Mark Souza - Latest Comments

Re: Where’s Waldo – uh, Souza

Sharon — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:30:56 -0000

I hear chicklets work just fine ;-)

Re: Home of the FREE? Not at Amazon

Robert Gillis — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:58:42 -0000

Mine showed up in the downloads folder while in silk. Press the upper left corner icon of three horizontal lines to see the downloads folder.

Re: Home of the FREE? Not at Amazon

stretchopeg — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:55:25 -0000

I download from the smashwords site, but can't seem to find it on my kindle fire hd...There has to be an easier way to find them.

Re: Home of the FREE? Not at Amazon

FolSac — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:42:06 -0000

I have tried this but...while my Kindle Fire shows the books downloaded in the Notifications at the top, I can't find the books. On Smashwords, when I click on the Kindle Fire download, it doesn't ask me for my Kindle email address apparently needed to download via WIFI and the books are not showing up in my Docs tab on either Cloud or Device tab regardless of the Kindle showing them downloaded. I will continue my quest to figure this out. One question I have is do I need to create a new Smashwords account using my Kindle address as my email address?

Re: A Small Pet Peeve: Crumble -vs- Crumple

Lee — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:37:55 -0000

I couldn't agree more. I am seeing a rather significant increase in grammatical errors since the advent of self-publishing directly to and through the computer. I find it distracts from the story, by breaking the flow of the reading. I've read some free books that were so bad I wanted a refund! People are always mixing up their/there/they're, and your/you're, and lose/loose, and to/too/two, and do/due, and I could go on for a long time, but you'd have to delete my comment to save space!

I believe this is due to blind faith in the spell checker, in lieu of an editor. Spell checkers cannot determine whether the word used is the correct form, they can only determine if it is spelled correctly. Even some who use an "editor" rely on their spouse or best friend or bartender to play the role of editor, and that just doesn't cut it! Okay, I'm done ranting and I'll climb down from my soap box now. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest!

Re: Robyn’s Egg Contest Time

Anna Patterson — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:22:55 -0000

I find this very interesting. A friend on Goodreads mentioned this. I like your site also. Congratulations on book.

Re: Home of the FREE? Not at Amazon

Tony Acree — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:08:03 -0000

There has to be a way to offer your stories for free Amazon, at least for a short period of time, as several friends of mine who are authors, have sent me links and I have downloaded them for free. Is there a reason your stories are not allowed this chance? I look forward to reading some of your stories.

Re: Robyn’s Egg Debuts Soon – A Cross Promotional Opportunity

Nick — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:49:21 -0000

That's an interesting offer. I hope someone takes you up on it.

Re: Home of the FREE? Not at Amazon

Lisa PeCai — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:27:45 -0000

Nothing for nothing in the land of plenty.. sad and true!

Re: A Small Pet Peeve: Crumble -vs- Crumple

GenePoolDiva — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:28 -0000

A critiquer once told me that smoke does not plume into the air, it plumbs. Wish I could send her a dictionary,

Re: My Next Read

Debra — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:53:10 -0000

Hi Mark -- Have you had a chance to take a look at Shame the Devil? I'm curious to see what you think of it. And, thanks to your follower, Dixie, for the good info. about facebook's Author Central!

Re: A Small Pet Peeve: Crumble -vs- Crumple

Sessha Batto — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:40:43 -0000

at least they're closely related - I've been seeing a lot of wither instead of writhe and taunt instead of taut - not even CLOSE in meaning

Re: My Next Read

Graveyard Greg — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:26:35 -0000

Even though I'm late to the party, here's my blurb from my novella DEATHLESS:

Ivan wanted to study, but a phone call from
his mother drastically changed everything. Now he's on the run from
supernatural forces. Fortunately he's not alone, but can he trust an
individual who knows more about fighting monstrous forces than a
rational man should? Does he have any choice?

Re: My Next Read

Graveyard Greg — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:26:10 -0000

Even though I'm late to the game, I want toi pimp my novella DEATHLESS!

If you get interested, I'll link ya!

Re: My Next Read

Debra — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:15:42 -0000

Yay! I'm so glad . . . and I really hope you like it!

Re: My Next Read

Mark Souza — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:03:00 -0000

Thanks Dixie. I just sent a request to join the Author Central group on Facebook.

Re: My Next Read

Belinda Kroll — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:25:02 -0000

Thanks for considering my book! Hope you enjoy the reads you chose.

Re: My Next Read

Dixie Goode — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:22:08 -0000

I like your blog and the way you are supportive of other writer's. I recently joined a cool facebook group where we retweet each others books and triumph's, it is called Author Central, and it isn't my site but I love it.

Best of luck with your writing

Dixie Goode

Re: My Next Read

Mark Souza — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:16:57 -0000

I do like a well done satire and this sounds like it has the makings.

Re: My Next Read

Jak Locke — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:05:47 -0000

Frog Dell's Junkyard by Jak Locke
Available in paperback via Amazon.com

The charismatic Frog Dell has spent the last four years in government-decreed exile at a junkyard having lively discussions with a length of pipe he addresses as "Mr. President." When the recently framed and deposed Senator Aphid takes refuge at the junkyard, Frog Dell is inspired to defy his sentence and return to the city, bringing him into a fast-moving series of intricate plots involving dozens of eccentric characters including failed psychiatrist/inventor Weasel McKenzie, enigmatic Dead Fish who appears to exist in his own empty universe, and the menacing leader of the country, Chancellor Wirevine.

Re: My Next Read

Mark Souza — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:55:54 -0000

Impending doom and a chase, I like both of those things. You guys are making this hard.

Re: My Next Read

Mark Souza — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:51:26 -0000

Relatives crawling from the grave is always a strong start.

Re: My Next Read

Ginoarcaro — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:44:16 -0000

Soul of a Lifter. by Gino Arcaro www.soulofalifter.com

Re: My Next Read

Mark Souza — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:41:56 -0000

I write horror and am a fan of alternate histories, add a good monster and yum, this sounds delicious.

Re: My Next Read

Rebeccaforster — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:29:54 -0000

Before Her Eyes by Rebecca Forster
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords.com
An execution of a mountain grocer and the abduction of a beautiful woman from the crime scene leave the local sheriff looking for a motive, a killer and a woman on the run. What he doesn't know is that death is still stalking each of them. The question is, what's the last thing they will see before their eyes when death lays his hand upon them.