Read Action Figures - Issue Two: Black Magic Women Online
Authors: Michael Bailey
Action Figures - Issue Two: Black Magic Women (34 page)
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Action Figures
short story.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
When I decided to self-publish the first
Action Figures
novel in the fall of 2013, I didn’t know what to expect. I know what I hoped to see -- people falling all over themselves in the mad scramble to throw money at me -- but I kept my expectations low.
To say I was pleasantly surprised by the response would be an understatement. Not only did people actually buy the book, a triumph in and of itself, they raved about it, and the question on everyone’s lips was, “When does the next book come out?”
Yes, I got the “George R.R. Martin, write faster!” treatment. It was deeply gratifying.
It also gave me ample motivation to proceed with book two, which I wanted to write, but when you’re an indie author, you’re responsible for a lot of the costs that would normally be assumed by a publisher. You have to be a bit of a mercenary, for practical reasons.
Still, I am a greatly humbled mercenary, and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to all the people who supported me by grabbing a copy of
Action Figures – Issue One: Secret Origins
, talking it up to their friends, and leaving some glowing reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
As always, I’d like to thank my beta testers for reviewing the manuscript, and pointing out all the flubs and flaws: new test-reader Rachel Prue, and returning readers Kate Sokol, Rob Isaacson, Julie Tremblay, and, of course, my wife Veronica.
Big thanks also go out to my sister-in-law Tori Fullard and my bud Tricia Lupien, who returned to the team to provide the editing and the cover art, respectively.
Finally, thanks to my fellow indie writers on the Kindle Authors Helping Authors and Marketing for Authors Facebook groups. They’ve proven a tremendous resource, and I’d recommend them to anyone out there considering venturing into the wild world of self-publishing.
I hope the whole
Action Figures
team, and my readers, are ready for more, because book three is already in the works.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Bailey was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts and raised on a steady diet of comic books,
Dungeons & Dragons
, Saturday morning cartoons, sci-fi television, and horror movies…which explains a lot.
An effort to parlay his love of geek culture into a career as a comic book artist failed when he figured out he wasn’t that good, so he turned to writing as means of artistic expression. Since then, Michael has written several scripts for New England-area renaissance faires, as well as a number of articles based on faire culture for
Renaissance Magazine
.
In 2013, Michael left his job of 15 years as a reporter and blogger for his hometown newspaper, the Falmouth Enterprise, to pursue his writing career. His debut novel,
Action Figures – Issue One: Secret Origins
made its debut in September 2013.
Michael lives in Massachusetts with his wife Veronica, three cats, an English bulldog, and a comic book collection large enough to warrant its own room.
Visit Michael online at www.innsmouthlook.com, and find him on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Goodreads.
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