Point of Impact Publishing
@pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social
Hi! I'm Joe! I'm the editor/overlord of Point of Impact Publishing, heroic purveyors of trashy action fiction, including the Frenzi series by R. J. Calder, and Lash, by Clint Reno! Check us out: www.pointofimpactbooks.com
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Today's the day!
You can now snag your copy of Frenzi: When In Rome...Kill! The 7th Killfrenzy adventure!
Ebook on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords.
Paperback on Amazon.
Thank you to all our readers for their continued support! You keep the action alive!
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You can now snag your copy of Frenzi: When In Rome...Kill! The 7th Killfrenzy adventure!
Ebook on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords.
Paperback on Amazon.
Thank you to all our readers for their continued support! You keep the action alive!
books2read.com/wheninromeki...
Some people read Hemmingway, Proust, McCarthy, or Faulkner when they want inspiration in their fiction.
I read one of Bob Randisi's Gunsmith novels to make me feel better about my writing.
Is this one gonna be a good one? Or is it gonna be about Clint eating steak and sandwiches for 180 pages? 😐
I read one of Bob Randisi's Gunsmith novels to make me feel better about my writing.
Is this one gonna be a good one? Or is it gonna be about Clint eating steak and sandwiches for 180 pages? 😐
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Some people read Hemmingway, Proust, McCarthy, or Faulkner when they want inspiration in their fiction.
I read one of Bob Randisi's Gunsmith novels to make me feel better about my writing.
Is this one gonna be a good one? Or is it gonna be about Clint eating steak and sandwiches for 180 pages? 😐
I read one of Bob Randisi's Gunsmith novels to make me feel better about my writing.
Is this one gonna be a good one? Or is it gonna be about Clint eating steak and sandwiches for 180 pages? 😐
Quick note:
We'll not have any Black Friday sales.
Our next round of sales start in December, on the 8th, for Smashwords end of year sale.
All ebooks, minus Cosmopolitan Chaos and When in Rome...Kill! will be $1.99 on the Smashwords store, with select sales on Amazon and Kobo to be announced!
We'll not have any Black Friday sales.
Our next round of sales start in December, on the 8th, for Smashwords end of year sale.
All ebooks, minus Cosmopolitan Chaos and When in Rome...Kill! will be $1.99 on the Smashwords store, with select sales on Amazon and Kobo to be announced!
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Quick note:
We'll not have any Black Friday sales.
Our next round of sales start in December, on the 8th, for Smashwords end of year sale.
All ebooks, minus Cosmopolitan Chaos and When in Rome...Kill! will be $1.99 on the Smashwords store, with select sales on Amazon and Kobo to be announced!
We'll not have any Black Friday sales.
Our next round of sales start in December, on the 8th, for Smashwords end of year sale.
All ebooks, minus Cosmopolitan Chaos and When in Rome...Kill! will be $1.99 on the Smashwords store, with select sales on Amazon and Kobo to be announced!
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 24: GRIMHAVEN (1985)
For years, the only way to read Charles Willeford’s rejected sequel to Miami Blues was by visiting his archives. Now it’s online. Because everything disturbing is online. A bucket-list novel if there ever was one.
Day 24: GRIMHAVEN (1985)
For years, the only way to read Charles Willeford’s rejected sequel to Miami Blues was by visiting his archives. Now it’s online. Because everything disturbing is online. A bucket-list novel if there ever was one.
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 24: GRIMHAVEN (1985)
For years, the only way to read Charles Willeford’s rejected sequel to Miami Blues was by visiting his archives. Now it’s online. Because everything disturbing is online. A bucket-list novel if there ever was one.
Day 24: GRIMHAVEN (1985)
For years, the only way to read Charles Willeford’s rejected sequel to Miami Blues was by visiting his archives. Now it’s online. Because everything disturbing is online. A bucket-list novel if there ever was one.
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We've moved away from Amazon exclusivity, but 95% of our sales still come from Amazon.
As Joshua says, don't forget the actual authors.
As a reader, I check Kobo and Smashwords before I buy on the Zon, but I'll never punish an author for picking the option that allows them to afford groceries.
As Joshua says, don't forget the actual authors.
As a reader, I check Kobo and Smashwords before I buy on the Zon, but I'll never punish an author for picking the option that allows them to afford groceries.
Been screeching about this a lot in recent years, as the Amazon boycott push intensifies: supporting actual authors has gotten utterly forgotten in the process.
I see people constantly promoting sites that are either A) pirating, that give us nothing, or B) sites that pay authors next to nothing.
I see people constantly promoting sites that are either A) pirating, that give us nothing, or B) sites that pay authors next to nothing.
"Fuck Amazon, it's not like they aren't screwing over authors!!"
Amazon pays me 70% royalties on ebooks. You downloading my shit from Anna's pays me *nothing* you dumbass little shit.
"I'm so poor" - And? A bunch of you are steal from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too.
Amazon pays me 70% royalties on ebooks. You downloading my shit from Anna's pays me *nothing* you dumbass little shit.
"I'm so poor" - And? A bunch of you are steal from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We've moved away from Amazon exclusivity, but 95% of our sales still come from Amazon.
As Joshua says, don't forget the actual authors.
As a reader, I check Kobo and Smashwords before I buy on the Zon, but I'll never punish an author for picking the option that allows them to afford groceries.
As Joshua says, don't forget the actual authors.
As a reader, I check Kobo and Smashwords before I buy on the Zon, but I'll never punish an author for picking the option that allows them to afford groceries.
If'n you a smart person, you've already pre-ordered the next book in the funniest crime series currently running.
I did and I'm only 60% smart!
Be like me and smarter-ish people!
Get some more Santa Lacrimosa in your diet.
You'll laugh. You'll gasp. You might even cry.
I did and I'm only 60% smart!
Be like me and smarter-ish people!
Get some more Santa Lacrimosa in your diet.
You'll laugh. You'll gasp. You might even cry.
Hollywood has come to Santa Lacrimosa… to die. Rock Cobbler returns in Low Angle Shot- Book 4 in the Santa Lacrimosa series. Out December 8. Kindle version is available for preorder right freakin now!
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If'n you a smart person, you've already pre-ordered the next book in the funniest crime series currently running.
I did and I'm only 60% smart!
Be like me and smarter-ish people!
Get some more Santa Lacrimosa in your diet.
You'll laugh. You'll gasp. You might even cry.
I did and I'm only 60% smart!
Be like me and smarter-ish people!
Get some more Santa Lacrimosa in your diet.
You'll laugh. You'll gasp. You might even cry.
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This proof ain’t gonna proof itself. I gotta put it through some paces. See if it can hang.
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This proof ain’t gonna proof itself. I gotta put it through some paces. See if it can hang.
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 22: THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE (2006)
Bill Pronzini’s versatility is legendary. This novel—narrated by an old sailor with a grim trail of undiscovered crimes—finds him in James M. Cain waters, and he navigates them to perfection.
Day 22: THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE (2006)
Bill Pronzini’s versatility is legendary. This novel—narrated by an old sailor with a grim trail of undiscovered crimes—finds him in James M. Cain waters, and he navigates them to perfection.
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 22: THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE (2006)
Bill Pronzini’s versatility is legendary. This novel—narrated by an old sailor with a grim trail of undiscovered crimes—finds him in James M. Cain waters, and he navigates them to perfection.
Day 22: THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE (2006)
Bill Pronzini’s versatility is legendary. This novel—narrated by an old sailor with a grim trail of undiscovered crimes—finds him in James M. Cain waters, and he navigates them to perfection.
I know a cool writer dude who is writing a bitching story about pirates. And I keep coming back to this song inspired by one of REH's coolest characters.
Bêlit forever.
Mark "The Shark" Shelton forever.
Up the gatdamn hammers people.
youtu.be/9Q-xg5KdKSA?...
Bêlit forever.
Mark "The Shark" Shelton forever.
Up the gatdamn hammers people.
youtu.be/9Q-xg5KdKSA?...
Manilla Road - Queen of the Black Coast
YouTube video by Manilla Road Official
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I know a cool writer dude who is writing a bitching story about pirates. And I keep coming back to this song inspired by one of REH's coolest characters.
Bêlit forever.
Mark "The Shark" Shelton forever.
Up the gatdamn hammers people.
youtu.be/9Q-xg5KdKSA?...
Bêlit forever.
Mark "The Shark" Shelton forever.
Up the gatdamn hammers people.
youtu.be/9Q-xg5KdKSA?...
The remaster of the greatest Western PC game has landed. It's pricey and I already own a copy of the original, but I wasnt saying no.
Loading this up and yes! You can turn the fancy remaster stuff off and play the best damn Spaghetti Western for PC as it was intended. 🥲
youtu.be/CXZr9DaG3Ss?...
Loading this up and yes! You can turn the fancy remaster stuff off and play the best damn Spaghetti Western for PC as it was intended. 🥲
youtu.be/CXZr9DaG3Ss?...
Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios
YouTube video by Nightdive Studios
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The remaster of the greatest Western PC game has landed. It's pricey and I already own a copy of the original, but I wasnt saying no.
Loading this up and yes! You can turn the fancy remaster stuff off and play the best damn Spaghetti Western for PC as it was intended. 🥲
youtu.be/CXZr9DaG3Ss?...
Loading this up and yes! You can turn the fancy remaster stuff off and play the best damn Spaghetti Western for PC as it was intended. 🥲
youtu.be/CXZr9DaG3Ss?...
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 21: MURDER ME FOR NICKELS (1960)
It’s difficult to write a funny noir novel, let alone one that observes gang warfare from a fresh angle. Peter Rabe does both here with a jukebox-racket exposé that buzzes with off-kilter dialogue.
Day 21: MURDER ME FOR NICKELS (1960)
It’s difficult to write a funny noir novel, let alone one that observes gang warfare from a fresh angle. Peter Rabe does both here with a jukebox-racket exposé that buzzes with off-kilter dialogue.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 21: MURDER ME FOR NICKELS (1960)
It’s difficult to write a funny noir novel, let alone one that observes gang warfare from a fresh angle. Peter Rabe does both here with a jukebox-racket exposé that buzzes with off-kilter dialogue.
Day 21: MURDER ME FOR NICKELS (1960)
It’s difficult to write a funny noir novel, let alone one that observes gang warfare from a fresh angle. Peter Rabe does both here with a jukebox-racket exposé that buzzes with off-kilter dialogue.
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This World of Vile Wonder is on sale through Sunday. Ebook is 99 cents!
Nine tales that range from the unfathomable depths of the Pacific in 1517 to the height of the Carpathian Mountains in 1687.
Nine tales that range from the unfathomable depths of the Pacific in 1517 to the height of the Carpathian Mountains in 1687.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This World of Vile Wonder is on sale through Sunday. Ebook is 99 cents!
Nine tales that range from the unfathomable depths of the Pacific in 1517 to the height of the Carpathian Mountains in 1687.
Nine tales that range from the unfathomable depths of the Pacific in 1517 to the height of the Carpathian Mountains in 1687.
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Airports have fancy biometric screening systems and all that, but every announcement at your gate still sounds like a 1950s recording of a bear farting into a traffic cone.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Airports have fancy biometric screening systems and all that, but every announcement at your gate still sounds like a 1950s recording of a bear farting into a traffic cone.
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SINNERS RIDE, the weird western that's lived in my head for almost six years, is out now on Kindle from 13 Days Publishing !
Ben Keelock was hanged at sundown. By sunrise, he was riding again.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36C8VZ1
Ben Keelock was hanged at sundown. By sunrise, he was riding again.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36C8VZ1
Sinners Ride
Sinners Ride - Kindle edition by Barrows , Brandon. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sinners Ride.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
SINNERS RIDE, the weird western that's lived in my head for almost six years, is out now on Kindle from 13 Days Publishing !
Ben Keelock was hanged at sundown. By sunrise, he was riding again.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36C8VZ1
Ben Keelock was hanged at sundown. By sunrise, he was riding again.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36C8VZ1
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 20: THE KILLER INSIDE ME (1952)
Arguably, there are better Jim Thompson novels. But no narrator in crime fiction infiltrates the reader’s mind—and lingers there—like deputy Lou Ford, Central City’s resident philosopher and psychopath.
Day 20: THE KILLER INSIDE ME (1952)
Arguably, there are better Jim Thompson novels. But no narrator in crime fiction infiltrates the reader’s mind—and lingers there—like deputy Lou Ford, Central City’s resident philosopher and psychopath.
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 20: THE KILLER INSIDE ME (1952)
Arguably, there are better Jim Thompson novels. But no narrator in crime fiction infiltrates the reader’s mind—and lingers there—like deputy Lou Ford, Central City’s resident philosopher and psychopath.
Day 20: THE KILLER INSIDE ME (1952)
Arguably, there are better Jim Thompson novels. But no narrator in crime fiction infiltrates the reader’s mind—and lingers there—like deputy Lou Ford, Central City’s resident philosopher and psychopath.
This is the most innocuous thing I've ever posted and yet has a bazillion likes, shares, and comments.
Maybe folks are in need of some optimism these days?
Hopefully this post was what some people needed to see today.
And if seething rage is more your thing, we've published a couple books. 😉
Maybe folks are in need of some optimism these days?
Hopefully this post was what some people needed to see today.
And if seething rage is more your thing, we've published a couple books. 😉
Got asked by a colleague if I felt I was improving as a writer with each book I wrote.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is the most innocuous thing I've ever posted and yet has a bazillion likes, shares, and comments.
Maybe folks are in need of some optimism these days?
Hopefully this post was what some people needed to see today.
And if seething rage is more your thing, we've published a couple books. 😉
Maybe folks are in need of some optimism these days?
Hopefully this post was what some people needed to see today.
And if seething rage is more your thing, we've published a couple books. 😉
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ZINNIA GOWN
The halfling heroine Zinnia in a fancy gown, showing off a bit of leg.
Read Zinnia in her epic Dark Fantasy adventure, LANTERN'S LIGHT!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT1K1PV4
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#art #fantasy #halfling #zinnia
The halfling heroine Zinnia in a fancy gown, showing off a bit of leg.
Read Zinnia in her epic Dark Fantasy adventure, LANTERN'S LIGHT!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT1K1PV4
books2read.com/u/b58dxR
#art #fantasy #halfling #zinnia
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ZINNIA GOWN
The halfling heroine Zinnia in a fancy gown, showing off a bit of leg.
Read Zinnia in her epic Dark Fantasy adventure, LANTERN'S LIGHT!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT1K1PV4
books2read.com/u/b58dxR
#art #fantasy #halfling #zinnia
The halfling heroine Zinnia in a fancy gown, showing off a bit of leg.
Read Zinnia in her epic Dark Fantasy adventure, LANTERN'S LIGHT!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT1K1PV4
books2read.com/u/b58dxR
#art #fantasy #halfling #zinnia
Got asked by a colleague if I felt I was improving as a writer with each book I wrote.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Got asked by a colleague if I felt I was improving as a writer with each book I wrote.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
Lied and said "I believe so."
The truth is *whispers* "I don't care."
As long as I reread my writing later and enjoy it, I genuinely don't care if I'm improving. It makes me happy. Therefore, I keep doing it.
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New retro/gothic horror premade book cover available
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New retro/gothic horror premade book cover available
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Just occured to me that Abiotic Factor seems to be absent from a lot of GOTY shortlists, even indie ones.
Baffling to me as it has not only been an enormous hit, but might be one of the most interesting survival-crafting games ever, especially once you start dimension-hopping.
Baffling to me as it has not only been an enormous hit, but might be one of the most interesting survival-crafting games ever, especially once you start dimension-hopping.
Abiotic Factor on Steam
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos fro...
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just occured to me that Abiotic Factor seems to be absent from a lot of GOTY shortlists, even indie ones.
Baffling to me as it has not only been an enormous hit, but might be one of the most interesting survival-crafting games ever, especially once you start dimension-hopping.
Baffling to me as it has not only been an enormous hit, but might be one of the most interesting survival-crafting games ever, especially once you start dimension-hopping.
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
Day 19: THE VANISHING (1984)
You expect this Dutch novel about a woman’s kidnapping to be straight horror, and that’s famously how it ends. But the middle section—told from the abductor’s perspective—is pure noir, brilliant and haunting.
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Time for AdventureX! Three of my games are on sale during the Steam event!
More info here: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
More info here: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Time for AdventureX! Three of my games are on sale during the Steam event!
More info here: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
More info here: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
It's true! And he's not just saying that because I have our Intern standing off camera with a loaded handgun*!
Buy a Point of Impact book today! Be happy! Or ELSE.
*this is a fabrication. Our Intern, Jerry, could not be trusted with a potato peeler, much less anything more dangerous.
Buy a Point of Impact book today! Be happy! Or ELSE.
*this is a fabrication. Our Intern, Jerry, could not be trusted with a potato peeler, much less anything more dangerous.
Be happy like this guy.
Buy a book by @pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social!
Buy a book by @pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social!
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's true! And he's not just saying that because I have our Intern standing off camera with a loaded handgun*!
Buy a Point of Impact book today! Be happy! Or ELSE.
*this is a fabrication. Our Intern, Jerry, could not be trusted with a potato peeler, much less anything more dangerous.
Buy a Point of Impact book today! Be happy! Or ELSE.
*this is a fabrication. Our Intern, Jerry, could not be trusted with a potato peeler, much less anything more dangerous.
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My newest novel, "Mark in Sales," is available now on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, or Kindle Unlimited! Looking for something fun to read, or a gift this holiday season? I got you covered. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2SF5YCW
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My newest novel, "Mark in Sales," is available now on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, or Kindle Unlimited! Looking for something fun to read, or a gift this holiday season? I got you covered. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2SF5YCW
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~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
~ Thirty (More) Novels for #Noirvember ~
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.
Day 18: THE GLASS KEY (1931).
Red Harvest fans are sometimes blindsided by the emotional depth of this book, which explores the strained friendship between a machine politician and his fixer. Dashiell Hammett was right to call it his best.