Paving the Bumpy Road
I have just e-published my books that I have worked on for 14 years. One is a sci-fi work called THE PLAN OF ARIEVLEX and the other is a fantasy book called THE DRAGON STRATAGEM, SOUL BLASTER. They are a culmination of struggle, vision, passion, and creativity. The road to the e-publishing dates (each early 2013) was a bumpy dirt road through a festering bog of confusion and chaos. Now that they are published I will begin to pave the road through the bog and hope readers will find it much more pleasant a journey than I did.
Check out my books' website http://www.arievlex.com
They are available on kindle by kindle Direct Publishing (a free program for all curious authors out there).
I found it impossible to get an agent for traditional publishing so when I found out about kindle Direct Publishing I quit looking for one and just self published. I tried to find an agent for four years sending out thousands of query letters and getting hundreds of rejections. I found through reading "how to write" fantasy/sci-fi books like:
Athans, Philip; Salvatore, R. A. (2010-06-18). THE GUIDE TO WRITING FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller! . F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Brooks, Larry (2012-01-01). STORY ENGINEERING, MASTERING THE 6 CORE COMPETENCIES OF SUCCESSFUL WRITING . F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
That my stories were not really what commercial publishers were looking for; I call what I do dark horse writing as opposed to traditional commercial writing. I change the archetype and overturn the apple cart in my writing. I use concepts that become intertwined in the story in layers and can be seen emerging throughout. Traditional commercial writing follows specific formula, but dark horse writing can adapt to the story and compensate for lack of formulaic strategy with thinking outside of the box.
Check out my books' website http://www.arievlex.com
They are available on kindle by kindle Direct Publishing (a free program for all curious authors out there).
I found it impossible to get an agent for traditional publishing so when I found out about kindle Direct Publishing I quit looking for one and just self published. I tried to find an agent for four years sending out thousands of query letters and getting hundreds of rejections. I found through reading "how to write" fantasy/sci-fi books like:
Athans, Philip; Salvatore, R. A. (2010-06-18). THE GUIDE TO WRITING FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller! . F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Brooks, Larry (2012-01-01). STORY ENGINEERING, MASTERING THE 6 CORE COMPETENCIES OF SUCCESSFUL WRITING . F+W Media, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
That my stories were not really what commercial publishers were looking for; I call what I do dark horse writing as opposed to traditional commercial writing. I change the archetype and overturn the apple cart in my writing. I use concepts that become intertwined in the story in layers and can be seen emerging throughout. Traditional commercial writing follows specific formula, but dark horse writing can adapt to the story and compensate for lack of formulaic strategy with thinking outside of the box.
No comments have been added yet.
