At 10:30pm tomorrow night, I will host a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)
in which I will answer questions about my debut novel, An Authentic Derivative,
which is available to purchase on Amazon.
Be there!
Press Release—Author pens novel about Nashville indie rocker, hipster following
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Author pens novel about Nashville Indie rocker, hipster following. Blogger Caleb Coy publishes An Authentic Derivative.
Blacksburg, VA –Having used the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo to generate the initial funds to self-publish, Caleb Coy penned a novel set in Nashville and centering around millennial hipsters.
“It was a learning experience,” says Coy, of the funding campaign. “My skill is in writing. I had never organized a fundraising activity of any kind before, nor had I much experience as a salesman.” After successfully raising $2,000, Coy published the novel, now on sale at Amazon.
An Authentic Derivative is the story of mythical Indie rocker Garrett Sedgwick, through the eyes of Neil Oberlin, the cynical graphic designer hired to sketch the musician’s next album cover. The task leads Neil to explore his anxieties about his own generation, over-educated millennials. Although Coy lives in Virginia, the story is set in Nashville, where many of Coy’s college friends now reside.
According to reviewer Stephano Mugnaini, the book “reads like the monologue at the beginning of a later Wes Anderson film, as edited by Salinger.” Coy not only crafted the story and its voice, but also worked with Nashville illustrator Bud Thomas to design the cover. Coy chose to self-publish in order to have control over his book’s art and presentation.
Readers can purchase An Authentic Derivative on Amazon, and follow Caleb Coy on his blog (calebcoy.wordpress.com) or on his Twitter (@CalebCoyGuard).
Introducing An Authentic Derivative—My Debut Novel
I am thrilled to announce that my debut novel, An Authentic Derivative, is now available on Amazon.
Click HERE to order a copy of An Authentic Derivative!
Indie rocker Garrett Sedgwick is a reclusive artist struggling to assert his identity to a sectarian fan base. Cynical graphic artist Neil Oberlin is given the task of sketching Sedgwick’s next album cover. However, proximity to the brooding musician begins to compound Neil’s own anxieties about himself, his generation, and Sedgwick’s great secret. Things are about to get awkward.
Set in Nashville, An Authentic Derivative tells the story of a generation of overeducated, over cultivated millennials.
“This reads like the monologue at the beginning of a later Wes Anderson film, as edited by Salinger. I don’t hate it.”
-Stephano Mugnaini
- Read the first 7 pages for free HERE
- Read an excerpt from the novel, an interview with Indie rocker Garrett Sedgwick.
The funds to produce and promote the novel were raised through an IndieGoGo campaign. I am indebted to my friends, my family, and others who helped make possible my goal of publishing the novel independently.
Follow the protagonist, @GarrettSedgwick, on Twitter.
On Friday, August 7th, I will be hosting a Reddit AMA at 10:30pm,
answering questions about the novel.
2012: “The Year of Beards”— Why The Bearded Man Should Be Man of the Year!
Caleb Coy Blog Greatest Hits repost for Friday:
The Year of the Beards—Why The Bearded Man Should Be Man of the Year
Without a shadow of a doubt 2012 is the year of beards. Beards have finally risen to the pedestal of prominence they deserve. Men, take notice. Your time has come.
I propose that the bearded man be nominated as TIME magazine’s person of the year.
Observe:
Since antiquity, the bearded men have spoken. Hear their memes…
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2013 Church Directory, Abridged
Caleb Coy Greatest Hits repost for Thursday:
Annual Abridged Church Directory
The Abridged 2013 Church of Christ Directory:
Barbed Gate Church of Christ
Welcome, is this your first time? Would you like to be added to the church? Just sign up for our six-month course and then we’ll have you fill out our ten-page doctrinal questionnare before we get you in the water just to make sure you’re being baptized for all the right reasons.
Billy Peebles Church of Christ
Brother Billy Peebles has been preaching for our congregation for thirty years. Come and enjoy preaching by Billy Peebles. If you have a question about our beliefs, just go ask Billy Peebles. Visiting the sick, conducting Bible studies, representing our church—Billy Peebles does it all! We hang on every word Billy Peebles says. Billy Peebles is the place to be.
Bitter Springs (House) Church of Christ
We used to go to _________ Church of Christ, but they rubbed us the wrong…
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99% of the people you meet at Christian Colleges (stereotypes)
Wednesday’s Caleb Coy Blog Greatest Hits repost:
“99% of the People You Meet at a Christian College”
College is starting back. Some of you will be going for the first time. You will meet new people. Some of you are going to a Christian college, one in the south, like I did. How well do you know your Christian College stereotypes? Based on the famous “99% of the People You Meet in College” article (from which I shamelessly plaigiarized), I give you a list of possible stereotypes you may encounter at a particularly Christian university in the south:
[This list is meant to make fun of stereotypes, so if you’re offended because you think one of these describes you, this blog may not be suitable for your consumption.]
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No Surprise Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Parts
The Front Porch Philosopher on the implications of the released videos from Planned Parenthood. Evils has reared its ugly head again.
Today another undercover video was released in which a Planned Parenthood doctor, Mary Gatter, casually discusses the sale of aborted baby parts, including the use of “less crunchy” techniques to extract “whole specimens.” This follows an earlier video of Deborah Nucatola describing how they can “crush” other areas to preserve prized organs for research. I must confess, I am not surprised. I am saddened and disturbed, but I am not shocked. To anyone who is, I have this question: “Well, what were you expecting?”
How would you imagine the people whose daily business is death to treat the “byproducts” of their “procedures?” Did you think that, after crushing their tiny bodies and suctioning them out of the womb, the staff would then stand around in a circle and say a little prayer? That the bodies of these children—babies with heads and hearts and lungs and legs—would be given something approximating a funeral, that they would be treated with any measure…
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“If Guns Kill People, Spoons Make You Fat”
Tuesday’s Caleb Coy Blog Greatest Hits reblog
“If Guns Kill People, Spoons Make You Fat.”
This one wasn’t controversial at all.
You’ve heard the counter-argument time and time again:
“If guns kill people…
spoons make people fat
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What is a Christian T-Shirt?
Monday’s hit repost from Caleb Coy Blog:
What IS a Christian T-Shirt?
What is a Christian T-Shirt?
It’s a question the answer to which helps us see how notions of how to show Christ to the world has changed and is still changing. How do I represent Christ, and how to I behave like him? Clothing, gear, things purchased—this is as much of the conversation as it was in the first century. Can the answers people give tell us a lot about how they prioritize the morality of Christian behavior?
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19 Unique Things About John Green’s An Abundance Of Katherines
While An Abundance of Katherines may be John Green’s least best selling book, it still remains quite intelligent, unique, and important. While I could spend more time on introducing it now, I feel that anything I say at this point before my list will only include one of the 19 things in my list. So without any further ado…. Continue reading
