-My year in publishing- I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great new year. As I do twice a year, I post what I’ve sold/given away over the year (or previous six months in the case of posting in June). As I discovered over the year when putting books into Kindle Select, that it’s become really over-rated, even the Kindle Countdown idea could use a lot more work, since I couldn’t get that to work for me either. Free days work well in that I’m getting lots of downloads, but doesn’t seem to boost sales beyond that, or even net borrows from Amazon Prime Members. I guess that … Continue reading →
For the upcoming start of the Christmas season (although, it seems like the Christmas season never ends anymore, especially if you see commercials on TV promoting Christmas deals right after Halloween), I have a couple of deals that anyone can take advantage of. I’m offering 50% off of most of my paperback novels through Createspace, which is good until the end of the year, and the coupon code is ZC6JYHVF. Other deals are listed with the books, including a free Kindle book the week of Cyber Monday. Times of Turmoil – Christian Thriller In Times of Turmoil, a prequel to Times of Trouble and Times of Trial, we follow how … Continue reading →
OUT OF TIME a time travel novel is now available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. The narration was done by Michael C. Gwynne, an actor whose profile can be found on IMDB.com. If you prefer the ebook, it’s still $.99 on all ebook sites where it’s available. Visit the Out of Time page for reviews, excerpts for either the written version or audio, and the buy links. In the 2150′s, 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 U.S. … Continue reading →
This week, I have Beyond the New Frontier for FREE on Kindle for probably the last time on Amazon from 9/11 to 9/12. Since it's a combined novel, I'll probably drop it as a title altogether on Amazon, since New Frontier and Final Frontier are separate titles on Amazon anyway and already that way everywhere else. In this combination of the novels New Frontier and Final Frontier, this is the story of alternate timelines, partial political thriller, and time travel, in which a United States President is kept from being assassinated, but there are other unintended consequences as a result. In 1976, Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States, … Continue reading →
Hi there, welcome to my website/blog to those of you who are on the "I Love Indie Books Hop." For this Hop, I'm giving away some of my ebooks (in epub, kindle, and pdf) for free through my webstore, except for my End Times Trilogy, which I gaveaway for the last blog hop. These novels are clean reads too. Once you've done all the Rafflecopter items on this post, and checked out the books I'm offering, please check out the other blogs on this hop that is listed below the Rafflecopter widget. Clicking on the covers will take you to the page on this site dedicated to each novel/short … Continue reading →
Now that June is over with and it's half-way through the year, I'd like to share my sales stats for the year so far. I post this twice a year, and most of the promotion I do is through Facebook or Twitter (since I have a very small budget). Since the beginning of the year though, I've joined up with other Christian indie authors at sites like Crossreads to promote our books through Twitter, Blog Hops, and $.99 cent sales, and I think it helps tremendously. If I had a lot of disposable income, it would be interesting to see how well I'd do if I could afford Bookbub, Kindle … Continue reading →
Chapter Excerpts from my novels. Click the link to visit each page. Out of Time The Usurper Shattered Earth Beyond the New Frontier Times of Turmoil Times of Trouble Times of Trial Times of Rebellion Times of Destruction Jon Ryan Xavier Doolittle
Welcome to the website of Cliff Ball Author of speculative fiction novels – Christian end times fiction to time travel to alternate history. Blog Crossreads Book Blast – Hope Deferred by Elizabeth Maddrey Now Available: Times of Judgment Times of Judgment – Coming Soon $.99 sale for Times of Turmoil Upgrade your subscription About Cliff Cliff Ball was born in Arizona, but has lived in Texas for most of his life, and currently resides outside of that massive sprawl known as the Metroplex. He became a born again Christian at the age of five, and is a member of his local Baptist church. Cliff has two Bachelor’s of Arts: one … Continue reading →
For Sample Sunday, here is a part of Chapter 7 of Final Frontier. A couple of hours went by before anything started happening. As McMurphy and Elders were hiding behind some boxes on the floor where Lee Harvey Oswald was supposed to have shot Kennedy from, both men heard a door open, with two men walking through. The man who came in first was definitely Oswald, and the second man behind him was shoving a pistol in Oswald’s back, and was carrying something large that was shaped like a rifle of some sort. Oswald was saying, “Why me?” “As I keep saying, we need someone who we can blame the … Continue reading →
