Alanna McFall's Blog - Posts Tagged "indie-publishing"

Six months ago, my debut novel, The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus, was released. That’s been six months of getting to share ghosts, mimes, friendships, loves, queer relationships, road trips, drama, laughs, tears, and a lot of circus with the rest of the world. I want to thank everyone who has helped me come this far, both to Atthis Arts for what they’ve done bringing this book to the world, and to everyone who has read it and shared their kind words. I am truly touched and humbled by the warm responses I’ve gotten.

But it has certainly not been easy. Publishing with an indie publisher, and being an emerging author, have incredibly difficult aspects and it feels like I am still straining to get the word out about this novel, to build some momentum in getting my work out there.


So if you have read and enjoyed Triple-C, I would be so appreciative if you could help me spread this work. Posting reviews with the website/source where you bought the novel, posting on Goodreads, writing a blog post, or telling a friend; it all helps me to get a foothold in the publishing word and it means a lot.


If you are at all involved with the reviewing or literary community, I would love to hear from you! Guest posts, interviews, review swaps, I am happy to interact with the community however I can. Feel free to drop me a line! Any nods in year-end lists are always very much appreciated.


And as we approach the end of the year, please consider The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus as a gift for someone you love. Do you have any friends or family who would appreciate ghosts, mimes, road trips, and the combination of all three? Then get them a book and support indie publishing at the same time.


This has been a wild ride and this novel is just the first chapter of it. Thank you again to everyone who has been so generous with your time, energy and love. This crazy circus is for all of us.

The big day is here, the Friends of Genre Convention in Walnut Creek begins tomorrow! I will be speaking on a couple different panels over the weekend, and would absolutely love to say hello to anyone who stops by! My schedule is listed below.

Reading

Fri, 9:30–10:45 pm

I will be reading an excerpt from my novel, The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus, along with fellow authors Chaz Brenchley and Heather Rose Jones.



Small Scale SFF

Sat, 3:00–4:15 pm

So many well known SFF stories focus on saving or changing the world, yet smaller scale stories matter. Many people have talked about the difficulties of making domestic concerns story shaped.However it’s important to have stories about care-taking, love and warmth and good food. There’s value in small scale stories about people solving problems without violence, and stories about forming communities. These stories help us imagine that we can use the skills that we have to mend the world. So let’s celebrate small cosy and domestic stories!

Panelists M: Debbie Notkin, Laura Davy, Tina LeCount Myers, David D. Levine, Alanna McFall


SFF Podcasts: What’s out there and what does it sound like?

Sun, 9:00–10:15 am

There are too many podcasts for genre fiction readers and writers for any one person to keep track of on their own. What are the best for readers? Which are the most helpful for writers? How does the medium of podcasting change a story?


Panelists: Heather Rose Jones, Alanna McFall

It seems absurd to think about how time has flown, but one year ago today, I published my debut novel, The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus . In that time I've held a release party, given interviews, been nominated for a Midwest Book Award, won a Silver Medal in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, and been able to share my work with so many people. I am incredibly grateful for all the support I've gotten from my friends and family, Atthis Arts, and my fans.


Silver Medal Winner – 2019 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice: Fiction
Finalist for 2019 MIPA Midwest Book Award for Fiction—Fantasy/SciFi/Horror/Paranormal

Chelsea is determined to make it to her brother’s wedding. And she’s not going to let the fact that she’s been dead for two years stop her.

Joining with her mime friend from a New York City park and her ghostly mentor with forty years of afterlife under her belt, the three women set out on foot for San Francisco. Along the way, they are faced with joy, sorrow, and the haunting surprises of the open road. This humorous and lightly macabre journey explores relationships, personal burdens, and what it means to keep moving, even when your heartbeat has stopped.

But the work of an independent artist is never done. If you have not gotten a chance to read Triple-C, or know someone you think might like it, please consider purchasing a copy from Atthis Arts


Or request a copy from your local bookstore or library!


And if you have bought a copy, please leave a review where you bought it and on Goodreads: this is a small thing that can really help an independent author!


Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and my writing over the past year and far beyond. I could not have come anywhere near as far without all of you. I hope to have a lot more coming in the future, and I cannot wait to share it with everyone.

I am happy to announce that The Glitter and Hope StoryBundle is now available for sale! This is a curated collection (hand-selected by Cat Rambo) of up to eleven books, including The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus, all centered around hope in dark times, and available for Pay-what-you-can.

Hope can find its origin in friendship, whether on an alien planet or a New York street corner. It can come from writing, in a myriad shades as multi-colored as the ink in which it’s inscribed. It glitters at the bottom of Pandora’s box, waiting to escape. Waiting to provide comfort and light and renewed vigor for the fight.

The base bundle is made up of these four books.

Escape by E.D.E. Bell
The Burglar of Sliceharbor by Jason A. Holt
Modern Surprises by Joan Marie Verba
The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus by Alanna McFall

And with a purchase of $15 or higher, you unlock seven more titles as a bonus. This is a great chance to experience some new authors and spread the word about Triple-C.

The bundle is only available for 22 more days, so get The Glitter and Hope StoryBundle now while you can, and tell your friends!

There are only five hours left to grab a Glitter and Hope StoryBundle, a curated collection of up to 11 novels (selected by author Cat Rambo) for pay-what-you-can!

For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook format—WORLDWIDE.

Escape by E.D.E. Bell
The Burglar of Sliceharbor by Jason A. Holt
Modern Surprises by Joan Marie Verba
The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circusby Alanna McFall (me!!!)

If you pay at least the bonus price of just $15, you get all four of the regular books, plus seven more more books, for a total of eleven!

Diamondsong - Capture 02 by E.D.E. Bell
Tales of the Captain Duke - Vol. 1-4 by Rebecca Diem
The Voyage of the White Cloud by M. Darusha Wehm
Community of Magic Pens by Atthis Arts Anthology
Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo
Missing Signal by Seb Doubinsky
The Legacy Human - Singularity 1 by Susan Kaye Quinn

So snap up these amazing books while you still have the chance, and spread the word so that this opportunity can finish strong!