For book/ebook authors, publishers, & self-publishers
Hey, me again, how is it going? I think that you may have noticed things are changing here at Gelati’s Scoop. Times are changing with the publishing industry and we are trying to do as much as we can to bring you
varied content, different forms of writing (full length, digital short, graphic
novel), and also authors that are not as well known or have a debut coming in
the near future. Let’s face facts; everybody has to start…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on September 1, 2010 at 3:51am — No Comments
Back in the late 1980s when I was in writer infancy, I massaged a plot for a mystery novel. I did the submission two-step, sending out query letters and sample chapters only
to discover literary agents weren’t sure what to make of what I was
writing. I combined genres which was a
no-no back then. “Write mystery or
science fiction, but don’t combine the two.”
I had read once to write what you like to read. I liked to read…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 31, 2010 at 1:42pm — No Comments
Hi! Iʼm Manoj Rao, creator of WMDs the comic, available on the Apple App Store for the iPhone, iPod Touch& iPad. When I approached Giovanni about reviewing our first two issues, WMDs #1.0 & #1.5, I’d also pitched
the idea of writing a guest blog for him, he graciously agreed and so here I
am. I thought I would use this as an opportunity to share with you, the
journey, perils, pitfalls & rewards of self-publishing in the digital age.…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 31, 2010 at 6:54am — No Comments
I didn’t know if this was going to be something I could enjoy, a mystery surrounding race horses. I know absolutely nothing about horse racing or horses in general other than the fact that they have four legs,
consume food, and it comes out the other end in large steaming piles. Fortunately
for me this novel was not a big steaming pile.
I was as shocked as anyone that I got a groove on this. I would say the reason was that Dean…
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Last Sunday, I shared with you a series of novels I thought would make you laugh and cringe at the same time. This week I have a novel for you that have recently been released in paperback, Joseph Finder’s Vanished. To
say I am a fan is an understatement. I have read all his novels and always look
forward to the next. So, if you wish, click off here, thinking I am a homer, see
you tomorrow, maybe. Me being the
Yankees fan I was raised to be, always can…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 29, 2010 at 11:04am — No Comments
Please before you come after me to explain how this fits into the category of digital shorts, it’s very simple. Carla Rene has put together a novel of short digital shorts that in total has a word count of
16,580 words. I am not going to go into each and every short she has. Instead I
am going to focus on one, the cute little diddy she put together that has the
childhood reading characters, Dick & Jane, and Jack & Jill in a race. I
like the…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 28, 2010 at 5:14pm — No Comments
I find that many things are true in this world, one of which is that I have quickly become a big fan of Zandri’s. He penned another digital short available from StoneHouse Ink- True Stories. The digital short is 4560
words of pure emotion; I was totally wiped out when I was done reading it. The
naked emotion he is able to convey in his brief narrative is nothing short of
amazing.
The cover has…
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Saturday is upon us and here we go again, Digital Short Saturday. Each week that I investigate this new tool authors are using to help us see into their creative process, the more I am getting sucked into the
enjoyment of it. I happened upon this digital short because I became friends of
the author on Goodreads. We exchanged messages and he said as a side note, I
have some novels written but I don’t know if they are your thing, having
checked out my…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 28, 2010 at 8:08am — No Comments
Are you a Batman fan of any kind? I am and this is just the graphic novel for any size Batman fan: passive /aggressive or in the middle. Frank Tieri along with J. Calafiore as Penciller and Jack Purcell/ Inker make
an amazzing team (this is so good I had to use two z’s).You want villains:
Biff, Pow, Wham, you have almost all of them in these pages.
I give no spoilers but here is the synopsis from the back page: ”Gotham City may be…
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I made some new friends over at Linkedin and they have been amazing finds. The latest one is Manoj Rao and his new graphic novel series WMDs The Weapons Are Coming. I love the concept. I enjoyed the plotline,
artwork, dialogue and premise. Wait, did I tell you how much I enjoyed all this?
The whole experience was another first for me, reading and experiencing a
graphic novel on an iphone , my son’s.
Manoj Rao puts together an…
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Goodreads for me has been a fun and exciting place. Shane Briant was nice enough to friend me there, and because of that I learned of his novel. I have to admit right from the
get go I was a bit taken aback by the whole thing. It is an unusual novel
filled with so many different elements; it is difficult for me to tell you it
fits this genre or that. That I think is the beauty of the novel.
Worst Nightmares is a major roller…
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I have read one of your novels, what made you get into the paranormal genre?
I have always had a fascination for things that go bump in the night. Whether its ghosts, werewolves, vampires or the far-scarier real things human beings do to one another, fear is an element of life that
fascinates me, along with obsession. I guess those two things led me into
writing horror/paranormal fiction. Plus, I spent my childhood watching…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 25, 2010 at 5:14pm — No Comments
When did the light bulb go on for you that held the Smashwords idea?
I don't recall it as a single light bulb moment. More like one of those dimmer lights that slowly gets brighter and brighter. In my case, the light got brighter as I realized how broken the traditional book
publishing industry had become from the perspective of authors who wanted to
publish, and readers who wanted the freedom to read the greatest diversity…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 25, 2010 at 8:38am — No Comments
I have read so many novels that involve Los Angeles’s Parker Center that I feel as if I have been there many times. Boulevard is another one of those detective stories that revolves around it and all the infighting and
politics that go along with it. Before you click away though, understand that
Stephen Jay Schwartz has penned a very good debut novel that has a very warped
twist to it. For some reason the novels that I have posted on for this week
seem…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 24, 2010 at 4:42am — No Comments
Not a fancy title, but sometimes less is more, and in this case I think we get more. I am not going to be giving anyone a news flash that is a regular follower of my rants here @ The Scoop. I like James Patterson’s
work. I read almost all of his work from his graphic novels (see our archives),
young adult (Daniel X), and just about all his regular material. I got excited
when I saw that he had this new series coming out: Private.…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 23, 2010 at 5:29am — No Comments
I think that everyone has a set of novels they like to read on occasion that are just offbeat, a bit of a different flav, something that is going to shake up the usual mix to help keep everything fresh and provide added
perspective. The Mighty Kinkster is just the thing. Kinky Freidman , a former
Jewish Country music star, Texas Monthly columnist, and former candidate for the
governship of the great state of Texas 2006, has…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 22, 2010 at 9:24am — No Comments
Today’s triple header of digital shorts has run a gambit of emotions for me, was read in less than 17,000 words, and arrived at a total cost of $1.98. The time invested was minimal, the joy gained much. I like that,
the min for the max, who doesn’t enjoy that type of thing. It was delivered in
seconds to my laptop, I read it in the color, size, and font I wanted, and if I
so chose I could have as easily read it via another form such as my Droid…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 21, 2010 at 5:54pm — No Comments
I was fortunate enough to find three excellent digital shorts to read and post on this week. Personally I have fallen in love with many things about the ereader platform and what is just being discovered can be
done with it. The place that the digital short has in my week for me is an
important one now. I get the enjoyment of full length novels, the fun and
escapism of the graphic novels and then at any time anywhere I am I can pop up
the digital short…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 21, 2010 at 10:14am — No Comments
Each week as I hunt for a digital short to present for you, I learn something new about the process that these authors go through to bring their hard work, their soul, and dedication to their craft to you in ways that
are imaginative and for me in many ways amazing. Sara Morningsky is a free
download on Smashwords and available on a few other carriers. You can down load
it from Smashwords to any device that you are able to read a story. My choice
was the…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 21, 2010 at 8:29am — No Comments
Yeah, serious title I would have to say. The graphic novels of the forgotten realms are fun. I am not gifted enough descriptively to relay to you accurately what happens in the pages within the graphic novel so I going
to defer to the back cover to do that for me; otherwise I may not convey the
proper sequence of events. Here it is: “Fantasy’s most popular character
returns in the fifth chapter of R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt series! After
many…
Added by Giovanni Gelati on August 20, 2010 at 11:47am — No Comments
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