Steampunk Reads discussion

I hope this isn't too far off-genre to be allowed here!

My first weird western ebook End Trails has reached the towering heights of the top 20 western-horrors on Amazon since it came out at the start of the month (that's not all that impressive, of course, given the genre's niche status), but it's a start!

Here are two excerpts, one from each story:

The Lying Room

Thirteen Bullets



The follow-up novella, Given Names, comes out early next month. You can read a mini-blurb here, and I’ve just blogged the opening passage as a teaser.



I’ll post a more substantial chunk next week, and anyone who subscribes to my mailing list before the book comes out (also at those links) will get a free copy on the day. Somewhere down the line I want to start earning money from my writing, but for now I'd settle for a bunch of happy readers writing happy reviews!

Andrew wrote: "I’ll post a more substantial chunk next week, and anyone who subscribes to my mailing list before the book comes out (also at those links) will get a free copy on the day"

I compared our book ratings and decided I may be interested, especially in a free copy, to review. But I swear I couldn't find any reference to a mailing list. (I don't just click things until I find something... that's dangerous)

Hi James, I'd be delighted to see your review when you're done, here's the mailing list link:

http://j.mp/ALH-MailingList

It's a MailChimp form with a few quirky (and thoroughly optional) questions to answer - although so far everyone who signed up has answered all of them, for reasons that may become clear when you read them yourself!

Done.

I've just recently joined and you'll be among my first text reviews. I'll share on Amazon, too.

Here’s one more taster of my Weird Western novella Given Names before it comes out next week!

Just to reiterate the point at the end of that post: I’d really much prefer to give people a free copy of this, ideally in return for honest reviews. If you’re interested, add yourself to this mailing list and you’ll receive a 100% discount code on the release day (that’s next Monday).

Given Names is available now - there's a whole slew of links here, including instructions on how to get a copy half-price!

I hope you give it a try, and let me know what you thought - blogging, Goodreads and Amazon reviews are all very much appreciated...

Downloaded. Putting it in my currently reading list. I'll post a review.

I look forward to it, thanks.

I've just started a Weird Western kick - Finished several issues of "The Sixth Gun" and the "Dead man's Hand" anthology, and currently reading "Karen Memory".
I've added "End Trails" to my to-read list.

Quick heads-up: as of today, all my self-pub'd ebooks are available via Amazon's KINDLE UNLIMITED program, which means you can read them for free (provided you're a subscriber).

The weird westerns:
End Trails, two stories of supernatural revenge
my Given Names, a Native American coming-of-age novella

And dark fiction in themed pairs of stories:
Dark Matters, Crime meets Horror
Absences, Pre-Post-Apocalyptic SciFi
Aftermaths, Post-Apocalyptic SciFi

If you're a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, I hope you'll give them a try! If not, they can still be bought via the normal Amazon marketplace - and they will be available free for a short time later in the year, so keep your eyes peeled...