My locked-room mystery, Like the Old Days, is available now at Smashwords for free for Read an Ebook Week: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1964944 It's normally $4.99, so BIG SALE from March 1 - March 7!!! #ebookweek26 #Smashwords
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Stockton Smith
@stocktonsmith@indieauthors.social
mastodon 4.7.3Off in a good way. Permanent research phase. Wrote Benoni's Defense, The Hollow Oak, and Felonious Means.
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Joined September 21, 2025
Felonious Means, the third book in the Inveztigators series is out NOW! Grab an ebook, paperbacks are coming soon, and it's on kindle unlimited:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4HSBTGM
Uberization of the Novel
TLDR: the deluge of sludge in self-publishing makes it harder to find cool books, forcing authors to spend most of their time fighting robots to share their work.
@steaphan@indieauthors.social It's a struggle to toe the line between a character being too unlikable, and being unlikable in a way where you feel conflicted and want to hear their story. Like a character can be compelling despite being unlikable if the reader feels comfortable disliking them. I think Cass's saving grace is she's funny. With Artie, it's his innocence. But overall, they are trainwrecks as people.
Serializing the first novel in the Inveztigators series, Benoni's Defense, on Wattpad. Now you can read it for free! Or more like EVENTUALLY you can read it for free. Ebooks and print are still available for purchase if you want to binge it instead: https://www.wattpad.com/story/408166510-benoni%27s-defense-a-psychedelic-noir-thriller
RE: https://indieauthors.social/@stocktonsmith/116154682182444625
*movie voice* IN A WORLD...overflowing with gen AI garbage and "writers" trying to get rich quick, he made one promise: write fast-paced short novels you can read in a day (or 2 if you're a slow reader). Come on. It's free! You have nothing to lose but your boredom!
i agree with part of the premise: not letting bigots go unchallenged. but also, the propaganda and ads-burdened, CSAM-generator site is no longer a winnable forum. abandon ship. It's on its way to becoming a mainstream 8chan and should be shut down before it does anything worse.
Why Short Novels?
I wrote something short about short novels. Long story short, I love the unity of experience and how fast they move.
Dr. Wolf, the Wolf Doctor
TLDR: I'm writing a werewolf novel, and I want it to be weird as fuck. The basic idea: a medical thriller with a werewolf protagonist that stays true to both genres while taking into account modern developments in werewolf fiction.
i know typos are supposed to be the sworn enemy and all, but sometimes they're so funny, and you should share them with others.
Today was a big writing day. Finished the first draft of my WIP. It always feels like a good point to celebrate. Before the reality of editing sets in, that is. For now, it can take a nap while I work on other stuff.