Showing posts with label fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fiction. Show all posts

Friday, August 22, 2014

Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures Is FREE August 22-26, 2014



Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures


Wouldn’t You Rather Have Your Humor Be Heaven-Bent Than Bent The Other Way

Whether Dean backpacks with Bigfoot in Bermuda, time-travels with movie stars, or inadvertently destroys worlds beyond ours, this guy knows how to have fun! Enjoy his crazy, quite possibly insane, adventures! 

What will Dean do with the billions he makes by his books? Find out inside! And encourage billions of others to do so too. Especially if they buy them all and pay full price! 

Inventive, funny, suspenseful, each story provides a mini-vacation away from the burdens of your day. So get your ticket to fun now; and start reading. Destination: Comedy! Full of new funny jokes and guaranteed to make you laugh.* 

Before you buy this book, take a Look Inside! 

Check out the Table of Contents! The actual “adventures” don’t start until “The Perfect Plan: Foiled!” (or “Spice Boy”, or “My O.B.E.”, depending on how you define adventure). We included a few “non-adventurous” pieces to lay the groundwork for the adventures, or because they related somehow, or we just thought they were funny. Or simply to pad the book to make it look more impressive! 

Although most of these crazy, intrepid, and entertaining tales stand alone, they still tie together to build to a shock ending. 

Snippets


Proof that this is a work of fiction: I did not put peanut butter on the brownies. If you see me eating a brownie without first applying peanut butter, that is not me, but an evil clone, an alien cyborg, or a shape-shifter who must be destroyed! Or given a jar of peanut butter. 

Don’t forget to wrap your head in aluminum foil too, so those intergalactic fiends can’t read your mind. Otherwise, no one else in the field of extra-terrestrial relations will take you seriously. 
The pinwheel hat is optional. 

My secret sources on this matter are uncharacteristically convoluted and unclear about the exact details. But why would somebody post something on the Internet, if it’s not true? 

The “handsomest” of them resembled Bigfoot. Only with ZZ Top beards and a Snidely Whiplash mustache. Strange race indeed. 
And that was just their women! 

I don’t want to be remembered for that! Instead, remember me for my sense of humor, thoughtfulness, and great legs. Best of all would be being remembered for being Rachel Bilson’s trophy husband! 

They had the dumbest entertainment too! Some dude in a designer pinstriped suit waved a pocket watch back and forth while chanting repeatedly: “You will do as I say. You will do as I say.” 

Never thought I’d wind up in jail. 
An asylum? Sure. It’s a such crazy world, you’d be nuts not to go insane. 

Don’t fall in love with a psycho; she’ll only break your heart. Or cut it out and feed it to the pigeons. 

I’m too exciting for most women. The majority of them want someone boring. It’s true. Their date ads say they don’t want men who play games. 
But I say, what’s wrong with Pictionary? 
It’s like charades on paper! 

Good times to be sure. But if Andy Warhol’s words are true, about each person getting his/her own 15 minutes of fame, I’ve still got another 14 minutes and 57 seconds coming! 
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Keywords: Comedy, Fiction, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Suspense, Fantasy, Humor, Humour, Satire, Parody, Spoof, Thrills, Jokes, Elvis, Jacko, Bigfoot, Abominable Snowman, Loch Ness, Nessie, Sci-Fi, Insanity, Funny Jokes, Funny, Fun, Supermodels, Chocolate, Shock Ending. 

* Each entry's like a mini-vacation to Funny Town. You never know with whom Dean will hang out. Elvis, Jacko, Bigfoot, Nessie, and more! I guarantee you'll find something in this book to make you laugh. If not, return it in less than a week; and Amazon should issue a refund. You have nothing to lose and lots of laughter to gain, so scroll up; and click the Buy button now!

Whatever Man

Uploaded on Jun 1, 2007 by

More Excerpts:

Because nothing honors a person’s memory 
more than having a potato chip 
with that person’s likeness enshrined for all to see. 
_______

The government should charge 
a hefty Non-Superhero Tax to billionaires 
who aren’t superheroes, 
to fund folks who want to be superheroes, 
but can’t afford the exorbitant costs 
of costuming and gadgetry. 
_______

My neighbor baked me cookies. 
Isn’t that sweet? 
She wanted to thank me 
for helping her bury her grandfather 
in a new vegetable garden in her backyard. 
She couldn’t afford a coffin or a burial plot, 
so I helped her out, because I know how tough times are. 
The weird thing is, 
her grandfather resembled her husband 
who’s been missing ever since. 
_______

Since Bigfoot and I had so much fun 
backpacking in Bermuda, 
we decided to go camping. 
Sadly, many campground owners are raving species-ists. 
They don’t allow “animals” to stay at their campgrounds. 
More sadly, um, sadliericious, 
they think of Bigfoot as an animal and not a hairy uncle. 


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For More Excerpts, 
Read Yesterdays Post: 
Why Some Kindle Authors
Make Their Books
Available for FREE


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Escape From Braddock Forest

Published on Feb 28, 2013 by



 
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Why Some Kindle Authors Make Their Books Available for FREE



Why Some Kindle Authors 
Make Their Books 
Available for FREE
by

For instance, purely as an example and/or a shameless plug, Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures Is FREE August 22-26, 2014:


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Wouldnt-Rather-ebook/dp/B00CDGV9Q8


So why in the world do some Kindle authors make their books available for FREE? Have they been overly medicated during troubling times? Were they conked on the head with a jumbo-sized candy cane and now they think they're Santa Claus? Or, Stan Lee-style, were they bitten by a radioactive generous person? 

The most common reason Kindle authors make their books available for FREE is to accrue as many "sales" as possible. Although we don't get paid for the "sale" of FREE books, we get recognition for them in the Amazon system. So much so that a book with 10,000 copies given away may rank higher than a book that has actually sold 9,000 paid copies. (Other factors affect ranking, but I think a FREE "sale" does count as much as a paid sale.) 

So that's  why, technically, it doesn't even "matter" if you even read the FREE book. At least in a business sense. But being writers, of course we want you to read our work. So much so that a FREE book can be considered a sample of our style, so that you'll be more likely to come back and buy our other books. 

So yes, we want our books to rank higher; and we want to be read. But also, the ideal scenario is to garner a slew of 5-Star Reviews. That's a major goal for all writers. Not only to bolster our fragile egos, but to increase our ranking even higher and to help us make "real" sales. I.e., to get paid. Because 5-Star Reviews give an author "street cred". 

Another goal, not used by all writers, is to get sales via embedded affiliate links within the book. Which works better when using relevant products with nonfiction books. 

Some writers offer a Freebie inside their books too, but the only way you can get that Freebie is to visit their page and submit your email address. I've never done that yet, but it's a viable way to build a list of people interested in what one has to offer. And when you have a new book coming out, you can email them to let them know.

I suppose that another reason, for some writers, might be to generate good "Karma" by offering one's work for FREE. By doing so, such authors expect The Universe to pay them back in other ways. Like a bunch of paid sales. And/or a mega-hot trophy spouse. 



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Those are the main goals that I can think of as to why Kindle authors make their books available for FREE. But another reason why I'm making this particular book available for FREE is to help promote my blog Heaven-Bent HUMOR











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The Believe Me Movie Trailer

Please Note
I admit the following comedy sketch is way too long!
But we were making a show 
where we needed to fill up lots of time, 
so that's what I did.  
It's still funny, possibly even hilarious, 
so the long setup does lead 
to a fun and funny ending for the last two minutes. 
Plus there are lots of jokes before then too.
Please Enjoy!

The Death Bed Spoof

Uploaded on Jun 1, 2007 by

More Excerpts from
Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures:

There are two things you need to know about me, 
two very important things: 
One, I always mean well. 
Two, most of what I say is meant to be funny. 
And three, sometimes I say more than I should.  
_______

My friends worry about me 
when we watch superhero movies. 
‘Cause afterwards, I’ll say, “That was fun. 
But that’s not how it really happened.” 
_______

Aquaman in the desert 
won’t do anyone any good. 
Especially himself. 
In fact, he’ll just get on everyone else’s nerves. 
More so than he already does with his 
stinking up the Hall of Justice with his fish odors. 
Eau de Phish is not a big-selling cologne. 
And Water Boy’s always leaving 
inexplicable puddles all over the place.  
_______

Sure, she’s a little high strung. 
But we always made each other laugh.
I mean, when she wasn’t trying to kill me.
_______


The people bowed before Elvis, but yanked me away. 
Elvis marched after me, quickly, but with quiet dignity. 
Seems like he really is a king. And I’m really lunch! 
The natives led me to a boiling pot, ripped off my clothes, and held me down to decapitate me with a machete. 
“Um, Elvis? If you’re not too busy, could you, um, take a moment out of your hectic day; and please, please, please, HELP!!!!!!!
_______

My life flashed before my eyes as my head and upper torso fell into the shark’s mouth. I remembered the fun I had time-traveling. I regretted not being able to make Jennifer Lawrence the happiest woman in the world.
Or her and a friend.
If her friend was named Carly Rae.
Other than that, I already planned the perfect last day of my life, so I was ready to check out. I just didn’t want to. Not through the intestinal tract of an overgrown guppy with fangs.   

Please Note:
You need to turn the volume 
all the way up lot for this one!
This one was written by Richard Eldridge, 
but I added a funny line or two as well. ;o)
Stars the beautiful and highly talented Vivienne Brown. 

Diet Lard

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Enjoy the Hilarious New Comedy: Chica Go


Enjoy the Hilarious 
New Comedy: 
Chica Go

Chica Go

Love, Betrayal, Advertising

Chad Newcomb, a Chicago ad executive with a quirky imagination, tries to get himself un-clung from Maria, a one night stand who won’t go away. He’s engaged to The Boss’ daughter Regina, so he can’t allow indiscretions to end his career. Too bad Chad has tons more fun with Maria than Regina. His rival Pete longs to catch Chad in the act, so Pete will be sure to secure the upcoming promotion.

Written by the author of "How to Write Comedy Jokes", as well as several other humorous books, such as "Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures", "Monster Laughs", "Seasons Without Reason", "Exit Strategies", "Channel Surfing", and more!

Comedy, Humor, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Love, Betrayal, Advertising, Chicago, Walter Mitty, Fatal Attraction, Parody, Spoof, Funny, Fun, Laughter, Suspense, Fiction, Fantasy, PG-13. Funny and fun for both genders. Enjoy!

A Fun Feature!

This story's fun and funny for lots of reasons, but part of what makes it so much fun are Chad's imaginary "daydream" sequences! Whether it's a mock commercial, movie spoof, or some far-out fantasy related to what he's feeling at the time.



For example, when Chad gets called to The Boss' office, he's hesitant to say anything, because The Boss intently reviews a report. So Brad imagines being with his friend Jimmy in front of a rhinoceros that will charge and gorge them if disturbed. They remain quiet and still. But then a wasp buzzes.

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An Excerpt


Except for the cacophony of city sounds in the streets below, the bedroom remains relatively silent, like a Mack Sennett Keystone Kops’ movie, minus the music and silly slapstick sounds. 
Pa-bump. Pa-bump! Pa-bump!! Chad worries his pounding heart will give himself away, in a manner semi-reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. 
Without a convenient way to silence his beating heart, Chad sighs and closes his eyes. 
––––
As if teleported to another world, minus the cool futuristic sounds and other corny special effects, Chad finds himself wearing a bright orange convict’s jumpsuit, while sneaking along the dull gray wall of a high-security prison. 
Sirens blare. Searchlights shine. Bloodhounds bark. 
A prison guard calls out, “There he is! Open fire!” 
As bullets blast around him, Chad gasps, quickly covering his crotch and muttering à la Gollum from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: “My precious.” 
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Opening his eyes, Chad returns to the bedroom from which he seeks so desperately to escape. 

Snippets


Along with the rest of the moping masses, Chad trudges inside the Baxter Office Building, a.k.a. BOB, an 86-story structure with a faux granite façade on North Michigan Avenue, where he works on the 27th floor. 
Oddly though, the faux granite façade costs more than actual granite.

The Big Meeting! 
In the conference room, Chad sits, dazed and frozen with fear, an upright version of comatose. So much for his fending off becoming a zombie until after five. 

Back in the conference room, Chad opens his eyes as Pete pushes past him and scoffs, “That suit is so yesterday. And why is that, when Regina enjoyed Girls’ Night Out?”
Chad and Pete sneer at each other with such icy disdain, that, for just a moment, global warming reverses; and somewhere north of Quebec, a new glacier forms. 

[Chad]: “She’s [Regina’s] coming by tonight! How am I gonna explain the mess?” 
Jimmy pops up over the wall again. “Your crib’s a landfill with furniture. How do you usually explain it? Radioactive cockroaches?” 




Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy

Published on Jul 23, 2013 by


There’s nothing like the discovery of an unknown work 
by a great thinker to set the intellectual community atwitter 
and cause academics to dart about 
like those things one sees 
when looking at a drop of water under a microscope. 
On a recent trip to Heidelberg 
to procure some rare nineteenth-century duelling scars, 
I happened upon just such a treasure. 
Who would have thought that 
“Friedrich Nietzsche’s Diet Book” existed?

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have 
that people are still thinking. 

 I sold more books than the Beatles 
sold thumb tacks. 

Where illiteracy comes from: 
Kids don’t even read comic books anymore. 
They just watch the cartoons and movies. 

Friday, I was in a bookstore; 
and I started talking to a French looking girl. 
She was a bilingual illiterate 
-- she couldn’t read in two different languages.


You Like One Liner Comedians

Published on Jun 27, 2013 by

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Bonus Post: Get Monster Laughs FREE Oct. 24-28, 2013


Monster Laughs [Kindle Edition]

Dean Burkey 
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Monster Laughs


From the Secret Files of the Mystery Hunter

If you’re like me, you love to laugh; and have fun! Congratulations! Now you can do both, with funny fun fiction from the author of "Heaven-Bent HUMOR: The DEAN Adventures", "How to Write Comedy Jokes", "Seasons Without Reason", "Exit Strategies", "Channel Surfing", and more: Comedian Dean Burkey.

Fear not, laugh a lot, as Paranormal Investigator Eddie Hunter, a.k.a. the Mystery Hunter, matches wits with Count Dracula, the Werewolf, Frankenstein’s Monster, and many other madcap menaces, classic and new, from around the world and beyond.

“Monster Laughs” spoofs monsters and more. In an Odyssey of Oddities, Eddie Hunter tackles the Invisible Man, Space Aliens, and other infamous frights. Further scary topics include romantic misunderstandings, macho insecurities, and diminishing dignity.

No matter how dangerous the situation, the Mystery Hunter keeps his sense of humor, somehow survives, and finds time to enjoy waffles, pie, and bowling. Only he could save the world with bubble gum and burritos.

The beauty of this book, besides being comical, is that each chapter presents its own adventure, while a story weaves throughout.

Busy? Overworked? Stressing out? By this book, you can escape on a monstrously funny mind-trip.

"In my line of work, nothing’s more embarrassing than when the monster laughs."
-- Edward T. Hunter, Paranormal Investigator.

Table of Contents


"Count Dracula Sinks His Teeth into the Big Apple"
To stop the villainous vampire, the Mystery Hunter puts his neck on the line!

"The Howling Werewolf’s Hairy End"
Bring Your Pet to Work Day has never been so deadly! Or so itchy.

"Frankenstein’s Monster Bolts Loose"
Big and green, mighty and mean, the most menacing monster the Hunter’s ever seen. (So far.)

"Doctor Jekyll and Ms. Hyde"
Double the pleasure; double the danger! And with the Hunter involved, double the laughs and mishaps!! And double the indignities and insecurities!!!

"Unraveling the Mystery of the Mummy"
The Mystery Hunter faces more horrors than he’s ever imagined. Is the Mummy out for revenge? Or just running a pyramid scheme?

"Skinny Dipping with the Creature from the Blue Lagoon"
Cannibals, pirates, and sharks, oh my! Also, lost treasure, a whale, a gorilla, a navy seal, and a couple grabby blue crabs. And let’s not forget the web-footed horror of the amphibious Creature! Does the Creature want to kill the Hunter? Or are his desires a fate worse than death? What else would you expect during mating season at the Blue Lagoon?

"The Swinging Tale of the Blue Moon Monkey Man"
The Mystery Hunter encounters a new menace. Before he gets himself killed over a blue banana, the Hunter better solve this case and split!

"Illegal Aliens from Outer Space"
(This Is My Favorite Chapter!)
Worlds turn against the Mystery Hunter, including his own! The galaxy cries out: “Bring me the Hunter!”

"Being Seen with the Invisible Man (Or Not!)"
Although he prides himself on always being prepared, the Mystery Hunter never saw this one coming!

"Challenging the Unchallengeable Charlie Change-O"
The Final Chapter!
Home from a whirlwind, worldwide tour of mystery-hunting, Eddie faces his fiercest foe and solves a mystery he wishes he’d never solved.

"Return of the Blue Moon Monkey Man (And Another Crazy)"
The Final, Final Chapter!
A fiendish foe returns. So does another crazy. And the Hunter makes a monstrously horrifying realization about himself.

Before you buy this book, take a Look Inside!

Inspired lunacy! Zany, quirky, funny, fun. For teens and adults.





Howlie Mandel [The Werewolf] prepared to pounce on me, but then he sniffed a whiff of Penelope’s perfume and barked with bliss. I wondered, deal or no deal.

“The price is wrong, Mister Barker.” Aiming my weapon at Fuzzy Wuzzy, I called out to my alluring assistant, “Run, Penelope! Run!”

Slipping on a soiled newspaper, Penelope collapsed to the red carpet. Like I said, lycanthropes aren’t known for being housebroken. Which seems odd, since most of them come from broken homes.

Salivating like a ravenous shark at a scuba diver’s convention, the Canine Catastrophe bounded across the room to Penelope.

Aimed and fired my stinky gun, but I hit an electrical panel. After an explosion of sparks, the lights went out.


...

As Frank’s Fiend [Frankensteins Monster] lunged forward, I froze. Semi-froze. I chomped my third bite of pie. If you’ve gotta go, why not go with a smile? Bye-bye smile. Horrified, I gasped when he swung his right hand and flung my pie. My delicious key lime smashed into a wall a block away, held for four seconds, and fell onto the head of a crooked politician in an Armani silk suit. The Incredible Sulk destroyed my pie. The monster!

With my finger twitching on the trigger, I thawed out and shoved the barrel of my marble-handled, custom-made, sure-shot, seven, count-‘em, seven-shooter into his mouth. I already reloaded my trusty gun with lead bullets, so not only would I conserve silver, I’d give him lead poisoning. The fatal kind. “What do you say for yourself now? Pie-Flinger!”

“Yummy.” Biting down, the Bolt-Meister bent the end of my marble-handled, custom-made, sure-shot, seven, count-‘em, seven-shooter. Since I could no longer fire, I refroze quicker than leftovers of Tofurky soufflé.


...

The Mad Grabber [Doctor Jekyll] madly grabbed a double dose of his eerie serum and brandished a hypodermic needle at me. “I’ll show you what horror means!”

“No need to. I have a dictionary.” With my kitty-like reflexes, I dodged his first swing. “Or I can Google it online.” I sidestepped his second strike too. “Or Wiki will give me -- Ow!” But not the third. Pain shot through my arm. I wobbled. “Was that needle clean?”

“The needle’s clean; the serum’s not.” The Injection-Meister cackled maddeningly. Not like a villain in a B-movie. He just chortled an annoying laugh that made me mad. 


...

Maybe Serena was right. Maybe I am “a freaky little fool in an over-sized coat full of goofy gadgets who can’t solve the mystery of himself, much less anything else”. Should I take such cruel words spoken in anger to heart? But why was she mad? Where did I go wrong with her? My monstrous charisma and hunter’s mystique always made her feel so secure. Whenever she saw me, she shouted, “Security! Security!!”


...


Although not wanting to die, I felt relieved Captain Gills [The Creature from the Blue Lagoon] only wanted to kill me.

But just when I thought it was safe to be murdered by a homicidal maniac, ...


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