Alexie Linn, the Author, and Homespun Rebel

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Attention Cozy Mystery Readers! It’s Weird!

Attention Cozy Mystery Readers! It’s Weird! But sure to be a Hoot!

Give Alexie a piece of your mind!

Have you always wanted to tell a cozy mystery author a better way to handle a situation?

Can you take about a minute to select your choice to help plot the story? Your feedback will directly influence the plot lines of the next Sally the Loner story.

Sally the Loner is a series of books that feature an 87-year-old spunky grandma who has all kinds of mysterious misadventures. She’s fun. She’s funny. And she means business.

Book 10 of the Sally the Loner Series is your opportunity to make the story even better. It might even be the new and improved method to writing each book just for you. But we won’t know until we give it the old college try.

You ready to give this cozy mystery author a piece of your mind?

Here’s the quick and easy way to play…

Watch for this post ‘Your Opinion is Important! #_’.
Open it.
Read the options
Vote.

TaDa! It’s that simple.

When you have another minute to invest, go here to see how the Opinion Polls are tallying up. I’ll post the updated winners here as the surveys become available.

Oh! And what’s in it for you?

The most important, in this cozy mystery author’s opinion, is that you can tell yourself and your friends that you were directly responsible for plots in this book!

But! You want more?

How about a free pre-publication copy of the eBook delivered to your inbox? Does that work for you?

Sign-up below and email me here — through this very specific link to receive your free fun and interesting read of Sally’s next mysterious misadventure just before it’s published. The one you helped write. Look for it about a month after the polls close.

Are you ready to help Alexie Linn, the cozy mystery author, turn out a bestseller?

I’m excited! Let’s do this together!

Your opinion is important #1

Opinion Results for Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show

Work in Progress title — Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show

A Sally the Loner Mysterious Misadventure – Book 10

In the beginning, I posted a callout for reader’s opinions in the writing of Book 10. Then followed the callout with posts 1 through 10. Each post asked a question and gave voting choices.

Here are the results of the participant’s opinions with the winning choices:

Title — Sally, the Horse, and the Donkey
How Does the story open? — Sally gasped, fully awake when she saw the donkey peering at her through the screen door…
What is the name of the horse? — Tobias
How does Sally discover the animal’s names? — Halters with name tags.
What’s the name of the old man in the trough? — Harvey Vandenvin
How does the old man get into the trough? — Conked on the head by a meteor.
How do the authorities get onto the landlocked homestead? — ATV’s and horses.
Is the old man a rich hermit? — Yes, No, unknown (Even split)
How does the story end? Sorry. For this result you have to read the book.

And finally, the Cover selection.

And here’s AI’s (Artificial Intelligence) description of the story.

In the tentative “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

Sally, an energetic 87-year-old woman, faces this exact dilemma. Intrigued by the animals, she decides to investigate why they keep returning to her property. What she discovers shocks her to the core – their water trough is contaminated with a body. But whose body is it? And how did it end up in the water trough?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Join Sally on her thrilling and perplexing journey as she unravels the truth behind this mysterious misadventure. Prepare to be captivated by the twists and turns in “Sally, a Horse, and a Donkey”, a tale filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected revelations.

Look for the book in about a month.

This has been a fun and interesting experiment in reader participation of plotting a book. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Cheers!

Your Opinion is Important! #10 — The Final Question

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 10th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Join Sally on her thrilling and perplexing journey as she unravels the truth behind this mysterious misadventure. Prepare to be captivated by the twists and turns in “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, a tale filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected revelations.

The final decision to make is that of the cover. Which of these 3 covers grab your undivided attention?

Email me here with your Other suggestion.

And thank you for playing! It’s been great for me. How about you?

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #9

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 9th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other rescue suggestion.

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Or move on to the final question #10

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #8

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 8th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other rescue suggestion.

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #7

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 7th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other rescue suggestion.

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #6

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 6th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other ‘into the trough’ suggestion.

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Or move on to Opinion #7

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #4

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the 4th question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other name discovery suggestion.

Be sure to subscribe to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #5

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and question #5 to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.

Email me here with your Other name suggestion.

Be sure to sign-up to not miss a question. But if you missed the memo on this lark we’re enjoying, you can still cast your vote through the links below. 🙂

Posted on October 14, 2023October 15, 2023 by Alexie Linn

Your Opinion is Important! #3

This is the story that you, the readers built. Here’s the description and the third question to cast your vote on:

Description:

In “Sally’s Horse and Donkey Show”, imagine coming home to find a horse and donkey in your backyard, both desperately thirsty. Would you give them a drink? And then what?

With no one else around, Sally wonders if the body could be their missing caregiver. As the mystery deepens, she must grapple with the fate of both the animals and the unknown person in the trough.