tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85634488755092900202024-03-14T06:19:28.379+00:00Weird Vision's World...see the world through my eyes...Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.comBlogger905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-63710192481429051082016-09-04T08:42:00.002+01:002016-09-04T08:42:48.857+01:00The Stolen Wings series is on Sale!
The image says it all. The Stolen Wings series is on sale on September 4-10. Get the books here:
The Weight of a Wing $0.99 ($3.99 regular price)
The Strength of a Heart $1.99 ($3.99 regular price)
Of course, both books are still free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-64176327562107478922016-09-01T08:12:00.000+01:002016-09-01T08:12:13.454+01:00Cover Reveal: The Chasm by Ioana Visan
The Chasm
by Ioana Visan
On a distant planet, a discovery has been made that can
change the industrial world as we know it, landerslide, a plant with properties
just beginning to be uncovered, yet ones that may prove endless… and very
profitable. The harsh terrain of the planet makes retrieval difficult, yet when
the chasm opens and lava spews forth, it makes the operation impossible – andWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-87666562747123253402016-08-31T09:44:00.001+01:002016-08-31T09:44:39.660+01:00July and August 2016 Reading List
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley – Nice cover. Interesting
core idea. Disappointing execution. Nothing happens in the first 10% of the
book. Aza’s never ending stream of conscience is awfully annoying. There are no
ordinary people in this book; everyone is special in some way. Love triangle
and insta love. Ugh. Once she gets to Magonia, no one takes the time to explain
anything to her. She’s Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-72560174746395360212016-08-29T08:45:00.002+01:002016-08-29T08:45:58.627+01:00Writing Update - August 2016 The Chasm - 110,000 words, 53 chapters, 6 months. First draft done.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, The Chasm is done! :D I've tripled my daily word quota on Friday just to finish it before the weekend. I'll work on the second and third draft in September, and then my editor will get her hands on it in October. Until then, stay tuned for a cover reveal on Thursday, September 1st, including the book Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-72167930906044196162016-08-24T08:45:00.002+01:002016-08-24T08:45:36.134+01:00The Devil You Know Series is Free for a Limited Time!
On August 24-28, you can download for free from Amazon the two short stories in The Devil You Know series:
Breaking the Chains
The Night Between Heaven and Hell
Feel free to spread the word and leave a review if you read them!Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-17543304350742888702016-08-01T09:16:00.004+01:002016-08-01T09:16:56.936+01:00The Nightingale Circus and Law and Crucible Saga News
If you're looking for a summer read or an introduction to Broken People series, The Nightingale Circus can be downloaded for free until August 9 from instafreebie.
August is the last month you can read Law and Crucible Saga for free on Kindle Unlimited. Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-61443475161531499732016-07-27T10:28:00.001+01:002016-07-27T10:28:30.625+01:00Nominate "Razbunarea lui Tepes" for Wattys Awards
If you have a Twitter account, today you can nominate "Razbunarea lui Tepes" for Wattys Awards by tweeting:Nominalizez Razbunarea lui Tepes https://www.wattpad.com/story/75800853-r%C4%83zbunarea-lui-%C8%9Bepe%C8%99-romanian #MyWattysChoiceWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-17889479162664227582016-07-25T16:34:00.000+01:002016-07-25T16:34:22.412+01:00Last week - Smashwords Summer SaleLast week - Smashwords Summer Sale - 12 titles 50% off and more!
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ioanavisan Click on each title to see the discount.
Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-63788477920255728242016-07-17T10:34:00.000+01:002016-07-17T10:35:47.419+01:00A mini-site for my Romanian readersMy site is getting crowded with all the titles I've published in the recent years, and so does my blog. I also think the visitors feel a bit lost because of the mix of Romanian and English titles. Since the main site is in English and I don't have time to translate the whole thing, I quickly threw something together:
https://ioanavisan.wordpress.com
This wordpress site is focused on my Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-86672480736623349172016-07-04T18:01:00.001+01:002016-07-04T18:01:25.224+01:00Short story in Aphelion: That Damned Toothbrush...
Exactly eight years and four days ago, I was celebrating my debut as a writer when my first short story was published in a magazine. It's been a long road since; I've learned a few things and, hopefully, preserved my humor and positive view over the world intact.
Today, I'm happy to announce that my short story That Damned Toothbrush... was published in July issue of Aphelion webzine. This Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-87039475988440943462016-07-03T20:51:00.000+01:002016-07-03T20:51:31.142+01:00Me Before You – Or what happens when material things are more important than character growth
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Me Before You movie
(based on the book by Jojo Moyes) and quite a bit of a rant regarding the way
disabled characters are used as plot devices.
Normally, I’m not interested in pure romance or sick
stories, but this movie caused enough controversy online to make me curious …
so I watched it, fully prepared to hate it. Well, I didn’t, but at the end of
Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-24924774826350278842016-07-01T08:47:00.000+01:002016-07-01T08:47:42.006+01:00Smashwords Summer Sale
All my books are discounted on Smashwords in July so don't miss them!
Human Instincts - 50% Off
Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks - Free
The Impaler's Revenge - 50% Off
Sweet Surrender - Free
A Victory that Counts - 50% Off
Casualties of War - Free
Order Restored - 50% Off
The Third Wheel - Free
The Impaler Legacy Omnibus - 25% Off
The Nightingale Circus - 50% Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-21634506738790780082016-06-30T06:35:00.000+01:002016-06-30T09:41:20.171+01:002016 June Reading List
Hot in Hellcat Canyon by Julie Ann Long – Every red blooded
woman has dreamed at least once about meeting a movie star, and this makes the
story a bit of a cliché. I think I’ll stick to Long’s historical romance novels,
those are more fun. 3/5 stars
My Cat is a Hypocrite by Helene Lassarre – I can’t decide
whether this book was aimed at kids or adults. For adults, it could have been
funnierWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-913713723870019192016-06-24T10:13:00.001+01:002016-06-24T10:13:43.762+01:00The Wattys 2016 Awards and What to Read for Free
The Wattys 2016 awards are on, that is the awards given by the Wattpad.com writing community, and I have two stories entered. One is Broken People, which was serialized last winter on the site. It's still there so yes, you can read the full novel for free. I hope you'll find The Nightingale Circus' world just as fascinating as I do.
The other story is Razbunarea lui Tepes. This is the Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-13949952695694439622016-06-06T09:09:00.003+01:002016-06-06T09:09:46.150+01:00The Stolen Wings series is on Sale!
New week, new series put on sale. :) The Stolen Wings series has suffered a big price drop from $3.99 to $0.99. If you enjoy reading urban fantasy, get the books now!
The Weight of a Wing http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W4BSUUU
The Strength of a Heart http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C4AP5KIWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-68096336418762595202016-06-01T08:37:00.001+01:002016-06-06T12:54:17.327+01:00Law and Crucible Saga is Free on Amazon
Since you've asked for it, Law and Crucible Saga is free on Amazon for a few days:
1. No Port to Land http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017DT8LJM
2. Point of Origin http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ERF84E
3. Bonds of Steel http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017ERSKTO
This the first time all three installments are free and it will probably be the last time as well so get it while it lasts!
Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-58610446275553953212016-05-31T09:03:00.000+01:002016-05-31T09:03:15.826+01:002016 May Reading List
The She-Wolf by Maurice Druon – It describes Isabelle’s
ascent to power, but since she was unlikable from the start, I can’t say my opinion
on her has changed. 4/5 stars
The Lily and the Lion by Maurice Druon – Moving from mother
to son who is interesting, plus major character’s death. Rather bleak. 4/5 stars
The King without a Country by Maurice Druon – The sudden
switch from 3rd personWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-55644061991820822282016-05-29T15:46:00.001+01:002016-05-29T15:49:36.094+01:00Writing Update - May 2016
Quite a few things happened since the last writing update back in February. My second Romanian short story collection, Secventa de zbor, was launched at Final Fantasy book fair. I had three short stories published, one in Argos, one in Revista de Suspans, and one in Stiinta si Tehnica. The Galaxis space opera anthology will be launched at Bookfest book fair in June. The second book in The StolenWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-8968580084520183102016-04-30T10:22:00.000+01:002016-04-30T10:22:03.992+01:002016 April Reading List
The Iron King by Maurice Druon – Typical French court
schemes and plotting. It felt like an installment of a bigger piece so good
thing I bought the entire series. The Romanian edition has all the notes at the
end and by the time I got to them I had forgotten what they were about so I
didn’t bother to read them. 4/5 stars
The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon – While I had some
trouble Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-51758939444872201002016-04-29T09:32:00.001+01:002016-04-29T09:32:51.444+01:00Galaxis. Noua opera spatiala - Table of Contents
Here is the Galaxis. Noua opera spatiala table of contents (source), and it looks like the book has a new cover, too.
Niciun port din galaxie by Ioana Vişan
Solitudine by Daniel Haiduc
WW0 by George Lazăr
Desprindere lentă by Silviu Genescu
La început au fost serviciile de calitate by Alexandru Lamba
Scriitor by Liviu Radu
Evangelion by Liviu Surugiu
Niciun port din galaxie is the Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-59174184208810176772016-04-23T10:14:00.000+01:002016-04-27T16:03:51.453+01:00New Story: Suprafete de contact
Never in a million years did I imagine my stories would be featured in a magazine with Iron Man and Captain America on the cover. I mean how cool is that?
When you're invited to write for a magazine as prestigious as Stiinta & Tehnica, you drop everything and write it. I had three weeks to get the story done, one to come up with an idea (it fully crystallized during the last two Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-41420174326230960132016-04-13T09:08:00.000+01:002016-04-23T10:15:01.029+01:00New Story, Review, and Interview in Revista de Suspans
The April issue, no. 25, of Revista de Suspans is out, and it includes several goodies among which:
- a short story - "Înlănţuiţi" (this is the Romanian version of Breaking the Chains, initially included in "Efectul de nautil" short story collection, Millennium Books, 2013.)
- a review of "Secvenţă de zbor" short story collection (Millennium Books, 2016); this is the first review of the Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-68645537367465309182016-04-12T06:52:00.000+01:002016-04-12T06:52:40.462+01:00Cover Reveal: Galaxis: Noua operă spaţială
Galaxis: Noua operă spaţială
Ioana Vișan, Daniel Haiduc, George
Lazăr, Silviu Genescu,
Alexandru Lamba, Liviu Radu, Liviu Surugiu
Coordonatoare Antuza Genescu
Editura
Eagle
2016
În curând, „Galaxis: Noua operă spaţială” – o nouă antologie marca Societăţii Române de Science Fiction &Fantasy!
În acest al șaselea volum, autori consacraţi (Silviu Genescu, GeorgeWeird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-12595415721656647422016-04-08T08:56:00.000+01:002016-04-08T08:56:16.181+01:00The Stolen Wings #2 and Broken People #2 Print Editions
While I was busy with the launch of the new book, two new print editions became available:
Broken Hearts (Broken People #2) - Createspace, Amazon
The Strength of a Heart (The Stolen Wings #2) - Createspace, Amazon
Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563448875509290020.post-54666633896686270502016-04-04T08:15:00.003+01:002016-04-07T21:15:11.783+01:00Secventa de zbor - Table of Contents
Secvenţă de zbor Table of Contents
Plimbarea de dimineaţă a Domnişoarei Vu
Adevărul din privire
Punct de rendez-vous la +3000
Ucigaşul de dragoni
Defazaj
Sufletele arborilor
Noapte bună, Mihai!
Dacă aerul n-ar avea miros
Secvenţă de zbor
Arde-mi-ar sufletul in iad, Doamne!
Iluminare
Jumatătea lipsă
Visul broscoiului
Niciun port din galaxie
Secventa de zbor (Flight Sequence) - 14 stories Weird Visionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10014860340526145824noreply@blogger.com0