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Author Meeting Place Interviews Author Cliff Ball of Lewisville/TX/USA
Bio: Cliff Ball is 37, single, Christian, and has a BA in English. Cliff has three novels on the market, Shattered Earth, Out of Time, and The Usurper. Cliff works as a freelance proofreader/editor, and is attempting to pursue an MA in Creative Writing from University of North Texas.
How many book/s have you written?: 3
Please share with us your book titles:
The Usurper Shattered Earth Out of Time
What genre/s would you like to write in?: science fiction, thriller
How long did it take for you to write your book/s?: I took about an average of 6 months to write them.
How long did it take for you to publish your book/s?: I did it through Createspace, so less than a month.
Who did you publish with and why?: I used Createspace because it is completely do it yourself. You pay $39 to have your novels distributed everywhere else besides Amazon, and the novels show up on B&N, Books a Million, and other bookstores. I've tried Vanity Press, but, that costs a lot of money to do, and so far, I haven't come close to making my money back. With three titles through Createspace, I made the money I spent with the distribution back in a month.
Please share with us how you prefer to market your book/s?: I market my books through my website, blog, on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Shelfari, and on message boards like Kindleboards or Mobilereads.
Backcover Description: A scientist discovers time is actually fluid; past, present, and future all exist at the same time. What he doesn't know, is if the current timeline can change when something is changed in the past. The US government wants him to find out. The theme being to make right what once went wrong. The time travelers meet all sorts of 20th century icons, from the Titanic to Anne Frank to Roswell to the Apollo 13. However, someone is trying to stop them, and the future may never be the same again.
Backcover Description: Advanced humans, called Terrans, leave Earth when its threatened by a massive meteor. The remaining humans on Earth fall back into primitiveness. The advanced humans, and a group of aliens, the Ragnor, involve Earth in an interstellar war. Thousands of years later, the humans of Earth decide to do something about this. Interstellar politics will never be the same again once Earth is done with their revenge.
These Terrans involve themselves throughout human history. Some play as King Arthur and Merlin. Another is a scientist, whose name is Galileo, and he gets into all sorts of trouble for challenging official orthodoxy about the sun, the Earth, and which one is revolving around the other. Then, we have Amelia Earhart, who has a very valid reason for disappearing. When an alien spaceship gets shot down over Roswell in 1947, President Truman orders the creation of Area 51, Project Blue Book and Sign, and has the United States embark on a plan that will culminate 60 years in the future. Nothing will ever be the same again when the United States gets involved in interstellar politics. But, the whole plan backfires when Earth ends up the worse for wear over it. Other species find out what Earth did, since no one else was bold enough to even try, so they want to help bring down the Ragnor once and for all. The new President of the United States imagines a galactic federation or a republic, but, none of the other species wants anything to do with it. Once they destroy the Ragnor's technology, they leave the Ragnor to ponder why all the other species hated them enough to attack them. Will the galaxy remain at peace?
Backcover Description: Gary Jackson is raised to hate. Hate the United States, and everything it has ever stood for. His mission is to destroy the country from within, allying himself with America's enemies, and one very powerful and malevolent billionaire, to accomplish the deed. Once elected to the highest position in the land, Gary puts his lifelong goals to work, and puts the USA onto the path of ultimate destruction. He stops at nothing to rid the USA of his political and spiritual enemies, until a small group decide they've had enough, and they want to stop him. Will they succeed or will the United States be relegated to the dustbin of history?
Book Review/s to share: Cliff weaves an interesting story with enough connections to real happenings in the world today that this book seems to be non-fiction. Just when you think you know where the story line is going Cliff changes up on you. While some things are predictable others are not, which adds to the enjoyment of the book. Some events catch you totally off guard. While it may seem to start slow stick with it, you will not be disappointed. by Brian Knapp
The Usurper is not usually my favourite type of novel but Cliff Ball really surprised me. This is a very fast-paced, action-packed book once you get past the first few chapters. I think what impressed me the most was Ball's very accurate depiction of the power of indoctrination. In many ways it was a rather chilling view of what 'could have been'. If you like political thrillers then I highly recommend it. by Tracey Alley
I just finished reading The Usurper and enjoyed the book. I love the concept of this book and the ending caught me totally off guard. The Usurper is a quick read. There are many correlations with the real world that most of us can relate to. If only they had turned out differently. The book smacks of conspiracy theories. Who knows, this book could possibly be one of those that, in a few years, will make us wonder, "How did the author get so close to the truth?" by JC Phelps
Email to share: cliffball_2000@yahoo.com
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