A new Direction

Well it is actually, A new direction.


For all that can't stand long winded fluff just read the next passage and then check back in tomorrow.


I have decided that ALL my writings will be listed as FREE until I make another announcement someday down the road. (If that's all you short patient people can stand then that is all that u need to know I will speak with you tomorrow.)


For all the rest who stayed around


here this.


I knew that starting up would be slow. Gaining readership. Gaining sales. Gaining notoriety (if that is ever possible) would be a slow process. I was cool with that. Really. Until the first 24 hours I saw Rapture up with not one sale. Not one. It hurt. It did. I've spent 8 and 12 hour days on this series so far. I've given up practically everything outside of family, work and eating since Oct 11th. I've put up over 118,000 words and drummed up readership worldwide. I've regenerated readership in my other works that have been up nearly 3 years now.


Yet, not one sale.


A well known author I follow online continually tells perspective writers what a process this is. And it is. It takes most Years to put a foothold into the business. I don't want to take years. I wish I were more patient. I wish I had more courage. I wish I had more will power and time. I wish.


I work hard at the real Job. There is a lot of stress there. That doesn't make me special. All of you who are in the American workforce suffer through the same things I do. You work too many hours, with too few co workers, for too little pay, with Corporate always looking for ways to line their pockets while trying to eliminate you.


I've been blesses/cursed to work at the same place for the better part of 24 years. I will continue to work there until they say that I can no longer clock in, whether that is by death, retirement or they shut us down.


What writing has done for me is that it gave me peace during the hours that I wrote. I don't think about that place. I don't think about the family issues that all the rest of you have as well. I don't think about anything but writing and publishing.
And that was a GOOD feeling.


But having projects sitting on the shelf with big fat zeroes sitting next to them adds to the stress that I already feel.


So I had a decision to make. 1 stop writing altogether. 2 continue along the course I had laid out. 3. and the one I've decided to pursue, is to continue to write but leave the fun in it by not looking it as another source of income for me and my family. I do alright. I'm very BLESSED to be doing alright.


I have a pension coming. I have 401 k coming. Both hopefully will be there when it is time for me to retire. I'm not going to add MORE stress by waiting on the zeroes to change to sells.


So after a hurtful day yesterday and a reevaluate one today, I'm still here. I'm different. My innocence is gone, but I'm still here.


So tomorrow it is back to Where are Our Children. I hope if you've read one or all three so far that you are enjoying it. I'm enjoying putting it out there. Past Prologue is on the way. All the others are on the way.


You good folks didn't need to be subjected to this whining. Thanks for listening (reading) 


An old direction is new, a new direction is an old one.


Carry on, Gary, Carry on.

Quitting

I'm taking a day off after a maddening 24 to 48 hour session of editing and publishing.


Everything is up for purchasing except for the trade paperback of Rapture that should be up soon.


I'll admit that it is a stiff test of my resolve not to see more action of the latest installment of Where are Our Children.


It's one thing to understand that it is going to be a long process gaining readership and experiencing it after putting in so many hours and words into this latest work.


But quitters never win and winners never quit


I guess I'll quit another day.      

Three IS company after all

It's done.


Rapture will be up within hours on all of your favorite e-book sites. It clocks in at almost 40,000 words. Like I've said, the story is pouring out of me. I love that. I hate that. I love it because it had been a long time coming. I've talked about writing, researched about writing, set up writing templates...did everything but freaking writing. Well, I've done over 115,000 words in about 33 days.


I hate it because the size of this tale limits what I can do with it. One epic volume would be an epic BITCH to format. (Gary, the language) Well it's the truth. And like I said before the story itself does not work as a trilogy as I strongly considered publishing to Amazon. So here we are. Episode 3 is done and I fully expect to have Past Prologue done by this time next week.


Once again to you Amazon folks, welcome to the party. ALL your volumes will be $.99 per Amazon policy. If enough of you price match the price on the first two will fall to free. Part of me wants to see that happen because I'm likely to get higher rankings in the store because of it. The publisher half says get any and all sales that you can Now. So we'll see.


Anyway, I'm leaving here to publish it to Smashwords first. It should be available within the hour and at a fair price for what you've gotten so far.


Amazon's copy, as well as the first two in series, should be up anywhere from an hour to 12 hours from now.


I will probably publish the trade paperback version tomorrow.


Three IS company after all.

If all else fails...

I stole some hours and edited 7 chapters today. It's late and I'll just deal with editing 2 more chapters tonight and then do the 2nd draft of the final one tomorrow. There will be a final polished edit of that one and then let all the publishing begin.


I have three to publish to Amazon and Rapture to Smashwords.


Remember Rapture is the first episode that will sold for $.99.


I'm almost there guys, stay with me.


If all else fails look for it Saturday.

Black Friday

Whew!!! It took 2 and a half writing sessions but I finished the next to last chapter in Rapture. I hope (and that is a big hop) that I can wrap up Episode 3 within the next 24 hours.


And then we are at Black Friday.


No...no...not THAT Black Friday. You're getting ahead of yourself folks. (smile)


My version of Black Friday features the single most releases by me in one day. Part of my BIG announcement is that 411-Deliverance and now Rapture will be published to Amazon on Friday. I wanted to REALLY do Amazon's version as a trilogy but the pacing just does not work as such. Novels should have a distinct opening, middle and conclusion. And you must have a clear conclusion even if you're doing the trilogy and I couldn't promise that.


I am still debating the one complete and uncut edition although it would be a MONSTER. I'm nearing 110,000 words and I am only a 3rd of the way through this tale.


So, I will publish the 9 episodes over there as well. Amazon does not allow you to put anything on its site as free unless you are in KDP. Anyone who has downloaded Where are our Children already and saw my interview on Smashwords  should know that my word stands as it is. Episodes 1,2,4,5,7, and 8 will remain free. 3,6,and 9 will sell for $.99. 


Amazon's versions will all be $.99. If you guys know how you can price match and Amazon will reduce the free ones on other sites to free on theirs as well. 


I also will be publishing the print version or Rapture as well Friday on Createspace. 


And of course, Rapture will sell on Samshwords and its family of distributors for $.99 as well.


Wish me luck, guys, I have a TON of writing and publishing to due in the next 48 hours. ( I try never to call it work. Work is what I have to do in the morning at 7am sharp.)


Black Friday is on the way...

Amazon is coming

I finished Seth's chapter last night. I'm technically taking today off and will work on ( and hopefully) finish the next chapter before work in the morning.


If not I will work on it after the Job is done tomorrow night.


Thursday morning I will attempt to do the last chapter of Rapture edit and format Friday with the release to e book  distributors still to be determined. I'll make my mind up about some major things in the next 24 hrs so look for announcements here first.


Here is hint however.


Amazon is coming...and sooner than expected.  

A New Era

I finished Seth's only chapter in Rapture minutes ago. I made some suttee changes from the original draft that I think enhance both of the party's who dominate the scene.


Two more full chapters to go, a strong edit, and then postings Friday.


I'm going to find some way to get those audiobook codes out to people that want them. So far no one has taken advantage of it.


My fault not theirs.


A new era and a potential announcement tomorrow. I'm going to sleep on it one more night.


Till tomorrow...