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Thank you to Touya for allowing me to guest post.
As a writer and publisher, it’s always
been a goal to bridge the gap between the cerebral gratifications of
well-plotted fiction writing and the visual stimulation of illustrative art. The
one day I had a mini-epiphany. Insert expressive, emotionally representative imagery
in written stories, during moments of emotional consequence. By delivering a
visual of what a character feels, the reader becomes more intensely immersed in
the story.
Emotobooks
are written fiction stories, not comics or graphic novels. The few emotional abstract
images woven in the stories are the dream-like visuals each of us experience in
the middle of the night.
The term Emotobook is a portmanteau
word I conjured as a memorable label for the very first fiction medium for
smartphones and tablets. For the first time, readers can now see actual representation
of character emotions right on the page for a fun, interactive experience.
Stories are published as EmotoSerials or EmotoSingles. EmotoSerials
are monthly-released, continuing stories, much like TV dramas or miniseries
that continue until their climactic ends. EmotoSingles
are individual experiences.
I launched Grit City Publications
in July of 2011, with the first Emotobook series titled Grit City, a seven-part
story about Dillon Galway, an idealistic freelance journalist, who scrapes out
a living reporting on corruption. Since then, we’ve grown the Emotobooks
Catalog into an array of fun genre fiction titles in Sci-Fi,
Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, and Horror.
Each Emotobook title consists of three creators:
the author, editor, and illustrator. It’s our philosophy that three
contributors on each Emotobook delivers a richer, more flavorful story. The
creators even offer Autograph Cards and suggest mood settings, such as food,
drink, and music. This way our fans can achieve a full-bodied experience.
Emotobooks accommodate a new audience,
who desire a fast “full story experience” on smartphones, iPods, computers, or
tablet readers in about 30 to 60 minutes. They can be purchased from Amazon,
Barnes
& Noble, and other retailers.
Our editors are currently seeking the
best genre fiction for the Emotobooks transformation. It’s required that
fiction writers read our submission
guidelines and the free handbook, How to Create Emotobooks,
before submitting. Our publishing model is unique and we require long-term
participation from authors for everyone’s success.
Now that you’ve been introduced to the
Emotobooks Revolution, I hope you’ll join our Readers
Cult and begin collecting the coolest titles. We even offer free
Autograph
Cards to our fans. What it really comes down to is we write,
edit, and illustrate the best modern fiction for our fans. Without you, we
wouldn’t be here. Thank you.
Ron Gavalik's Bio:
Born
and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ron Gavalik is a seasoned freelance journalist
and fiction author of the successful Grit City thriller series. As Publisher
for Grit City Publications, he oversees the Emotobooks
Revolution. Ron holds an M.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill
University and a B.S. in Marketing Communications from Point Park University. When not writing, you can find him in the outdoors of Southwestern
Pennsylvania on his trail bike, hiking, or fishing.
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Now my request to each of you is to go check out the site and float around. I mean it. It's so great you need to experience it yourself. Remember in the words of Shemhazai: "All knowledge is worth having." (Points to the person that gets the book reference without looking it up.)
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