Evolution: Vol. 2 October Sale

During the month of October, Evolution: Vol. 2 (A Short Story Collection) is on sale for only $0.99. It includes my short story Beneath the Skin, so hurry up and get it before the price goes back up to $4.99.

Here are the links:

Amazon US
Barnes and Noble
Kobo
Smashwords
Sony
Amazon CA
Amazon UK

Evolution: Vol. 2 on Sale

This weekend, March 30-31, you can buy Evolution: Vol. 2 for only $0.99 on Amazon. It includes my short story "Beneath the Skin".

Evolved Publishing put a whole bunch of books on sale so check the full listing here. You might find something else you like.

Evolution: Vol. 2 - 33% OFF

St. Nicholas brought everyone a present! You can now download Evolution: Vol. 2 with a 33% discount from Smashwords, using the coupon code EU66E. The coupon is good through December 12.

For more goodies go to Evolved Publishing website.

Evolution Vol. 2 on sale at Amazon

Big promotion including several Evolved Publishing books!

Starting with today and until Friday, Evolution Vol. 2 is available at the discounted price of $0.99 at Amazon. Don't miss this bargain!

Evolution Vol. 2 is available on Amazon, Smashwords, BookieJar.

If you read it, please take the time to review it on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review (4)

This new Evolution Vol. 2 review is done by a Romanian reader and it's written in Romanian. It explains how the book was evaluates, what the expectations were for short stories, and each story is briefly commented and rated. "Beneath the Skin" got 5 stars, yey!

I'm glad that this way Evolution Vol. 2 got exposure to the Romanian public too, so thank you for that.

Read the review here.

Evolution Vol. 2 is available on Amazon, Smashwords, BookieJar.

If you read it, please take the time to review it on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review (3)

Evolution Vol. 2 reviews seem to pour in at the moment:

"Ioana Visan gives sci-fi an elegant twist with her story "Beneath the Skin," which in addition to its adeptly developed tension asks us to consider what it means to be human."

Read the rest of the review here.

Evolution Vol. 2 is available on Amazon, Smashwords, BookieJar.

If you read it, please take the time to review it on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review (2)

The promotion was a good idea because another review showed up:

"Beneath the Skin concentrates on a very interesting and unique character. It also reveals small parts from a different new world, which is something that makes literature very thrilling."


Read the full review here.

Don't forget that until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review

My story Beneath the Skin, included in Evolution Vol. 2 story collection, received its first review:

"BENEATH THE SKIN- when your alien lover betrays you, he REALLY betrays you, but love could still be salvaged. Wow. (****)"

Read the full review here.

Don't forget that until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Evolution Vol. 2 for only $1.99!

Until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

Evolution Vol. 2 includes my story "Beneath the Skin".

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

About: Beneath the Skin

"Beneath the Skin" is a story I wrote in the spring of 2011, during a break in between other writing projects. It's one of those stories that just demanded to be written. Those are the best. It was an easy write and then I put it out of my mind. I wasn't particularly saving it for something, I just knew its time would come. And it did. One year later, when I ran by chance into the Evolve Publishing contest, I remembered about it and sent it in full confidence. The subject just fit.

So the subject… I don't remember how I came up with the chameleon idea. I found it intriguing and in the same time scary. Not the idea of being him, but to be with someone like him. It freaked me out. And like with most things that frighten you, you have to fight your fears. Once I started writing it, I needed a name for the character. I often don't name my female characters when I write in the first person, so I didn't bother with her. Him though, he needed a name, a good one. It didn't take long to find it, suddenly I knew what his name was.

While growing up, I had piles of vinyl disks with recorded radio plays. I listened to them so often I knew them by heart. Most of them were children stories, fairy tales, but there were also theater plays and abridged novels, basically whatever hit the stores at the time. The one story that scared me and my cousin the most was The Invisible Man. First, the story had been made to sound more horror-like than the novel ever was. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I read the book later on and found it so different from the disc, not as the plot was concerned but as atmosphere. The cover art was even worse, being made of small images that formed a bandaged head wearing dark sunglasses. I hated that cover, I couldn't stand having it on top of the pile with the face up.

Calling the character Griffin seemed to fit. So I guess my Griffin is sort of a homage to H. G. Wells. Don't worry, my story is not scary. Griffin is a good guy. And like the anthology's title says, he evolves. They both do in some ways. You'll have to read the story to see how.

"Beneath the Skin" is included in Evolution Vol. 2 from Evolved Publishing, available on Amazon, Smashwords and BookieJar.

Evolution: Vol. 2 (A Short Story Collection) is out!

I just got back from my vacation and had the pleasure to find out that Evolution: Vol. 2 (A Short Story Collection) is finally out. My story "Beneath the Skin" is one of the few that qualified to be included after the contest run by Evolved Publishing.

Here is the official description:

From the 2nd Short Story Contest hosted by Evolved Publishing: 10 great stories from 10 terrific authors.

An eclectic mix that will excite, interest, and intrigue from the first story to the last. Laugh a little, cry a little, think a little.

Many genres, many voices, one goal: Provide the reader with a fun journey through the short fiction format.

Edited and polished to a fine sheen.

And the table of contents:

Sixteen Down by Brian Panowich
The Million Dollar Club by David Ballard
Tunnel Vision by Lane Diamond
The Drying by Voss Foster
The Living by Ranee Dillon
Walk Knock by Conda V. Douglas
Ursus Americanus by John Anthony Allen
Beneath the Skin by Ioana Visan
En Plein Air by Erin Ryan
Behind Family Lines by Stevie Mikayne

The eBook is so far available on Amazon, Smashwords and BookieJar and soon to come on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Apple iBooks.

eBook: Evolution 2

It's official, my story "Beneath the Skin" has been included in Evolution 2 anthology edited by Lane Diamond & D.T. Conklin and coming out from Evolved Publishing on August 15.

So far, the following stories are part of Evolution 2, with four more stories waiting to be announced:

The Drying – Voss Foster
Beneath the Skin – Ioana Visan
En Plein Air – Erin Ryan
Sixteen Down – Brian Panowich
Walk Knock – Conda V. Douglas
The Million Dollar Club – David Ballard

Evolved Publishing's announcement can be found here.