Blade Runner & Hereafter New Cover

Hereafter has a new cover, one that looks the part, all in the name of the plan of looking more professional. Readers are enjoying it too!

Saw the new Blade Runner last night and was glad the local, small cinema wasn't showing it, forcing us into a mainstream multiplex with all the dolby goodness going on. It's gloriously cinematic, wide shots of beautiful dystopian cities accompanied by a dark, industrial soundtrack. Good story too. It may have lacked an iconic line or shot compared to the first one, but it was consistently awesome, and bravely paced, throughout.

Instafreebie - Hereafter (Virgin Suicides novella) & Short Stories free for a week

You can grab Hereafter as a free download from Instafreebie for a week - download here:

https://instafreebie.com/free/YNTk0

Hereafter is a collection of stories written over the last decade. Featuring the leading title novella: Hereafter tells the story of how the boys from The Virgin Suicides grew into men unable to shake the suicides of the Lisbon girls from their subconscious, and their subsequent failings. 

The other short stories feature a family dealing with life on the Frontier, a man who can't resist the urge to strip to his birthday suit any longer, a Big Brother who is no longer in control, a scientist who ties himself up in time, and a couple who allow possessions to own them. 

Cyberpunk fans will also be treated to the first 6,000 words of my forthcoming novel, Neon Driver.

Hereafter & Other Short Stories - Now available

You can grab my collection of short stories on Amazon now (free on Kindle Unlimited). Check out a preview:

Hereafter & Other Short Stories

I haven't done much shouting about this new title from me yet - the release date is the 25 August and it is currently on preorder on Amazon.

Grab it here!

There's also an ongoing Goodreads Giveaway live right now if you wanted to request a free paperback copy!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hereafter and Other Short Stories

by Adam J. Smith

Giveaway ends August 26, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

If you'd like a review copy, hit me up at aj.smith@writeme.com.

Get ready for a Goodreads Giveaway!

In 3 days time I'll be opening a Goodreads Giveaway for 5 paperback copies of Hereafter & Other Short Stories - be sure to enter!

Within those pages will be something for everyone: the yearning of lost love and youth within the boys left to fend for themselves in the wake of the Lisbon suicides; the transformative effects of the Frontier; coming clean with your need to strip to your Birthday suit; the horror of discovering that Big Brother has lost control; how easy it is to tie yourself up in the intricacies of time; and a story to show what can happen when possessions start owning you.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hereafter and Other Short Stories

by Adam J. Smith

Giveaway ends August 26, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

Review copies available - Hereafter & Other Short Stories

Hereafter & Other Short Stories, an eclectic collection, is due for release on 25 August. If you'd like a review copy in return for your honest Amazon and Goodreads review, drop me an email at aj.smith@writeme.com.

Reviews are the lifeblood of indie authors. We love 'em and hate 'em and sit endlessly perched on the edge of our seats for 'em. Or maybe just me.

More about Hereafter: https://www.amazon.com/Hereafter-Other-Short-Stories-Smith-ebook/dp/B073Q67J4S/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Book Preorder: Hereafter & Other Short Stories

Exciting news, folks. You can now preorder my upcoming collection of short stories. You know you want to! Here's some links:

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546448780
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073Q67J4S

The release date is the 25 August. If you do grab a copy - THANK YOU! Please remember to add a review, for better or worse, as these are the indie author's lifeline!

Discover how the boys grew into men forever influenced by the suicides of the Lisbon sisters. How the Frontier is transformative for a group of modern families. How sometimes the urge to strip to your birthday suit is a force you have to release. How even Big Brother can be murdered, and how easy it is to tie yourself up in time. Finally, discover what happens when possessions own you. 

Take the journey through an eclectic array of short stories designed to make you think and wonder.

The proof copy of Hereafter lands!

Putting pen to paper again as I read through the proof of my next book: a collection of eclectic short stories to suit many tastes, I hope. Then it's onward to set a release date, get it on pre-order, and offer review copies! Maybe then I can finally settle down and crack on with my next full length manuscript, Neon Driver, which is evolving in my head by the day. It's going to be epic!

New book coming out

Hi all - I'm pleased to announce I'm in the final proofing stage of my next release; a collection of eclectic short stories. Here's a sneak at the cover:

It will go on preorder soon. Additionally, review copies will be available. If you're in the UK you could even get a hard copy! Drop me an email at aj.smith@writeme.com if interested!

Novella: Hereafter

I recently discovered that my novella Hereafter is available for free on Kobo. So if you got one, you may like to check it out! Easier to read there than on this site.

https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/hereafter-13

Everyone knows what became of the Lisbon sisters - but how did their suicides affect the boys as they entered adulthood? Follow Chase, Kevin, Tim and Joe as they struggle to find a place for themselves in a world that seems emptier; and discover how they reunited to write the story of the Lisbon girls.

Short Story: Hereafter

I'm perhaps overly protective of my short story 'Hereafter'. Or overly keen about it. It has a dual meaning for me: it reminds me of one of my favourite books, 'The Virgin Suicides' and is also the first thing I wrote consciously.

That sounds odd. But also right. Everything before had an unconscious element - a lack of connection with anything, a lack of substance. I just... wrote, without much thought aboutwhat I was writing, or how.

So I still see 'Hereafter' as a turning point. I just wish I could claim its content, and its tone, as my own. But I can't. The characters are Eugenides'. The tone is Eugenides'. It exists because of him. The trick now is to create things that exist because of me.

'Hereafter' has been uploaded to Goodreads in its entirety, should anyone care to read it. Just click on the Read Book or Download eBook link.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30623567-hereafter