Jake Bible Fiction

  • Jake On Jake: 2013- The Year of Romance!

    Jake: Happy New Year!

    Jake: Thanks, buddy!

    Jake: You looking forward to 2013?

    Jake: I am. Very much.

    Jake: You were pretty productive in 2012. You think you can top that in 2013?

    Jake: Oh, I know I can. I will probably write and publish at least four novels this year.

    Jake: Whaaaaaaa?

    Jake: Yep. Gonna be writing my butt off.

    Jake: But Metal and Ash was 152k words. How can you write four novels that size?

    Jake: Oh, I can’t. I plan on writing some smaller novels. Mainly in the romance genre.

    Jake: *chokes* Did you say…romance?

    Jake: Yep. That shouldn’t be surprising. I’ve been writing romance/erotica for a couple years now under a couple pen names. Those titles have actually been my bread and butter, outselling my Jake Bible titles for quite a while there.

    Jake: Ok, so you’re not just jumping on the 50 Shades bandwagon then?

    Jake: Nope. In fact one of my pen names helped establish the self-published erotica market. Then Amazon changed the rules and novels started outselling short stories. I’m done with short stories and will focus on short novels.

    Jake: But you’re known for science fiction/thriller/horror. How can you expect romance to be successful?

    Jake: You ever notice anything about my novels? They all have strong female protagonists. And the great thing about writing romance is that it isn’t much different than anything else. I just substitute sex for action. Instead of people busy blasting away with guns they’re busy getting busy. A good story is about the characters.

    Jake: But what about your core audience?

    Jake: I just released two novels at the end of 2012 for them. I’ll have the Metal and Ash podcast releasing this week. Plus, I’m working on the DEAD MECH graphic novel script. And I will be writing some more Jake Bible scifi/thriller/horror goodness. But romance pays the bills. And there be plenty of those.

    Jake: Will any of the romance stuff be under your name? Uh, our name…

    Jake:  One will. Well, it’ll be under JD Bible. Initials sell better. The rest will be under a couple of different pen names.

    Jake: Will your fans be able to know those pen names?

    Jake: Maybe. If they are paying attention. I’ll certainly be hinting at one name.

    Jake: Oooh, oooh, oooh! Can you tell me now?

    Jake: Nope. Not yet.

    Jake: Bummer. So what else do you have planned?

    Jake: That will probably take up most of my year. I do plan on writing the sequel to Little Dead Man and publishing that in late Fall.

    Jake: How has that novel been doing?

    Jake: Slow sales, but great reception. I’ve heard from several people that have read it that they loved it and can’t wait for more. I have a feeling sales will pick up now that all those kids got ereaders for Christmas.

    Jake: Cool. So, overall, how many manuscripts will you produce in 2013?

    Jake: Little Dead Man 2. At least one novel for one pen name and at least two more for the other. I could even do three or four, depending on time. Plus the DEAD MECH graphic novel script.

    Jake: That’s a lot of words.

    Jake: I could do twice that if 2013 is nice to me and I end up writing full time.

    Jake: Could that happen?

    Jake: Fingers crossed, man. Fingers crossed.

    Jake: Any other news?

    Jake: Plenty, but I’ll save it for another post.

    Jake: Fair enough. I guess that’s all?

    Jake: That’s all.

    Jake: Cheers!

    Jake: Right back atcha.

    Jake Bible lurvs to write. He lurvs it, he lurvs it, he lurrrrrrrrrrrrvs it!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    The last Party of 2012!

    Praise Jeebus on that because I am ready for 2012 to be done!

    I’m not saying I didn’t like 2012, just that I didn’t like 2012. Chew on that!

    So, tonight’s Drabble is the last of the year. Next year I’ll still have Drabbles for the Party, but there will be some changes. I’m gonna invite readers to submit their own drabbles too! It truly will be a Drabble Party!

    More on that in the New Year!

    Enjoy!

    It Happens Every Year

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: It happens.

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    If it’s Friday then there be a Drabble Party happenin’ up in here!

    Like last Party, I am going to talk about Little Dead Man some. Actually, I am going to let someone else talk about Little Dead Man! I have been getting great reviews on this novel, and rightly so, I if I do say so myself. Which I do. So I will.

    Have a read here and see what the latest reviewer has to say about Little Dead Man (some SPOILERS) http://girlinthewoodsreviews.blogspot.com/2012/12/review-little-dead-man-by-jake-bible.html

    Now, tonight’s drabble doesn’t have anything to do with Little Dead Man, unless you count the fact that they are both AWESOME! Well, Little Dead Man is awesomer. AND AWESOMER IS A WORD!

    Enjoy!

    No Other Choice

    Cheers!

    Oh, and be ready in January 2013! A new feature will be added to the Friday Night Drabble Party! I think you’ll like it!

    Disclaimer: Sometimes, dead is better…

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    So, before we get started with the Party I want to talk about Little Dead Man.

    Little Dead Man is my Young Adult novel that I finished back in January 2011, but just released last month. It is a rip-roaring action/adventure thriller set in post-apocalyptic Oregon years after a zombie virus has nearly wiped out humanity. It centers around Garret and Garth Weir. Garret is a strapping seventeen year old that has had to deal with an interesting problem: Garth, his conjoined twin, is dead. Or “undead” as the case may be. Garth was dead at birth, but since Garret and Garth share blood vessels and part of their spine, Garth can’t be removed. Not with the lack of medical facilities in that post-apocalyptic world. Instead, Garret has had to learn to live with a zombie Garth attached to him. It has presented challenges, but like all siblings, they work through it.

    Little Dead Man is written for middle school and up. It has a lot of action and some zombie violence, but is free of offensive language and naughty bits. My daughter is in fifth grade and currently reading it. My son is in eight grade and loved it, as did many of his friends when I shared the first draft.

    So if Little Dead Man sounds like something for your young adult reader then get in on it quick while there’s time before the holidays! Links are below to the many different retailers where it is available as an ebook and in print. You can even get a signed print copy directly from me!

    Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Little-Dead-Man-ebook/dp/B00A4EGCXG

    Barnes and Noble- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-dead-man-jake-bible

    Smashwords- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/253262

    Kobo- http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Little-Dead-Man/book-i_jI6eq2hkevtALyDVPNtA/page1.html?s=IyhvqNXvykyi6vPXdNueJg&r=3

    Signed Trade Paperback- https://jakebible.com/buy-signed-copies/

    So there you have it, folks. Little Dead Man is ready for you to check out and give to that special young adult reader in your house! Or for you, too. It’s a hell of a lot of fun to read.

    Now, in honor of Little Dead Man, tonight’s drabble is set in that universe. It gives you just a taste of what goes on between conjoined twins when one is alive and one is undead.

    Enjoy!

    Those Odds

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Not my fault if you get hooked. Well, okay, maybe it is my fault a little…

  • Jake On Jake: What To Write or Punching The Muse In The Business

    Jake: So, Jake, you just couldn’t stay away, eh?

    Jake: Kinda hard to stay away from oneself.

    Jake: I don’t know. Lots of people do it. It’s called denial.

    Jake: I thought denial was a river- Ah, never mind. Shall we get to it?

    Jake: Sure. What’s frying in your brainpan today?

    Jake: Well, as I finish up my latest novel, which I should be writing instead of this post, I can’t help but wonder what’s next.

    Jake: You mean like for humanity as a whole?

    Jake: No, dipshit, what I’m going to write next.

    Jake: Don’t you have ideas?

    Jake: Sure. Tons. That’s the problem. I have more ideas than time.

    Jake: What are you leaning towards?

    Jake: That’s the other problem. I’m leaning towards them all.

    Jake: But don’t you have sequels to write? And that novel now could be part of a series if it gets picked up, right?

    Jake: Yep. More problems. I need to write the next Little Dead Man novel, but I’m waiting to see how sales go before I get started on that. And, yes, the novel I’m writing now (which is under a pen name!) is part of a planned series. Those two could take up the first half of 2013.

    Jake: What does the Muse say?

    Jake: The Muse is a right snotty bitch. I have two partial novels I set aside that I want to get back to. Plus, three other novels I have had forming in my mind and I’ve written extensive notes on. Then there’s the NEW IDEA!

    Jake: Ooooh, do tell!

    Jake: Haven’t we talked about using the phrase “do tell”?

    Jake: Yes…

    Jake: And what did we decide?

    Jake: Well, we didn’t decide anything. You decided that I shouldn’t use it.

    Jake: But I am we.

    Jake: So am I.

    Jake: Screw you.

    Jake: You mean us?

    Jake: Nope. Just you.

    Jake: You’re a messed up man, Jake Bible.

    Jake: Point?

    Jake: I think we strayed from that a while back.

    Jake: Yeah, true. So what do I write?

    Jake: What factors do you have to consider when picking the next novel?

    Jake: Lots of factors. Time, money, desire, marketability, time, money…you get the picture.

    Jake: What’s the new idea, by the way?

    Jake: You know that Apex Trilogy we just finished?

    Jake: Yes, I do! Great stuff that.

    Jake: I have an idea for a whole series of novels set waaaaaaaay in the future of that world. It could be a whole new genre of science fiction.

    Jake: Called?

    Jake: Don’t want to say yet. I need to keep working on the idea.

    Jake: What else is rolling around your brain?

    Jake: An urban fantasy novel. A straight scifi novel. Plus those uncompleted novels. Oh, and some work I need to do with another pen name of mine. Gotta get those sales up and make the cha-ching.

    Jake: If I can’t say do tell then you can’t say cha-ching.

    Jake: Touché.

    Jake: Thank you. So the Muse isn’t helping. What are you going to do?

    Jake: I think I’ll work on a few projects at once. My gut says that the novel series I am writing now will take off. If Mr. Gut is correct then I’ll be pretty busy for a few months. That gives me time to work on the unfinished novels in between. I will also have time to world build for the series that takes place in the Apex Trilogy universe.

    Jake: And Little Dead Man?

    Jake: I have tons of ideas for that. It’ll write itself pretty quick once I get started.

    Jake: Sounds like you’ve decided what to do.

    Jake: For now, maybe. But that Muse may strike and derail everything!

    Jake: That snotty bitch.

    Jake: No shit, man. No shit.

    Jake: Can you keep the Muse from derailing you?

    Jake: I may have to. In the past I didn’t have the strength, hence the two unfinished novels.

    Jake: Lots of writers have unfinished novels just hanging out.

    Jake: Not me. I write what I start. Having those two sitting there uncompleted really bugs me. One is almost done! The other just needs a reworking of the third chapter and it will take off!

    Jake: You are so screwed. You’re never getting it all finished in 2013. Not with the time crunch you have.

    Jake: Fingers crossed that something takes off. If it does then possibly writing full time will become a reality. If that happens then I can get all of my planned projects done in 2013.

    Jake: You’re saying you can write a novel series, finish two uncompleted novels, write the Little Dead man sequel, and write the other novel ideas you have? All in one year?

    Jake: Maybe not all of it. But I could get close if I write full time.

    Jake: I think you’re blaming the Muse when it’s really Old Man Chronos’s fault. The Muse has given you a bounty, you just don’t have the time to reap that bounty.

    Jake: Good point.

    Jake: Thanks. I make them sometimes.

    Jake: Yeah, sometimes.

    Jake: So where does this leave us? Has this conversation helped you work out your priorities?

    Jake: I know I need to write the novel series first. Then I think I’ll go back over the uncompleted manuscripts. Maybe they can be salvaged quickly.

    Jake: And if they can’t?

    Jake: Move on to one of my new ideas. The Apex universe one might be the way to go. Build on the success of DEAD MECH, The Americans, and Metal and Ash.

    Jake: Well there you have it. By the way, why write this post?

    Jake: I’m hoping it gives my readers some insight into how I choose my projects. It may also give some writers that are just starting out insight into the process too. I’m all about helping the new writers!

    Jake: You’re not a new writer?

    Jake: I’m not an old pro, but after publishing four novels I don’t think I’m new either.

    Jake: You’re in the middle.

    Jake: Yep. I’m stuck in the middle with you.

    Jake: With me?

    Jake: With you.

    Jake: Can we go now?

    Jake: Yeah. That’s probably a good idea. End on a high note.

    Jake: High C?

    Jake: And goodnight, folks.

    Jake Bible has written five novels, published four of them with the fifth being shopped by his agent. He’s hoping to up the numbers on both counts. If you have writing questions feel free to shoot him an email at jakebiblefiction@gmail.com. He’d love to hear from you about your struggles (or non-struggles) with that snotty bitch, The Muse.