I
get Gollum wanting to be invisible – he’s sneaky and (bless his devious,
schizophrenic heart) a bit ugly (in a PRECIOUS way.) Frodo and Bilbo wanting to
be invisible made sense – they always seemed to be trying not to be noticed.
Whether it’s the Sackville-Bagginses, or the Dark Lord’s minions, giant
spiders, or a certain recalcitrant dragon, they had reason to want to be
invisible.
I
do not understand the Klingons.
I
don’t mean their language (yes, I admit I don’t speak Klingon, but that’s not
what I’m driving at.) The Klingons are supposed to be a warrior class, always
ready for (and longing for) a fight, yet one of their main pieces of military
technology is their cloaking device – something that allows them to go
unnoticed. It makes sense for the Romulans (no offense intended – you are what
you are.) But for the Klingons?
You
would think they would WANT to be seen, to even draw attention to themselves.
They needed to develop some sort of reverse camouflage, something that would draw
everyone’s attention, to say: “HERE WE ARE! COME AND FIGHT US!” I wish they had
developed a device to do that – then I could steal the technology for my own
use.
No,
no, no! I don’t want to draw adversaries to me to do battle. I just want people
to read what I write. You see (or maybe you don’t, since I seem to be
invisible), I’ve been seriously at this writing bit for some time, and indie
publishing for over three years now. I feel I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on
the writing part, and think I do a nice job on my publishing. But the sales and
marketing? What sales? What marketing?
All the research I’ve done to discover those devices have come to naught. I
stand on a busy street corner waving my arms and shouting, but people don’t
seem to notice me.
(Did
anyone hear that? Maybe this thing is set on mute, too.)
If
only the Klingons would stop sneaking around and build that secret weapon. What
would they call it? Oh yeah – ADVERTISING! Whatever that secret is, I need
something a bit more effective than standing here shouting:
“HEY!
YOU THERE! BUY MY BOOKS!”
Just
saying…
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This week, “Choosing the Right Time” is our couponed feature (our
alternate timelines are not always the best way to go.) Here’s the
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Use coupon
code EN52Q to save 50% off the list
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For those of you who have access to the
Kindle Owners Library through various Amazon programs, “Good Luck”, “Look Both
Ways” and “Dead End Jobs” are still available for FREE to you – check them out on
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William Mangieri’s writing can be found in
many places, such as:
- His Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008O8CBDY
- Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/william-mangieri?store=book&keyword=william+mangieri
- Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/NoTimeToThink
- Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=william+mangieri&sitesearch_type=STORE
Connect with him (and LIKE his Facebook
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Or on his Goodreads author page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6893616.William_Mangieri
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