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PJR
 04 Oct 2011, 15:37 #131496 Reply To Post
Hi all,

I'm new here, so apologies if I break any unwritten rules.

Really, I should have discovered this site before I wrote my book, but regrets make poor company.

The book is 'A Spurious Brood' which arrived last week, and I am still stroking the cover. I self published, as you may have gathered, and am keen to receive some genuine feedback.

Too late for that! You might say, but sales of self published novels are notoriously slow, and I have to decide whether to start on the next project - or get on with the day job, which is, by the way, conspicuous by its absence at the mo.

So which is it to be?

And a question. How do I get an image of the book to appear in the box to the left of these posts?
Phil

I read, write, bike, kayak, walk and drink Rioja - occasionally in that order.
For more information go to my website
dancingsue
 04 Oct 2011, 15:47 #131497 Reply To Post
Quote: PJR, Tuesday, 4 Oct 2011 15:37
Hi all,

And a question. How do I get an image of the book to appear in the box to the left of these posts?


If you go to My Profile above these posts, you can upload your picture, but make sure it doesn't exceed the size. You may not be able to see it straight away. When the site refreshes it should be there.
the long and the short of it

PJR
 04 Oct 2011, 16:28 #131500 Reply To Post
Thanks for that.

The upload is an avatar I presume? You can tell he's really familiar with this stuff

Phil

I read, write, bike, kayak, walk and drink Rioja - occasionally in that order.
For more information go to my website
Joe 90
 05 Oct 2011, 11:26 #131572 Reply To Post
Quote: PJR, Tuesday, 4 Oct 2011 15:37
Hi all,

I'm new here, so apologies if I break any unwritten rules.

Really, I should have discovered this site before I wrote my book, but regrets make poor company.

The book is 'A Spurious Brood' which arrived last week, and I am still stroking the cover. I self published, as you may have gathered, and am keen to receive some genuine feedback.

Too late for that! You might say, but sales of self published novels are notoriously slow, and I have to decide whether to start on the next project - or get on with the day job, which is, by the way, conspicuous by its absence at the mo.

So which is it to be?

And a question. How do I get an image of the book to appear in the box to the left of these posts?


Thanks for the freewill on AFTH. There is a couple of clues. The one being the discussion over the photo shoot at the wedding, 'the soul being captured on film,' and the other the way in which the original photo faded when Father died.

Perhaps you saw them, in which case ignore this.

Thanks again

Joe 90
my website
PJR
 05 Oct 2011, 20:28 #131629 Reply To Post
Hi Joe,

I picked up the photo, but missed the 'soul captured on film' reference. That might be due to reading from a screen, never a good idea.

Incidentaly it's only the latest book that has been self pubbed. Of the previous two, one was a fixed fee commission, and the other was published by Trentham. The bad experience with Trentham is what decided me to self pub Spurious.

Phil

Phil

I read, write, bike, kayak, walk and drink Rioja - occasionally in that order.
For more information go to my website
Joe 90
 06 Oct 2011, 09:29 #131670 Reply To Post
Quote: PJR, Wednesday, 5 Oct 2011 20:28
Hi Joe,

I picked up the photo, but missed the 'soul captured on film' reference. That might be due to reading from a screen, never a good idea.

Incidentaly it's only the latest book that has been self pubbed. Of the previous two, one was a fixed fee commission, and the other was published by Trentham. The bad experience with Trentham is what decided me to self pub Spurious.

Phil



Hi Phil. One other thought that occurred whilst reading your piece. The title 'A SPurious Brood' didn't serve a purpose for me. I kept on thinking of it as better entitled 'The Salt Road.' For what it's worth.

TTFN
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PJR
 06 Oct 2011, 14:29 #131706 Reply To Post
Joe,

"A Spurious Brood" is a phrase used by one of the historical characters in the story. Its meaning is - hopefully - made clear later in the book. Salt Road might have made a good chapter title, but the book doesn't have them - just numbers. That was a choice forced on me by the fact that I had ordered a 320 page book from the printers, and then proceeded to write a 340 page book. If you think that is a cockeyed sequence you are probably right.

Phil

Phil

I read, write, bike, kayak, walk and drink Rioja - occasionally in that order.
For more information go to my website
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