Travis Thrasher's Ghostwriter E-book cover contest

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Author Travis Thrasher has a fun contest going on over at his Facebook page. His novel Ghostwriter released in 2009, but he wants to re-release it in e-book form. His plan is to release it for FREE for a limited period. But first he needs a cover!

Over at his blog he announced the search for a winning design. Twelve designs were submitted, and he's now asking readers to vote on their favorites. This week he's sharing the first six, next week the rest. The covers with the most comments and "likes" will move onto the final round. Travis picks the final cover, but he needs input to help him make his decision.

So head on over to his Facebook page here, and cast your vote!

Travis Thrasher's Writing Tips

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I've been getting a lot out of Travis Thrasher's blog The Journey Is Everything. Travis is the author of 11 novels including Isolation, Gun Lake, Sky Blue and the upcoming Ghostwriter. He's recently started a series sharing writing tips, and they are all well worth reading. Check 'em out:



Tip #1: If you could write one book, and only one book, what would that be?
Tip #2: Read Seth Godin
Tip #3: Writing a book is sometimes like driving through the fog.
Tip #4: Read everything you can.
Tip #5: Shake things up in your writing.
Tip #6: Take a journey with each reader.
Tip #7: You can learn a lot by going on to Amazon.com.
Tip #8: "What's going on here?"
Tip #9: Go along for the ride with your characters.
Tip #10: Don't set your sights too low.
Tip #11: They're just words.
Tip #12: Get through the middle.

Isolation by Travis Thrasher

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Having read Travis' previous novel Gun Lake, I was looking forward to picking up Isolation and seeing how he handled the storyline:

Trapped

Exhausted

Terrified

. . . Alone

When a missionary family moves into a secluded mansion in the mountains of North Carolina, they think they are escaping their nightmares. But when a snowstorm hits and they are trapped inside their new home, their worst fears become reality. As they fight to stay alive, they will be tested in ways they never imagined. Can their love for one another and their faith in God save them from the dangers lurking here?

Yes, this scenario has been done before, but Travis brings a terrific Christian angle to this potentially scary book. I'm a reader who loves my suspense but doesn't like to be dragged through the gutter. Lately it seems many in the Christian fiction arena are pushing the envelope just because they can. Often I wonder if a scene is there simply for shock value.

I didn't feel that way about the scenes in Isolation. Yes, it's a horror novel, but Travis never crosses the line too far. Right when some authors would have described a violent scene or act, Travis turns the camera away. Thank you for that, Mr. Thrasher! It made this novel one I can highly recommend. Stephen King, Ted Dekker & Frank Peretti fans will especially enjoy.

But perhaps the most important aspect is the spiritual take-away. This novel isn't afraid to ask the tough, spiritual questions, like where is God when bad things happen?

For more info, visit Travis online at his website.