Category: A Chant of Love and Lamentation
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Honolulu Cracks Down on Homelessness
I touched on the issue of homelessness in A Chant of Love and Lamentation, as it has long been problematic in Hawai’i. The source of the problem runs deep into mental health, drugs, and the high cost of living, but homeless from other parts of the nation are often given a one-way ticket to Hawai’i.…
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Protest and Demand Filed with the United Nations General Assembly
As a member of a Hawaiian Sovereignty listserve, I received this interesting email today. The process of pushing for an independent Hawai`i is a lot less intense, abrupt, and fraught with human misery than in my novel, for sure. PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release – August 10, 2012Contact: Dr. David Keanu Sai, Ph.D.Telephone: (808) 383-6100E-mail: interiorhk@hawaiiankingdom.org Hawaiian Kingdom…
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ABNA Recap
Folks have been asking what happened at the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, which I attended in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a synopsis of the trip. In the days leading up to the trip I was growing increasingly anxious, for two reasons. First, I knew I had to speak for several minutes about…
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Anticip ation
In less than 24 hours the winners of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award will be announced. I’m writing this in the king sized bed in our swank Hyatt room in downtown Seattle, where Amazon has put us up for the event, and I can’t stop thinking about how all the waiting and anticipation over the…
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“Chant” is mentioned in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Last week I was interviewed by Steven Mark of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, who wanted to do a story on A Chant of Love and Lamentation reaching the Finals in the ABNA contest. This morning I received a Google Alert telling me about 1 new result for “a chant of love and lamentation.” The article is…
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On Being a Finalist
So the big news is actually already a week old: I am a finalist in this year’s Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. This contest is held every year, and 10,000 writers split between the categories of Young Adult and General Literature can enter their novels for a chance to win a publishing contract and a $15,000…
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Big Night
I spent the entire evening setting up A Chant of Love and Lamentation to be available directly on Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and also hardcopy that can be ordered through Amazon POD. I’m exhausted, but it’s nice to get that off my mind.
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POD People!
I’m now beginning to undertake the next step — figuring out how to get physical copies of A Chant of Love and Lamentation. Some folks prefer their books the old-fashioned way. I know I do (at least for now). There are four services I’m looking at: Lulu.com, Blurb.com, CreateSpace, and TheBookPatch.com. Of these, the last…
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Special Promo on A Chant of Love and Lamentation
As a special celebration, I’m offering a deep discount on A Chant of Love and Lamentation. Log in to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/110200 and use code WT98H.
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Crossing the Rubicon
As of 10:45 pm this evening, A Chant of Love and Lamentation was submitted to Smashwords, where it was successfully converted and is now available! In a week or two it will also become available on Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, and other platforms. It’s official.
Brian Reeves 