Case Files of Cable & Blount ebook on Smashwords

$3.99 at Smashwords

Oh, yay. Sold ONE copy of my new Smashwords ebook anthology, three complete novels for less than four bucks, of which I get to keep two for the privilege of being scraped and private label counterfeited by hackers working from their mom's basement, the only two bucks I'll probably get, after which there will be 50 sites selling it, middle finger salute to the author.

Separately, I wrote to a literary agent, as in singular, one guy whose profile indicated he was fond of heroes, real and fictional -- the only one among 80 agents that I researched in detail. Scripts & Scribes had a long list of websites for literary agencies. I knew some of them, like Curtis Brown and Writers House, but I systematically went through the entire list, took two days to study every bio. Most firms have numerous agents, each one looking for something other than me. Womens, LGBT, childrens, YA, fantasy, science fiction, narrative nonfiction (preferably a prominent public person) or pop psych motivational hooey. Can't blame them, those are the categories that sell. In fiction, it's Clive Cussler and an infinity of chick lit.

-- taps fingers on keyboard --

There is really little else to say about selling books or begging an agent to help. I invested two years in writing 135,000 words, a difficult story to tell. That it will now be ripped off by internet rodents doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is a hardcover edition and film rights. There's enough material in The Case Files of Cable & Blount for a TV series, a colorful supporting cast with Chris and Peachy in foreground, tough, funny, sexy, and smart. Ample room for a guest star each episode. No digital effects, just crime scenes and shootouts.