http://i2.dealtwith.it/i/n/da4ce7793be2a38da1ff1c2e48523fef/Final%20Cover.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KE5X288 <- Amazon Version
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/439206 <- Smashwords Version
Good Guys
The town's most well-loved resident enjoys the last day of his life.
TF2 summary:
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Chris Park, our legendary pubstar hero, is forced by his wife to go to an event he's never heard before: the ESEA LAN. There he encounters classic TF2; amazing airshots, mid sweeps, and always, the smell of sweaty nerds. Renowned users such as enigma and b4nny populate the area.
But Chris is just a pubbie that mains Pyro and Gunslinger Engineer, and he doesn't know these names. Disgusted with the aura of tryhard that pervades the area, Chris ventures downstairs to take a piss, and amongst anime figurines and My Little Pony posters, he takes a wrong turn and discovers ESEA's secret: the vast ocean of servers dedicated solely to mining bitcoins.
Chris needs to get out of there–the place is a disaster waiting to be discovered by the feds!
But the feds have already came...
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This is not actually a story related to TF2.
This is the very first short story I've ever written. The story is only 10 pages long (I believe) and is a 15-20 minute read. I spent quite a lot of time on it and I welcome any and all feedback (not including trolling. Please Don't Troll Me). I placed it under the psychological section in Amazon but I'm not sure if that's a correct labeling. If you enjoy it feel free to leave a review on Amazon and share it with your friends; I enabled lending, so after you purchase it you can share it with anyone you like for 14 days. I hope you like it.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KE5X288?tag=teamfortresst-20 <- Amazon Version
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/439206 <- Smashwords Version
Good Guys
The town's most well-loved resident enjoys the last day of his life.
TF2 summary: [spoiler]Chris Park, our legendary pubstar hero, is forced by his wife to go to an event he's never heard before: the ESEA LAN. There he encounters classic TF2; amazing airshots, mid sweeps, and always, the smell of sweaty nerds. Renowned users such as enigma and b4nny populate the area.
But Chris is just a pubbie that mains Pyro and Gunslinger Engineer, and he doesn't know these names. Disgusted with the aura of tryhard that pervades the area, Chris ventures downstairs to take a piss, and amongst anime figurines and My Little Pony posters, he takes a wrong turn and discovers ESEA's secret: the vast ocean of servers dedicated solely to mining bitcoins.
Chris needs to get out of there–the place is a disaster waiting to be discovered by the feds!
But the feds have already came...[/spoiler]
[spoiler]This is not actually a story related to TF2.[/spoiler]
This is the very first short story I've ever written. The story is only 10 pages long (I believe) and is a 15-20 minute read. I spent quite a lot of time on it and I welcome any and all feedback (not including trolling. Please Don't Troll Me). I placed it under the psychological section in Amazon but I'm not sure if that's a correct labeling. If you enjoy it feel free to leave a review on Amazon and share it with your friends; I enabled lending, so after you purchase it you can share it with anyone you like for 14 days. I hope you like it.
Who The Fuck -Fragged Me Already
Show Yourself Or Face My Wrath You Little B*tch
Who The Fuck -Fragged Me Already
Show Yourself Or Face My Wrath You Little B*tch
As someone who reads a lot of independently published works, don't charge for short stories or novellas. Thousands of people self-publish their works every week, and there's no way to judge the literary merit of their writing without any publication history or reputation. So if I were a random person browsing a selection of ten newly published pieces, your ten page story is going to show up next to 7 novellas and 2 full-length novels, and they'll all be priced from $0-$3.00 or so. I'm pretty likely to pass over your story for something with a lot more bang for my buck.
If you're serious about it submit the story to literary magazines. That's a pretty common way to get your name out there. If it's really a good higher grade magazines will want first publication rights, and you can't give them that if you already self-published. Alternatively write more stories until you've enough to publish it as an anthology.
Point is the average reader isn't going to pay for your ten page story, and while I'd like to read it, I won't either.
Diggin the cover art though.
As someone who reads a lot of independently published works, don't charge for short stories or novellas. Thousands of people self-publish their works every week, and there's no way to judge the literary merit of their writing without any publication history or reputation. So if I were a random person browsing a selection of ten newly published pieces, your ten page story is going to show up next to 7 novellas and 2 full-length novels, and they'll all be priced from $0-$3.00 or so. I'm pretty likely to pass over your story for something with a lot more bang for my buck.
If you're serious about it submit the story to literary magazines. That's a pretty common way to get your name out there. If it's really a good higher grade magazines will want first publication rights, and you can't give them that if you already self-published. Alternatively write more stories until you've enough to publish it as an anthology.
Point is the average reader isn't going to pay for your ten page story, and while I'd like to read it, I won't either.
Diggin the cover art though.
Is there a non-kindle edition for us kindle-deprived people?
Is there a non-kindle edition for us kindle-deprived people?
where can I get the hard copy?
where can I get the hard copy?
can someone hook me up with a torrent?
can someone hook me up with a torrent?
@Alleal - I realize that. However, this is the first short story that I've ever written; it's something that I'm quite proud of, and I wanted to give it special treatment above all my future work. I think that as a whole it is quite a good story, and everything fits together quite nicely. I understand that the story itself is likely to be lost in the sea, but the eye-catching cover should help a little with that.
Also, I don't think that tf.tv users are average readers; tf.tv is a community that I used to be wholly immersed in, which is why I advertised it here. Thanks for the advice.
@Jasbutts - Ya I edited into the first post
@alfa - stay tuned heh
@Alleal - I realize that. However, this is the first short story that I've ever written; it's something that I'm quite proud of, and I wanted to give it special treatment above all my future work. I think that as a whole it is quite a good story, and everything fits together quite nicely. I understand that the story itself is likely to be lost in the sea, but the eye-catching cover should help a little with that.
Also, I don't think that tf.tv users are average readers; tf.tv is a community that I used to be wholly immersed in, which is why I advertised it here. Thanks for the advice.
@Jasbutts - Ya I edited into the first post
@alfa - stay tuned heh
8^)
i deserve a free copy
and everyone else here
8^)
i deserve a free copy
and everyone else here
I would read the tf2 version
I would read the tf2 version
Publish a TF2 version, I'm not interested in this "real life" bs
Publish a TF2 version, I'm not interested in this "real life" bs
great read, costs less than half of a key, 100% worth it
great read, costs less than half of a key, 100% worth it
this isn't a post about a relationship
this isn't a post about a relationship
is this real i can't tell because its stultus
is this real i can't tell because its stultus
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Is your illustrator related to Tyrone?
Is your illustrator related to Tyrone?