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My book is finally on Amazon!

My first book is finally available to the world, thanks to Amazon. Check it out:

It just came out today, so I haven't sold any copies yet.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546909427/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499499857&sr=1-2&keywords=kissick

I'm working on getting it on Kindle, and would like to see if I can lower the price for the paperback. They gave me a minimum dollar amount that I can ask. In the meantime, I think it's a pretty good read for the money. There's even a 1973 911S in it. (Of course.) Enjoy!

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Hey is the first paragraph worded correctly on Amazon -- sounds like it's around the wrong way --- It Reads :

"Pick the wrong number, and you could win millions. Choose correctly, and you’re dead,"
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Hey is the first paragraph worded correctly on Amazon -- sounds like it's around the wrong way --- It Reads :

"Pick the wrong number, and you could win millions. Choose correctly, and you’re dead,"
The idea behind The Lottery quickly becomes apparent in the prologue. You pick one number between 1 and 6. If you pick, say, 4 and the number 4 comes up, you're toast. If you pick another number, you win a fortune. Like Russian Roulette. Would you play? I created a world where such a game is an attractive option for the most desperate.
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Very cool, Charlie...like winning the lottery, huh?

I couldn't help myself
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Great stuff. I hope it's successful.

The "idea" reminds me of a French movie about Russian Roulette.
It starts off with 12 guys in a circle and everyone spins their chamber and then shoot the guy next to them.
They'd keep going until one guy is left and he would get a lot of money. Brutal movie but I can't remember the title.
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Very cool, Charlie...like winning the lottery, huh?

I couldn't help myself
If I make a lot of money on it, I'll say, "Some people win the lottery. I wrote it."
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Congrats Charlie......much respect to one of my fav. posters.....
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That's awesome! Writing a book is definitely on my bucket list. Great job!
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May a movie deal be in your future!!! Very Cool! Congrats!
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Sounds like a great book! I just told my wife about it (she loves this type of stuff).

Do me a favor- if it becomes a hit movie, try to work TABS in some graffiti in the underground (he would have predicted the great collapse after all)

Again- congrats!

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Cool, Get it on Kindle and I will buy it!
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Cool, Get it on Kindle and I will buy it!
It will be soon, I hope.
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Found it...

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Found it...
Thanks. I won't have to watch A Serbian Film tonight since I am now freaked out plenty from that trailer.
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I got it set up on Kindle for $2.99. It should be available within 72 hours max.
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Congrats! Will definitely get the Kindle version.
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It's on Kindle!
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I added two short stories on Kindle. One's totally sci fi, the other is very Steinbeck-ish. For 99 cents you can take a quick read and see if it's worth it to spend $2.99 on a whole book. Of course, it's much harder to sell a book than it is to write one.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D154606011&field-keywords=charles+Kissick
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It's on Kindle!
Sold! One copy.

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