The Deed is Done

Today, the 9th of October 2014, I have selected Expanded Distribution. If you read my second to last blog post you'll know what that means. The price for Of Lights and Shadows has gone up to $18.50. The effects of E.D. will take up to six weeks or something like that, and the price change will probably take a week or so to spread out to Amazon.

In the post where I explained everything I gave a discount code to be used. That code is still active and gives you $5 off the price of my book. That was back when the price of my book was $15 so that you could buy the book for $10. I have a new code which I'll post below and that gives you a discount of $8.50 off. So if you do the maths that means you can still buy the book for the same amount as the previous discount did for the old price.

Now just for your information, just in case you didn't know and were thinking of trying it, those two codes only work for Of Lights and Shadows. If you try to use them on buying a copy of The Story of Silence they won't work.

On another line that has nothing what-so-ever to do with the subject above, I am really really excited for November 1st!!

NaNoWriMo 'Round the Corner

National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner. Any minute now within the rest of the day people all over the world will be able to access the site to set up their books all ready for November. Some are busy preparing their stories, working out every little detail of what to write, while others are taking the Panters approach and are waiting until the day before thinking about what to write.

On the 1st of November millions of writers from all around the world, no matter of race, colour or creed, will join together to face the task of writing 50,000 words in one month. Our inner authors will unite us in ways other things have failed to join us with. Together for 31 days we will battle together, facing ginormous word counts that loom above us and make us feel as though we cannot go on. Perilous plot holes, looming ahead in the ground that sink to the very center of the earth. Characters that refuse to obey our orders and demand a 50% pay increase or no dice. Together we shall all face despair, frustration, and an overwhelming urge to quit when the going gets tough.

But! We shall not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to write on! We're going to survive!

We shall face that ginormous word count just like Edmund Hillary faced Mount Everest, we shall laugh in its face and climb to the top and triumph! We shall look down into those perilous plot holes and then swing over them like Indiana Jones. We shall face those treacherous characters and we shall proclaim 'No More!' and then see if we can't haggle down their pay increase.

The thing is that during the month of November we shall all face these things: despair, frustration, and an overwhelming urge to quit, but we can overcome them. I can't promise you that everyone who joins in with us band of merry writers will succeed to 50,000 words, some will fall away within the first week, maybe within the second and third week. It is all really up to you whether you succeed or fail. But remember this, NaNoWriMo is not about succeeding or failing. Don't worry about whether or not you'll really be able to write 50k or not, it's not about that, though some people might say so. What it is about is people from all over the world joining together to support each other in their works.

To me the goal isn't to write that many words, the goal is to just write, to create a new world in a story. If I manage to write 50k, or over, I'll be happy, but I'll also be happy if I only manage to write 20k. It's not about the number, it's about putting down differences to band together with friends, family, complete strangers and together delve into the magical world of writing.

So if you have ever wanted to write a story, ever felt that desire to get that story line that's been floating around in the back of your mind ever since you can remember down on paper, now is the time. Head over to NaNoWriMo and sign up. If you need a friend to help show you around the site, or if you just want a writing buddy for the event you can look me up as CaptainVonDelgo. I would be more than honoured to help you out, and I know others on the site will be more than happy to help you out as well. It's a great experience, and worth every day.