After much consideration I’ve decided to publish my novel The Silence of Remembering through https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-silence-of-remembering . I’m asking you to come on this journey with me. Yes, I’m nervous. You have to throw yourself out of your comfort zone. Believe me this is way, way outside of my comfort zone. I feel so strongly about what I’ve written that I will die if it does not see the light of a readers eyes. Here’s is the first paragraph.
CHAPTER I
IN THE early morning hour, my brother sits on the window ledge of his third floor apartment and wonders if he’ll survive the fall. The Santa Anas have swept in, and between gusts he closes his eyes, the bare branches click, click against one another, the dead leaves swirl and scrape across the street. The Santa Anas have a metallic taste, a desert heat drying up every pore of cold sweat. Another blast rattles the window, his boxer shorts flap, goose pimples shiver down his legs, he climbs back inside, closes the bedroom window, the noise from the wind and trees is deadened.
I could tell you about my pursuit of traditional publishing, query letters, lit agents etc.. I’ll save that for another time. Instead I’ll tell you why I’ve decided to go with Inkshares a hybrid publishing-crowd funding platform. Basically I have to hit a certain number of pre sales for my novel to be published. If I don’t, then all pre sales orders are refunded. So you the buyer loses nothing. Works for me. Here’s a good review on how it works, and what they do. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/63694-inkshares-looks-to-marry-the-old-with-the-new.html I’ve done my research and they have great customer service. I like how they are upending traditional publishing. Publishers only seem to be interested in signing books that can be turned into mega franchise movies. I have nothing against that, but it leaves mid list writers behind, and does not develop new writers. I write literary fiction, which is not a consider a cash machine. Secretly I’d like to prove them wrong with my novel The Silence of Remembering. And I think there is a market for Literary Fiction. Since this is my first step into this new world of new publishing, please be patient with me. I will make mistakes. But with you coming along, https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-silence-of-remembering I know my novel will see the light of readers eyes.