Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner discussion
I'm an indie/self pub author and my book is...

I'm trying to prove that ..."
So you don't really have a book, just some chapters and no writing experience?

I'm tryin..."
That's right Larry. Boy, you sure read my post.


That sounds like an interesting story. Congrats on being featured.














If you're into historical novels or women's fiction, check it out! I am giving away ebook copies free through the end of November...check out my author page and scroll down to the Events section for details on the offer.
Thanks!


It's an understandable thing from a business perspective! You've got to keep an eye on he bottom line.
It's cool with me...I write a lot of contemporary fiction as well and I'm still working on selling that to traditional publishers. I was happy to self-pub this particular book since it seemed it was not going to find a home with a publisher until the economy improves or until the trends change. :) I am just glad readers are able to enjoy it.


Sure is a drag in the meantime, though! :P


Part 1 is just 99 cents, and will give you a coupon for a discount on the full novel when it comes out next month.
You can get it at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Bones-Earth-Par...
Smashwords:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
And a FREE long sample at
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
If you'd like a review copy (in return for a review, of course), send me a message and I'll send you a free full copy.

A writing friend described the book as Sedaris with a twang and since I found the description quite flattering I hope it is fairly accurate. THE FEEDSTORE CHRONICLES is a coming of age memoir about y days working for a nefarious but fun loving boss at a Texas feed store.
Here is a copy of the back jacket blurb ...
Welcome to Pearl's Feed and Seed
Most coming-of-age stories are fraught with symbolism, hidden metaphors, and a heaping mound of other literary devices. Not this one. Not mine. You see, I came of age while working at a dusty Texas feedstore. A place where To Kill a Mockingbird involved a twelve-year-old and a BB gun. Of Mice and Men was a problem easily solved with rat poison. And David Copperfield was nothing more than a dude that made shit disappear. In the spring of 1989, I went to work at Pearl's Feed and Seed for a man named Doyle Suggs. On the surface Doyle and I had little in common: I was a rosy-cheeked boy of sixteen; he was a twice-divorced, thirty-year-old high school dropout. I had yet to go on my first date; he was trading sex for horse feed in the back room. Sure, Doyle was a lout, a liar, and a lecherous derelict. To this day, he remains the most morally bankrupt man I've ever met, yet my life wouldn't be half as blessed, had I missed out on his misguided education. The Feedstore Chronicles is a mostly true account of those days and when murderous ex-wives, well-hung bulldogs, and feed room fornication were all part of a normal day at Pearl's.
http://www.amazon.com/Feedstore-Chron...

The Last Stoic
Hi all,
Thanks so much for providing this forum and opportunity to spread the word about indie books.
I published my first novel, entitled The Last Stoic , this summer with Hidden Brook Press, an independent publisher in Brighton, Ontario, Canada.
I'd like to do a book giveaway soon.
A brief overview:
The Last Stoic is a story about appetite and fear, both modern and ancient. Half of the story’s narrative occurs in the time and place of the ancient Roman Empire; the other half occurs in the present-day United States. A central conceit of the novel is that the parallels between the two eras are so strong that the narrative can continue uninterrupted as the setting shifts from historic Rome to modern America, alternating from chapter to chapter.
Marcus, a young man from a northern provincial border town, journeys deep into the heart of the empire and witnesses first-hand the excesses that can lead to ruin, both personal and political. His story offers an ancient commentary on the preoccupations of our own turbulent times.
Shortly after his arrival, the empire is thrown into a panic by an unprecedented barbarian attack on the capital. Suspicion and paranoia abound. A young Roman/American runaway named Patrick, disillusioned with his own life and the state of his country, becomes convinced that Marcus is a dangerous traitor. Culminating in a public accusation made by Patrick, Marcus is wrongfully imprisoned, exiled and tortured as an enemy of the state. In prison, he confronts the many contradictions he has found in his adopted home, and in himself.
Throughout the story, in both eras, the writings of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius (The Meditations) insinuate themselves unexpectedly into Marcus’ life. In prison, he is saved by a chance meeting with Sextus Condianus, the “last Stoic” of the title, a cell-mate who is able to fully recite Aurelius’ words and impart their wisdom. Ultimately, it is this unanticipated and unbidden instruction that gives the young man the strength he requires to survive. It becomes evident that the words of the venerable Stoic emperor have as much relevance to our own era as they did to his.



I am offering the Post-Human Kindle edition for FREE! I tried to get Amazon to let it be free, but they wouldn’t let me because it is a self-published edition, but you can download the Kindle version for free by going to my website, and downloading it there! Don't have a Kindle? Not to worry! If you have an Android or an iPhone, you can get Kindle Apps, likewise if you have a tablet. Don't have those either? Well, you're still not left out in the cold! There is a PDF version you can download and read on your PC or Mac, all on my website.
http://post-humannovel.com/David_Simp...
Here's the link to get to the 99 cent Kindle editions of Trans-Human or The God Killers. :) Thanks again to everyone. :)
http://post-humannovel.com/David_Simp...
David Simpson

Here is a brief synopsis: Exiled is a Fantasy novel written for young adults about a boy (15) who is wrongfully accused of murdering his mentor and banished to 'The Never', a place from which there is no return. James must first learn to survive in this inhospitable place and then find a way to return home in order to save his kind from destroying themselves. Full of sorcery, treachery, tragedy, adventure and excitement, Exiled is book one of The Never Chronicles, which in full, completes the story of James, The Never and the feared Epoch Terminus -the rapidly approaching date marking the end of his world.
I'm on facebook here http://www.facebook.com/WhatisTheNever
website is launching soon.
I'm very excited to find this group!
-Josh

I have a science fiction/fantasy titled The Warning. Here's a quick blurb.
The longest night in Nikolai Crowe’s life begins when he’s framed for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Jade Sho. To save himself, he must find the real killer without getting caught by crooked cops, who rather see him dead than captured. Nikolai believes the murderer is Jade’s own father, New York City Mayor Hiroshi Sho, who has orchestrated a dark plan to bring his vision of law and order over the entire country. Did the mayor arrange his daughter’s murder when she learned his secret, or is her blood painted on someone else’s hands? Luckily for Nikolai, he has help from a human clone identified as Alpha Replica 3007. This clone—and a band of others like him—have escaped their creator on Mill Rock Island. Now this particular clone is guiding Nikolia toward something Jade left for him before her death. What are the mayor’s plans? What did Jade hide, and how is it all linked?
The Warning is available via http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&r...
A free sample is also available for anyone interested.
I'm a first time indie fantasy author my young adult fantasy novella is on amazon for 99 cents. You can also read the first chapter for free! https://kindle.amazon.com/work/supr...

Best wishes, J.G.! Welcome to the fray!

Oops, You are right! I researched M.A. and his Meditations and other Stoics for our non-fiction book and had a senior moment there with Cicero. My apologies. Your work still looks interesting.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOVING-UP-ON-...
http://ninawhyle.blogspot.com/

I've been lurking around this forum for while, and now think it's time to draw you attention to my debut novel, Dark Remains, which was released over the weekend. Good luck and success to all pursuing your literary dreams.
Here' a brief blurb and a few links:
London, 1842. England is in turmoil and one young woman must carry the demands of both the living and the dead.
After the death of her mother and imprisonment of her revolutionary father, thirteen-year-old Maggie Power is plunged into a world of poverty and violence. Promising to protect her younger brother - come what may - she scavenges upon the mudflats of the Thames, haunted by the constant shadows of hunger and disease. That is, until a chance encounter with a charitable countess, who rescues her from the brutal streets of 19th century London.
But Maggie’s troubles are just beginning. For the rich life presented to her by the mysterious countess comes at a dreadful price. Slowly she realises she must free herself of the influence of her benefactor - whose dark motives are revealed over the course of the turbulent summer of 1842.
A suspenseful, historical mystery, Dark Remains takes the reader on a journey through the dark heart of early Victorian London.
“Fine characterization...and skilled pacing make this a real page-turner.” Publishers Weekly on this 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semi Finalist.
Dark Remains - Amazon UK
Dark Remains - Smashwords (20% sample)
Thanks. I will try and keep up with this thread a little more - now I've summoned up the courage to publish (and be damned!).
By the way, I'm having difficulty linking my book to my profile. Any suggestions?

Just a quick look through Amazon. I was expecting overwrought writing, something really bad. Instead, I was very pleasantly surprised with the writing style. I'll have to read it fully, now.

As always, I appreciate feedback and reviews- I'll even give away coupons if you would kindly do a review.
http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie...
I also have a blog: http://sturgeoncreek.blogspot.com/ which is not always about writing- I also run a 100 acre farm, and things can get interesting there.
Thanks so much for having this group, I hope to wander back this way more often.
Cheers,
Kathy

Just a quick note to let you know that I've listed The Last Stoic in a giveaway: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
The Last Stoic

I finished my first novel, "What it Tastes Like to be Sane" in the spring, and published it in the summer, and failed to tell most anybody about it, so I'm working on rectifying that. It's a sort of surrealistic sci-fi/comedy, in the vein of someone like Vonnegut or Douglas Adams.
Here's a review, if that helps with any explanations:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
That's the only one so far, but of course that's something I'd like to increase. I've put it up for free download, and I'll put that link in here too. Unfortunately I have to charge for physical copies, but I'm more concerned about people just finding out and reading and not so much about profit. So, here's the link to the free download:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this, and furthermore, read any bit of my work, and I look forward to any feedback I might receive.
Thanks to all,
Sean Ahern

Hi all!
From now until the 25th "Our Monsters", my debut novel, is being offered for free at Smashwords! Simply follow the link below and use the coupon at checkout. Easy!
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104...
Promotional price: $0.00
Coupon Code: LH76M
Expires: January 25, 2012
Please leave a review on my website (clintondharding.com) or here on Goodreads, and tell your friends! Thanks for any support you can provide!
About "Our Monsters":
Yesterday Jon Graves believed living and going to high school in the military occupied town of Carpenter was a bore. That is until a routine fieldtrip to Carpenter’s science labs, when Jon and his friends uncover a military secret, the reason why the US Army stationed their parents in Carpenter… to create a top secret species of monsters. Yeah. MONSTERS!

http://www.juliaphillipssmith.com
http://www.amazon.com/Saint-Sanguinus...
Julia is a close friend of mine and is currently on vacation but I thought I would share her book as it's currently available for under a dollar. My company helped produce the book trailers for her book and she has a day job that helps finance her self publishing venture with Saint Sanguinus a Dark Ages Superhero Vampire Love Story. The trailers were a lot of fun to make - we used a green screen and dropped in photos that suited Julia's taste. Julia's husband stars in it as a Vampire overlord (he has no words) :-) but I wanted to share her story. She has a passion for the Arts especially ballet and came to writing years and years ago. Saint Sanguinus started out as a Nanowrimo book years ago and turned into a self publishing dream she had where she could set her own deadlines and put her own voice out there. Thanks for taking the time to check it all out! Tara

I started writing years ago and published my first novel, The Syndicate, earlier this year. Just recently I released my second novel, Moonlight Metropolis.
As described in the novel's synopsis:
"One of the most cultured societies in the city, the Commonwealth has encouraged the masses to adopt its philosophical views for over a decade. As it reaches the peak of its existence, however, its very own leader soon plunges into the depths of psychological trauma.
Determined to preserve his marriage, Arthur Copeland sends his closest companion to hunt down the man who has been cheating with his wife. But when Julian Baxter discovers that his target is none other than his own brother, he must decide if blood is indeed thicker than water.
As Julian fulfills his tasks, a sense of nostalgia begins to sink into his soul. However, he soon realizes that, if he so chooses to abandon his assignment, his career shall fall to ruins. Over time, Julian struggles between dwelling in the past and working for the future, as he asks himself, can his personal desires truly triumph over his professional endeavors?"
It's available here at Amazon both in print and on the Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Metro...
Hope you guys will be able to check it out! I'll really appreciate it!

329: a fable $0.99
The atoms that compose your body were around long before you were born and will remain long after you're dead. Their brief sojourn with you is a tiny episode within their life in this universe. This short story traces the path of a single hydrogen atom from the Big Bang to the edge of the universe. If we could ask an atom to recount its adventures perhaps this is the story it would tell.
This is a short story of about 4600 words.
Excerpt:
"There were still other particles in this universe besides us protons. We called them the short life particles because they would spring into existence and then decay in only a few short trillionths of a second. 329 and I would often watch as they quickly appeared and then vanished, leaving faint bursts of light all around us. Whenever we drifted a bit from the crowd we could see them even more clearly and it was quite beautiful. It was said that none of us protons would live forever, and that one day each of us would decay as the short life particles did. Decay was a random process, meaning no proton could know the exact moment of their own decay. All we could do was hope that it would not happen for a very long time. In fact I wasn't quite convinced it would ever happen. No one had ever actually seen a proton decay, and so perhaps we would live forever."


Are angels actually astronauts from another part of the galaxy? Where did Amelia Earhart disappear to? Was she part of a World War II covert operation? Who are the Grays? What are their roles in the fabric of the universe? Who are the Archs? Galactic beings or synthetic creations? Were Michelangelo and Mozart given their extraordinary abilities by a higher celestial being? All these questions will be answered in "Enoch and the Stars Above" a science fiction thriller that will make you think twice about the surrounding world we live in today.
I look forward to hearing from you all. Take care and have a Happy New Year!!! 2012, the year of the independent author!!!
Rich Paz
Hi everyone, I'm new, and it's brill to be part of this group.
I am self published, My book 'The Shadowed Valley' is a dark fantasy for youth/adult.
I look forward to getting involved and meeting fellow authors. Some of the books on here sound fascinating.
I am self published, My book 'The Shadowed Valley' is a dark fantasy for youth/adult.
I look forward to getting involved and meeting fellow authors. Some of the books on here sound fascinating.
Clinton wrote: "Welcome, YI!"
Thank you Clinton. :)
Thank you Clinton. :)

Shortly after New Years, the shattered body of Professor Daniel Greenfield is found on the floor of his office at the almost-deserted Chicago College of Law. The police question and ultimately charge one of Greenfield’s former students, Megan Rand, now living a quiet life as a mother and appellate court clerk. She calls her friend, Benjamin Lohmeier, a former Chicago prosecutor now stuck in a repetitive civil practice out in the suburbs, and begs for help. With the media circus swirling around him, Ben unravels old mysteries and confronts unseen enemies as he searches for Daniel Greenfield’s killer. Was it a spouse bent on revenge? A colleague harboring long-held resentments? Another of Greenfield’s students? Or could it even have been Megan herself, fueled by a secret of her own?
If Final Exam: A Legal Thriller sounds like something you would like to read, please check out the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Final-Exam-Lega...

I'm MG and my debut novel, LIGHTMASTERS: Number 13, is a YA Fantasy Action Adventure. It's available online in PB only on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository, etc. Right now the KINDLE ebook is FREE under Amazon's KDP select program, please feel free to download and check it out if you so desire. Thanks :0)
USA: http://www.amazon.com/LightMasters-Nu...
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LightMasters-...
Also available in English at Amazon France, Germany, Japan, Spain and China
USA: http://www.amazon.com/LightMasters-Nu...
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/LightMasters-...
Also available in English at Amazon France, Germany, Japan, Spain and China

Mine's through Smashwords. Historical fiction on the Mongols. But definitely different; I go the dodgy slogan, 'Genghis Khan - not as you know him'.
Amgalant One: The Old Ideal



These two are set in the Realm of Janos, a far away world where a strong, loving relationship forms between owners and their property.
Or, in modern times and our world, the Sensual Submission series with-

Alec impulsively decides to get himself a slave girl from a BDSM club. Cerena is in the market for a new guy. Unfortuantely, her ex is in the market to get her back, no matter what.

Just wanted to drop a note that my novel Where The Sun Don't Shine is free this weekend on Amazon.
Free.
So what's stopping you?
--Alex




I've got a humorous young adult paranormal tale up on the giveaways right now. The book is called Confessions of an Average Half-Vampire. Please drop by and sign up to win!
I hope this link works, but if not, just drop by my page and click through from there.
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...



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Thanks for the chance to spread the word about books that otherwise stay pretty much invisible to the world at large.
I've been mooching around the Historical NF threads for a while - research (groan!)- and only came across this one very recently. So forgive me for plugging my story about two young cavalrymen during the Peninsular War.
Walls of Jericho
Jonathan Hopkins
Its also available as a Kindle ebook at
http://www.amazon.com/Walls-Jericho-C...
and in other formats at
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
There are story extracts on my website www.cavalrytales.co.uk and I blog about the cavalry and other horse/writing related bits and bobs at http://cavalrytales.wordpress.com
Thank you for reading and best wishes
Jonathan
PS. If anyone wants any period-related help on horses for their own writing, please let me know. I'll be only too glad to help out if I can.