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My new freedom-oriented novel is out.
EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ^ | June 16, 2011 | Matthew Bracken

Posted on 06/16/2011 12:40:27 PM PDT by Travis McGee

My new novel is out. As with all of my writing, it's about the attempt to live free in a world that is creeping steadily towards tyranny.


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To: Travis McGee

Good luck on the new novel. It should prove to be as gripping as the others.


61 posted on 06/16/2011 6:11:09 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Travis McGee

Maybe there is another John Milieus around. I think “Foreign Enemies” would probably lend itself more to a movie.

I took the small cards of the first book and scanned them, then printed them at 8”X10” after resizing them in photoshop.

I used glossy paper and they looked professional so I took them to several local gun shops and explained the story and how pro gun the book was. They all said they would place them where they could be seen.

After a month or two, I visited all of them and couldn’t find any of them displayed. It sort of made me mad as it appeared that anything which didn’t help them sell guns was not going to be displayed.

The fact that I had been broke and had not bought any guns from them recently may have influenced them. Then again, maybe some customer wanted them and took it home with them.

Anyway I was hoping to get some sales for you but probably didn’t do much good.


62 posted on 06/16/2011 6:48:32 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: Travis McGee

Congrats! will definately read them, loved the rogue warrior series too!


63 posted on 06/16/2011 6:56:38 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Travis McGee

Dadgum, I wrote out a long post and must have hit the
wrong button, will try and reconstruct it later.
Enjoyed the first 100. Wish I could type well
enough to try writing. Have you read any Fenimore
Cooper? Not Last of the Mohicans or deerslayer but
his sea stories? My favorites are The Crater and
Miles Wallingford. American seamen in the early
1800s. Great stories which display American individuality
and idealism, with enough plot twists and adventure
to keep you interested.

Keep up the great work.


64 posted on 06/16/2011 7:58:38 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Travis McGee

Got your post card, small unmarked bills on the way!


65 posted on 06/16/2011 8:39:51 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Travis McGee
Congratulations Matt! May it be the most successful venture yet for you!

Hooyah!

TS

66 posted on 06/16/2011 8:49:04 PM PDT by The Shrew (www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
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To: Travis McGee

How can we get Freeper autographed books from you for me and the wife?


67 posted on 06/16/2011 9:14:23 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
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To: Travis McGee

How can we get Freeper autographed books from you for me and the wife?


68 posted on 06/16/2011 9:14:23 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (FORGET the lawyers...first kill the "journalists". (Die Ritter der Kokosnuss))
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To: Travis McGee

Thank you Matt for your writing. You are talented and convey the true message about challenges to our freedom!


69 posted on 06/16/2011 9:28:11 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Travis McGee

I Kindled CC from Amazon just now. I could tell after the first few chapters of the preview that I was snared. Starting Ch. 9 now ...

If the film industry in this country wasn’t filled with politically-correct eunuchs, you would be working on your 4th film.


70 posted on 06/16/2011 9:45:18 PM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: DCBryan1
How can we get Freeper autographed books from you for me and the wife?

As a guy with no financial interest in the books, I just sent him small unmarked bills and have a signed copy of each one of these:

Personalized and everything! : )

71 posted on 06/16/2011 9:55:39 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Joe Brower; Travis McGee
This book would make a great movie.

I second that, Matt! I was screentyping this book in my head as I read it. Beautiful scenery, engaging characters, danger and love. I see the end scene in my head as I'm typing this with a shot of Kilmer's face, a wink, pan out and fade to black. Ready-made sequel!

72 posted on 06/17/2011 5:01:56 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: LegalAlien1949

I couldn’t upload the custom “dingbats” to the Kindle version. Between each scene where you see ****, there should be a little schooner profile of Rebel Yell. Otherwise it’s the same as the book.


73 posted on 06/17/2011 5:19:48 AM PDT by Travis McGee (Castigo Cay is in print and on Kindle.)
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To: rmlew

I still have to finish the Kindle conversion of Foreign Enemies And Traitors, then I’ll look into putting them on Nook. But I think you can download a Kindle app for your Nook.


74 posted on 06/17/2011 5:22:50 AM PDT by Travis McGee (Castigo Cay is in print and on Kindle.)
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To: archy

For sure there were some elements of the old JDM/TM I wanted to retain. Some memes are just too good to let slip away for good.


75 posted on 06/17/2011 5:25:50 AM PDT by Travis McGee (Castigo Cay is in print and on Kindle.)
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To: yarddog

I think all of my novels have terrific, original scenes that would work super well in film. But I’m not holding out any hope at all. Even finished screenplays only have about a 1/1,000 chance of ever being made into movies.

Thanks for the efforts with the gunshops. I do sell some cases to some shops, but only when they solicit wholesale orders from me. I gave up on trying to pitch my books to them. 99% of the time I just got blank stares or no response. No matter what the subject matter is, or how pro-RKBA a book might be, most folks today just are not readers, period. Sad, but a sign of the times.


76 posted on 06/17/2011 5:46:22 AM PDT by Travis McGee (Castigo Cay is in print and on Kindle.)
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To: Travis McGee

Awesome, many thanks!

Its so hard to see in some stores real honest talent as nowadays, where I live in Wasilla, AK the big box stores only keep well known authors and the sole book store is terribly liberal favored.


77 posted on 06/17/2011 5:59:09 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (2012, NO MORE LIES!)
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To: Travis McGee

who cares about the ‘dingbats’ . . hahahaha

I am so engrossed in the story that I hardly pay attention to anything else. But I will admit I have seen the ‘****’ on occasion at end of some scenes.

Keep up the good work and get the 3rd book of your EF&D trilogy out on Kindle. THat will be my next read!!!


78 posted on 06/17/2011 6:44:53 AM PDT by LegalAlien1949
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To: Travis McGee

downloading to the Kindle right now...


79 posted on 06/17/2011 7:21:37 AM PDT by tarawa
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To: William Tell

Just ordered the Kindle version. I just cant buy any more physical books, I have no room anymore. Kindle is awesome tho.


80 posted on 06/17/2011 8:20:10 AM PDT by culpeper (I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny... TJ)
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