My book got published!

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Finally got my fiction novel, Turn Red Tomorrow, done and published.

The origins of this story go back 20+ years and started as more sci-fi/thriller than what it became. That's one reason I'm publishing --- what was once a near-future story was in danger of becoming current events.

Why would a S&W Forum member want to read it? Well, it's an economic disaster or "prepper" novel. It's not all hairy-chested gun battles, but they are in there. Smith and Wessons play a pretty big part. I actually had to tone down the gun stuff on advice from my editor. She's right; the people that care already know, and those that don't, don't.

This is being published under my pen name, Michael Zargona, a nod to my late father who thought it up. I prefer my first and middle initials plus my last name, but there are other famous people with the exact same name in that format.

It's available in Kindle format right now and the print-on-demand paperback within a week or so. It's also been put out to review so hopefully those will trickle in over the coming weeks and months.

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That is great news. Sounds good.
Congratulations, HKcavalier!
 
As someone who fiddles around with words, my hat's off to anybody who has the discipline, creativity, and gumption to produce a novel. And to get it published as well is truly an accomplishment. I wish you much success with this, hkcavalier, and I have a hunch that at this point, you already have achieved most of what you set out to do!
 
Congratulations on having your novel published!
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Finally got my fiction novel, Turn Red Tomorrow, done and published.

The origins of this story go back 20+ years and started as more sci-fi/thriller than what it became. That's one reason I'm publishing --- what was once a near-future story was in danger of becoming current events.

Why would a S&W Forum member want to read it? Well, it's an economic disaster or "prepper" novel. It's not all hairy-chested gun battles, but they are in there. Smith and Wessons play a pretty big part. I actually had to tone down the gun stuff on advice from my editor. She's right; the people that care already know, and those that don't, don't.

This is being published under my pen name, Michael Zargona, a nod to my late father who thought it up. I prefer my first and middle initials plus my last name, but there are other famous people with the exact same name in that format.

It's available in Kindle format right now and the print-on-demand paperback within a week or so. It's also been put out to review so hopefully those will trickle in over the coming weeks and months.

Turn Red Tomorrow - Kindle edition by Michael Zargona. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

That is awesome! It's always been a dream of mine to become a published author. I've been muddling around with an idea for a book for a while now and have even written quite a bit of it, but I just can't seem to get past the point of having friends read and critique it. If you'd be willing to share some advice as to the next step, I would be a very willing understudy!
 
That is awesome! It's always been a dream of mine to become a published author. I've been muddling around with an idea for a book for a while now and have even written quite a bit of it, but I just can't seem to get past the point of having friends read and critique it. If you'd be willing to share some advice as to the next step, I would be a very willing understudy!

Once it's finished:

1. Have it professionally edited. This will cost a few hundred bucks or more, but it's worth it. Find someone who understands your genre.

2. Once it's complete, go on to Kindle Direct Publishing and follow the steps. If it's truly complete, it should be pretty easy to convert.

3. Design a cover yourself, or have a graphic design friend do one. I wasn't pleased with the Amazon cover tools, I like simple "airport paperback" style covers so I did mine myself.

4. Decide on pricing of the Kindle version and also the paperback. You'll have print costs with the printed version.

5. Go through all the steps and it'll be live pretty quickly.
 
Major congratulations! It is a lot of work. I'm working on a kid's book. Takes an iron butt.
 
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