Connecting Readers and Writers discussion

Imagine a world in which there is no war, crime, hunger, poverty, inequality, prejudice, bigotry, envy, or greed. Everyone, without exception, has access to the exact same quantity and quality of food, clothing, housing, medical care, formal educationa and social advancement opportunities. Being different is not merely tolerated, but is considered admirable.

Now imagine that, in this world, the words father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother, family, marriage, government and religion also do not exixt because the concepts themselves do not exist. The inhabitants are occasionally transported to places they never knew existed or required to do something without having the slightest idea of what they are doing or why it must be done.

Can you imagine such a world? Well, I did. If you should choose to visit it someday, I hope that you enjoy reading about the world of Levels as much as I enjoyed creating it.
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Jim Vuksic - Author
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Levels - Available in paperback (376 pages), e-book (Kindle/Nook/Tablet), audio book on CD (9 discs) and audio book download - 8 hours listening time, narrated by Stephen Rozzell.
Distributed internationally by Ingram/Spring Arbor

Levels is currently available courtesy of the following vendors:
Amazon.com (U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, India)
Audible.com www.audible.com
Barnes and Nobel http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/jim-v...
Better World Books www.betterworldbooks.com
Books-A-Million www.booksamillion.com
Christian Book Store www.deepershopping.com/jim-vuksic/hom...
Fish Pond - Australia www.fishpond.com.au
Powell's Books www.powellsbooks.com/

Interviews

Spotlight (A literary blog published by Diamante Lavendar) - Nov. 25, 2015.
diamantelavendar.com/spotlight-levels...

The Cult of Me (A literary blog, originating out of the UK.) - Oct. 20, 2014.
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Book Reader Magazine - Sept. 10, 2014.
http://bookreadermagazine.com/feature...

Pretty-Hot.Com (Literary Website) - Aug. 26, 2014
http://pretty-hot.com/jim-vuksic/

The Platinume Journal (Teen Literary Magazine published in the U.K.) - Aug. 11, 2014.
http://theplatinumjournal.com/2014/08...

Interviews Around the World - June 19, 2014.
https://nrc14.wordpress.com/2014/06/1...

AwesomeGang.Com (Literary Website) - Dec. 3, 2013.
http://awesomegang.com/jim-vuksic/

In Shaler Area Community Magazine (Heather Holtschlag - Reporter) - Nov. 15, 2012.

Giving Credit to Whom Credit is Due

Just as the credits at the end of a movie are often ignored, so too are those who help convert a manuscript into a commercially viable book. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to formally recognize and thank those with whom I worked and learned so much.

Roll the credits! (Shhhh! Please, pay attention.)

Stacy Baker - Head of the Acquisition Dept.
Lauren Downen - Copy Editor
Patrick O'Donnell - Conceptual Editor
Sarah Kirchen - Layout Design Artist
Blake Brasor - Cover/Spine/Backmatter Design Artist
Stephen Rozzell - Professional Narrator
Brandon Morgan - Website Design & Maintenance
Ingram/Spring Arbor - International Distributors
Dallas Franklin - Publicist
Terry Cordingley - Director of Marketing

Sounds interesting. I've added Levels to my rather long To Be Read list. Good luck.

Ken wrote: "Sounds interesting. I've added Levels to my rather long To Be Read list. Good luck."

Ken,

Thank you. Should you eventually choose to do so, I hope that you enjoy reading about the world of Levels as much as I enjoyed creating it and will take the time to share your opinion - positive, negative or indifferent. What a dull and boring place this world would be if everyone thought the same, shared identical tastes and agreed about everything all the time.

Jim Vuksic

It may take a while for me to get to it but I'll certainly write a review when the time comes. K.

Anecdotal information pertaining to the post-apocalyptic/speculative novel Levels from inception through the publishing process, along with chapter-by-chapter excerpts, may be found among the earliest posts of Jim Vuksic's Blog.
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