{"id":889,"date":"2012-02-07T07:44:15","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T12:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/?p=889"},"modified":"2012-02-10T00:51:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T05:51:45","slug":"new-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/new-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kindle Exclusive Short Story: &#8220;The Advocate&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tweetbutton889\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattdebenham.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate%2F&amp;text=New%20Kindle%20Exclusive%20Short%20Story%3A%20%26%238220%3BThe%20Advocate%26%238221%3B&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal&amp;counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattdebenham.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/new-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>Remember a while back when I <a title=\"Known Unknowns #7: Self-Publishing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/known-unknowns-7-self-publishing\/\">agonized over self-publishing<\/a>? When I mentioned I&#8217;d be experimenting with it sometime this year? Well&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_913\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-913 \" title=\"Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle1-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle1-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle1-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Debenham_AdvocateCover_Kindle1.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The way the title is aligned with the very top of the shoe? No accident, my friend.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sometime came a little earlier than I&#8217;d expected, and I couldn&#8217;t be happier. This is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Advocate-Short-Story-ebook\/dp\/B0070RVRGM\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1328583393&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Advocate.&#8221;<\/a> It is a brand new story I&#8217;m quite proud of. It also was named a finalist in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.narrativemagazine.com\/node\/167176\" target=\"_blank\">Narrative Magazine&#8217;s Fall 2011 Fiction Contest<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the thing about <em>that<\/em>: this year,\u00a0<em>Narrative<\/em> decided not to publish its contest finalists. I am okay with this. I&#8217;m glad\u00a0<em>Narrative<\/em>\u00a0named &#8220;The Advocate&#8221; a finalist. I&#8217;m also glad for the chance to publish this story on my own.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Advocate-Short-Story-ebook\/dp\/B0070RVRGM\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1328583393&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Advocate&#8221;<\/a><\/span> is about Mimi Acker, devoted mother of an unusual eleven-year-old named Alix. Mimi already lives her life on the offensive; Alix&#8217;s special situation has enabled her to become fiercely protective. But is there such a thing as being <em>too<\/em> protective?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the pitch, now here&#8217;s the deal: This brand-new story is available to you, my special friend, for just <strong>99 cents*<\/strong>. AND if you&#8217;re an Amazon Prime member, it&#8217;s FREE. Also, I removed DRM from it, meaning you can share it. And I do want you to share it. If you like &#8220;The Advocate,&#8221; please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tell someone about it<\/span>. Send it to them, send them to it, whatever it takes. Because here&#8217;s why I&#8217;m doing this: I like and respect a good many literary magazines, but I&#8217;d like to see what happens when a short story writer tries to reach the most possible readers. Will you help?<\/p>\n<h5>*\u00a0&#8220;The Advocate&#8221; is exclusive to Amazon and the Kindle format, but you can read it on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any<\/span> device with a Kindle app.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tweetbutton889\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattdebenham.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate%2F&amp;text=New%20Kindle%20Exclusive%20Short%20Story%3A%20%26%238220%3BThe%20Advocate%26%238221%3B&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal&amp;counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattdebenham.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-kindle-exclusive-short-story-the-advocate%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.mattdebenham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><p>Remember a while back when I agonized over self-publishing? When I mentioned I&#8217;d be experimenting with it sometime this year? 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