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David N. Alderman @davidnalderman ?

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Name	David N. Alderman
Location	Gilbert, Arizona
Website	http://www.davidnalderman.com
About	I am a self-published writer living in Arizona who specializes in science fiction/fantasy and young adult fiction. I have been writing since I was eleven, and have been writing full time for over a year and a half now. My latest work is the Black Earth series which is two volumes in and details Earth’s destruction by falling stars and a young man’s journey to find and save his sister from execution after she is accused of treason against the United States. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King, Mark Twain, A.C. Crispin, Tosca Lee, Orson Scott Card and Ted Dekker. In my spare time I enjoy gaming online in Half Life 2: Deathmatch and Guild Wars, and I enjoy watching DVD reruns of 24 – the best show of all time. Some of my favorite musical artists are Switchfoot, Skillet, Fireflight, Evanescence, Matchbox 20, ATB, Kylie Minogue, Kim Sozzi, OceanLab, and many, many others.

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David N. Alderman wrote a new blog post: Awakening Evarun and the Appeal of Short Story Series 4 months ago · View

I recently had the honor of reading the first installment in Tom Barczak’s new short story series, Awakening Evarun . If you’ve never heard of Tom Barczak, I can understand. Awakening Evarun is his first ‘published’ piece of work, but I found this debut piece of fantasy to be quite entertaining. I had the opportunity to speak with [...]
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Welcome Home Books, Goodbye Borders 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View

I’m happy you enjoyed the post, Mika.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Welcome Home Books, Goodbye Borders 6 months ago · View

Addison and Michael, I agree with both of you – for the most part. There are advantages to hitting LOCAL bookstores. I’ve had wonderful experiences with local Bookmans (used bookstores here in AZ) and I’ve learned to crawl out of my shy shell and interact with people more. I don’t think books are going to [...]
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Welcome Home Books, Goodbye Borders 6 months, 2 weeks ago · View

Ron, I try my best not to be bitter. Do these things bother me? Yes, of course not getting paid bothers me. But I need to do what I can and keep moving forward in my own projects as opposed to getting hung up on these trivial disputes.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Welcome Home Books, Goodbye Borders 6 months, 2 weeks ago · View

You’re welcome.
David N. Alderman wrote a new blog post: Welcome Home Books, Goodbye Borders 6 months, 2 weeks ago · View

Before I get into my experience with Borders, I want to clear one thing up. I’m not trying to complain or vent about not receiving payment for a few books. I don’t think the world needs to be turned upside down for such things. This is simply my experience and the way I handled it. [...]
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post The Best Way to Embrace a Negative Review 7 months ago · View

I wholeheartedly agree, Myne. It can be difficult to swallow a bad review, but we need to be mature about the responses we get to our writing.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post The Best Way to Embrace a Negative Review 7 months ago · View

Thanks Wesley. I agree about how we all could use a little bit more internet etiquette.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post The Best Way to Embrace a Negative Review 7 months ago · View

I agree, Ron.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post The Best Way to Embrace a Negative Review 7 months ago · View

Exactly, Linda. We just need to find the silver lining and expose it!
David N. Alderman wrote a new blog post: The Best Way to Embrace a Negative Review 7 months, 1 week ago · View

Now that self-publishing has taken off like the California Gold Rush, the internet – and bookstores – are booming with self-made creations of literary wonder. Because of this, it’s tougher for the readers out there to sift through the mess to find the gems that they will eventually fall in love with. What is a [...]
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Thanks!
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Thanks, Ron!
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Thanks, Phoenix. I’ll definitely stay in touch.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Thanks, B.C. I think it’s a great idea for you to put aside certain time in the morning to write. I’m attempting that right now with 8am-12:30pm which includes fiction writing and my blog, but it’s still somewhat difficult sitting still for that long.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

I agree, Roh, it’s not easy to stay focused, but it’s essential if we want to succeed.
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Arthur, there are times I’ve had to just ignore my friends or family. Mainly my family because some of them don’t really know what the word ‘no’ means. LOL
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

Well, that’s a long story, Henry. When I was fired wrongfully from my full time job almost 2 years ago, my wife and I both decided I would take the leap and start writing full time. We didn’t ‘prepare’ so to say. We were already living paycheck to paycheck. Right now, my wife works 27 [...]
David N. Alderman wrote a new blog post: Staying Focused As A Self-Published Writer 9 months ago · View

“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.” – Author Unknown Being my own boss, I fall victim to many different things. It’s easy to procrastinate – to put things off that don’t need to be done right away. Sometimes, this causes me to put things off indefinitely. It’s never my intention to do [...]
David N. Alderman commented on the blog post The Snowball Effect – How Low Ebook Prices Help Build My Audience 10 months ago · View

Anthony, I think 99 cents is great for shorter pieces. I have a novella out that I priced at 99 cents, although I’m not selling as many as I am of my 99 cent novel. The great thing about digital self-publishing is that we as authors can change the prices whenever we want and experiment [...]
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