A highly negative review of The Betrayed – take a look

A highly negative review of The Betrayed – take a look

This is an excerpt from an article posted at Dedoimedo.com – Anyhow, several days ago, I received a highly negative Kirkus Indie Review of my book, The Betrayed. Now, the review policy allows authors not to publish negative review, to save face, so to speak. Since I’m not a pussy and do not fear criticism, I decided to tell you all about it, every little detail. But there’s more. I would like to elaborate on my experience with the review service so that if you ever need it, you give it a pass.

First, this article is ripe with drama, so if you only care for technical pieces, feel free to skip it. Second, it is important for me to convey the right message: so if you want the gist of it, scroll down to the conclusion section, or read the whole thing. Finally, if you are one of those people who dislike me or dislike this site for some reason, this is a great opportunity for you to lean back and enjoy the show. It’s called how Dedoimedo Got Shafted.

Read More Read More

Reviews are a-coming!

Reviews are a-coming!

All right, time to talk about reviews. Book reviews. This is the new category on the website, which I will be updating periodically with new information, editorials and opinions by readers, fans, haters, or maybe even professionals, should they deign to take my book for a spin. Or books, rather. But for now, it’s The Betrayed, and later on, the category will grow to include the sequels, too. So let’s see what people had to say.

The Betrayed starred rating from Amazon teaser

Read More Read More

The Betrayed giveaway results

The Betrayed giveaway results

Something amazing happened. Apparently, the free label has its charms. And for three days, from June 26 to June 28, people from all over the world flocked to The Betrayed Amazon.com page to get the Kindle edition of the book for zero money. As you recall, I made the book freely available as part of the Dedoimedo’s sixth year birthday celebration. So what happened during these three jolly days? Well, among other things, the book peaked as high as spot #3 in the Epic Fantasy category. But let me not spoil everything. Follow me.

The Betrayed in spot #7 in Epic Fantasy category on Amazon.com

Read More Read More

How to stop your alter ego from taking over

How to stop your alter ego from taking over

Two weeks back, we talked about characters. I gave you my opinion on what book protagonists and heroes ought to be like, or rather, what they ought not to be. Normally, my characters tend to be devoid of stereotypes and the usual drama slash flamboyance. And I make sure to have a clear picture of what they should look like before committing them to paper. However, the last article did not address the grave risk of character monotony.

Read More Read More

How I build my characters

How I build my characters

Now that the early promotional fever is somewhat over, I can focus on writing about my writing. It sounds recursive, but then it is not. Indeed, at this point, you may be asking yourselves what else can this site offer other than simple news about the book’s progress. Well, it will not be as hectic as Dedoimedo, but it sure will offer useful, witty articles on the topic of writing now and then, entirely from my personal and biased perspective. And the first one is on characters.

Read More Read More

Books away!

Books away!

About a week and a half ago, I’ve received a nice and heavy package from CreateSpace – the promotional kit. Twenty plus kilograms of paper, just the right figure to make your back hurt ever so slightly. It’s loaded with books that need to be handed out, to friends and family, as well as the winners of the free book giveaway contest.

Read More Read More

The Betrayed contest winners announced

The Betrayed contest winners announced

Dear fellows, it’s been two weeks since I’ve announced my win-a-free-book contest and it’s now officially over. Luckily for me, I will not need be crying in a corner forever alone, as I’ve managed to get more than ten entries submitted. To be more precise, a total of seventeen different people mailed me, and I had two more friends abstain from their participation knowing they would get their free copies anyway.

I must admit I found the total number of submissions surprising both in a good way and a bad way. I’d expect more people to want to get free stuff, even if it’s a fantasy book, but given Dedoimedo’s demographics, mostly hardcore geeks who tend to mistrust and treat everything with scorn, seventeen is a good number. On the brighter side, seventeen strangers want to read my book, which is not a bad thing at all. Let’s announce them.

Read More Read More

The Betrayed is published – win-a-book contest is on!

The Betrayed is published – win-a-book contest is on!

With utmost pride, satisfaction and excitement, I’m pleased to announce the official release of The Betrayed, the first book of The Lost Words epic fantasy series. The novel has been published just a few days ago and is available in online stores in paperback format. E-book edition is coming soon.

And now, let’s announce the surprise I’ve been hinting on for the past few months. I want to give away ten books for free. At this point in life, I’m not yet a best-selling celebrity, but one day, I might be, and having a first edition release on your shelf might account to something. So please read on to learn how you can enter the contest and win your own copy.

Read More Read More

The Betrayed proof approved

The Betrayed proof approved

Finally, it’s done. I’ve just approved the book for print. The Betrayed should be available in online stores in about a week, and a little longer to reach the shelves in retail shops and libraries. It took a while to get this done. After almost nine months of work, including no less than four soft proofs and two physical proofs, the book is ready for publication. Oh, I’m rather pleased. And so should you be.

Read More Read More