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Damien Darby

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in Seattle, The United States

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http://damiendarby.wordpress.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Health, Mind & Body

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December 2011

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I currently live about thirty minutes north of Seattle. As far as my writing style, it is hard to fit into a box. It varies but revolves in one way or another around some aspect of revolution. I currently work as a web content/freelance writer but I truly dig eBooks.

My latest work is a fascinating new twist to the Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy genres named Adasia Released.

Both American Epitaph books center on the collapse of modernity and a contemporary version of the American Revolution taking place in the near future.

My Unconventional Fitness Guide is from fifteen years in and around the fitness industry. I promote organics and a style of exercise that is hard to come by other than through word of mouth.

Both Occupy Our Common Ground ...more

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Damien Darby's Blog

So You’re Trying to Market Online, but Don’t Know How

These days the money marketing games are raging online and withering in the real world. Countless ambitious people want to make a living online, but don’t readily know how.

Me, I may not be an internet marketer per se, but I am the guy that writes their web content for them. I’m the freelance writer/ghostwriter that puts the web content together they use to get eyeballs on the page and clicking/...

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Damien Darby's Books

Average rating: 3.20 · 40 ratings · 15 reviews · 14 distinct works · Similar authors

	A Fun Interactive Psychological Adventure 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Docheli Prays 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unconventional Guide To Fitness: Tipping The Scales 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adasia Released 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THIS HOLE THINGS DONE FOUR: A Doomers Guide To The Contemporary World 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Aspiring To Accomplished: Getting Started As An Ebook Author 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Epitaph: Book Two 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amigosa Calm 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Epitaph 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moral Coverage 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Keys to Great Writing

by Stephen Wilbers

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Damien Darby said: "An amazing book chalk full of invaluable writing tips and persuasion."

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Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America

by Matt Taibbi

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Anathem

by Neal Stephenson

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Damien Darby wrote a new blog post So You’re Trying to Market Online, but Don’t Know How These days the money marketing games are raging online and withering in the real world. Countless ambitious people want to make a living online, bu... Read more of this blog post »
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Damien Darby joined the group Kindle Marketing - BookGrow
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Damien Darby made a comment on his profile "An honor and a pleasure indeed Alesha :)"
Dec 31, 2012 09:58pm
Damien Darby said "maybe" to attending INDIE BOOK REVIEW FEST date: October 03, 2012 03:00AM location: Lada Ray Blog, The United States description: Welcome to the Indie Book Review Fest! Included are my September reviews of 4 great books by fellow authors, as well as the most recent and best reviews of my own books. I promise a feast for the reader’s soul with a variety of genres, including adventure, mystery/thriller, fantasy/scifi, metaphysical/spiritual, paranormal and non-fiction/history. Have fun! Note: this is an ongoing event, please come by any time! Comments and likes are always welcome! Many thanks to all those who said "yes," and e...more Damien said: I'm pretty busy these days, but it sounds exciting!
Oct 02, 2012 07:31pm · like
Damien Darby voted on a poll in the group Goodreads Author Feedback Group Do you have galleys or ARCs made of your books? He voted for: No, I do not have galleys made of my books.
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Damien Darby rated a book 5 of 5 stars Keys to Great Writing by Stephen Wilbers	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An amazing book chalk full of invaluable writing tips and persuasion.
Mar 01, 2012 01:42am · see review
Damien Darby rated a book 5 of 5 stars Adasia Released by Damien Darby (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 19, 2012 10:58am
Damien Darby rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Amazing, loved it. Read it during his 2008 campaign. Sigh...the 2012 campaign is so sad. Sorry Ron, the country doesn't deserve you in many respects.
Feb 16, 2012 07:06pm · see review
Damien Darby made a comment on An Angle On Ebook Self-Publishing Experience "Thanks for the comment sir! Hard not to like a guy with a hat like that. I feel much better today. I was just venting. Adapt and overcome, say it with...more "
Feb 07, 2012 07:41am · see blog post
Damien Darby voted for 1 books on the list Best Fitness Enhanced eBooks Vote on this list »
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“Sorry to hear about your Dad."
He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him."
"Heart attack?"
"He was hit by a Pizza Express truck.”
― J.A. Konrath, Whiskey Sour

tags: death, fast-food, humor, pizza

26 people liked it

“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

tags: inspiration, on-writing, writing

1,011 people liked it

“One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.”
― Ron Paul

tags: constitution, founding-fathers, illegal-taxes, income-tax, politics, ron-paul, tax, taxes

271 people liked it

“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot

tags: books, life

2,769 people liked it