I sincerely hope you enjoy the online edition of The Mural Gazer. As an author I want, more than anything else, for my stories to come to life in the minds and hearts of readers. So I’ve kept this Direct-to-web edition as low-cost and barrier-free as possible.

If you’re into the story, and can afford to, Please Pay the one-time $5 ‘voluntary royalty fee‘. If you’re not sure how much farther you want to read, or have to choose between reading The Mural Gazer and paying this month’s rent, read on. Pay when you’re ready. I’ll be reminding you at the end of each chapter to tap a link and pay somewhat less than what I would normally earn as a royalty in other formats.

You get a lot more for a lot less in the D2W format. It’s portable, you can open this book up on your mobile phone—no app needed. Accessible, you can listen to it if you’re on the go, or read it just about anywhere. Connected and interactive, I can insert links into the story, responding to readers’ requests (images of settings, historical or backstory notes, for example).

Thanks for being here. I hope you enjoy the D2W edition of The Mural Gazer. If you’d rather get into a print edition, visit my Books.by site.