I got off my butt and wrote a book!

In your pic on the back of the book, do I see an Emerson Karambit, and maybe a Hoback fixed blade? Looks like a good read, may have to get a copy!
 
kimsalls said:
Congratulations! A lot more novels are started than are finished.
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Thank you.:) I tried writing one a couple years back, but it suffered from an extreme case of sucking.:D This one worked out due to a far better starting idea.

jstn said:
In your pic on the back of the book, do I see an Emerson Karambit, and maybe a Hoback fixed blade? Looks like a good read, may have to get a copy!
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Yep, that's an Emerson alright, with the fixed blade being this thing I made:

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^^That's a pretty nice looking piece a steel. A writer and a blade maker! Cool stuff, and I like to read books where the author has some firsthand experience (hopefully not the killing part but the knife part:)
 
Anybody who can write a book deserves admiration and respect from those of us who can't! Congratulations on a major, major accomplishment.
 
jstn said:
^^That's a pretty nice looking piece a steel. A writer and a blade maker! Cool stuff, and I like to read books where the author has some firsthand experience (hopefully not the killing part but the knife part:)
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Yeah, the character is 100% fictional, although I did test out a couple of scenarios with training knives and empty guns to see if what was written was feasible. I wanted the "suspension of disbelief" to be manageable for the reader.
 
Oh, by the way, I'm a Vine reviewer and have written 5 star reviews for three writers I know (neighbors and former military colleagues). Some might quibble, but I figure: if I know you and you took the trouble to actually write a book, I'm giving you a good start. I'll read it as soon as I get it, and review it shortly thereafter.

I've written a book but never got around to publishing it. It is hard freaking work. Anyone who actually completes the task deserves praise, in my opinion.
 
Zidfeldts said:
Anybody who can write a book deserves admiration and respect from those of us who can't! Congratulations on a major, major accomplishment.
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Thank you.:)
But I think more people have a story in them; a book I read put it something like this: "You might not be able to write the book Stephen King would, but you can write the book you would better than anyone else can."
 
Congratulations!
Being a writer myself I'm inspired by you.
My writings are a bit different than yours but I do hope to someday write my own books and have people read and enjoy them.
I'm only 21 but I'm full of ideas and thoughts.

Congratulations on your first book. That's an awesome achievement, something I hope to achieve as well one day.
 
Dude that's cool! If you get rich and famous can I borrow a hundred bucks?:D
Seriously congrats.
 
That is awesome, Mark. Congratulations.

Feels good, doesn't it?


I got my first book published a couple months ago, and my second one (which is finished) should be coming soon. Since you're 36 and I'm 44, you're 8 years ahead of me. :)
 
Now with review:


A Vigilante For The 21st Century
January 8, 2013
By mostserene1 VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'll begin by cautioning the prospective reader: if you are the type of person who reads Jane Austen or Tolstoy while listening to Brahms and sipping herbal tea, this is probably not the book for you. Timid, sensitive souls should avoid at all costs. Strong language and brutal fights scenes abound.

But for those who fantasize about wiping out crime as a sort of modern day super-hero, this may very well be precisely your, ahem, cup of tea. The story revolves around an office drone, albeit one in remarkable physical condition, who decides to fight crime wherever it appears in both America and Canada. It takes the form of a diary. And if the reader can make it past the first 6 or so pages, where the protagonist makes what he himself recognizes as a moral error, the narrative hurtles you at rocket speed into the evolving soul of The Stabman and his transformation, both physical and psychological. Psychotic or hero: you'll have to make the call. But in his own words Stabman's mission is clear: "The application of extreme violence to rid the world of scum..."

One senses, though, that the author's tongue is firmly in cheek, as he leavens the grim violence with periodic bursts of humor. And for those readers who like their hero's crime-fighting equipment catalogued, they are in for a treat; Emerson tactical knives are highlighted, and even the knife world's beloved Benchmade Mini-Griptilian (available on Amazon!) makes a timely appearance.

To conclude, this is not a book for the fainthearted, but for lovers of super heroes, relentlessly violent action, knives, and gritty hyper-realism, this first novel hits the bullseye.
 
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