EIGHT fuken books…?
Oh yeah! I didn’t think I would be able to finish this one before my birthday but I managed to finish it with two days to spare. 73,921 words baby!
Hold on, I need to absorb this: I repeat, EIGHT fuken books…?
Yep, doesn’t seem real when I say it out loud but I managed to get this one finished in hostel in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Now I’m done I’m going to rest my brain for a bit before plotting my next move.
Wait…What? Bulgaria?!?
Oh yeah, I’m actually travelling around Europe right now. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to write a book whilst on the move because all of the others were written back in Thailand when I lived there. But this is a huge psychological victory because now I know I can literally write anywhere. Not only that, but the book is compelling as well and not just drivel.
Fair play son! What’s this one about?
It’s called Stranded. It’s about being stuck in a foreign country with no passport and credit cards and having to fend for yourself.
Personal experience I guess…?
Actually yes. I had everything stolen from me in Cambodia last year. It was the shittest day of my life but it helped me spawn this book, so every cloud has a silver lining and all that.
So when’s this bad boy going to be published then?
Not until 2018 at least. I have others that need publishing first. Also I need to reedit this book multiple times, add/delete scenes that don’t fit in, interrupt the flow of the story or delete the scenes that quite frankly are shit. There will also be times I’ve contradicted myself where I have to tweak the book slightly. Then I have to send it to an editor, edit it one more time then it’s ready to go!
Oh, so it’s not really done; it’s just the first draft…
Well, yes and no. It IS a first draft, but the spine of the story is done. There’s not much else that needs to be changed in terms of the story line. I’ve finished four books so far and have published them on Amazon.
Can I have a gander?
Well I don’t want to spam this page with links to my book. I’ll tell you what I’ll do though; I’ll post a link here for one of the books, a comedy called 'Destiny'. Otherwise this post is going to be overrun with links which won't be fun for either of us...
Hold on you lying bastard; you said you've published four books. That picture you posted only shows three...
Sorry about that, that photo was done up before I'd published the fourth book. Here's the fourth one:
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What’s he holding?
Oh, that’s my illustrator being really smart. He’s actually holding a copy of another book of mine ‘The Butterfly Killings’
Cool! So what’s next for Lewis J F Clarke?
In terms of life, I’m looking for work around Europe or Asia wondering where I can call home for 2017. In terms of writing I will write another book eventually, but first I need to edit my sixth book and get that ready to be published.
Oh OK, what’s that called?
The Pornstar.
The PORNSTAR???
Yep, it was an industry that has always intrigued me and something I’ve wanted to explore for a while now. That one is over 110,000 words and the people who critiqued it have told me it doesn’t drag so I’m happy. Same as the book Stranded though there’s parts I have to edit. When I go through it and obsess over the book again I’ll be able to start making it flow properly, then it’ll be time to make that available to the world.
So I’m guessing that’s just like Fifty Shades of Grey?
Not at all! There’s obviously sex involved because of the nature of the book and its genre, but the only similarity to that book is that they both have detailed graphic sex scenes in them. I say graphic but it is not smutty by any means. I hope I have portrayed it elegantly because that was the plan.
Cool! Let me know when it’s out!
I will! All the others are available as well and are only £2-£3 ($3-$4) so they’re not expensive by any means. But of course once the next one is out I’ll post it on here so you are aware.
That's great. I am curious now and I'll have to get one of that books :)
Good luck!
Thank you! Let me know what you think of whichever book you decide to get. I'm always looking for honest feedback :-)
I just followed you and I'll know where to find you!
Same! Thanks for connecting and I'm looking forward to your next post :-)
Hey that's great. You should join minnowsupport on Discord. We have a writing workshop there.
Thanks, I'll check it out. Always good to connect with fellow writers!
Mate this is so awesome, I also love how you formatted and wrote the back and forth in this post. One thing next time we sit for a chat I wanna help explain how you can make your images clickable so you can link to your amazon without the cringy sale.
Cheers Keni! In my old blog posts (Three years ago) I used to write in this style all the time, but it became hard to maintain that format without repeating the same jokes etc... so I switched back to a more orthodox style and only use this once in a blue moon to mix it up.
Also I wanted to ask about how to make my upvotes worth more? I have accumulated quite a bit of Steem Power now and want to utilise that to reward people the way they have rewarded me. Looking forward to catching up when I get back :-)
Yeah the dialogue style works mate, though like all good things good to keep it varied though too. I enjoyed reading it, oh and the vote rewards is I think an algorithm based around your reputation score and steem power so just keep going the way you are and you'll be fine. See you for tacos tomorrow mate! :)