December 2011
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New Kindle Countries Added to the List of...
Amazon adds two new countries to the list of Kindle retailers. That means Kizuna is now in six countries (and more on the way next year)!
Get Kizuna at:
Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Amazon.fr Amazon.es Amazon.it
Moreover, any country selling the print version will link it to the ebook version, so one link is all you need.
Help the orphans of Tohoku by picking up your copy now. And...
November 2011
3 posts
Kizuna Why 001: Brent Millis, editor
Why I launched the Kizuna project.
From the Introduction:
It was March 11, 2011. I was in a meeting with a client when the earthquake struck. It was jarringly long. My client and I entertained the idea of leaving the building, but nixed the idea pretty quickly. The building didn’t come down on top of us, so we figured everything was okay. Much later, we would understand just how lucky we...
Help the Orphans of Japan & Help Yourself to Free...
Through November 2011, when you purchase a print, Kindle, or direct PDF version of KIZUNA: FICTION FOR JAPAN, you can get two free works of fiction from Kizuna authors Trent Zelazny and Made in DNA.
To purchase a copy:
http://bit.ly/kizunaprint < a link to the direct sales site (CreateSpace, an Amazon company) for the PRINT VERSION - we appreciate sales from this site most of all as the...
Kizuna Audio Versions of Stories at SoundCloud
Check out, download, and disseminate (as provided) the audio versions of Kizuna: Fiction for Japan.
Copyright to the stories belongs to the authors. Please do not change the information.
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan audio versions
August 2011
5 posts
Kizuna Links & Information (Updated)
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan would not be the powerhouse of love that it is without the awesome efforts of all 75 authors (from 11 countries) who contributed original fiction to it. Have a peek once more at the Table of Contents. Everything from bizarro (weird fiction) to the Japanese “I”-novel, horror, science fiction, humor, fantasy and more.
To get your copy:
...
Press Release (with link to Google Docs)
Press Release on Google Docs. Distribute freely.
Kizuna
Brent Millis
kizuna.charity@gmail.com
090-4121-8504 (JAPAN)
For Immediate release
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan
Edited by Brent Millis
Kindle ebook: $9.99
Print version: $15.99
The earth shook. The waters rose. Japan cried out…
And we listened. After the devastating earthquake, people from all over the world have found ways...
So you don't have a Kindle? No big deal!
You can view and read Kizuna: Fiction for Japan (and other ebooks) via a myriad of other readers (such as MobiReader < Windows), but for your one stop needs, get Calibre. It not only views/reads ebooks, but you can create your own ebooks as well! Works with Windows, Mac, Linux and portable devices!
Amazon UK Amazon DE
If you have trouble with the links, type KIZUNA FICTION into the search,...
Kizuna Postcards!
interested in helping spread the word of Kizuna? Download this excellent graphic by David Naughton-Shires and either print it out yourself, or follow the second link to print them out at Club Flyers.
Link to graphic > http://bit.ly/kizunapost
Print the graphic on postcards for free! > http://www.clubflyers.com/print/free-postcards/product.aspx
Image sample
Kizuna ebook for your Kindle!
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan (a charity anthology) > US
Kizuna: Fiction for Japan (a charity anthology) > UK
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March 11, 2011 - Three prefectures in northeastern Japan are devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and a massive tsunami that takes the lives of nearly 30,000 people.
April 2011 - 75 authors from 11 countries came...
July 2011
4 posts
Icons & Banners!
Here are icons and banners for you to link to us with. Currently there is no URL to link to but this site. But we will have a proper URL for you to share very soon.
The OFFICIAL Table of Contents
As you will find it in the book:
From Tokyo : Katherine Govier
Downtown Pharmacy : Ken Asamatsu
E-mail to Mother : Lee Pletzers
Small Ocean After Solar : Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
A Cure for the World : S.A. Gambino
100 Fingers and the Tree : Michael Allen Rose
Ploughman : Nickolas Furr
Orpheus in the Underwear : Garrett Cook
Pocket : Touya...
Quickie Update 2
Intro page: check
Copyright page: check
Forward: check
Main body: check
Just waiting on two more small items before publication! Yes! Finally we have come to the next step: the ebook. Publishing later this week, the ebook will come before the print version of the book. That will come mid-August at the latest.
So hang on to your hats, a fantastic mixed-genre anthology of fiction goodness is...
Ever Forward
Some great news all around.
First, over the weekend, I was able to finish all the final editing on stories and move forward with the actual formatting of the anthology into ebook form. The ebook will launch first, and then the print book soon after. As I am not as familiar with CreateSpace, this is the way things have to be. Formatting is a touchy thing. This needs to look nice. So keep your...
June 2011
1 post
Quickie Update
Today I started a Gmail acct for Kizuna (kizuna.charity) which will be used to field mail as well as set up a Kindle account (and probably a Smashwords acct), and I started a Twitter acct (http://twitter.com/kizunacharity). I hope you’ll tell folks about it. Things are really shaping up and I think everyone will be very happy with the results. You all have been so very excellent so far. Only...
April 2011
12 posts
Approved Titles
In the interest of keeping people excited about the anthology, I am releasing a list of stories that have been approved. (Meaning, this is just a partial list.) Alphabetical by author.
“Eternal Case of the Mondays” - David Agranoff
“The X-Ray” & “Homecare” - Kevin Anderson
“The Loft up in the Sky” - Danilo Arona
“Downtown...
Media Outlets
Over the past week or so, as the project begins to enter a phase were it is more coherent and not just vapor-lit (promises and smoke), I began to contact a few media outlets concerning review or mention, and I have just started to receive some positive feedback. While I will not give out the names of the outlets yet (after all, they haven’t published anything yet), the first to respond is an...
A Visit to Japan Red Cross
Over the weekend, I had the fortune to visit the Japan Red Cross office in Nagaoka (about an hour’s drive from where I live) at the Riverside Senshuu shopping mall. I spoke with the personnel there to see if I couldn’t get information on a direct deposit account via a US bank.
As the gentleman in the office had not a clue, he kindly called up the Niigata Prefectural head office for...
Progress Report
I am getting very close to approving the first stories for this project. As that happens, I will release the titles and names of the author in an alphabetical Table of Contents (which will evolve, so keep an eye on it). Note that the order of TOC on this page and the final TOC may vary in order (or story if the need should arise).
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A Current List of Authors Participating (updated)
Editor’s note: Please understand that this is a list of folks who have promised or agreed to submit, and not a final list of what will appear in the book. The deadline is still approaching. If authors change their minds, or simply do not meet the deadline, then there is nothing I can do. That said, more than a third of the over 60 stories are already in. Thank you for understanding.
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New Sun Rising Anthology
It seems there is a second fiction anthology out there to benefit the tsunami relief, and since I am the kind of person who believes in sharing this kind of information, I would like to introduce you to the New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan.
They are currently open for submissions for the following:
— your stories, poems, and artwork
— your tweets and blogs and vlogs and facebooks...
We have a title!
After a couple days deliberation, the title of the book has been decided upon: Kizuna: Fiction for Japan.
“Kizuna” is the Japanese word for “emotional ties” or “bonds”. “Kizuna” has been a buzzword in Japan for a few years now, so perhaps it’s appropriate as the authors of this anthology want to bond with the survivors of the Tohoku disaster...
The Book's Genre / Theme / Tone
Since there were a great number of authors from a variety of different genres who wanted to submit work to anthology, I thought it best as editor, NOT to limit the genre. Thus the anthology will offer up a little something for all readers. Even if a reader is not particularly fond of a specific genre, they can still enjoy the book as a whole because each story is only 1000 words long, and there is...
Italian & Spanish Stories
Today is full of good news.
Italian author and Japanese-Italian translator Massimo Soumaré sent me the three stories Davide Mana localized into English, plus two that Davide and Massimo themselves wrote in English.
Also received Spanish author Lucia Gonzalez Lavado’s and found a translator with experience in fiction to translate it into English. Thanks David Church, and welcome to the...
Write for Tohoku eBook
“We are a group of writers in Japan who are publishing an ebook to benefit survivors of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-Kanto earthquake and tsunami. This project has two goals: to raise money for earthquake victims and to help overseas readers understand more about Japan and the kindness and hospitality of its people. All proceeds from the sale of the ebook will be donated to the Japanese Red...
Cover Soon...
We are closing on a cover design. German artist Christian Krank has sent me three different covers, and we have decided on an amalgamation of two of them. So hopefully we can get a design up for you within the next week or so.
March 2011
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2:46 →
“The official Quakebook Blog - A Twitter-sourced charity book about how the Japanese Earthquake at 2:46 on March 11, 2011 affected us all. All revenues from the QuakeBook Book go to the Japan Red Cross.”
A non-fiction anthology from Our Man in Abiko.
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What is the Tsunami Anthology E-book?
Simply put, it is a charity fiction project collecting all-new, all-original, open-genre flash fiction stories from various authors around the world (including authors from Japan, Italy, Australia, the USA…). 100% of the proceeds will be given to a proper charity (like Red Cross Japan) to help the survivors of the 2011 earthquake/tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.
What it will not be...