The Flesch Reading Ease of the Soul in Words series of books:

The Flesch Reading Ease of all three books in my Soul in Words series averages between 70 and 80. This means based on that score alone, it is calculated to be readable for someone in the seventh grade or higher, which is typically at the age of thirteen or older. 

This is another dimension to consider when rating my books as PG-13. Thirteen and up is the audience I set for Amazon and Kindle. It is up to parents to decide. Some of the topics in my books are intense at times. Without parental guidance, I would say sixteen or older would be more appropriate.

New official enhanced cover of Beyond Description, with higher resolution source images and larger text:

A video of a preface reading by me:

A video of me reading the preface of To Where We Walk, book three, due to be published soon.

Are my books postmodern? Let us ask Google!

Q&A with Gemini Advanced which has full text analyzed all three of my books:

Are my three books considered postmodern?

Analysis complete

Yes, all three books in the Soul in Words series can be considered postmodern due to their experimental structure, fragmented narratives, and blending of genres.

"Beyond Description" is a collection of vignettes marked by transgender symbols, challenging traditional narrative structures and reflecting the fragmented nature of identity formation.

"Subsection Hope" is a series of dated journal entries that offer a raw and unfiltered look into the author's thoughts and emotions, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

"To Where We Walk" continues the journal entry format, further blurring the lines between autobiography and fiction, and incorporating elements of poetry and social commentary.

All three books challenge traditional literary conventions and embrace a more fluid and subjective approach to storytelling, aligning with the key tenets of postmodern literature.

On the low vision accessibility of the paperbacks of my books:

I discovered that my larger print size for my paperback books, which is Alegreya size 14pt, is suitable for people with vision as low as a visual acuity of 20/100.

Large print books (also known as enhanced size print) for low vision are classified as size 18pt or higher, but this increases the print costs considerably and are usually sold as a different edition of the book.

One reader told me she appreciates my larger than average print size of 14pt, because she normally wears contacts but does not require them to read my books.

With the next update of my books, I will detail the fact that it's suitable for 20/100 vision in the product listing descriptions.

People with moderate vision issues should not need to squint to read my print books. I want the best experience for everyone, and size 14pt seems like the best solution for my work.

Updates to the manuscripts and the paperbacks:

I just uploaded updated manuscripts to the e-book and paperback listings of both of my books (which are exclusive to Amazon, Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible audiobooks now.) The gutter is now flawless on the paperbacks.

My previous update, as well, justify aligned all my books to get rid of the ragged right and make it look more formal in format. Ellipses are now single typographical symbols, which are more typographically beautiful.

And various little corrections were made to the manuscripts outside of that. And the product descriptions now note that the font size of the paperbacks are suitable for up to 20/100 vision.

The unknown will be a matter of when Amazon starts producing the new versions for purchase. It could be in a week, or it could take longer.

I stand behind every edition I have published, however. The paperback editions before the changes in this post are a fully enjoyable read. These changes just make refinements for future prints.

Great Book comparisons:

Beyond Description great book comparisons:

"Orlando" by Virginia Woolf

"The Argonauts" by Maggie Nelson.

"Gender Trouble" by Judith Butler.

Subsection Hope great book comparisons:

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath.

"Girl, Interrupted" by Susanna Kaysen.

"Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs.

To Where We Walk great book comparisons:

"The Pillow Book" by Sei Shōnagon.

"The Journals of Sylvia Plath."

"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac.

These works are distinct from mine, but based on reflection, some of their features match my books.

To Where We Walk approaching completion and eventual publication!

Based on my latest progress, I estimate writing for my third book will be complete in one or two weeks, at a casual pace. I only need a little over 3,000 words, or a chapter and a half, now to write, edit, and merge. The way the novella ends will partially depend on the possible news of several different things I'm waiting on.

Intended age of the audience of my books:

I analyzed the full text of all three of my books and concluded that they qualify as PG-13. As in, the movie rating, parental guidance for ages 13 and up. This analysis further justifies my latest decision to set my Amazon book listings to age 13 and up as their intended audience.

I am still conducting more analytical research on the full texts of my work. Certainly without parental guidance, I would recommend the audience otherwise be for mature young adults.

The specific genre of my books:

My books are creative nonfiction. They most closely fit the specific genre of memoirs. Furthermore, while they do not follow every convention of journalism, they loosely fit the genre of literary journalism based upon how they were created.

They are not autofiction, which is defined as a fictional autobiography. While my books include metaphor and occasional recounting of dreams, the books are based in fact, not fiction. I declare them fit for nonfiction shelves.

They use poetry and prose, which is what makes them creative nonfiction memoirs with journalistic intent.

Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited Availability Are Here!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

I enrolled my books into Amazon Kindle Select for 90 days at minimum. I delisted them from all other platforms for the foreseeable. This simplifies everything, because about all my readers use Amazon to get my books. They are still indexed on Google Books with previews there. Two chapter previews of all three books are still available on my website, emilytiffanyjoy.com.

Amazon Kindle Select allows my books to be available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited, which is a premium reading service to freely read books for anyone who subscribes to it. If you subscribe to Amazon Kindle Unlimited, look up my books, Beyond Description and Subsection Hope, to read them for free there. Positive, heartfelt reviews are always deeply appreciated.

Additionally, pending processing, I set up a Kindle Countdown Deal for both Beyond Description and Subsection Hope. This means you will be able to get each of the eBooks for 99 cents each over the next two weeks! I'll make another post as soon as the Kindle Countdown Deal becomes active!

Happy reading!

-ET Joy