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Just published my first book

Just published my first book

This is my first book. It’s a short horror novella and I’m excited to get it done.

The book blurb is:

In 1962, a priest locked something in a church and let the valley flood around it. He hoped the water would keep it.

It did. For sixty years.

Charlie Andrews drove eight hundred miles from a life she deliberately destroyed and found the town of Stillwater rising from a drought-emptied reservoir. She pulled a bell rope she shouldn't have touched. Now the thing that slept under that church for six decades is awake.

Now Charlie and Cole Fletcher, a barefoot Appalachian kid with more sense than anyone twice his age, have three sticks of old dynamite, two road flares, and a plan that requires both of them to survive it.

Not all plans work out.

It’s available on KDP and KU, come check it out.

u/Front-Ad5214 — 11 hours ago
Im making a book inspired by all tomorrows and I have no mouth
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Im making a book inspired by all tomorrows and I have no mouth

So basically im a young author who (for the longest time) has wanted to write a book but ive never had the confidence to but now I am

The books name is i yearn for a body

u/Flashy-Teacher5383 — 24 hours ago
The Awareness Guide for Women and Kids

The Awareness Guide for Women and Kids

This book is a practical manual designed to help readers, especially Women and Kids, reclaim their focus and autonomy in a world dominated by distractions. Written by Zen, the guide moves away from traditional lonely meditation techniques to channelize awareness and teaches "active awareness." The act of staying in control of your sense perception while living your daily life because being Aware is being safe.

This book is free on Kindle Select and $ .99 forever. Thank you.

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u/writelikeastud — 5 hours ago
A Short story with a simple yet effective message.

A Short story with a simple yet effective message.

On Raksha Bandhan(it's a festival to celebrate the bonding of brother and sister) while in India everyone is celebrating protection.. But Raj runs.

He hasn't worn a rakhi since the day he lost his baby sister. Every red thread is a reminder of failure. This year, he chooses escape over ritual and solitude over celebration.

But on a deserted Bihar highway, one reckless decision changes everything. A stranger in danger. Men who want her erased. And Raj.. caught in the middle of something he doesn't understand.

Now he's hunted and trapped. And the guilt he's been running from?? It's the only thing that might keep them both alive.

"Protection isn't a sacred thread tied in ceremony. Sometimes it's a choice made in darkness.."

u/priyan4ever — 7 hours ago

How do you stay motivated to write?

Hello fellow authors. I'm an autistic 22 year old who is working on writing a splatterpunk book. For those who don't know horror lingo, it's essentially extreme horror with punk elements that talk about society as a whole. My book is about the lack of education around women's bodies, sexism in society, growing up as a disabled woman and questioning old fashioned gender roles, religion, and how disabled women are treated by said society.

Now for my issue.

I'm having a hard time getting through the second chapter. I have all these ideas for characters, plot points, and endings, but I can't even finish the second chapter. It's gotten so bad that I'm starting to feel a little disheartened. How you you guys stay motivated to write?

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u/ManagementFunny7595 — 19 hours ago

Are there tools that help you validate a book idea before you write it?

I remember reading some reddit post sometime back which was recommending that before you start writing a book you should some software/tool which helps you decide and identify the niche, keywords etc. so the book can have a better chances of sales.

Are there some tools like that or is that relevant?

Thanks 🙌

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u/lark_aakarshan — 3 hours ago
Week