# My first novel (fantasy) has just been published! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404 "2013-03-08T17:53:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/1 "2013-03-08T17:53:15Z")
I figured this type of announcement belonged in MPSIMS, but if it ought to be in Cafe Society, mods please feel free to move it. The marketplace thread is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=684599), and it’s for sale on Amazon ([ebook](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQO25SY) for just $1, [paperback](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1468149911) for $10). This is my first novel- I’m working on two more (including a sequel to this one); hopefully my expectations for sales are low enough to avoid crippling disappointment. If you like it, please review it! I’m a nervous ball of excitement (or an excited ball of nerves). And ask me questions! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/2 "2013-03-08T18:28:19Z")
Definitely Cafe Society. Mazel tov! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/3 "2013-03-08T18:32:45Z")
One-clicked it! The description looked interesting, and I needed something to read when I sit outside on my balcony this weekend. It’s gonna be 50! Congrats, thanks, and all that jazz 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/4 "2013-03-08T18:35:29Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > One-clicked it! The description looked interesting, and I needed something to read when I sit outside on my balcony this weekend. It’s gonna be 50! > > Congrats, thanks, and all that jazz 😃 Awesome, and thank you. You’re probably my 2nd ebook purchase (I bought the first one). I hope you enjoy it! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/5 "2013-03-08T18:36:19Z")
Yay! An authentic first edition =) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/6 "2013-03-09T12:52:57Z")
First day’s sales were 19- 13 ebooks and 6 paperbacks. I’m still waiting for the first review… I guess a reader’s gotta finish the book before they can review it! ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/7 "2013-03-09T13:32:10Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/8 "2013-03-09T15:52:29Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/9 "2013-03-09T20:01:01Z")
Alright- after one day, I’m [#15](http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/digital-text/6190463011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_kstore_1_6_last) in the highly competitive, highly sought after, “African American Historical Fiction” category. It’s a fantasy novel, not historical fiction… but I’ll take what I can get! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/10 "2013-03-09T21:51:45Z")
Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/11 "2013-03-09T23:31:20Z")
Cool! For $0.99, I’m willing to take a chance on it. But, why aren’t the paperback and Kindle editions linked at Amazon? (i.e. when you go to the page for one of them, there’s no mention of the other.) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/12 "2013-03-09T23:45:24Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Cool! For $0.99, I’m willing to take a chance on it. > > But, why aren’t the paperback and Kindle editions linked at Amazon? (i.e. when you go to the page for one of them, there’s no mention of the other.) Thanks for taking a chance on it, I hope you like it. They tell me they’re going to link the two formats in the next few days. By the way- I’m hoping that there are lots of readers like you; that the price is low enough that only marginal interest is needed for someone to take a chance on it. My mission now is just to get the word out, I think. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/13 "2013-03-10T02:48:20Z")
Congratulations! Even if your i’s aren’t balanced! ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/14 "2013-03-11T01:59:36Z")
Congrats! But you need to stop letting your daughter/cousin do the cover illustrations. They are not talented. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/15 "2013-03-11T02:25:09Z")
I bought it too! I’m no expert in the fantasy genre but it sounds interesting to me. Yay for you! ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/16 "2013-03-11T09:54:30Z")
Congratulations! It’s a big acheivement to finish a book. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/17 "2013-03-11T12:18:26Z")
Thanks everyone! The print and kindle editions are linked now. Hooray for Amazon troubleshooting. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/18 "2013-03-11T12:19:27Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Congrats! But you need to stop letting your daughter/cousin do the cover illustrations. They are not talented. 😛 My sarcasm detector seems to be down… can someone translate this for me? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/19 "2013-03-11T12:56:32Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > My sarcasm detector seems to be down… can someone translate this for me? 🙂 Sorry, please forget my comment. I didn’t like the cover. But then again I haven’t ever even written a book, so what the hell do I know. 🙂 Congratulations again! I hope it sells really well! ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404/20 "2013-03-11T16:53:54Z")
Kindled it (a steal at 97¢), also as a bonus, I promise I won’t make a “don’t judge a book by its cover” joke…😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-novel-fantasy-has-just-been-published/652404.md?page=2)