Looking at the last paragraph of my last blog, I mentioned the
Remembrance Day service and how killing should be confined to the pages of
fiction. On Friday well over a hundred, innocent people were murdered in Paris
by Isis jihadists claiming their right and responsibility is ordained by god. I
use the small case to spell god because my God is a God of love, and love
cannot harbour violence: He abhors it.
Remembrance Day service and how killing should be confined to the pages of
fiction. On Friday well over a hundred, innocent people were murdered in Paris
by Isis jihadists claiming their right and responsibility is ordained by god. I
use the small case to spell god because my God is a God of love, and love
cannot harbour violence: He abhors it.
Back to the world of fiction. Last Friday our CHINDI group enjoyed its
One Big Launch — the OBL — at the Pallant Suite in Chichester. It was a great
evening where nine of us launched our latest books. We laid on entertainment, a
bar and a snack buffet. The evening was rounded off with a 30 minute gig from
Lara King: local singer and comedienne. We all sold books: some doing better
than others, but overall it was a good experience and encouraged us to think
and plan for next year. I had ordered books from Amazon, but they failed to
appear. Fortunately I had a few I was able to offer, backed up by some other
titles.
One Big Launch — the OBL — at the Pallant Suite in Chichester. It was a great
evening where nine of us launched our latest books. We laid on entertainment, a
bar and a snack buffet. The evening was rounded off with a 30 minute gig from
Lara King: local singer and comedienne. We all sold books: some doing better
than others, but overall it was a good experience and encouraged us to think
and plan for next year. I had ordered books from Amazon, but they failed to
appear. Fortunately I had a few I was able to offer, backed up by some other
titles.
During the week I entered my latest, unpublished manuscript into a
Kindle Scout campaign. I have 30 days in which to persuade people to nominate
my book, A
Dangerous Game. If my campaign is
successful, I will win a contract with Amazon and all those people who
nominated me will receive a free copy (eBook) from Amazon before the launch.
The benefits outweigh the disadvantages in my case, but I have nothing to lose.
I hope I can persuade you to vote for me by clicking the link:
Kindle Scout campaign. I have 30 days in which to persuade people to nominate
my book, A
Dangerous Game. If my campaign is
successful, I will win a contract with Amazon and all those people who
nominated me will receive a free copy (eBook) from Amazon before the launch.
The benefits outweigh the disadvantages in my case, but I have nothing to lose.
I hope I can persuade you to vote for me by clicking the link:
I have sent
e-mails to all my subscribers, advertised on FB and Twitter, and hope to
achieve at least a reasonable pile of votes. If you click the link, I will be
eternally grateful. I’m up against some pretty stiff competition, but you never
know — he who dares?
e-mails to all my subscribers, advertised on FB and Twitter, and hope to
achieve at least a reasonable pile of votes. If you click the link, I will be
eternally grateful. I’m up against some pretty stiff competition, but you never
know — he who dares?
Having
completed the book and entered the competition, I am now in a kind of limbo. I
want to start my next novel, but I know I have to spend a little more time on
promotion and marketing for A Dangerous
Game. Whatever the outcome, I expect the launch to be early next year.
completed the book and entered the competition, I am now in a kind of limbo. I
want to start my next novel, but I know I have to spend a little more time on
promotion and marketing for A Dangerous
Game. Whatever the outcome, I expect the launch to be early next year.
As we get
closer to the end of November, so the thought of Christmas becomes prevalent in
our minds and our planning. Our calendar is getting fuller and we will be
spending some time away on family visits, shopping trips and a few days in
London during the run-up to Christmas: which brings me back to those murdering
terrorists. It would be easy to cancel our London trip and the two shows we
have booked, but that would mean the murdering cowards are winning the battle.
Whatever the cost, we must not give in to them, and hope that our politicians,
the leaders we voted in, will have the guts to introduce measures that will
offer us more protection instead of the useless sound-bites they spout. We need
statesmen like Churchill and Roosevelt, and only then will we stand a chance of
defeating the enemy.
closer to the end of November, so the thought of Christmas becomes prevalent in
our minds and our planning. Our calendar is getting fuller and we will be
spending some time away on family visits, shopping trips and a few days in
London during the run-up to Christmas: which brings me back to those murdering
terrorists. It would be easy to cancel our London trip and the two shows we
have booked, but that would mean the murdering cowards are winning the battle.
Whatever the cost, we must not give in to them, and hope that our politicians,
the leaders we voted in, will have the guts to introduce measures that will
offer us more protection instead of the useless sound-bites they spout. We need
statesmen like Churchill and Roosevelt, and only then will we stand a chance of
defeating the enemy.
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