Readers Digest £5,000 for 100 words

I have just entered two stories in the Reader’s Digest flash fiction comp.  The big prize is £5,000.  Imagine what you could do with that? 

Stories must not be more than 100 words and that excludes the title, so no need to add that into your word count.

Go to - http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/magazine/179-Reader%27s-Digest-Main/1382-Web-Exclusives-100-word-story.html?res=success

If you fancy a go.

How to promote your book with a kidnapping

These days, authors have to do more and more to publicise their books.  But being available for book festivals and interviews and having a website is not enough. 

Crime writer Stuart MacBride is going to write and direct a kidnap scene to promote his new book Shatter The Bones.  You can read about it here - http://www.thebookseller.com/news/138082-author-to-direct-kidnap-scene-for-hc.html

Personally, if I knew how I would love to turn Vile City into a computer game. 

The Walking Dead

Has anyone else been watching The Walking Dead, starring Andrew Lincoln who played Egg in Thats Life as the cop who's in a coma when the Zombie virus strikes? 

Although I've been enjoying it, I have two complaints - 1. not enough Zombie action
2- I don't think Zombies would attack and eat a horse.  For once thing, its human flesh Zombies want and specifically human brains.

At least that's my opinion.

What does anyone else think?  If you haven't seen it, here's a link to the trailer on YouTube -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v0uFms68U 

One thing the programme has done is inspire me to try my hand at my own Zombie novel.  Hope I can do this brilliant genre justice.  In the meantime, I'm having vivid Zombie dreams.