Greetings All!

I just uploaded all the files for the ninth book in the Windfall series, “Windfall: The Leavening.”

You can order a printed copy of “Windfall: The Leavening” from Amazon.com here. The Kindle version is also available here. The Nook version is also available here.

Thanks again to all the Beta readers! I so very much appreciate you amazing help.

If you’d like to know more the Windfall series, please select the “windfall” menu item on the left.

Next up… “Windfall: Dragnet,” the tenth book in the Windfall series. It should be available for Beta reading sometime around April 1, 2019.

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

The ninth book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: The Leavening.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. And in case you are wondering, yes, this is book 9 in this series (and there are 15 more to go), but there is a timeline synopsis at the beginning of the book that should get you up to speed. (Just remember, there have been almost 1.2 million words and over 3400 pages before this one!! So… there may be some initial confusion!!!)

However, this is also the first book in the second octet (i.e. books 9-16). There are three octets altogether. This book begins The Revelation Opus so it is a bit of a reset and a new beginning!

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: The Leavening” is 477 pages long. I plan to send out the books the first week of October 2018, and the deadline for input will be November 15, 2018 (which means you’ll have approximately six weeks to read it).

I’m not exactly sure how many copies I’m going to order. Amazon.com is shutting down CreateSpace.com and forcing everyone to move to KDP.Amazon.com. Unfortunately, there are new rules for publishing there. I uploaded all the standard files on Sunday (9/16/2018) and I am three iterations into the review process and I can’t seem to get them to approve the files. The formatting in all correct, but I keep getting this generic message about the fact the “title, subtitle, edition, or series in your manuscript file doesn’t match the book details.” And I have no idea what they are talking about!

So, I may need to set up the book on lulu.com and order the books from there this time around until I figure out the magic incantation. Unfortunately, the author copies on lulu.com are almost twice as expensive as KDP.Amazon.com… so I may be ordering fewer copies. We’ll see.

Anyways, if you would like to be a Beta reader, just send me an email at me@philfarrand.com and include your mailing address. And, I apologized for this, but Beta reading is limited to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Postage is just too expensive for anything else.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

(Update 2018-03-31: Thank you to everyone who signed up! The ranks are closed for this book, but there will be another one coming around October 1, 2108!)

The eighth book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: The Counting House.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. And in case you are wondering, yes, this is book 8 in this series (and there are 16 more to go), but there is a timeline synopsis at the beginning of the book that should get you up to speed. (Just remember, there has been a million+ words and over 3000 pages before this one!! So… there may be some initial confusion!!!)

However, this is also the last book in the first octet (i.e. first eight books). There are three octets altogether. This book concludes The Conviction Opus so if you want to figuratively “turn to the last page” and find out how the octet ends… this is the book to read!

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: Virgins” is 460 pages long. I plan to send out the books the first week of April 2018, and the deadline for input will be June 1, 2018 (which means you’ll have almost eight weeks to read it).

I have already ordered 40 copies for the Beta readers, and I have already written the former Beta readers to see if they would like to read it. As of right now (3/28/2017), there is still room! If you would like to become a Beta reader, simply click here to order a copy. It’s free but the checkout process will give you me your mailing address and email address that I can put in my files. Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

UPDATE 10/02/2017: The ranks are full and the Beta copies have been mailed. Thanks to everyone who signed up!!

UPDATE 9/21/2017: The books are ordered! They should be in at the end of next week!!

The seventh book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: Virgins.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. This book ESPECIALLY deals with the base foundations of life and reproduction, so… consider yourself warned. 😉 And in case you are wondering, yes, this is book 7 in this series (and there are 17 more to go), but there is a timeline synopsis at the beginning of the book that should get you up to speed. (Just remember, there have been 850,000+ words before this one!! So… there may be some initial confusion!!! And, yes, that means, with book seven, we have crossed a million words in this series.)

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: Virgins” is 490 pages long. I plan to send out the books the first week of October 2017, and the deadline for input will be December 1, 2017 (which means you’ll have almost eight weeks to read it).

I will be ordering 40 copies for the Beta readers soon, and I have already written the former Beta readers to see if they would like to read it. As of right now (9/17/2017), there is still room! If you would like to become a Beta reader, simply click here to order a copy. It’s free but the checkout process will give you me your mailing address and email address that I can put in my files. Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

I neglected to add a post when I uploaded the files for Book 6 of the Windfall series!!! So… here’s the late, late, late update. The sixth book in the Windfall series is up! It’s called “Windfall: Wheat and Tares.”

You can order a printed copy of “Windfall: Wheat and Tares” from Amazon.com here. The Kindle version is also available here. The Nook version is also available here.

Thanks again to all the Beta readers! I so very much appreciate you amazing help.

If you’d like to know more the Windfall series, please select the “windfall” menu item on the left.

Next up… “Windfall: Virgins,” the seventh book in the Windfall series. It should be available for Beta reading sometime around October 1, 2016.

Have a great day!

Phil

UPDATE: 3/31/2017 12:45 PM CST, The ranks are full! Thank you so much to everyone who signed up!!

UPDATE: 3/31/2017 7:00 AM CST, Now, there are two slots left!

UPDATE: 3/30/2017 7:00 AM CST, Thank you to everyone who has signed up!! The books are ordered. There are seven slots left!

Greetings All!

The six book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: Wheat and Tares.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. Consider yourself warned. 😉 And in case you are wondering, yes, this is book 6 in this series (and there are 18 more to go), but there is a timeline synopsis at the beginning of the book that should get you up to speed.

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: Wheat and Tares” is 434 pages long. I plan to send out the books the first week of April 2017, and the deadline for input will be June 1, 2017 (which means you’ll have almost eight weeks to read it).

I will be ordering 40 copies for the Beta readers soon, and I have already written the former Beta readers to see if they would like to read it. As of right now (3/26/2017), there is still room! If you would like to become a Beta reader, simply click here to order a copy. It’s free but the checkout process will give you me your mailing address and email address that I can put in my files. Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

I have finished uploading all the files for the fifth book in the Windfall series! It’s called “Windfall: The Reddening Sky.” And, actually, I did the upload a couple of weeks ago, but then I jumped back into book six of the Windfall series, and I didn’t get the website updated. So I’m doing that now!

You can order a printed copy of “Windfall: The Reddening Sky” from Amazon.com here. The Kindle version is also available here. The Nook version is also available here.

Thanks again to all the Beta readers! I so very much appreciate you amazing help.

If you’d like to know more the Windfall series, please select the “windfall” menu item on the left.

Next up… “Windfall: Wheat and Tares,” the sixth book in the Windfall series. It should be available for Beta reading sometime around April 1, 2016.

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

The fifth book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: The Reddening Sky.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. Consider yourself warned. 😉 And in case you are wondering, yes, this is book 5 in this series (and there are 19 more to go), but there is a plot synopsis at the beginning of the book that should get you up to speed.

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: The Reddening Sky” is 434 pages long. I plan to send out the books on September 20, 2016, and the deadline for input will be November 15, 2016 (which means you’ll have six weeks to read it).

I have already ordered the 40 copies for the Beta readers, and I have already written the former Beta readers to see if they would like to read it. As of right now (9/21/2016), the list is already over three-quarters full, but there’s still room! If you would like to become a Beta reader, simply click here to order a copy. It’s free but the checkout process will give you me your mailing address and email address that I can put in my files. Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

I just finished uploading all the files for the fourth book in the Windfall series. It’s called “Windfall: A Seed Discarded.” You can order a printed copy from Amazon.com here. The Kindle version is also available here. The Nook version is also available here.

Thanks again to all the Beta readers! I’m always amazed and grateful for those who will give their time to read a book and send me their comments, corrections, and critiques. My books are always stronger because of their input.

If you’d like to know more the Windfall series, please select the “windfall” menu item on the left.

Next up… “Windfall: The Reddening Sky,” the fifth book in the Windfall series. If should be available for Beta reading sometime around October 1, 2016.

Have a great day!

Phil

Greetings All!

UPDATE 04-01-2016: The ranks for the Beta readers are full! Thanks to everyone who signed up. If all goes according to plan the production version will be released July 1, 2016. For the moment, I am off to start work on “Windfall: Wheat and Weeds.”

The fourth book in the Windfall series is ready for “Beta” readers! It’s called “Windfall: A Seed Discarded.” Like the rest of the Windfall series, there’s action, and it’s gritty and earthly. Not a children’s book. Not recommended if you’re squeamish or easily offended. Consider yourself warned. 😉

Beta reading is pretty simple. I send you a free copy of the book. You read it. You give me any kind of input and I put your name in the acknowledgements at the end of the book when I put out the production version. If you’d like to know more about the Windfall series before you decide, just click on the “windfall” link on the left side menu.

“Windfall: A Seed Discarded” is 415 pages long. I plan to send out the books the first full week of April and the deadline for input will be June 1, 2016 (which means you’ll have almost eight weeks to read it).

I have already ordered the 40 copies for the Beta readers this week and I have already written the former Beta readers to see if they would like to read it. That usually fills up half the list pretty quick. If you would like to become a Beta reader, simply click here to order a copy. It’s free but the checkout process will give you me your mailing address and email address that I can put in my files. Thanks in advance for you help!

Have a great day!

Phil