A. Jarrell Hayes

I often get asked why I sell my paper books for only $5. Usually in the form of "Are you crazy?" or "How do you make any money?"

To answer the first question, yes, I'm crazy--like a fox. (At least I think so.)

To answer the second question, yes, I do make money, just not as much if I priced my books at $10 or $12 or $15 each. But that's fine with me, and here's why.

I self-publish. There is no agent taking a cut from my royalties. I don't hire e...

Greetings and salutations, fantasy and sci-fi fans!

The Science Fiction Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2011 Nebula Awards, one of the genre's most prestigious awards. Here is the list:

http://www.sfwa.org/2012/02/2011-nebula-awards-nominees-announced/

Congrats to all the nominees.

How many of the nominated works have you read?

The eBook revolution is here and is changing the way people read books. There are lots of self-published and independent authors, like me, who are utilizing this technology to offer low-priced and free titles. As a reader, you don't need to purchase an eReader to build your digital library. The four major eReaders--Amazon's Kindle, Barnes and Noble's NOOK, Kobo, and Sony's eReaders--have apps you can download for your PC, Mac, smartphone, and tablet, all for free!

I did the Google se...

I've added signed copies of Detecting Magic with Dick Hunter: The Mort des Hommes Files to the list of prizes on fReado.com, a free website where readers play games in order to win prizes, such as books and even Kindle e-readers. Click here for prize details.

Words = Life,

A. Jarrell Hayes

I recently realized that this blog space had been going to waste. I decided to use this space as my personal blog, and to bring back my old book review blog, Bold Book Blog.

I'm keeping my old personal Wordpress blog around as an archive. You can experience my past glory here.

Words = Life,

A. Jarrell Hayes

I posted three blog posts recapping my (mis)adventures at Fandom Fest from different points of views.

Part One: As A Vendor

Part Two: As A Reader

Part Three: At Fright Night Film Fest

Join my fan club and get discount codes worth 15% off paperback books and $1 off eBooks of Heart and Soul of a Thinker and The Laroarian Conflict. Click on the Fan Club link on the left to join (you can sign-up using your Facebook acco...

Greetings!

I am now offering $1 shipping and handling on all U.S. orders of my autographed books. That means you can buy as many books as you want, and still just pay $1 shipping & handling.

Don't delay, order today at:

http://ajhayes.webs.com/apps/webstore/

*P.S. I am now accepting payments through PayPal and Google Checkout.

I posted a new blog post. It's a reflection on the featured reading I did Sunday January 30th.

You can read it here:

http://ajhayes.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/ref-lslr/