Throughout August, I gave away all of my sea stories for free on Amazon. Each week a different book was free. I promoted this on Facebook and Google+. As a result many readers downloaded my sea stories. Some folks bought a few books, but the best part is that I received several friend requests from sea story fans around the world, and numerous people posted reviews on Amazon.
A sample of the reviews posted:
"I read the story after it was offered for Free on Kindle and didn’t know what to expect. I do know it was 100% engaging and a real page-turner, and though the genre warped and weaved about, I found it impossible to put down. ... The concept of the invisible ship was intriguing – as for the disappearing corpses…I was left scratching my head. Possibly the strangest story I have ever read. This author’s imagination must have been on steroids when he wrote it as his ideas bounced in several directions. For me the ending was a little abrupt as I wanted the story to keep going.In all, a very well written and edited book. It certainly held my interest." 4-Star Review for Sailors Take Warning
"Mostly believable story about sailors goings on in Olongapo City. A couple of small literary license items but that just makes the story more interesting. All in all, a good short story." 4-Star Review for Back to the Philippines
"Well written and realistic short story about an aircraft incident aboard an aircraft carrier. Excellent descriptions of the people, the situation, and the equipment." 5-Star Review for Sixty-Four Days
"As a former sailor on an attack carrier (CVA-64) serving on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf I enjoyed the book...brought back the memories of how hazardous our duty was back in the day." 5-Star Review for Sixty-Four Days
"While the life of a seaman serving on a massive USS aircraft may seems exciting, cruising the seas and occasionally stopping at exotic ports around the world, the fact that many US servicemen spend most, if not all of their time working below deck not seeing the light for day for weeks or even months, is unbelievable. They are not only deprived of sunlight but also female company hence when they enter port many of the sailors have only one thing on their mind. From excited not-a-care-in-the-world teenagers with their life ahead of them, the Navy (in this account anyway) turns these boys into sex-starved smoke and drink addicts. While written as a fiction story, SAILOR'S DELIGHT reads like the autobiography of one sailor whose sense and sensibility has been screwed by the work he does, the dangers he faces and the tragic loss of a mate’s life that is literally torn to pieces in front of him. Battling his demons, Chris Marlow is weighed down with recurring thoughts that he self-medicates with alcohol, gluttony and false bravado. As a result he suffers physical complaints that deliver him to a hospital facility off the ship. Two weeks of investigations and R&R return the young man to the semblance of what he should be." 4-Star Review for Sailors Delight
Books downloaded for Free from Amazon During August - 2018: 522
Books sold on Amazon During August - 2018: 87
Kindle Unlimited Pages Read During August - 2018: 1624
These two sea stories are always free on all eReaders
Malcolm Torres is the author of original sea stories and nautical novels.
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