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You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 18th January 2012

I'm polishing up 5 [yes, FIVE] separate novels for immanent release on Amazon/Kindle publishing services. Things have just gotten to the point where I really want to start getting my name out there, get people to reading what I've written and maybe attract some attention. If not...well...I tried, better luck next time.

The first one I'm starting with is Murder at the End of the World, a little mystery novel with a dash of Lovecraftian dark fantasy for that extra bit of spice. It started life as an experiment, to see if I could craft a self-contained novel that largely takes place in one location and follow one character exclusively. Went with mystery because it was a genre I hadn't tackled before and wanted to test myself. Lovecraftian dark fantasy because, hey, who doesn't like a little of that in their life? It's a bit on the short side at 46k words, but it feels right so I'm not going to try to pad it out just for the sake of numbers.

Hopefully I can get the last few details wrapped up on my final edit and get this out there by the end of this week, maybe early next week. I am excite!

Also, read this, if you want:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/

You'll be able to read my books soon - A Black Falcon - 19th January 2012

That's pretty cool, you've talked about these for years but never let anyone read them...

You'll be able to read my books soon - Sacred Jellybean - 19th January 2012

Sounds pretty exciting! Grats on taking the next step, man.

You'll be able to read my books soon - etoven - 19th January 2012

You better put them on Google books as well, or I'll never speak to you again! :)

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 19th January 2012

We'll see!

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 20th January 2012

I've almost got a cover for my novel, just a bit more back and forth with the artist to get everything finalized.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Fittisize - 21st January 2012

Pardon me for asking, but did you seek out a publisher before making the decision to release them on Amazon? Regardless, this is quite a feat! And I hope you find an audience.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 24th January 2012

Here's some excerpts:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/murder-at-the-end-of-the-world-an-excerpt/
http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/murder-at-the-end-of-the-world-except-2/
http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/murder-at-the-end-of-the-world-final-excerpt/

And some random info:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/talking-about-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world/

And a little taste of everything I'm currently working on:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/coming-soon/

Fittisize Wrote:Pardon me for asking, but did you seek out a publisher before making the decision to release them on Amazon? Regardless, this is quite a feat! And I hope you find an audience.

I have, yes, and got a grand total of zilch. I'm taking the initiative this year, plus I've got a lot of finished novels sitting around so it's not liking I'm going all in with this one book.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 27th January 2012

Prepare your monies and ebooks for Saturday morning. :)

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 27th January 2012

And here's this:

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You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 28th January 2012

Check it yo:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072NYPO0

You'll be able to read my books soon - etoven - 28th January 2012

Great Rumbler Wrote:Check it yo:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072NYPO0
I just bought your book, enjoy your 15 cents! Seriously $1? Some people at beaches pay a dollar to take a shit on the board walk.. I really think you could charge more.

Now get it on Google books so you can start making money on a bookstore that doesn't suck. :)

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 28th January 2012

etoven Wrote:I just bought your book, enjoy your 15 cents! Seriously $1? Some people at beaches pay a dollar to take a shit on the board walk.. I really think you could charge more.

Now get it on Google books so you can start making money on a bookstore that doesn't suck. :)

It's actually THIRTY-FIVE cents!

And I'm not Stephen King here, $1 is low but a good place to start out for somebody that no one has ever heard of before.

You'll be able to read my books soon - etoven - 28th January 2012

Great Rumbler Wrote:It's actually THIRTY-FIVE cents!

And I'm not Stephen King here, $1 is low but a good place to start out for somebody that no one has ever heard of before.
Books from no-name authors start at around $6 on Google books.. And people gladly pay for it.. I'm just saying.. Plus if you hop aboard the Google books bandwagon you get massive exposure to the Android community.. I mean why do you think Amazon made the kindle app for Android? Because about 15 people own kindles and about 900 million people own some kind of Android powered device.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 28th January 2012

More versions for those without a Kindle:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/127529

You'll be able to read my books soon - Sacred Jellybean - 29th January 2012

I refuse to pay a dime until I see a picture of Jonathon in a swanky red robe and a Sherlock pipe, beside a toasty hearth and book cases covering every wall.

If you can give me that, I'll carefully read and digest one of your novels and give you an honest opinion on it. Which is way more valuable than $1.

What do you say?

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 29th January 2012

I don't have a fireplace. :(

You'll be able to read my books soon - Sacred Jellybean - 29th January 2012

You don't have any friends or relatives that do?

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 29th January 2012

White trash honkies don't cotton to fancy city things like fireplaces. :(

You'll be able to read my books soon - Sacred Jellybean - 29th January 2012

Can you take a picture of you sitting on a rock and plucking a banjo in bare feet and a piece of hay in your teeth and a straw hat with overalls and a checkered shirt and a caption that says "I'ze a-good wit all them word-ems!"

This is an acceptable alternative.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 29th January 2012

Lol

You'll be able to read my books soon - etoven - 29th January 2012

Great Rumbler Wrote:I don't have a fireplace. :(
Get a fire place, put your book on Google Books, steal underpants, ...., take over the world!

You'll be able to read my books soon - Weltall - 31st January 2012

If I should ever own an ereader, I shall add your book to my collection first.

Or, if there's ever an audiobook version, I'm into those too.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 31st January 2012

I'm trying to get a bookshelf-ready version set up, should be ready by next week as long as everything goes as it should.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Weltall - 31st January 2012

Using lulu.com?

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 31st January 2012

Create Space, which is owned by Amazon.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Sacred Jellybean - 1st February 2012

Are your novels / stories available anywhere Weltall? I feel like you have a web page that you've plugged before but I never saved it.

Also, if so, does that webpage have your novelization of Silent Hill 2? I've always wanted to read that. Once I get my kindle started up (right now I'm waiting until I read through all the hard-copies of books I have), I'll probably take a peak at your stuff too, GR.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 10th February 2012

If you an't got one of them there fancy e-book things, just pick up the paperback:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/now-in-paperback-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world/

You'll be able to read my books soon - etoven - 10th February 2012

Great Rumbler Wrote:If you an't got one of them there fancy e-book things, just pick up the paperback:

http://jonathanagarrett.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/now-in-paperback-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world/
$7.00 huh? Really? That's all your selling it for? The price of a soda and a bag of chips? My O'reilly books on .Net can easily run 60 or 70 dollars...

If people go into it thinking it's crap because they only paid $7 for it then that's what they will conclude. Don't sell your self to short, or daddy economics will eat your children, and poop your cat..

Lu Downs AWAY!

BTW, congrats on getting published I would love to see a picture of you holding your book (POST IT NOW! I WANT TO KNOW IT"S REAL!), even if you are screwing yourself in the wallet.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 10th February 2012

$7 is normal for a fiction paperback!

And Create Space doesn't require any upfront cash, they just take a cut off each book that's printed.

I'll snap a picture later and post it here.

You'll be able to read my books soon - A Black Falcon - 10th February 2012

Yeah, $7 or $8 is the normal price for a paperback.

You'll be able to read my books soon - Great Rumbler - 10th February 2012

etoven Wrote:I would love to see a picture of you holding your book (POST IT NOW! I WANT TO KNOW IT"S REAL!)

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