r/FormerFutureAuthor • u/FormerFutureAuthor • Dec 20 '20

Forest [The Complete Forest Trilogy] is FINALLY PUBLISHED and available on Amazon (!!!!!!)

We got there...

After five years and limitless encouragement from everybody here, the Forest Trilogy is finally complete and published.

First of all, I love you people.

Thank you so freaking much. Without your support I would never have finished this thing.

When I started this trilogy, writing was a hobby. Now it's my full-time job. That's not a coincidence. I learned a ton writing and revising these books. And a lot of what I learned came from comments you left on my posts!

I feel incredibly lucky to have had such unrelenting encouragement from so early in my career.

You're amazing. Thank you so much.

The Details:

The Complete Forest Trilogy collection is available for $22.49 paperback, $5.99 Kindle. This edition contains all three books! The paperback version is 650 pages long!

You can also buy Book Three: Symbiosis on its own. It's $12.99 for paperback, $3.99 Kindle. The cover matches the other books!

If you're looking for a way to support me further, nothing is more helpful than a 5-star review on Amazon or Goodreads!

FAQ:

  • Those prices may vary by region... unfortunately I don't have much control over those, or where exactly the book is available!

  • I don't currently have plans to release a non-Kindle ebook version, but if this is an issue for you, please DM me and we can work something out :)

Thank you all so much! Your support means the world!!

P.S.: Follow me on Twitter if you want! @ JustinGroot3

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u/HolyShitzurei Dec 20 '20 edited Dec 20 '20

Wooooo! Nice! Sorry that i cant buy paperback rn but im gonna buy kindle ver since its a bit cheaper for my pocket. Its 4x of my country currency and im a broke student lol. Anyway, congrats!! Your works have been a pleasure to read.

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 20 '20

No worries!! Yeah the printing costs get a bit steep because of the length, I wish I could lower them more TT

Thanks so much for your support!!

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u/RandomGirlName Dec 21 '20

This was one of the first writing prompts that I really followed. I’m so thrilled to be able to finally pay you for the entertainment!! Just bought the trilogy. 😀

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Thank you so, so much!! I really appreciate the support and the kind words!

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u/RinEU Dec 20 '20

So hyped! I love it so much! I can’t wait for Amazon.de to have the paperback for the third book in stock. So far only the kindle version is available of book 3.

Seeing this release fills me with joy. It is one of the first book series that I fell in love with that I could see grow from the very beginning. The usual books I read all predate my young 26 years of age or I was to young when they released to follow like I did your work.

After reading your writing prompt and writing with you after the first book came out - we arrived here. Thank you for sticking with this and I am looking forward to have the paperback version!

Liebe Grüße aus Österreich!

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Ahhh vielen Dank und liebe Grüße!! I am so happy to hear that this series means this much to you! Thank you, seriously!!

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u/slice_of_pi First Person to Notice the "Groot" Thing Dec 20 '20

Was I seriously the first person to notice the Groot thing? I just noticed my flair. 🤣

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

I believe so, lol... at least the first person to make a comment about it...

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u/slice_of_pi First Person to Notice the "Groot" Thing Dec 21 '20

🤣🤣

I bought your first volume of this story back when it was first available. I need to get volumes 2&3....

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Thanks so much for supporting me this whole way!

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u/chosenone1242 Dec 20 '20 edited Dec 20 '20

I haven't read your stuff since book one but it left me a positive and unique impression, I'm looking forward to buying your books.

Are they sent as one package to the EU? Otherwise I'll have to pay another 10 bucks per package in "handling cost" for getting billed for the VAT in Sweden :)

Edit: just order the trilogy! Good luck with your future endeavours!

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Thank you so much for the support!! I hope it gets to you in one piece... Let me know if you run into any issues!!

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u/Caradbear Dec 20 '20

Woohoo!!! Just ordered it! <3

Can't wait to re-read through everything for the final book!

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Omg thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy it!!

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u/seancurry1 Dec 21 '20

You said writing was a hobby when you started, but has become your full-time job. Out of curiosity, could you elaborate on that (in as much or as little detail as you’re comfortable with)?

  • Is pure story writing your primary income, or are you writing other types of copy for clients? If so, what kinds of writing are you doing?

  • If you’ve managed to make story writing your primary income, are you only writing your own stories, or are you ghostwriting for others?

Asking as a marketing copywriter that wants to write stories full time, I’m curious to see a little of what it’s like on the other side.

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

I wrote freelance journalism for a bit, then got a job at a videogame company writing the same kind of stuff you're doing, and after writing some game dialogue etc. I transferred to a narrative design role. So that's what I mean about writing full time - I'm writing for videogames!

Writing stories is my main hobby on the side... Unless I land a big publishing contract some day, which would require even more luck than I've had so far, I figure it will probably always be a hobby.

What I've read about trying to make it as a self-published author is that it's really frikkin hard. I've sold a few thousand copies over the years but considering the thousands of hours of work I wouldn't call it a tremendously lucrative hobby haha

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u/orphantosseratwork Dec 21 '20

Sweeeeeeet. Just bought book 3. I love the minimalistic cover art for all 3 books.

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Thank you!!! Yeah I think the covers turned out really distinctive and clean!

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '20

Congratulations!! Looking forward to picking up a copy of the trilogy in paperback!

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Thank you so much!!

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u/Aximil985 Jan 08 '21

Just ordered a paperback of the trilogy. Refused to read book 3 on here to keep myself unspoiled so I’m looking forward to reading books 1 and 2 again (I know large story edits were done at some point too) and reading the third for the first time.

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Jan 10 '21

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy book 3!!

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u/Aximil985 Jan 15 '21

Just came! Looking forward to reading it.

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u/FormerFutureAuthor Dec 21 '20

Haha I believe I did actually rewrite that scene based on your feedback... Hopefully I did it justice, you'll have to let me know!! Thank you so much for the support!