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Yeah, THAT “The Martian,” the one that’s a movie starring Matt Damon, the one that was a NY Times bestseller, the one, well, you get the idea.
It’s possible, indie authors.
If you write good stuff.
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Indie Love: “The Martian” was originally self published as an eBook
DAN ALATORRE 
16 replies on “Indie Love: “The Martian” was originally self published as an eBook”
Good to know…did I tell you my son self-published a book in Sept?
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You did not! Post the link!
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Ashes – http://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Rafael-Blotta/dp/1500956457/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439994422&sr=1-1&keywords=rafael+blotta+ashes
We were Kings – http://www.amazon.com/We-Were-Kings-Rafael-Blotta-ebook/dp/B00NPE5GDY/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439994422&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=rafael+blotta+ashes
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Ashes he started when he was 15 as a screenplay but changed it into a book over the years (it’s a bit juvenile but not bad for a start). We Were Kings is a little novella (36 pages) that he wrote after my husband’s 50th birthday bash. His writing has improved over the years and even though it’s a short story I believe it’s better written than Ashes (he’s 29 now). He is currently teaching high school English & Literature and working on three different novels at the same time…one fantasy, one romantic comedy and one textbook-type on Greek literature. I keep telling him to finish at least one of them..but alas, he’s gonna to do what he’s gonna do!.
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Talk about multi-tasking! How on earth can he keep three storylines straight?!
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I don’t have a clue! I ask him all the time and he says it’s not a problem!! 🙂
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Tell your boy to get his Amazon author page finished and put up a bio and picture! (And what a good mom, to edit his books.)
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I’ll tell him! Thanks Dan 🙂
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Three books at once – we’re all that way!
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Ha Ha! Good to know 🙂
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I read The Martian about a year ago. Liked it a *lot*! At first I almost gave up, though, because it was sooooo dry. Then magic happened: I got caught up in the fellow’s brain and kind of thought along with him. What choice did I have? He was all there was, basically. 🙂 I was shocked when I heard that a movie was made from it. I mean, it’s virtually all internal dialogue, so how…? I guess I’ll just have to go see it!
BTW, I didn’t know it was originally an E-book. Yes, I got it for my Kindle, but I had assumed it was out in print before that. Huh. Wow. That’s inspiring!
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Ellie, it will be interesting to see how they make it into a movie, but I think Goodfellas creared a good template for internal monologues, and so did Cujo, so we’ll see.
I wonder whether people were keeping the whole “this was a self pub indie eBook” thing quiet? Personally, I thin every indie author ought to share, reblog, Tweet this information and shout it from the rooftops. When Matt Damon is the star of your self pubbed eBook-turned-movie, a MAJOR milestone has been surpassed!
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Indeed! Not to mention Damon & Ben Affleck’s own first screenplay snagging Robin Williams and awards galore! Same with Diablo Cody’s Thelma and Louise! The old dictum “Talent will out” is true, I think. Very long odds mind you, but still possible!
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Better odds than if you give up, though.
There was a joke about a guy praying, “Please let me win the lottery, please let me win the lottery.”
The cloud parted and God spoke. “Meet me halfway. Buy a effing ticket.”
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Haha, love that!
BTW, I mixed up my newcomer screenwriters! It wasn’t Diablo Cody who wrote Thelma and Louise! (Was she even born yet in 1993? lol) It was actually Callie Khouri. Cody was the writer of Juno, another great indie flick!
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Juno was a cute flick. Thelma and Louise launched Brad Pitt’s career.
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