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If you are just tuning in, or if you tuned in before but lost your short term memory due to an eggnog related mishap, I am currently writing a book called The Boss<\/i>. It’s my own entry into the contemporary erotic romance subgenre spawned by 50 Shades of Grey<\/i>\u00a0and the Crossfire<\/i>\u00a0series. But I’m pretty much just doing it for fun and to goof off, and to see if I can write a book in that genre without falling into the traps of misogyny and abuse we’ve seen in the 50 Shades series. Which is why I’m giving away The Boss<\/i>\u00a0for free, as a serial. You can get the rest of the details\u00a0in this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I’m armed with beta readers who are diligently editing the ever-living fuck out of my manuscript, and a brand new blog where the chapters will be posted (so I can keep track of page views and search keywords and all that fun stuff, separate from this blog). Right now, it’s just a post with a countdown and some unfinished pages that will later have stuff on them, but\u00a0feel free to have a look and bookmark it<\/a>\u00a0in advance of the January 15th kickoff. I’ll also be posting links to the chapters here, so don’t panic if change makes you afeared.<\/div>\n
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There is one tiny detail that I’m still missing: legions of slavering, rabid fans who will make The Boss<\/i>\u00a0the most viewed free serialized novel of all time. Go big or go home, right? And everyone knows that word of mouth is what drives a book’s success. That’s where some of you come in.<\/div>\n
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Do you tweet? Do you Facebook? Do you have a livejournal or a blog? Occasionally, do other humans look at these things with their eyeballs or an assistive reading device? Fantastic! You’re just the person I’m looking for.<\/div>\n
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I’m forming up a digital street team, dear readers. This is how it works. If you volunteer to be a part of my street team, your job will be to talk about The Boss<\/i>\u00a0on social media. Post links when new chapters go up, write a few lines about what you thought of the latest installment or just tell people, “Hey, there’s this free book, have you heard of it?” If you wanted to start talking about The Boss<\/i>\u00a0like it’s a new religion you just converted to, that works fine by me, of course.\u00a0And in return for this, I will give you:<\/div>\n
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