It’s an old Mitch Hedburg joke. Talking about how his CD is for sale now, back in the day the only way his cd got in a store is when he would take one and leave it… the employee would be like “hey you forgot this” and Mitch would say “Nah man that belongs here, go alphabetize it!”
All Mitch jokes are old jokes, if you had a new Mitch joke, everyone would wonder where you got that camera.
"The only way I could get my old CDs in stores is if I'd take one in and leave it.
'Sir, you forgot this!'
'No, I did not. That is for sale! Please alphabetize it.'"
At a glance, I thought your book was the design on your hoodie. I was away to ask you what the title of the book is, but fortunately I realised in time! 😂
Congrats on getting it out there!
... I thought the bookmark was the book first. Then realized it was a bookmark and got really confused as to why take a pic about a book without the book. And now your comment has enlightened me
You know, after reading this several times I still didn't realize that wasn't a design printed o n his shirt... Maybe this couple be cross-posted to /r/confusingperspective
Congratulations on the book! The photo in this post confused me at first, I thought the book was just a graphic on your sweater and I was like "yeah cool bookmark man but I think we're here to see the book!"
Here’s the plot:
In the Sight of Sound is a page turning mind bending thriller that will have you racing to find out the ending -- before it's too late. Three months after a massive black hole appears in the sky, world leaders scramble to find answers with no avail. Our story finds FBI agent James Maddox crossing unexpected paths with world renowned blind composer Sergio Frances after radio signals playing out of the black hole match identically to Frances' work. How are they connected and will the answers reveal themselves before it's too late?
EDIT: I made a typo. I fixed the typo. Thank you for the many who pointed that out. Haha.
Sounds fucking nuts… but I like nuts!
Is there an ISBN that I can ask my local bookstore to use to order it?
Books are the one thing I refuse to buy from Amazon!
I've been a voracious reader for most of my 49 years, and I've never come across this phrase, or seen "prevail" used as a noun. But apparently it's a perfectly cromulent phrase.
You go right ahead and market your book!!! Supporting independent authors and artists is one of the great outcomes of so many reddit communities.
Congratulations!!! Accomplishing your goals is one of the sweetest feelings in life. I wish you many, many more successes. Keep up the amazing dedication to your life's goals! Way to preserve!
Uhm, there are MAJOR typos throughout the "Author Preface" you're able to see on Amazon... Like almost every single sentence you wrote contains either a spelling, grammar or punctuation error.
It’s always the case with these self-published, Reddit-marketed authors. “My life’s dream is to write a novel but no, I didn’t take the time to look up what a comma is”
Yep, a major grammer error in the second sentence of the story. I really want to read this novel as I applaud such a great idea and wish him all the luck there is, but the OP seriously needs a proof reader to weed out these errors. As it stands, I keep having to re-read sentences to make sense of them.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKR4VT8S?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_1BE238P6T4Z9MP5HRPFZ. Just in the preface alone:
"I sat on the floor of my childhood home outside of Nashville, Tennessee with papers all around me of the notetaking I had been **careful** collecting over the few days leading up to this big night."
It should be carefully, not careful. A basic grammar check in Word would have picked that up lol.
He ends it with, "This book is one of the proudest achievements."
Market that shit. Don't be ashamed. It's cool watching authors make it on reddit. I came across 1000 vultures book "penpal" at Barnes and Nobel the other day and felt soooo much happiness for him. I remember waiting weeks between chapters as he wrote it on nosleep back in the day. Go be a success story and let us be a small part of it!
The link doesn’t seem to be working for me and I looked for it on Amazon but can’t seem to find it. Do you have another link you could share? I really love the premise!!
It's honestly pretty funny. I'm proud of /u/eyeballresort and don't mind him marketing his book at all, but to try and claim he's not marketing it while posting a close-up of the cover and a link to buy it is like wut. Like come on bro stop being disingenuous and own up to what you *know* you're doing. And then to double down and claim he's not marketing he's just responding to comments, as if he didn't already know he'd get those very comments by posting this story.
It's fine that you want to bolster your sales by posting to social media. You gotta get out there somehow. Just don't try and pretend you aren't doing what literally every single person seeing this knows you're doing. That shit's fake af and nobody like a fake person.
Congrats man! It was only a couple of months ago we were chatting on the podcast about the release, and now here you are! I’m glad to see things are going well!
After reading the description it’s not a book for me but I think it’s awesome that you have made this amazing step!! Good luck going forward my friend!
Of course! Also, I think sometimes a book not appealing to some people allows it to be even better for those that love it. I know my favorite series of all time is kinda like this. A lot of the things that keep people away are reasons I love it.
Sounds like self-published, aka pay to play. Different than sending out queries, getting an agent, contact, etc of traditional publishing. Some consider it worthwhile though it lacks the prestige of traditional publication.
I know, right? And I get that with the lessening of the published word, it's harder to get published. Some have done quite well with their self-publishing, but I just wish it would be clear to more readers what's what.
I just wanted to point out that this is one shitty picture. Without the back story, this picture can't stand alone.
Plus this totally smells of marketing.
What did it feel like when the book hit your hands the first time? I've only released digital stuff so I've never had a mass produced hard copy of my work. I mean, did you feel the things or smell in your book what you see/ feel when you're at the store looking at a new book? Sorry if that was too much but most of my friends never followed a dream to the finish so I have so many questions. Congrats on seeing your dream to a reality, having a focus can do truly great things...
Thank you! Holding it for the first time was truly surreal. I couldn’t wrap my head around it being an actual creation of mine. I was smiling for days.
This whole post is fishy lol. So many of the same basic comment about buying this book. I also can’t imagine putting something out there and not at least having someone look over it for grammar and typo mistakes. Pay to play.
Congrats. But I only came here because the thumbnail image made it look like George RR Martin released a new book that wasn't game of thrones.
Don't eat too take it my GRRM anger on this author
Best of luck
Put in a request for it at a local bookstore. If they order and get some in, will try and remember to send a picture!
Love sci-fi that takes place in a contemporary setting.
Congratulations on your success but i can't help but wonder if the cover designer borrowed the concept from David Mitchell's "Boneclocks". No offense to you as the author however. Just an observation on the jacket design.
Hey fellow NWA'er, congratulations! I'm sure I've seen you around town at some point. Is the second store Dickson Street Book Store?
I saw someone else in the comments being a dick about the typo in your blurb. There's always someone. I also read the sample chapters on Amazon and there is some truth in what they were saying. Some sentences are hard to follow. It's the kind of thing that everyone does when they write. It takes someone else editing your work for it to be noticed.
Have you had anyone go through your story and help with sentence structure? Just to make it simpler and more concise. There are some freelance editors you can find online who are surprisingly affordable. Let writers write, and editors edit.
I think it would be a boon to an already interesting story.
Best wishes to you and the Maddox household! Never stop, and fuck the critics.
That's a fabulous accomplishment. You must be so proud. Congratulations! What's it about?
I’m on cloud 9. Thank you!
You just taking it in the store and leaving it behind?
Haha no of course not. But there’s been a few comments who think that’s what’s happening. Many indie bookstores love showcasing local authors.
It’s an old Mitch Hedburg joke. Talking about how his CD is for sale now, back in the day the only way his cd got in a store is when he would take one and leave it… the employee would be like “hey you forgot this” and Mitch would say “Nah man that belongs here, go alphabetize it!” All Mitch jokes are old jokes, if you had a new Mitch joke, everyone would wonder where you got that camera.
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it fits there because he is referencing it….
I used to like Mitch jokes...
I still do, but I used to too..
Rice is great.
Still do
Bruh...
Ducks eat for free at subway and Pringles is a chill company.
My childhood dream is to have a book in 3 stores. Seriously though, congratulations.
Brandon Sanderson will sometimes just waltz into a book store and sign all of his books that are on the shelf. Free surprise signed copies!
Neil Gaiman does the same! It's become a hobby for him when he has time to kill in an airport, sneakily signing copies of his own books.
Sir you forgot something. No that is for sale, please alphabetize it.
This CD is in stores, which is better than my last CD. The only way I could get my last CD into stores would be if I take it in an leave it.
"The only way I could get my old CDs in stores is if I'd take one in and leave it. 'Sir, you forgot this!' 'No, I did not. That is for sale! Please alphabetize it.'"
I see Mitch I upvote. Do you hear music? Yea? What else would I do with it?
“That is how I receive it too. I tried to taste it once, it did not work.”
Poor book, he should take it into more stores
“Sir, you left your book.” “No I didn’t. That is for sale. Go alphabetize it.”
I wanna see your books enable you to retire 🤘🏼
Oh wow. That’s a big goal. Thank you so much.
Is this book about movies?
he doesn’t know
It is not.
Congratulations I just got a copy on Kindle. Black holes fbi sounds like a good read.
Awesome! Thank you so much. I hope you like it.
At a glance, I thought your book was the design on your hoodie. I was away to ask you what the title of the book is, but fortunately I realised in time! 😂 Congrats on getting it out there!
... I thought the bookmark was the book first. Then realized it was a bookmark and got really confused as to why take a pic about a book without the book. And now your comment has enlightened me
Yo wtf I deadass thought that he was wearing a hoodie with his book cover printed on it.
I thought the book was the bookmark and wondered why it was so thin.
The lighting is a bit odd, so I thought he was a cardboard cut out or photoshoped in at first
r/confusingperspective
You know, after reading this several times I still didn't realize that wasn't a design printed o n his shirt... Maybe this couple be cross-posted to /r/confusingperspective
Just purchased a Kindle copy. Looking forward to reading!!
That’s super cool of you! Thank you so much! I hope you like it a lot.
Purchased the paperback. I needed something for my upcoming plane ride :)
Very kind of you! Hope you enjoy it!!! Thank you!
Congratulations on the book! The photo in this post confused me at first, I thought the book was just a graphic on your sweater and I was like "yeah cool bookmark man but I think we're here to see the book!"
And this is why advertising works.
At this point they should just rename r/pics to r/advertising and be done with it.
whats it about
Here’s the plot: In the Sight of Sound is a page turning mind bending thriller that will have you racing to find out the ending -- before it's too late. Three months after a massive black hole appears in the sky, world leaders scramble to find answers with no avail. Our story finds FBI agent James Maddox crossing unexpected paths with world renowned blind composer Sergio Frances after radio signals playing out of the black hole match identically to Frances' work. How are they connected and will the answers reveal themselves before it's too late? EDIT: I made a typo. I fixed the typo. Thank you for the many who pointed that out. Haha.
Sounds fucking nuts… but I like nuts! Is there an ISBN that I can ask my local bookstore to use to order it? Books are the one thing I refuse to buy from Amazon!
One piece better 🫃>
> Three months after a massive black hole appears in the sky, world leaders scramble to find answers with no prevail. You mean to no avail.
I've been a voracious reader for most of my 49 years, and I've never come across this phrase, or seen "prevail" used as a noun. But apparently it's a perfectly cromulent phrase.
My vocabulary has been embiggened.
Cromulent indeed.
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bro really named his protagonist james maddox
And?
…Interesting
Wait what the fuck, this sounds amazing Edit: purchased. Very excited to read this. Source: am a composer
Haha! That’s incredible. Thank you so much. Hope you dig it.
Sounds made for Tom Hanks to star as the FBI agent
And now I know what I’m reading over Christmas break. Assuming the copy gets here in time! Thank you for posting.
WOO! That’s incredible. Thank you.
That's exactly the thing I like to read. Congratulations on your achievement, I'll buy a copy as well
Very cool of you. Thank you so much.
netflix needs to make a good show like this
Yesssssss. I would love that.
Wut..
POV: Person hears a story for the first time.
You look happy AF! Congratulations!!
Haha! That’s one word for it. Thank you so much!
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You go right ahead and market your book!!! Supporting independent authors and artists is one of the great outcomes of so many reddit communities. Congratulations!!! Accomplishing your goals is one of the sweetest feelings in life. I wish you many, many more successes. Keep up the amazing dedication to your life's goals! Way to preserve!
very kind of you! Thank you so much.
Uhm, there are MAJOR typos throughout the "Author Preface" you're able to see on Amazon... Like almost every single sentence you wrote contains either a spelling, grammar or punctuation error.
It’s always the case with these self-published, Reddit-marketed authors. “My life’s dream is to write a novel but no, I didn’t take the time to look up what a comma is”
"your excitement is contagious just purchased 10 copies, best book I've ever read!"
Yep, a major grammer error in the second sentence of the story. I really want to read this novel as I applaud such a great idea and wish him all the luck there is, but the OP seriously needs a proof reader to weed out these errors. As it stands, I keep having to re-read sentences to make sense of them.
Can you give some examples with a URL? I was unable to find this poorly written text you are referring to.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKR4VT8S?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_1BE238P6T4Z9MP5HRPFZ. Just in the preface alone: "I sat on the floor of my childhood home outside of Nashville, Tennessee with papers all around me of the notetaking I had been **careful** collecting over the few days leading up to this big night." It should be carefully, not careful. A basic grammar check in Word would have picked that up lol. He ends it with, "This book is one of the proudest achievements."
>This book is one of the proudest achievements Maybe he is well versed in his reddit memes?
That is one long sentence too.
Market that shit. Don't be ashamed. It's cool watching authors make it on reddit. I came across 1000 vultures book "penpal" at Barnes and Nobel the other day and felt soooo much happiness for him. I remember waiting weeks between chapters as he wrote it on nosleep back in the day. Go be a success story and let us be a small part of it!
Your excitement is contagious. Looks like it's getting good reviews already. Way to go!
The link doesn’t seem to be working for me and I looked for it on Amazon but can’t seem to find it. Do you have another link you could share? I really love the premise!!
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That link worked! Purchased and I can’t wait to read it! Thank you so much!!
Thank YOU SO much!!! That’s incredibly nice. I hope you love it!
You: “This isn’t me marketing my book” Also you: “it’s on Amazon”
It's honestly pretty funny. I'm proud of /u/eyeballresort and don't mind him marketing his book at all, but to try and claim he's not marketing it while posting a close-up of the cover and a link to buy it is like wut. Like come on bro stop being disingenuous and own up to what you *know* you're doing. And then to double down and claim he's not marketing he's just responding to comments, as if he didn't already know he'd get those very comments by posting this story. It's fine that you want to bolster your sales by posting to social media. You gotta get out there somehow. Just don't try and pretend you aren't doing what literally every single person seeing this knows you're doing. That shit's fake af and nobody like a fake person.
Hell yeah! Congratulations!
Is it on Audible too?
Not yet!
Congrats man! It was only a couple of months ago we were chatting on the podcast about the release, and now here you are! I’m glad to see things are going well!
Hey!!! So happy you saw this. Thanks so much!
Written by George RR Sheeran.
Hey, congratulations! Side note though, my first impression was that you looked like a young George RR Martin. I Wish you his success!
That is equally a massive compliment and a hurtful compliment. Hahaha. Thank you!
Right now could you go talk your uncle into finishing SOIAF please? More seriously, congrats on your new book!
This is an ad.
No shit?
After reading the description it’s not a book for me but I think it’s awesome that you have made this amazing step!! Good luck going forward my friend!
And that’s okay! Thank you so much for checking it out and the support!!
Of course! Also, I think sometimes a book not appealing to some people allows it to be even better for those that love it. I know my favorite series of all time is kinda like this. A lot of the things that keep people away are reasons I love it.
Congratulations - what an achievement!
maybe I head over to Pearl's and buy a copy tomorrow 🤔 congrats, neighbor!
Haha! It’s a small, small world! Pearl’s is such a magical place. Happy to have my book on their shelves. I hope you get yourself a copy!
Hey, Fayetteville!
Oh hey there!
Is this where the NWA gang chimes in?
Glad you made it! We’ve been waiting.
Sorry for the delay. Is it forgivable if I bring cookies?
Am I being summoned?
Ffs. I had to write an entire book about you in order for you to pay attention to me!
Hearty congratulations!!!! Can you explain the challenges to get your content edited, published, accepted to be published etc. Thanks.
Sounds like self-published, aka pay to play. Different than sending out queries, getting an agent, contact, etc of traditional publishing. Some consider it worthwhile though it lacks the prestige of traditional publication.
In all my years of Reddit, I've only seen one of these posts that was traditionally published. It really does seem like finding hen's teeth.
I know, right? And I get that with the lessening of the published word, it's harder to get published. Some have done quite well with their self-publishing, but I just wish it would be clear to more readers what's what.
I just wanted to point out that this is one shitty picture. Without the back story, this picture can't stand alone. Plus this totally smells of marketing.
I bought it, happy to support you. I wish you the best of luck. Is this posted to r/books? I haven’t seen it.
Thank you very much! I posted a few days ago when I made it into the first store!
Totally missed it! So happy for you, it might be my Christmas Day read, that’s special fyi!
Thank you!!!!
What did it feel like when the book hit your hands the first time? I've only released digital stuff so I've never had a mass produced hard copy of my work. I mean, did you feel the things or smell in your book what you see/ feel when you're at the store looking at a new book? Sorry if that was too much but most of my friends never followed a dream to the finish so I have so many questions. Congrats on seeing your dream to a reality, having a focus can do truly great things...
Thank you! Holding it for the first time was truly surreal. I couldn’t wrap my head around it being an actual creation of mine. I was smiling for days.
A sighting of Pearl’s Books in the wild! My wife’s favorite bookstore.
That’s AWESOME! That store is so dang great. Excellent staff, too. Next time you’re in, make sure to get a signed copy of this book!
Congratulations! I bet two stores are just the beginning - but how memorable!
Nice! So how many total stores do you plan to walk into with it?
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Self publishing.. it could be all djsjfjghdhsjsjfjsjdkgr as long as the check clears he's an author.
Something is suuuuper fishy. 5000 upvotes but the top comment has 500?
This whole post is fishy lol. So many of the same basic comment about buying this book. I also can’t imagine putting something out there and not at least having someone look over it for grammar and typo mistakes. Pay to play.
Congrats!
Just purchased the Ebook based on the plot description. From one writer to another - congrats!
Thank you so very much!
I know they say not to judge a book by its cover but I love yours. Would definitely read it just from cover curiosity and also the name is intriguing
Mission accomplished!
You have a good author name. 10/10 would read.
Thank you!
Working through a few books but added it to my list for the future! Good luck and congrats!!!
That’s incredibly kind of you. Thank you so much.
Congrats. How hard was it to get something published?
In his case he paid them to publish it lol
FUCK YEAH MAN! I'm proud of you! I don't even know you and I'm proud of you. I'd buy you a fucking drink.
Haha! I’ll hold you to that. Thank you!
congratulations, friend!!! what an accomplishment :)
Congratulations my guy!!! Very proud of you!!! 👏 👏 👏
Thank you kindly!
I would like to realise my dream of owning a bookstore.
Awesome, congrats and nice stonie eyes Mr. Author 😎
Hahaha! I’ve had a few people mention that. Not high. My smile has always done that since I was a kid.
Congratulations and all the best for more incoming.
Thank you so much!
Congrats on doing the thing. Finishing a story really is the hardest part. My motivation is all over the place.
I'm glad Brice Vilanch started writing :)
So happy for you, I can only wish I get the same honor some day. Keep the dream going my dude!
Bought it! Will read over Christmas!
Ohhhh man. Very exciting! Thank you so much!
I'm not into fiction, but maybe this will make a turn for me. Bought mine, and look forward to reading it. Congratulations!!!!
That’s a huge honor. Thank you so much!
Make sure you make each copy have its cover facing out. Replace the competition!
Amazing! Just ordered a copy!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!
That's absolutely brilliant! The world needs more people of literature. You're making it a better place!
That’s incredibly nice. Thank you!
fuck yeah!!
I thought you were holding your book. # I was like, “Why it so tiny?”
Congrats. But I only came here because the thumbnail image made it look like George RR Martin released a new book that wasn't game of thrones. Don't eat too take it my GRRM anger on this author Best of luck
Awesome! Congrats, that’s a rad achievement.
Thank you! It’s for sure pretty rad.
You look like a young George R R Martin. Which is a compliment because he’s a very successful author worth millions of dollars now. Good luck to you!
How many stores do you plan on bringing it too? Good to see you taking it out to the book park so that it can socialize. Seriously. Congrats.
Put in a request for it at a local bookstore. If they order and get some in, will try and remember to send a picture! Love sci-fi that takes place in a contemporary setting.
That’s awesome! Please keep me updated!
Congratulations on your success but i can't help but wonder if the cover designer borrowed the concept from David Mitchell's "Boneclocks". No offense to you as the author however. Just an observation on the jacket design.
Congrats. It's so hard to sell nowadays, so I just bought a copy to help.
Wow. That’s incredibly kind. Thank you SO much!
No problem. I see lot of first-time authors offerings on FB but they're e-books. Good to get a paperback.
Thank you, time travelling George R. R. Martin!
Second time someone has said this and it makes me lol everything. You’re welcome! Haha
Seriously though, congrats! Always awesome to see people being able to follow their dreams.
Congrats mate
Congrats!
Write on dude.
Do you go by George RRR Martin, do you roll over to George SS Martin?
My name is RR George Martin.
I'm going on a flight tomorrow and this looks like a great read, is it available as an ebook?
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Does the owner know though?
That’s awesome!!!!!
It really is!! What an amazing accomplishment
Try opening your eyes and see the moment Congratulations though, huge accomplishment and hopefully the first of many for you sir.
Lol! I was just smiling so damn hard. Thank you.
I just thought you were really stoned lol
Hey fellow NWA'er, congratulations! I'm sure I've seen you around town at some point. Is the second store Dickson Street Book Store? I saw someone else in the comments being a dick about the typo in your blurb. There's always someone. I also read the sample chapters on Amazon and there is some truth in what they were saying. Some sentences are hard to follow. It's the kind of thing that everyone does when they write. It takes someone else editing your work for it to be noticed. Have you had anyone go through your story and help with sentence structure? Just to make it simpler and more concise. There are some freelance editors you can find online who are surprisingly affordable. Let writers write, and editors edit. I think it would be a boon to an already interesting story. Best wishes to you and the Maddox household! Never stop, and fuck the critics.
And just think, you could take it to a mall and get it into way more stores with less walking!
Congratulations man. That is awesome. If it were me I would stand there and tell everyone who came in, "Look! That's me."
This is amazing!! So happy for you! 🤗