Bøker av Craig Martelle

Demystifying the tangled web of self-publishing to put you on the road to success. Updated to the 3rd Edition in 2023. This is a motivational guide based on my two and a half million published words (mostly with Amazon) to help you see past the hurdles that are keeping you from climbing the mountain of success. Nothing is overwhelming once it's been explained. If you are smart enough to write a book, you are smart enough to do everything else needed to make your indie author business a success."Craig, thanks to the book, I went from kicking around vague concepts for my first series to knowing exactly how to proceed with it, and because of that I know it'll be far more successful than it would have been if I hadn't read this.""This was insightful and motivating, I'm inspired and wiser for it. Thank you, Craig.""Over the years, I've read many How To Books, Self Help Biographies, and Industry Books. Become a Successful Indie Author is one of the best. It reads like a novel, teaches specifics like a field manual, and shines light on pathways through the dark jungle of self-publishing."Clocking in at nearly 50,000 words, this guide has something for every budding author as well as those who have already published, but for whom success remains elusive. In this business there is only one hard and fast rule - you must find readers willing to pay for your stories.It starts with the first sentence. You have to write a gripping story that people want to read, wrap a cover around the book, and then do the marketing. There's no doubt that you can do it. Let me show you how.

Werewolves running wild? That can't be true. And a drug trade out of control.The Shadows are sent in to investigate.Who is Bloody Darling? Why are drug gangs using werewolves as watch dogs? That's not how it works.But that's how it is in Hopefill City.Eternity. A drug to take a person away. A little goes a long way to relieve the pain.The pain of life. The shame of existence.Jack, Tc'aarlat, and Adina arrive to look into the issues plaguing a station that has not called for help. The Shadows are there in an unofficial capacity, especially since Adina's uncle has passed away. She has to deal with family.Family Reunion is the sixth and final thrilling adventure in the Age of Expansion's Shadow Vanguard series. Grab your copy and dive into the action today!On a sad note, Tom Dublin passed away after he'd written the first three books and outlines for several more. We've undertaken writing these books for him. We (LMBPN Publishing) are donating one hundred percent of the profit from these books to Tommy's family.

There's no place like home. Until it gets destroyed.The Furlorians will fight! But they can't win. They run.To the stars where the next battle rages. Loss means extinction.Escape! Survive! The cat people are just starting to find their way.It's now or never.For the survival of their species, Taj leads the race to find the enemy of her enemy

It's long past time to reclaim what is their own.The Furlorians' patience has reached an end. The Federation knows that their home is the best place for them to settle. Only the Wyyvan have a different idea.They have not yet stripped the planet of its resources. Power. Influence. Position.The Furlorians don't care that it's hard, only that it can be done. The Federation has provided a little help in the form of firepower. Bring the pain. Bring the enemy to their knees.The Wyyvan will not go easily. They also have firepower, more than what they had when they first took the planet. The Furlorians hit the ground running. Energy weapons light up the sky. The final battle has begun.

A battle. A spaceship crashes on an alien planet. Its combat troops deploy. The aliens run for their lives. Until they can run no more. Then they fight back.Against a superior enemy, technology is key. But the aliens don't have better tech.They have grit and catlike reflexes.And tails.Taj fights to unite a determined populace against a professional military vying for the planet's future.

The Shadows are back and on a personal mission to clear Tc'aarlat's name.A two-legged Yollin, a pariah to his parents. The Gan'barlo crime family has been a thorn in his side since he came of age and tried to make his own way. When he was forced to choose one family over the other, he found that he didn't like either and left the planet Yoll.But you can't ghost your family. It's time to go home and deal with both. Captain Jack Marber is behind Tc'aarlat all the way as they return to their crewmember's home to set things right.On a sad note, Tom Dublin passed away at the beginning of this process, but he was able to produce the outlines for Books 4-9 which we are writing for him. We (LMBPN Publishing) are donating one hundred percent of the profit from these books to Tommy's family.--- PLEASE NOTE ---*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, even humorous cursing, then this might not be for you.

Following a slew of dangerous missions, the Shadows are looking forward to an easier assignment - conveying official condolences to the mourning monarch of an allied planet.They should be so lucky.How far would you go to mourn a lost love?Twisted by grief, the queen has tasked her top scientists with finding a cure for death itself, so that no one else must suffer like she has. But, when the cure is accidentally unleashed upon the world, her subjects discover there are some fates worse than death.Add to the mix a trio of unruly hawk chicks, a movie-mad android, and a stonemason with an unhealthy obsession with sledgehammers - and you've got a mission the team would gladly exchange for a return to the front line.--- PLEASE NOTE ---*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, even humorous cursing, then this might not be for you.

The Shadows have been blooded and survived. There was no time for celebration as their next mission came upon them like a gangster in the night.Or missiles out of the blue.Captain Jack Marber, the Yollin Tc'aarlat, and Adina Choudhury take the ICS Fortitude to the moons of Taglen. They have to figure out what's going on before they can fix it, all the while they are the target of an unknown entity who wants them dead.No matter the cost. As Tc'aarlat might say, "Don't put all your eggs in one bastard."Slave traders, murderers, thieves, and con men find themselves in the crosshairs of the Shadows. Join the misfits as their intelligent ship rockets them into the middle of it all.--- PLEASE NOTE ---*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.

Don't dump the cargo - I paid for it fair and square with money I stole!And so begins the saga of Jack Marber, former Special Assault Marine and his alien band of traders as they cross the galaxy doing the only job that doesn't leave them homeless."I need eyes and ears in every system that would benefit the Federation. One way to do that is for the Free Traders of this universe to work for me..." Nathan LowellNathan has a mission and is willing to pay handsomely for Jack's time. If only Jack will represent the Federation that kicked him out of the service for what was Jack's fault.He's not sure they should trust him, although he likes it.His two-legged Yollin partner is trying to learn the English side of the Galactic Common language, but that doesn't always work out so well.Adina is a member who Nathan wants on the team. No one is sure of her, not even Adina.A storm is rising and the misfits of the Fortitude have no choice but to fight it.--- PLEASE NOTE ---If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.

Either the Enkelites are going to die or the Onbir. The Shadows fight for a third option.Displaced from their home by a war fought over their planet, the Enkelites become refugees, under the Federation's protection. They find a new home with no life, but there's a machine that's being tested. A terraformer.The Shadows arrive to help set things up, but nothing is ever straight forward.An eco-terrorist is waiting for them, one who they've met before, and they didn't like him then.The planet is cleared, or is it?The action starts as soon as they drop their guard. Can Adina reconcile the werewolf within? Has Tc'aarlat found love? Will Jack keep the team together?Who is Zorxia and why does she matter?Alien Genocide is the fifth thrilling adventure in the Age of Expansion's Shadow Vanguard series. Grab your copy and dive into the action today!On a sad note, Tom Dublin passed away after he'd written the first three books and outlines for several more. We've undertaken writing these books for him. We (LMBPN Publishing) are donating one hundred percent of the profit from these books to Tommy's family.--- PLEASE NOTE ---*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, even humorous cursing, then this might not be for you.

Ein Auftragskiller mit Gewissen ... Ian Bragg wird dafür bezahlt, zu töten - Menschen zu töten. Nur schlechte Menschen und wenige, aber für umso mehr Geld.Das Opfer aufspüren. Den tödlichen Schuss abfeuern. Auf zum nächsten Auftrag ... bis er auf die Frau mit den smaragdgrünen Augen trifft, die alles verändert.Hat seine jüngste Zielperson den Tod verdient? Hat Ian ein Recht, darüber zu urteilen? Zumindest ist er derjenige, der mit den Konsequenzen leben muss.Die Frist ist fast abgelaufen. Zu viele Variablen, zu viel zu verlieren. Soll er abdrücken, oder nicht? Ian spielt nach seinen eigenen Regeln, wenn nicht nur sein eigenes Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Stehe Ian Bragg bei, für das Allgemeinwohl. Lesermeinungen¿Eine Achterbahnfart der Sonderklasse vom Anfang bis zum atemberaubenden Ende." Mark Dawson, Thriller-Autor mit millionen verkaufter Bücher ¿Wenn Ian Bragg dich im Visier hat, weißt du, dass du auf der falschen Seite des Gesetzes stehst." USA Today Bestseller-Autor Michael A. Rothman

Write cleaner. Write better stories. Write Compelling Fiction.With over 150 books published, Larry Martin and Craig Martelle bring their fiction writing horsepower to you. How are they able to win over their readers? By getting them right where it matters - in books they can't put down. Larry writes westerns and thriller. Craig writes science fiction. Those genres are far closer than you ever imagined because good writing is universal.Never give your reader a reason to set your book aside. They may not pick it up again. In the immortal words of Elmore Leonard, "I try to leave out the parts that readers skip." You should, too.From plot to characters to pace to description, strengthen your writing to engage your readers on a whole new level. Keep them turning the pages, and when they've finished, they'll be asking you for the next book. The trail-tough cowhand rubbed the black whisker stubble on his chin with a knotted callused hand. "That'll do," Ethan said, and laid a nickel on the rough plank.A horse fly buzzed around, inspecting the coin, as Ethan waited.With examples peppered throughout, Larry and Craig reinforce the main points in a way to make it easier to incorporate into your own writing. Come to the word buffet and when you leave, you won't be hungry. There's no time like the present to start writing better. Pick up Write Compelling Fiction today.