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2013/10/18 01:31:48
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Long time dakka-nite, I finally finished my novel and it's up on Amazon. I'm very happy with it. I can't promise you'll like it, but I can almost guarantee it will come across as professional quality. It was put together partially through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
My website has an animation movie that gives info on it.
http://www.belvaille.com/movie.html
There is a paperback and digital version of the book. I personally like the paperback, but that's me. And it's not me trying to sell or anything, I basically get the same (lousy) commission on either.
paperback
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Luck-Hank-Screw-Galaxy/dp/1492974900
e-book
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Luck-Hank-Screw-Galaxy-ebook/dp/B00FZ4OPI4
One reason I post here so damn much is because I'm a long-winded writer, but I also would flip over to this site as a break from actually writing/editing/formatting my novel. So thanks, community. Hopefully I can get some ads up on the site and maybe a discount code, though I'm a little burnt-out now and the only discount I saw I could create was on an overpriced version.
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2013/10/18 05:58:51
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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I'll put it on my wishlist and pick it up the next time I put through an amazon order. It sounds fun.
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2013/10/18 11:48:00
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Dour Wolf Priest with Iron Wolf Amulet
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The cover art is amazing, I might buy it for that alone. 
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2013/10/23 12:16:18
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Thanks. Yeah, I love the cover. I spent more money on that cover than I'll likely ever make in a bazillion million years. The artist has done covers for Heavy Metal magazine which is how I first found him. I've got a huge poster of it on my wall.
Hope you guys like the book. OH, and if you get a chance, please put up a review on Amazon if you can. Thanks again.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/10/23 12:17:13
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2013/10/24 12:52:51
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Foolproof Falcon Pilot
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I just picked this up. The first couple chapters of the preview were entertaining, and I was meaning to pick up something light and/or hard boiled this weekend. Good luck with your sales figures! 
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2013/10/24 22:31:43
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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yeah,
I picked up a copy after I read the first few preview pages and liked it.
I look forward to giving it a go.
Panic...
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2013/10/25 06:56:37
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Hey, thanks guys. It's definitely not meant to be War and Peace. I mean the guy has a pink bathrobe on the cover and the subtitle is Screw the Galaxy. I think the tone is pretty clear.
As I begged earlier, if you DO end up liking it, I'd really appreciate a positive review on Amazon/Goodreads/whatever.
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2013/10/26 21:17:48
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Yeah,
I got mine in the post today! Huzzah!
Panic...
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/10/26 21:18:07
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2013/11/05 18:06:23
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I know this is a self-bump but:
My novel Hard Luck Hank: Screw the Galaxy is now #1 in Amazon's ebooks for kid's science fiction and it cracked 100 for aye-dults. It's actually pretty exciting for me.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZ4OPI4
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,113 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Science Fiction, Fantasy & Scary Stories > Science Fiction
#25 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
#100 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
Thanks for those who bought.
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2013/11/05 19:26:17
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Pyre Troll
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ordered myself a copy of it a few days ago, and its due to arrive wednesday wit any luck
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2013/11/11 22:13:34
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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The book just had its best weekend yet. It's rated 4.7 stars on Amazon (from people I don't know, I might add).
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,198 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Cyberpunk
#2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Aliens
#3 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Superhero
If anyone is interested, you can get t-shirts and mugs and whatnot with logos on it, including the cover.
T-Shirt creator is up. Go to:
http://www.spreadshirt.com/design-your-own-t-shirt-C59
Click on Choose Design at the top.
Type in Hard Luck Hank in the search bar and click search. You can select your size and the color you want. You can add the images to nearly all their product line, from bags to coffee mugs to iPhone cases. I've only bought some t-shirts for myself and I wear them a lot. They're good conversations starters.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/11/11 22:13:47
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2014/02/21 09:10:36
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Slight necro but the ebook is on sale for another 19 hours. UK and US.
Also, I have a PRELIMINARY image for the cover for my next novel, which I'm editing now. I thought you guys might get a kick out of it.
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2014/02/21 09:12:35
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Cheers for the reminder, I'll give it a go
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2014/02/21 09:13:56
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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[MOD]
Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Imperial Knight
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My petty life will never be as awesome or manly as that. 
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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2014/04/22 05:22:57
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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New book is up and live. And the ebook for the previous book is on sale for .99 cents cheap. It was actually the #6 ranked sci-fi book on Amazon...for a day.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JU9JRUQ/
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/04/22 07:00:42
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2014/04/22 05:51:35
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Will there be a paper version of the second book? I love the title.
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2014/04/22 05:57:09
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Yeah, they're reviewing it. It's a real pain to put all that stuff together and the ebook format shares very little with what is required to put together a print book. That said, the print book will cost about twice as much (and I make about 1/2 the royalties, which is all suck).
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2014/04/22 07:03:08
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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I'm sorry to hear about the royalty situation. Still, I'm far more likely to buy a $12 book-book rather than a $0.99 e-book. I have a lot of ebooks already and I just can't force myself to read them.
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2014/04/22 07:19:55
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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I love the titles. Might get them once I have some sort of stable income again.
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2014/04/24 20:59:03
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Dour Wolf Priest with Iron Wolf Amulet
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Just started Screw the Galaxy (been reading A Song of Ice and Fire so... yeah... took me a while to get at it), and it's hilarious. Love it. Definitely will pick up Basketful of Crap, although I too would prefer a physical copy. If you get more of a royalty off of the ebook though I might just buy that anyway to support you more.
Anyway, the turnaround time on the sequel was quick - I suppose you wrote it before the original went to print?
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2014/04/24 21:14:35
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Posts with Authority
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Just bought the Kindle edition of the first book - how could I say no to a thug in a pink bathrobe?
Heck, now I want to do a pink bathrobe mod for Fallout 3....
The Auld Grump
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2014/04/24 23:42:21
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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With your brain while your heart says, "yes"?
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2014/04/25 01:23:59
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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[DCM]
Acolyte of Goodwin
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I congratulate you on your novels sir, however, they are nothing to do with wargaming therefore we cannot allow the thread anywhere but in OT, I hope you understand.
I'll move it over, good luck with it!
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2014/04/25 02:21:59
Subject: Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Posts with Authority
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Nah, my heart says yes, but my brain says 'I'd better agree with him - he's a thug. He might hurt me.'
The Auld Grump
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Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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2014/04/26 00:17:16
Subject: Re:Hard Luck Hank - Novel
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Posts with Authority
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Finished reading it - not at all bad!
I like that Hank is not stupid - he just tends to... not think things through completely, and then has to deal with the consequences.
I look forward to reading the sequel!
The Auld Grump
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/05/04 02:21:53
Kilkrazy wrote:When I was a young boy all my wargames were narratively based because I played with my toy soldiers and vehicles without the use of any rules.
The reason I bought rules and became a real wargamer was because I wanted a properly thought out structure to govern the action instead of just making things up as I went along.
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