Hi All,
This isn't a column or a large post. I just wanted to let everyone know that my novel, "A Corner Cafe" is now available for purchase on Amazon as a Kindle book and also in a paperback edition.
Hope you're all well and behaving yourselves.
George
By G. E. Shuman
This column
is a bit hard for me to write. You see, I want to let you know about something good
that is happening for me, without making it seem like I’m trying to sell you something
or promote myself in some way. That being said, here’s something I would like
to sell to you and promote myself in some way. Gee, at least I got that off my
chest.
The truth
is, I’ve been a ‘closet novelist’ for many years now. I used to write a book,
get it copyrighted and all set to go, and send samples out to agents and
publishers all over the country. Then I would simply wait for all the rejection
slips to come in. That was the ugly part, and a big part of why it’s hard for
me to talk about my books, or about myself very seriously.
In any case,
one of the publishers bit years ago and my first novel was published. It was
called “The Smoke and Mirrors Effect.” Unfortunately, nothing was ever done by
that publisher to promote the book, or to promote the author. Shame on them. It
failed, but publishing it at least impressed a few members of my family. I
think it did, anyway.
So, with
that, I am now going to venture into the world of self-promotion, although I hate
going there. As of February first, another of my novels has been accepted and
is already available on Amazon’s Kindle system. The book is called “A Corner Café”
and will also soon be available in paperback. How exciting! Well, for me it
really is.
Just in case
some of you might be closet writers, as I was, please know that the world of
book publishing has drastically changed recently. E-books are everywhere;
paperbacks are published on demand. It’s all pretty cool.
This column
is short, as I don’t have it in me to go on and on about how wonderful my new
book is. You’ll just have to purchase one and learn that for yourself. Ha! I would appreciate it if you would
consider doing that, and also if you could spread the news to e-mail friends, Facebook
friends, Twitter friends, YouTube buddies, and even real, live face to face
friends and family. Thanks!
