I just looked at my website’s statistics for September. The number one search item that brought people to my site was one word in the title of my short story “Tiffany Gets Her Boobs.”
Guess which one.
I don’t think I got many bookmarks from that crowd.
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Posted in Current News, David Bawdy, Having Fun, Humor, On Writing
Tagged boobs, website statistics
If you’ve been reading this blog for any time at all, you know about my intense admiration for Kristine Kathryn Rusch. I consider her the single best teacher I’ve ever had. The workshops run by her and Dean Wesley Smith have changed my life. She’s also one of my favorite writers. (And also a heckuva person, but that’s getting beyond the point.)
Imagine my euphoria when I read her June Recommended Reading list and found my short story “Tiffany Gets Her Boobs” included! I wouldn’t be surprised if my cries of delight and amazement remained audible all the way from Massachusetts to Oregon.
I wrote “Tiffany” as part of a short story workshop with Kris and soon after, released it electronically under my pen name David Bawdy. Here’s what she had to say:
I thought, based on the title, that I would hate “Tiffany Gets Her Boobs.” But I had to read it: Dave wrote it for the short story workshop. The story’s an off-shoot of Bubba Goes For Broke, his novel, and that was the assignment: write a stand-alone story that works for people who haven’t read the other work. Well, “Tiffany” works beautifully, and by the end of the story, I had fallen in love with this savvy, determined, and somewhat crazy woman. Everyone who has read this story remembers it and likes it. You will too.
Music to my ears! You can read it for free here or on the NOOK or at Smashwords. Until Amazon lowers its price, it remains 99 cents for the Kindle.
Hope you like it! And if you do, check out Bubba Goes for Broke.
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Tiffany knows that only one thing separates her from stardom — a boob job. Who’ll pay for it? She’s determined to find out.
This humorous short story, starring the character from my novel Bubba Goes for Broke, is now available on Amazon and Smashwords as well as right here on the Free Fiction page. It precedes the action in the novel, so it’s a perfect introduction if you’re waffling on Bubba.
It’s also free everywhere but on Amazon (and I’m hoping their bots will notice that and make it free there, too).
Enjoy!
Oh, and by the way, it’s the short story that has been released, not Tiffany’s boobs.
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Posted in David Bawdy, E-books and stories, Free Fiction
Tagged boob jobs, boobs, Bubba Goes for Broke, Free Fiction, Tiffany
Pentucket Publishing has just released my crime caper novel, Bubba Goes for Broke, written under the pen name David Bawdy. It’s available in all electronic formats; a trade paperback will be released in the summer.
Since it’s an R-rated novel — you might call it bawdy – I felt compelled to use a pen name to distinguish this book from my forthcoming Young Adult novel, Cracking the Ice.
Sample the first two chapters of Bubba Goes for Broke. If you don’t laugh, check your pulse.
If a dim-witted, sex-crazed crook falls in love, does he get any dumber? You can bet a boob-jobbed Hooters waitress he does. And when she wants to become a televangelist with a little something extra, guess who’s going to pay? Meet Bubba Winslow.
Available for $4.99 in all electronic formats on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords, Sony, Apple, Kobo, and many others.
(Cover by Renee Barratt at The Cover Counts.)
Early reader reactions:
“I was laughing so hard, I could hardly see straight.”
“Hilarious!”
“Madcap and raunchy!”
“A hilarious idiot Dortmunder.”
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Posted in Current News, David Bawdy, E-books and stories, Humor, Novels, On Writing
Tagged crime caper, David Bawdy, Dortmunder, Hooters, sexy humor
"Cracking the Ice scores the literary equivalent of a hat-trick: funny, harrowing and finally, heartfelt. This book is a winner." --Greg Neri, author of Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty, a 2011 Coretta Scott King Honor book
"I started Cracking the Ice and could not put it down. Jessie Stackhouse's generosity, hope and intelligence touched my heart...I kept reading until the last page!" --Joyce Carol Thomas, author of 2009 Coretta Scott King Honor book, The Blacker the Berry
"A compelling, civil rights tale of a young man's coming of age on the ice. Hendrickson personalizes history with unforgettable characters." -- Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of 2011 Coretta Scott King Honor book, Ninth Ward
"Having been a black hockey player in this era, I found that Cracking the Ice isn’t just a very good read. It captures the prep school life completely. I felt like I was back in my old room. The hockey action comes to life. The scenes made me feel as if I were out on the ice. But this book doesn’t just cover a black hockey player at a prep school; it’s for anyone trying to succeed in difficult situations.” -- Richard Harris
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and your local bookstore.
"David Bawdy tickles my funny bone in the best possible way." -- Annie Reed, author of Pretty Little Horses, an Abby Maxon Mystery, forthcoming from Thunder Valley Press.
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $2.99
Tiffany only needs a boob job to become a star. Who'll pay?
"'Tiffany' works beautifully, and by the end of the story, I had fallen in love with this savvy, determined, and somewhat crazy woman. Everyone who has read this story remembers it and likes it. You will too."
--USA Today Bestselling Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Available on Kindle, , NOOK, and Smashwords (free).
When one great life isn't enough.
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99
"Excellent story, lots of fun." - Ryan M. Williams, author of Dark Matters
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99
“The conclusion turns [the reader's assumption] on its head in a funny and honest way. I also found the last line in this story to be the funniest of the anthology by far.”
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99
“For sheer outrageousness, few writers beat Dave Hendrickson’s black humor and quirky charm.”
- Fiero Publishing
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99
A Biblical swords fantasy
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99
A poker horror story
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords, and Sony. $.99
A sexy horror story
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99