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Gigsplained Guides coming to Gigabooks Press

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Gigsplained Education Foundation will be publishing a series of guides on a variety of topics with Gigabooks Press.

Branded “Gigsplained Guides” these books will be single topic books about a wide variety of topics from health and nutrition, to information and technology.

Gigsplained has made a name for itself by advocating for education and public media. The name Gigsplained means explaining a complicated topic in a casual, conversational way. This will make the Gigsplained Guides an easy read for a wide audience.

The Gigsplained Guides do not yet have a set publishing schedule but will be announced as they become available.

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Reworking The 8 Fates of Okteveos: New 3-Book Series Unveiled

In 2023, J. Tordsen wrote and finished The 8 Fates of Okteveos. However, on a recent Gigsplained podcast he admitted that when it was given to beta readers they didn’t care for it. So the book will now be reworked into 2 separate books by adding new details that were not included in the original draft.

“They said it kinda sucked,” he explained in the podcast. “I could have paid an editor to tell me the same thing but ultimately I listened to the beta readers. I took a step back and thought about it for quite a while and came up with a plan to rework the single novel into 2 books by adding some foreshadowing and mysticism to the first part rather than making it a dry accounting of the hero/villian’s sins.”

“I felt constrained in the second half of the book anyway. There was so much more to the story that didn’t make it to the book.”

The first book will now be called The Sins of Okteveos and will have the same cover that has already been revealed. The second book will be called The Fates of Okteveos followed by the third book, The Rise of Okteveos.

A new release date has yet to be set.

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Okteveos Release Delayed

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The 8 Fates of Okteveos is getting major rewrites at the suggestion of beta readers.

Parts of the anticipated book are going back to the second edit process which could delay the release by several weeks. J. Tordsen explains.

I am going to delay the release of The 8 Fates of Okteveos based on the feedback I received from beta readers. I use a self-edit process and to ignore the feedback from the beta readers is ultimately self-defeating. As this is my first foray into novel writing, it is worth taking the extra time to make the manuscript the best it can be.

What did the beta readers say? In a nutshell, the first half of the book was too much of a lift for the readers. So much so that one reader even began skimming and missed some important details that helped make sense of the story in later chapters.

In fairness, I have only been working on this book off and on since about January 2023. Ten months of work on a novel that might take years to write is better than I expected – especially considering how slow I type.

J. Tordsen

The original release was planned for October but with the delay, a new release date has yet to be determined. Gigabooks Press will announce the new date once it becomes available.

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The Gigabytes Guide to Writing now available on Google Play Books

Not a fan of Amazon? The Gigabytes Guide to Writing e-book is now available on Google Play Books.

The Gigabytes Guide to Writing is a lighthearted road map to your book writing journey

A writer with over 25 years of professional writing experience, J. Tordsen escorts you down the path less traveled by other guides as he takes this book from concept to published work – without the use of chat bots – in only 7 days.

Covering everything from the first draft to effective marketing strategy, this book mixes both wisdom and wisecracks as it takes you through an overview of the entire self-publishing process – all told from the author’s unique perspective.

With an emphasis on writing technology, literary world building, and effectively combating writer’s block, this guide can help you avoid the pitfalls on the writer’s journey.

An easy and enjoyable read, The Gigabytes Guide to Writing can show you how to enjoy the ride to becoming a self-published author.

Get it on Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SbG7EAAAQBAJ&pli=1

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Book Announcement: The 8 Fates of Okteveos

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the 8 fates of okteveos

Who holds the gods to account when a comedy of errors turns into a life of tragedy?

Okteveos was a strange case. His ability to sense the emotions of others with almost telepathic insight left him unable to feel his own. As a result, a series of mishaps, accidents, and death surround him throughout his life. One day, the powers that be had enough and destroy him and the island he inhabited in a fiery volcanic explosion over 3600 years ago.

Now, he faces judgement and punishment from the very architects of his entire existence. Is Okteveos the master of his misdeeds and deserving of damnation or is he the victim of the fates that caused the tragedies that befell him? The answer to that question will take Okteveos on a journey through time he’s never known and lives he could never imagine.

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