The Kindle Vella platform is winding down, but Hiss Whistle Dead lives on! The new Bridge Chronicles novel, Hiss Whistle Dead, will be released in eBook and Paperback on December 7th, 2024 on Amazon. If you are so inclined, you may preorder the eBook here, and it will be delivered to your Kindle device the […]

Since September of 2024, I’ve been releasing episodes of my new novel, Hiss Whistle Dead, on the Kindle Vella platform weekly. The plan had been to release one episode a week, 15 total episodes, with a companion commentary video on Youtube to go along with each episode, as explained in this video. Unfortunately, Amazon has […]

The first three episodes of Gary Ballard’s new Kindle Vella series, Hiss Whistle Dead, A Bridge Chronicles Mystery is now available to read for free on the Kindle Vella platform. As with all Kindle Vella stories, the 600-5,000 word episodes are readable on the Kindle app, on all platforms from desktop PC, to iPad and […]

Gary Ballard, acclaimed independent author of twelve (12) self-published novels and a short story collection, today announced the release date for the upcoming Kindle Vella series/novel, Hiss Whistle Dead. The book is set to be released in 15 weekly episodes on the Kindle Vella format Wednesday, September 25, 2024a. Once all 15 episodes have been […]

It doesn’t seem that long ago that I got the idea to promote the Bridge Chronicles series with a new novella/novel using the Kindle Vella episodic format, yet according to my notes, it was January of 2023. Somehow, almost a year later, I’ve completed the first draft of that episodic idea, have sent the files […]

It’s been a while. Truth be told, I’ve been really busy with life since Paycheck Euphoria was released in September of 2021. My typical writing schedule after the release of a book is mostly set – I almost always take a month off from writing anything, even so much as an outline after the work […]

Pre-order the next installment of the critically-acclaimed cyberpunk sci-fi series The Bridge Chronicles, Paycheck Euphoria. The sixth(6th) novel in the series is due to be released this Labor Day, September 6th, 2021. If you’re ready to rip into the virtual pages the moment it’s available, you can now pre-order the eBook on its Amazon page […]

For those who follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you were treated to a big announcement this week. The title and release date for the sixth (6th) novel in the Bridge Chronicles series has confirmed. Coming September 6, 2021, the sixth (6th) novel in the #cyberpunk #scifi series, The Bridge Chronicles, titled Paycheck Euphoria! I’m […]

It took two years and one day, but I’ve finally completed the first draft of the next entry in the Bridge Chronicles cyberpunk series. This novel weighs in at a little under 80,000 words, and it takes Bridge to a place I never would have expected when I began writing this series over 10 years […]