Chapter 3: The bite Cowardice be damned. I had to go look. When I arrived I immediately noticed Flaky had disappeared. The man bled out from hundreds of bites when I saw him last, but somehow he managed to pull himself up and amble off. My first thought regarding Flaky’s […] Sample Sunday: I Zombie IApril 10, 2011 in blog tagged apocalypse / author / digital press / ebooks / horror / I Zombie I / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen
It’s been a frustrating week for our dear friend Jack and his book I Zombie I. Why is that? Well, after much consideration and attempts to salvage the digital recorder Jacob used in the book, it was ultimately decided the device simply didn’t work. After three or four attempts at […] I Zombie I updateApril 8, 2011 in blog tagged apocalypse / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / horror / I Zombie I / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / On Fiction / zombie fiction / zombie horror / zombies by jlwallen
Thanks to Jack Wallen for allowing a still-finding-my-way-around Indie writer to post a few thoughts. Here are a few of mine. Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr Guest Post: M. Edward McNallyApril 8, 2011 in News tagged author / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / writers / writing by jlwallen
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for a Get Jack’d giveaway! I want to give readers the chance to read my first novel, A Blade Away for free. Free! What else can you get for free? Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr A Blade Away Giveaway!April 7, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / transgender by jlwallen
Here is a sample from Chapter two of A Blade Away. This is the first in the Fringe Killer series and is currently on sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords. Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr Sample Sunday: A Blade AwayApril 3, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / transgender by jlwallen
I thought it would be an interesting study in character to interview one of my favorite creations, Skip Abrahm. Skip is an officer on the Louisville Police Department and has been partnered with Jamie Davenport, serving as her mentor and best friend. Skip is also an openly gay man who […] Interview with Skip AbrahmApril 1, 2011 in blog / News tagged A Blade Away / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / Gothica / indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / thriller / transgender / writers / writing by jlwallen
Hello all! I wanted to post a note here on Get Jack’d that I am now, officially looking for reviewers for my first book A Blade Away. If you are interested in getting a free, pre-release copy, contact me via email at jlwallen AT monkeypantz DOT net. Follow Email PostShare […] A Blade Away: Looking for reviewersMarch 31, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / transgender by jlwallen
This is a very hot topic among indie writers, and with good reason. Outside of a poorly written and developed story, there are two things that will turn a reader off faster than anything to a book: Poor grammer and poor formatting. Although, for writers like myself, grammar is an […] Writing Help: Formatting your ebooksMarch 30, 2011 in News tagged digital publishing / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / writers / writing by jlwallen
I totally spaced on Sample Sunday yesterday, so I’m offering up a sample of A Blade Away. This book is the first in the Fringe Killer series and will be on sale within the next couple of weeks. The sale prices is $0.99, which a real bargain considering the amount […] Sample Sunday (a day late): A Blade AwayMarch 28, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / fringe killers / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / transgender by jlwallen
It simply won’t go away. At least not until we indie writers find that ideal sweat spot that keeps consumers coming back. It’s an incredibly frustrating issue among the indie community for a number of reasons, but primarily because the consumer community seems to want to keep the price of […] Why I am against the .99 cent priceMarch 25, 2011 in News tagged author / autumnal press / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / On Fiction / writers / writing by jlwallen
Recently I had a lengthy discussion with my editor about track changes. She and I use different applications for writing/editing — she uses Microsoft Office and I use LibreOffice. We discovered a bit of an issue between the two office suites, with regards to track changes. During that discussion, I […] Writer help: Using track changesMarch 23, 2011 in News tagged indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / On Fiction / writers / writing by jlwallen
It’s Sample Sunday again, good ladies and gents. Today I share with you the beginning of Chapter Two from my upcoming release A Blade Away. Follow Email PostShare on Tumblr Sample Sunday: A Blade AwayMarch 20, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / ebooks / fringe killers / indie authors / indie writers / jack wallen / kindle books / thriller / transgender / writers / writing by jlwallen
Today has been one of those days. It started with a phone call from my editor informing me about some serious changes that had to be made to one of my books. No big deal. I’m always down with change and her changes (as always) are spot on. It was […] Don’t you want to scream and cry?March 17, 2011 in blog tagged A Blade Away / author / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / writers / writing by jlwallen
A bloody war has begun. The dogs have been released and they smell the blood of the unjust. It is a dark time and all manner of dark agents are walking among us. That, of course, could easily be the battle cry of the traditional publishers. They see the tides […] Cry havoc: Traditional publishers vs. self publishersMarch 16, 2011 in News tagged author / digital press / digital publishing / ebooks / indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / publishing / writers by jlwallen
As a writer, we have to make leaps of faith on a daily basis. Be it for a story line we have developed, dropping a character into a scene that might not work out, a title, a book cover, a blurb for a book…the list of leaps goes on and […] A huge leap of faithMarch 15, 2011 in News tagged indie authors / indie writers / kindle books / Life / living / writers / writing by jlwallen