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Calling all writers, calling all proofreaders!
A fond hello to all you brilliant aspiring writers out there.
Who would like to help me on a manuscript? That whole I’ll-scratch-your-back-if-you-scratch-mine setup…
I, an experienced professional copyeditor, will help scour your manuscript for typos. And you can help me. Networking and all that.
My latest is a slim eBook at under 50,000 words. I suspect you will find it a good read. It’s my last eBook before I officially get “real published” and I hope to polish it as much as possible. Please help me with one last edit.
My contact information is on my About Me up there, but let me reiterate: let’s correspond and do say hi via rayhecht@gmail.com
Can’t wait to read your own works of genius and soon 🙂
My humble namecared. See? I am a pro
The Ghost of Lotus Mountain Brothel – Smashwords Edition
Behold, after careful editing comes a new edition of my historical novella — The Ghost of Lotus Mountain Brothel. Now live on the eBook website Smashwords.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/464248
Although the KDP version is already available for Amazon’s Kindle – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJUXZFE – an advantage with Smashwords is that there are multiple formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDFs, and more. It can also be read online. Do check out the preview on the site.
If anyone would be interested in writing a review, I’d be happy to send a free copy. And I’d surely help out other writers in this regard, know what I mean. The usual deal.
Most of all, I simply hope a few people out there will enjoy read this story and get something out of it…
Synopsis:
1911, Canton. It is the eve of the historic Hsinsai Revolution, when China shifted from the Qing Dynasty to the short-lived Republic. Asia is overrun with foreign businessmen of questionable character. Political upheaval is on everyone’s mind. The country’s economic future is uncertain.
And there was a girl who witnessed it all.
She had many names, Ling Yoo, Ling Ling, Little Sister, and Alice. She was a girl from a simple background, toiling away in the world’s oldest profession, but ambitious, and she worked hard to educate herself. A little person stumbling through history, observing from the sidelines. Her story should have been lost forever.
Torn between love for her homeland and the love of a wealthy British merchant, how can she remain true to herself and find her destiny?
And there is a ghost. A shadow of a figure follows her and her decisions, questioning her every step. Is it a warning… or a vision?
Free download of my first novel
Please take a look at my first novel from all those years ago, Loser Parade.
Coupon code for free download: CB93G
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/390703
“Fenton Ota is at his wit’s end. After not making it big as an actor in Hollywood, he’s forced to return to his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio with his tail between his legs. Once home, he embarks on a creative journey of lies and (failed) attempts at brilliance, as he struggles to produce a postmodern metafictional play, all for the love of a girl…”
“Fenton Ota thought he would have been more of a success at this point. What happened? He finds himself in Los Angeles an utter failure as an actor, and in the end there is nothing he can do but call Mom and go back to Ohio. The shame!What is it they say about how you can never go home? He reconnects with old pals, struggles to build himself up, and eventually embarks on a new goal: writing and directing his own play. Ostensibly based on his own “experiences.” Based on this author’s experiences. Writing about the fictional character who is him, writing about this author, writing about him, and so on. It gets a bit metafictional and postmodern.
He is, of course, doing this all for a girl. And their relationship is all based on lies. Ain’t love grand?
A psychedelic Fourth Wall-breaking tale of the creative process, the white lies that get out of proportion, and the deeper questions of just what is a story. Sometimes we are all losers, but let’s hope we can still find a way to grow and evolve.”
Happy Mid-Autumn Fest, with short short herein:
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Enjoy eating your mooncake, and take the time to consider the rise of China and human development and the logical conclusion that one day people will celebrate the tales of Chang’e while literally on the moon. Presented is my science fiction short short, simply titled Mooncake. Did I mention its free?
“It is Mid-Autumn Festival in Lunar Colony 01111001’s Chinatown, a holiday celebrated by eating mooncake and regaling with tales of Chang’e flying to the moon. Little Xiao Yue asks her grandfather what it all means. There is always a generation gap. How can precocious children in the future understand the metaphor? Enjoy this short short, a taste of one writer’s science fiction and Sino overlap.. “
Somebody out there rated it 4 stars, can’t be that bad.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/354896
411 – free eBook
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/350130
There used to be a time when people called 411 for information. But on the other side of that dial tone there may be a place of madness. A tale of revenge and the secret power of media. Be careful out there, one never knows what kind of hidden messages are leaking through the frequency.
Jacob was a simple 411 operator (back in the day, when that was a thing). A bit anxious, a bit awkward, but not dangerous. Yet when his love is spurned he decides to take matters into his own hands and discovers he has the power to change the world. Its time for revenge.
The secret underworld of 411 operators will be revealed. Note the references of William S. Burroughs and the cutup technology, albeit in audio format. Disturbing, cynical, well-researched, and maybe some mindless shock value. The point is, get ready to learn about untold depths of the 411 scene.
Telephone service jobs, don’t you miss them?
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