tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51621298515360048682024-03-19T01:48:14.833-07:00David Estes BooksDavid Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-34034433215482000812021-07-24T15:08:00.004-07:002021-07-24T15:08:33.618-07:00KINGFALL IS LIVE AND I NEED YOUR HELP!<p> Aloha from Hawaii!</p><div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Over the last three and half years since I released the last book in The Fatemarked Epic, many of you have been asking for a new series set in the same world. Well, today is THE DAY. Kingfall is my new epic fantasy series set on a different continent in the same world as Fatemarked. It has a whole new cast of characters (though be prepared for cameos from your favorite Fatemarked characters), a new magic system and all new adventures, so whether you've read Fatemarked or not, you will get hours of reading entertainment in this 257,000 word beast! For those in Kindle Unlimited, you can now read the book for free through your subscription. For anyone else interested in the book, I humbly request that you purchase your copy as close to today as possible. You can have a MAJOR impact on the success of the book by moving it up the bestseller list. I truly can't thank you enough for your support. I write the books, but you make me an author. And, as always, your reviews are highly appreciated! PS- for those who are worried about how long it will take for the sequels to be published, books two and three are already up for preorder and will release on August 31st and September 29th of this year!</div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kingfall-Histories-Book-1-ebook/dp/B099QYF3B8" target="_blank">GET KINGFALL HERE</a></span> </div></div><h3 class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj" style="text-align: center;"><span class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_5u8n">Enter Kingfall, a world on the brink of destruction...</span></h3><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj"><span class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_5u8n"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMYNv4iasSTTBZy5d8asW49PbBXCzlz8-DOaj7DV-A9w4oq5uyOY8fFalqGkt-Q5zPkEsZxjC_gi-32pDk__VeVCIvHWQj2Oxt6LHgS_eKF8LzU72WSfWxT4dQIJEuZdWhyphenhyphent1xCqKVjWi/s2048/Kingfall+Ebook+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMYNv4iasSTTBZy5d8asW49PbBXCzlz8-DOaj7DV-A9w4oq5uyOY8fFalqGkt-Q5zPkEsZxjC_gi-32pDk__VeVCIvHWQj2Oxt6LHgS_eKF8LzU72WSfWxT4dQIJEuZdWhyphenhyphent1xCqKVjWi/s320/Kingfall+Ebook+Cover.jpg" /></a></div>Warring kingdoms. Ancient blades. Dragonriders and godlings. A growing evil that threatens to destroy the world. Don’t miss the highly anticipated follow up series to the #1 Amazon bestselling saga, The Fatemarked Epic.</b></div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Be bright but do not burn. Embrace the darkness but do not live in the shadows.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Infused with magic, shadows and starlight, the powerful godblades were believed to be lost nearly half a millennia ago, when the Godswar ended. Now, however, one has been found by the unlikeliest of wielders: Sampson Gaard, a blind but ambitious prince with something to prove. The only question is whether he controls the blade or the blade him. With an insidious evil lurking in the shadows, the answer may very well determine the fate of all Kingfall.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Kingfall Histories takes place on a different continent in the same world as The Fatemarked Epic. Fans of The Fatemarked Epic, The Stormlight Archives and Legends of the First Empire will fall in love with the world of Kingfall. Start your 5,000+ page epic adventure today.</i></div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj">Thanks for all your support and I hope you enjoy the read!</div><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIkPJI-vws_cjxpcOy1Ll2mlyc7Xa8xBiSeBuVuPrRhIDFDCBJhPfLu9CxlnL9koQF9HcXcs20Bnv3x8kPVVPWhpSfSIGTJD9fpzjStAYLn9WJBvYYDaRixZeANebQYnyNsjzLUmmHi5J/s540/Kingfall-+All+Five+Ebook+Covers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="540" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIkPJI-vws_cjxpcOy1Ll2mlyc7Xa8xBiSeBuVuPrRhIDFDCBJhPfLu9CxlnL9koQF9HcXcs20Bnv3x8kPVVPWhpSfSIGTJD9fpzjStAYLn9WJBvYYDaRixZeANebQYnyNsjzLUmmHi5J/w640-h190/Kingfall-+All+Five+Ebook+Covers.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mf m_5904051435236509672gmail-_1mj"><br /></div>David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-80969943654523356452017-11-14T08:47:00.000-08:002017-11-14T08:47:41.869-08:00Lifemarked is LIVE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At long last, <a href="http://amzn.to/2h08DcI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lifemarked</a>, the 5th and final book in The Fatemarked Epic, is LIVE on Amazon.<br />
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As many of you have noted in your reviews, this series is incredibly character driven, so it saddens me as much as you to see it come to an end. I've been living and breathing these complex characters for the last two years, so I almost feel like I'm cutting off one of my own limbs. At the same time, I'm happy to have brought them this far. The rest is up to them...<br />
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OK, I lied. Because I had trouble letting go, and because as a selfish reader I like reading <em>more</em> about my favorite characters, I've included five "Future of the Four Kingdoms" epilogues at the conclusion of the novel. That way you as a reader get the satisfaction of a more complete ending with additional knowledge of what transpires over the seven decades or so <em>after</em> the main story line is complete. I hope you enjoy the read, and I'd love to hear what you think in reviews on Amazon!<br />
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For those of you who have yet to start this series, you can check out the entire series <a href="http://amzn.to/2upBwoz" rel="noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>. For less than $30, you get nearly 4,000 pages of action, characters, magic, and yes, there shall be dragons! <br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-50137124448124949472017-03-01T04:00:00.000-08:002017-03-01T04:00:00.215-08:00FATEMARKED Release Day! I need your help :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And we're live! For those of you who preordered <a href="http://amzn.to/2kkKdhm" style="color: #00a154; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Fatemarked</a>, the book should already be on your device (THANK YOU!). For those in Kindle Unlimited, you can now read the book for free through your subscription. For anyone else interested in the book, I humbly request that you purchase your copy as close to today as possible. The impact of all of you can have a MAJOR impact on the success of the book by moving it up the bestseller list. I truly can't thank you enough for your support. I write the books, but you make an author. And, as always, your reviews are highly appreciated! </div>
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<span class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_5u8n">Four Kingdoms. A century-old war. An ancient prophecy that could change everything.</span></h3>
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<strong>In the spirit of fantasy epics like George R.R. Martin’s <em>A Game of Thrones</em> and Brandon Sanderson’s <em>The Way of Kings</em>, The Fatemarked Epic promises immaculate world building, an ancient prophecy, a mysterious source of magic, interesting characters, war, political intrigue, and romance.</strong> <br />
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The Hundred Years War has ravaged more than three generations of kings, queens, and citizens across the Four Kingdoms. Corrupt rulers dominate. Religious intolerance runs rampant. The cycle of vengeance continues to turn with the seasons. <br />
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An ancient prophecy by a legendary oracle has been long forgotten. The prophecy promises the return of peace to the Four Kingdoms on the backs of a chosen few, the fatemarked, individuals marked at birth and blessed with specific magical powers. One shall be the Kings’ Bane, and will bring death to the warmongering rulers, using fear to force peace; another shall be the Peacemaker, bestowed with the rare ability to heal. Opposite sides of the same coin, dark and light, death and life, the Kings’ Bane and the Peacemaker are responsible for the fate of an entire continent. <br />
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As they fight to achieve their destinies, adversity will hinder them in every realm: in the frozen north, assassination attempts and a brutal power struggle; in the holy west, a vicious queen and her self-righteous army of warriors; in the mysterious iron-clad forest of the east, revenge and glory rule the day; and in the southern empires of Calyp and Phanes, maturing dragons, slaves, and a civil war. <br />
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To truly fulfill the oracle’s prophecy of peace, both the Kings’ Bane and the Peacemaker, as well as the other fatemarked, will need to overcome those who seek to destroy everything in their pursuit for power. <br />
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The first book in an epic saga years in the making, Fatemarked will sweep you away to another land, another time, when magic and dragons, kings and queens, and courage and valor still meant something. </div>
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Thanks for all your support and I hope you enjoy the read!</div>
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-54697612792100020342017-02-13T08:05:00.000-08:002017-02-13T08:05:11.580-08:00More Fatemarked Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span><span>Here's some more awesome Fatemarked art from my incredible cover artist, Piero. For those who love owning the paperback, here's what you'll get on the back cover :) An epic battle between King Ironclad and the Armored Knight. Who will prevail? Preorder Fatemarked for 25% off the regular price to find out.</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5904051435236509672gmail-_5u8n"><span><span>Four Kingdoms. A century-old war. An ancient prophecy that could change everything.</span></span></span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqNVpJ5xM3e4_t9lunsNeyojdWV0j1AaxvRjjb_PeShylXwBT7IrvODEgttWXCQe2yOY9KPG-Umj6uTkzZLk8syhQc2gy7_nEyetPLUgVyT6kRIgPMe0uRZZh37BJJ1S6iFxsOnB0bOTq/s1600/back+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqNVpJ5xM3e4_t9lunsNeyojdWV0j1AaxvRjjb_PeShylXwBT7IrvODEgttWXCQe2yOY9KPG-Umj6uTkzZLk8syhQc2gy7_nEyetPLUgVyT6kRIgPMe0uRZZh37BJJ1S6iFxsOnB0bOTq/s320/back+cover.jpg" width="207" /></a><strong>In the spirit of fantasy epics like George R.R. Martin’s <em>A Game of Thrones</em> and Brandon Sanderson’s <em>The Way of Kings</em>, The Fatemarked Epic promises immaculate world building, an ancient prophecy, a mysterious source of magic, interesting characters, war, political intrigue, and romance.</strong> <br /><br />The Hundred Years War has ravaged more than three generations of kings, queens, and citizens across the Four Kingdoms. Corrupt rulers dominate. Religious intolerance runs rampant. The cycle of vengeance continues to turn with the seasons. <br /><br />An ancient prophecy by a legendary oracle has been long forgotten. The prophecy promises the return of peace to the Four Kingdoms on the backs of a chosen few, the fatemarked, individuals marked at birth and blessed with specific magical powers. One shall be the Kings’ Bane, and will bring death to the warmongering rulers, using fear to force peace; another shall be the Peacemaker, bestowed with the rare ability to heal. Opposite sides of the same coin, dark and light, death and life, the Kings’ Bane and the Peacemaker are responsible for the fate of an entire continent. <br /><br />As they fight to achieve their destinies, adversity will hinder them in every realm: in the frozen north, assassination attempts and a brutal power struggle; in the holy west, a vicious queen and her self-righteous army of warriors; in the mysterious iron-clad forest of the east, revenge and glory rule the day; and in the southern empires of Calyp and Phanes, maturing dragons, slaves, and a civil war. <br /><br />To truly fulfill the oracle’s prophecy of peace, both the Kings’ Bane and the Peacemaker, as well as the other fatemarked, will need to overcome those who seek to destroy everything in their pursuit for power. <br /><br />The first book in an epic saga years in the making, Fatemarked will sweep you away to another land, another time, when magic and dragons, kings and queens, and courage and valor still meant something. </div>
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Thanks for all your support and I hope you enjoy the read!</div>
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So here's the thing...I'm not a big audiobook person. So when almost two years ago Podium Publishing approached my agent with an offer to buy the audio rights to the entire Dwellers/Country Sagas, I was skeptical. Podium, however, made us an offer we couldn't refuse, lined up the most amazing award-winning narrators from the industry, and produced the first three books in The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://track.mlsend3.com/link/c/YT00NjA4MTk3MTMyMzcxOTAxNDkmYz1hMHA1JmU9MTkyOCZiPTYxNjk5MDE3JmQ9YjB3NXoweg%3D%3D.Ohbc5tzL68zyOiPxtuzkXMyYxmRdvh_LVH6nHc6yH40&source=gmail&ust=1475090267421000&usg=AFQjCNGL_05OmceL2nVfcT3C4BUNq5S30Q" href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/The-Dwellers-Saga-Omnibus-Audiobook/B00ZSUAU98" style="color: #00a154; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dwellers Saga (The Moon Dwellers, The Star Dwellers, The Sun Dwellers</a>).</div>
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And yet I still couldn't bring myself to listen to more than a few pages of the books. Something about hearing my own words spoken aloud freaked me out!</div>
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Fast forward a year. The Moon Dwellers, narrated by Julia Whelan and Will Damron WINS an award from The Society of Voice Arts. Yeah, crazy, that's a pic of the trophy I got, and me acting a little excited. (first award ever, woot!)</div>
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I truly believe this is a fantastic audiobook and I hope you enjoy listening to it. NOTE: even if you have never listened to an audiobook, you can get this book for FREE on Audible by signing up for a trial. Just sayin', what do you have to lose?</div>
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-70056951832106846022016-07-24T11:20:00.001-07:002016-07-24T11:20:14.121-07:00Slip Reading Marathon, Prizes, and FREE Books!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Awesome readers,<br /><br />Today kicks off my first ever reading marathon! It's being hosted by a Facebook group of 500+ incredible readers and will feature six weeks of reading about four chapters a day of The Slip Trilogy. And yes, there will be PRIZES. In fact, every day there will be a new prize (today's prize is a SIGNED copy of The Moon Dwellers). To enter each day's giveaway, all you have to do is join the group and comment on at least one of the day's posts. Most of all, just have fun! Here's a link to join: <br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/230477383991808/" target="_blank">Join The Slip Trilogy Reading Marathon</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #555555;">To get you started on reading SLIP, the book is FREE on Kindle today through </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1688900873" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Tuesday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;">. Here's a link:</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slip-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00Q7P21ZE" target="_blank">Download Slip for FREE</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Project-Dystopian-Sci-fi-Variant-ebook/dp/B00W2AQ1KO" target="_blank">JN Chaney - The Amber Project</a> <br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-73232747945354276682016-02-15T12:55:00.004-08:002016-02-15T12:55:53.000-08:00Strings Release Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Strings is a wonderful retelling of the Pinocchio story and a heartfelt coming-of-age tale. I was pulled in by young Pia's determination to free herself and her father, and I simply couldn't put this book down." –Rysa Walker, bestselling author of TIMEBOUND<br />
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After over a year without publishing a book, I'm so pleased to release STRINGS, my new dark YA SciFi Pinocchio retelling! I was exceptionally honored and fortunate to have the amazing bestseller, Rysa Walker, read and blurb STRINGS; and she loved it so much that she decided to partner with me and our incredible narrator, Kate Rudd, to produce the audiobook.<br />
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Thank you all so much for your support and kindness, you've literally changed my family's life for the better! Links to buy:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strings/dp/B01BG3SL6Y" target="_blank">Buy the Audiobook narrated by Kate Rudd</a><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27418163-strings?ac=1&from_search=1" target="_blank">Add Strings to your Goodreads To-Read List</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Sixteen-year-old Pia has always lived in a mysterious facility where mechanical strings control her existence. She plays apprentice to her father, Gio, in performing nanotech designs for the Company, and she soon suspects there are diabolical human forces behind the manufactured reality of her world. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Though her childhood memories and the origins of the strings remain strangely elusive, she begins to find solace with the introduction of two unlikely friends: daring, irrational Sofia, and calm, tender Marco. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">As the truths of the past and present unravel together, Pia must find a way to free herself from her strings and escape the facility before facing the wrath of the unstable head of security, Mr. Davis. But to gain her freedom, she must navigate the dangers posed by Davis and by her suspicious new friends to find the real identity of the puppeteer. </span><br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-57616854955100257962016-01-16T11:51:00.000-08:002016-01-16T11:55:08.007-08:00Strings Cover Reveal- WIN a SIGNED advanced proof copy dual-signed by me and cover designer, Rysa Walker (author of Timebound)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-59149956389757330332015-10-25T12:39:00.000-07:002015-10-25T12:39:55.455-07:00Self-doubt and Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>SELF-DOUBT</u><br />
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I can't do this.<br />
I can't do this.<br />
I can't do this.<br />
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We've all heard that voice in our head. I know I have. When you don't have confidence in yourself, the voice is sometimes all you hear. You wake up and you hear it. You even hear it just before you go to bed. The problem: you believe the voice's message, even though it's not true.<br />
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I'm here to tell you...you CAN do this. Whatever <em>this</em> is, you ARE capable. You ARE talented. You DO have something to offer. <br />
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Trust me, I know. Over the last five years, I've gone from a safe, well-paying job as a financial auditor to a fulltime career as an Indie author where most of the time I don't have the slightest idea how much my next paycheck will be and whether it will cover the rent. And, yes, there's plenty of self-doubt. Not just at the beginning, when I'd sold zero books and wondered whether I'd ever sell any; now, too, after selling more than 60,000 books, publishing 23 novels, obtaining a literary agent, inking an audiobook publishing deal, and having one of my series listed on Buzzfeed as one of "15 Series to Read if You Enjoyed The Hunger Games." <br />
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Despite all of the success I've had, my agent and I haven't been able to land the elusive traditional publishing deal that's been my goal since the moment I wrote my very first word. <br />
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I can't do this.<br />
I can't do this.<br />
I can't do this.<br />
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The voice is relentless sometimes, but I refuse to listen to it, refuse to succumb to the temptation to give in, to say "You're right," to stop writing and get a more sensible job doing something I hate. Because you know what? The voice IS WRONG, just like the voice in your head, the one telling you to doubt yourself. <br />
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You CAN do this. And here's how:<br />
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<u>INSPIRATION</u><br />
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Inspiration is out there, in the experiences we have, in the people we meet, in the sunrise and sunset and the rain. It's in the words we hear, the thoughts we think, in the way our children play. And guess what? Inspiration is the key to defeating self-doubt. Although the source of our individual inspiration changes over time (as often as daily sometimes), it is like building a soundproof room around your brain, where the nagging voice of self-doubt can't be heard. When you're feeling inspired, nothing else will matter except taking that inspiration, listening to its message, and letting it drive you to greatness. <br />
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Find your source of inspiration. Write it down. Keep a list of the things that inspire you, whatever they may be. And when that voice comes a-knocking, go back to your list and build your soundproof wall. You'll be amazed at the results. <br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-1433190981003475732015-09-27T14:29:00.000-07:002015-09-27T14:29:01.670-07:00SIGNED BOOKS FOR SALE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For a limited time, I'm once more taking orders for SIGNED books. You can choose from any of my 16 published YA paperbacks, or my 6 published children's books. Unfortunately, they are available for the U.S. only due to the high cost of shipping internationally. The cost is $15 per novel, or $10 per Children's book. These costs include shipping.<br />
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If interested, please send me a Facebook message, or an e-mail to <a href="mailto:davidestesbooks@gmail.com">davidestesbooks@gmail.com</a> with the following information <strong>(Note: All orders must be in and paid for by October 10th)</strong>:<br />
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1. Book(s) you'd like to order.<br />2. Your mailing name and address<br />3. Whether you'd like your book(s) personalized, and if so, what name I should use. <br />
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I will reply to confirm your order and to provide the total cost, which can then be paid via Paypal or directly with a credit card. Thanks for your support and let me know if you have any questions!</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-54799950732853497292015-09-05T13:07:00.000-07:002015-09-05T13:07:18.967-07:00My Books Suck, My Writing Sucks, I Suck<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This post is not some silly vampire-related play on words. The title of this post encompasses REAL thoughts that I've had at one point or another in my career, and I'm not afraid to say it. I think many writers go through periods of self-doubt, especially when things aren't going as well as they'd hoped. If I were to ONLY read my negative reviews (1 and 2 star reviews), I would likely be having these awful thoughts all the time. Likewise, if I were only to read my many glowing 5-star reviews, I would think I was the best writer in the world--which I'm not by a longshot. The true quality of my books and writing, however, is somewhere in the middle. That is reality. That is truth. That is what I need to focus on.<br />
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I've written A LOT of books. 25, to be exact, 23 published and 2 seeking to be published. Some are clearly better than others, but I should be proud of ALL of them, because I worked hard, focused on improving with each one, and gave a lot of readers a great reading experience. <br />
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Does that mean I've reached the pinnacle of my writing ability? NO! I've got a long way to go before I can even hope to emulate my writing idols, like Patrick Ness, Neal Shusterman, Libba Bray, and Dean Koontz. But I'm going to keep going, keep working, keep improving. That's a promise.<br />
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So if you're a writer having self-doubts...stop...breathe...remember:<br />
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YOU are the master of your own destiny. YOU have the capability inside of you. YOU have something to say.<br />
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No, my books DON'T suck, my writing DOESN'T suck, and I DON'T suck. I'm simply a work in progress, as a writer, as a husband, and as a person. And that's okay.</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-73009220607146210662015-08-29T12:21:00.000-07:002015-08-29T12:21:11.219-07:00Indie Book Stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-34577696614157447722015-08-22T10:23:00.001-07:002015-08-22T10:23:48.372-07:00Rejecting Rejection- an anecdote from a young reader<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A rejection can come in many forms. A non-response; a form letter thanking you for your submission but regretfully declining; or even a response full of praise and compliments, which ultimately still says...<br />
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But rejection is NOT the end of the road. Not the first time, not the hundredth time. I've been there. I still am there. As a writer, you learn to cope with rejection. You make an active choice to let it destroy your career, or propel you to higher heights. </div>
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I made that choice very early on in my career, back when I was working a fulltime corporate job while sneaking in writing time any chance I had. I rejected rejection, even after receiving more than one hundred of those annoying little e-mails that make you hold your breath and cross your fingers, only to make it feel like you've been broken up with afterwards. It stings--I get it. But I can tell you with one-hundred-percent certainty that the sting of rejection doesn't compare to the thrill of success when a single READER accepts your work, rating it five stars, writing a glowing review of the massive difference your book made in their life. It makes all the rejection worth it. I promise.</div>
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For example, despite my love for writing Children's books, I've had little success selling them. While my YA novels have sold more than 50,000 copies worldwide, my six-book Children's series, The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves, has sold less than 1,000 copies. I've attempted to entice several publishers to embrace the series, and I had one close call with a major publisher that carried the book through multiple rounds of approval over the course of a year, before finally saying "no thanks" like everyone else. So were the countless hours I spent writing, editing, publishing, and promoting this series worth it if the royalties will likely never be enough to even pay for the cost of the cover design?</div>
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I can sum up the answer with a single anecdote I received yesterday from a parent of a child who read the first Nikki Powergloves book a year ago. Here's what she said:</div>
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"One year ago, Katee hated reading and was a grade behind and then she spent Christmas break with Grandma and fell in love with Nikki Powergloves. Now we can't get her to stop reading! So when we sat here and read your kind words I cried like a baby!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! WE LOVE NIKKI POWERGLOVES!!! Keep using your amazing talents and we will keep reading!"</div>
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That kind of message is a game-changer. It makes you realize that the words you choose to write mean something, that they might be read by someone who needs them more than you, someone who will use them in a really really positive way. Someone like a 5th-grader named Katee. </div>
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So it doesn't matter that a major editor doesn't think Nikki Powergloves is a good fit for their catalogue. Maybe the next one will. Or maybe they won't. Either way, the book still had a positive impact on this world, if only for one child who learned to love reading.</div>
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If you're an aspiring writer, please please please don't give up. Your words ARE important, even if it takes a while for someone to say it. Write for you, write for your future readers, write to change the world.</div>
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-3413081732630372352015-08-18T13:19:00.000-07:002015-08-18T13:20:52.580-07:00Last Two Nikki Powergloves books now available!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The last two books in my children's superhero series, The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves, are now available on Amazon in both ebook and paperback! These two books are particularly special to me as I was fortunate enough to get to work with a team of amazing kid beta readers in Mrs. Clanton's 3rd-grade class in Buffalo, South Dakota. Many of the scenes (and even an entire character) was based on THEIR ideas--I merely brought them to life with words. I hope parents and their k<span class="text_exposed_show">ids enjoy the conclusion to Nikki's epic adventure!</span><br />
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<strong><u>Book 5- Nikki Powergloves VS. the Power Outlaws</u></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikki-Powergloves-Power-Outlaws-Adventures/dp/1515025438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439923464&sr=8-1&keywords=nikki+powergloves+vs.+the+power+outlaws" target="_blank">Buy the Paperback</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikki-Powergloves-Power-Outlaws-Adventures-ebook/dp/B0141EVQ4O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1439924302&sr=1-1&keywords=nikki+powergloves+vs.+the+power+outlaws" target="_blank">Buy the Ebook</a></span></strong><br />
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<strong><u>Book 6- Nikki Powergloves and the Power Giver</u></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikki-Powergloves-Power-Giver-Adventures/dp/1515036529/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439924401&sr=1-1&keywords=nikki+powergloves+and+the+power+giver" target="_blank">Buy the Paperback</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikki-Powergloves-Power-Giver-Adventures-ebook/dp/B0141FTIYS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1439924467&sr=1-1&keywords=nikki+powergloves+and+the+power+giver" target="_blank">Buy the Ebook</a></span></strong><br />
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<u>THE ADVENTURES OF NIKKI POWERGLOVES (first four adventures)</u></div>
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-25203050529501014982015-08-15T22:58:00.000-07:002015-08-15T22:58:31.301-07:00An Experiment- How to take advantage of the new Amazon KDP Unlimited Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
With the recent changes to Amazon's payout scheme for Kindle Unlimited authors, many are left scratching their heads as to whether the changes help them or hurt them. The answer is, of course: It depends.<br />
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Mostly, it depends on the length of your books, as now the amount you get paid from the fund is directly tied to the number of pages read each month through the KDP Unlimited program. Personally, I think this is an extremely POSITIVE change. Why? Because now a longer book that took significantly more effort to write, edit, and publish gets paid more for each reader. A short 40-page novella might grab around $0.23 per read (example calculations shown below), while a 500-page full-length novel could grab $2.90 per read, assuming each reader finishes the entire book. The bottom line is that this is a much more fair system. Previously, most books downloaded through KDP Unlimited were receiving an equal royalty per download (generally between $1.30 and $1.40), as long as the reader made it through at least ten percent of the book. Now everything has CHANGED.<br />
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To figure out how to best take advantage of the new KDP Unlimited program, I did an experiment for one of my books:<br />
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-I enrolled my longest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brew-Salems-Revenge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00NE7DUQM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410374753&sr=8-1&keywords=brew+estes" target="_blank">Brew</a>, in KDP Unlimited, as well as the two sequels, Boil and Burn<br />
-Page lengths for each book (note: this is Amazon's Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count or KENPC): Brew- 611; Boil- 518; Burn- 469<br />
-I set the regular price of Brew at $2.99 and the sequels at $4.99<br />
-I did a FREE promotion of Brew on BookBub, which cost a little over $100<br />
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-Brew had 36,000 free downloads over the five day promotion (not surprising, BookBub is THE BEST place to go to promote your book)<br />
-In the five days of the promotion, pages read of each book in the series through Kindle Unlimited were as follows:<br />
-Brew- 31,000 (also, every day since it's had MORE than 6,000 pages read)<br />
-Boil- 28,000<br />
-Burn- 14,000<br />
-Additionally, I sold HUNDREDS of copies of the sequels at full price ($4.99) during and after the promotion.<br />
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN DOLLARS?<br />
The price you get paid per page read depends on the total fund provided by Amazon for the month, divided by the total number of pages read through the KDP Unlimited program. As an example, we'll use June 2015's per-page royalty, which was about $0.0057.<br />
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So in five days I earned the following royalties just from Kindle Unlimited for this particular series:<br />
Brew- 31,000 x .0057 = $177<br />
Boil- 28,000 x .0057 = $160<br />
Burn- 14,000 x .0057 = $80<br />
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This was a hugely successful promotion for me, especially considering the after-promo KDP Unlimited numbers have also been fantastic. I definitely plan to do additional similar promotions with my other lengthy series in order to take advantage of the KDP Unlimited program.<br />
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MY TAKEAWAYS:<br />
-Long books are GREAT candidates for enrollment in KDP Unlimited<br />
-Series are especially effective, as you give readers the chance to read your entire series for "free", while accumulating a significant number of pages read, for which you get paid royalties<br />
-As always, well-edited quality books will have the most success, as they will keep your readers turning the pages!<br />
-BookBub promotions (and other price promotions) are a great way to draw attention to your KDP Unlimited series. Something really cool that I didn't expect was that many of those that downloaded Brew on the first day of my promotion (when it was FREE), actually downloaded it through KDP Unlimited, which meant I was getting paid rather than just giving away books like I'd usually be doing. How awesome is that?!<br />
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LET'S DISCUSS!<br />
I'd love to hear your opinions/experiences, so please comment below. Let's start a discussion! And as always, feel free to send me an e-mail if you have specific questions or just want to bounce some ideas off of me :) <br />
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CONSIDERATIONS: this promotional technique seems to work well as of the time of this experiment (August 2015), but of course would need to be reevaluated as the KDP Unlimited program changes, as well as the size of the fund and payout per page. </div>
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Clairvoyants, Necromancers, Witch Hunters, and an awesome magical dog named Hex....the first book in the Salem's Revenge series, Brew, is <strong>FREE</strong> on Amazon Kindle from today until August 5th! Don't miss your chance to grab what my agent calls "The Walking Dead for teens with ruthless witches instead of bloodthirsty zombies." <br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-69348177865200689062015-06-14T12:15:00.000-07:002015-06-14T12:15:22.644-07:00Free SIGNED bookmarks for bloggers and other fun stuff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This post is for bloggers, book reviewers, book club managers, librarians, and educators. I've recently updated my "<a href="http://davidestesbooks.blogspot.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank">Contact Me</a>" page to try to include more of the fun stuff that I do with awesome people like you. In this post I want to highlight a few of these perks/opportunities, all of which are available to you simply by sending me an e-mail at davidestesbooks (at) gmail (dot) com:<br />
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1) Bloggers, Book Reviewers, and Book Club Managers: You can get FREE signed bookmarks and ebooks from me for your blog/book club giveaways! You can also get FREE ebooks of select books for review. I am also available for interviews, guest blog posts, and any other bookish events you can come up with, and love participating in book clubs!<br />
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2) Librarians and Educators: I am available for guest speaker events in classrooms and libraries (all grade levels and ages)! These can be conducted via Skype or in person, depending on location and circumstances. Please contact me at my above e-mail address for information on past classroom/library events I've participated in, and what type of event might be a good fit for your school/library. <br />
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I look forward to hearing from you soon!</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-84127111732259905502015-06-01T15:06:00.002-07:002015-06-01T15:06:59.620-07:00Milestones and Updates<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thanks to the ongoing support of all my INCREDIBLE readers, I hit another sales milestone in May, with more than 50,000 books sold. All I can say is THANK YOU. I work as hard as I can to write good books that people will enjoy, but without my readers all my hard work wouldn't mean a thing. You people are my REASON for writing, and I love you all.<br />
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It's been a while since I posted here, mostly because I've been exceptionally busy with my latest projects and enjoying some summer fun with friends and family who have been visiting my wife and I here in Hawaii. However, I promise there's a lot more to come from me soon. Here's what I've been working on:<br />
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1) Promoting the Slip Trilogy and Salem's Revenge series. So far my two new series are getting fantastic reviews, thank you to all my early readers who have enjoyed these two trilogies and shared your enjoyment with others!<br />
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2) New YA project- I've been working hard on finishing my new YA project, a fairytale retelling that my agent is now pitching to publishers, many of whom have already requested a full manuscript. Fingers and toes are crossed that they enjoy it enough to make an offer!<br />
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3) Nikki Powergloves- Last two books! Books 5 and 6 in The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves Children's series are coming soon for my younger readers! Book 5, titled Nikki Powergloves vs. the Power Outlaws is finished and I expect to publish it by the end of the summer. I'm nearly finished with the first draft of Book 6, Nikki Powergloves and the Power Giver, which I also plan to publish this summer!<br />
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4) The Dwellers Saga Audiobooks! The Moon Dwellers audiobook is out and listeners are enjoying Julia Whelan's and Will Damron's awesome narrations of Adele and Tristan. The audiobook for The Star Dwellers comes out TOMORROW! Enjoy :)<br />
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That's it for now! I'll let you know as soon as I have any news on the publishing front. Thanks again for helping me hit this incredible milestone and for changing my life in so many ways!</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-7232472364173170632015-05-12T17:00:00.000-07:002015-05-12T17:00:12.010-07:00The Moon Dwellers Audiobook Release Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My first ever audiobook is out TODAY! With Audible Narrator of the Year Julia Whelan and Audie-award nominee Will Damron performing the two main characters, Adele and Tristan, my underground dystopian world of THE MOON DWELLERS is brought to life! And it's produced by award-winning audiobook publisher Podium Publishing. If you don't have an audible account, you can even sign up for a free trial and start listening immediately:<br />
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<a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/The-Moon-Dwellers-Audiobook/B00U9Q0IHK/ref=a_pd_Teens__c8_2_sim_auth">http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/The-Moon-Dwellers-Audiobook/B00U9Q0IHK/ref=a_pd_Teens__c8_2_sim_auth</a><br />
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Happy listening!</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-57492245602408300822015-03-02T11:33:00.000-08:002015-03-02T11:43:01.633-08:00Flip Release Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FLIP, the third and final book in the Slip Trilogy is OUT TODAY! Get more action, more twists, and more of the Kelly family's fight for freedom in this epic conclusion to my latest YA dystopian series.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flip-Slip-Trilogy-Book-3-ebook/dp/B00U0C8VKO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425319659&sr=8-1&keywords=flip+estes" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon Kindle</a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flip-The-Slip-Trilogy-Volume/dp/1507885792/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1425319659&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Buy Amazon Paperback</a><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23733149-flip?ac=1" target="_blank">Add Flip to your Goodreads To-Read List</a><br />
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<span id="freeText16641533119815311784">In a scared and broken world where someone must die before another can be born, one family has been torn apart by fate and a ruthless government, only to find themselves suddenly thrust back together with one chance to save their struggling nation.<br /><br />Benson and Harrison Kelly and their newfound allies within the rebel consortium are finally fighting back, but the Department of Population Control and its ultimate weapon, known as the Destroyer, won't rest until they're all dead. The task will take them into the belly of the beast and force them to face a secret about their past that will change everything.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the leader of the Lifers, Jarrod, has a new weapon, in the form of an angry, desperate twelve-year-old boy, and he won't hesitate to use him to destroy an entire city as part of a hidden agenda only just starting to be revealed.<br /><br />The fate of humanity hinges on a series of impossible choices made by those with nothing to lose. One family. One chance to flip everything they know on its head. One action-packed finale that will leave you breathless.</span> <br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-22554128930821610192015-02-14T14:36:00.002-08:002015-02-14T14:36:45.972-08:00Dwellers/Country Saga lands Audiobook Deal!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've got some awesome news for all you audiobook lovers out there:<br />
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I've just signed an audio publishing deal with the incredible Podium Publishing, who were recently nominated for FIVE Audie Awards! Podium will be producing audiobooks for ALL 7 books in the Dwellers/Country Saga. <br />
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AND they've already announced who the narrator for Adele will be: the amazing Julia Whelan, recently named Audible's Narrator of the Year, and narrator for bestseller Gone Girl and Podium's Audie-nominated Until the End of the World! For those YA dystopian lovers out there, you might also recognize her from Partials by Dan Wells. <br />
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Thank you to everyone who contacted me to ask when the Dwellers/Country Saga would be produced as an audio series, all your positive energy and wishes most definitely helped lead us to this amazing opportunity!<br />
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More to come soon :)</div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-90741897634329094252015-02-04T11:53:00.001-08:002015-02-04T11:54:27.942-08:00A Great Moment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since I started my journey as a writer more than four years ago, I've had some amazing moments. They've encompassed a plethora of emotions, from joy to sadness to frustration to celebration, and everything in between. However, without a doubt, one of the greatest moments of my career so far was an experience I had yesterday.<br />
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I had the absolute pleasure of Skyping with a 3rd grade class in South Dakota. The entire event was set up by a teacher, Sue Ann Clanton, who cares so deeply about her students that she goes above and beyond the call of duty to give them memorable experiences, like getting the chance to chat with an author whose books they've been reading. The eight AMAZING students in Ms. Clanton's class were smart, funny and oh so clever. I am honored to have met them and to have them as fans of my children's series The Adventures of Nikki Powergloves!<br />
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So thank you to Sue Ann Clanton, Braden, Sydnee, Sheridan, Rhett, Clancy, Claire, Slate, and Riggs! And congrats to Sydnee for winning a signed copy of Nikki Powergloves- A Hero is Born!<br />
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<em>(If you're a teacher, librarian, or book club moderator who's interested in hosting an event such as the one described above, please contact me at davidestesbooks(at)gmail(dot)com.)</em></div>
David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-59088989199502784832015-01-26T13:20:00.001-08:002015-01-26T13:20:04.959-08:00BURN release day! (Salem's Revenge Book 3)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"The Walking Dead for teens, with ruthless witches instead of bloodthirsty zombies.” --Katie Reed, agent at Andrea Hurst & Associates <br />
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The third and final book in the Salem's Revenge series, BURN, is out! If you haven't read Brew yet, you can now read the entire trilogy without having to wait for the sequels :) If you like post-apocalyptic novels with lots of witchy twists, Salem's Revenge is the perfect series for you! <br />
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</b><b>Genre:</b> Post-apocalyptic Fantasy<br />
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When Rhett Carter finally manages to communicate with his cursed father, he wants nothing more than to discover a way to save him. The only problem: The closer he gets to Martin Carter, the faster he'll die. To help, Laney secretly seeks out Rhett's father, embarking on a dangerous mission. Unbeknownst to her, she's followed by Bil Nez, Hex, and Grogg. Separated from Rhett, their lives sit on a knife's edge. <br /><br />Meanwhile, with bloodthirsty packs of Shifters prowling around New Washington, the only hope for survival is Rhett's ability to unite the humans and magic-born. A tenuous alliance is formed: the Reaper and his Necros; the Clairvoyants; Floss and her witch hunters; and the humans. But will it be enough to defeat their enemies and restore order to a world in chaos? And will Rhett and Laney ever have the chance for a normal life, a life they both desperately want? <br /><br />Or will the world BURN?<br />
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Thanks so much for all your support and I hope you enjoy the reads! <br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brew-Salems-Revenge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00NE7DUQM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422307019&sr=8-1&keywords=brew+estes" target="_blank">Buy BREW</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boil-Salems-Revenge-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00NXFPMPC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422307057&sr=8-1&keywords=boil+estes" target="_blank">Buy BOIL</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Burn-Salems-Revenge-Book-3-ebook/dp/B00SK0XKYA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1422305819" target="_blank">Buy BURN</a></strong><br />
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David Esteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01744015249108736526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162129851536004868.post-48765537297698138742015-01-26T02:00:00.000-08:002015-01-26T02:00:00.837-08:00Beating the Odds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally posted on <a href="http://rockthebook.blogspot.com/2014/10/david-estes-talks-about-indie-success.html" target="_blank">Rock the Book</a>.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to the explosion of ebooks and the destruction of
publishing barriers, there are now literally thousands of Indie authors all
screaming at the top of their lungs that their books are worth reading. That’s
pretty daunting if you’re trying to make your book(s) stand out amongst the crowd.
When I started seriously writing four years ago, I was CLUELESS as to what I
was really getting into. And yet, somehow, some way, I’ve managed to “make it”
after a zillion mistakes, a lot of hard work, and plenty of good old-fashioned
luck. Although I don’t pretend to have all the answers or the magic bullet for
success, here’s my story along with a few tips that have helped me get from
bored fulltime accountant who liked to write stories to fulltime Indie author.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Roll back the tape of my life. I hated being an accountant.
Desperately hated it. Long hours, high stress, corporate politics. So I quit my
job and switched to another desk job that I’d heard would be less hours and
less stress. I had two weeks off in between, and my Aussie wife asked what I was
going to do with my break. “Uh, sit on the beach?” I said. She gave me that
raised-eyebrow look and said, “Why don’t you start writing that book you always
talk about?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although the thought of even looking at my laptop during my
vacation gave me a stomachache, I listened to her pointed advice. I did it. I
started writing. She hasn’t been able to get me to stop since. In four years
I’ve written twenty books and published sixteen of them. Two years in I was
able to quit my boring day job to pursue my dreams: I became a fulltime fiction
writer. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first trilogy was a huge success, right? Um, no. Not even
close. When I published The Evolution Trilogy (a unique non-religious spin on
angels and demons) a year after I started working on it, I was ready. Ready for
success. Ready for a big payoff from all my hard work. I’d been reading about
Amanda Hocking’s success as an Indie author and I said, “Hey, why not me?”
Well, because my writing wasn’t good enough. My book idea was awesome and
unique and had huge potential, but my writing was amateurish, sloppy, and in
desperate need of a good editor. While I wouldn’t say The Evolution Trilogy
bombed (it has sold 3,000 books in 4 years), it didn’t come anywhere near my
expectations, and it most definitely wasn’t paying any real bills. The reviews
were mediocre at best, which was a major reality check. Writing wasn’t as easy
as I thought it would be. At first I was heartbroken. Thousands of hours of
hard work down the drain. All that hope dashed on the rocky coastline of failure.
I didn’t have what it takes—never would.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SCREW. THAT.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m the type of person that hates failure. I don’t like
losing, especially at something that I love. And <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I LOVE writing. That’s a major key to success as an Indie author.</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">If your goals (like mine were) are to make
millions and be rich and famous, then you’re in the wrong business.</b> Most of
us will make a few bucks here and there, and a lucky few will be able to scrape
out a living. Even fewer still (the Amanda Hocking’s, Elle Casey’s and Hugh Howey’s
of the world) will hit it big. Right now I’m in the middle category—scraping
out a living. I’m not complaining, I’d rather scrape out a living as a writer
than be earning six digits a year in some job I hate. I’m happy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My second series was the one that allowed me to quit my day
job. Originally I planned another trilogy, but eventually the project turned
into a 7-book epic series that combined two separate trilogies, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Moon-Dwellers-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B008FJV8SQ/ref=pd_sim_kstore_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=1A5MR357R0J2TNMB3TPY"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Dwellers Saga</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Country-The-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B00B7VTXFO/ref=pd_sim_kstore_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1C4ABTEH79FFQE9V5C6D"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Country Saga</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, in a 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> book that brought characters and
plotlines together. So far it’s sold in excess of 30,000 copies in just over
two years. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">That brings me to
another key for success: Building your backlist. Unless you’re extremely lucky
and far more talented than me, writing one book a year like most traditionally
published authors simply won’t cut it as an Indie.</b> I wrote and published
the 7 books in the Dwellers/Country Saga in 20 months. By that point I’d
written 1 million words in three years. There are a few good reasons for writing
and publishing like a fiend. One, practice is the only way to get better. By
having a crazy-aggressive writing schedule you’ll force yourself to improve.
Two, every new reader multiplies your potential sales. Suddenly a new reader
doesn’t mean just one sale. It means a potential sale for every single one of
your books, particularly if your books are in a series. It also means you can
magnify the impact of giving away free copies of your books. I’ll pretty much
give away an ebook of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Moon-Dwellers-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B008FJV8SQ/ref=pd_sim_kstore_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=1A5MR357R0J2TNMB3TPY"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
Moon Dwellers</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to anyone who wants one. Why? Because if they like it, they
might buy the other SIX books in the series! <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quick side note: the BEST way to give away free ebooks is buy making
your book free on Kindle through Amazon’s KDP Select program. The BEST way to
advertise that is via BookBub, which seems extremely expensive but which is
WELL worth the money.</b> As an example, I advertised The Moon Dwellers for
FREE on BookBub and had 30,000+ downloads in three days. Then I did Fire
Country a month later and had 27,000+ downloads. Obviously, I made zero
royalties from these downloads, but sales of the sequels took off, and I had
four straight months of 2,000+ full price sales. These months changed my life.
You might have tried BookBub. You might have been rejected multiple times. I
was too. They are extremely selective, which is also what makes them so
valuable. Keep trying. Continue to build your reviews on Amazon. If you can get
over 100 with a decent average rating, that’ll give you a chance at being
accepted by BookBub. Don’t give up!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So you’re probably thinking the Dwellers Saga was an instant
success, right? Try again. My third year as an Indie was decent, far better
than I ever could have expected. Although I wasn’t making enough to live on, my
wife and I had savings and we decided to quit our jobs to make a go of my
dream, with her as my editor. A big risk, but that’s what life is anyway: one
massive risk. My writing was improving, and I wasn’t going it alone anymore. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I’d learned the hard lesson that good
writing takes work. It also takes serious criticism from serious critics. I
started using a beta reading team, and I stopped brushing negative feedback
aside as “Just one person’s opinion.” I realized my writing sort of sucked and
that I needed to learn how to improve it.</b> I focused on every single
sentence, every single chapter. Making them tighter. Making them better. I read
books on writing, like Stephen King’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On
Writing</i> and Donald Maas’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Writing the
Breakout Novel</i>. I improved with each book, and my readers noticed. They
appreciated my efforts. They were fully along for the ride. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partway through the third year I started a Goodreads fan
group. Right off the bat I had 300 members. Woohoo!! I was ecstatic. Over the
moon. Six months later I was churning out the sequels to The Moon Dwellers and
I still had around 300 members. What? I couldn’t understand why my membership
wasn’t growing. The Dwellers Saga was getting great reviews, but my fan group
was dead. No activity. No interest. I decided to change things up. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My biggest problem was that I made the
group all about me. And who was I? Nobody. Just another person who writes
books, another tree in the forest. So I changed things up. I made the group all
about books.</b> My books, someone else’s books, reading in general. Anything was
fair game. It became a place where anyone could hang out and talk about their
interests, passions, and experiences. The group started growing and now has
more than 2,600 members, many of whom have never, and may never, read my books,
which is perfectly fine by me, so long as they read other books. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You see, it’s NOT all about you as a
writer. It’s about READERS. The more readers we have, the more readers enjoy
reading, the better it is for everyone.</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Become part of a book community, not for the purpose of selling your
books, but because you love books like all the other people. I recommend
Goodreads, but there are many others out there. Take it seriously. Participate
in discussions. Make friends. Don’t spam about your book. Readers will realize
you’re a valuable member of the community and they’ll click on your profile and
discover you’re an author and get EXCITED about that fact and potentially try
your books.</b> I’ve had numerous people message me on Goodreads to say they’ve
been my friend for over a year and never knew I was an author, but loved all
the book recommendations I gave them (books that weren’t mine!). In most cases
they said they’d give my books a shot. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Year four. The best year. Part luck. Part hard work. Part
good timing. The Dwellers Saga was listed as one of </span><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/book-series-to-read-if-you-enjoyed-the-hunger-games"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15
Series to Read if you Enjoyed The Hunger Games on Buzzfeed</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Sales shot up.
A couple movie inquiries came in, as well as a TV inquiry (nothing has panned
out so far, but it’s still cool!). An agent contacted me and eventually signed
me. I wrote another trilogy, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brew-Salems-Revenge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00NE7DUQM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410374753&sr=8-1&keywords=brew+estes"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brew</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
and although it had interest from publishers including a purchase offer, my
agent and I decided to sign on with Amazon White Glove. Brew, and its sequel, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boil-Salems-Revenge-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00NXFPMPC/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1A5MR357R0J2TNMB3TPY"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boil</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">,
hit the top ten on genre bestseller lists almost immediately. I stopped eating
away at our savings and started paying bills with my royalties—ALL our bills.
It could happen to you, but don’t expect it to. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Expect to have to fight for every reader. Treat every reader like your
ONLY reader. Be generous with your free books, especially the first book in a
series. Never stop writing. Never. Do it because you love it and good things
will follow. </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never give up.</span> </span></b></div>
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