CONTINUING THROUGH INDIELAND-Tim Ellis

Our next stop on this wondrous trip through Indieland is to visit Tim Ellis, awesome author. Click here for your ticket to a grand adventure into the mind of Tim Ellis. Tim is the author of so many '5 star' books (of various genre') you have to go over and sample here.

Tim is one of those rare specimens of humanity, willing to jump in and lend a hand and wisdom to those of us, brave enough to ask 'one of the best' for help.

In his superb way, Tim honors and invites all to get to know other self-published authors by posting our books (linking to our pages) on his site and publishing interviews he  has conducted with the authors.
How cool is that in what could be seen as a cut throat profession? Which goes to show, being independent builds up your self-esteem and forgoes envy and jealousy.

Indieland is filled with people (some of the best authors in the world) ready to share their knowledge and lend a hand to those who have a thirst to impart their words and voices to the world. Stay tuned for more stops and free tickets. Don't let your mistrust and misinformation make you skip the trip.
If you miss out...you lose out.

I'm Ey Wade and I Am an Indie Author

I guess I should also say, and I'm not ashamed to say it. since it is the 4th of July, a day celebrated for it's freedoms, I'm going to bask in the freedom the world has now allowed writers of all genre'.

Though, from things I have read in forums on the internet and in various blogs, I should be hiding my head in the sand for the shame. Instead, I laugh in their 'nay-saying' faces.

To paraphrase a conversational post from a forum, 'no one wants to read a book written by a non-college graduate with 8th or 9th grade reading level'. Wow, such harshness from individuals who aren't bound, gagged or tortured into buying a book from an Indie  author. My take on the matter, to each his own. For every one against the Indie there are two or more for us.

Not all of the self-published write poorly and not all of the traditionally published deserve to have a book published. That's just a fact, crap is crap no matter what manner it is produced. The honest truth of the matter is that I as a reader, before becoming a writer, never gave a hoot about the company that published a book. Today, as an adult, I still don't care.
I feel a rant coming on, but I'll shake it off. The other day I read someone complaining about the number of five star reviews the Indie author's receive on their books. What? Why?

Why is it alright for a traditionally published author to receive 5 stars and not any other author? Why is an Indie Author's family and friends called 'sock puppets' because they read and review books and a traditional author's reviewers are the 'legitimate' readers? is it honestly believed all of their (traditional author) reviews come from unknown sources? Ridiculous.

All I can say is this, my family and neither my friends, are illiterates. If they pay for and read my books they become legitimate reviewers and I gladly accept their opinion. Hell, I'll gladly accept the fact they thought enough of my talents to buy a book.
*shudders expressively to shake off the irritation*
My name is Ey Wade and I am an Indie Author and proud of it.
Enjoy your holiday, people. In safety and fun.


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Indieland, #SampleSunday, #IAN1

Okay, I know I left you at the gate of Indieland, namely the IAN ticket booth, but didn't you find the trip informative? You saw my page, if you missed the address it's http://bit.ly/myIAN.

Well, today is the piece de  resistance. today is the day you get to sample mind bending writings from even more authors. During your travel of the twitterverse, today be on the look out for signs like these: #SampleSunday, or #ian1 and follow them. I guarantee you, you will have the greatest free trip of the weekend.

My contribution to #Samplesunday can be found in the chair, 'A Little More Than Sample Sunday'. Click on over and see what you get. It will be marvelous.See you later, at the next installment of 'Summer in Indieland'.