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Monday, July 27, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
Indie Authors Converge on Orlando for IBF 2015
Orlando, FL — From July 31 until
August 2, 2015 central Florida Independent authors will descend on Orlando’s
Caribe Royale Hotel for Indie BookFest 2015.
The Indie BookFest event is
designed to showcase self-published and independent authors to readers and
consumers, while providing opportunities to network with artists, cover
designers, editors, online bloggers and other professionals from the
independent publishing community.
The number of independent authors
and other professionals who are unaffiliated with traditional publishing
companies and venues has been on the rise in recent years due in no small part
to the shift in costs associated with self-publishing via the internet. Services like KDP, an Amazon direct to e-book
platform, Draft2Digital, another e-book platform and Amazon’s CreateSpace™
Publishing, a print on demand service, have introduced relatively simple, user
friendly and inexpensive ways for writers and other artists to bring their
books, music and even movies directly to consumer audiences worldwide.
“Technology in this case is setting
artists free from the constraints of the past,” said author G.W.Pomichter. “Print on Demand and e-book
formats have opened the market and given every writer access to the printing
presses that used to be controlled by a handful of business interests. It is a re-inventing of the printing press,
and it really is quite extraordinary.”
Indie BookFest is an opportunity
for these entrepreneurs to showcase their work and to meet with potential
readers as well as each other to celebrate what some like Pomichter say is a
revolution in the artistic community.
Traditional publishing paths have
customarily been difficult to break into and have been largely governed by very
strict business performance standards, giving stockholders and professional
business interests a greater influence over artistic projects. But in the Internet age, and with greater
technological access to print on demand services, new sales channels and
distribution models, and even social media platforms to build and grow
audiences, independent artists from film makers to authors are seeing a
renaissance of opportunity.
Indie Bookfest is both a
celebration of this phenomenon and an exercise in marketing these artists to
the general public.
“It is a very exciting time to be
an indie author,” said BookFest attendee and Author of the Submit to Darkness erotic thriller series, AJ Spencer. “It is a time when artists can control their
own work. It is a time when a writer has
to be more. We have to be part creator
and part marketer and part entrepreneur.”
One of the most exciting portions
of the 3-day event is a FREE author book signing event hosted from 2:30 p.m.
until 5 p.m. on Saturday August 1, 2015.
For information: visit the website:
indiebookfestcon.com
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Pre-Orders Now On Sale of Florida author’s new ‘Who-Done-It’ are Being in time f next week’s “Indie Book Fest” in Orlando
MELBOURNE, FL —author G.W. Pomichter is pleased to announce his newest book, “Lot 28” is available for Pre-Order from online retailers, Amazon, B&N, Apple and more. The Paperback is also available at these retail outlets in anticipation of the book’s release on July 29, 2015.“Lot 28” is a sequel to Pomichter’s homage to classic noir, “Lucky,” which has soared to success since its June 2014 release. “Lucky” has sat in Amazon’s top 100 several times during 2014/15, and has gathered a significant social media following.
“Lot 28” follows Pomichter’s William Lucky Marks character on another murder mystery case, this time set in 1950’s Hollywood.
G.W. Pomichter describes the novella as a look at the more classic mystery “who-done-it” genre.
“It is always fun to write a story with such amazing roots in modern literature,” Pomichter said. “When we first read ‘Lucky,’ we are taken on a very nostalgic journey into the darker noir fiction of the 1930s and 40s. With ‘Lot 28,’ I really wanted to have a bit of fun with the “who-done-it” style familiar from ‘Clue’ or ‘And Then There Were None.’”
Pomichter summarizes the story, writing:
“In the summer of 1953, Private Investigator, Will “Lucky” Marks, was working as the in-house private eye for Arcane Pacific Pictures. That’s the summer when famed director Allister Walters was brutally stabbed to death on the scene of his last blockbuster hit mystery, the 1953 noir cult classic, “Witness to the Act.” Lucky is on the scene, and is pulled into this deliciously, deceitful drama of Hollywood film-making. Trapped inside the studio with the killer, Lucky must sort through arcane stereotypes, and challenge common perceptions of the time, as well as his own prejudices in order to sort through the gossip, innuendo and intrigue, to find the killer before time runs out. This movie murder mystery will pit Lucky against some of the most deceitful creatures on earth: movie stars.”
Pomichter claims that “Lot 28” was written to stand alone as its own story, but that fans and readers of “Lucky” will still get enough to demonstrate the connection between the two books.
“In this story, we get to see that Lucky suffers some consequences of the first book,” Pomichter said. “He isn’t as prepared as he should be for this case, because of his impatience in the first story. It means it takes a bit longer for him to fit the pieces together. Of course we also reference characters from book one, and some of our visual descriptions are meant to evoke images from the first as well. But in all, set as a different kind of story on the precipice of a different era, ‘Lot28’ stands by itself.”
“Lot 28” will be released in both e-book and in paperback at online book stores: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple’s popular iBooks, Kobo, Scrib’d and GooglePlay on July 29, 2015.
G.W. Pomichter will debut the book in paperback at the 2015 Indie Book Fest from July 31 thru August 2 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. For more information about Indie Book Fest, visit http://www.indiebookfestcon.com on the internet.
For information about “Lot 28” or Author G.W. Pomichter, visit http://gwpomichter.wix.com/gw-pomichter on the web.
Pre-Order:
http://www.amazon.com/Lot-28-Lucky-Mystery-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B011PLFN6S
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/G_W_Pomichter_Lot_28?id=0B8qCgAAQBAJ
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lot-28-gw-pomichter/1122306980
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1019799220
Contact G.W. Pomichter by e-mail at gwpomichter@gmail.com or by telephone at (321) 243-8463.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Florida indie author launches new ‘Who-Done-It’ at “Indie Book Fest” in Orlando (July 31-Aug. 2)
MELBOURNE,
FL — Independent author G.W. Pomichter is pleased to announce his newest book,
“Lot 28” set for release on July 29, 2015.
“Lot
28” is a sequel to Pomichter’s homage to classic noir, “Lucky,” which has
soared to success since its June 2014 release.
“Lucky” has sat in Amazon’s top 100 several times during 2014/15, and
has gathered a significant social media following.
“Lot
28” follows Pomichter’s William Lucky Marks character on another murder mystery
case, this time set in 1950’s Hollywood.
G.W.
Pomichter describes the novella as a look at the more classic mystery
“who-done-it” genre.
“It
is always fun to write a story with such amazing roots in modern literature,” Pomichter
said. “When we first read ‘Lucky,’ we
are taken on a very nostalgic journey into the darker noir fiction of the 1930s
and 40s. With ‘Lot 28,’ I really wanted
to have a bit of fun with the “who-done-it” style familiar from ‘Clue’ or ‘And
Then There Were None.’”
Pomichter
summarizes the story, writing:
“In the summer of 1953, Private Investigator, Will “Lucky” Marks, was working as the in-house private eye for Arcane Pacific Pictures. That’s the summer when famed director Allister Walters was brutally stabbed to death on the scene of his last blockbuster hit mystery, the 1953 noir cult classic, “Witness to the Act.” Lucky is on the scene, and is pulled into this deliciously, deceitful drama of Hollywood film-making. Trapped inside the studio with the killer, Lucky must sort through arcane stereotypes, and challenge common perceptions of the time, as well as his own prejudices in order to sort through the gossip, innuendo and intrigue, to find the killer before time runs out. This movie murder mystery will pit Lucky against some of the most deceitful creatures on earth: movie stars.”
Pomichter claims that “Lot 28” was written to
stand alone as its own story, but that fans and readers of “Lucky” will still
get enough to demonstrate the connection between the two books.
“In this story, we get to see that Lucky suffers
some consequences of the first book,” Pomichter said. “He isn’t as prepared as he should be for
this case, because of his impatience in the first story. It means it takes a bit longer for him to fit
the pieces together. Of course we also
reference characters from book one, and some of our visual descriptions are
meant to evoke images from the first as well.
But in all, set as a different kind of story on the precipice of a
different era, ‘Lot28’ stands by itself.”
“Lot 28” will be released in both e-book and in
paperback at online book stores: Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Apple’s popular
iBooks, Kobo, Scrib’d and GooglePlay on July 29, 2015.
G.W. Pomichter will debut the book in paperback
at the 2015 Indie Book Fest from July 31 thru August 2 at the Caribe Royale
Hotel in Orlando, Florida. For more
information about Indie Book Fest, visit http://www.indiebookfestcon.com on
the internet.
For information about “Lot 28” or Author G.W.
Pomichter, visit http://gwpomichter.wix.com/gw-pomichter
on the web.
Contact G.W. Pomichter by e-mail at gwpomichter@gmail.com or by telephone
at (321) 243-8463.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
The Trump Card
Let’s begin. I do not take the Donald Trump 2016 campaign seriously, particularly not as presenting America with a viable presidential candidate. This isn’t because “he can’t win.” In fact, he has the resources and access to the kind of team that could mount a serious challenge to other Republican candidates. With a team that mounts a campaign similar to the ones described in my book, “Mapping the Road Less Travelled,” and a serious effort given, Mr. Trump could become at the very least, the partisan nominee.
But he won’t.
What Donald Trump does is far more effectual. He will help steer debate and in effect, remove far right of center candidates from the field by proposing their ideas in very distasteful, brash and in some cases, offensive ways.
As in the case of his comments regarding immigration reforms, he will take stands on a variety of issues that are far right of center, and phrase his positions in inflammatory terms that make it difficult to defend. In this way, he will make such positions uncomfortable for his competing candidates, and those who wish to continue to compete will be forced away from his positions. Those who attempt to stay close to Trump on these issues will profit very little, as the messenger of his own personal platform, he will absorb the populist “everyman on the right” support — while those remaining near his positions will be eliminated from serious contention.
Those candidates who move closer to the center, and practice pragmatic political “statesmanship” will benefit with higher poll numbers and an opportunity to show a willingness to build consensus on the issues, by shifting to the larger middle ground where Americans tend to gather, if not usually until after the primaries.
In fact, Trump’s remarks take the leading concerns previously voiced by right leaning conservatives, and boil them down into a single brash, reactionary and offensive statement. The top concerns about illegal immigrants have always been their effects on: 1) National defense and security, 2) Crime, and 3) Jobs. Trump took these concerns, and trivialized them by oversimplifying and overstating them in an easy to understand and hard to support statement.
On immigration, this phenomenon has already been observed. Most media focused on the fact that even after making comments that led to the loss of several business contracts, Mr. Trump’s poll numbers rose, placing him second amidst the wide primary field. However, what has been little noted or discussed is that his increase in supporters came at the expense of “right leaning” insurgent candidacies, while ahead of Trump, rose Jeb Bush, who one poll showed at 19 percent, a higher percentage than any primary candidate in a large field of candidates, had seen prior to Trump’s emergence.
In the days following the very heated and public discussions of Trump’s remarks, Bush and others, wisely condemned them and moved toward middle ground on the issue, a position that is traditionally comfortable for Bush, but has been unpopular among more conservative voters in the past, and one that many further right Republican hopefuls would seize as weakness. With Trump firmly entrenched and at the center of the media storm, these less blusterous candidates lose their foothold, and Bush’s position becomes the default on the issue.
I do not have a crystal ball, but I would be comfortable hazarding a guess that this will become a pattern in regard to many more contentious issues. Mr. Trump will pose hardline far right positions on issues like immigration, international affairs, economic development and more, essentially absorbing the wind from the sails of the Tea Party and Libertarian Republicans, while ensuring the issues are debated openly by all, and resulting safe landings by mainstream candidates such as Bush, Rubio, Christie and a few others.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, and despite many who might see these strategic gaffs as almost coordinated, I am inclined to consider them as merely the natural result of Mr. Trump being the most nationally recognizable brand touting his ideas, and while I do not think he marginalizes the supporters of these ideas, by consolidating these supporters, he negates others who share his perspectives.
This first foray, yields a Bush victory, with Jeb climbing more than 5 points from his polling a week before, and while the next few may prop up other moderates, it seems more than likely that Jeb will be the ultimate beneficiary of Trump’s scrappy “Gruff and Tumble” campaign style.
While it remains months from being seen, is whether or not, the same will be true in the paid media mail and advertising campaigns and whether any of these will seize upon the opportunities in the long run. It is certainly true that in the earned media campaign, The Donald may be dealing Trump cards to establishment GOP favorites.
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