The Trouble With Being God

TTWBG 12 Seconds Vodcast Continues: Chapter 1 Complete

Posted by Bill under General News, book

Tonight marks the end of the first chapter in the vodcast of my thriller, The Trouble With Being God. Obviously it would have been done sooner, but due to the fact that I was MIA in San Francisco for a few days, it took longer than planned.

Chapter Two is set to start tomorrow - still using 12seconds.tv, and still posting 12 seconds at a time.

It’ll be a long haul… but should be pretty darn cool to watch in succession once it’s all done.

By the way, I’m considering recording a free downloadable audiobook.  Would you be interested?

The Trouble With Being God is Now On Facebook

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After putting together a post earlier regarding some tips on how to effectively promote and advertise on Facebook, I decided to heed my own advice and put together an official fan page for The Trouble With Being God.

If you dig the novel, become a fan.

Free E-Book Thriller - Have You Read TTWBG Online?

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The suspense/mystery/thriller book, The Trouble With Being God, has been available to read as a free online e-book here at Beinggod.com for several weeks now - and hundreds of people have already stopped by to read it.

The book is also available at Lulu.com in paperback and as a downloadable e-book. It’s also available on Amazon Kindle (currently on sale for just $6.36!).

If you’re one of the people who’s already read the book, whether it’s the version free to read online, (or if you’ve ordered a copy from Lulu or Amazon, I’d love to hear your feedback).

Does the writing style remind you of anyone in particular? How would you describe the book? As you can see through my goodreads profile, I read a lot of Michael Crichton (who sadly died from a heart attack yesterday), Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Dean Koontz, Chuck Paluhniak and Nick Hornby… and as a writer it’s hard to tell sometimes if your heroes come through when you write on your own.

Anyway, let me know what you think… and if you liked what you read, be sure to tell people to check out the free thriller e-book online at www.beinggod.com.

The Trouble With Being God on Amazon Kindle!

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If you’re an owner of an Amazon Kindle, we have great news for you: The Trouble With Being God is now available to read on the Amazon Kindle!

Also, if you’re not familiar with the Kindle, or are still considering buying one, I’ve put together seven reasons I recommend the Kindle.

Buy ‘The Trouble With Being God’ on Amazon Kindle

The Trouble With Being God: 12 Seconds at a Time

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Due to my love of all things geeky, I’ve decided to do an online reading of The Trouble With Being God.  Rather than post the whole thing at once though, I’m embracing technology and using 12seconds.tv to post do the reading 12 seconds at a time, with one update per day (to start with).

You can find my videos of the readings here, or you can just go directly to my channel and view everything of mine from 12seconds.

Of course the easiest way would be to come back to beinggod.com daily and play the video in the box below - it will automatically update with every new video I post to 12seconds.

kaliphonia on 12seconds.tv

See the Trailer for The Trouble With Being God

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The video trailer for the novel, The Trouble With Being God, is now available on YouTube. Check it out.

Read The Trouble With Being God Online for Free

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The entire text of my debut novel, the philosophical thriller, ‘The Trouble With Being God,’ is now available to read online for free.

Of course, if you find yourself drawn in, I’d love it if you buy a copy of the book (currently availble in e-book or paperback) as well.

Whether you do buy a copy or prefer to read the free online edition, I’d love to hear your comments. Feel free to leave them or any reviews in the comments section.

‘The Trouble With Being God’ Is Officially Complete.

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Yep, the book is officially done, rewrites and all.  Along with this there’s brand new cover art.

You can pick up your own copy at Lulu.com.  It will be available on Amazon’s Kindle soon.

The full book will be available to read for free online here at www.beinggod.com soon as well.

The official description/synopsis:

Steven Carvelle is a journalist and a self-diagnosed alcoholic. Lately his
dreams have been taking a turn for the worse, and the violence that was once
only in his mind has begun to manifest in the world around him.

When a series of murders overflows into the lives of Steven, his girlfriend,
Karen, and best friend Miles (a detective on the local police force),
Steven is forced to dive further into his mind and the realm of
self-awareness than ever before. Questioning not only society and
religion, but even his own sanity, he must decide what is real,what is not,
and how everything in his life has intertwined to lead him to now.

Then he is required to make a decision.

Editing Complete

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The final portion of the last round of edits has been completed.  All that remains is to finish the rewrite of the very end of the book - a task which should be complete tomorrow.

If everything goes well, and the final rewrites come across clearly, then the first official edition of The Trouble With Being God should be available for free online, as an e-book, and as a paperback novel - complete with redesigned cover art.

I’ll update soon - including adding the final versions of the writing to the site.

New Intro Song Selected for TTWBG

Posted by Bill under Music, book

After much deliberation, I have decided to change the opening song recommendation for The Trouble With Being God. In the first draft, the song suggestion was “Soul Auctioneer” by Death In Vegas - but due to the fact that the song does get a bet long and repetitive, as well as the fact that it is nearly impossible to find the song online it has been replaced.

The new intro song is Shuffle Your Feetby Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, from their Howlalbum. It actually gets across the mood of the opening a bit better than the original selection, and on top of that is shorter and much more “organic,” which is the feeling I wanted in the writing.