My Novel's Been E-published

Deepwaters · #1 01-09-2010, 09:36 PM

There's a story behind this. Some of you already know it.

In 2003, because of a truly disastrous romance, I entered a period of serious depression in which I was unable to write. This lasted until December 2006. It ended because I discovered Alizée. As you can perhaps imagine, my gratitude to her for this knows no bounds. As a result, when I began working on a new novel shortly after that, I included a major character who was a tribute to her.

Having come to my senses regarding the slow, rattling death of conventional publishing and recognized that e-publishing is going to dominate the future, I sought avenues to publish it electronically, and now it's done. It will soon be available from the Amazon Kindle Store and from Barnes & Noble and various other premium e-outlets, but it's available right now in various formats from here:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/8357

You can (and of course should) read the first few chapters of the book for free. It's a fantasy set in our own world. The capsule description on the web page says: "The course of history has been shaped from the shadows. Two secret orders of powerful magicians have guided it. One of the orders is filled with idealistic zeal and a vision of utopia. The other is consumed with selfish ambition. Their conflict is the hidden story of our world, yet conceals deeper mysteries. This is the story of a bend in the road, a time of change, and the telling of secrets."

I will also be doing a print-on-demand version for people who prefer hardcopy. If you're interested in that, PM me.

Junkmale · #2 01-09-2010, 11:05 PM

Well done and congrats, Deep.
Just read the first five pages. Seems well written allthough it's not the sort of thing i would normally read. I'm ashamed to admit that i'm a big Historical Romance fan

Karla will be pleased that she's in it though

Good luck with it. I hope it's a huge success.

TheBarrett · #3 01-10-2010, 01:33 AM

Congratulations mate, i'll get around to reading it if life doesn't throw me spiked balls.

OndrejSc · #4 01-10-2010, 05:17 AM

Congratulations!

Deepwaters · #5 01-10-2010, 11:12 AM

Thanks for checking out my book, guys. Again, the sample is free.

I just set up to publish the printed version, but it won't be available for a couple of weeks. When it is available, it will cost $14.80 (compared to $4.95 for the e-book).

Karla btw is not the character that's the tribute to Alizée. Dolphin is.

Karla's my favorite character in the whole book, though.

Thanks again to everyone who gives it a look. And of course, thanks to Her Grace for making it possible.

Ben · #6 01-10-2010, 11:34 AM

Congrats Deep, I'll buy a hard copy when it's ready. Don't have a Kindel or anything like that, and the thought of reading a full length PDF... oh boy.

BlackAnthem · #7 01-10-2010, 11:36 AM

I really want to read it but it won't LOAD....O wait there it is.

lefty12357 · #8 01-10-2010, 11:41 AM

Congrats Deep, I'm happy to hear that it's done and out there. I'll buy a hardcopy too, when it's ready.

Deepwaters · #9 01-10-2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Congrats Deep, I'll buy a hard copy when it's ready. Don't have a Kindel or anything like that, and the thought of reading a full length PDF... oh boy.

The site doesn't make this clear, but a smart phone (e.g. iphone) can be used as an e-reader. The Epub format allows this using software you can download to the phone, most commonly Stanza.

Yeah, the site's running slow for some reason.

Thanks again for all your good wishes. I'll post ordering information for the printed version once I have it.

EDIT: Adobe has a free download called Digital Editions that works well for reading PDFs. You can find it at http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/.

BlackAnthem · #10 01-10-2010, 11:57 AM

Looks good so far. I might have to use it for my English project.