Support Bane of Souls and other independent books

Good news! The Dacia Sandero There's a new piece up on the Guardian website by a fellow called Damien Walter, in which he's hunting for five great independently published works of sci-fi (sci-fi being taken in a broad way to include fantasy and horror).

The article is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/feb/22/sci-fi-hunt-independently-published and whilst I'd particularly ask those who enjoyed Bane of Souls to comment and say so I'd also strongly encourage anybody reading this who's read a good self-published work to do the same.

If you did like Bane of Souls but don't want to spend the time signing up to the Guardian comment system you can instead click here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/feb/22/sci-fi-hunt-independently-published#comment-21504036) to read my post nominating Bane of Souls and just click 'recommend'.

 

One of the biggest challenges self-published/independent authors face is getting noticed, particularly regarding coverage from big media organisations. It's all very well writing a masterpiece of twists and turns but the book market is enormous and it's easy to become just a drop in a very large ocean.

This sort of initiative, for which Mr. Walter deserves great credit, can help to increase the chances of some good coverage for independent authors.

So, whether it's Bane of Souls or another self-published book, please do read the article and recommend what you enjoyed.   

Thaddeus

New Reviews Page

As well as Interviews, I've decided to add a Reviews page (found at the tab above). This will be dedicated to reviews of Bane of Souls by blogs/sites, and won't include retailer-specific reviews (Amazon ones, for example) or reviews I do of other books.

The first review is by Boom Baby, the delightful lady reviewer of books, and has given Bane of Souls 4 flaming fireballs out of a possible 5.

The full review can be found here: http://boombabyreviews.miadarien.com/2013/01/review-bane-of-souls-by-thaddeus-white/

It's always interesting to hear what people think of Bane of Souls, both the good and the bad, and hopefully I'll be able to use the reviews I get to help improve Journey to Altmortis (although it's a significantly different book in terms of plot so certain issues won't recur).

Thaddeus

Bane of Souls now up at Goodreads.com

Yes, it's a few months since the book was released, but I've finally gotten around to joining Goodreads (which seems pretty cool from a reader's perspective as well) and adding Bane of Souls to it.

One thing I especially like about the site is that you can give a rating of 1-5 stars without also having to write a review. It's a simple but clever separation, as very few people actually write reviews.

Bane of Souls can be found at the following link, so if you've read it please add it to your shelf and consider rating/reviewing it:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16114425-bane-of-souls

There are no trivia/quizzes as yet, but I do plan on getting around to adding some questions. I probably won't use the blog feature, as I have this one for general use and the official site's writing blog (http://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/writing-blog.html) for more focused articles about writing and how things are coming along.

Thaddeus

Bane of Souls arrives at Barnes & Noble

Bane of Souls is now available as a Nook Book from Barnes & Noble. It's also come out at the Apple store (rather weird seeing a listing in iTunes, but there we are). So, if you prefer iBooks to eBooks or would rather have a bit of Nookie, Bane of Souls is available.

Incidentally, I think there's just the Blio store (Baker & Taylor) and Sony to go now (the latter takes a bit longer due to a different system to most retailers).

Thaddeus

Thaddeus enters the Amazon

Bane of Souls is now for sale at Amazon!

Unlike other retailers, where it will be automatically distributed by Smashwords, I opted to publish directly on Amazon. This is because there's a slight technical delay (the two firms are working on integrating distribution, I think) and I didn't want to have several weeks or months between Bane of Souls being out at most retailers and Amazon.

The layout of the book is pretty much identical to the Smashwords version (you can buy a wide variety of formats at Smashwords, including a Kindle version) although it's probably a bit more convenient if you're into Kindle because it can be downloaded directly through the wireless.

There will probably be a few days to a few weeks* until Bane of Souls is out at other major retailers, but all that should be automatic. Happily, this means I can get back to writing Altmortis (which will be a bit grimmer than Bane of Souls) and start trying to do some marketing and persuade more people to buy Bane of Souls.

So, if you bought it and liked it, please do let like-minded friends know it's worth a try and perhaps write a review. The biggest challenge facing new authors is actually getting noticed as there are so many books out, and it can really help if honest reviews point out strengths and weaknesses, and word of mouth can play a big role in garnering interest.

*Just checked and Bane of Souls has also just come out at the Diesel eBook Store in the ePub format (which is used by most eReaders, except the Kindle). You can buy it here.

Thaddeus

Bane of Souls is on sale now!

 Yes, the epic tale of friendship, honour and huge numbers of people getting murdered is now published and available to buy from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/167813

 

As I've written on the book's official website (http://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/writing-blog.html) because it's now more difficult, for technical reasons, for books to be shipped directly from Smashwords to Amazon it's my intention to directly upload an edition to the retailer. With luck, the Smashwords version will be shipped to many other retailers once it gets the green light, which will take at least a few weeks.

I hope you all give the sample a try, and download the full book if it's your cup of delicious tea.

Thaddeus