I am a new author! I have written two novels, my second is entitled Ulysses Lives!, and it is published and available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes. It took at least two years to write Ulysses Lives!, and about as long to edit, proofread, and streamline it as well. The result is something I am proud of, as any new author would be. I tried very hard to produce a novel as easy to read as possible, and I know I have succeeded.
But alas, my novel is not selling. Why not? Well, no one knows about it. No one knows about it because no one is promoting it, no, not even the publisher. As it turns out, I can not expect the publisher to pay for book promotion, even though they have a stake in this project as well. I am not promoting my novel either, and that is because I don’t have any money left. I went into debt just to get published, the fee amounted to $3500, and I financed it through credit cards and high-interest loans. The debt has almost ruined me, at the very least it has made it difficult to make ends meet, and in addition, I have fallen behind in almost all my bill payments, including rent.
I humbly request a donation of $5000. Such a generous donation would enable me to pay off at least a little of that debt, and perhaps more importantly, enable me to promote my novel at least a little.
If you are thinking of making such a donation, don’t think of it as a handout; rather, think of it as possibly financing the next Steven King or JK Rowling.
Even if you are not thinking of making that donation, I would encourage you to click on the link below and check out my book for yourself! I am sure you will find it both engaging and inspiring.
It’s 1984 meets The Odyssey!
Blake DeKalb is homeless and unemployed. His life is now a never-ending and fruitless job search. Everywhere he looks, a camera is pointed at him. Everywhere he goes, a security guard appears out of nowhere to inform him he can’t sit there, stand there, or smoke there. He’s constantly subjected to a distrust that is “institutionalized, inescapable, all-encompassing, never-ending, government-mandated, and married to technology.”
He also dreams of a date with an attractive volunteer he met at the soup kitchen. All his friends say she’s out of his league.
And everything happens against a backdrop of wailing sirens.
One day, a drug-induced vision allows him to communicate with both George Orwell and Ulysses. “I told you so,” is Orwell’s message. “What can we do about it now?” asks Blake. “Do what I did,” declares Ulysses. “I’ve been through this before.”
And the two of them thrust Blake into a leadership role, one he doubts he can assume. Will he lead the next American Revolution? Will he inspire hundreds to lash out against the “Camera State?” Will he rescue his city from the clutches of authoritarianism?
But more importantly, will he get the girl?
If you’re one of those who thinks, “Those cameras are there to make us feel safe. There’s nothing anybody can do about them, whether we like it or not. That’s just the way it is,” read Ulysses Lives!, and you’ll think again.