The Hope & Glory Quickstart in Italian has just been published, as a preview for the crowdfunding we are about to launch, to bring my game out in my native language.
And one of my Patrons decided to print and bind the pdf document, just like he did with the Hope & Glory novellas, and they look like a million.
With a tip of the hat and a thank you to Marco.
Great job!
(because it’s good to be my patrons, but also having patrons like these is just great)
Today is Shirley Jackson’s birthday, and you know that we are big fans of Jackson’s work hereabouts.
And so, why not remember Jackson’s life and work by recommending you to read her book – starting with the classic The Haunting of Hill House.
And you are in luck, because you can read it for free, and it’s a lot better than the TV series.
You can download legally a copy from this link.
BUSCAFUSCO: Fun & Games is finally available on Amazon!
In the end it was a problem of file coding, or so the kindly gnomes at Amazn KDP told me. So I reloaded the file – this time as a rough RTF, and in about 36 hours the ebook has gone live.
So, if you are curious about the ebook that Amazon did not want you to read… well, now you can read it.
ADDENDUM: with the release of the ebook on Amazon, the special promotion on Gumroad has ended. Thank you to all of those that used it.
This post started as something completely different. It started with me trying to put together a list of gift suggestions you guys might like. This led to my decision to send a book as a gift to a friend (let’s hope she likes it), and then through circuitous ways to a book I think I mentioned before, and finally to the author of The 4-Hours Workweek, and finally to Seneca.
Isn’t this world wide web thing a blast?
Continue readingI’ve been asked to post the contents guidelines from Amazon so that you get an idea and maybe will be able to tell me what’s wrong in BUSCAFUSCO: Fun & Games.
This is indeed an interesting read, I guess, because after all it has to do with my writing life.Â
The actual document is pretty large, but what’s pertinent is – I think – the following, that goes under the Offensive & Controversial category:
Violence, Intolerance, and Hate
Intolerance
Human Tragedies and Disasters
Child Abuse and Exploitation
And really, I can’t say there’s anything like that in my Buscafusco stories. Granted, this new story marks the first appearance of the Chinese Triads, but there is no racist content I can think of. I purposefully avoided derogatory terms, despite the fact that one of the characters is the sort that would use them. Because only a fool chooses to risk and offend his readers on a matter of authenticity.
Anyway, we are still here waiting.
The plot thickens.
Well, this is a first. BUSCAFUSCO: Fun & Games has been blocked by the KDP Guardians, for reasons undisclosed. I asked around, and apparently this is the standard: they block your book, and they do not tell you why. Hell, they don’t even send you a mail. You have to check the KDP dashboard (something that, admittedly, you do every two hours when your book is overdue), and find out the book’s been blocked.
So now I’ve sent a mail asking Amazon for explanations. Based on what I’ve been told by friends that have been there already, I’ll probably get an automated response along the lines “your content violated our guidelines”, with a copy of the guidelines. As a friend said…
“They basically tell you to ask yourself a question and give yourself an answer.”
Now here I am, waiting, but in the meanwhile: if you are one of the hardy souls that got my ebook through Gumroad, and if you have been through it already, would you please let me know if you found something that justifies the block?
Thank you.
Also, if you want to check out the Book Amazon Doesn’t Want You To Read, please go to this link. You’ll get a 1 Euro discount on the cover price.
The KDP version of the latest BUSCAFUSCO ebook is taking forever to filter through the Amazon validation system. Is something wrong?
Is the fact that in this adventure Buscafusco tackles the Chinese Triads and the Italian Copyright regulation authority part of the problem?
Is the reference to the dark web and gambling?
Are there nipples or other banned elements hidden somewhere in the book, of which I am unaware of?
The mystery remains. It’s good to see that after these many years, Amazon keeps screwing up my accurately plotted launches.
If you really need a fix of BUSCAFUSCO and you can’t wait for the oompa loompas to drag their backsides to work and do their job, you can of course go to Gumroad, following the links you find HERE.
Thank you for your patience.
Karavansara 