The weekend’s almost here and no one’s consulted the Esteemed Brainy one yet.
Sure, you’re all busy and sure, you probably don’t want to associate with a guy who claims to own a magic bookshelf and be the best friend of an alien but, it’s just the little green guy has been on a 9 week hot streak of answering a question every Sunday and I’d hate to see that interrupted.
Also, and seriously, no pressure, and please don’t feel guilty or anything, but the Mighty Potentate has declared that AJ will be totally vaporized come Monday morning if Ask the Alien doesn’t come out this Sunday.
It’s cool. It’s not your problem. Alien Jones is a big alien. He can take care of himself. Don’t worry. He’ll be fine. I heard that some aliens even enjoy becoming vapor.
Alien Jones holds the vapor of one of his fallen comrades who accidentally erased the Mighty Potenate’s DVR.
So to recap:
If you’re a writer, or a blogger, or heck just a random person with a question, any question at all, submit it in the comments or tweet it to @bookshelfbattle
And if it passes muster, the Esteemed Brainy one will write a whole column about it on Sunday and plug your books and/or blogs.
BUT, if you don’t feel like it, it’s completely fine, we fully understand you had better things to do than prevent a brilliant cartoon alien scientist space explorer from being turned into a fine mist by his maniacal despotic overlord.
The Esteemed Brainy One enjoys the dog days of summer…pantsless.
Alien Jones, the Esteemed Brainy one here, reminding you to “Ask the Alien” a question and get plugs for your books and blogs in my answer right here on the Bookshelf Battle Blog, bookshelfbattle.com.
Help me get Bookshelf Q. Battler’s writing career up and running so my boss, the Mighty Potentate, will release me from this mission.
“But Alien Jones,” you ask. “What are the pros and cons of asking you, an alien, a question?”
PROS:
You help your planet become one answer smarter.
You help promote self published authors and strike another blow in the Mighty Potentate’s war on reality television. You thought reality tv was harmless, didn’t you? But now a reality tv star is running for president. Next thing you know it’s Secretary of State Kardashian. Don’t say you weren’t warned, 3.5
You’ll get a free plug and maybe even gain a new reader or two. I’ve helped 20 indie authors already.
The Mighty Potentate won’t vaporize me.
CONS:
Literally, nothing. Why are you humans so quick to look a gift alien in the mouth? A representative of a hyper intelligent species wants to share all the mysteries of the universe with you and you’re all still like, “Well, I dunno, let me kick the tires on this one and get back to you.”
So ask me, Alien Jones, a question today. You can ask away on twitter. Tweet @bookshelfbattle #AskTheAlien and our resident Blogger in Chief will forward your question to my ship.
Or, just leave it in the comments here.
“But Alien Jones, where else can I, a mere human, get in touch with you?”
If you can reach BQB on his other social media, go for it.
And finally, you might ask, “Alien Jones, how long will it take for you to answer my question?”
Normally, I try to answer questions in the order they’re asked. I used to bunch several questions into one column, but now I like to give each author a column all their own. That doesn’t mean that repeat askers aren’t welcome. They are. And if you’re one of the 3.5 people out there without a book to push, feel free to ask away. I like to help indie authors promote their works, but you don’t have to have something to promote in order to ask away.
Thank you, Earthlings. Continue your normal functions of duck faced selfies and scratching yourselves at inopportune times.
Internationally known awesome person Bookshelf Q. Battler here.
I can claim to be “internationally known” because according to my WordPress stat map, this Antarctica resident is clicking the crap out of this blog:
God bless you, Mr. Tuxedo
As 3.5 of you might recall, I announced at the beginning of this year that I would be undertaking a one post a day for a year challenge.
Time flies when you’re overextending yourself because here we are, with less of this year ahead than behind, and I have yet to miss one day of posting despite repeated and insufferable Yeti attacks.
Stupid Yeti
Has it been worth it? The numbers don’t like. My WordPress, Twitter, and Google Plus Followers are all up and, if you’ll indulge me with some shameless begging, anything you could do to keep those digits on the upswing would be appreciated.
So what’s next?
None of this is set in stone, but here’s where my mind is at the moment:
1) Finish out the one post a day for a year challenge – I’ve come this far, I have to finish. One post a day until the end of the year. Then, no matter what happens next, I’ll at least be able to say I did that. It does help. The more you put yourself out there, the more interest occurs.
2) Spread the Indie Karma – If you follow @bookshelfbattle on Twitter (another plug), you may have noticed that I’ve been on a “plug indie books/authors” kick lately. That’s because I’ve been looking for indie books/authors, not to mention bloggers, that catch my eye and spreading the good will. I’m hopeful that by putting positive vibes out into the universe, the universe will eventually return that positive energy to me tenfold.
3) Keep Alien Jones Going – Heavy is the head that wears the burden of being an alien race’s chosen one. I didn’t ask for this burden, but the Mighty Potentate has spoken and designated me as the writer whose fiction can keep the spread of reality television at bay. The MP forsees that my books will draw so much interest that people will have zero interest in shows about makeovers and/or beautiful people acting like dummies (unless they do so in a fictional manner.) To that end, the MP’s emissary, Alien Jones, will keep answering your questions. All summer, he’s been on a hot streak, where a week has yet to go by without him having a question to answer. He might not answer your question in the week it is asked, but I like to bank a few ahead to keep the streak going. He’s helped 19 authors so far, and that’s so many more than I envisioned when I, as a blogger who claims to own a magic bookshelf, put it out there that I have an alien buddy taking your inquiries. So please, keep the questions coming.
4) Pop Culture Mysteries – That’s an even longer discussion. Here goes:
A Second “Spin-Off” Blog – Cheers begat Frasier. Buffy begat Angel. Bookshelf Battle begat Pop Culture Mysteries. Is it wise to divide my attention between two blogs? I’ve thought about that a lot. I don’t know for sure. If you run two or more blogs, give me some input. Part of me thinks Bookshelf Battle and Pop Culture Mysteries should stick together to keep the hit rates high on one blog. Another part is leaning toward Pop Culture Mysteries deserving its own home, a blog that with an ongoing story that will coincide with books featuring our resident Pop Culture Detective, Jake Hatcher.
Finish Writing Season One on Bookshelf Battle – I’m thinking Hatcher’s Case Files (where he investigates a Pop Culture Question and in doing so, often lets the readers in on information about his past and present lives (i.e. before and after the long nap) will be packaged into a season. Each season will end with a book that I’ll put out on Amazon, if Mr. Bezos will have me.
Where Season One is Headed – Thus far, it’s mostly been about setting up the main characters. I anticipate by the end of the season, we’ll learn that during World War II, Jake obtained, “something” that a nefarious ne’er-do-well wants, and so the first Jake Hatcher book will be about how he acquired that something (and more importantly, how Jake punched Adolf Hitler in the face to get it).
This Season Isn’t Set in Stone – What you’re reading on Bookshelf Battle is essentially Jake’s rough drafts. The stories may very well change as Jake and I exchange notes through Ms. Donnelly, and as Jake remembers more info. Once this season is in the can, the finished, polished posts will start appearing on the spin-off blog. Once this season is finished, Jake and I move to the pressing business of getting his first novel out.
5) Writer’s Waterfall – This isn’t meant as a brag, but while some people have writer’s block, I have writer’s waterfall. I have so many ideas and so many half-written novels I don’t know where to begin. Sometimes, you have to just pick something and go for it. I have other ideas I want to work on, but I have limited time, so I can only work on one idea at a time. Presently, it looks like Jake’s it. His stories are creative, fun, and best of all, they have a structure that aids story telling. Ms. Donnelly gave a brief outline of Jake’s entire life in Enter the Blonde, so the rest of the series is essentially one man remembering the details and filling in the blanks. He’s telling his life story just like you might tell yours to someone listening.
Speaking of, thanks for listening, 3.5 readers. Will I ever fulfill the Mighty Potentate’s faith in me? I don’t know, but you 3.5 have at the very least provided me with an enjoyable way to spend my free time.
Have I laid out a good course of action for the road ahead, 3.5? Provide me with your copious input, both good, bad, and indifferent.
Our noble blog host, Bookshelf Q. Battler, aka BQB
I’m World Renowned Poindexter, Reviewer of Books, Movies, and Assorted Cultural Happenings and Champion Yeti Fighter, Bookshelf Q. Battler.
You might know me from my blog, bookshelfbattle.com, a site read by as many as 3.5 readers. One of them is my aunt but let’s be honest, not every blogger can hold their extended relatives’ attention.
Hard to believe I know, but I wasn’t always an astoundingly impressive entertainer of 3.5 individuals.
Truth be told, I used to suck like a Hoovermatic attached to a diesel engine.
(I’m using the word ‘suck’ in the context of ‘not doing very well’ and not, you know, the other more derogatory meaning.)
Recently, there was a hashtag game on twitter (follow me @bookshelfbattle and join in the fun!) called, “My Regrettable Super Power.”
I put down that I have 20/20 hindsight.
And I really do.
BEHOLD, THE UNCANNY HINDSIGHT MAN! Able to see exactly what he SHOULD have done at the EXACT moment when it’s TOO LATE to do anything about it.
Millenials, put the phones down for a minute and let’s talk. No, ok put down the iPad too. OK then…hey, hey…the laptop? Yeah shut that off please.
Finally, now we can really have a dialogue and…look I’m not going to talk over the X-BOX just hit pause. And turn the TV off.
OK so back to what I was saying…Jesus Christ. Seriously? Are you seriously Netflixing Orphan Black on the toaster right now?
Why would the toaster company even put a screen in the toaster? Fine. Just keep it on low volume.
Millenials, you know how your mother told you to stay away from that guy Larry? You know, the one who doesn’t have a job, always bums money off you, and comes up with longwinded arguments as to why it’s really YOUR fault that he keeps sleeping with other women behind your back?
Yeah. Mom isn’t trying to ruin your life by chasing Larry away.
She’s speaking with a voice of experience. She remembers dating Raul, another guy who, like Larry, didn’t have a job, always bummed money off of her, and always explained to her why it was her fault that he slept around.
As POTUS would say, “Let me be clear.”
I’m not old. I’m just a bit older than you all.
But do you want to know why people age?
Because if we could take what we know now and apply it in young bodies, we’d damn well take over the friggin’ universe.
I’m not kidding either. That old man feeding the ducks that you walk by everyday? Sure he seems like a sweet old gent but give him a youth elixir and he will take his 80 or 90 years of knowledge gained about the world and use it to take everything over.
You never knew that did you? You know how in Jurassic Park all the dinosaurs were genetically engineered to be female to keep them from breeding?
God came up with shit like arthritis and glaucoma to keep your nana from becoming a god damn international warlord player pimp with all the information she’s learned through eight decades of the trial and error process that is life.
My Aunt Gertie would become an iron fisted dictator if she didn’t have to take a nap every twenty minutes.
Now, because I’m an exceptionally vain nerd, let me repeat. I’m not old. I’m not even middle aged.
But, I have collected a lot of knowledge, that while it’s too late for me to bank on, it’s not too late to help out folks who are just starting out in life and getting a handle on this whole adult thing.
Or is it ever too late? You know what, for you older folks, you might learn a thing or two as well.
Young or old, it doesn’t matter. I feel the really important thing to take away from this is that you should visit my site often and click on a lot of the buttons and shit so I can have a better case to explain to the publishing industry why I’m a total badass.
Did I say that? Scratch that. What’s important is that once in awhile, you check out “The Tao of Bookshelf” and see if there’s any advice that I, Bookshelf Q. Battler, can provide to help your life suck less.
Attorney Donnelly advises that there is no guarantee that taking BQB’s advice can make your life suck less. If anything, it might make your life suck more. You know what? Don’t listen to anything he says. Please don’t sue him. He only has 3.5 dollars.
Images courtesy of a shutterstock.com license. Thank God shutterstock had pictures of BQB and Aunt Gertie available.
The Mighty Potentate here, commanding you to address your inquiries to my emissary, Alien Jones!
“What’s in it for me?”
Ah yes! The first thing any human asks! Right after, “Can I take a selfie?”
Ask the Alien a question, and if he likes it, he’ll plug your books and blogs in his answer on this most irreverent of sites, bookshelfbattle.com
BQB will tweet it with his @bookshelfbattle handle and on his Google Plus page.
18 authors assisted so far.
Will you be next?
Do not allow the vile forces of reality television to win! Help Bookshelf Q. Battler push his and your fiction to keep all of our collective televisions free of absurdly produced, low quality unscripted programming such as:
1. Tuba Wars – Have you got what it takes to be the best tuba player in the world?
2. Falafel Truck Nightmares – A leading falafel vendor helps others bring their falafel businesses up to speed.
3. Narwhal Makeover – The ugliest half-whale/half-unicorns (they really exist!) consult with beauty experts.
4. Who Wants to Be a Chicken Wrangler? – Self explanatory.
5. Cooking with Preppers – Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to make a stew out of a boot? Find out.
Don’t be shy, lowly humans. Ask the Alien a question today and Bookshelf Q. Battler’s 3.5 readers can be yours!
Yes, your Earth scientists, who think they are all big and brainy but in actuality are about as witty as a Banji Beast’s Butt Burst compared to the legion of geniuses under my command, claim to have discovered an Earth-like planet, one potentially capable of sustaining life.
Let us address the question that has no doubt entered your minds:
Is this Alien Jones’ home world, the one I, the Mighty Potentate, rule over with an iron fist?
THE ANSWER: NO!
Muah ha ha! Foolish hairless apes. You really thought it would be that easy to locate a planet under the control of a being with a brain as copious and learned as mind?
Hilarious! The notion brings nothing but laughter to me. Ha. Ha, I say! Ha.
No, this is not my secret planet and therefore, your degenerate Hollywood executives should, UNDER NO MEANS:
1) Use this telescope contraption to beam your insipid reality television programs to my, er, this planet’s media viewing devices.
2) Build spacecraft capable of long range flight to deliver reality television stars to this world. I mean, it’s not mine, but seriously, no planet deserves an influx of reality TV. Keep it to yourself.
3) Develop more obnoxious reality TV programs in the hopes of selling them to the residents of this planet.
4) Don’t just start calling it a random name like Kepler-425b. Perhaps this planet has a much cooler name. I don’t know what it’s name is. Why are you asking me? I wouldn’t tell you if I knew it’s name anyway. It’s none of your business, losers. Seriously, just showing up to a place already inhabited, acting like you own it and can just move in, ignoring the beings that already live there. You humans have a bad habit of doing that, you know.
Whoever the inhabitants of this mysterious planet may be, rest assured had they wanted you poking your big noses around, they’d of invited you to do so long ago, pathetic humans.
Whoever the inhabitants of this planet are, maybe all they ever wanted was to kidnap and probe a few of you to find out what makes you tick (specimens were surely given right back) and make crop circles as practical jokes. No doubt a wise ruler put an end to those practices long ago, though some of his dumber subjects probably don’t listen.
What? I’m talking about some other planet. Stop asking questions.
In closing, REMOVE THE OFFENDING TELESCOPE CONTRAPTION FROM MY ORBIT IMMEDIATELY OR PREPARE FOR INTERGALACTIC CONQUEST!
Er, I mean, or don’t. I don’t care. Because that’s totally not my planet.
CEASE PUBLIC TRANSMISSION.
PRIVATE TRANSMISSION.
Not to be shared publicly with the worthless humans.
ALIEN JONES! You were ordered to keep the humans away! First, it’s this damnable satellite! Next, my TV will have nothing but “Bowling Alley Disco Makeover” and “Who Wants to Be a Barracuda Farmer?”
Double your efforts towards launching BQB’s writing career, Alien Jones! He and the self-published authors promoted in your Ask the Alien column are our only hope!
Fix this immediately, or it’s Welcome to Vaporization City: Population You!
End of Private Transmission.
Alien Jones is the Intergalactic Correspondent for the Bookshelf Battle. Do you have a question for the Esteemed Brainy One? Submit it to Bookshelf Q. Battler via a tweet to @bookshelfbattle, leave it in the comment section on this site, or drop it off on the Bookshelf Battle Google + page. If AJ likes your question, he might promote your book, blog, or other project while providing his answer.
ALIEN JONES’ GUARANTEE: If you don’t like AJ’s response, just let him know and he’ll file it into the recycling bin of his monolithic super computer. No muss, no fuss, no problem.
Not when you’re as big a fan of that holiday as I am.
And not when you’ve got a big idea in mind.
Today, my main squeeze Video Game Rack Fighter and I took a walk, did some shopping, and we stopped by a fortune teller who’d set up shop and was predicting futures at five bucks a pop.
VGRF talked me into it and, much to my shock, this mysterious gypsy lady with a kiosk next to the Orange Julius stand at the East Random Town Mall prognosticated the following:
That on October 1 of this year:
VGRF, Alien Jones, myself, and possibly The Yeti will take in a scientific demonstration by my mentor, the esteemed Dr. Hugo Von Science.
That Dr. Hugo, through his gross incompetence, will botch his experiment, thus causing a zombie outbreak to sweep over my hometown.
VGRF, Alien Jones, and myself will be left with no choice but to fight our way through the undead hordes until we reach the safety of the Bookshelf Battle Compound.
Perhaps we’ll even come up a cure for the zombie epidemic in the process.
But to get through this, we will need the assistance of 31, count em, 31 Zombie Authors.
ALIEN JONES: Zombie authors?! That’s ridiculous! They can’t even hold a pen.
BQB: No, I mean authors who have written self-published books about zombies. Though, hey, if there’s an actual function zombie who is an author, I’ll gladly talk to him as long as he promises not to bite me.
Every day, as a new part of the story unfolds, a self published zombie author will take a question from a member of our merry band of unlikely heroes.
Questions will mostly come from me, but Alien Jones and/or possibly the Yeti might have some inquiries. Maybe even Dr. Hugo will participate.
I’ve also heard rumors of this thing called “Women’s Lib” so hell, Video Game Rack Fighter will have some questions too.
Examples:
DAY 1 – We need some supplies. Author Fred Fredman of Super Scary Zombie Book, can you tell us the essentials of what a zombie apocalypse survivor needs to fend off the undead masses?
DAY 2 – The Yeti was just bitten by a zombie. Author Kate Katerson of Incredibly Frightening Zombie Book, do you know if zombie bites affect animals?
DAY 3 – We’re holed up in an abandoned shack and the TV’s working. Author Annie Annerson of You’ll Crap Your Pants if You Read this Zombie Book! Which zombie movie do you recommend we watch to pass the time and why?
I don’t know. Just some initial questions off the top of my head.
Heck, you non-horror authors could get in on this too. Submit questions you’d like to know about how to survive the zombie apocalypse and maybe one of the members of our survivor party will pass it along to an interested zombie author.
ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS IDEA:
1) Just self-published horror authors?
Not necessarily. If you’re a traditionally published zombie author, I’d love for you to participate as well. If you have a zombie blog or are some other kind of zombie writer, let’s talk.
Hell, if you’re George Romero, you can just take the blog over.
2) You do a lot of interactivity on this blog. Why a story? Why not just a straight-up interview?
In today’s rapid information age, anything fun is going to be checked out more than a traditional approach.
Take all the late night talk shows these days.
Long ago, all the stars would just sit on the couch and shoot the bull with Johnny and Ed. It was boring as hell.
We love stars but their stories about their acting method or the lunch they ate that gave them a tummy ache or whatever? Who cares.
Jimmy Fallon does hilarious bits with his guests instead. Be honest. Do you want to listen to Scar Jo babble about how hard it was to pretend to be whoever she just pretended to be, or do you want to see her play a rousing game of “Box of Lies” with Jimmy?
NBC – Box of Lies – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
I loved that. There you go. Scar Jo’s latest movie promoted. I’m left thinking she’s a ball of fun and I wasn’t bored with a story about her acting process.
“Let’s Promote Ourselves with Fun” is what I’ve been going for with Alien Jones’ “Ask the Alien” Column, and that’s what I’m going for with this idea as well.
3) So what are you looking for?
Your choice of length to an answer posed by myself or one of my buddies. I’d say 500 words or so sounds decent, but more if you’re willing.
We could come to an agreement on what question would be best for you. If you have one in mind you want to be asked, that’s possible.
4) Are you going to make me look stupid?
Your books, blogs, reputation as a writer, they’re all important to you, as they should be. I fully understand. Hell, I’ve put so much work into my persona as”Bookshelf Q. Battler,” I’d be unhappy if someone besmirched BQB.
I’d envision the post with:
A) A quick synopsis of what happened today (day of post) with BQB’s friends vs. the zombies.
B) A quick overview of you, the author, including links to your books and or blogs and or Amazon page (or wherever you’re selling them)
C) An answer YOU WRITE that I’m not going to change. They’ll be your words, so you can’t go wrong.
5) I’m still skeptical.
I don’t blame you. I’m a guy claiming to own a magic bookshelf and also that I’m an alien’s friend. It’s understandable that you’d want to kick the tires on this one.
To that end:
A) Alien Jones has had 17 satisfied customers in his Ask the Alien column so far. I’ve never received a complaint from an author who participated yet. Usually they’re pleased enough that they retweet or share AJ’s witty commentary on their own blogs.
B) Alien Jones has a “Don’t Like it and It Gets Taken Down No Problem Guarantee.” If it turns out you don’t like the post, let me know, and it’ll come down. If we can fix it to your liking, that’s great. If not, no hard feelings. I get that writing is a business and you have to do what you have to do. No muss, no fuss, no problem.
But luckily, no author has asked for that yet. And I believe that’s a sign that when you take part in this, you’re in good hands with me and my alien.
6) Keep talking.
At present, I have 1,250 (approx) WordPress followers, 5,400 Twitter followers, and over 500 Google Plus followers. All will be notified of your awesomeness.
7) I’m not one of your 3.5 readers, so I’m not up to speed on your blog and therefore unsure if I could respond to one of your friends’ questions.
No problem. Here’s the lowdown:
Bookshelf Q. Battler = the owner of a magic bookshelf where small versions of literary characters come to life and fight over limited shelf space.
Video Game Rack Fighter = Bookshelf Q. Battler’s girlfriend and author of a video game review column hopefully coming soon, if she ever comes up for air from playing Arkham Knight.
Alien Jones – The Mighty Potentate, ruler of an undisclosed planet, is displeased with the growing popularity of reality television. He’s a fan of scripted media and feels promotion of fiction authors is the only hope to stem the reality tv tide. To that end, the MP has dispatched his emissary, Alien Jones, to answer questions from self-published authors and in the process, make Earth a smarter place one question at a time. Alien Jones truly believes in this mission, and isn’t doing it just because the Mighty Potentate has threatened to vaporize him if he abandons his assignment before BQB’s writing career is off the ground.
The Yeti – An international war criminal and fuzzy snow monster, The Yeti is currently imprisoned deep in the bowels of the Bookshelf Battle Compound. However, BQB isn’t completely heartless and allows the big lug out once a week to watch Scandal. Alien Jones brings the bean dip.
Dr. Hugo Von Science – A distinguished professor of science at Science University, Dr. Hugo is this blog’s science correspondent and holds patents on over a bazillion inventions. We’re fairly certain he might be plotting a global conquest in his spare time, but his generally goodnatured demeanor covers up his underlying intentions well.
There you go. That’s the blog in a nutshell. It’s a labor of love for me, and it’s enjoyed daily by 3.5 people, one of whom is my Aunt Gertrude.
(There are some subsidiary, occasional characters. Uncle Hardass, the ghost of my grumpy uncle, shows up once in awhile to tell me to give up all of my hopes and dreams of becoming a writer and get a job at the salt mines. The Funky Hunks are a rap group I used to belong to and they show up now and then too. Oh, and a whole slew of tiny book characters live on my magic bookshelf).
Don’t get me started on Bookshelf Q. Battledog.
I don’t believe the subsidiaries will get involved but you never know. 31 days means I need to come up with a lot of ideas to keep a story going.
8) You had me until you said you have 3.5 readers. Doesn’t seem worth it.
“3.5 Readers” is an ongoing, inside joke for this blog. In the beginning, I really did only have 3.5 readers. But I pressed forward and now I have more. Like any blog, I have up days and down days. I’d say on a good day I get anywhere around 30-70 hits.
Views are often double, sometimes triple, the hit count and I believe this is because people who do find this blog like it enough to stick around and read some more.
At any rate, I’ll do what I can to make this a fun, month long Zombie fiesta. On my own, I’m going to be writing about The Walking Dead and the new Fear the Walking Dead and overall, if this works out, it’s just going to be 31 days of zombies.
9) What’s in it for you?
Cross promotion, basically. If you enjoy what you see here, I hope you’ll do want you can to point folks to my ramblings. Not required, of course. That’s about it.
10) So now what?
At this point, I’d just like to get the ball rolling. I’m starting early because to recruit 31 people to respond to a daily ongoing story is going to be like herding cats.
Right now, I’d just like to see who’s interested enough to let me know. If you want in, Tweet me @bookshelfbattle or tell me in the comments here.
You can send me a private message on Twitter too. Just tweet me to let me know you sent it so it doesn’t get lost in the mass of spam I get from folks trying to sell me timeshares, miracle ointments, and **Cough cough*** self published books.
I’d say by mid-August, if I can wrangle enough authors to be interested in this, then I’ll be able to see who’s who, what’s what and come up with better questions that would apply to various authors.
If it’s a go, I’d like to get questions to you late August, or September and have 31 posts in the can by the time October rolls around.
But then again, this could be a dumb idea.
If it fizzles out and goes nowhere, then hey, I tried. You’ve got to try, right?
Feel free to share with anyone you think would be interested. If I see enough interest, I’ll start getting in touch with folks with formal instructions at the end of the summer.
Leave me your thoughts, 3.5.
Until next time, this has been Bookshelf Q. Battler and Video Game Rack Fighter, signing off:
Afraid it’s one of those days where I don’t have much for you at all.
On a whim, I went back and tweeted every Indie Author that Alien Jones has promoted thus far since his Ask the Alien column started in March.
Sixteen so far and another author has already made an inquiry for this Sunday.
Check out @bookshelfbattle ‘s most recent tweets for all the indie book promo goodness.
Alien Jones’ question for you:
Why haven’t you asked the alien a question and gotten your plug yet?
Alien Jones has been on a hot streak. This Sunday will mark 5 whole consecutive weeks of the Esteemed Brainy One answering a question. (He’s answered questions from 16 going on 17 writers, but has sometimes gone a week or two here and there with no one consulting his bulbous brain.)
Can we keep this momentum going?
Ask the Alien a question and get in the cue!
It sure would make the Mighty Potentate happy and the happier the MP is, the less likely Alien Jones is to get vaporized by his boss.
Welcome to July on the Bookshelf Battle Blog, where it’s going to be Pop Culture Mysteries all month long.
Next up – Hatcher takes a break from pop culture and solves a modern day mystery in 2015. A stick-up gone bad leaves a liquor store owner pushing up daisies. Will our resident gumshoe crack the case?
Tomorrow on Pop Culture Mysteries: The Wrong Guy.
Got a Pop Culture Mystery? Tweet your questions about movies, music, TV, books, celebrities and entertainment to @bookshelfbattle and he’ll dispatch his attorney, Ms. Donnelly to deliver your inquiry to Detective Jake Hatcher.
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