How to Get & Read Fanfiction on Your Kindle

Several years ago I discovered the world of fanfiction and it opened up a huge library of amazing, free works of fiction.  If you're new to fanfiction, it's basically when an unknown author takes characters from a much loved book or series and creates original stories.  I loved this because it enabled me to keep reading about the characters I loved in different situations and scenarios, some extremely unique.

One of the pitfalls I found with fanfiction was I was either going blind trying to read on my computer/blackberry or killing the environment to print out the stories I wanted to read.  But then I got my kindle and it opened up an entirely new way to enjoy my fanfiction. Before I lay out the instructions on how to get fanfic on your kindle I just want to say I understand many fic writers don't like their stories published and posted all over the internet for reading and downloading, please use these instructions to add fics to your kindle for personal use.

How to Get Fanfiction onto your Kindle

1. go to fanfiction.net and locate the story you are interested in reading. I highly recommend only downloading completed fics otherwise you'll be going back for updates all the time.


2. locate the fic id number.  Usually 7 digit number found in the url or in the story description.

FREE Kindle Book of the Day – Wild Sight

Haunted by visions of Druid priests and Celtic warriors, Donovan O’Shea left home in Northern Ireland and immigrated to America. With his father ill, he returns to help sell the family property and pub, and now, to his dismay, the “sight” has returned. He inherited the talent from his long-lost mother, who told him to keep it a secret, and he has. He is soon involved in the archaeological excavation on his family’s land and meets American Rylie Powell. Her father walked out on the family when she was a toddler, and she now believes that Donovan’s father is also hers. Donovan knows in his heart this cannot be true as the attraction between them is palpable. In between checking out DNA tests and family histories. the two become involved with murders past and present stemming from the Troubles, a quest that requires Donovan’s gift.

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Water for Elephants Film Trailer Released

A  little over a year ago a friend recommended I read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It's not my normal choice of fic, while I like books set in previous times, I prefer my historical fic to go back several hundred years.  Anyhoo, I gave it a go and though I wasn't enthralled by the book I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

A few months later, I sat down to read The Water for Elephants script and let me tell you, that was RIVETING...it was better than the book.  The script is tight, fast moving and certain changed-up scenes are better in the script than in the book.

At the time I was reading, the cast for the film was announce and with the exception of Christoph Waltz I wasn't convinced.  Reese Witherspoon as Marlena seemed way too old for the role and though I Love Robert Pattinson, I feared he didn't have the chops to carry this film.

FREE Kindle Book of the Day – Michal: A Novel

As the daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege--but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. When Michal falls for young David, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her. As readers enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story. Against the backdrop of opulent palace life, raging war, and desert escapes, Jill Eileen Smith takes her readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride as Michal deals with love, loss, and personal transformation as one of the wives of David. A sweeping tale of passion and drama, readers will love this amazing story.

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FREE Kindle Book of the Day – Love Me If You Must

A run-down Victorian to renovate, a past to leave behind--who has time for romance...or murder? Patricia Amble, Tish to her friends, has gotten her life together. She's renovating an old, rambling Victorian house in a small town outside of Detroit, and the fixer-upper should net her a big profit when she resells. Romance is right next door, with two attractive neighbors vying for her affection. But even their persistent attentions can't dispel the sense of unease Tish feels. Voices whisper out of nowhere . . . and something odd is going on in the basement. Soon, Tish begins to question her decision to buy the old house. When a dead body turns up her own dark secrets make her a prime suspect in the current chaos. And is either of her attractive neighbors really who he says he is? What is going on just under the surface of this sleepy small town? Find out in this engaging debut of the Patricia Amble Mystery series. Nicole Young has a degree in communications and has earned several awards for speechwriting and presentation. In 2004 she won the Noble Award for the Best First Chapter from the American Christian Romance Writers. Nicole lives with her family in Michigan. This is her first novel.

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How failed author Amanda Hocking made 2 Million dollars from e-books

I read this article this morning in the Toronto Star and was immediately WOWED. There are so many AMAZINGLY TALENTED writers out there, on fanfic.net and twilighted.net that this article really spoke to me.  It really gives hope to those writers out there who have unrecognized talent and can't break into the publishing world.

Amanda Hocking books are already on my kindle, she was rec'd to me several weeks ago. I look forward to reading and will share my thoughts.

A year ago Amanda Hocking was working full-time at a job earning $18,000 a year. Now she’s writing and publishing her own ebooks, raking in close to $2 million.

Hocking, who lives in Austin, Minn., has sold more than 900,000 copies of her nine books, the first of which went on sale last April.

Her sales are so brisk (more than 450,000 in January alone), she may have broken the one-million mark by the time you read this.

Though she’s excited, “the numbers sort of seem unreal,” Hocking told the Star.

The 26-year-old, who specializes in paranormal fiction, wrote her first book at 17.

“It wasn’t very good,” she admits.

She kept writing, kept sending query letters to publishers, and kept getting nothing but rejection letters back.

After Switch was turned down (which has become her best-selling book, she says), Hocking looked into self-publishing.

FREE Kindle Book of the Day - What a Demon Wants

A bodyguard? Why in the world would a demon need a bodyguard? Yes, it's true Ellina Kostova is only half demon. . .and an author with a cult following, but that just means strange stuff happens. She isn't in real danger. Heck, she's in more danger from Jude Anthony, the guy her brother has hired to protect her. In big danger, actually. Because she just cannot be attracted to. . .well, anyone. She's too much of a demon in bed. No, really.

Jude has grown accustomed to being an outcast, adrift in both the mortal and preternatural worlds. Being a paid fighting machine isn't glamorous, but he does it--and many other things--spectacularly well. And man does Ellina Kostova need a lot of protection. But he needs protection, too. She's making him remember what it feels like to be human. And he's already learned no good can come of that. Especially when he's been hired not only to protect her--but also kill her. . .

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FREE Kindle Book of the Day - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

Kerrelyn Sparks introduces readers to a demon world that is curiously parallel to the human world. There are vampire cable channels that feature talks shows, soap operas and a celebrity magazine called Live! With the Undead. But as a human female crosses boundaries into this new reality, the results can be dangerous and hilarious ...

And, for a limited time with this FREE ebook, get an exclusive sneak peek at Kerrelyn's forthcoming novel, Vampire Mine, available March 29th.

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Reading is like air for me...

I need it to survive. Okay so maybe that's a little dramatic but in essence it's true.

I started this blog because I looooove to read and I wanted to share my little obsession with well, anyone who wants to join me.  When I find a book I love or a series I can't put down, I call it Literary Crack and I want to share it with everyone I can.  I'm like a dealer of lit :)

Anyway, I plan on sharing my favorite books with the www and I'm really hoping that some fellow book lovers stop by to talk about what books are owning me as well as what books they can recommend!

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