Fiction for Men: a Harbinger of Cultural Realignment?

I Am the Spearhead. Prove Me Wrong.

I have been a voice in the wilderness for a while, now.

It was mild at first compared to now, but I noticed a general contempt for the male of the species within pop culture during the ‘80s. In the ‘90s this became worse. More than simply denigrating men, the contempt caused the publishing industry to completely abandon the male portion of their audience—already dwindling for decades from lack of content that appealed to us. Since then, Hollywood, then gaming, have followed suit.

As the pop culture Hive Mind transitioned from simple bigotry against heterosexual males, to active antagonism, I “shouted into the void” about it all. I also did something about it, by writing books for the very demographic everyone else was disparaging. I was the outspoken crackpot compared to seemingly every other creative force, who kept peddling badass macho grrrlbosses and pandering to the LGBT Mafia.

Fast forward to 2024, and suddenly non-woke influencers have finally noticed what some of us have been fighting for many years. Larry Correia Tweeted about this phenomenon and amplified the cultural dissident message over Thanksgiving. Like him, I find the bovine nature of the pundits nauseating; but I’m pleased that there’s at least a conversation about this, now.

In fact, if you subscribe to generational theory, you understand that we are on the verge of a substantial cultural, political, and societal realignment. This sudden rediscovery of men’s fiction may just be part of that.

Could it be that for once in my life, my timing is fortuitous?

After years of distractions, interruptions, and family tragedies, I finished the rough draft of my magnum opus in 2023. After proofing, I tweaked, polished, and began publishing it as a six-novel series about this time last year. Despite the dearth of reviews, each book of the Paradox Series hit the Amazon bestseller charts.

Genre-wise, Paradox blends men’s adventure with conspiracy thriller, sci-fi, time travel, romance and sports fiction. But at its core, it is a 1640-page letter to boys and young men who lack guidance from a father or other masculine role model who wants them to succeed in life.

After the release of the sixth book, I put all the books back together as I originally intended, and released them as a digital “box set.” It was already available at a bargain price; but in a fit of insanity, I entered it in the Black Friday Based Book Sale for 99 cents.

Considering Paradox didn’t get the shout-outs that Devon Eriksen & John C. Wright got, 3rd place ain’t bad.

The Based Book Sale ends Wednesday morning and the price of the box set returns to its more reasonable discount. I’m not a salesman by any stretch of the imagination, and I abhor psychological sales gimmicks, so I’m not hard-selling with this statement: I don’t forsee lowering the price this cheap ever again. Meaning, the box set won’t appear in the Based Book Sale again, and you’ll never get it for this price again.

What John Carter says in Postcards from Barsoom is true for all the books I’ve sold (and probably will ever sell) via the Based Book Sale, but it’s extra-quadruple true in this case:

“Obviously, the authors don’t make much money from this. The idea is to get their work into more hands, get reviews onto those Amazon pages, and let the best rise to the top through the social percolation of word of mouth.”

So go look the book over. Read the free sample and what reviews there are. If you browse my author page, you’ll see I produce quality work that excites and entertains, but it’s also more than just escapism. If it looks like Paradox is up your alley, buy it for less than what a candy bar costs, and immerse yourself in an adventure that will keep you warm through the coldest nights of Christmas break.

And if you like it, please consider leaving a review. Support what’s good, and you’ll get more of it.