
The Sun Falls Apart is about a teenage boy named Caleb who has never seen the sun. Boarded windows and a fortified door have kept the outside world a mystery his entire life. The only way out is passing the strange tests his parents conduct on him–tests that require Caleb to grasp at a power he doesn’t understand.
"This was, in my estimation, sentence by sentence the best written story we had this year...an absolutely first class piece of fiction."
- Robert J. Sawyer, on The Sun Falls Apart
This is my first foray into self-publishing. I know the standard advice is that short stories don't sell well on Amazon (especially singles), but this is mostly an experiment for me. I wanted to familiarize myself with the publishing process on Amazon, and I figured the best way to learn would be to dive right in and publish something. I'm moving from short fiction to longer works now, and there may come a day when I want to self (or hybrid) publish a novel.
And hey, it's less than a buck! Maybe some folks will actually buy it. You never know.
That awesome cover, by the way, was created/designed by Illustrators of the Future winner Autumn Evelyn. She adapted the original illustration she made for this story in the Writers of the Future anthology, and I think it works wonderfully as a cover. I also have some exciting news to share that involves Autumn, but I'll save that for another day.
In the mean time, if you'd like to pick up a copy of The Sun Falls Apart for your kindle, click here.
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Very cool! Why not put it out there, right? ^_^
ReplyDeleteYeah, let's see what happens!
DeleteCongratulations! And with that kind of review, you know your career is going someplace big.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Alex! I sure hope so. I'm in it for the long haul!
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