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Into the Box Set
It started as an innocent post on KBoards.com. Author David VanDyke called for a few apocalyptic stories for some box sets he was putting together. I thought, "Hey...I wrote a few of those. Maybe I could get in.” I chose my first zombie novel, Sometimes We Ran, to submit. I figured it was the first part of the story, and readers of the box set would like to see how my series began.
Sometimes We Ran had to be formatted for inclusion. David requested a .DOC file, so I went into my 500GB hard drive to drag out a copy. That's when I ran into my first problem ...or maybe I'll just call it a challenge.
Sometimes We Ran was written three years ago on a website called Leanpub.com. The website did a great and tidy job of making files for Amazon, NOOK, Kobo, etc. However, Leanpub used fancy text files to make the book ready for ereaders. In short, I had no clean, final .DOC file to send to David.
This set off a panic search for converters or services that could make a .DOC file out of whatever scraps I could find. A long Google search turned up a file converter that worked on Chrome. Sending my Kindle files through, produced nice, clean Word files that would work. After a few rounds of editing with David, Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse was ready for the prime time and the box set. I would like to thank David for his extraordinary patience in the editing process. He needed it a certain way, and I think I finally got it in the end.
I am honored to be associated with all the fine authors in this box set, and Author David VanDyke. He does this box set thing often, so you never know. Sometimes We Ran 2: Community may hit the scene sometime in the future. You can bet though, I'll have a .DOC file waiting to go ...maybe.
If you want to check out this box set or any of the others, point your browser at Amazon's Kindle Book Store. I hope you have it bookmarked :) :
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LJPGKDK/
Till next time, zombie fans.
Sometimes We Ran had to be formatted for inclusion. David requested a .DOC file, so I went into my 500GB hard drive to drag out a copy. That's when I ran into my first problem ...or maybe I'll just call it a challenge.
Sometimes We Ran was written three years ago on a website called Leanpub.com. The website did a great and tidy job of making files for Amazon, NOOK, Kobo, etc. However, Leanpub used fancy text files to make the book ready for ereaders. In short, I had no clean, final .DOC file to send to David.
This set off a panic search for converters or services that could make a .DOC file out of whatever scraps I could find. A long Google search turned up a file converter that worked on Chrome. Sending my Kindle files through, produced nice, clean Word files that would work. After a few rounds of editing with David, Sometimes We Ran: A Story from the Zombie Apocalypse was ready for the prime time and the box set. I would like to thank David for his extraordinary patience in the editing process. He needed it a certain way, and I think I finally got it in the end.
I am honored to be associated with all the fine authors in this box set, and Author David VanDyke. He does this box set thing often, so you never know. Sometimes We Ran 2: Community may hit the scene sometime in the future. You can bet though, I'll have a .DOC file waiting to go ...maybe.
If you want to check out this box set or any of the others, point your browser at Amazon's Kindle Book Store. I hope you have it bookmarked :) :
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LJPGKDK/
Till next time, zombie fans.
