A Handful of Acorns -Epic fantasy By Geoff Hutchins

Geoff H · 07-12-2011, 05:08 PM

I'm a new author and this is my first publication. So go easy on me!

A Handful of Acorns is the first volume in The Acorn Trilogy.
I started writing, long hand, (sigh) nearly ten years ago and now my cupboard is full of spiral note pads. My pc writing speed has improved though since that time.

Grandmaster Isan is plagued by wild chimes, coming from who knows where. He dispatches his senior aide, Ondur to go and find out who is ringing the chimes. Ondur's quest takes him north, where both he and a colleague find two very gifted young people, a boy and a girl. As they take on these new students, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more going on than just finding the two powerful novices. With Ondur away, Dimarl, a dissatisfied senior challenges Isan for the chain of office and a running fight ensues, and Ondur is forced to accept his destiny. As nations fall out, war become inevitable, and Dimarl tries evey thing in his power to stop the elder from achieving his goal. Each element has a champion and Ondur must find them first, as the future of the world is at stake. The wizards are split into two factions, those who serve and those who demand to be served. Two prophecies, one outcome. Which prophecy will prevail?

caleb72 · 07-12-2011, 10:57 PM

Hi Geoff,

Welcome and good luck with your first novel. It might be a good idea to put direct links in your post to where people can get the book.

I've taken the liberty of posting a direct link to the book on Amazon: HERE.

Is it available elsewhere?

Not everyone has a Kindle or buys from Amazon. So it's usually good to try to cover a few bases. For example, epub DRM-free is very popular amongst the readers on this forum.

Regards
Caleb

rhadin · 07-13-2011, 05:17 AM

Is your book available on Smashwords? Many of us do not own Kindles and/or prefer not to buy from Amazon. Adding Smashwords to your list of available places to buy would open your book to a lot of ebookers.

Geoff H · 07-13-2011, 07:17 AM

Thanks for your help both, two things I didn't know.
First I'll get one of my kids to help me with how to direct links- Thanks Caleb 72
and secondly, Can I post on smashwords without affecting my deal with Amazon?
And as I have a Kindle, can I down load from smashwords? GH

rhadin · 07-13-2011, 12:15 PM

I can't answer about your deal with Amazon except to say that many authors are on both sites.

As for downloading to your Kindle, yes, you can. Why not visit Smashwords and check it out. the URL is www.smashwords.com

Geoff H · 07-14-2011, 07:33 AM

Thanks rhadin, I've now had a look and it looks like a good site. Some of the publishers reviews are not very favourable, but let me work on it over the weekend and talk to a few friends. I'll post whether I'll be using it or not. GH

Geoff H · 07-17-2011, 11:25 AM

Ok rhadin, I've had a good look and it doesn't seem to bad, so if they can answer my questions in regards to W-8BEN, and how and when to fill in the forms, then I will get them on line as soon as possible. GH

07-12-2011, 05:08 PM	#1
Geoff H Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Leicester Device: Kindle 3	A Handful of Acorns -Epic fantasy By Geoff Hutchins I'm a new author and this is my first publication. So go easy on me! A Handful of Acorns is the first volume in The Acorn Trilogy. I started writing, long hand, (sigh) nearly ten years ago and now my cupboard is full of spiral note pads. My pc writing speed has improved though since that time. Grandmaster Isan is plagued by wild chimes, coming from who knows where. He dispatches his senior aide, Ondur to go and find out who is ringing the chimes. Ondur's quest takes him north, where both he and a colleague find two very gifted young people, a boy and a girl. As they take on these new students, it quickly becomes apparent that there is more going on than just finding the two powerful novices. With Ondur away, Dimarl, a dissatisfied senior challenges Isan for the chain of office and a running fight ensues, and Ondur is forced to accept his destiny. As nations fall out, war become inevitable, and Dimarl tries evey thing in his power to stop the elder from achieving his goal. Each element has a champion and Ondur must find them first, as the future of the world is at stake. The wizards are split into two factions, those who serve and those who demand to be served. Two prophecies, one outcome. Which prophecy will prevail?

07-12-2011, 10:57 PM	#2
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Hi Geoff, Welcome and good luck with your first novel. It might be a good idea to put direct links in your post to where people can get the book. I've taken the liberty of posting a direct link to the book on Amazon: HERE. Is it available elsewhere? Not everyone has a Kindle or buys from Amazon. So it's usually good to try to cover a few bases. For example, epub DRM-free is very popular amongst the readers on this forum. Regards Caleb Last edited by caleb72; 07-12-2011 at 11:00 PM.

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07-13-2011, 05:17 AM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Is your book available on Smashwords? Many of us do not own Kindles and/or prefer not to buy from Amazon. Adding Smashwords to your list of available places to buy would open your book to a lot of ebookers.

07-13-2011, 07:17 AM	#4
Geoff H Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Leicester Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for your help both, two things I didn't know. First I'll get one of my kids to help me with how to direct links- Thanks Caleb 72 and secondly, Can I post on smashwords without affecting my deal with Amazon? And as I have a Kindle, can I down load from smashwords? GH

07-13-2011, 12:15 PM	#5
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I can't answer about your deal with Amazon except to say that many authors are on both sites. As for downloading to your Kindle, yes, you can. Why not visit Smashwords and check it out. the URL is www.smashwords.com

07-14-2011, 07:33 AM	#6
Geoff H Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Leicester Device: Kindle 3	Thanks rhadin, I've now had a look and it looks like a good site. Some of the publishers reviews are not very favourable, but let me work on it over the weekend and talk to a few friends. I'll post whether I'll be using it or not. GH

07-17-2011, 11:25 AM	#7
Geoff H Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Leicester Device: Kindle 3	Ok rhadin, I've had a good look and it doesn't seem to bad, so if they can answer my questions in regards to W-8BEN, and how and when to fill in the forms, then I will get them on line as soon as possible. GH