Jake Bible Fiction

  • Contests! Contests! Contests!

    Howdy, y’all!

    Okay, so I have decided it is time to get serious about the mailing list. You probably don’t care too much about the intricacies of the business side of writers’ lives, but we writers eventually have to come down from our Imagination Cloud (trademark 2017) and play in the reality sandbox. Stupid reality sandbox. All the bummer cats crap in there…

    Anyhoo, since I’m gonna get serious about my mailing list then that means I need to get serious about giving you, my faithful readers, reasons for signing up and staying signed up. I understand most of you stick with me out of the kindness of your hearts, but your compassion isn’t enough. Sorry. NOT ENOUGH!

    I kid.

    Here’s how it all works-

    1. When you sign up for the mailing list, you will automatically be entered into my Character Name pool. It’s not a real pool; no swimming skills required. No, it’s a list of names I can draw from when I need to create a new character. Considering I write a novel a month, I need a lot of character names. Y’all get to be immortalized! And all you have to do is add your email to the mailing list. That’s it. No extra work. And this isn’t a monthly contest. It’s a Whenever I Need A Name contest. Maybe twice a month, maybe more. What a bargain!
    2. So, you are signed up for the mailing list. Great. That means you will receive my monthly newsletter and special announcements in your inbox. However, that is only truly great if you open the emails! Due to the wonders of modern science, I can actually see who opens the emails. That means another contest! Once a month, I’ll draw a name from those folks that opened the emails. You get an entry for each unique email. If you open the monthly newsletter and a special announcement email then that’s two entries! Bam! What’s the prize? A free credit code to Audible! You can pick any audiobook you want, although I’m sure you’ll pick one of mine. This contest is monthly and will have at least one winner. I may pick two if I’m feeling frisky.
    3. Oh, now, here’s the big one! I have a bookshelf filled with author copies of my novels. FILLED! Time to sign those puppies and send them off to some lucky winners! Just like above, I not only see who opens the emails, but who clicks through to one of the links. Also, just like above, if you click through to a link in one of the unique emails, you get an entry into a contest to receive a signed paperback of one of my novels. You choose the title (subject to inventory on hand). It’s gonna be a one click per email kind of thing. But, if you click through on a monthly newsletter and on a special announcement email then that’s two entries for the month. Don’t worry, I’ll keep track (MailChimp will keep track, really).

    That’s about it. Now y’all are in the know. If you have questions, please ask. I want this to be fun for everyone!

    THE NEXT NEWSLETTER GOES OUT TODAY! SO GET TO THE SIGNING UP SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!

    Thanks, y’all! Cheers!

    [Fine Print BS: You can only win one prize per contest, per month, per quarter. If you get picked for the Audible code and the paperback, I’ll email you and ask which you want. You choose and I pick a new name for the other prize. Once you win that prize, you can’t win it again until the next quarter. Keeping it fair for everyone. But, you can win an Audible code one month and a paperback the next month. After that you have to wait until the next quarter to be entered again for either/both. Make sense? Oh, and I’ll email to ask about whether you want your name used or not. Your choice, of course. And one last bit o’ the fine print: paperbacks are US only. Sorry, but it is crazy expensive to ship overseas (or even to Canada). BUT, if you win, we’ll work something cool out. May even be better than a signed paperback!]

  • New Novel! New Roak! Nebula Risen is here!

    Oh, it is on now!

    Roak is back in an all new novel, Nebula Risen, and this time his bounty is a dead man!

    “Jonny Nebula was the greatest heavy-grav fighter to ever compete in the Orbs. Galactic Champion for two decades running, no one could touch his skill. Until his final, brutal fight when his reign came to a bloody, deadly end.
    But, as Roak is about to find out, there’s always an encore.
    An old friend from his past. A job that shouldn’t exist. A web of lies and deceit that goes deeper than anyone knows. Roak has his work cut out for him.
    It’ll take all of Roak’s skills as the galaxy’s premiere bounty hunter to track down a dead man. Especially one that refuses to be found without a knockdown, drag out, to the death (again) fight!”

    Go get Nebula Risen and see why reviewers love Roak so much!

     

  • New Novel Release: Mech Corps!

    It is here! Mech Corps!

    I bring you new mech fiction, y’all. Set many centuries after Fighting Iron, Mech Corps tells the story of how humanity must now strike out into the galaxy to find new worlds since they have done such a great job borking up Earth. Yay humans!

    Hope ya dig it!

    The human race is about to be without a home, Earth having been turned into a toxic wasteland by decades of war and centuries of neglect.

    Now united and desperate to put down new roots, humanity sets off across the galaxy. But, the galaxy isn’t as hospitable as people would like.

    Humanity needs a miracle to survive against the first alien race they encounter. Good thing they have that miracle in the form of a team of 30-foot human-piloted battle robots known as the Mech Corps!

  • New Audiobook!

    Outpost Hell is available now in audiobook format! Click the pic and you can get it on iTunes or Audible! Bam!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Another Friday is upon us and what a Friday it is!

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Super quick tidbit for ya: Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter is on sale for $.99 which means you can buy the ebook AND get the Audible audiobook for only $1.99 more! What a bargain! Go check it out!

    On with the Drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    On Me
    By
    Jake Bible

    A thrust of the blade and the craggy troll fell. It clutched at its belly, its knees sinking a foot deep in the muck and mire that made up the long neglected lane.

    “Why ya done that to me, pally?” the troll asked. “I weren’t gonna harm ya.”

    The boy stood there, troll blood dripping from the blade in huge, chunky globs. He didn’t reply. He didn’t move. Only stood there and waited.

    The troll nodded. “Tis my lane to protect, but ya had all rights to pass. I stopped ya. My death is on me.”

    The boy nodded. “Aye.”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: It ain’t about the gold, but all about the road.