A Kindle short story collection by William Meikle

williemeikle · 01-25-2013, 02:16 AM

Over the years I've had many stories published in small presses and short run anthologies. These tend to disappear quickly into history and are hard to track down for anyone interested enough.

Kindle publishing gives me the perfect opportunity to bring them to a wider audience.

So here they are, a selection of tales from over the years, covering a mixture of genres and types of story telling. All on sale for only 99c each.

Some of these go back to when I was just starting out, others are more recent

And keep a weather eye open -- I'll be giving some of them away as freebies on a semi-regular basis.

As of today I've loaded up 18 separate stories - details here if interested

http://www.williammeikle.com/shortstorycollection.html

To kick off, the one at the top over there, #1 King Crab vs Giant Scorpion, a '50s style creature feature, is free today and through to 01/28/2013

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4L0VIK

Spell-it-out · 01-25-2013, 03:51 AM

Thank you, just downloaded it.

WriterBN · 01-25-2013, 10:39 PM

Congrats!

I'm working on my own short fiction collection, taking the same route you did except that I'll sell them as one collection, not individual stories. Do you plan to offer a print version as well?

williemeikle · 01-26-2013, 01:04 AM

Most of these stories have already appeared in print in the small press and anthologies, so I'm not planning anything in that direction. I see these as more of a means of advertising other works than a means of making money in themselves.

Then again, if one or two take off and start selling in big numbers, I may have to revise my thinking :-)

People do love the free stuff, don't they?

The King Crab versus Giant Scorpion book is getting gobbled up in its hundreds.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4L0VIK

euclid · 01-27-2013, 02:15 PM

Got it! Thanks.

ellisshuman · 01-27-2013, 05:29 PM

You certainly have a lot of things in print (digitally speaking)! Keep on writing!

williemeikle · 01-27-2013, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ellisshuman

You certainly have a lot of things in print (digitally speaking)! Keep on writing!

And in print non-digitally speaking too :-)

williemeikle · 01-29-2013, 04:43 PM

TANNIS is the latest freebie from my Short Story collection - free until 2nd Feb

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4LC93K

A short fantasy tale involving a mad scientist, a boy, a newt, a dragon, some carnage... and a pony!

Also available in UK, Canada etc... just change the .com in the link above to your region of choice

williemeikle · 02-03-2013, 07:05 PM

The latest freebie from my short story collection is The Vampire Bible. Free on kindle until 7/02. Transcribed from a scroll found in Syria in 1927

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B508MFO

williemeikle · 02-04-2013, 12:58 AM

I knew it wouldn't take long... 1st message accusing me of blasphemy has arrived re: THE VAMPIRE BIBLE.

williemeikle · 02-05-2013, 12:50 AM

THE VAMPIRE BIBLE is still free and...

#1 in Kindle Store > Books > Fiction > Fantasy > Historical in the UK Yay me :-)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B508MFO

#2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Fantasy > Alternative History in the US
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B508MFO

It means absolutely nothing at all of course. It's just a wee experiment on my part. The short story has an advert at the back for my other vampire fiction. We'll see if the freebie drives any actual sales traffic...

Maythe · 02-06-2013, 11:32 PM

Just downloaded Vampire Bible. Thanks!

IrishRover · 02-07-2013, 11:55 PM

Have downloaded 'Vampire Bible', look forward to reading it. Thanks!

williemeikle · 02-07-2013, 11:58 PM

Thanks to everyone downloading the Vampire Bible... it'll be free until midnight tonight Eastern Time or thereabouts...

Over 1000 free downloads given away in the past few days... let's hope it leads to increased visibility for me on Kindle and / or more sales.

williemeikle · 02-08-2013, 04:30 PM

The Toughest Mile is free today on kindle

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4ZPLYA A sword and sorcery short

williemeikle · 02-11-2013, 06:03 PM

The Castle of Blood is free today on kindle

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4Y47CS

A vampire fantasy short

williemeikle · 02-20-2013, 04:09 PM

Derek Adams, The Midnight Eye, finds zombies in Largs, and isn't at all surprised. My short story Home is the Sailor is free on kindle until 24th Feb

.COM: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4WK2HY
.CO.UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B4WK2HY
.CA http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B4WK2HY

williemeikle · 03-04-2013, 04:16 PM

This week's freebie on Kindle from the collection is a Scottish vampire short, MORNING SICKNESS

.COM http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5HJB3E
.CO.UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B5HJB3E
.CA http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B5HJB3E

williemeikle · 03-10-2013, 07:28 PM

Flower of Scotland 3 - 15 more short short stories, is free until Thursday 14th March.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BNVP08C
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BNVP08C
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BNVP08C

williemeikle · 03-14-2013, 07:15 PM

My historical Lovecraftian short story, INQUISITOR is free until 17th March

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4WTR70

williemeikle · 03-19-2013, 11:48 PM

My historical fantasy short SAMURAI is free until 22nd March.

www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5JE0MY

williemeikle · 03-23-2013, 07:10 PM

Another Kindle freebie from me. This story was originally in Cthulhu Unbound 2 from Permuted Press, and was also reprinted last year in my DARK MELODIES collection from Dark Regions. It got an honorable mention in the Year's Best for the year from Ellen Datlow.

Jane Austen meets The Old Ones - a free lovecraftian short today

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4ZKL5O/

williemeikle · 06-18-2013, 06:39 PM

Free ebook today on kindle - The Auld Mither, a Scottish supernatural novella

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5XRUDO/

01-25-2013, 10:39 PM	#3
WriterBN practical experience, FTW Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: In transition Posts: 155	Congrats! I'm working on my own short fiction collection, taking the same route you did except that I'll sell them as one collection, not individual stories. Do you plan to offer a print version as well? __________________ Author of Bombay Bhel, collection of short fiction: Amazon \| B&N \| Kobo \| iBookstore

01-26-2013, 01:04 AM	#4
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Most of these stories have already appeared in print in the small press and anthologies, so I'm not planning anything in that direction. I see these as more of a means of advertising other works than a means of making money in themselves. Then again, if one or two take off and start selling in big numbers, I may have to revise my thinking :-) People do love the free stuff, don't they? The King Crab versus Giant Scorpion book is getting gobbled up in its hundreds. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4L0VIK __________________

01-27-2013, 02:15 PM	#5
euclid Where did I put me specs? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Paradise Posts: 1,885	Got it! Thanks. __________________ Oops, I blogged. I'll clean it up later (Latest post: 24 Jan, 2013) I'm on Facebook jjtonerYA And Goodreads: JJ Toner A short story: www.jjtoner.net/ed.html

01-27-2013, 05:29 PM	#6
ellisshuman Author of short stories, novel Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 129	You certainly have a lot of things in print (digitally speaking)! Keep on writing! __________________ --* Blogging at Ellis Shuman Writes. --*

01-29-2013, 04:43 PM	#8
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	TANNIS is the latest freebie from my Short Story collection - free until 2nd Feb http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4LC93K A short fantasy tale involving a mad scientist, a boy, a newt, a dragon, some carnage... and a pony! Also available in UK, Canada etc... just change the .com in the link above to your region of choice __________________

01-25-2013, 02:16 AM	#1
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	A Kindle short story collection by William Meikle Over the years I've had many stories published in small presses and short run anthologies. These tend to disappear quickly into history and are hard to track down for anyone interested enough. Kindle publishing gives me the perfect opportunity to bring them to a wider audience. So here they are, a selection of tales from over the years, covering a mixture of genres and types of story telling. All on sale for only 99c each. Some of these go back to when I was just starting out, others are more recent And keep a weather eye open -- I'll be giving some of them away as freebies on a semi-regular basis. As of today I've loaded up 18 separate stories - details here if interested http://www.williammeikle.com/shortstorycollection.html To kick off, the one at the top over there, #1 King Crab vs Giant Scorpion, a '50s style creature feature, is free today and through to 01/28/2013 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4L0VIK __________________

01-25-2013, 03:51 AM	#2
Spell-it-out Paradise is buried in the dust! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 780	Thank you, just downloaded it. __________________ Flash Fiction Collection The History Maker on Amazon Facebook WIP: Finding my way through a second draft of "The Angel of Death".

02-03-2013, 07:05 PM	#9
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	The latest freebie from my short story collection is The Vampire Bible. Free on kindle until 7/02. Transcribed from a scroll found in Syria in 1927 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B508MFO __________________

02-04-2013, 12:58 AM	#10
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	I knew it wouldn't take long... 1st message accusing me of blasphemy has arrived re: THE VAMPIRE BIBLE. __________________

02-05-2013, 12:50 AM	#11
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	THE VAMPIRE BIBLE is still free and... #1 in Kindle Store > Books > Fiction > Fantasy > Historical in the UK Yay me :-) http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B508MFO #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Fantasy > Alternative History in the US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B508MFO It means absolutely nothing at all of course. It's just a wee experiment on my part. The short story has an advert at the back for my other vampire fiction. We'll see if the freebie drives any actual sales traffic... __________________

02-06-2013, 11:32 PM	#12
Maythe practical experience, FTW Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Essex, UK. Posts: 254	Just downloaded Vampire Bible. Thanks! __________________ I have a rather quiet writing blog and a somewhat more chattersome gardening blog. Twitter: @libbycutts

02-07-2013, 11:55 PM	#13
IrishRover uʍop ǝpısdn sı ǝɟıl Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ard Mhacha, Ireland Posts: 13	Have downloaded 'Vampire Bible', look forward to reading it. Thanks! __________________ 'There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in' - Leonard Cohen, 'Anthem'

02-07-2013, 11:58 PM	#14
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Thanks to everyone downloading the Vampire Bible... it'll be free until midnight tonight Eastern Time or thereabouts... Over 1000 free downloads given away in the past few days... let's hope it leads to increased visibility for me on Kindle and / or more sales. __________________

02-08-2013, 04:30 PM	#15
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	The Toughest Mile is free today on kindle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4ZPLYA A sword and sorcery short __________________

02-11-2013, 06:03 PM	#16
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	The Castle of Blood is free today on kindle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4Y47CS A vampire fantasy short __________________

02-20-2013, 04:09 PM	#17
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Derek Adams, The Midnight Eye, finds zombies in Largs, and isn't at all surprised. My short story Home is the Sailor is free on kindle until 24th Feb .COM: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4WK2HY .CO.UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B4WK2HY .CA http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B4WK2HY __________________

03-04-2013, 04:16 PM	#18
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	This week's freebie on Kindle from the collection is a Scottish vampire short, MORNING SICKNESS .COM http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5HJB3E .CO.UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B5HJB3E .CA http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B5HJB3E __________________

03-10-2013, 07:28 PM	#19
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Flower of Scotland 3 - 15 more short short stories, is free until Thursday 14th March. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BNVP08C http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BNVP08C http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BNVP08C __________________

03-14-2013, 07:15 PM	#20
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	My historical Lovecraftian short story, INQUISITOR is free until 17th March http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4WTR70 __________________

03-19-2013, 11:48 PM	#21
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	My historical fantasy short SAMURAI is free until 22nd March. www.amazon.com/dp/B00B5JE0MY __________________

03-23-2013, 07:10 PM	#22
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Another Kindle freebie from me. This story was originally in Cthulhu Unbound 2 from Permuted Press, and was also reprinted last year in my DARK MELODIES collection from Dark Regions. It got an honorable mention in the Year's Best for the year from Ellen Datlow. Jane Austen meets The Old Ones - a free lovecraftian short today http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B4ZKL5O/ __________________

06-18-2013, 06:39 PM	#23
williemeikle Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,518	Free ebook today on kindle - The Auld Mither, a Scottish supernatural novella http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5XRUDO/ __________________

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