10,000 Downloads!
Okay, this is old news at this point, but I recently realized that I forgot to mention how I passed 10,000 mark here, on my blog of all places! Somehow, I remembered to brag about this fact on every other social media outlet I can name, but not once did I consider saying this on my wordpress page. Okay, brag is a bit of a strong word… more like celebrate. Yes, it pleases me to know lots of people are taking what I write into consideration and spending their valuable time reading it. And in the end, isn't that all we really have? Sure, there's money too, but isn't that just a reward for the expenditure of time? What we waste our time seeking so we can satisfy the needs (i.e. food, shelter, fun) that make our time more enjoyable?
Okay, took a bit of a wrong turn there! Meant to get on Point road, took a detour down Metaphysical lane! I frequently do that. In any case, about a month ago I reached my goal of 10,000 downloads and felt that it would be good to take stock of what I'd done thus far. It has been almost six months since I decided to go public with my writing and making some samples available for free download has been intrinsic to that process. Sure, I've made some of my other stories available for purchase as well through some retailers (Lulu.com, Smashwords, Kindle, Createspace, and a few others), most of my time has been dedicated to making sample writing available so people can get to know what I have to offer before I ask them to put down money on something longer and more professionally done.
So far, samples have included the urban fiction short known as "Liability", the near-future sci-fi tale "Smartbomb", and the distant future space opera known as "Source". More recently, I've also added installments of two new stories – the sci-fi noire detective story "Genome" and the cyberpunk action thriller"Akuma"- to the mix.
These are what I like to think of as my hobby writing, nothing too big like my sci-fi magnum opus Legacies, the short stories set in that same universe, or the longer works of fiction that have been occupying my time as of late. These need a bit more work and some serious editing before they will be made available. But when that happens, it is my hope that any fans I've picked up along the way – I know there are a few of you out there! – will check these out and enjoy them. I'll be sure to announce their existence and provide the necessary links so they'll be easy to find!
Ah, one final thing: I should also note that I have since surpassed the 10k mark and am working my way towards 15k. In fact, as I write this, I am at a grand total of 11,330! Woohoo! Go ahead, check out the sites and do the math, I dare you! Here are the links:
Feedbooks
Obooko
Scribd
Free-ebooks.net
