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I'm doing a Kindle Countdown Deal on Goat Herpes and Other Problems, so it's on sale for 99¢ for the next few days. I hope you'll check it out...I'd love to make you laugh! : )
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My first book, For I Am Zeus: A Collection of Plays About Greek Mythology, is on sale for the next week...use the code GY62U to get it for 99¢!
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/317582 I'm doing a Kindle Countdown Deal for Goat Herpes and Other Problems, so it will be on sale for 99 cents on June 29th and 30th, then $1.99 on July 1st and 2nd. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Herpes-Other-Problems-Crystal-Smith-Connelly-ebook/dp/B00KNDYRXA/ And here's the description: It's Willow's first day on the job at Godly Acres, the world's premier rehabilitation facility for gods and goddesses, and she might be in over her head. Sex addiction, alcoholism, eating disorders, goat herpes...you name it, there's a Greek god who has it. Will she be able to help these gods and goddesses work through their issues? Find out in Goat Herpes and Other Problems! (Goat Herpes and Other Problems contains the plays "Godly Acres," "Godly Acres: Bitch Session," and "Playing Doctor.") If you get it, I hope you like it...it's the best book you'll ever read that has "goat herpes" in the title. ; ) I'm thrilled to announce that I published my third book today! It's called Goat Herpes and Other Problems, and this is what it's about:
It's Willow's first day on the job at Godly Acres, the world's premier rehabilitation facility for gods and goddesses, and she might be in over her head. Sex addiction, alcoholism, eating disorders, goat herpes...you name it, there's a Greek god who has it. Will she be able to help these gods and goddesses work through their issues? Find out in Goat Herpes and Other Problems! (Goat Herpes and Other Problems contains the plays "Godly Acres," "Godly Acres: Bitch Session," and "Playing Doctor.") Right now it's only available from Createspace, but it should be on Amazon soon (and the Kindle version should be up sometime today)...if you'd like a signed copy, just send $13 through Paypal to [email protected], and I'll mail it to you when I get my copies. : ) https://www.createspace.com/4557357 Acting Out INK Fest tickets are now on sale! If you want to see my play, your options are to buy an all-day pass for Friday or Saturday (April 25th or 26th) or to get tickets at the door for the block of plays that starts at 3:30 on Friday or 4:30 on Saturday. There are also weekend passes if you want to see a bunch of plays. Come watch me unleash Zeus on L.A.! ; )
https://www.plays411.net/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=3786 To celebrate yesterday's news that my short play 'Til Death Do Us Part will be performed by the 2Cents Theatre Group in L.A. in a few months, I'm offering the For I Am Zeus ebook (which includes 'Til Death Do Us Part and 5 other plays) for 99¢...just enter the code XA72L at checkout. : )
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/317582 Here's an excerpt from Goat Herpes and Other Problems, my next book...it should be out early next year. : )
Godly Acres Setting: Godly Acres, the world’s premier rehabilitation center for gods and goddesses. At rise: Six chairs are arranged in a circle. DIONYSUS, god of wine, HERMES, god of wealth, ARES, god of war, CRONUS, former ruler of the universe, and ZEUS, who has nasty red sores all over his face and is current ruler of the universe, are dressed in togas and sandals (except for Ares, who is dressed in battle armor), waiting for group therapy to begin. ZEUS I can’t believe Mom is making us do this…it’s really cutting into my getting laid time. CRONUS You could’ve stood up to her and said no. ZEUS Yeah, but when she gives me the whole “if it weren’t for me, your father would’ve eaten you” guilt trip, it’s hard to say no to her. (WILLOW, a bubbly twenty-something, enters holding a notebook and a pen.) WILLOW (annoyingly upbeat) Hello, everybody! How are we today? ZEUS I’m great…why don’t we get out of here and go somewhere a little more private? WILLOW (uncomfortably) I don’t think that would be a good idea. ZEUS Of course it would. Come on…I’ll let you buy me a drink. WILLOW You’re being inappropriate. ZEUS It’s what I do. WILLOW (taking a seat) Let’s get started, shall we? Why don’t we go around the circle and introduce ourselves? I’m Willow. (pause) You’re all supposed to say “Hi, Willow” now. DIONYSUS, HERMES, ARES, CRONUS, AND ZEUS (unenthusiastically) Hi, Willow. WILLOW Hi! I’m new to Godly Acres, and this will be my first time leading group therapy. I’m twenty-six years old, have two sisters- ZEUS Nice! WILLOW And I enjoy scrapbooking and knitting sweaters for my cats. (pointing to Dionysus) Your turn! DIONYSUS I’m Dionysus, and I’m an alcoholic. WILLOW, HERMES, ARES, CRONUS, AND ZEUS Hi, Dionysus! WILLOW When did you first realize you were an alcoholic? DIONYSUS Pretty recently. I’ve always enjoyed alcohol-I’m the god of wine, I don’t really have much of a choice-but I was mostly a social drinker. Somewhere along the line, it stopped being about fun, and it got to the point where I had to have it every day. Everyone around me wants to party all the time, so it’s pretty hard for me to avoid alcohol. After a particularly wild party resulted in me getting a tattoo of Pegasus on my lower back, I thought it would be a good idea to try to quit drinking. WILLOW Thanks for sharing, Dionysus. I’m glad you decided to join us. (pointing to Hermes) Would you like to go next? HERMES Sure. I’m Hermes, and I’m a kleptomaniac. WILLOW, DIONYSUS, ARES, CRONUS, AND ZEUS Hi, Hermes! WILLOW How long have you had this problem? HERMES Since the day I was born. WILLOW I’m sure it just feels that way. How long has it really been? HERMES I’ve literally been stealing since the day I was born. When I was six hours old, I snuck away from my mother and stole most of Apollo’s cattle. Cows, goats, you name it, I stole it. (Willow stares at Hermes in disbelief.) HERMES (cont’d) I was a very smart baby. WILLOW I don’t doubt that. HERMES Once I started, I couldn’t stop. It was exhilarating! Even when I got caught, I never got in trouble, so of course I kept doing it. ZEUS That’s my boy! HERMES I’ve stolen tons of great things: Poseidon’s trident, Dad’s scepter, Apemosyne’s virginity… ARES Don’t forget you also stole my favorite sword, you son of a bitch! HERMES To be fair, you were trying to cut my head off with it! ARES You knew I wanted the last piece of pizza and you ate it anyway! HERMES (sarcastically) Yeah, that’s a totally valid reason to decapitate someone! WILLOW Okay. Let’s move on. ARES (yelling) I’m Ares, and I have problems controlling my anger! WILLOW, DIONYSUS, HERMES, CRONUS, AND ZEUS Hi, Ares! ARES Shut up! WILLOW Whoa, Ares, why so angry? ARES I’m the god of war, what do you expect? WILLOW It can’t be that simple. Tell me about your childhood. ARES It was typical, I guess. I was one of thirty-five or forty kids, and even though I was one of the few that Dad actually had with his wife, I really had to work for his attention. He paid more attention to the kids he had with random women-even mortals-than he did to me! Fighting was the only way I could get him to notice me…and I still always felt like he didn’t like me. WILLOW I’m sure that’s not true. ZEUS No, he’s right. I never liked him. He was quite a bastard, even when he was a baby. ARES (dryly) Thanks, Dad. Maybe if you hadn’t been cheating on Mom my entire life, I would’ve been a little nicer to you! ZEUS That may be true, but you weren’t nice to anyone. Why do you think you’re the least popular of all the gods? ARES I’m not! That would be Hephaestus…why else would Mom have thrown him off of Mount Olympus? ZEUS She didn’t do that because she didn’t like him. She did it because he was ugly…and because she’s a bitch. ARES Whatever. These guys like me…right? (Dionysis, Hermes, and Cronus look at the floor uncomfortably.) ARES (cont’d) (yelling) Well, I don’t like you either! CRONUS It’s not that we don’t like you…it’s more like we’re afraid of you. ARES Why, Grandpa? Do you really think I’d hurt you? CRONUS I think it’s possible. Frankly, you seem really unstable. ARES (jumping out of his chair) What?! I can’t believe you think that! Screw you, old man! I’m gonna kick your ass! CRONUS Do it! You’re just going to end up in jail again! WILLOW Calm down, Ares! There’s no fighting in group therapy! ARES Well, if I’d known that, I wouldn’t have worn my armor! CRONUS (scoffing) Please…you sleep in your armor! (Ares throws his chair across the room.) ARES (growling) Ares mad! WILLOW Ares, I need you to put that chair back where it belongs and have a seat. ARES (yelling) No! WILLOW Do it or I’m sending you to art therapy. ARES Ugh! I’d rather go back to jail! WILLOW Take a seat, Ares. ARES (pouting) Fine…but I won’t be happy about it! (Ares stomps over to the chair and picks it up. He stomps back over to where he was sitting originally, slams the chair down, and sits, sighing loudly.) WILLOW Thank you. Are you done? ARES For now. CRONUS I’ll go next! WILLOW Good! CRONUS I’m Cronus, and I have an eating disorder. WILLOW, DIONYSUS, HERMES, AND ZEUS Hi, Cronus! ARES (mocking them) Hi, Cronus! (Willow shoots Ares a dirty look.) WILLOW What kind of eating disorder do you have? CRONUS I’m an overeater. WILLOW How long has this been going on? CRONUS Since my first child was born. WILLOW Let me guess. Your wife wasn’t paying as much attention to you once the baby came, so you used food as a substitute for the comfort you were no longer getting from her. CRONUS Actually… (Willow crosses to where Cronus is sitting and takes his hand.) WILLOW Remember, Cronus: food isn’t love. CRONUS I know. I ate my children because a prophecy said one of them would overthrow me…it had nothing to do with feeling neglected. WILLOW (hurriedly retreating back to her seat) You ate your children?! That’s not an eating disorder-that’s cannibalism! CRONUS Well, yeah, but I threw them up a few years later, so wouldn’t that technically be bulimia? ZEUS I don’t think it counts as bulimia if you only threw up because someone poisoned you. WILLOW You were poisoned? ZEUS Mom told me to do it! WILLOW You poisoned your own father? ZEUS I had a good reason! CRONUS (muttering) Should have made sure I ate you… WILLOW If you ate all of your other children, why didn’t you eat him? CRONUS I thought I did! Turns out his mom wrapped a stone in blankets and told me it was Zeus! ARES How dumb are you? CRONUS It was a baby-sized stone! Copyright ©2011 By Crystal Smith-Connelly For anyone who wants more info about For I Am Zeus: A Collection of Plays About Greek Mythology, here's a list of the plays that are in the book, and a description of each one:
For I Am Zeus: Zeus tries to pick up a woman at a bar. Master of Disguise: Zeus is reunited with a few of his past lovers...and they are not happy. 'Til Death Do Us Part: Zeus and Hera give marriage counseling a try. Last God Standing: Zeus and God are the final two on a reality show (hosted by Jesus) which will determine who is the most awesome god of all time. Four's a Crowd: Zeus tries to talk his sisters into a four-way. A Greek God Walks Into a Bar...: Zeus hosts a speed-dating night at his son's bar. The Kindle version of For I Am Zeus will be free this weekend, July 14th and 15th. Check it out if you missed the other free download promotions! : )
http://www.amazon.com/For-Zeus-Collection-Mythology-ebook/dp/B0085H0MH6 The next person to buy For I Am Zeus (which will be the 25th copy sold) gets a character named after them in a future play...it's only $9 right now, so if you buy it, let me know ASAP!
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