Further to my post yesterday Readers Favorite are apparently the fastest growing book review site and according to their website they have reviewed books for James Patterson. Now to get 4 stars from an organisation that would review books from a bestselling author is not bad for a partial part timer. By coincidence I have just started reading some of his books in the past few weeks. Spooky!
Just in case you missed it.
http://readersfavorite.com/book-review/12876
http://www.amazon.co.uk/REWIND-ebook/dp/B00ANX65M6/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380459797&sr=1-3&keywords=david+wardle
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Saturday, 28 September 2013
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
It has been a while as predicted - but then who has missed me? I thought so. Still for anyone that has been following my ill-fated quest to to get to the bottom of the worst seller list I have news.
The Good. "Rewind" has been reviewed by Readers Favourite and has received four stars which is only beaten by a five star general. Follow the yellow brick road to see what they said.
http://readersfavorite.com/book-review/12876
Yippee! Now hands up all of those who now want to read it. Good. Go to the top of the discerning class and now follow the thick as a brick road.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=david+wardle
The Bad. The publisher I had sent both manuscripts to at their request after I had sent them the usual submission have eventually got back to me. They are not interested in "Rewind" at all. Strange because in my world of few sales, this has far more. They are interested in "Trouble Cross" but only with an author contribution of £2,900. So unfortunately once again I am stymied in getting the books into actual print.
The Ugly. Well, that is just me.
Anyway, time to go and se if the new Everton B team have actually scored.
Nanu nanu.
The Good. "Rewind" has been reviewed by Readers Favourite and has received four stars which is only beaten by a five star general. Follow the yellow brick road to see what they said.
http://readersfavorite.com/book-review/12876
Yippee! Now hands up all of those who now want to read it. Good. Go to the top of the discerning class and now follow the thick as a brick road.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=david+wardle
The Bad. The publisher I had sent both manuscripts to at their request after I had sent them the usual submission have eventually got back to me. They are not interested in "Rewind" at all. Strange because in my world of few sales, this has far more. They are interested in "Trouble Cross" but only with an author contribution of £2,900. So unfortunately once again I am stymied in getting the books into actual print.
The Ugly. Well, that is just me.
Anyway, time to go and se if the new Everton B team have actually scored.
Nanu nanu.
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Long time no blog. It might be a while too before there is any more. I am signed off work with stress and the chances of me writing anything funny are as good as Baldrick getting a first at Oxford and winning the boat race single handed. Those of you who tune in regularly will know none of the back issue have been funny anyway - oops I forgot I have no following only accidental browsers. This downbeat blog is a full stop on here, or certainly a comma.
There will be some new people looking because I only recently learned how to add my email contacts into a circle.
I have been trying to improve my French recently but I am bad at oral and practical. Things I think got lost in transalation. I am lost too now, in thoughts and feelings.
Anyway, now that you are all reaching for a bottle of pills, you can always buy the books where my humour shines through. A colleague reading Trouble Cross told me he let out a laugh on the train and everyone looked at him. That must be a good sign.
Incidentally, as a test I put Trouble Cross on a free offer for two days and had 108 downloads. As an experiment though it was about as good as my French because there have been no sales since or of my other book Rewind.
Time to go.
As a Mork of respect for those people who tell me I look like Robin Williams:
Nanu nanu.
Or as they say in France:
J'espère très sincèrement que c'est au revoir et non adieu
There will be some new people looking because I only recently learned how to add my email contacts into a circle.
I have been trying to improve my French recently but I am bad at oral and practical. Things I think got lost in transalation. I am lost too now, in thoughts and feelings.
Anyway, now that you are all reaching for a bottle of pills, you can always buy the books where my humour shines through. A colleague reading Trouble Cross told me he let out a laugh on the train and everyone looked at him. That must be a good sign.
Incidentally, as a test I put Trouble Cross on a free offer for two days and had 108 downloads. As an experiment though it was about as good as my French because there have been no sales since or of my other book Rewind.
Time to go.
As a Mork of respect for those people who tell me I look like Robin Williams:
Nanu nanu.
Or as they say in France:
J'espère très sincèrement que c'est au revoir et non adieu
Monday, 29 July 2013
FREE WISHES
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
I have bowed to public non-demand and initiated a free promotion. One of my novels - Trouble Cross - is going to be available to download at nil pence on Friday 2nd August and Saturday 3rd August. What more can you wish for?
All I ask in return is that you spread the word - after the free promotion is over, of course - and a nice review on Amazon if you are so inclined.
For those of you interested, the print versions have taken a step further with the publisher now in possession of the full manuscripts.
In other news, animal lovers have been asking for consideration for our furry friends. In this weather the last thing you want to be is a little otter.
I have bowed to public non-demand and initiated a free promotion. One of my novels - Trouble Cross - is going to be available to download at nil pence on Friday 2nd August and Saturday 3rd August. What more can you wish for?
All I ask in return is that you spread the word - after the free promotion is over, of course - and a nice review on Amazon if you are so inclined.
For those of you interested, the print versions have taken a step further with the publisher now in possession of the full manuscripts.
In other news, animal lovers have been asking for consideration for our furry friends. In this weather the last thing you want to be is a little otter.
Sunday, 7 July 2013
MEDIUM TIME NO BLOG
Well, I was getting fed up of saying buy my books all the time.
Anyway, there is now the real possibility that I might get them in print. A colleague pointed me in the direction of a publisher who published his friends book. I emailed them and told them to check out my books on Amazon and they quickly emailed back to say they had and could I send them a submission. Now any writer who has tried to sell a manuscript knows the hard slog trying to get a literary agent interested and now I had a bite from an actual publisher. I sent of the regulatory 3 chapters and synopsis on both books and now they have asked to see the full manuscripts.
But let's not count chickens before the rooster has seen the hen. Fingers crossed though.
In other news.....er no, sorry, there is no other news. Roll on football season.
For those of you with absolutely no interest in my battles with the Express Sunday puzzle page I smashed the 30% barrier today - 26% i.e 33 minutes to do 4 puzzles with a combined target of 128 minutes. Just wish I had some challengers.
Now as more than one person in the office think I look like Robin Williams - whether they mean Mork or Mrs Doubtfire I am not sure - I will sign off in his customary fashion.
Nanu nanu.
Anyway, there is now the real possibility that I might get them in print. A colleague pointed me in the direction of a publisher who published his friends book. I emailed them and told them to check out my books on Amazon and they quickly emailed back to say they had and could I send them a submission. Now any writer who has tried to sell a manuscript knows the hard slog trying to get a literary agent interested and now I had a bite from an actual publisher. I sent of the regulatory 3 chapters and synopsis on both books and now they have asked to see the full manuscripts.
But let's not count chickens before the rooster has seen the hen. Fingers crossed though.
In other news.....er no, sorry, there is no other news. Roll on football season.
For those of you with absolutely no interest in my battles with the Express Sunday puzzle page I smashed the 30% barrier today - 26% i.e 33 minutes to do 4 puzzles with a combined target of 128 minutes. Just wish I had some challengers.
Now as more than one person in the office think I look like Robin Williams - whether they mean Mork or Mrs Doubtfire I am not sure - I will sign off in his customary fashion.
Nanu nanu.
Sunday, 16 June 2013
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!
One sale this week - which makes a total of one in June. Still, I have now sent both manuscripts to a proper publisher for consideration as printed books.
In addition, I found this website where they give you a free review of your book in 10-12 weeks so I sent both off. It is time to know the truth. Can I actually write? Anything less than 4 or 5 stars and it is a bit of a failure so we will wait and see.
Of course, there is nothing to stop anyone having stumbled on here buying one now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/REWIND-ebook/dp/B00ANX65M6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371388541&sr=1-1&keywords=david+wardle
In addition, I found this website where they give you a free review of your book in 10-12 weeks so I sent both off. It is time to know the truth. Can I actually write? Anything less than 4 or 5 stars and it is a bit of a failure so we will wait and see.
Of course, there is nothing to stop anyone having stumbled on here buying one now.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/REWIND-ebook/dp/B00ANX65M6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371388541&sr=1-1&keywords=david+wardle
Sunday, 9 June 2013
SMALL PRINT
Not been on here for a while. Last week was a bad week. I got sacked by my publisher by a stinking email. This means the print versions are out of the window. Or does it? I was pointed in the direction of proper book publisher that may be interested. They were enough so to ask me for a submission, so fingers crossed that both books might get a proper publication and book launch.
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