hank quense

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Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He writes humorous fantasy and scifi stories. On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun. A member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, he refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page of any daily newspaper and on the evening TV news.

He has three collections of short stories and four novels currently available. He has written a series of guides on fiction writing and another one on self-publishing and marketing a book. He also lectures on fiction writing and self-publishing.

Hank has initiated a series of lectures and workshops to share his expertise in creating fiction and publishing books. Create A Short Story is a 4-session workshop in which the participants design their own short story. He also gives a two-part seminar on Self-publishing & Marketing a self-published book.

He has a number of links where you can follow his work and his occasional rants:

Hank’s Blog:http://hank-quense.com/wp

Strange Worlds website:http://strangeworldsonline.com/wp

Follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/hanque99

Facebook fan pages: https://www.facebook.com/StrangeWorldsOnline

Along The Watchtower

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A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.

Story Behind The Book

I had a few reasons for writing these ebooks. First, I have a lot of experience in writing and publishing. I’m not an expert, but I do have experience. I belong to a few writers groups and I’ve seen first-hand the confusion and erroneous information that exists about self-publishing. The same situation exists when it comes to marketing the self-publishing book, but to a much greater degree. Hence, there is a need for series of books on these topics. I’ve attempted to provide an orderly, easy to follow process that smooths the path to a successful book launch and a profitable marketing plan. A second reason for writing these books comes from my experiences in running into scam artists who try to rip off inexperienced authors. I’ve lost money on a few occasions. Hence, I have taken on a challenge to protect writers from the Internet thieves who prey on new authors. My method of protecting these writers is to arm them with facts. I’ve learned that the more authors know about the dual processes of self-publishing and self-marketing, the less likely they are to fall for the ingenious schemes of the scam artists.

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<div><a class="userReview" href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7535310-regina-beard" style="color:rgb(56,33,16);font-size:13px;">Regina Beard</a>'s review </div> Hank Quense’s Marketing Plans for Self-Publish Books is a great book for anyone planning on self-publishing a book. As a beginning indie writer, I found the information to be incredibly valuable. Quense not only takes you step-by-step through the marketing process, he also gives good advice about marketing so that you are not needlessly throwing your money away. This book also makes you think about your book as a product. Being a writer, I never really considered that what I’m doing is creating a product to sell and developing a brand. Building a strategy is paramount to being a successful writer. Marketing Plans for Self-Publish Books answered many of the questions I had about marketing my work.

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