Ann's Afterthoughts ~ Ann Swann ~ Suspense and More

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Wow! Copper Lake only 99¢

For the rest of October, pick up an e-copy of

Book Three in the Stutter Creek Series for only 99¢

Yes, it's a little spooky. One reviewer said it was "too creepy to read, too well written to put down." Then she cursed me.

I love it!

http://ow.ly/WLztZ

http://www.5princebooks.com/ann-swann.html

Monday, October 3, 2016

Stutter Creek Trilogy Giveaway!

And the winner of THE PHANTOM TRILOGY is Mary Preston!

I've sent Mary an email and I want to say a big Thank You to everyone who stopped by to comment.

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http://amazon.com/author/annswann

For the rest of this month, I will be taking comments for the

STUTTER CREEK TRILOGY

Giveaway.

(All three books will be digital format)

(I will announce the winner on November 1st)

I like simplicity so simply leave me a comment here on the blog telling me what you like to read and you will be entered. Oh, be sure to include your email address so I can contact you if/when you win. I always use Random.org to choose the winner.

BTW, if you sign up for my every-now-and-then newsletter in the sidebar, I will give you an extra entry in the giveaway. If you are already a subscriber, just tell me and I'll make sure you are entered twice.

Stutter Creek review

Stutter Creek by Ann Swann is a romance, brilliantly hidden within a suspense-filled tale of a psychotic, sociopath serial killer with a chip on his shoulder. It is also a classic tale of young love lost, and a life of regrettable what-ifs.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Banned Books Week Giveaway!

I can't believe it's banned books week again!

In honor of Banned Books Week, I am giving away my trio of Phantom books to a random commenter (to be chosen by Random.org). The winner may choose the format: digital, paperback, or audio (GREAT NARRATION ON THIS SERIES, just sayin')

BE SURE TO LEAVE ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN NOTIFY YOU IF YOU WIN! (Giveaway ends Oct. 2, 2016)

GOOD LUCK now GO OUT AND READ A BANNED BOOK JUST FOR FUN!

Stevie-girl and the Phantom Pilot http://ow.ly/rkYrw

Book Two Phantom Student http://tinyurl.com/d47a8hs

Book Three Crybaby Bridge http://tinyurl.com/n7pusfw

Audio http://tinyurl.com/p7fdpjm

I'll bet everyone is familiar with certain banned books like Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man about the horrors of racial discrimination,

but did you know the chunky children's book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See was once banned by the Texas Board of Education. Author Bill Martin Jr. happens to Texas Board of Ed because Bill Martin, Jr (the author) has the same name as a Marxist theorist and no one checked to see if they were the same person. Talk about oversight. Sheesh!

For another surprise, check this out. In 1987 the Anchorage, Alaska school board voted to ban the American Heritage Dictionary because of entries for slang words like "knocker," and "balls." I may be twisted, but I think that's funny. As if any self-respecting teen would check out the dictionary to learn new slang.

Those are only a few of the strange reasons books get banned, and while my Phantom series hasn't been banned--to my knowledge--it did have several religious references cut by the publisher. I've restored some of those references in the first book, but not all.

Afterthought: Censorship comes in many forms.