Kang Dee the Dolphin on fb

Kang Dee is now on facebook, she'll say a few things now and then, especially lecturing one liners.
Well, all 3 books are out, plus a new compilation for the price of 2.
Nothing much more to do except advertise wherever and whenever I can, for nothing, of course.
Always looking for a publisher, books in shops sell, books on the internet don't, I don't have any connections, but the people I know are nice to me, sometimes adding a review here or there. Thanks.
If I get hit by a tram tomorrow, I know my stuff is out there, that someone from the family or an acquaintence will read them.
Maybe one day there will be success...

3 books for the price of 2! The Trilogy book ready

Well, the Trilogy is ready together in one book, 420 pages, slightly smaller font.
Man by a tree, The Bethlehem Fiasco and The Rage of Atlantis, all in one book.
Here at my eStore
https://www.createspace.com/3920864

At the price of 2 books!! (One book free!)

And it is available on Amazon too!
The Trilogy

Competition! Win books!

Okay, well, here it is! Competition! Free signed books! (for a little bit of work, of course. I'm poor, ya see)
Available....4 books...

2 The Rage of Atlantis
1 Man by a tree
1 The Bethlehem Fiasco
...all signed and dedicated to you....


So, rules....answer the 10 questions using my blog, website (http://djc.yolasite.com) or the 1st 2 books. Some questions are open ended, some need some thinking, while others are easy.
Write your answers to the 'contact' page on my website (http://www.djc.yolasite.com/contact-dani-j-caile.php)
With your 10 answers, please mention which book/s you have (if at all).
The best entries will receive the books. If you don't know an answer, the chances are no one else does, so you could still win a book :-) I might find that I only get a few entries and a few correct answers -  whatever, these 4 books will go to someone....eventually.


1. What did I enter which started me writing, and how long did it take me to write the 1st manuscript? (easy)
2. Give 5 reasons why the 1st book is called 'Man by a tree' - the 5th can be worked out from 'Egyptian wood' on the blog. (not so easy)
3. When was Graham Reader alone by trees (two occasions)? (easy if you read a book)
4. What are the 5 things 'The Bethlehem Fiasco' are about? (easy)
5. What are the 6 largest and therefore most used words on the 'Wordled' quotes of MBAT? (very easy)
6. Why is there a 'Swear Free Zone' label on all the books, and why don't I use swear words? (opened ended, that last bit :-))
7. 'The Olmecian Infestation' - which book is it from, who survived it, and what is it about? (not so easy)
8.When did I first 'have an idea' about the 3rd book? (easy)
9. What is the 3rd book about? Name a few characters and guess the ending. (open ended)
10. Why do I write? (easy)

Hope to hear from you soon...:-)

What is 'good' literature?

That's a difficult question to search, there are many definitions of literature, but only subjective opinions about good and bad literature. Karahasan has good thoughts on what makes 'bad' literature. He says there are 2 kinds: 'Art of Art's sake' and 'Heroic/dogmatic'. Well, my books aren't art for art's sake. When I was a teenager I read lots of high-brow stuff, then tried to emulate it, it was terrible! When I picked up the pen again this (last) year, there was still a thought to go 'arty-farty', but then I found my 'style'. Mmm, the 2nd is difficult. Dogmatic? I'm kind of anti-dogmatic, attacking those characters based on religion and beliefs, making those type of characters my 'villians' and not my 'heros'. My heros are single entities, whereas my villians are slightly dogmatic, though based on real people. So, I guess I don't write 'bad' literature...I think. So why isn't anyone buying them?...

Submissions time...a waste of time

All 'real' publishers are closed for submissions, relying on their already large base of authors to help them write books they think the market needs. They give their market research based idea to 2/3 of their authors and choose the best one. All 'other' publishers are online based, and only a few are open for submissions with strict guidelines. Their books can be bought online only. So what's the point? Perhaps they have money for advertising and reach a larger audience, but there are 1000s of books all trying to get exposure on their sites. Why would mine be any different? It looks like my books will be left in the 'self-publishing' arena, unless a Hungarian or German version is taken by a 'real' publisher in their smaller markets. Smaller market, smaller fish.
Thinking of making a short 'picture' video for the release of the Trilogy book, 3 for 2 kinda thing, blah, blah. Might even use the old shower ad to help :-)))

Book 3 available on Amazon.com

Finally available on Amazon.com for US guys and gals...
The Rage of Atlantis - $9.99
  Also availavle on Amazon.co.uk and my eStore....
Trilogy compilation will soon be available too! 3 books for the price of 2 !
Take 3 books into the toliet? Just take 1! Read and go with Dani J Caile :-)
soon....

John Grisham - any takers?

I had a quick look at the first two chapters of Grisham's new book 'The Litigators'. Even the theme is slightly dull. I guess there's a huge market out there for lawyer-related fiction, seeing as there are a lot of lawyers 'out there'. They go to university for half their twenties, get that piece of paper, and then deal with paper and 'bent' truth the rest of their lives. Oh, and get lots of money, of course. That's the point, isn't it?.
Anyway, I digress, the book. Full of description, nice description, though way too much. Waited for some dialogue....chapter 2, there is some hidden among the description. No creativity needed to read a Grisham book, he gives you everything, right down to what shoes the characters are wearing. My brain went numb. In real life, when do you check every detail of a person's dress? The first real dialogue gives a line from a character and then describes what he is wearing. Why? That's not important for the people talking or for the story as a whole....I feel a parody coming on....

"Hello," said the man dressed in an off-white suit with blue and light green tie, and matching dark grey shoes and socks.
"Hello, my, what a wonderful day it is," replied the tramp dressed in scruffy ripped blue jeans and a worn camouflage jacket with sewn on badges and patches. His shoes had holes and no laces.

Me, I'd just write this, give you guys some space...
"Hello," said the man in a suit.
"Hello, my, what a wonderful day it is," replied the tramp.
You know what a man in a suit looks like and how he'll behave. I'm guessing you also know what a tramp is.:-) So what the hell does John Grisham think about you?