J.R. Sweeney's Blog, page 5
June 23, 2016
Time to share my cover with you fine folks...Feast your eyes and get the paperback publisher direct
T'was a perfect group, all two hundred and fifty had received the vision and understood what this village would be. Love for the invited and death and misery for all intruders. https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-68352-754-1
I highly recommend the paperback of this
http://celticorigins.yolasite.com/
I highly recommend the paperback of this
http://celticorigins.yolasite.com/
June 15, 2016
I recieved my hard copy proof in the mail, reviewed it and loved it here is the history behind this book
Greetings I hope this post finds you well. I WROTE THIS BOOK IN HONOR IN REMEMBERANCE OF MY BROTHERS
Mark Sweeney and Kevin Garvey my two best fishing partners here is the dedication
Mark Sweeney and Kevin Garvey
May you find eternal rest on the happy isle
fishermen's prayer
God grant that I may live to fish,
Until my dying day,
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray,
When in the Lord’s safe landing net,
I’m peacefully asleep,
That in his mercy I be judged,
As big enough to keep
English translation
The Happy Island
Sing this song to the Happy Island,The green isle with the whitest beach;Storms sometimes attack it severely,But I love to live there.Where does gentle summer arrive earlierWhere does blossom appear on trees earlierWhere does the thrush sing more beautifullyOn the young branches? In the Happy Island.The most valuable fish close to shorePrefers to live near your boundaries;Active lads with handlines and netsFish very early around the Happy Island.Come with me to the beachOn a calm evening at high tide,And you will see the beauty and many speciesOf birds that live in the Happy Island.And although I go to visit yonder country-side,Sometimes thinking that I may stay there,A mysterious attraction with heat that will not coolDraws me relentlessly to the Happy Island.Oh, the time is short till the day ends;Night will come and I will seek rest;My eternal slumber will be so tranquilIf my pillow is in the Happy Island.
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SAD NOW HOPE ALL HAS A GREAT DAY
Mark Sweeney and Kevin Garvey my two best fishing partners here is the dedication
Mark Sweeney and Kevin Garvey
May you find eternal rest on the happy isle
fishermen's prayer
God grant that I may live to fish,
Until my dying day,
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray,
When in the Lord’s safe landing net,
I’m peacefully asleep,
That in his mercy I be judged,
As big enough to keep
English translation
The Happy Island
Sing this song to the Happy Island,The green isle with the whitest beach;Storms sometimes attack it severely,But I love to live there.Where does gentle summer arrive earlierWhere does blossom appear on trees earlierWhere does the thrush sing more beautifullyOn the young branches? In the Happy Island.The most valuable fish close to shorePrefers to live near your boundaries;Active lads with handlines and netsFish very early around the Happy Island.Come with me to the beachOn a calm evening at high tide,And you will see the beauty and many speciesOf birds that live in the Happy Island.And although I go to visit yonder country-side,Sometimes thinking that I may stay there,A mysterious attraction with heat that will not coolDraws me relentlessly to the Happy Island.Oh, the time is short till the day ends;Night will come and I will seek rest;My eternal slumber will be so tranquilIf my pillow is in the Happy Island.
#celticorigins TWITTER
#JODICUS FACE BOOK
http://celticorigins.yolasite.com/
SAD NOW HOPE ALL HAS A GREAT DAY
June 7, 2016
Hi everyone my publisher called to verify my address, I believe they are sending me a proof to review. (hope so)
Hi, Going to use a bigger font today (exciting stuff right).
Not much happening here, just waiting for my proof to arrive. I will sign off on it and hopefully soon I will be providing some links for the masses to purchase my book. It has been almost 2 years since I started the story. I wrote it then I opened up wordpad selected all and deleted it what?, Then for 6 months this story haunted me IT HAD TO BE SHARED. So I wrote it again on wordpad. As you know wordpad has no editing tools so I put each chapter into my email and spellchecked it that way.(what a pain in the you now where). Sigh....I gave it to my dad and my bro and my daughter to read they loved it. (nothing like an unbiased opinion right :)). Now for the true test I gave it to my ex-wife to read she hates me by the way, anyhow she loved it! what? and she is an avid reader. I submitted the book to two publishers and both accepted it.
I chose the publisher my gut told me to choose and have not looked back since, ok that's enough rambling for now. All I can say is the story is great the characters are colorful and interesting and above all is the message, oh the message that's the real beauty of this book.
here is a link to my website I love you people and respect you.
Aleks V G+ and sweet sweet Eva williams on the mic folks
Not much happening here, just waiting for my proof to arrive. I will sign off on it and hopefully soon I will be providing some links for the masses to purchase my book. It has been almost 2 years since I started the story. I wrote it then I opened up wordpad selected all and deleted it what?, Then for 6 months this story haunted me IT HAD TO BE SHARED. So I wrote it again on wordpad. As you know wordpad has no editing tools so I put each chapter into my email and spellchecked it that way.(what a pain in the you now where). Sigh....I gave it to my dad and my bro and my daughter to read they loved it. (nothing like an unbiased opinion right :)). Now for the true test I gave it to my ex-wife to read she hates me by the way, anyhow she loved it! what? and she is an avid reader. I submitted the book to two publishers and both accepted it.
I chose the publisher my gut told me to choose and have not looked back since, ok that's enough rambling for now. All I can say is the story is great the characters are colorful and interesting and above all is the message, oh the message that's the real beauty of this book.
here is a link to my website I love you people and respect you.
Aleks V G+ and sweet sweet Eva williams on the mic folks
June 1, 2016
Feeling blessed and glad to be alive! lessons learned and moving forward.Thanks to some helpful folks out on twitter and facebook and G+. uh goodreads not so much
I have been blessed to find some helpful souls in my journey to become an author. I owe it all to some great folks that I have met on twitter and facebook and G+. They have offered me down loads of pdf's chock-full of great info for a new guy like me. Genuine are they and I thank them all. Truly good and loving people from all over the world. Goodreads on the other hand....blah not so much the whole site has a cold vibe and the book rating system is a laugh. Please tell me how Ernest Hemingway's "The old man and the sea" rates three and a half stars. While a first time author who writes a book on making money on the web rates five stars?. what? five stars where do they go from there? I found goodreads is ok as long as you keep your mouth shut and don't post anything or you are going to get a rebuttal from five hundred "know it all" blowhards.
Here is some good lessons I have learned on the kinder, gentler facebook, G+ and twitter from people that are genuine and truly want me to succeed.
1. Stop tweeting and posting so much, no one wants their feed full of tweets and post from me every 5 minutes.
2. Post your book with links maybe 3 to 5 times a day at different times.
3. Develop a good niche on something you are passionate about when posting or tweeting.
4. Share things and retweet things that are encouraging just as your friends and followers share your things.
5 Be kind and respectful just as your friends and followers are kind and respectful to you.
A kind thank you to all from everywhere in the world. Arabia, Turkey, France, India to Ireland and, the UK to the good old USA. I love you
OK here is my newly updated website with tunes and pics and info about my book "The village of Jodicus"
celticorigins.yolasite.com
Thanks to all for your awesome support I'll leave you with a pic and a vid.
Silencieuse Aurore g+
HERES ME
norma bates g+
Here is some good lessons I have learned on the kinder, gentler facebook, G+ and twitter from people that are genuine and truly want me to succeed.
1. Stop tweeting and posting so much, no one wants their feed full of tweets and post from me every 5 minutes.
2. Post your book with links maybe 3 to 5 times a day at different times.
3. Develop a good niche on something you are passionate about when posting or tweeting.
4. Share things and retweet things that are encouraging just as your friends and followers share your things.
5 Be kind and respectful just as your friends and followers are kind and respectful to you.
A kind thank you to all from everywhere in the world. Arabia, Turkey, France, India to Ireland and, the UK to the good old USA. I love you
OK here is my newly updated website with tunes and pics and info about my book "The village of Jodicus"
celticorigins.yolasite.com
Thanks to all for your awesome support I'll leave you with a pic and a vid.
Silencieuse Aurore g+
HERES MEnorma bates g+
May 20, 2016
Big mistakes made , wow, I am my own worst enemy
I screwed up this week bigtime. As you know I am waiting on my book to get finished. It is in the hands of the publisher and they are working on the interior layout (I hope). All was going well until I ran into one of my old weed dealers. I have recently quit weed about a year and a half ago. After smoking for forty years I felt that was enough and I have been feeling fantastic. Why I bought that forty dollar bag from him I am not sure, I felt obliged or something, . I won't bore you with the details but what a shitty, unproductive week no wonder I live in my basement like a hermit. Anyone who say's that weed makes them perform better is full of shit. I could not even open Word on my pc never mind stringing two lousy words together. I have been in a lazy sleeping , munching weed induced fog for five days I am finally starting to feel better. Never Again I am promising myself, I am too old for that shit and I have too much to live for.
Oh well back to the drawing board, I can't beat myself up too much. I still have two good stories on Word. I am finally sober enough to continue. Praise the lord.
Here is the link to my website and a really nice pick from my girl Leona Limont out on G+.
celticorigins.yolasite.com
Oh well back to the drawing board, I can't beat myself up too much. I still have two good stories on Word. I am finally sober enough to continue. Praise the lord.
Here is the link to my website and a really nice pick from my girl Leona Limont out on G+.
celticorigins.yolasite.com
May 6, 2016
More good news , life is good I got my final edit back from the publisher. It took 2 months and that was a blessing in disguise find out why...
I have been busy with the final edit of "The Village Of Jodicus"
The editor had some great suggestions and I agreed with most.
The best thing I could have done was let the story rest for a couple months, Like a fine wine.
I forgot what a terrific story I had. The first thing I did was print it out and had a couple of my people read it. I wanted them to be critical and look for any weaknesses and they found some and I read it and I found a few minor flaws as well.
Here is what the people I shared this book with have said.
"Flowing"
"Clever"
"I did not want it to end"
"I want to read it again"
Me: beaming with pride right now!
It is historical fiction and some things did not fit the timeline, SO I FIXED IT NO PROBLEM! :)
My goal is to make the reader go back and feel he or she is thrown into a place that we cannot even conceive in this time. A dark time and also a simpler time. A cut and dry time where either you are going to survive or you are going to suffer. Two choices, the way of good or the way of evil. A time that meant just because you are a blood thirsty warrior does not make you bad man, just a little misunderstood. I mean there is evil and then there is real evil and in this story you better pick a side and take a stand or surely a soul will parish and a life will be cut short in these dark times.
Oh well I'll keep you posted please check back often. The publisher has moved on to the interior lay-out now the edit is done. I sent it back approved and there is no turning back now.
I have also been working on some other powerful tales, more historic fiction and I promise no series or trilogies these are stories that leave the reader satisfied and not feeling like they are missing out by not getting book two or three or four. just the good read of a classic and in a unique style.
BUSY, BUSY, I HAVE TO UPDATE MY WEBSITE TOO HERE IS THE LINK.
CELTICORIGINS.YOLASITE.COM
Here, have a picture of some lucky stones!
and have a nice day!
The editor had some great suggestions and I agreed with most.
The best thing I could have done was let the story rest for a couple months, Like a fine wine.
I forgot what a terrific story I had. The first thing I did was print it out and had a couple of my people read it. I wanted them to be critical and look for any weaknesses and they found some and I read it and I found a few minor flaws as well.
Here is what the people I shared this book with have said.
"Flowing"
"Clever"
"I did not want it to end"
"I want to read it again"
Me: beaming with pride right now!
It is historical fiction and some things did not fit the timeline, SO I FIXED IT NO PROBLEM! :)
My goal is to make the reader go back and feel he or she is thrown into a place that we cannot even conceive in this time. A dark time and also a simpler time. A cut and dry time where either you are going to survive or you are going to suffer. Two choices, the way of good or the way of evil. A time that meant just because you are a blood thirsty warrior does not make you bad man, just a little misunderstood. I mean there is evil and then there is real evil and in this story you better pick a side and take a stand or surely a soul will parish and a life will be cut short in these dark times.
Oh well I'll keep you posted please check back often. The publisher has moved on to the interior lay-out now the edit is done. I sent it back approved and there is no turning back now.
I have also been working on some other powerful tales, more historic fiction and I promise no series or trilogies these are stories that leave the reader satisfied and not feeling like they are missing out by not getting book two or three or four. just the good read of a classic and in a unique style.
BUSY, BUSY, I HAVE TO UPDATE MY WEBSITE TOO HERE IS THE LINK.
CELTICORIGINS.YOLASITE.COM
Here, have a picture of some lucky stones!
and have a nice day!
April 29, 2016
Author photos, wow, what a week! I got a notice from the publisher that I needed a photo for the back cover...comedy insued.
publisher: you never submitted your author photo
me: oh , I did not know I had to, I'll send one
publisher: the dpi and size are wrong
me ok I'll rescan and resend
publisher : the print quality is not good enough.
me: ok I'll take a brand new pic and send it in the proper dpi and size.
publisher : the print quality is not good enough
me : don't penalize me because I'm ugly
publisher: you may want to consider a professional photographer
these are the emails I have sent, one a day now to the publisher
me: 4-26 10:00 amHello, I am off to the photographer!he is going to send you the shot via emailplease let me know when received and if it is acceptable.take care
publisher 4-26 no response
me: 4-27 10:00 amGood Morning, did you guys get my new photo?is it ok?will you let me know?how's the weather out there?take it easyJoe
publisher 4-27 no response
4-28 10:00 amHello, how's it going?could you let me know if you received my head shot photo?maybe it's in your spamI know you folks must be super busyyou responded so quickly when the photo was wrong.I was hoping for the same quick response now that it was done professionally and formatted properly.waiting to hear from you Joe
publisher 4-28 no response
Oh well, maybe today I'll get a response, here is the head shot photo. Have a great weekend everyone!I'll be enjoying my ramen noodles because I spent all the grocery money on this photograph.take care.
CELTICORIGINS.YOLASITE.COM
me: oh , I did not know I had to, I'll send one
publisher: the dpi and size are wrong
me ok I'll rescan and resend
publisher : the print quality is not good enough.
me: ok I'll take a brand new pic and send it in the proper dpi and size.
publisher : the print quality is not good enough
me : don't penalize me because I'm ugly
publisher: you may want to consider a professional photographer
these are the emails I have sent, one a day now to the publisher
me: 4-26 10:00 amHello, I am off to the photographer!he is going to send you the shot via emailplease let me know when received and if it is acceptable.take care
publisher 4-26 no response
me: 4-27 10:00 amGood Morning, did you guys get my new photo?is it ok?will you let me know?how's the weather out there?take it easyJoe
publisher 4-27 no response
4-28 10:00 amHello, how's it going?could you let me know if you received my head shot photo?maybe it's in your spamI know you folks must be super busyyou responded so quickly when the photo was wrong.I was hoping for the same quick response now that it was done professionally and formatted properly.waiting to hear from you Joe
publisher 4-28 no response
Oh well, maybe today I'll get a response, here is the head shot photo. Have a great weekend everyone!I'll be enjoying my ramen noodles because I spent all the grocery money on this photograph.take care.
CELTICORIGINS.YOLASITE.COM
April 23, 2016
One step closer!, I got my cover art! yay. Sorry I am not showing it until the book is ready :). You will have to wait just like me. Read on!
I was given two choices for my cover art, one was powerful and one was subtle.
I picked the powerful cover art. It is a great representation of the book
which is by no means subtle. Still waiting on the final edit though, it has been seven
weeks now. I am anxious to see what suggestions the publisher has for me. No rush because this story is timeless and has classic quality. It has also given me time to start another great story!
I will keep you folks posted and let you know the progress step by step.
Love and respect to all, your friend.
Joe
celticorigins.yolasite.com
here are two photos courtesy of Thomas wood g+
bac a chur ar an gcosán! -------- stay on the path!
I picked the powerful cover art. It is a great representation of the book
which is by no means subtle. Still waiting on the final edit though, it has been seven
weeks now. I am anxious to see what suggestions the publisher has for me. No rush because this story is timeless and has classic quality. It has also given me time to start another great story!
I will keep you folks posted and let you know the progress step by step.
Love and respect to all, your friend.
Joe
celticorigins.yolasite.com
here are two photos courtesy of Thomas wood g+
bac a chur ar an gcosán! -------- stay on the path!
April 17, 2016
A fly has two compound eyes and each eye is made up between 3,000 and 6,000 simple eyes. This would be needed to help see all the fine indie books out here.
I thought I was an awesome unique author but have had a rude awakening. The web is full off awesome and unique authors. I have been humbled perhaps waiting for my publisher has been a blessing. It has given me the chance to read and meet so many fine writers and people out on the web. I feel I have what it takes to make it out here. I am finding it is the story and the characters that matters and I know my book has the goods. Either way I am having a blast chatting, learning and growing as an author. I will mention no names of my fellow authors on this blog. This blog is all about me. J. R. Sweeney just a guy from new England, trying to make it in a world full of rich writing. The blogs I follow have been a real wake up call for me. I never imagined that so super talented writers existed! Until now my reading has been of only one book the Bible. In my younger years I read a lot of Hemingway and I really liked H P. Lovecraft I recently bought a kindle and dedicated it only indie authors. I have been reborn I am so impressed by the new generation of Salinger's and Bradbury's and Hemingway's, that fill my kindle. Kudos to the indie and self -published authors of the web and the world. Now for a couple pics from borntobleed881 on G+ speaking of unique and talented.also here is a link to my website if want to now more about my book and its unique storyline and characters.
celticorigins.yolasite.com
Peace y'all
