, fun and exciting and I think Disney would love to turn it into a movie given the chance. The charaters are life like and easy to relate too. I love the discription that gave me a wonderful visual. Great Story! Can’t wait to read the next one

Walgreen’s Signing for Mt. Sneffels Press

dave — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:48:32 +0000

Ridgway Railroad Museum President Keith Koch and his wife sit at the Mt. Sneffels Press table at the Walgreens book signing.

Rich Paar, the manager of the local Walgreens drugstore, is a supporter of local authors and conducts periodic book signings. He hosted another on May 7th, 2011, the day prior to Mother’s Day. He asked me to invite some of the authors of the railroad book to come along. Pictured is Keith Koch, president of the Museum, and his wife. I sold three copies of the Flying Broomstick Book 1 during the sale—a slow day, but we all enjoyed meeting the public.

Book Signing Slated for Dec 11th in Montrose

dave — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:52:33 +0000

The Montrose Walgreens will be hosting a local author signing on December 11th, 2010, at 1pm. The store mananger, Rich Parr, is a great supporter of local authors.

I’m pleased to say another retail outlet in Montrose is selling my American Flying Broomstick books. Of all places—whodathunkit—the local Walgreens! I was getting some sort of medical something there a couple weeks ago and noticed they had a table near the checkout counter loaded with books. Okay, no big deal, all the big retailers carry the NYTimes bestsellers. But a book (I think it was about hiking) mentioned Ouray on its cover. Hmph…that’s not a national bestseller. So I looked around and about half the table was given over to local authors. After inquiries, I met the store’s manager, Rich Parr, who wants to do all he can for local authors. He looked over my Broom books and decided they made the cut, so they’re out for sale on that same table.

And…his support of local authors extends to hosting a book signing, which will take place Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 1pm. I’ll be there! Come on by and say hello! The Montrose Walgreens is located at 2351 S. Townsend, Montrose, CO 81401.

Smashwords is the Path to Publishing on iPad and More

dave — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:08:47 +0000

I gave a presentation at a self-publishing workshop last April and mentioned that if you want your indie book in iBookStore, Barnes and Noble, Sony, etc. (but not yet Amazon), then Smashwords is the way to go. You can find April’s presentation here. And, I’m embedding a quick presentation from Smashwords below that provides more detail. And, yes, my Broom books are available in the iBookStore, courtesy Smashwords!

Introduction to Smashwords – Ebook Publishing and Distribution Made Easy

View more presentations from Smashwords, Inc..

It’s not hard. Just follow the directions step by step and you’re there. There’s nothing standing between you and seeing your manuscript become an e-book. Although Smashwords doesn’t distribute to Amazon, it’s in negotiations to do so. In the meantime, I distribute through Amazon Kindle directly.

The American Flying Broomstick Web Pages Moved

dave — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:23:38 +0000

The AmericanFlyingBroomstick.com Web Pages Consolidated into MSP

As part of an ongoing “look and feel” consolidation, the web pages for www.americanflyingbroomstick.com have been placed onto the Mt. Sneffels Press server. All the information is intact, including the videos. You can go to the AFB pages directly or you can navigate by using the menu bar at the top of the page. Hover the mouse over “Projects” and you can click on “Flying Broomstick,” which has all the links. As usual, you can order any of the three books in the series via our catalog page.

The “Technology” page has been bumped up a notch to be its own “Project” page. I get questions all the time about doing this and that. You’ll find the answers on the Technology page.

And the “Weather Station” is also its own project. It took several hours of work to get the weather station info to upload properly, but I finally persuaded WordPress to do an “include,” which means the page always contains the latest data. That meant a plug-in to permit “including” some php code. If that sounds technical, it is!

In the past I had a couple earlier pre-broomstick books online and took them down to reduce expenses. Now that I’m consolidating on this site, I will re-post them. The two books are in the “About” series: About Dan and About Phillip. Watch for them!

If you find any problems (stray links or other disconnects), please alert me via a comment to this post. Thanks!

Experiment: New Broom Intro Video

dave — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:12:18 +0000

This is an experiment. Randy Cassingham made a very nice video introduction for me to put on the www.americanflyingbroomstick.com home page. And he did a great job! But I did it on a day that my bipolar illness had taken me way, way down. So, I thought I’d try something a little different:

The production values stink, but I would like some feedback on the concept. The video is much shorter and hopefully more entertaining. So, compare it with the old one here: (Be careful–the volume on this second video is much louder.)

Remember, the production values are much better for the second, so think about content, length, humor, etc. Tell me what you think by commenting using the box below.

The old video has been viewed literally hundreds of times, but has not resulted in hundreds of sales. Help me define a video that turns the merely curious into bona fide broomsters!

Diehard Fan Loves Flying Broomstick Series

dave — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:02:14 +0000

Reader Chelsey, shown here in a Facebook photo, loves the American Flying Broomstick series

It’s nice to get fan mail. I guess it’s the best part of being an author—learning that other people get as much fun out of the books as I had writing them. Here’s a comment from Chelsey, a young man who lives in Denver:

“Bravo again! I just finished book 2 and can’t wait to snag book 3! I just can’t put them down once I start reading! The books not only make me wish I could fly a broomstick, but as a life-long resident of Ridgway that has since moved away, it is like taking a trip home. It is especially enjoyable to personally know the characters; it often makes all the laughs that much more enjoyable! I spent a large amount of my reading time laughing or chuckling. I think my girlfriend thought I was a little nuts at first because I would just randomly break the silence of the room in tear-jerking laughter! Thanks for all the hard work Dave! Great books! Now its on to book 3! Any plans for a book 4? Best Regards, and Safe Brooming, Chelsey”

I remember Chelsey when he was in high school several years back. He led the team from our tiny little high school that entered a solar-powered car in a national race. He’s a ham radio operator, too. Sharp guy!

Well, regarding Book 4, I have the idea—see the chapters in Book 3 that take place in Manchester, England and you’ll see what it’ll involve. But right now I’ve decided to try my hand at a full-blown fantasy with the working title of The Unexpected Traveler, so Book 4 will be put off a bit.

Find out what Chelsey’s enjoying so much—buy your copy of The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick today!

At Last! Broom 3 is on the American Flying Broomstick site!

dave — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:11:32 +0000

The cover art for Broom 1

One would think, given that Broom 3 has been out for awhile, that I’d have the American Flying Broomstick site up to date. Well, it is now, only three and a half months after I announced it here on this site. At least I can say that I’ve been updating things on the website. (I’m devoting most of my free time to my all-new fantasy book, The Unexpected Traveler.) So click on the image or click here to see the updated American Flying Broomstick website. Oh, rats, I’ve got to do a video too!