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Jan312012

On Board at Indies Unlimited

Uh oh, what have I done? Today, the website Indies Unlimited officially announced that they're finally at the barrel-scraping point and have clearly run out of decent indie authors to ensnare in their evil global-domination schemes. Against all commonsense advice, they went and "recruited" me—if by "recruited" you mean "drove up beside me in a van with blacked-out windows, threw a burlap sack over my head and dragged me to an undisclosed location that smells of cordite and sourmash whiskey".

But on a serious note, one glance at the range of talent and sheer Hollywood charisma of that staff team makes me feel honoured to be accepted among their ranks. I could call them out one by one, but I don't want to embarrass them. Suffice to say they are indeed a great bunch of writers... but more importantly, they give every indication of being great human beings, too. Well, everyone other than that Mader character. You gotta watch that one, he's crafty.

On a day on which the Guardian features an article predicting a correction in the market for e-publishing, it's even more essential to believe that independent writers can make their mark and achieve success on their own merits, so I thank Stephen Hise and the Indies Unlimited crew (motley and worrisomely shady as they are) for this opportunity to prove that quality and community can and will attract enough readers to make this whole experiment viable. Except "experiment" is too cold a word. These are passionate people behind their casual, urbane façades, and as funny and warm as they are once you break the ice (bribes and flattery usually help), they take writing seriously. Seriously enough to abduct people on the street. And threaten them with something that had a lot of little wires attached. Yes, that serious.

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also writes for Indies Unlimited and BlergPop. Be sure to check out his work there if you like what you read here.

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Reader Comments (2)

David, you are a most welcome addition to the IU team. We are all excited to have you on board. You have shown yourself to be a man of quick wit, good humor, an excellent writer, and a person of character - questionable character, but still...

Welcome to the team!

January 31, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterStephen Hise

I can't believe I only just saw this comment, Stephen (apparently, my blog software asks me to "approve" some comments and not others). Thank you and also thank you for making me laugh. I have been questioning my character for a long time now and still found no answers.

February 17, 2012 | Registered CommenterDavid Antrobus

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