Invisible is now available on Amazon.com
We are very excited to announce the availability of "Invisible" on Amazon.com! Published by White Meadow Books, it will have a soft back distribution in 2016, but the decision to place it as an eBook on Amazon was even more exciting.
Being a new author has, and still is enlightening our understanding of the complexities involved in publishing, distributing, and advertising a book. We see comments by authors, some with multiple publications, indicating they are having difficulty finding people to read e-copies of their books, even when offered as a free download. Others have offered their stories for free resulting in hundreds of downloads. However, when the free offerings end, so do the downloads. We have the feeling that some people download eBooks by the dozens when they are free, just in case they want to read them later. The upside to this is that as an advertising vehicle, it does get the books into many more hands, or e-readers as the case may be. Still, from an author's point of view, we’re sure they would prefer the increased downloads be associated with someone actually reading their stories and sharing their experiences.
Nevertheless, few authors will become rich. It’s a lot like young people going into sports. Few will ever become professional players. Few will be able to make a living doing it and even fewer will become mega-stars. They play because they enjoy the sport. We believe most writers are the same. They write because they enjoy sharing their creations with others. The money charged for the creation is little more than an indicator of how much people are enjoying the books and feel they are worth paying a few dollars for. Nothing gives us more pleasure than having someone read our book and feel what we feel, see what we see, experience what we experience. However, the creation and distribution process involves a lot of people who need to be paid. And while it would be nice to sit back on a beach in the Pacific, sipping on a coconut and counting the millions of dollars received from writing a book… we aren't holding our collective breath.
Being a new author has, and still is enlightening our understanding of the complexities involved in publishing, distributing, and advertising a book. We see comments by authors, some with multiple publications, indicating they are having difficulty finding people to read e-copies of their books, even when offered as a free download. Others have offered their stories for free resulting in hundreds of downloads. However, when the free offerings end, so do the downloads. We have the feeling that some people download eBooks by the dozens when they are free, just in case they want to read them later. The upside to this is that as an advertising vehicle, it does get the books into many more hands, or e-readers as the case may be. Still, from an author's point of view, we’re sure they would prefer the increased downloads be associated with someone actually reading their stories and sharing their experiences.
Nevertheless, few authors will become rich. It’s a lot like young people going into sports. Few will ever become professional players. Few will be able to make a living doing it and even fewer will become mega-stars. They play because they enjoy the sport. We believe most writers are the same. They write because they enjoy sharing their creations with others. The money charged for the creation is little more than an indicator of how much people are enjoying the books and feel they are worth paying a few dollars for. Nothing gives us more pleasure than having someone read our book and feel what we feel, see what we see, experience what we experience. However, the creation and distribution process involves a lot of people who need to be paid. And while it would be nice to sit back on a beach in the Pacific, sipping on a coconut and counting the millions of dollars received from writing a book… we aren't holding our collective breath.
Published on October 23, 2014 11:02
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Invisible's Genre Defined
Invisible's Genre Defined
I have had difficulty defining my book’s genre until now.
As defined in Wikipedia:
Science fantasy versus science fiction[edit]
Distinguishing between science fiction and fantas Invisible's Genre Defined
I have had difficulty defining my book’s genre until now.
As defined in Wikipedia:
Science fantasy versus science fiction[edit]
Distinguishing between science fiction and fantasy, Rod Serling claimed that the former was "the improbable made possible" while the latter was "the impossible made probable".[1] As a combination of the two, science fantasy gives a scientific veneer of realism to things that simply could not happen in the real world under any circumstances. Where science fiction does not permit the existence of fantasy or supernatural elements, science fantasy explicitly relies upon them.
There we have it. Invisible by D.R. Fuller is Science Fantasy. Nice!
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I have had difficulty defining my book’s genre until now.
As defined in Wikipedia:
Science fantasy versus science fiction[edit]
Distinguishing between science fiction and fantas Invisible's Genre Defined
I have had difficulty defining my book’s genre until now.
As defined in Wikipedia:
Science fantasy versus science fiction[edit]
Distinguishing between science fiction and fantasy, Rod Serling claimed that the former was "the improbable made possible" while the latter was "the impossible made probable".[1] As a combination of the two, science fantasy gives a scientific veneer of realism to things that simply could not happen in the real world under any circumstances. Where science fiction does not permit the existence of fantasy or supernatural elements, science fantasy explicitly relies upon them.
There we have it. Invisible by D.R. Fuller is Science Fantasy. Nice!
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