Hi everybody! Sorry for the radio-silence, but I’ve been completely focused on The Action Girls in Into the Bush! I finished first draft a few weeks ago and I’m busy revising it. I hope to get the book to my editor sometime in mid to late January. Into the Bush is a complex work of literature and my most experimental novel to date. It will be a must-read for anybody interested or involved in indie scenes, whether they be film, fiction, or something else. The book continues the theme of anti-Hollywood satire started in Jungle Jitters but takes it to new and even stranger places. I can’t wait to share it with you.
But the reason I am writing right now is that it’s the Smashwords end of year sale. I participate in the sale every year, but this year is very special because three of my books were chosen to appear on two curated shelves!
The Action Girls in Jungle Jitters and Gruesome Futures (Tales to Make You Vomit Book 4) are on the End of the Year Sci-Fi Shelf which you can find here: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/shelf/end-of-the-year-sci-fi
And Not Far from Eden is on the End of the Year Fantasy Shelf which you can find here: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/shelf/end-of-the-year-fantasy
This is a big deal for me, because it means that one of the oldest and largest eBook stores in the United States has decided to put my books in front of their customers. This is a huge opportunity for my books to get discovered by new readers.
I know that one of the reasons Smashwords chose my books for their curated shelves is that I tend to promote my books for their site-wide sales, and that they sell relatively well there. This is where you come in. Nobody sees a Substack post like this one unless people share it. Please press the share button below to let all of your friends know about my books on sale at Smashwords. I need this promotion to go well so that Smashwords chooses me for more promotions in the future.
Please, check out the curated sci-fi and fantasy shelves. If one of my books is on sale that you’ve wanted to read, pick it up now while it’s discounted. Or, if you’re in an adventurous mood, pick up something from a new author you think looks good!
Jungle Jitters is a horror-adventure anti-Hollywood satire about a cult in the Congo that worships the legacy of a real-life Soviet mad scientist who wanted to breed a human-chimpanzee hybrid. It’s an exciting, funny, terrifying tale of science gone amok. It stars The Action Girls, who also star in my upcoming book, Into the Bush.
Not Far from Eden is a dark fantasy set in primeval earth, based on an ancient myth about angels who rebel against God to have sex with human women. It is a sexy, heartbreaking laugh-out-loud tale full of long-suppressed and forbidden knowledge.
Gruesome Futures is my first anthology as editor. It has a frame narrative by me and stories by Misha Burnett, Max Gunssler, and Todd Love. It’s really disgusting.
These aren’t the only books I have on sale. You can find the rest at my Smashwords author page here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JonWeichsel. If you are feeling brave, I have made my other Hollywood satire, She Was Asking for It (Tales to Make You Vomit Book 1), free for the entire two weeks. But be warned, it may literally make you vomit.
Okay, that’s about it. I’ll write you again soon with more updates about Into the Bush. If you’re new to my work and you’re looking at the above wondering what to buy, since my next book is a semi-sequel to Jungle Jitters, that’s a great place to start.
Sincerely,
J. Manfred Weichsel