I have recently published a book on my thru-hike that might be of interest to older hikers, or anyone who doesn't feel like an expert hiker. It is available on Amazon Kindle e-books.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Test-Of-Time...a+test+of+time
I have recently published a book on my thru-hike that might be of interest to older hikers, or anyone who doesn't feel like an expert hiker. It is available on Amazon Kindle e-books.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Test-Of-Time...a+test+of+time
A man said to the universe, "Sir, I exist."
"However", replied the universe, "that fact does not instill in me a sense of obligation."
Anyway to get it in print, I hate E everything..
I just read the sample on Amazon and really liked it. I felt like I was right there with you....I like your writing style. If I had a kindle, Nook etc I'd definitely buy it.
Cat in the Hat
I purchased it to read, since it was cheap and I was looking for something else to read.
Im not going to critique it, Im about halfway thru, and Im not really a literary critic.
Ive read a bunch of trail journals published as books though.
I see a similar pattern occur in a lot of them.
Most are mildly interesting in the early parts, because the trail is new, the author is relating his/her newfound knowledge, mistakes, views about things, stories about people they meet.
Somewhere north of the GSMNP, they get pretty boring. They turn into "today I hiked X miles to Y shelter, stayed with hikers ABC and DEF"
Honestly, I think I have about 4 right now that I quit reading in Va, they became so darn boring.
This one appears to be following that track. It takes interesting stories about people and events to keep things readable.
If you've already got the Word (whatever) file that you created the Kindle book version, it shouldn't be that hard to turn it into a print on demand book, also from Amazon. This would be good for the technophobes who like to read on a processed dead tree carcass.
(Just kidding...)
The advantage to print on demand is that you don't give Amazon any money. You get royalties if they sell any, and nothing changes hands if you don't.