Interview with Damon L. Wakes

Published 2015-04-07.
Describe your desk.
My desk is pretty much completely covered in computer cables. In 2014 I started burning ebooks to CDs so I could hand them out to people in meatspace, and I've been steadily accumulating the hardware to do that more effectively. I've also got a lot of papers scattered about, but to be honest most of them are just sitting here until they're old enough to recycle.
What motivated you to become an indie author?
I enjoy having complete control over my own work. Having edited a couple of anthologies while at university, and contributed to a couple more, I felt like I had a good handle on how to put together a book and figured I'd set up shop for myself. Also, most of my work is flash fiction: not a format that traditional publishers are terribly interested in.
How has Smashwords contributed to your success?
Smashwords is a really handy place for free ebooks because they supply so many different formats. No matter what type of e-reader you've got, you KNOW that you can get books at Smashwords. They also distribute to most major retailers, so there's a good chance you'll be able to find my work in your storefront of choice.
What is your e-reading device of choice?
I have a Kindle Keyboard: a splendid little device. Its screen is easy on the eyes, and the battery lasts for absolutely ages. I also read on a cheap Android tablet, but mostly just when I want to be able to tap hyperlinks, read in colour, or not lug around a second device just for books.
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Latest books by This Author

Oh God This Is My Life Now
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 21,180. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction
*record scratch* *freeze frame* Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got in this situation. Well, back in 2012 I decided on a whim to take part in Flash Fiction Month, an event that runs for the whole of July and invites authors to write a brand new story every single day. It's now 2023 and I'm still at it. Also I'm primarily known for a running joke involving bananas for some reason.
Big Shoes To Fill
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 23,300. Language: English. Published: August 30, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction
What if horses rode cowboys? What if Sleeping Beauty didn't want to be woken up? What if a teenage Alexander the Great was transported through time to meet the Biker Mice from Mars? Written one-a-day for Flash Fiction Month 2022, the stories in this book will answer these questions and more! (They'll also probably raise quite a few of their own.)
Force of Habit
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 21,340. Language: English. Published: August 15, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Do you like alien invasions? Superpowered nuns? Dark fairy tales that seem kind of out of place alongside all the alien invasions and superpowered nuns? Well, tough: you're getting them anyway, because this is the tenth Flash Fiction Month anthology by bestselling author Damon L. Wakes. Written one-a-day in July 2021, these very short stories are sure to stick with you (for better or for worse).
Neon Genesis Existentialism
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 23,560. Language: English. Published: December 30, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
Written one-a-day during July 2020, these 31 very short stories sure are...short? Look, I'll level with you: this is the ninth in the series and I'm struggling to come up with new ways of rehashing the same basic description. If you've read any of the others then you know what you're getting. If you haven't read any of the others then I guess this is as good a place to start as any. Enjoy!
Smallholding
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 19,130. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
For Sale: a quaint selection of 31 very short stories, constructed one-a-day in July 2019. Would suit a buyer who's partial to comedy but doesn't mind being close to horror, sci-fi, or fantasy, possibly all at the same time. Features three recently re-spandexed superhero parodies and a spacious interactive story about duelling Australian chainsaw unicorns. Viewing advised.
Blunderball
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 23,300. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to read these 31 very short stories written for Flash Fiction Month 2018. Some follow the adventures of spies and secret agents, more of them don't, and most are very, very silly. This book will not self-destruct, but wouldn't it be cool if it did? KABOOM! POW! "Why are you asking me? I'm not that Daniel Craig." ~Daniel Craig
We All Saw It Coming
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 24,410. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
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Robocopout
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 21,490. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
How much cyborg does six million dollars actually get you nowadays? Will anybody ever manage to use time travel to kill Hitler? And is that guy a wizard or just a man wearing a dress? Written one-a-day in July 2016, the stories in this book will answer all these questions and more!
Osiris Likes This
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 20,960. Language: English. Published: October 10, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to wake up three thousand years late for work? Whether doomsday devices come with instructions? How reptilian alien impostors might really get on in politics? Find answers to these questions and twenty-eight more in the fourth flash fiction anthology from Damon L. Wakes.
Bionic Punchline
Series: Flash Fiction Month. Price: Free! Words: 20,390. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
What do a squeamish torturer, an intelligent zombie, a newspaper-phobic superhero and Genghis Khan have in common? They're all in this book, and their stories were all written for Flash Fiction Month 2014. With one story for each and every day of July--and a humourous analysis of the event--there's something for everyone here. "I have no problem with this, nor any useful comments!" ~Jasper Fforde
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