Monday, February 11, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Novel Sales Stats 2012
First off, Happy New Year 2013 to everyone and a big thank you to all
those out there who bought/downloaded a copy of one of my novels. I
thought I'd blog again this year about how many sales/free downloads my
novels had this year. My marketing/promoting consisted mostly of using
Twitter, Facebook groups/pages, joining up with a couple Christian
author groups to Tweet, and going to message boards. I did some
giveaways for ebooks, like on Librarything, and sent some personal
acquaintances/relatives paperback copies of Times of Trouble (which
actually did help some with visibility), along with a little more than a
handful of review copies to a couple of book bloggers, two of which
actually gave me a review. I also tried blog interviews early in the
year, along with the occasional paid post about my books, but overall,
I'd say 99% of my sales would probably be from word-of-mouth. My sales
on Barnes and Noble increased by a lot this year, up to 40-50 ebooks
sold a month compared to 2 or 3 a month in 2011. My number one seller
is the United States, followed by the UK, Canada, Australia, and then
everyone else, mostly Western/Northern Europe, but I did manage to get
an Amazon Kindle sale from Japan, which was a borrow for Beyond the New
Frontier, and 2 sales on Diesel from South Africa. This is without the
updated numbers from Smashwords concerning Apple, Sony, or Diesel from
December.
Here's the numbers for each book in order of publication:
Out of Time
Kindle(ASIN B006GDO3BC): 1107
Barnes & Noble Nook: 37
Kobo, which includes WH Smith, Angus & Robertson, and Chapters Indigo: 42
Apple: 51
Sony: 4
Smashwords: 2 paid, 64 free
Paperback (ISBN:1453896961) : 8
Don't Mess With Earth
Kindle(ASIN B005OOKZJI): 52
Nook: 39
Kobo: 2
Apple: 5
Diesel: 1
Smashwords: 2 paid, 47 free
Paperback(ISBN 978-1602643413): 2
The Usurper
Kindle(ASIN B007K9WDA4): 92 paid, 518 Select downloads (January - March)
Nook: 47
Kobo: 4
Apple: 14
Smashwords: 1 paid, 18 free
Paperback (ISBN 1453702725): 12
Shattered Earth
Kindle(ASIN B006M2U3O8) - 8 sales, unpublished it, but will bring it back this year
Nook: 48
Kobo: 20
Apple: 52
Smashwords: 1 sale, 61 free
Paperback (probably only available on Amazon, since I retired it on Createspace): 3
Dust Storm (western short story) - plagued by Smashwords' meatgrinder, so it wasn't published to Apple or Sony until later in the year. Sold on Kobo once I uploaded there myself.
Kindle(ASIN B006KH7H4E): 9
Nook: 7
Kobo: 1
Apple: 1
Sony: 1
Smashwords: 2 paid, 12 free
Voyager and the Aliens (sci-fi short story)
Kindle(ASIN B005NK19MU): 14
Nook: 2
Kobo: 5
Apple: 9
Diesel: 1
Smashwords: 1 paid, 27 free
New Frontier
Kindle(ASIN B006ONBPVU): 99
Nook: 58
Kobo: 2
Apple: 7
Sony: 1
Smashwords: 5 paid, 62 free
Baker & Taylor Blio: 1
Paperback (ISBN 1468119540): 18
Times of Trouble
Kindle(ASIN B0075CNFFI): 309
Nook: 343
Kobo: 1
Apple: 0
Sony: 0
Smashwords: 128 free
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1469964791) 43
Times of Trial
Kindle(ASIN B00824G5UA): 99
Nook: 120
Kobo: 3
Apple: 0
Sony (for some reason, not available on Sony): 0
Smashwords: 31 free
Paperback(ISBN-10 147745327X): 5
Final Frontier - published in October
Kindle(ASIN B009ORP5U0): 26
Nook: 22
Kobo: 0
Apple: 0
Sony: 0
Smashwords: 0
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1481192191): 0
Beyond the New Frontier - combo of New & Final Frontier, available on Amazon to borrow for free or buy for $3.99
Kindle paid(ASIN B009NVH76M): 28, KDP Select: 724, Borrows: 2
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1480185590): 1
The total equals 1694 free and 2858 paid sales. My goal for 2013 is to double the paid sales without having to rely on free giveaways as much. I'm also working on a prequel to Times of Trouble, most likely called "Times of Turmoil." I also re-designed a whole new author website on weebly. I was using webs.com, but it was way too clunky, but Weebly seems to be pretty user-friendly. Please check it out http://cliffball-indieauthor.weebly.com when you have time. Now, I just have to figure out how to transfer my domain name over to it.
Here's the numbers for each book in order of publication:
Out of Time
Kindle(ASIN B006GDO3BC): 1107
Barnes & Noble Nook: 37
Kobo, which includes WH Smith, Angus & Robertson, and Chapters Indigo: 42
Apple: 51
Sony: 4
Smashwords: 2 paid, 64 free
Paperback (ISBN:1453896961) : 8
Don't Mess With Earth
Kindle(ASIN B005OOKZJI): 52
Nook: 39
Kobo: 2
Apple: 5
Diesel: 1
Smashwords: 2 paid, 47 free
Paperback(ISBN 978-1602643413): 2
The Usurper
Kindle(ASIN B007K9WDA4): 92 paid, 518 Select downloads (January - March)
Nook: 47
Kobo: 4
Apple: 14
Smashwords: 1 paid, 18 free
Paperback (ISBN 1453702725): 12
Shattered Earth
Kindle(ASIN B006M2U3O8) - 8 sales, unpublished it, but will bring it back this year
Nook: 48
Kobo: 20
Apple: 52
Smashwords: 1 sale, 61 free
Paperback (probably only available on Amazon, since I retired it on Createspace): 3
Dust Storm (western short story) - plagued by Smashwords' meatgrinder, so it wasn't published to Apple or Sony until later in the year. Sold on Kobo once I uploaded there myself.
Kindle(ASIN B006KH7H4E): 9
Nook: 7
Kobo: 1
Apple: 1
Sony: 1
Smashwords: 2 paid, 12 free
Voyager and the Aliens (sci-fi short story)
Kindle(ASIN B005NK19MU): 14
Nook: 2
Kobo: 5
Apple: 9
Diesel: 1
Smashwords: 1 paid, 27 free
New Frontier
Kindle(ASIN B006ONBPVU): 99
Nook: 58
Kobo: 2
Apple: 7
Sony: 1
Smashwords: 5 paid, 62 free
Baker & Taylor Blio: 1
Paperback (ISBN 1468119540): 18
Times of Trouble
Kindle(ASIN B0075CNFFI): 309
Nook: 343
Kobo: 1
Apple: 0
Sony: 0
Smashwords: 128 free
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1469964791) 43
Times of Trial
Kindle(ASIN B00824G5UA): 99
Nook: 120
Kobo: 3
Apple: 0
Sony (for some reason, not available on Sony): 0
Smashwords: 31 free
Paperback(ISBN-10 147745327X): 5
Final Frontier - published in October
Kindle(ASIN B009ORP5U0): 26
Nook: 22
Kobo: 0
Apple: 0
Sony: 0
Smashwords: 0
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1481192191): 0
Beyond the New Frontier - combo of New & Final Frontier, available on Amazon to borrow for free or buy for $3.99
Kindle paid(ASIN B009NVH76M): 28, KDP Select: 724, Borrows: 2
Paperback (ISBN-10: 1480185590): 1
The total equals 1694 free and 2858 paid sales. My goal for 2013 is to double the paid sales without having to rely on free giveaways as much. I'm also working on a prequel to Times of Trouble, most likely called "Times of Turmoil." I also re-designed a whole new author website on weebly. I was using webs.com, but it was way too clunky, but Weebly seems to be pretty user-friendly. Please check it out http://cliffball-indieauthor.weebly.com when you have time. Now, I just have to figure out how to transfer my domain name over to it.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
99 cent sale of five of my novels on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo
For the rest of November, five of my ebooks will be $.99 on Amazon, B&N, and Kobo (which includes WH Smith and Angus & Robertson). Amazon updates either instantly or takes all day, UK Nook will update later, and Kobo's new prices will be reflected tomorrow. All but Final Frontier is available in paperback.
Here's the ones on sale:
Out of Time, my time travel novel, is currently $.99 anyway, but I'm thinking of raising the price to $2.99 at the end of the year, which includes Apple & Sony.
Currently is rated 4 stars with 8 reviews on Amazon.
In the 2150's, a scientist discovers time is actually fluid; past, present, and future all exist at the same time. What he doesn't know, is if the current timeline can change when something is changed in the past. The US government wants him to find out. The theme being to make right what once went wrong.
The links:
Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo, Apple, Sony
New Frontier, Book 1 in my New Frontier Series. Normally $3.99
In this alternate history novel, what-if Ronald Reagan became President in 1976 instead and the Space Race turned out differently? He pledges to support NASA with the moon landings, and declares that a moon base would be established by 1979, followed by a Mars Base by 1989. The Soviets decide to up the ante by building something bigger.
The rest of Earth follows the original timeline, so terrorism rears its ugly head, which will forever change American politics. Iran and its attempt at taking hostages is taken care of in 1979, but a new threat emerges because of it. The new President of the United States has to pursue these enemies of the U.S. to secure America's future. We follow America's progress from Moon to Mars, along with the Teacher in Space Program, to an eventual starship mission out of the solar system, which will continue in book two.
The links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, BN Nook, UK Nook, Kobo
Final Frontier is book 2 in my New Frontier series, and a new release. Normally $2.99
In this sequel to New Frontier, the USS Lewis & Clark begin their search for the Soviet starship Yuri Gagarin. They find the wormhole that the Gagarin went through twelve years earlier and decide to go through it. On the other side, the crew of the Lewis & Clark find a solar system that used to be populated by aliens known as Pictorians, but they're no longer there. Neither is the crew of the Gagarin. So, the Lewis & Clark is flown back through the wormhole to report back to Earth.
Unfortunately, something is wrong, they find themselves 30 years in the past. As they struggle to wait for their future to catch up, the crew of the Lewis & Clark make changes to certain events, but they cause unintended consequences; including making another alien species mad enough to forbid humans from traveling beyond the Sol System. Find out what happens in this conclusion of the New Frontier series.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Beyond the New Frontier, which is currently exclusive to Amazon, will be FREE the day after Thanksgiving, but is either free to borrow now for Prime Members or buy for $4.99. Also available in paperback currently on Amazon.
Times of Trouble, the 1st novel in my End Times Saga. Normally $3.99, 6 reviews 4 stars.
Thirty years in the future, the U.S. government has turned into a tyranny as the EPA and TSA grow with ever more power.
Brian, the main character, tells his story from first person point of view. His work with the FBI involves mostly cyber terrorism and actual cases of potential real world terrorism. Eventually, his wife gives birth to their third child, who has Down's Syndrome, which does not please the U.S. Health Administration because there are rules and regulations set-up in cases like these to prevent "genetic freaks" as they like to call them, from sucking up a lot of Health Admin money. Because the Atwoods are born again Christians, they never considered aborting the baby, so now the Health people have to take him away to deal with the problem later.
Meanwhile, the Secret Service decides to recruit Brian to be the personal agent of the President of the United States, David Collins, due to his great work stopping a terrorist plot that would've involved Offutt Air Force Base. Brian's faith is tested every day as he deals with a man that has no morals from what Brian can see, and is tested even more when his wife finds out that she's dying from a fast growing form of breast cancer. Trouble in the rest of the world pits the U.S. against Israel as that country attempts to defend itself from attack.
When the re-election of Collins doesn't turn out the way he wanted it, he and his people declare the election nullified because of supposed "irregularities" with the ballots. Collins claims that the new President-elect may take the seat sometime in the middle of next year, if everything looks to be sorted out. Collins purges his staff of what he considers unloyal people, including Brian. At the same time, Brian loses his wife, but regains the son he thought he had lost.
Brian moves back to his family home in Nebraska, where we follow what happens as the country slowly falls apart. Events play out as Brian and his family sees the End Times approach.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Times of Trial, the second novel in my End Times Saga. Normally $3.99
The Tyler's have a church that is dying in Tucson, Arizona. Even though the church is dying, they take care of the remaining senior members, including the ones in nursing homes and in hospice. The other family in the church, the White's, head to Wyoming to live in a community that was originally started by Doomsday Preppers back in the early 2000′s so they can attempt to escape the increasing persecution of Christians and are helped by a Navajo Nation Sheriff who became a Christian as a young man.
Greg Tyler, who is the oldest son, dreams about a girl, but has no idea who she is. During this time, he's kicked out of high school after getting into a fight with the bully who has constantly tortured him throughout their school years. Laura Hall lives in Phoenix and is her high school's Senior Class Treasurer. She dreams about a boy, but hasn't the slightest idea who he is, and neither one can see the faces of the one they're dreaming about. Eventually, the two come across each other in the Camp that President Collins orders Christians into, but only after Greg rescues Laura from some bullies who collaborate with the Camp Commander. They attempt to get to know each other before the Rapture.
President Collins orders the activation of Camps across the country that will house believers who he thinks are a threat to his rule. His patron, Michael Collins, manipulates events in the Middle East to stir up trouble between Iran and Israel. The Tyler's end up with others in a camp in Arizona, while the White's and the community they live in gets attacked by government troops. Evans continues to manipulate events as the Rapture takes the Christians, and he gains ultimate power.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Thanks for sharing or buying!
Here's the ones on sale:
Out of Time, my time travel novel, is currently $.99 anyway, but I'm thinking of raising the price to $2.99 at the end of the year, which includes Apple & Sony.Currently is rated 4 stars with 8 reviews on Amazon.
In the 2150's, a scientist discovers time is actually fluid; past, present, and future all exist at the same time. What he doesn't know, is if the current timeline can change when something is changed in the past. The US government wants him to find out. The theme being to make right what once went wrong.
The links:
Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo, Apple, Sony
New Frontier, Book 1 in my New Frontier Series. Normally $3.99
In this alternate history novel, what-if Ronald Reagan became President in 1976 instead and the Space Race turned out differently? He pledges to support NASA with the moon landings, and declares that a moon base would be established by 1979, followed by a Mars Base by 1989. The Soviets decide to up the ante by building something bigger.
The rest of Earth follows the original timeline, so terrorism rears its ugly head, which will forever change American politics. Iran and its attempt at taking hostages is taken care of in 1979, but a new threat emerges because of it. The new President of the United States has to pursue these enemies of the U.S. to secure America's future. We follow America's progress from Moon to Mars, along with the Teacher in Space Program, to an eventual starship mission out of the solar system, which will continue in book two.
The links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, BN Nook, UK Nook, Kobo
Final Frontier is book 2 in my New Frontier series, and a new release. Normally $2.99
In this sequel to New Frontier, the USS Lewis & Clark begin their search for the Soviet starship Yuri Gagarin. They find the wormhole that the Gagarin went through twelve years earlier and decide to go through it. On the other side, the crew of the Lewis & Clark find a solar system that used to be populated by aliens known as Pictorians, but they're no longer there. Neither is the crew of the Gagarin. So, the Lewis & Clark is flown back through the wormhole to report back to Earth.
Unfortunately, something is wrong, they find themselves 30 years in the past. As they struggle to wait for their future to catch up, the crew of the Lewis & Clark make changes to certain events, but they cause unintended consequences; including making another alien species mad enough to forbid humans from traveling beyond the Sol System. Find out what happens in this conclusion of the New Frontier series.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Beyond the New Frontier, which is currently exclusive to Amazon, will be FREE the day after Thanksgiving, but is either free to borrow now for Prime Members or buy for $4.99. Also available in paperback currently on Amazon.
Times of Trouble, the 1st novel in my End Times Saga. Normally $3.99, 6 reviews 4 stars.
Thirty years in the future, the U.S. government has turned into a tyranny as the EPA and TSA grow with ever more power.
Brian, the main character, tells his story from first person point of view. His work with the FBI involves mostly cyber terrorism and actual cases of potential real world terrorism. Eventually, his wife gives birth to their third child, who has Down's Syndrome, which does not please the U.S. Health Administration because there are rules and regulations set-up in cases like these to prevent "genetic freaks" as they like to call them, from sucking up a lot of Health Admin money. Because the Atwoods are born again Christians, they never considered aborting the baby, so now the Health people have to take him away to deal with the problem later.
Meanwhile, the Secret Service decides to recruit Brian to be the personal agent of the President of the United States, David Collins, due to his great work stopping a terrorist plot that would've involved Offutt Air Force Base. Brian's faith is tested every day as he deals with a man that has no morals from what Brian can see, and is tested even more when his wife finds out that she's dying from a fast growing form of breast cancer. Trouble in the rest of the world pits the U.S. against Israel as that country attempts to defend itself from attack.
When the re-election of Collins doesn't turn out the way he wanted it, he and his people declare the election nullified because of supposed "irregularities" with the ballots. Collins claims that the new President-elect may take the seat sometime in the middle of next year, if everything looks to be sorted out. Collins purges his staff of what he considers unloyal people, including Brian. At the same time, Brian loses his wife, but regains the son he thought he had lost.
Brian moves back to his family home in Nebraska, where we follow what happens as the country slowly falls apart. Events play out as Brian and his family sees the End Times approach.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Times of Trial, the second novel in my End Times Saga. Normally $3.99The Tyler's have a church that is dying in Tucson, Arizona. Even though the church is dying, they take care of the remaining senior members, including the ones in nursing homes and in hospice. The other family in the church, the White's, head to Wyoming to live in a community that was originally started by Doomsday Preppers back in the early 2000′s so they can attempt to escape the increasing persecution of Christians and are helped by a Navajo Nation Sheriff who became a Christian as a young man.
Greg Tyler, who is the oldest son, dreams about a girl, but has no idea who she is. During this time, he's kicked out of high school after getting into a fight with the bully who has constantly tortured him throughout their school years. Laura Hall lives in Phoenix and is her high school's Senior Class Treasurer. She dreams about a boy, but hasn't the slightest idea who he is, and neither one can see the faces of the one they're dreaming about. Eventually, the two come across each other in the Camp that President Collins orders Christians into, but only after Greg rescues Laura from some bullies who collaborate with the Camp Commander. They attempt to get to know each other before the Rapture.
President Collins orders the activation of Camps across the country that will house believers who he thinks are a threat to his rule. His patron, Michael Collins, manipulates events in the Middle East to stir up trouble between Iran and Israel. The Tyler's end up with others in a camp in Arizona, while the White's and the community they live in gets attacked by government troops. Evans continues to manipulate events as the Rapture takes the Christians, and he gains ultimate power.
Links: Amazon US, Amazon UK, B&N Nook, Nook UK, Kobo
Thanks for sharing or buying!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
New Releases: Final Frontier & Beyond the New Frontier
Final Frontier is the sequel to the novel I published last year, New Frontier. Currently available for $2.99 on Kindle(ASIN: B009ORP5U0), Nook, and Kobo. Smashwords formatting this time around wasn't cooperating with me, so I abandoned that for now. Also, Times of Trouble is currently going for $.99 on Kindle (ASIN:B0075CNFFI) (but is available in paperback and on other e-book platforms), and Out of Time, my time travel novel is always $.99 (on all ebook platforms).
What it's about:
In this sequel to New Frontier, the USS Lewis & Clark begin their search for the Soviet starship Yuri Gagarin. They find the wormhole that the Gagarin went through twelve years earlier and decide to go through it. On the other side, the crew of the Lewis & Clark find a solar system that used to be populated by aliens known as Pictorians, but they're no longer there. Neither is the crew of the Gagarin. So, the Lewis & Clark is flown back through the wormhole to report back to Earth.
Unfortunately, something is wrong, they find themselves 30 years in the past. As they struggle to wait for their future to catch up, the crew of the Lewis & Clark make changes to certain events, but they cause unintended consequences; including making another alien species mad enough to forbid humans from traveling beyond the Sol System. Find out what happens in this conclusion of the New Frontier series.
Also available is the combined versions of both novels, which is available on KDP Select, called Beyond the New Frontier (ASIN: B009NVH76M) and is currently free until the end of Thursday, the 11th of October. Tops out at 84,779 words.
What it's about:
In this sequel to New Frontier, the USS Lewis & Clark begin their search for the Soviet starship Yuri Gagarin. They find the wormhole that the Gagarin went through twelve years earlier and decide to go through it. On the other side, the crew of the Lewis & Clark find a solar system that used to be populated by aliens known as Pictorians, but they're no longer there. Neither is the crew of the Gagarin. So, the Lewis & Clark is flown back through the wormhole to report back to Earth.
Unfortunately, something is wrong, they find themselves 30 years in the past. As they struggle to wait for their future to catch up, the crew of the Lewis & Clark make changes to certain events, but they cause unintended consequences; including making another alien species mad enough to forbid humans from traveling beyond the Sol System. Find out what happens in this conclusion of the New Frontier series.
Also available is the combined versions of both novels, which is available on KDP Select, called Beyond the New Frontier (ASIN: B009NVH76M) and is currently free until the end of Thursday, the 11th of October. Tops out at 84,779 words.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sales for the year so far
Now that it's June, here are my sales numbers for the year so far, from regular sales to when one of my novels was in KDP Select to free giveaways. These are all from mostly just promoting online on Twitter, Facebook, and a bunch of message boards. The novels are listed in order of publication, from 2008 to 2012.
Amazon US Kindle
Out of Time - 34
Don't Mess With Earth - 13
The Usurper - (regular sales) - 67
KDP Select numbers for The Usurper - 329
Shattered Earth (which I unpublished on Amazon) - 8
Voyager & The Aliens - 3
Dust Storm - 4
New Frontier - 50
Times of Trouble - 89
Times of Trial - 9
Amazon UK Kindle
Out of Time - 8
Don't Mess With Earth - 4
The Usurper - 8
KDP Select for The Usurper - 176
Voyager & The Aliens - 1
Dust Storm - 0
Times of Trouble - 4
Times of Trial - 1
Amazon Germany
Out of Time - 1
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 4
New Frontier - 1
Amazon France
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 2
Amazon Italy
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 2
Amazon Spain
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 6
Barnes & Noble Nook, which is partially through PubIt, B&N's publishing platform and through Smashwords
Out of Time - 17
Don't Mess With Earth - 17
The Usurper - 15
Shattered Earth - 19
Voyager & The Aliens - 1
Dust Storm - 3
New Frontier - 12
Times of Trouble - 109
Times of Trial - 7
Apple iTunes
Out of Time - 29
Don't Mess With Earth - 4
The Usurper - 5
Shattered Earth -25
Voyager & The Aliens - 4
New Frontier - 3
Times of Trouble (only available since May)
Times of Trial (not yet available)
Kobo
Out of Time - 10
Don't Mess With Earth - 1
The Usurper (Kobo has yet to list it)
Shattered Earth - 8
Voyager & The Aliens - 0
New Frontier - 0
Times of Trouble (only available since May)
Times of Trial (not yet available)
Sony Reader
Out of Time - 1
Everything else - 0
Smashwords paid/giveaways
Out of Time - 1/39
Don't Mess With Earth - 1/26
The Usurper - 0/9
Shattered Earth - 0/37
Voyager & The Aliens -0/14
Dust Storm (I unpublished it because I couldn't get the formatting right) - 2/12
New Frontier - 5/41
Times of Trouble - 0/87
Times of Trial - 0/1
Createspace Paperbacks, all of which were sales from mostly Amazon
Out of Time - 2
The Usurper - 7
Shattered Earth - 3
New Frontier - 12
Times of Trouble - 30
Times of Trial - 0
Total between January & end of May: 1423
Overall total since 2008: 26381
I'm posting this because some writers get discouraged, but you just have to keep at it. While I don't have the money or much in the way of resources to push my novels to greater visibility, I think I'm doing pretty well. I took The Usurper out of KDP Select because my sales were actually worse overall, and I had a grand total of 3 borrows, so I didn't think that program was worth it. Stay tuned for the sequel to New Frontier, plus a short story anthology based on minor characters in the two End Times novels, and a novel about Michael Evans, the man-behind-the-scenes in both End Times novels.
Amazon US Kindle
Out of Time - 34
Don't Mess With Earth - 13
The Usurper - (regular sales) - 67
KDP Select numbers for The Usurper - 329
Shattered Earth (which I unpublished on Amazon) - 8
Voyager & The Aliens - 3
Dust Storm - 4
New Frontier - 50
Times of Trouble - 89
Times of Trial - 9
Amazon UK Kindle
Out of Time - 8
Don't Mess With Earth - 4
The Usurper - 8
KDP Select for The Usurper - 176
Voyager & The Aliens - 1
Dust Storm - 0
Times of Trouble - 4
Times of Trial - 1
Amazon Germany
Out of Time - 1
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 4
New Frontier - 1
Amazon France
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 2
Amazon Italy
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 2
Amazon Spain
The Usurper (KDP Select) - 6
Barnes & Noble Nook, which is partially through PubIt, B&N's publishing platform and through Smashwords
Out of Time - 17
Don't Mess With Earth - 17
The Usurper - 15
Shattered Earth - 19
Voyager & The Aliens - 1
Dust Storm - 3
New Frontier - 12
Times of Trouble - 109
Times of Trial - 7
Apple iTunes
Out of Time - 29
Don't Mess With Earth - 4
The Usurper - 5
Shattered Earth -25
Voyager & The Aliens - 4
New Frontier - 3
Times of Trouble (only available since May)
Times of Trial (not yet available)
Kobo
Out of Time - 10
Don't Mess With Earth - 1
The Usurper (Kobo has yet to list it)
Shattered Earth - 8
Voyager & The Aliens - 0
New Frontier - 0
Times of Trouble (only available since May)
Times of Trial (not yet available)
Sony Reader
Out of Time - 1
Everything else - 0
Smashwords paid/giveaways
Out of Time - 1/39
Don't Mess With Earth - 1/26
The Usurper - 0/9
Shattered Earth - 0/37
Voyager & The Aliens -0/14
Dust Storm (I unpublished it because I couldn't get the formatting right) - 2/12
New Frontier - 5/41
Times of Trouble - 0/87
Times of Trial - 0/1
Createspace Paperbacks, all of which were sales from mostly Amazon
Out of Time - 2
The Usurper - 7
Shattered Earth - 3
New Frontier - 12
Times of Trouble - 30
Times of Trial - 0
Total between January & end of May: 1423
Overall total since 2008: 26381
I'm posting this because some writers get discouraged, but you just have to keep at it. While I don't have the money or much in the way of resources to push my novels to greater visibility, I think I'm doing pretty well. I took The Usurper out of KDP Select because my sales were actually worse overall, and I had a grand total of 3 borrows, so I didn't think that program was worth it. Stay tuned for the sequel to New Frontier, plus a short story anthology based on minor characters in the two End Times novels, and a novel about Michael Evans, the man-behind-the-scenes in both End Times novels.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Mentions of Times of Trouble
Spirit Filled Kindle
The Spirit & The Bride
To His Glorious Name
Christian Ministries
Kingdom Expansion
Life With Christ
Speaking the Truth in Love
Just Give Me the Truth
Just Give Me Jesus
To the Glory of God
Deceptions in the Churches
Prayers For the Nations
Throne Room Expressions
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Book Review from Christian Book Review
My latest review from Christian Book Review
Times of Trouble is a new Christian fiction novel by Cliff Ball happening around Year 2037. The story revolves around the family of Brian Atwood, an FBI agent turned Secret Service personal security for the USA President Collins. Brian was married to Lynda for ten (10) years and had three children but the newly born baby was taken by the Health Administration because of his Down Syndrome.
The US government at this time has been setting rules, regulations and security measures for the nation and people. Babies with defects are either aborted or taken to an orphanage so that the government will not be burdened by the cost of supporting them.
President Collins abhors Christians and their beliefs, acting like an oversexed teenager, and making financial decisions blunders in the White House. Brian struggled relating with him and obeying his every whim especially at this time of re-election campaigns.
Until one day, Lynda became sick with stage 4 breast cancer and eventually died as the government only allows drugs to alleviate pain and no surgeries for advanced stages of sicknesses.
Collins lost the elections to President elect Massey but charged the latter with election fraud and then eventually declared Martial Law across the land. Brian was fired from his job because of His Christian beliefs after thorough background check.
Times of Trouble novel’s backdrop is on the End Times and all the other events leading to it. It is like a true story as most of the character sketches, circumstances, and plots are familiar and possible to happen in real life.
Honestly, this is the very first Christian fiction novel I have read and reviewed and I appreciate Cliff Ball’s heart to keep on stressing and repeating the importance of God, Bible, prayer, salvation, church, fellowship, close family ties, purity before marriage, and honesty about the character’s feelings and weaknesses.
I love the many prayers included in this novel and many times, at some point of the story, I can readily identify with the lines of the characters and the situations. Times of Trouble ministered to me greatly right now and it inspired me to keep the faith and never to give up in times of trouble knowing that the ending of everything—the world, mankind, and my own troubles are glorious when Jesus Christ returns on the earth and we will be raptured and caught up in the clouds at the trumpet blast.
Paperback:
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Book trailer for Times of Trouble
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Interview on Kevin Rau's site
Original post
When did you start writing, and was there a significant event that prompted you to do so?
I started writing when I was about 10, and I don't think it was anything or anyone who prompted me, I just found that I enjoyed writing.
Do you have a favorite superhero from novels, comics, or movies?
That's a tough one to answer. I'll say Batman.
Where do you get your inspiration for writing? What motivates you?
I'm inspired by the world around me. I tend to pay attention more than most people seem to about stuff that goes on, and sometimes I incorporate that into my novels.
Do you pre-plan your stories, or are you a by-the-seat-of-the-pants style writer?
I used to a seat-of-the-pants kind of writer, but the older I get, the more I have to plan it out, otherwise, I'd forget what I wanted to write about.
Kev's response: Oh, my god, this is awesome. I've found a kindred (senile) spirit! I have to put notes on spreadsheet tabs to keep track at times.
Do you write only when inspired, or do you have a set schedule where you sit down to write?
I write when I'm inspired. Sometimes that's every day, once a week, and sometimes it'll be two or three months between writing another few thousand words.
Do you have a favorite genre to write in? To read?
I don't have a favorite genre to write in, since I'm still experimenting with what genres work for me. As for reading, I enjoy science fiction, but not the hard SF.
What do you enjoy the most about writing?
I enjoy finding out that I have more stories to tell than I originally thought.
Kev's response: I agree - I recall many years ago thinking about writing "my novel." Now, the concept of only having written one seems foreign to me.
Is there any part of writing that you don't enjoy?
I don't enjoy the complete exhaustion that comes with finishing writing a novel. I feel drained and then I don't want to write again for a while.
Do you write one story at a time, or do you have several novels in the works at one time?
I write one story at a time, but I sometimes have the other novel idea that I want to write rattling in my head.
Kev's response: I'm generally the same way. I might get ideas and make occasional notes about a forthcoming novel, but I focus on the one at hand.
Where do you see the future as far as paper books versus digital e-books?
I remember as a kid when they said we'll be a paper-less society in 15 years. That was over 20 years ago, but now I am beginning to see that digital e-books will probably replace paper books eventually. My novel sales tend to reflect that, because I sell more ebooks than paperbacks by a very wide margin.
What are your current projects?
I'm currently working on a parallel novel to my last novel, Times of Trouble. This new novel will follow a family in Arizona as they try to live through government tyranny to the End Times.
Do you have any advice for others about self-publishing?
Self-publishing takes a lot of work, energy, and time. So be patient, because sometimes it takes years before you're noticed.
Kev's
Do you have any online sites where readers can find out more about you (and your books)?
My website is www.cliffball.net, with links to all of my novels and where they can be bought.
Kev's response: Thank you for the interview, Cliff. I wish you the best on your novels.
When did you start writing, and was there a significant event that prompted you to do so?
I started writing when I was about 10, and I don't think it was anything or anyone who prompted me, I just found that I enjoyed writing.
Do you have a favorite superhero from novels, comics, or movies?
That's a tough one to answer. I'll say Batman.
Where do you get your inspiration for writing? What motivates you?
I'm inspired by the world around me. I tend to pay attention more than most people seem to about stuff that goes on, and sometimes I incorporate that into my novels.
Do you pre-plan your stories, or are you a by-the-seat-of-the-pants style writer?
I used to a seat-of-the-pants kind of writer, but the older I get, the more I have to plan it out, otherwise, I'd forget what I wanted to write about.
Kev's response: Oh, my god, this is awesome. I've found a kindred (senile) spirit! I have to put notes on spreadsheet tabs to keep track at times.
Do you write only when inspired, or do you have a set schedule where you sit down to write?
I write when I'm inspired. Sometimes that's every day, once a week, and sometimes it'll be two or three months between writing another few thousand words.
Do you have a favorite genre to write in? To read?
I don't have a favorite genre to write in, since I'm still experimenting with what genres work for me. As for reading, I enjoy science fiction, but not the hard SF.
What do you enjoy the most about writing?
I enjoy finding out that I have more stories to tell than I originally thought.
Kev's response: I agree - I recall many years ago thinking about writing "my novel." Now, the concept of only having written one seems foreign to me.
Is there any part of writing that you don't enjoy?
I don't enjoy the complete exhaustion that comes with finishing writing a novel. I feel drained and then I don't want to write again for a while.
Do you write one story at a time, or do you have several novels in the works at one time?
I write one story at a time, but I sometimes have the other novel idea that I want to write rattling in my head.
Kev's response: I'm generally the same way. I might get ideas and make occasional notes about a forthcoming novel, but I focus on the one at hand.
Where do you see the future as far as paper books versus digital e-books?
I remember as a kid when they said we'll be a paper-less society in 15 years. That was over 20 years ago, but now I am beginning to see that digital e-books will probably replace paper books eventually. My novel sales tend to reflect that, because I sell more ebooks than paperbacks by a very wide margin.
What are your current projects?
I'm currently working on a parallel novel to my last novel, Times of Trouble. This new novel will follow a family in Arizona as they try to live through government tyranny to the End Times.
Do you have any advice for others about self-publishing?
Self-publishing takes a lot of work, energy, and time. So be patient, because sometimes it takes years before you're noticed.
Kev's
Do you have any online sites where readers can find out more about you (and your books)?
My website is www.cliffball.net, with links to all of my novels and where they can be bought.
Kev's response: Thank you for the interview, Cliff. I wish you the best on your novels.
Karen Baney interviews me
Original post on Karen Baney's site
1. Thanks for being my guest, Cliff. Can you tell us where are you from?
I’m originally from the Phoenix area. Lived in Apache Junction, Chandler, and Mesa. Family moved back and forth between Amarillo, TX and the Phoenix area, so part of elementary school I was in Arizona then Texas then back in Arizona. Graduated from Mountain View High in Mesa. Family moved back to Texas after I graduated and I’ve lived in Texas now 20 years straight.
2. Wow! I know all about the Phoenix metro area, having lived here the last 15 years myself. When and why did you begin writing?
I discovered I liked to write when I was about 10 years old. My parents made sure I was well read, so I read a couple of books that I liked, and wanted to be like the authors who wrote the books.
3. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
I’ve written six. I would have to say my current novel, Times of Trouble, is my favorite. The reason is, is that I felt inspired to write it and I felt as if God was guiding me to write it.
4. What is the most challenging part of being an indie author? The most rewarding?
The most challenging part of being an indie author, I think, is the marketing and promoting part of it, especially when you’re doing it by yourself. The most rewarding is being able to instantly see if I’m having any kind of affect on my sales when I do have promotions and how many people were willing to buy my novel.
5. As an indie author, what would you say to a potential reader who has never read anything from an indie author?
Give us all a chance. I have read a lot of amazing work by indie authors in the last year or so. I’ve noticed the quality of traditionally published work going downhill in the last few years, which is a shame. There are quite a few indie authors out there who do it all themselves and don’t need a team of publicists, editors, agents, or whatever to make their work shine.
6. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Probably the most challenging is writing dialogue that doesn’t look wooden and flows naturally.
7. Can you share a little of your current work with us?
I’m currently working on an indirect sequel to Times of Trouble. A Preacher and his family live in Arizona and their church has shrunk down to 30 people, mostly retirees, and then the song leader decides to take his family to Wyoming to live in a community of Christians who decide to wait for the Rapture. In the meantime, the President orders small church congregations to be rounded up first and have them sent to FEMA Camps. The President decides he doesn’t like the results of the Election, so has it nullified, then orders DHS to round up the slightly larger churches. The family tries to survive until Christ’s Return.
8. How much of the book is realistic?
I tried to write what a future Health Administration might look like. I have them purge society of “genetic freaks.” So when the Atwoods, the family in the novel, have a son with Down’s Syndrome because they don’t believe in abortion, the Health Administration takes him to deal with the boy later. I try to project how much power the TSA and EPA have in the future of this novel. The TSA not only rules the air now, in the novel, they also limit travel by car. I even have rumors in the novel about the UN and the EPA taking land from people in the Prairies so the land can go back to its native-ness. I even have the President nullify the elections due to ballot issues and forces one of the candidates for President to stop running by coming up with charges of adultery and bribery.
1. Thanks for being my guest, Cliff. Can you tell us where are you from?
I’m originally from the Phoenix area. Lived in Apache Junction, Chandler, and Mesa. Family moved back and forth between Amarillo, TX and the Phoenix area, so part of elementary school I was in Arizona then Texas then back in Arizona. Graduated from Mountain View High in Mesa. Family moved back to Texas after I graduated and I’ve lived in Texas now 20 years straight.
2. Wow! I know all about the Phoenix metro area, having lived here the last 15 years myself. When and why did you begin writing?
I discovered I liked to write when I was about 10 years old. My parents made sure I was well read, so I read a couple of books that I liked, and wanted to be like the authors who wrote the books.
3. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
I’ve written six. I would have to say my current novel, Times of Trouble, is my favorite. The reason is, is that I felt inspired to write it and I felt as if God was guiding me to write it.
4. What is the most challenging part of being an indie author? The most rewarding?
The most challenging part of being an indie author, I think, is the marketing and promoting part of it, especially when you’re doing it by yourself. The most rewarding is being able to instantly see if I’m having any kind of affect on my sales when I do have promotions and how many people were willing to buy my novel.
5. As an indie author, what would you say to a potential reader who has never read anything from an indie author?
Give us all a chance. I have read a lot of amazing work by indie authors in the last year or so. I’ve noticed the quality of traditionally published work going downhill in the last few years, which is a shame. There are quite a few indie authors out there who do it all themselves and don’t need a team of publicists, editors, agents, or whatever to make their work shine.
6. Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Probably the most challenging is writing dialogue that doesn’t look wooden and flows naturally.
7. Can you share a little of your current work with us?
I’m currently working on an indirect sequel to Times of Trouble. A Preacher and his family live in Arizona and their church has shrunk down to 30 people, mostly retirees, and then the song leader decides to take his family to Wyoming to live in a community of Christians who decide to wait for the Rapture. In the meantime, the President orders small church congregations to be rounded up first and have them sent to FEMA Camps. The President decides he doesn’t like the results of the Election, so has it nullified, then orders DHS to round up the slightly larger churches. The family tries to survive until Christ’s Return.
8. How much of the book is realistic?
I tried to write what a future Health Administration might look like. I have them purge society of “genetic freaks.” So when the Atwoods, the family in the novel, have a son with Down’s Syndrome because they don’t believe in abortion, the Health Administration takes him to deal with the boy later. I try to project how much power the TSA and EPA have in the future of this novel. The TSA not only rules the air now, in the novel, they also limit travel by car. I even have rumors in the novel about the UN and the EPA taking land from people in the Prairies so the land can go back to its native-ness. I even have the President nullify the elections due to ballot issues and forces one of the candidates for President to stop running by coming up with charges of adultery and bribery.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Feds, Family Farmes, and Times of Trouble
The Blaze
has a story about how the Federal Government wants to regulate family
farms, partly due to the Agenda 21 plan by the United Nations, which
regulates resources and wants people to move back into the cities. In Times of Trouble, I don’t mention Agenda 21
directly, but I do have the EPA and the UN forcing people off of their
land, telling them that the land will go back to being native
grasslands, and sometimes they claim there’s some endangered animal that
needs protecting, even though some of the people in the novel have had
their land in their family for over a hundred years. This is meant to
bring down the U.S. by stripping the country of its resources and trying
to stuff everyone into the major cities. While I don’t have the
government regulating who works on the farms, the family farms are
harassed by the government, while the corporate farms end up being given
the former lands owned by these families in some cases. The brother of
the main character sells farm equipment. He constantly complains about
the EPA inspecting every piece of equipment to “protect” the
environment, and he seems to think that the government wants everyone to
go back to using plows and mules to ply the land.
It’s amazing to me that sometimes fiction seems to align with real life, even when one is not even trying to follow real life examples of government over-reach. I try to go for in my novels what I think would be way beyond what the government really would do, only to find out that they might just be doing that. Personally, I think we haven’t been much of a Federal Republic since sometime before the War Between the States, because since then, the United States government seems to be trying to reach all of their tentacles into our lives, and that’s really too bad. Maybe the Doomsday Preppers have the right idea….
It’s amazing to me that sometimes fiction seems to align with real life, even when one is not even trying to follow real life examples of government over-reach. I try to go for in my novels what I think would be way beyond what the government really would do, only to find out that they might just be doing that. Personally, I think we haven’t been much of a Federal Republic since sometime before the War Between the States, because since then, the United States government seems to be trying to reach all of their tentacles into our lives, and that’s really too bad. Maybe the Doomsday Preppers have the right idea….
Eugenics & How it Relates to Times of Trouble
I was sent a link to an article from Townhall.com by my mom, who claimed I was being prophetic when I wrote in Times of Trouble
about the new Health Care system in the novel wanting to purge our
society of “genetic freaks” such as children with Down’s Syndrome, etc.
In the novels’ world, the Health Care Administration requires all women
to have an amniocentesis and fill out paperwork when doing all sonograms
to ensure there’s a baby that will contribute to society at large, and
if it doesn’t the baby would be aborted. In the novel, the Atwoods
ignore this because of religious belief (and not really knowing any of
this is happening, since a lid is kept on any news about it), and their
doctor helps. Unfortunately, their baby ends up being taken away to be
“processed” later and the Doctor is punished for his lack of following
regulations. At the time I was writing it, I figured this was one of
those things that Eugenicists were always harping about, but were never
really taken seriously. This article covers Seniors, Babies, and those
with Down’s Syndrome.
What the articles says, in regards to Down’s Syndrome:
“Down Syndrome Eliminated – So much attention has been focused on the birth control entitlement, many of us missed the latest in Obama eugenics: A Down Syndrome free USA. This administration is sending you the bill for the $1000 + prenatal test to find where all the babies with Down Syndrome are hiding and target them for elimination from the gene pool. As an adoptive parent of a beautiful child with Down syndrome, I take special offense at this Mengelean expenditure.
Mark Leach, an attorney and fellow parent of a child with Down syndrome put pen to paper on this one:
Fiscally, public funding of prenatal testing for DS just does not make sense. There are an estimated 2.4+ million pregnancies each year eligible for Medicaid-funded prenatal care. Down syndrome has a birth rate of 1 in 691 pregnancies, with an estimated incident rate, i.e. the number of pregnancies carrying a child with DS, being equal to that. This means that of those 2.4 million pregnancies, only about seven thousand actually are pregnant with a child with DS. Yet, current medical recommendations are to offer both screening and diagnostic prenatal testing to all pregnant mothers. Therefore, the millions of pregnancies not carrying a child with DS may nonetheless accept the testing and thereby incur the cost to the Medicaid system. Current diagnostic testing costs over $1,000. That results in a possible exposure of $2.4 billion to the Medicaid system. All for just 7,000 pregnancies actually carrying a child with DS.
Let me spell this out. Over 90% of babies with Down syndrome are aborted already. Columnist George Will has labeled the aggressive screening a “search and destroy mission”. The Obama administration has targeted the Down syndrome babies of the poor for elimination, obligating taxpayers to a $2.4 billion liability. Presumably the entitlement means now we will pay for their abortions as well. How long before the Obama administration mandates insurance pay for screening for the entire population and their abortions?”
To read more visit: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/ginaloudon/2012/03/05/the_cost_of_eugenics_obamastyle
Truly a frightening world if all of this were to come to pass. Maybe we’re being paranoid, maybe not. We’ll just have to wait and see.
What the articles says, in regards to Down’s Syndrome:
“Down Syndrome Eliminated – So much attention has been focused on the birth control entitlement, many of us missed the latest in Obama eugenics: A Down Syndrome free USA. This administration is sending you the bill for the $1000 + prenatal test to find where all the babies with Down Syndrome are hiding and target them for elimination from the gene pool. As an adoptive parent of a beautiful child with Down syndrome, I take special offense at this Mengelean expenditure.
Mark Leach, an attorney and fellow parent of a child with Down syndrome put pen to paper on this one:
Fiscally, public funding of prenatal testing for DS just does not make sense. There are an estimated 2.4+ million pregnancies each year eligible for Medicaid-funded prenatal care. Down syndrome has a birth rate of 1 in 691 pregnancies, with an estimated incident rate, i.e. the number of pregnancies carrying a child with DS, being equal to that. This means that of those 2.4 million pregnancies, only about seven thousand actually are pregnant with a child with DS. Yet, current medical recommendations are to offer both screening and diagnostic prenatal testing to all pregnant mothers. Therefore, the millions of pregnancies not carrying a child with DS may nonetheless accept the testing and thereby incur the cost to the Medicaid system. Current diagnostic testing costs over $1,000. That results in a possible exposure of $2.4 billion to the Medicaid system. All for just 7,000 pregnancies actually carrying a child with DS.
Let me spell this out. Over 90% of babies with Down syndrome are aborted already. Columnist George Will has labeled the aggressive screening a “search and destroy mission”. The Obama administration has targeted the Down syndrome babies of the poor for elimination, obligating taxpayers to a $2.4 billion liability. Presumably the entitlement means now we will pay for their abortions as well. How long before the Obama administration mandates insurance pay for screening for the entire population and their abortions?”
To read more visit: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/ginaloudon/2012/03/05/the_cost_of_eugenics_obamastyle
Truly a frightening world if all of this were to come to pass. Maybe we’re being paranoid, maybe not. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
March Madness: TIMES OF TROUBLE
March Madness is here.
All the new news related to my newest novel, Times of Trouble.
Featured today as a New Release on the World Lit Cafe: http://www.worldliterarycafe.com/content/books/march-new-release
Featured on the front page of Humanmade.com: http://www.humanmade.net/books/times-of-trouble
Part of a listing of books under $5 on the Independent Author Network: http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/kindle-under-5.html
Listed here: https://sites.google.com/site/dvwbooksorg/christian
Flurries of Words
New Christian Books Online Magazine
The Electronic Text & Literature Cloud
Iselfpub
Other places to buy:
E-Books Online
Drive Through Fiction
Songs of the Word epub version,
Songs of the Word PDF version
Lulu ebook
Lulu hardcover
Keep up with all the information related to this novel here, where all the buy links for Amazon, B&N, etc are: http://timesoftroublechristianfiction.webs.com/
All the new news related to my newest novel, Times of Trouble.
Featured today as a New Release on the World Lit Cafe: http://www.worldliterarycafe.com/content/books/march-new-release
Featured on the front page of Humanmade.com: http://www.humanmade.net/books/times-of-trouble
Part of a listing of books under $5 on the Independent Author Network: http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/kindle-under-5.html
Listed here: https://sites.google.com/site/dvwbooksorg/christian
Flurries of Words
New Christian Books Online Magazine
The Electronic Text & Literature Cloud
Iselfpub
Other places to buy:
E-Books Online
Drive Through Fiction
Songs of the Word epub version,
Songs of the Word PDF version
Lulu ebook
Lulu hardcover
Keep up with all the information related to this novel here, where all the buy links for Amazon, B&N, etc are: http://timesoftroublechristianfiction.webs.com/
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Where to buy Times of Trouble
ISBN-13: 978-1469964799
ISBN-10: 1469964791
BISAC: Fiction / Christian / General
Kindle ASIN: B0075CNFFI
Here are the current buy locations:
Createspace
US Kindle
UK Kindle
Germany, Spain, Italy, and France Kindle
B&N Nook
Smashwords
And it is available for $2.99 in e-book form and $8.99 for the paperback where currently available.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Times of Trouble, a new Christian fiction novel
Times of Trouble is my sixth novel, which will I will upload to Smashwords, B&N, and Createspace sometime in the next few days. It’s a Christian speculative fiction thriller. I’m aiming for the group of Christian readers who read the Left Behind series back in the late 90′s, and I’m hoping they’ll enjoy reading this novel.
What it’s about:
In the near future, the U.S. government has turned into a tyranny as the government agencies known as the EPA and TSA grow with ever more power, taking away the liberty many Americans had known for over two hundred years. They’re joined by a government agency, the Health Administration, which was put together in the mid-2010′s to regulate healthcare.
Told in first person point of view, Brian Atwood, our main character, is a field agent for the FBI in Omaha. His work involves mostly cyber terrorism and actual cases of potential real world terrorism. Eventually, his wife gives birth to their third child, who has Down’s Syndrome, which does not please the Health Administration because there are rules and regulations set-up in cases like these to prevent “genetic freaks” as they like to call them, from sucking up a lot of Health Admin money. Because the Atwoods are born again Christians, they never considered aborting the baby, so now the Health people have to take him away to deal with the problem later.
Meanwhile, the Secret Service decides to recruit Brian to be the personal agent of POTUS due to his great work involving a case that dealt with terrorism that would’ve involved Offutt Air Force Base. Brian’s faith is tested every day as he deals with a man that has no morals from what Brian can see, and is tested even more when his wife finds out that she’s dying from a fast growing form of breast cancer. Trouble in the rest of the world occurs as Iran attempts to nuke Israel, which fails spectacularly, so Israel takes care of the problem. This brings condemnation from everyone, including the US, which takes the side of Iran.
When the re-election of POTUS doesn’t turn out the way he wanted it, he and his people declare the election nullified because of supposed “irregularities” with the ballots can be sorted out. The new President-elect may take the seat sometime in the middle of next year, if everything looks to be sorted out. POTUS purges his staff of what he considers unloyal people, including Brian. At the same time, he loses his wife, but regains the son he thought he had lost.
Brian moves back to his family home in Nebraska, where we follow what happens as the country slowly falls apart. Events play out as Brian and his family sees the End Times approach.
Stay tuned for news on when it can be purchased.
What it’s about:
In the near future, the U.S. government has turned into a tyranny as the government agencies known as the EPA and TSA grow with ever more power, taking away the liberty many Americans had known for over two hundred years. They’re joined by a government agency, the Health Administration, which was put together in the mid-2010′s to regulate healthcare.
Told in first person point of view, Brian Atwood, our main character, is a field agent for the FBI in Omaha. His work involves mostly cyber terrorism and actual cases of potential real world terrorism. Eventually, his wife gives birth to their third child, who has Down’s Syndrome, which does not please the Health Administration because there are rules and regulations set-up in cases like these to prevent “genetic freaks” as they like to call them, from sucking up a lot of Health Admin money. Because the Atwoods are born again Christians, they never considered aborting the baby, so now the Health people have to take him away to deal with the problem later.
Meanwhile, the Secret Service decides to recruit Brian to be the personal agent of POTUS due to his great work involving a case that dealt with terrorism that would’ve involved Offutt Air Force Base. Brian’s faith is tested every day as he deals with a man that has no morals from what Brian can see, and is tested even more when his wife finds out that she’s dying from a fast growing form of breast cancer. Trouble in the rest of the world occurs as Iran attempts to nuke Israel, which fails spectacularly, so Israel takes care of the problem. This brings condemnation from everyone, including the US, which takes the side of Iran.
When the re-election of POTUS doesn’t turn out the way he wanted it, he and his people declare the election nullified because of supposed “irregularities” with the ballots can be sorted out. The new President-elect may take the seat sometime in the middle of next year, if everything looks to be sorted out. POTUS purges his staff of what he considers unloyal people, including Brian. At the same time, he loses his wife, but regains the son he thought he had lost.
Brian moves back to his family home in Nebraska, where we follow what happens as the country slowly falls apart. Events play out as Brian and his family sees the End Times approach.
Stay tuned for news on when it can be purchased.
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