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Eel O'Brian

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http://www.amazon.com/Undercarriage-v-1-ebook/dp/B009VPREN6/




This is the one day all year I've felt pretty good about myself, so yeah, I'm gonna shill my dumb fucking book because I worked hard on it and I think some people might like it. I'm not stupid enough to think everyone will, and I'm not the biggest fan of myself so I can't say how much anyone will, but there it is anyway.

It's a collection of three stories. There will be further volumes, next one probably early December. Some will have more stories in them than this first one. It's about 110 pages long, going by how I averaged word-per-page counts. If you don't have a Kindle or Kindle app it's also gonna be on Nook soon, and wherever else I can put it, but it takes longer for that stuff to be approved for sale. It also won't show up on foreign Amazon sites for another day or so.

If you're already saying to yourself "That's pretty short for 3 bucks..." or are one of those people who thinks once you've bought a Kindle all the books should come free, keep your money. Even though I know you've spent 3 bucks on much worse things, probably since this morning, you obviously need that money more than I do - and I need it quite badly. Besides, if ten pages in you think a book is shitty, why would you  want more of it? "It sucked, but there sure were a LOT of words!" Three bucks, three stories, many hours of my life, I thinks that's fair. If $3 stretches your budget too far I'm putting up one of the stories separately for a dollar. Just waiting on my friend to finish the cover so I can upload it. If you think a dollar is too much, give me your address so I can send you a can of soup or something.

That's my pen name. Just figured it would be easier to search for, as just about everyone I know in person misspells my real last name (even family members). I'm not so high on myself I need my real name plastered all over everything.

Yeah, there are a couple of typos and one mistake in the last story, noticed them after it had already hit the store this morning. I was so tired last night I copied and pasted the previous version of the story into the epub program I was working with.  It'll be fixed, but it takes twelve hours for any changes to propogate, so until then feel free to think I'm just a dumbass. Nothing that changes it, just cleanup fixes. I may leave the mistake, just for the "huh?" factor. Everything else is all me, run-on sentences and what have you. I know the rules, I break them all the time for effect.

Anyway, if you buy it I hope you enjoy it and don't feel ripped off. If you steal it from somewhere because you're broke, I totally understand, but you lose all rights to hate it then.

Now go ahead, post your TL;DR LOL gifs and take your shots, I can feel the eagerness in your little black hearts. 
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2012, 01:04:15 PM »
stupid cover lol what is this a tool album amirite guyz
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2012, 01:04:23 PM »
Bought- I have a nook so i'll need to read this on my iPad at some point. ;)
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2012, 01:05:53 PM »
I am too dumb for books can only read mango.

But I can donate. Just PM me your cock mail.

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« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2012, 01:06:22 PM »
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A trio of twisted tales from the elusive Matt Lloyd,

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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2012, 01:07:12 PM »
SQUIDPUSSY

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2012, 01:07:28 PM »
The cover is pretty bad ass, who made it?

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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 01:07:45 PM »
Going for dat Asian male demographic

I'll buy it
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2012, 01:08:09 PM »
I don't have a ebook reader or a tablet. Can you send me a PDF or something? I can PayPal you the money.

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2012, 01:11:07 PM »
The cover is pretty bad ass, who made it?

My friend Richard (Rick) Eller, it was a design he made back when we were trying to shill T-shirts instead of books.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2012, 01:11:53 PM »
I don't have a ebook reader or a tablet. Can you send me a PDF or something? I can PayPal you the money.

Kindle has a program that lets you read right on the PC (dunno about Nook).
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2012, 01:14:37 PM »
I knew you weren't a doctor.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2012, 01:15:58 PM »
Oh, that's pretty cool. I might get a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas so that isn't a bad suggestion.

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2012, 01:16:03 PM »
gonna put kindle on my phone just to get this
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2012, 01:17:01 PM »
I'm just all for supporting a person pursuing a real craft- I cant write creatively for shit
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2012, 01:17:32 PM »
I don't have a ebook reader or a tablet. Can you send me a PDF or something? I can PayPal you the money.

Kindle has a program that lets you read right on the PC (dunno about Nook).

Yeah I just installed the free PC app so it'd let me buy it
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« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2012, 01:17:36 PM »
stupid cover lol what is this a tool album amirite guyz
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2012, 01:20:57 PM »
If you're wondering what the fuck Undercarriage means, it's the bottom of a typewriter, where you can see all the keys and gears and shit. I had an old 1940s typewriter I used to use when I was a kid, and dug it out of storage a while back. Nested in the undercarriage was a giant black spider, and I thought about how fucked up it would have been had I not noticed that and started typing and that spider emerged to crawl across my hands. Undercarriage just sounds vaguely ominous.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2012, 01:21:06 PM »
"Due to copyright restrictions, the Kindle title you're trying to purchase is not available in your country: Sweden."

Where can I pirate this book?

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2012, 01:21:48 PM »
hahaha wtf
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2012, 01:24:45 PM »
Seriously, if you dislike it don't hold back in your criticism. If several people are telling me the same things, then I have to work on these things. I see nothing but flaws in my own work, anyway.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2012, 01:25:41 PM »
"Due to copyright restrictions, the Kindle title you're trying to purchase is not available in your country: Sweden."

Where can I pirate this book?

That's weird, I checked all the "worldwide" boxes.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2012, 01:26:54 PM »

Now go ahead, post your TL;DR LOL gifs and take your shots, I can feel the eagerness in your little black hearts.

OK.

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #24 on: October 24, 2012, 01:27:50 PM »
That's actually pretty awesome that you did this.  How does the self publishing thing work?
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« Reply #25 on: October 24, 2012, 01:29:06 PM »
I have to go back in to work now, but I'll give a step-by-step here later for anyone interested in publishing their own ebooks.
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« Reply #26 on: October 24, 2012, 01:33:52 PM »
It seems I can't use Amazon.co.uk for e-books unless I have a British street address. I'll Amazon.com once I get home and see if that works.

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« Reply #27 on: October 24, 2012, 01:35:18 PM »
Check your PMs.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #28 on: October 24, 2012, 01:35:23 PM »
Will buy when it hits Google Play.

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« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2012, 01:40:41 PM »
It seems I can't use Amazon.co.uk for e-books unless I have a British street address. I'll Amazon.com once I get home and see if that works.

Your account can get wiped if you buy ebooks from the UK outside of the UK.

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2012, 01:41:16 PM »
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #32 on: October 24, 2012, 01:43:43 PM »
I honestly had no idea what the purpose of that first thread was supposed to be, so sorry about that.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #33 on: October 24, 2012, 01:49:31 PM »
I don't have an e-reader, but I'll probably pick it up.
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« Reply #34 on: October 24, 2012, 01:50:45 PM »
What kind of stories are these?  Cthulu-horror stuff?
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« Reply #35 on: October 24, 2012, 01:58:35 PM »


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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #36 on: October 24, 2012, 02:13:51 PM »
Where's my nook version, powered by Google Android 2.1??
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« Reply #37 on: October 24, 2012, 02:29:36 PM »
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« Reply #38 on: October 24, 2012, 02:39:48 PM »
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« Reply #39 on: October 24, 2012, 02:41:54 PM »

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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #40 on: October 24, 2012, 02:47:11 PM »
I'm sorry I said your book was dumb. I'm sure it's nice. Good luck.

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I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #41 on: October 24, 2012, 02:47:16 PM »
Worst book ad ever.

Can you show some enthusiasm instead of sounding like you're about to kill yourself? Or is that some kind of ARG that ties into the book?

Show some excitement, man! MAKE ME WANT TO READ! * SLAP*
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« Reply #42 on: October 24, 2012, 02:48:00 PM »
Bought.
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I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #43 on: October 24, 2012, 02:48:48 PM »
Also, ban Andy.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #44 on: October 24, 2012, 02:49:19 PM »
only point of criticism i'll make without reading it is that you almost broke the 'author name bigger than title' rule. iirc it goes something like the quality of the book declines as the author's name gets bigger, and once its bigger than the title its all over.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #45 on: October 24, 2012, 02:51:36 PM »
i would buy it but i know that you'll just release a newer book 6 months from now.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #46 on: October 24, 2012, 02:53:10 PM »
a FASTER book
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #47 on: October 24, 2012, 02:56:30 PM »
Worst book ad ever.

Can you show some enthusiasm instead of sounding like you're about to kill yourself? Or is that some kind of ARG that ties into the book?

Show some excitement, man! MAKE ME WANT TO READ! * SLAP*

Cosign, it's like a homicidal pledge drive.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #48 on: October 24, 2012, 03:04:00 PM »
is it better than greatrumblers book?
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #49 on: October 24, 2012, 03:38:24 PM »
Is there any sex in the book?
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« Reply #50 on: October 24, 2012, 03:40:20 PM »
Also, ban Andy.

I didn't actually rate it.  :gloomy

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« Reply #51 on: October 24, 2012, 03:45:26 PM »
Ban Andy for being a PUSSY.
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« Reply #52 on: October 24, 2012, 03:47:02 PM »
is it better than greatrumblers book?

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« Reply #53 on: October 24, 2012, 03:50:30 PM »
Have the Cruncheons cast record the Audio Book version and I'm in!

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« Reply #54 on: October 24, 2012, 04:03:35 PM »
I tried to read the sample, but couldn't make it through it. The lack of an editor (or what you call the grammatical mistakes for effect) makes it too difficult to read or take seriously.

fixed yours for you, mr. strunk

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« Reply #55 on: October 24, 2012, 04:07:51 PM »
Have the Cruncheons cast record the Audio Book version and I'm in!

awwww shit- best idea. Also, do a commercial break for the book in the next cast
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #56 on: October 24, 2012, 04:33:23 PM »
i would buy it but i know that you'll just release a newer book 6 months from now.

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also, gladly bought.  always like to support the efforts and work from fellow borians.  I only hope that ya'll will do the same for me!  The next couple of months, my company will be pushing out some awesome new apps for iOS and Android, keep on the lookout.
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Re: I AM gonna shill my dumb book
« Reply #57 on: October 24, 2012, 04:38:55 PM »
I like supporting people chasin DEM DREAMS
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« Reply #58 on: October 24, 2012, 04:40:35 PM »
I tried to read the sample, but couldn't make it through it. The lack of an editor (or what you call the grammatical mistakes for effect) makes it too difficult to read or take seriously.

fixed yours for you, mr. strunk

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Chapter 1, Elementary Rules of Usage—Rule 3.) "Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas."
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« Reply #59 on: October 24, 2012, 04:41:17 PM »
I like supporting people chasin DEM DREAMS

So do I. I don't think I'm creative enough to write a book, so when others do, I'm impressed.
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