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Facebook actually tried to censor one of my books! Can you believe that? Has this happened to anyone else?

In my case, it seems to come down to their software being unable to tell the difference between political satire and pushing a fake political candidate.

Their software made the decision! So dumb!

Here's my promo page for the book in question, if you're curious: https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

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The cover of Demon for President!, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. (Foreground) Two blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall and slender brothers of German descent, shaking hands, facing the viewer for what could almost be a photo-op. Their clothing is clean. The one on the right is in a gray suit and red tie, matching his Republican affiliation. He wears a "Snake Pride" pin on his lapel and round-framed, brass Windsor glasses. He smiles somewhat evilly. The one on the left wears a black suit and blue tie, matching his Democrat affiliation. He wears a "Tyme to Vote" pin on his lapel and somewhat more modern glasses than his brother, though still brass. His expression if more serious and stern, without a smile. (Background)At the bottom of the frame, seen between the brothers, a modern city of skyscrapers is in flames, belching out large plumes of smoke! The light from the fires is so intense, the two brothers are outlined in its glow. At the top of the image, the flag of the United States waves. It's been splashed with blood, while smoke and sparks from the fires rise past it.

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    Facebook actually tried to censor one of my books! Can you believe that? Has this happened to anyone else?

    In my case, it seems to come down to their software being unable to tell the difference between political satire and pushing a fake political candidate.

    Here's my promo page for the book in question, if you're curious: https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

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    The cover of Demon for President!, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. (Foreground) Two blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall and slender brothers of German descent, shaking hands, facing the viewer for what could almost be a photo-op. Their clothing is clean. The one on the right is in a gray suit and red tie, matching his Republican affiliation. He wears a "Snake Pride" pin on his lapel and round-framed, brass Windsor glasses. He smiles somewhat evilly. The one on the left wears a black suit and blue tie, matching his Democrat affiliation. He wears a "Tyme to Vote" pin on his lapel and somewhat more modern glasses than his brother, though still brass. His expression if more serious and stern, without a smile. (Background)At the bottom of the frame, seen between the brothers, a modern city of skyscrapers is in flames, belching out large plumes of smoke! The light from the fires is so intense, the two brothers are outlined in its glow. At the top of the image, the flag of the United States waves. It's been splashed with blood, while smoke and sparks from the fires rise past it.

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    I've got six novels out that have very few or no reviews, so I'm running a short-term Ebook giveaway through Jun 30th.

    Use the code ''P6YFQ' to get my books for free via the smashwords store: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OwenTyme

    Please post your reviews to one or more of the following sites:
    https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AOwen+Tyme&s=relevancerank&text=Owen+Tyme
    https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45452178.Owen_Tyme
    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Owen%20Tyme%22
    https://fable.co/author/owen-tyme

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    When a snake demon in an expensive, tailored suit takes an irreverent stab at American Presidential politics, the Hunter is literally forced to take a stab at him, to save the USA from getting a Demon for President!

    Book #3 of Ashen Blades, Demon for President! is now available for pre-order, coming to online bookstores June 10, 2024!

    https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/demon-for-president.html

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    I just got some author copies I ordered and that always makes my day! I'm looking forward to getting them in the hands of local fans.

    If you're interested, you can learn more about these books at the following links:
    https://owentyme.us/short_stories.html#she-goes-to-summer-camp
    https://owentyme.us/books/ashen-blades/she-goes-to-war.html
    https://owentyme.us/books/wizards-scion/the-third-wish.html

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    The author that brought you Troll Song and Forgotten Legends now offers you the chance to read the third book in the The Wizard's Scion: The Third Wish.

    $3.99 Ebook and $18.99 paperback.

    https://books2read.com/b/TheThirdWish

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    Volume 3 of the Wizard's Scion, The Third Wish, is out of pre-order as an Ebook! The paperback edition should be available soon!

    https://books2read.com/TheThirdWish

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    Uncle Sam wanted every man he could get, but never expected a half-demon witch girl to show up for the Vietnam War...

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar

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    Uncle Sam wanted every man he could get, but never expected a half-demon witch girl to show up for the Vietnam War...

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar

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    Volume three of the Wizard's Scion is now scheduled for release on May 6, 2024, titled 'The Third Wish'! It will be in Ebook first, with print to soon follow.

    In this novel, old enemies of Heart Forge band together and seek to alter history with a time machinel, forcing the Steel Wizard, Levi Jacobs, to take action, despite the pain of having recently lost his parents.

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    I've got awesome news! As you may recall, I recently talked about my books being added to a new Ebook store: fable.co.

    Books2read.com seems to have started supporting adding book from this store to my sales links, beside the rest!

    https://books2read.com/TrollSong
    https://books2read.com/ForgottenLegends
    https://books2read.com/SheHuntsDemons
    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar
    https://books2read.com/EmergentConsequences
    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToSummerCamp

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    Volume 2 of Ashen Blades, She Goes to War, is now available in print! In this novel, Little Miss Secret braves the jungles of Vietnam, in 1972, in pursuit of her demonic nemesis, Vogerath.

    Also includes the novella She Goes to Summer Camp, in which she goes undercover as a teenager to root out the demons hiding at a summer camp, in 1986.

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar
    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToSummerCamp

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    She Goes to Summer Camp is now available as both a free Ebook and an inexpensive print edition ($9.99 from Barnes and Noble).

    This is the novella included at the end of She Goes to War, all by itself. So, if you want to get a taste for my Ashen Blades series without paying for it, this little Novella might be just the ticket.

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToSummerCamp
    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/she-goes-to-summer-camp-owen-tyme/1145317818

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    Volume 2 of Ashen Blades, She Goes to War, is now available as an Ebook! The print edition should be available soon.

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar

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    Volume 2 of Ashen Blades, She Goes to War, is available for pre-order as an Ebook. It will release on April 5, 2024!

    In this book, our heroes brave the jungles of Vietnam, in 1972, as they track their nemesis to his new lair.

    This book also includes a bonus novella, She Goes to Summer Camp, in which our brave heroine faces the most difficult challenge of all: teenagers.

    https://books2read.com/SheGoesToWar

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    I'm very pleased @rajohns has finished artwork for another of my novels.

    Ashen Blades #2, She Goes to War, should release April 5, 2024.

    In this piece, set in 1972, our brave heroes go to Vietnam on a search and destroy mission, to exterminate their nemesis, Vogerath.

    It draws on the real life experience of a Vietnam War veteran and he tells me I hit the nail on the head with my descriptions of the jungle.

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    There's now a long-form character profile on my blog for Otto Vogerath, the villain of my novel, She Hunts Demons.

    https://owentyme.us/blog/character-feature-otto-vogerath-aka-pride.html

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    There's now a long-form character feature on my blog about Verda Bagley, the witch ally of Little Miss Secret in my novel She Hunts Demons.

    https://owentyme.us/blog/character-feature-verda-bagley.html

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    There's now a long-form character feature on my blog about Mashu'ra, the little kitten demon that lives inside the main character's top hat in my novel She Hunts Demons.

    https://owentyme.us/blog/character-feature-mashura.html

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    There's now a long-form character feature on my blog about Clayton Simmons, the private detective partner of the main character in my novel She Hunts Demons.

    https://owentyme.us/blog/character-feature-clayton-simmons.html

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    I just posted a long-form character feature to my blog that's all about Little Miss Secret from my novel She Hunts Demons.

    https://owentyme.us/blog/character-feature-little-miss-secret.html

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