Support for Indie Authors discussion

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One of my wishes is to grow my collection of Indies paperbacks. There are so many books out there that I don't know where to start. This is where you can help me. If you are an author of a science fiction/dystopian/apocalypse/horror/fantasy (urban, dark, etc)), pitch me your book. Tell me why I should choose to add it to my collection. It doesn't matter if I already read it especially if I gave it a 4 or 5 stars, I'm more than willing to add it.

There's a catch. I'm only going to choose two books. Yes, that's not many when you think about all of them but hey, one has to start somewhere. The other catch is it has to be on Amazon and for no more than $12.99. (I may consider higher price for books over 400 pages so don't let that stop you.)

Depending on how many pitches I get, of course, I will first manually choose 10 out of them and from there I will find a way, with the help of members/moderators, to draw the two winners completely randomly.

(This is open to members of SIA only. (Yes, moderators are members too.))

So which books will it be?

(Please, add the link to the book in your post so it's easier for me to check it out. It's ok. I give you permission here in this thread. :P )

Okay G.G.,
Since you're a mod, can I presume you've cleared it and I can pitch Dancing With The Dead which should be a most unusual science fiction read for you,here, or should I send you a message?

"Order" It will be a collectors item.

Days of Ragnarok: End of the Gods

Because 424 pages will fly by without ever leaving you bored or embarrassed that your grandmother decided to read it after you.


Besides that... it has an awesome cover that will look GREAT on your shelf.

$15 but I can send you a copy for less.

Dorsey, I don't see a paperback version on Amazon. I'm specifically asking for physical books. Is there one that I missed somehow?

Charles wrote: "Okay G.G.,
Since you're a mod, can I presume you've cleared it and I can pitch Dancing With The Dead which should be a most unusual science fiction read for you,here, or should I s..."

Yes, it's ok to pitch here in this thread since I'm actually asking for it.

Tyler wrote: "Days of Ragnarok: End of the Gods

Because 424 pages will fly by without ever leaving you bored or embarrassed that your grandmother decided to read it after you..."

Tyler, you're fine. I did say I would consider higher prices on larger books. :)
Thanks for your offer but if your book is chosen I will buy it on Amazon as I stated in my original post. :)

Well, I see my post is still there, so, as requested, here's the pitch: Dancing With The Dead is a poignant human/alien love story and a foray into realms beyond the veil called death. It's about a boy genius taken from his family and trained for a suicide mission on the moon. Fahd al-Sharfa is determined to destroy Luna City and become a martyr for truth. But he falls in love with just the wrong person--his Antal coworker, Doctor Quenby--whom he is now about to kill. If he turns away from his mission, he and his entire family will be killed. And if he moves forward, Marshal Natil's Eagle Legion and especially Aidan Good, who dances with the dead, are determined to stop him. Dancing With The Dead explores questions of truth, redemption, love and life beyond death. The print version is available for $12.40

I'm potentially doing myself out of business, as my book is only available second hand under your pricing conditions, but what the hey!

http://www.amazon.com/TimeStorm-Steve...

TimeStorm is a fast moving action adventure, time travel, historical romance thriller:

A 1795 British convict ship en route to Australia miraculously survives a strange storm and limps into Sydney, where the convicts rebel and escape. But the year is now 2017...

Steve wrote: "I'm potentially doing myself out of business, as my book is only available second hand under your pricing conditions, but what the hey!

http://www.amazon.com/TimeStorm-Steve......"

As long as it's on Amazon, second hand or new doesn't matter. :)

I also want to add that if you prefer sending me a PM for your book, it's alright. I understand that it's not always easy to pitch our own books and I don't want to penalize anyone.

Ever wondered what you would do if you stumbled across a dead body? Find out what Harry does...it's the last thing you'd expect. Pick It will look mighty fine on your shelf. It actually goes with every outfit, so carry it around with you and read it in public while chuckling loudly :-)

Angharad "Harry" Russo is a witch with an extraordinary gift that gets her into all sorts of trouble and she gets tangled up with the dark side of the supernatural underworld. There's vampires, werewolves, witches and zombies too! Everything but the kitchen sink ;-)

What are reviewers saying?

"I loved it from the first page and I couldn't put it down!"

"...I read this debut by Lisa Emme in one sitting..."

"Dead and Kicking by Lisa Emme was a read that had me chuckling pretty much throughout the whole book."


Available on Createspace or Amazon.

Dragon On My Neck


This is a tale of the oldest worlds, existing beyond our time and reality. Some would call it a myth, and wonder at it; some would call it a fairy tale and scoff at it; and some would call it a legend and believe in it. I leave it to you to decide.

Dragon on My Neck follows the only known fairy dragon, Aliphonsore, as he is kidnapped and kept by Passiona, the Fairy Queen. Passiona, once a loving and compassionate queen, has become warped by the pursuit of power and forces little Al to use his multiple gifts on command.

What will become of Aliphonsore, his family, and their kingdom??

(This book is $14.23 on Amazon and only has 402 pages...but there are a few options for used copies that would be cheaper :) )

The Jacq of Spades

The Jacq of Spades is what I'm calling steampunk noir, although it's more noir than steampunk. It's about a female private eye in a domed neo-Victorian city split between four crime families. It's the first in a series and a lot of fun.

If you like corsets, goggles, top hats, and a snarky, hard-drinking undercover small-time investigator who stumbles into a case too hot to handle, but who ends up unable to refuse, this is the story for you.

Any one else before the final draw?

Yes, pick up Ann's Hollow Towns

Pretty cover, intriguing story, worth every penny.

Any of Bea Cannon's books. Most are outside your range, but she writes some amazing scifi/dystopian that follows in the tradition of scifi with a positive message of hope ala Gene Roddenberry's vision.

And seconded for BB's definitely!

Don't forget Nascent Decay :)

Charles wrote: "Don't forget Nascent Decay :)"

Oh that's right, you have a paperback now. Really good space horror.

Oh I didn't read because I'm an Author, and didn't realize it was for paperback. Yeah, scratch me from the comp. :)

Ok, here is how it worked. I enlisted Christina's help who in turn asked Ann to witness.

There were 11 nominations total. I took all your books in consideration and didn't cut any out due to prices. I sent the list to Christina asking her to mix them up and add a number to each of them. She sent a copy of the finished list to Ann.

Then I asked my husband to do a /random 1-11 in an online game called World of Warcraft. I sent the two lucky numbers back to Christina. Once she got the numbers, she sent me her list so I could see who had won.

The two winners are:
1- Butcher's World by Bea Cannon
2- Time Storm by Steve Harrison

Now since the second one was a second hand one and rather cheap, I bought a third one using a number that I had randomly rolled 5 times in a row in the same game (WoW). A number I had also sent to Christina with the two that had been chosen. I had found it quite odd that the number (2) had shown up so many times. So it was only natural that my third pick would be the one associated with that number.

3- Dead and Kicking by Lisa Emma

Know that I would have gladly bought all your books. That was a fine list. Maybe next time will be your lucky one. Until then, thank you all for participating!

Looks like I joined Good reads too late to make your list. Gonna check out the books on your shelf. How long does it normally take you to read a book?

G.G. wrote: "Ok, here is how it worked. I enlisted Christina's help who in turn asked Ann to witness.

There were 11 nominations total. I took all your books in consideration and didn't cut any out due to price..."

Woo hoo! Hope you enjoy it :-)

Usually a few days to a week. However, I haven't read more than a few chapters this last month due to health problems. I can't promise that the books I've bought will be read soon. :( I have a few waiting already. To be honest, I bought them to add to my Indie collection and to help the authors.

I'll probably do this again in the future. So who knows, stick with us and you may be in my next Amazon cart. :)

Sticking! Hope you're feeling better soon.

Glad I could be of service! :D

Christina wrote: "Glad I could be of service! :D"

As always, you were a life saver. :)
Thank you Christina. :)

Miss wrote: "Sticking! Hope you're feeling better soon."

Thanks Miss...both for sticking and for your kind words. :)

Lisa wrote: "G.G. wrote: "Ok, here is how it worked. I enlisted Christina's help who in turn asked Ann to witness.

There were 11 nominations total. I took all your books in consideration and didn't cut any out..."

I'm sure I will. :)

:).

G.G. wrote: "Ok, here is how it worked. I enlisted Christina's help who in turn asked Ann to witness.

There were 11 nominations total. I took all your books in consideration and didn't cut any out due to price..."

Thanks, G.G. (and your helpers). Hope you enjoy TimeStorm!

Steve wrote: "Thanks, G.G. (and your helpers). Hope you enjoy TimeStorm!..."

My pleasure! I'm sure I will. :P

Hope you enjoy the books G.G.

I'll be watching for the reviews.

Anthony wrote: "Hope you enjoy the books G.G.

I'll be watching for the reviews."

I'm sure I will.
BTW Mr. Deeney, next time I do something like this, you had better nominate your book. I know I've read it but it didn't matter to me. I would have been glad to buy Robots Like Blue in print.

G.G. wrote: "BTW Mr. Deeney..."

LOL, "Mr Deeney" now I know I'm in trouble!

Anthony wrote: "G.G. wrote: "BTW Mr. Deeney..."

LOL, "Mr Deeney" now I know I'm in trouble!"

You bet you are! :P

Do they still cane naughty boys in school on the other side of the pond?

Seems like I read a Roald Dahl book about that one time.

Charles wrote: "Do they still cane naughty boys in school on the other side of the pond?

Seems like I read a Roald Dahl book about that one time."

No, totally illegal in Scotland.

Ah, it was actually a sort of autobiography of his childhood. And I didn't think they did. :)

What a wonderful thing to do and a great way to choose the winners. Bravo!

Charles wrote: "What a wonderful thing to do and a great way to choose the winners. Bravo!"

/blush
Thanks Charles. I wanted the draw to be as random and fair as possible. I couldn't have done it without Christina and Ann..

This was very sweet of you G.G.!

Thanks for your kind words Dwayne. :)

Dwayne wrote: "This was very sweet of you G.G.!"

I'm not entirely sure if you had paperbacks or not, if so, you should have nominated them!

G.G. wrote: "I'm not entirely sure if you had paperbacks or not, if so, you should have nominated them!"

I don't, but I have been thinking about having a few copies of Roasted and Boo! made in paperback form.

Annnd... you've already read some of my work.

Dwayne wrote: "Annnd... you've already read some of my work..."


AND I did say it didn't matter. I cannot punish authors I've read AND who never bought a book/dvd they'd borrowed or something just to have in home and be able to say I HAVE IT? Or maybe I'm the exception...I've done it many times in the past and I will do it again. :)

Dwayne wrote: "G.G. wrote: "I'm not entirely sure if you had paperbacks or not, if so, you should have nominated them!"

I don't, but I have been thinking about having a few copies of Roasted and Boo! made in pap..."

You should. It's easy, free to set up and you can't beat holding a physical copy of your own book in your hand!

Dwayne wrote: "G.G. wrote: "I'm not entirely sure if you had paperbacks or not, if so, you should have nominated them!"

I don't, but I have been thinking about having a few copies of Roasted and Boo! made in pap..."

You should. It's easy, free to set up and you can't beat holding a physical copy of your own book in your hand!

BTW is it just "over here" or is Goodreads behaving badly today?

Anthony wrote: "BTW is it just "over here" or is Goodreads behaving badly today?"

I've gotten several "something went wrong..." messages over the past week.

Yeah Goodreads is being a butt.

Charles wrote: "Yeah Goodreads is being a butt." That makes me mad!

Anthony wrote: "Charles wrote: "Yeah Goodreads is being a butt." That makes me mad!"

Oops! Wrong thread. Sorry G.G.