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Falling Into An Inkwell
Oh, man. Our Story Warren Family Conference, Inkwell, was incredible. I’m so grateful for how it went. We had around 250 kids with their families together all day for an amazing experience. Inkwell is...
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UPDATE: FREE DAYS ARE DONE The Green Ember is FREE! Can You Help Us Spread...
The Green Ember is FREE. Get it now. Share it now. — This little adventure has been fun. Writing is necessarily a lonely vocation, and the “self-promotion” part of the job is fraught with real and...
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It’s Black Star Release Day and I Need Your Help! (And You Might Win a...
The day is finally here! My second novel, a short prequel to The Green Ember, is out today. The Black Star of Kingston is available to ship right now! I have three quick favors to ask. Can you help me...
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New Stories With an Old Soul: And a Giveaway with Sally Clarkson
I’m so honored to be over at my friend Sally Clarkson’s blog today talking about New Stories With an Old Soul. She’s also giving away three copies of my new book, The Black Star of Kingston. Head over...
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Black Star On The Radio: Fireballs, Fables, and Allies in Imagination
World Magazine’s Emily Whitten (also of Redeemed Reader fame) interviewed Zach Franzen, Andrew Peterson, Randall Goodgame (Slugs & Bugs), and myself for a spot on World Radio’s “The World and...
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Save Yourself! (Money): The Best Deal on My Books Since 1790
Hey, ya’ll. Sam here. I’ve got news for you that involves major savings and possibly time travel. This is what I know right now. My publisher is slashing smashing murdering slaughtering lowering prices...
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An Ogre’s Castle and My Own Cottage
I’m writing this in the Forge. A bluejay is bouncing outside my window in front of an ambling caravan of deer. Squirrels range through the trees behind and the leaf-strewn trampoline sits there...
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Please Share the News: Black Star is FREE to a Good Home (& to Bad Homes)
The Black Star of Kingston is FREE right now on Kindle. But only for today and tomorrow. (It was also free yesterday, reaching as high as #31 overall for free books on Kindle.) I’d be very grateful of...
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This is Kind of Bananas: Some Fairly Astonishing News
Y1K = Yes, 1,000 Last week I asked you to help me let people know about our $1 deal on The Green Ember audiobook, offered in cahoots with the legendary Money Saving Mom. I told you I wanted to reach...
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What a Year! The Green Ember’s Exciting Milestones
This is a post I’m grabbing from over at TheGreenEmber.com, written by Andrew Mackay, my esteemed publisher and friend. He looks back on some of the highlights from an amazing year. All I can add is...
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Black Star Audiobook Released (At Last!), The Green Ember Audiobook Honored
Do you want the good news first, or the good news? We are so excited to share that The Black Star of Kingston audiobook is finally available! Many of you have been asking about this for months, and, as...
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An Award-Losing Author Wins
I wanted to write a hospitable story, one that would welcome children into a new world where they would find good things. I wanted to honor them, their intelligence and imagination, and give them just...
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This Is One Star, What’s Your Emergency: Some Recent Reviews of The Green...
Below is a roundup of some recent reviews from around the web. Reviews are so important for authors. I recently had a couple of one and two star reviews on Amazon. No big deal–not an emergency–but the...
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Two Books For 99 Cents!
Hello Friends! Cool news. Will you help me out by sharing it? The Green Ember is 99 cents on Kindle today. And Black Star is Free. We will select someone we see sharing this out on the inter webs as a...
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Stretch Goal #1: ACHIEVED! —> Stretch Goal #2: ANNOUNCED!
Yahoo! We reached 900 backers for our Ember Falls Kickstarter! That is really wonderful. More readers and more opportunity to spread the stories further. Thank you! That means EVERYONE who backed (and...
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Limited Time Deal! Get All 3 of S.D. Smith’s #TheGreenEmber Series Audiobooks...
At Amazon (and Audible), you can get the best pricing ever for all three books! You DO NOT have to be an Audible member to get this deal. Each book is only $3.95 (or less). Grab them here! Click on...
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The Green Ember is Spreading Worldwide! (Canada and Australia Now Stocking...
These best-selling books are reaching all over the world! Beyond ebooks and audiobooks, which are easy for anyone, anywhere, to buy, we have reliable reports of The Green Ember Series being enjoyed in...
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Bestselling Green Ember Audiobook DEALS!
As of writing, ALL FOUR of the available Green Ember audiobooks are in the Audible TOP 50 for Kids! Your kids will love listening to these for hours and hours! Great for trips, bedtimes, and just for...
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New S. D. Smith Book Available for Pre-order NOW!
Great news! My newest book, The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner, is available to pre-order now! This thrilling follow-up to The Black Star of Kingston is another swashbuckling adventure featuring our...
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Black Star WEEKEND FLASH SALE!
Here are FIVE incontrovertible reasons you should get and read The Black Star of Kingston today! 1. FOMO Fo Real Yep. If you’re a Green Ember fan but haven’t grabbed Black Star, you ARE missing out....
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