tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50156958944677663882024-03-12T23:27:15.827-07:00Everybody Hates GregGregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-57233357354446123442012-06-10T16:15:00.004-07:002012-06-10T16:15:59.255-07:00Shinya Shokudo - "Late Night Diner"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: magenta;">A day finishes and people head home…<br />
On some nights, they feel they still have something more to do<br />
and want to stop by somewhere on their way home…</span></strong></div>
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Story about a diner which opens from
midnight to 7 a.m. with only 4 items on its menu. It shows
heart-to-heart exchange between the chief of the diner and his
customers. Drama adaptation of manga by Abe Yarou. (10 episodes)</div>
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</div>Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-65076342271447441582012-05-25T16:21:00.001-07:002012-05-25T16:21:51.511-07:00The "Page 99" TestI read on a Kindleboards post that one reader gives the books that he is interested in purchasing the <i>Page 99 Test</i>. He flips to page 99 of the book and if he is interested enough to flip to page 100, he buys it. Well, it got me thinking how would <i>my</i> books fare under the same test. Well here is page 99 from my book <i>Eden</i>, you be the judge:<br />
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<i>I went home to change after the cartoons winded down after
eleven. I was tempted to take another shower, but fought the urge; the
line had to be drawn somewhere. I changed into jeans and a sweater and
hurried downstairs eager to see Eden again.<br /> “How was your breakfast?” my mother teased.<br /> “It was awesome,” I told her honestly.<br /> “You’d
better stop that,” she said, “you’re going to give me a complex. I
don’t want to think that some little girl can cook better than me.”<br /> I
wanted to laugh, to tell my mother that although Eden looked like a
teenager, she wasn’t; but how could I say anything like that to her
without her thinking that I was crazy? Instead I told her something
along the lines of how no one could match the cooking of my mother. It
seemed to appease her and she smiled.<br /> “Do you need money for the fair?” she asked.<br /> I had money saved up for this, but who was I to look a gift horse in the mouth?<br /> “I could use some,” I said hopefully.<br /> My
mother gave me fifty dollars to use for the fair! I was amazed, never
had my mother been so generous. If I would have known this would
happen, I would have started dating years ago. Then again, maybe it was
only because I was dating Eden that my mother was being so benevolent.<br /> “Make sure Eden has a good time,” my mother pressed.<br /> “What about me?” I asked.<br /> “With
that beautiful girl on your arm and all the jealous stares you are
going to be getting, I’m not at all worried about you having a good
time,” she replied with a wink.<br /> “True dat, mom,” I laughed as I slipped out the door.<br /><br /> Eden
was already dressed and waiting for me on her front porch when I left
my house. She looked more beautiful to me everyday. What had I done to
deserve such a wonderful girlfriend? I silently prayed that I never
screwed this up. I wanted to spend my short life with this girl.<br /> “Are you all set?” she asked when I reached her porch.<br /> “I sure am,” I assured her, “and I’m bankrolling this whole affair.”<br /> “You are too kind,” she laughed.<br /> “I’m serious, Eden,” I said, “Today, the world is yours.”<br /> “But I don’t want the world,” Eden answered, “All I want is you.”<br /> My heart melted at her reply. I took her into my arms and kissed her gently on the lips.</i><br />
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And how about we give that same test to my other book, <i>The Abnorms</i>?<br />
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<i> Forgotten Treasures was like a cross between the Salvation Army and TJ
Maxx. It carried second hands clothes but tried its hardest to look
like a fashionable clothing store; it didn’t succeed but at least there
were no sensors.<br />Entering the store we all immediately split up,
searching for our own sizes and styles of clothing. I quickly found
myself in the women’s jean section scoping out the selection of jeans in
my size. I was looking for pairs that looked sort of new, I wasn’t
into the whole ripped-jeans scene. I soon noticed one of the other
customers staring at me. I did my best to ignore her.<br />“Do I know you?” the woman asked walking over to me.<br />“I don’t think so,” I replied uncomfortably.<br />“I must be mistaken,” she muttered, still looking at me like she was trying to place my face.<br />I
didn’t wait for her to come to any conclusions, I took the jeans I had
picked out and made my way over to the blouses. I wanted to get out of
here ASAP. I quickly picked out some shirts and underwear and made my
way over to the others.<br />“What’s up?” Kurt asked detecting the anxiety in my face.<br />“Some lady recognized me,” I told him, “I think our breakout made the news or something.”<br /> “Seriously?” he asked with surprise.<br />“We better finish up quick and get out of here,” I ordered, “I don’t want us to be anywhere near here when her memory kicks in.”<br />“I’ll go get Creepy,” he said, “meet you at the register.”<br />“Ok,” I agreed turning to look for Abby.<br />Scanning the store, I quickly located the young girl. She was picking out some cute shirts.<br />“Abby,”
I whispered as I approached her, “we have to finish up quick. I think
someone recognizes us. We have to get out before they call the police.”<br />Fear
registered in her face. I immediately regretted informing her of our
predicament, but it was too late now and we really did have to get a
move on.<br />“I’m done,” she told me, “I was just browsing.”<br />We made our way to the register. Kurt and Leslie were already there waiting for us.<br />“Check it,” Kurt whispered laughing, “Jennie picked out a bunch of cartoon t-shirts.”<br />“They’re not cartoons,” he argued, “they’re anime t-shirts.”<br />“Who cares?” Kurt continued, still laughing, “Dude has a frog on his shirt with an army helmet. I mean what the hell?”<br />“And my name is not Jennie,” Leslie added as if it had just occurred to him that Kurt keeps calling him by the wrong name.<br />“Can I help you?” the cashier broke in.<br />“Yeah, we’re all set,” I told her, “could you ring everything together?”<br />“Sure,” she said looking at us strangely as she slowly rang up our purchases.<br />I
didn’t like it. It seemed like she was taking extra long to ring us up
on purpose; I was getting a bad vibe from this place. We had to get
out of here.<br />The cashier threw everything into a big bag and handed
it to Kurt and I was about to hand her the money when all of a sudden I
saw a police car pull up in front of the store.</i><br />
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Now keep in mind that these samples are taken from the Word.doc I originally wrote the books from, so I'm not sure how the actual page count breaks down on the nook or Kindle, but you get the general idea.<br />
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Please let me know if the <i>Page 99 Test</i> convinced you to purchase either book, I'm sure the author of that Kindleboards thread would be interested and so would I.Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-67095620783479634932012-05-18T14:26:00.001-07:002012-05-18T14:26:11.312-07:00The Abnorms is up for sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My second novel <i>The Abnorms </i>is up for sale right now on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. Here is a brief synopsis of the story:<br />
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<i>The world thinks they are useless. </i></div>
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<i>Society thinks they are freaks.</i></div>
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<i>They are Abnorms, people born with special powers that set
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with useful or dangerous powers are snatched up by the government and never
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<i>Lindsay – with the power to float</i></div>
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Does it sound good to you? Well, how about all that adventure, romance and hilarity (yes, hilarity) for the low, low price of only $0.99? Come on, what are you waiting for?<i> </i></div>
<br />Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-17233307335508523912012-05-15T03:01:00.000-07:002012-05-15T03:02:34.306-07:00New Cover Art for Eden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out the new cover for my book <i>Eden</i>! I hope that you like it. It's still only $0.99! So if you haven't already, give it a try! What have you got to lose?<br />
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Still putting the final polishes on <i>The Abnorms</i> and adding a preview to the end for my third book, <i>Return to Eden (Book Two in the Deva Chronicles)</i>!<br />
<br />Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-87006087309929806932011-07-14T17:27:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:36:22.080-07:00New cover art for Eden in the works!I've heard that the present cover art for my first book, "Eden", while being cool, doesn't really reflect the contents of the story. <i>No offense, Andy.</i> Anyway I'm planning on changing that so be on the lookout for some dazzling new cover art coming your way at the same time as the release of "The Abnorms", which by the way, will have some awesome cover art of its own!Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-59689197812042181442011-07-14T17:23:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:29:10.945-07:00The Abnorms is complete!My second book, "The Abnorms" is all done. I just have to send it off for editing and get the cover art done and it will soon be available for purchase I am hoping by August or September the latest. I hope everyone enjoys this story. I'll let everyone know once it is available.<br />
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It will also be available for the low low price of $0.99!Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-10361614078082445182011-01-25T17:08:00.000-08:002011-01-25T17:08:56.766-08:00New sneak peekI've just attached a new sneak peak of my next book called "The Abnorms" at the end of "Eden." The Abnorms is going to be a super hero story like you've never seen. It's a team of not-so-super super heroes, mainly heroes with useless powers. It reads more like a comedy than anything else, but it is about how a group of super teen-agers have to find a way to make their useless power useful in a fight against those who want to imprison them simply because they are different.<br />
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I'm about 1/3 of the way done with the story, so hopefully it will be out soon. I'll keep you updated on my progress.Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015695894467766388.post-1539616553437817982011-01-10T14:01:00.000-08:002011-02-04T03:04:44.813-08:00My first book is available<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRMdxGAPcacav_ccvJpetjJvmcIjH4O_-noGm8DokuJifRiKf4tjzzMR1Ygm3lvhzcdLwjUo173obKq6ELaMbIwiS7LhyZN804EDLtzqQVSRghClSZCGdUjS3uV2z3q8ss2jEC4nbygWj/s1600/EDEN+CoverFLAT2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRMdxGAPcacav_ccvJpetjJvmcIjH4O_-noGm8DokuJifRiKf4tjzzMR1Ygm3lvhzcdLwjUo173obKq6ELaMbIwiS7LhyZN804EDLtzqQVSRghClSZCGdUjS3uV2z3q8ss2jEC4nbygWj/s320/EDEN+CoverFLAT2.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>My first ebook is up for sale! It is available at barnesandnoble.com at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/product.aspx?ean=2940012740311">Eden</a> , at amazon.com at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FGMUS0">Eden</a> and at smashwords.com at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/36611">Eden</a> and they are all available at the super low price of only $0.99!<br />
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What is Eden about you might be thinking? Well, I'm glad you asked. Here is the synopsis right off the smashwords website:<br />
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<i><span itemprop="description">Thomas Atwell was just your average high school junior until Eden moved in next door. She was beautiful, smart, sweet and super strong?! It's a boy-meets-vampire story with a twist as Thomas and his friends try to rescue Eden from the clutches of a group of humans that are trying to drink her blood.</span></i><br />
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<span itemprop="description">If it sounds interesting to you, give it a try. It's cheaper than a cup of coffee!</span>Gregory Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08318768774302911374noreply@blogger.com0