The Pros & Cons of Publishing Posthumously

In the weeks to come, I'll be posting this handy 28 Part Guide to Posthumous Publishing.
Success is virtual guaranteed!

Topics will include the following:

Part 1: Medical Death versus Legal Death, Know Your Rights
Part 2: Bookworms and Other Kinds
Part 3: Low Cost, Pre-Taped Video Interviews
Part 4: Fictional Death or Actual Death, the Consequences
Part 5: Planning for a Contested Last Will and Testament
Part 6: The Publisher’s Advance, Always a Good Idea?
Part 7: Modern Cryogenic Technology, An Overview
Part 8: Exhumation, Twitter Tips for Dead Authors
Part 9: Finding an Agent You Can Really Trust
Part 10: Longest Lasting Book Lights on the Market
Part 11: Why Criticism Usually Falls on Deaf Ears
Part 12: Editing from Beyond the Grave
Part 13: Writer’s Cramp and Pre-Autographed Editions
Part 14: Know Your Market, Zombies and the Reading Dead
Part 15: Twelve Catchy Epitaphs
Part 16: Hard Cover, Cremation or PDF?
Part 17: World’s Most Prestigious Cemeteries
Part 18: Necropolis Here I Come!
Part 19: Choosing the Right Tablet
Part 20: Royalties, Social Security and the IRS
Part 21: Why Self-Publishing May Be Ineffective
Part 22: After-Market Retirement Plans
Part 23: Terminology Blunders, Not Early Retirement
Part 24: Heaven or Hell? Location Matters
Part 25: The Joys of Illuminated Manuscripts
Part 26: A Handy Hundred Year Planning Guide (foldable)
Part 27: Not Ghostwriting in the Strict Sense of the Word
Part 28: Timing is Everything!

see you soon...

First Review for "The Reviewer"

A bit ironic, I suppose...

5.0 out of 5 starsFast, Fresh, and VERY Funny!

ByBorn To Runon February 3, 2017

Verified Purchase

Let's face it.....being an indie-writer has got to be one of the hardest jobs on the planet. You use all the creative

 juices you have, spend countless hours on character, plot development, research, edits, rewrites, etc. with only 

the "hope" that your story/ book will be read and enjoyed. What is the author's life like during that emotional 

and time consuming process? What are the authors' expectations for his / her work? What happens after the 

author pushes "Publish"?
Reviews are everything in today's online global indie-writer world ......they can make or break talented and 

untalented authors alike. "The Reviewer" provides dramatic insights and adds an element of suspenseful 

intrigue to this modern drama that, while thoroughly thought provoking, is fast, fresh, and VERY funny. 

I loved it and crave more!

Thank you !

This story should probably not be read by people lacking a sense of humor or other indie-authors!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N249E76?ref_=pe_2427780_160035660

What the F---?

The Reviewer, a scathing but funny short story is not yet published but already on the Amazon Best Seller List : #68 in the category of short reads.

It takes a look at the life of an unhinged Indie-writer and his daily travails on social media. And, I guarantee you will laugh ( and cringe).

Not recommended for:
Other Indie-Authors
Those lacking a sense of humor
Readers in general...

99¢

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N249E76?ref_=pe_2427780_160035660

Goodreads Giveaway Ending

The free paperback giveaway for Cold City (Book 4)  ends as this month does.
The link is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/214974-cold-city-cold-case

Of course, you'll enjoy it more if you've read the first three books.

That said, here are the opening lines of Chapter One:

Argh...

What pirates often say, "argh" also denotes my feelings toward writing blog entries. A new year, new hopes, new failings, and a breakable vow to spend more time here.

All the hard work is done on twitter:

https://twitter.com/TractusFynn
and
https://twitter.com/Smart_Reads

Well...

Two Tractus Fynn novels were published last year:

February 2016 (400 pages)
Low City, Missing Persons
Intrepid reporter Patrick Jardel returns to the present to find his best friend Tractus Fynn has gone missing. Also missing is the beverage known as coffee. In this alternate timeline, Patrick travels across the globe and through history to save his partner and restore the present.

November 2016 (500 pages)
Cold City, Cold Case
Inspector Fynn has been murdered and only his best friend Patrick can save him. Not an easy task. To do so he must translate the fabled Voynich Manuscripts, travel to the shores of the Aral Sea, and then to the past to solve a baffling spate of murders aboard the RMS Carpathia in 1903.


This year... 2017:

Last City
Appropriately named, is currently in the works and is likely to be the last in the series for a while.

All these books are available to read for intelligent people with a sense of humor, and available in paperback or as an ebook.

Happy New Beta Year!

The Second Tractus Fynn Mystery, JUMP CITY is ready for beta...

drop me a line if you're interested.

Bound

I wonder where we're going to

I wonder where we're bound

I wonder what we're searching for

I wonder what we've found

I wonder where we're coming from

Buried in the ground

I wonder what we're doing now

And if we'll come around

I wonder why we'll never change

Or if that's even true

I wonder why our life's so strange

I wonder what to do 

I wonder where the future lies

And if we will be free

I wonder what we're heading for

I wonder what will be

I wonder if it can ever last

It all goes by so fast

I wonder if the dye was cast

way in the distant past

I wonder if we'll ever ask why

I wonder what we'll say

I wonder if we'll say goodbye

Good bye to all who stay

I wonder where we're going to

I wonder where we're bound

I wonder what we're searching for

I wonder what we've found