4th July 2011:

Maria is currently a featured author on Jason McIntyre's blog, 'The Farthest Reaches'

Click the link to read her guest post: www.thefarthestreaches.com



28th June 2011:

Maria's new novel, 'The Dream' is almost ready for publication. It's her first fantasy/paranormal novel.

Coincidentally, her fellow author and good friend, Darcia Helle (creator of BestsellerBound.com where Maria is a resident author) is also releasing a ghostly new novel next month, 'Into The Light'. Maria and Darcia will be launching their books at the same time. We will be bringing you news of a competition you can enter to win a copy of both books!

To coincide with the launch of 'The Dream', Maria's website will be completely revamped, so watch this space for the new exciting changes!!



27th May 2011:

Maria's new short story 'Flames' has been published in an anthology featuring many talented indie writers. The BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology is available to download free in any ebook format from Smashwords at the following link: www.smashwords.com/books/view/62029

18th April 2011:

Maria recently stopped by The Secret Writer's blog for a chat. You can read the interview here:
http://thesecretwriterblog.blogspot.com/

Maria has written a piece about the inspiration behind her latest collection of short stories, 'Fusion'. To read the article, visit the following link:
http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/

Finally, you can read all about Maria's latest projects, including more news about her upcoming novel, 'The Dream', on her Goodreads blog, by following this link: http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/



11th April 2011:

Maria was recently interviewed along with her co author Jason McIntyre about 'Cutting The Fat', and the writing process. You can read the interview '7 Deadly Questions' on author R. A. Evan's blog, here:

raevanswrites.wordpress.com



3rd March 2011:

Maria has been interviewed by Kipp Poe about her writing. You can read the interview here:
http://kippoe.blogspot.com/2011/02/maria-savva-interview.html?spref=fb

Another recent interview on the Notes From An Alien blog, can be seen here:
http://nfaa.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/author-interview-maria-savva/

Finally, you can help support Maria and her co-author Jason McIntyre (Cutting The Fat), by commenting on the Nestor Maronski interview on author Stacy Juba's blog.
Stacy is currently running an online fictional reality show where characters form novels are interviewed. The three characters who get the most comments will win! You can read the interview with the evil reviewer, Nestor Maronski, here:
http://stacyjuba.com/blog/2011/03/02/sink-or-swim-6-win-an-e-book-from-nasty-book-reviewer-nestor-maronski/



25th February 2011:

You can read Maria's latest interview on author Darcia Helle's blog.

If you leave a comment on the blog you'll be entered into a draw to win a pdf copy of Maria's latest collection of short stories, 'Fusion'.

Click here to read the interview:
http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2011/02/fusion/



9th February 2011:

Maria is giving away 2 print copies of 'Second Chances' on author Stacy Juba's blog. To enter, you need to leave a comment on the blog by 13th February 2011.

Enter the competition here: http://stacyjuba.com/

There are many more great books up for grabs in the competition, including ebooks and print books.

Good luck!



7th February 2011:

Maria and her co-author Jason McIntyre were recently interviewed by author Darcia Helle about their novella 'Cutting The Fat'.

You can read the interview here:
http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2011/01/cutting-the-fat/



26th January 2011:

'Cutting The Fat', the novella that Maria co-wrote with author Jason McIntyre (blog: www.thefarthestreaches.com) is now available to purchase at Amazon.

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

The book, which was originally an impromptu online novella, written online at BestsellerBound.com, is about Nestor Maronski, a book reviewer who writes scathing reviews of self-published books. 'Cutting The Fat' is a sometimes gruesome, sometimes humourous, compelling thriller about a plot to kill Nestor Maronski.

The character, Nestor Maronski, can be found on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NestorMaronski and also on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Nestor-Maronski

Some of the members of BestsellerBound.com also featured spoof interviews with some of the characters from 'Cutting The Fat' on their blogs. You can read those here:

The Tale's The Thing: thetaleisthething.blogspot.com

The Secret Writer: thesecretwriterblog.blogspot.com

The Far Edge of Normal: jaletaclegg.blogspot.com

A Word Please: quietfurybooks.com

West of Mars: westofmars.com

The ebook of Cutting The Fat also features some bonus material:

An Excerpt from Thalo Blue a novel by Jason McIntyre
The short story 'Only Time Can divide Us' from Maria's latest short story collection, 'Fusion'.

Jason and Maria are due to be interviewed about the book on author Darcia Helle's blog and she will be giving away an exclusive 'Nestor Maronski Must Die' t-shirt and some pdf copies of the book. More news on that soon.



25th January 2011:

Maria's review of The Cult's concert at Hammersmith Apollo has been featured on the Cult Fan Club website sacredsoul.us:

www.sacredsoul.us



10th January 2011:

Maria's latest collection of short stories, 'Fusion', is now available to purchase at Lulu.com. The paperback will soon be available at most online booksellers, and you can also order it from libraries and bricks and mortar stores. There are plans to release it as a kindle ebook in the near future. Buy

6th January 2011:

Maria's short story 'Forever Blue', from 'Pieces of a Rainbow', is featured in 'The Bestseller Bound First Annual Sample Anthology -- Volume One'!



Click this link to download a FREE pdf file of the entire volume:
www.4shared.com

Alternatively, you can read the volume online for FREE at scribd.com

There are three volumes of anthologies created by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick (author of 'Caraliza' and 'Breathing into Stone'). The anthologies contain excerpts from the works of 60 independent authors.

Here are links for the other two volumes:


Volume Two:
To download the FREE pdf Click Here
To read FREE online Click here


Volume Three:
To download the FREE pdf Click here
To read FREE online Click Here

There are plans to make a kindle version available soon. We will post more news when we have it.

All the authors featured in the anthologies are active members of www.bestsellerbound.com, a site dedicated to promoting independent authors, where Maria is a resident author/moderator.

The excerpts in the anthologies include short stories and chapters taken from novels. They include romance, horrors, crime fiction, thrillers, historical fiction. Whatever your taste, you should be able to find some new authors to fall in love with!

All the authors featured are indie authors and therefore they rely on word of mouth to sell their books. So, if you like what you read, please help to spread the word about the anthologies and the authors, by posting links to your Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites.



22nd December 2010:

Maria's guest blog post on the Indie Book Collective's blog can be seen here:

http://indiebookcollective.wordpress.com/

In the post Maria talks about Bestsellerbound.com and the recent Cutting Edge Campaign, as well as her joint online novella, co-written by Jason C McIntyre.



24th November 2010:

Maria recently did an interview with Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick, author of 'Breathing into Stone', for his blog. Read it now at:

http://thetaleisthething.blogspot.com/



16th November 2010:

As many of you already know, Maria is a resident author on Bestsellerbound.com

Recently, Maria collaborated with fellow author Jason C. McIntyre (author of 'Shed' and 'On The Gathering Storm') to create an impromptu online novella.

Read all about it on Jason McIntyre's blog here:
thefarthestreaches.blogspot.com

You can read the actual online saga here:
quietfurybooks.com/messageboard

The story was such a hit with readers that Maria and Jason are currently planning to release the as yet untitled novella as a free ebook very soon. It is being edited by fellow authors and Bestsellerbound members Lainey Bancroft and Jaleta Clegg.

Watch this space for more news soon...



4th November 2010:

Many of you will already know that Maria is a resident author on BestsellerBound.com, a message board dedicated to indie/small press authors and their readers.

BestsellerBound was created by author, Darcia Helle, to give a voice to indie authors and to help readers find new and exciting books to read.

The BestsellerBound team have come up with a plan to propel an indie author to the top of the Amazon kindle sales charts. The aim is to raise the profile of indie authors and show that they are commercially viable.

Please show your support for indie authors by 'liking' the Facebook page and recommending it to your friends! If you blog, you could also help out by posting a link on your blog. Or if you Tweet, please tell all your followers.

Darcia Helle's book The Cutting Edge has been chosen to front the campaign.

Darcia Helle is a very talented writer who has self-published no less than 7 books. Here's the blurb from "The Cutting Edge"

My name is Skye Summers. I'm a hairstylist and I can't stop fantasizing about killing my clients. Not all of them, of course. I only want to kill the ones who irritate me, which, if I'm being honest, is most of them. My occasional fantasies have turned into chronic daydreams. They're bloody and vivid, like watching a slice-and-dice movie on IMAX. I also want to kill my husband's ex-girlfriend. She's not a client but she tops my list. Eighteen years ago, she gave birth to his daughter and she has tormented him ever since. I should be troubled by this growing desire to use my surgically sharpened shears for more than a haircut. Instead, I wonder how I can get away with it.

Followers will be asked to download a copy of 'The Cutting Edge' kindle book on Amazon on December 20th 2010. Darcia has kindly agreed to reduce the price of the ebook to 99c in the US on the day of the download, so this should translate to about 71p in the UK. If enough people download the book it should go to No.1. Hopefully on the US and UK Amazon kindle lists!

This campaign has been set up because Maria and the team at BestsellerBound.com feel passionately that all books, irrespective of how they were published, should have an equal chance to be read and enjoyed

BestsellerBound: 'The Cutting Edge' Campaign

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13th October 2010:

For a limited time only, Maria's short story collections, 'Pieces of a Rainbow' and 'Love and Loyalty (and Other Tales), will be available at the special promotional price of $0.99 in Amazon.com and £0.71 in Amazon.co.uk for the kindle ebook downloads!

If you don't own a kindle ereader there are free apps on Amazon that you can download so that you can read the books on your iphone, ipad, mac, pc, Android or Blackberry.

Click here to buy now!



12th October 2010:

Maria recently did an interview with author Simon Royle on his blog, Indieview, discussing her latest novel 'Second Chances'.  Check it out at the below link:

simon-royle.com



29th September 2010:

Maria recently did an interview with The Secret Writer for his blog. It's now online at the below link:
thesecretwriterblog.blogspot.com

He is also giving away one signed paperback copy of 'Second Chances'. Check it out now...!



27th September 2010:

There is a new review of A Time to Tell on The Secret Writer's blog. Check it out at the link below:
thesecretwriterblog.blogspot.com

Maria recently did an interview with The Secret Writer as well and that will appear on the blog very soon. Stay tuned...



23rd September 2010:

Maria recently did an interview with author Darcia Helle, for her blog. It's now online and you can read it at the following link:

http://www.quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/09/meet-maria-savva/

13th September 2010:

'Pieces of a Rainbow' is now available on Kindle at Amazon (ebook download). You can download by clicking on the links below:

Also, Bestsellerbound.com is currently running a competition where members can win ebooks or the chance to be featured in the December 2010 Bestsellerbound newsletter. Among the prizes is a copy of Maria's latest novel 'Second Chances'. For more details please click HERE!



21st August 2010:

Pinnacle: Author and Book Promotions is giving away a paperback copy of 'Second Chances'.  Enter to win here:
http://www.pinnacleauthorandbookpromotion.com/

Also, Maria is a resident author/moderator on a new message board created by fellow author Darcia Helle (author of 'The Cutting Edge') and also featuring Stacy Juba (Author of 'Twenty Five Years Ago Today').  Bestsellerbound.com is a place where indie authors and readers can connect.  Everyone is welcome to join and participate in the discussions.
Here's the official press release:

Bestseller Bound Message Board Connects Indie Authors and Readers. Readers and indie authors now have a brand new place to interact. The message board, Bestseller Bound, is having its grand opening this week.
Author Darcia Helle created the forum with input from resident authors/moderators Stacy Juba and Maria Savva.

Here, readers will get a behind the scenes glimpse into what it’s like to be a small press or independently published author. Resident and visiting authors will chat with readers about writing a book, how they do research and get their ideas, how they market their books, and the challenges they face. They’ll share articles, stories and poems, as well as
special offers and discounts.

Readers are invited to hang out, ask questions and chat with tomorrow’s breakout writers. Small press and independently published authors are welcome to participate in the discussion, as well as post threads about their titles in the Connection Café, post a book trailer link, and browse the free Help Wanted section, where authors and book lovers can exchange guest blogging and review opportunities. Members can also receive a free quarterly newsletter packed with information about indie books.

Helle is the author of romantic suspense novels including The Cutting Edge, Enemies and Playmates, Miami Snow, Hit List, No Justice and Beyond Salvation. Juba is the author of the mystery novels Twenty-Five Years Ago Today and Sink or Swim, along with the patriotic children’s picture book The Flag Keeper. Savva’s published novels are Coincidences, A Time to Tell and Second Chances, and she has also published the short story collections Pieces of a Rainbow, and Love and Loyalty (and Other Tales.)

To find out more and join in visit http://www.bestsellerbound.com

 

4th August 2010:

Maria is the featured author on Pinnacle Author and Book Promotions website this month!

www.pinnacleauthorandbookpromotion.com

Maria would like to thank all of you who voted for 'Pieces of a Rainbow' as your favourite book in the Pinnacle poll earlier this year. As a result she won the promotional package on Pinnacle's website and is now using that to promote 'Second Chances'! Pinnacle will be featuring 'Second Chances' on the site soon, including a review. We will post more news shortly.



3rd August 2010:

'Second Chances' has been chosen for the November 2010 group read in the Bloggers Unite group on Goodreads.com

Goodreads.com November 2010 Group Read

Anyone can join Goodreads and join the group to read along, join in the discussions, and post reviews

Also, 'Pieces of a Rainbow' is one of the books in the poll for the Autumn Book club read in the 'Green Group' on Goodreads.com - click on the link below to cast your vote. Voting ends 27th August!
 
Goodreads.com Autumn Book Club

22nd July 2010:
Until 15th August 2010, you can get 15% off Maria's new novel, 'Second Chances', at Lulu.com. Use the code: BEACHREAD305

http://stores.lulu.com/MariaSavva



8th July 2010:
The Pinnacle Author and Book Promotions Group on Goodreads.com has chosen 'Second Chances' for the next group read. The group will start reading the book on 15th July 2010! Join up to follow the discussions, read along with the group, and add your review!

www.goodreads.com



14th June 2010:
Maria has written a piece for Stacy Juba's blog (Stacy is the author of 'Twenty Five Years Ago Today')

Maria's story, 'The Red Man', is based on a memory from 25 years ago. Check it out at the link below:

The Red Man



29th April 2010:
Maria recently  did an interview about her writing with author Jess C Scott, and it now appears on her website.

Click here to read the interview!



26th April 2010:

Maria's latest bookof short stories 'Love and Loyalty (and Other Tales)' is available now:   For more information on the book please read the 'Love and Loyalty (and Other Tales)' section of this site.

Anyone who buys the book before 5th May 2010 will get £2.99 off postage from lulu.com using this code FREEMAILUK305

It will be available on Amazon (UK and US), Barnes & Noble, and other bookstores in 6-8 weeks. We will keep you posted...



30th March 2010:
We've just had news from CompletelyNovel.com   that Maria has been nominated in the Author Blog Awards 2010!

Maria is  currently one of the front runners, but to secure a place in the short-list we will need people to keep nominating until 2nd April 2010.

Winners will be announced at The London Book Fair 2010

Click the badge below to sign up and nominate Maria! (anyone that does nominate stand a chance of winning a prize!!)



10th March 2010:
'A Time to Tell' has been chosen as a Book Club read in the Pay it Forward 2010 Group, on Goodreads.com
The group will start reading the book on 15th March 2010.

You can join the group to read/review/discuss the book  by clicking HERE.


4th March 2010:
'Pieces of a Rainbow' has come 2nd in the Pinnacle: Author and Book Promotion poll!!

Click here to see the Top 3!!

Thanks to everyone who voted.


25th February 2010:
A new review of 'A Time To Tell' has been posted on the American Author's Association website.

Check it out by clicking HERE!


2nd February 2010:
'Pieces of a Rainbow' is one of the books chosen by the Pinnacle: Author & Book Promotions website for their 'favourite book' competition.  To Vote for Maria's book please click on the link below!

www.pinnacleauthorandbookpromotion.com

Voting is now open and will close on 2nd March 2010! Many thanks!


24th January 2010:
Maria is giving away a copy of 'Pieces of a Rainbow' on LibraryThing.com. Anyone can enter the draw by signing up to LibraryThing at the link below:

http://www.librarything.com/er/giveaway/list#9470593

The giveaway will end on 6th February 2010. Good Luck!


6th January 2010:
Maria is giving away a copy of her new book, Pieces of a Rainbow, on Goodreads.com

To enter the competition now, click here!

The competition runs until 20th January 2010. Good Luck!!


5th January 2010:
Pieces of a Rainbow has been entered into the Preditors and Editors poll for best short story book 2009: http://www.critters.org/predpoll/shortstory.shtml
The poll closes on 14th January 2010
It only takes a minute to vote and you don't have to sign up to website to vote.


16th November 2009:
Maria's new book ' Pieces Of A Rainbow' is now available from both Amazon.co.uk and Lulu. Click the links below to buy!

11th August 2009:
A Time to Tell is now listed as the no.1 book in the Family Saga Community on Amazon.com!  Check it out HERE!


13th July 2009:
Maria has almost finished her new short story collection 'Pieces of a Rainbow'. An excerpt from the first story in the collection 'Seeing Red' has been posted on Maria's Goodreads.com page. You can read it here!


17th April 2009:
Maria is giving away a copy of 'A Time to Tell' on Librarything.com. The giveaway runs until the 1st May 2009 ! Good Luck!


31st October 2008:
Cindy Bauer, an American author, is giving away a free signed copy of Maria's novel 'A Time to Tell' on her website. The draw will be held on 25th November 2008. Enter the competition HERE!


28th October 2008:
Maria's novel 'A Time to Tell' has been added to a website called Book-Club-Queen.com - a site that people can visit to find out about books and authors and leave comments and ratings for the books. To view Maria's section and comment on the book, please click on the link below:



3rd September 2008:
Maria's novel 'A Time to Tell' has been featured in the September edition of the 'Calamity's Corner' newsletter.  To download the newsletter please click the link below:
Calamity's Corner Newsletter - September 2008
Please note that Adobe Reader must be installed to view the files. You can download it here!


11th August 2008:
Click the links below to read Maria's short story 'The Game Of Life', as published in the September issue of Writer's news!
Writers' News is a subscription only magazine - to subscribe telephone 01778 392 482 or visit the website: www.writersnews.co.uk 
The Game Of Life - Page 1
The Game Of Life - Page 2
Please note that Adobe Reader must be installed to view the files. You can download it here!


19th July 2008:
Good news!  Maria has won a short story competition in Writers' News magazine! Her short story 'The Game of Life' will be published in the September issue of Writers' News  - make sure you check it out!


14th March 2008:
The book reviews website, www.whosreadit.com,  is giving away two signed copies of Maria Savva's 'A Time To Tell' novel in a competition! For more information and to enter please click here!


20th September 2007:
'A Time To Tell' is being featured on a website called happydeadtrees.com, which is running a competition for the best self-published book. Maria's book is the first one to be featured on the site! Check out the link above to read an excerpt of the book. You'll be able to vote for the 'A Time To Tell' as your favourite self published book at a later date - We'll keep you posted