Posted on 09/13/2004 3:37:07 PM PDT by Travis McGee
Today, on the day the so-called Assault Weapons Ban has passed into history, I thought I'd mention that my Second Amendment novel "Enemies Foreign And Domestic" has just gone into its third printing. The first 3,000 copies have sold out in the past year, and I'm publishing another 2,000 copies. Thanks to all of the freepers who have helped to make the book an internet cult hit!
And I'd also like to mention that with the radical left in complete hysteria over the prospects of a second Bush term, the chances of an arranged "assault rifle massacre" before the election are greater than ever. With the sunset of the AWB all over the national news today, it must be crossing radical minds that a well-timed "assault rifle massacre" could be blamed on President Bush "allowing" the sale of semi-auto rifles.
Thanks for the ping!
I just wish I could write Domestic Enemies faster. I'm way too slow!
By the time I'm finished, my "future history" may be past history.
I'll have to run some more adds in Small Arms Review! I don't think it has a huge audience, but its readership seems to be at the "gun pro" end of the spectrum.
Can't believe I missed this one - congrats, Travis! And a little BTT for the Tuesday crowd...
The second copy is still between your ears. Come on shake your head!
Thanks Jeff. You really need to look into a bulk deal next, and get your unit price way down! More exploitive capitalist profit amigo!
Congrats. Are there any FReeper discounts? ;)
I ran the ads in SOF, GUNS, Shotgun News and Small Arms Review. G&A was about ten times more expensive, for only twice the readers. Any thoughts on best ad venues?
It would be interesting to check into google.com ad rates.
Hey are you signing copies? I have another FReeper book, "Return Of The Gods" by one of my all-time favorite FReepers, "Ohioan"... I still need him to autograph that for me.
Let me know, when I'm not so broke I'll order one!
American Handgunner seems to have a following, atleast on the gun forums I hang out on. I have no idea what the circulation or rates are. What about American Rifleman?
Yep, a team of volunteer amateur proofreaders was "less than optimal." I'll bite the bullet and spend the money on Domestic Enemies. (The third printing, another 2,000 books, has about 25 fewer glitches, thanks to corrections sent in by sharp-eyed readers.)
I thing they were out of my cost league.
It is very readible and has a lot of interesting information you don't often see. Also lots of things to ponder as far as future things to happen in the USA.
I'm probably going to let the series do what it will out there on its own with the Print on Demand format roght now. Just too many other things going on.
Perhaps next year after the publishing of the Klamath Falls story.
I hope I finish Domestic Enemies in time for it to still be a scenario set in the future. It's coming true day by day as it is.
It's a timing thing...and when the time is right, this genre will take off big time.
I have continued to try and point publishers, agents, etc. to EFAD and the DFS and push them. I believe as we cross the 10K books in print/sold, there will be more interest because at that point their profit motivation will override their PC motivation..just as it did with Left Behind.
Do you know anything about the publishing route of Left Behind? We should research how they did it. Gotta run now, back later.
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