This is like Déjà vu all over again!

This is like Déjà vu all over again! Moments In Time: It is never too late to come out is FREE until 11/4, and FREE is good. Like it, share the link with your friends, Love it, comment and leave a positive, compelling review on amazon and goodreads. *HUGS*

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OZYIXLK

Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out is BACK ONLINE

After a four day delay politely discussing WHY my book was blocked on amazon, for what content violation exactly, I was eventually passed up the ranks from standard form e-mails to real people who deal with this phenomenon on a daily basis.

I had done the work right, step by step, without spamming my groups, as some authors are doing. A publisher I was becoming. When BAM! Amazon blocked the book from the bookshelves. All the hard work, my ONE raving five star review, all discarded in a virtual bin.

Amazon only blocked the book because it was reported by three people as 'contains pornographic content.' Automatic delete. Now, I have read some pretty HOT and steamy novels by Kindle Alexander, and several other writers with sex scenes way, way hotter and more descriptive than I could ever even hope to articulate, butt alas, after 1,300 downloads in 8 hours of being free, I'd say that was pretty dang good marketing, and I had created an interest in the book.

BUT, Amazon agreed to bring my one and only five star review to the new ASIN, which makes me do my *HAPPY DANCE* and jump for joy.

The book is now back online, and available free starting Friday 10/31 for five days. 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OZYIXLK

This is a re-write of the original book, Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out. It is chock filled with rainbows, butterflies, unicorns and daisies. Should you endure the entire book, and are as in love with the story as most of the five star reviewers were in the first week of its release, then that means I salvaged the most important part of the storyline.

But… Even in Fifty Shades of Gray, there were no disclaimers or warnings of sexual content. And certainly if I knew the author was going to write about and articulate vicious sexual scenes and rape, I would not have bought the book. But I read it, and closed my eyes through the scary parts. But if that’s what sells books, and that’s how you make a TV series or a movie, then who would ever buy my book, especially being a new author. At least I warn the reader before buying.

We all know sex sells, but why read a book with this disclaimer if you’re not interested in the content, to the point of reporting it as pornography. I should write a book about this experience. I bet it sells, and will offend some people too. Back to our book about butterflies, rainbows and daisies:

Life happens. It is how we deal with our daily life challenges that define us as the people we are, and the people we will become. Moments in Time represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood.

Each chapter is a detailed chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us.

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the first in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors.

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the authors intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series.

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out. Again.

Book 1 Blocked by Amazon for content violations

Slight hiccup. So I have a three book series called Moments in Time, and finally published book 1 and 2 last week. 

Sunday night it started a FIVE day KDP Select FREE promotion. 

On Monday morning when I left for school, after 8 hours of being free, I had 1,300 free downloads. Effective marketing. 

So I expected twice that after a days work. When I got home from school, my book had been blocked by Amazon for violating their content guidelines. I inquired by replying to them WHAT content did I violate? after about a dozen back and forth emails, they responded that three people reported my book to Amazon as pornographic material. 

Well, ONE of these people's names I recognized immediately as a fellow author, member of several groups I belong to, and interact with. How can that be? Competition is fierce Amazon informed me, and it took three reports in a day to get blocked. It took me a half dozen emails from them to skim my book and tell me which chapters need to be 'modified.'

I have read steamier, Hotter, more graphically intense sexual experiences (Fifty Shades of Gray even) recently in other peoples works, that I had hoped my sex scenes would minimally rival theirs. Unfortunately, it seems perhaps at least one fellow author feared my sales would take away from theirs? I do not know. 

Time to re-write a few paragraphs in a few chapters, and hopefully by the weekend, I will re-release the modified book, under the same name, new ASIN number, and see how many people will report that! If I wanted to write about butterflies, unicorns and daisies, I wouldn't be writing in this genre. 

I am so excited that Amazon is in constant communication about this issue, and knowing a competitor is jealous of my work demonstrates that my writing is five star, well on a 'pornographic' content, I guess its a six star.

So watch out butterflies and daisies will be edited into my first book, and re-released this weekend. 

KDP free book offer experiment. Free is good, right?

So its been a week, and I think I will experiment with the KDP free book offer for the last five days of the month. It will start on Sunday. I wonder what to expect.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ONERHDC

Life happens. It is how we deal with our daily life challenges that define us as the people we are, and the people we will become. Moments in Time represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood.

Each chapter is a detailed chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us.

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the first in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors.

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the authors intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series.

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out.

I am considering a cover change. Please share your feelings.

Okay, I am carefully considering a cover change for the Moments in Time trilogy. I wonder if you will share your comments about the current published cover, already on virtual bookshelves everywhere in the UK, Canada, United States, Germany and Japan in just one week! But I am not entirely convinced that I like the published cover, so I had some new ones made. What do you think?

 

  

  

Blown Away! FIRST review for Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars October 20, 2014

By JoanneHartung

This is the second book I read in a week from a new author, and I have to say, Adam, this book Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over touched me in so many ways. Having the main character overcoming depression and suicide, starting a new life, with lots of friends helping along the way, and then meeting Warren. Wow. I can relate to the experience on so many levels, but the passion expressed in your words were only surpassed by the emotional connection that was made between these two characters. The descriptive flings, the chase for what everyone’s looking for, love, and the way I felt reading the sex scenes, if I closed my eyes, I could almost imagine I was there. But I needed to keep reading. Did I mention, most of all, the sex scenes were scorching hot. I’ve got this author on autobuy, and can’t wait for the final book in the series to be published. I have joined your blog so that I can follow (and maybe get a sneak peak) at what happens next.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OO6SZJO

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over is the second in a series that represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood. 

Each chapter is a continuing chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us. 

We begin with George ready to commit suicide. He was in so much pain, and causing pain for so many, the easiest way to end that pain was to end his life. After just awaking from a dream that outlined his purpose, and provided a path to follow, he meets Warren, and everything seems to fall into place with someone to walk that path with. 

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the second in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors. 

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the author’s intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series. 

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over. 

Amazing FIRST review for Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars October 20, 2014

By JoanneHartung

Format:Kindle Edition

First, I could not put this book down. Each chapter was uniquely different and expressive. It was filled with emotion that sort of sucked me into the pages, as if I were part of the action. After reading this book, Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out, I attempted to get on with my day like any other normal day. But I was too consumed with the emotional honesty the main character experienced.
I was skeptical at first, paying full price for a new authors work. But the book cover was a serious eye catcher, the book description pushed me a little more, and the sample pages made me buy it. I started reading where the sample left off. I passed up dinner with friends, stayed up way too late, even contemplated calling in sick for work (I don’t recommend that-I’ve done it before), The book was amazing. I have already purchased his second book in the series, and have high expectations to read what comes next. The book is like that. It is written in a way that you just can’t wait for the next paragraph, the next pages, the next chapter…
I can only say this, inspiring message, and steamy hot sex scenes.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ONERHDC

Life happens. It is how we deal with our daily life challenges that define us as the people we are, and the people we will become. Moments in Time represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood. 

Each chapter is a detailed chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us. 

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the first in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors. 

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the authors intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series. 

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out. 

Holy Crackers! New Cover Art Options...

I am totally blown away, but looking for some feedback regarding the published cover, and the three new options...

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over

I am so happy that the second book in the Moments in Time trilogy has been completed and released to the public in kindle format on amazon. You know it is getting really hot in here. Looking for positive, compelling reviews to motivate me to complete the third. I think the world is going to love these stories, but I hope for at least liking them. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OO6SZJO

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over is the second in a series that represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood.

Each chapter is a continuing chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us.

We begin with George ready to commit suicide. He was in so much pain, and causing pain for so many, the easiest way to end that pain was to end his life. After just awaking from a dream that outlined his purpose, and provided a path to follow, he meets Warren, and everything seems to fall into place with someone to walk that path with.

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the second in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors.

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the author’s intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series.

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over.

Amazon.com Author central is active

http://www.amazon.com/Adam-Stevens/e/B00ONMEUDY

I am now a published Author. Let's see how fast I can get positive reviews!

I did it yesterday. I finally ticked the 'save and publish' box. It's up, It's live, and I hope the world falls in love with the character. Heck, I'll be happy if they at least like him. As this is my first release to the world, I welcome constructive criticism (disregard the subtitle error on the cover art, the correct subtitle has been uploaded and will be fixed by tomorrow).
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ONERHDC

It is getting 'real' now.

The 12-24 hour Amazon.com countdown has begun. I FINALLY ticked that save and publish box. It is getting 'real' now.

Life happens. It is how we deal with our daily life challenges that define us as the people we are, and the people we will become. Moments in Time represents an evolution of explosive sexual discovery, from the earliest childhood memories though adulthood.

Each chapter is a detailed chronological examination of brief moments in time that have shaped and developed the character, culminating into a circular and repeating series of events revolving around sexual discovery, the search for love, and the loss associated with love, and allowing yourself to deviate from the path set before us.

This is not your ordinary fictional gay romance novel. It is the first in a series intended to allow you to reflect on the characters development, and potentially relate to the characters in each chapter by briefly experiencing these moments in time personally. You will find graphically intense sexual scenes in each chapter. Please note the warning that this book does graphically explore gay male sexual encounters. It is intended for a mature adult audience, and not intended for minors.

You can determine for yourself, as you read each chapter, which character you relate to the most, and how they affect you, on more than an entertainment opportunity level. I can promise you entertainment, based on relevance. It is the authors intention to extend an invitation to each reader to share their opinion on http://adamstevensshouts.blogspot.com/ regarding which characters they would like to see featured in future stories at the conclusion of the Moments in Time series.

I hope you enjoy Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out.

Detours: Sometimes the wrong way is the right way

This is the third installment of the Moments in Time series, and the cover art by Rylie is underway. Still some major writing to be done. Its about a month away from being complete. Another month for the edit and re-write. It has intentionally left holes, gaps and canyons due to the lack of a proper cup of coffee in China. Yes, I blame it all on the coffee (that and not having a laptop for three months).

Stay tuned.

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over

Moments in Time: It is never too late to start over is the continuing saga from the first in the series, Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out. The edit and re-edits are complete and is finally finished, ready to publish.

The re-branding is underway with the cover art by Rylie. The book description and synopsis are also part of the re-branding process, and will all be complete this week. I can't wait to get this story published on amazon.com

Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out

Moments in Time: It is never too late to come out is finally finished. It is the beginning, the start of a three book trilogy that has been in the works since 1997. I finally love the timeline and flow, and all of its characters after edit and re-write, edit and re-write. It has been a painfully rewarding experience. 

The two major things I learned in expressing my artistic talent is to STOP hating and deleting the work I create. After three weeks of brainstorming, I created a fabulous solution to a chapter which needed a significant and stimulating change. I re-read the book twice trying to find the original idea. I couldn't find the work, and realized that I deleted an entire chapter because it wasn't just right. I learned to cut the work I don't like, and save it in another file to perhaps edit and use later. I also learned, that no matter how many times you edit, and no matter how much you love it, you MUST begin somewhere. So I finally love my work, and am sharing it with the world. I hope the world at least likes it. 

The cover art by Rylie is underway, and am finally ready to publish on Amazon.com.