Genesis

Welcome,

This is where I will blog my idle thoughts about trying to make it as an indie author. 'Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow' is taken from the brilliantly funny book by Jerome K Jerome of the same name. In it, he writes:

"One or two friends to whom I showed these papers in MS. Having observed that they were not half bad, and some of my relations having promised to buy the book if it ever came out, I feel I have no right to longer delay its issue. But for this, as one may say, public demand, I perhaps should not have ventured to offer these mere "idle thoughts" of mine as mental food for the English-speaking peoples of the earth. What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct, and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow. I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books," you may take this up for half an hour. It will be a change."

Substitute 'book' with 'blog' and you'll get the gist of what this blog will be about. I hope you enjoy reading it and be sure to drop me a line as I am a friendly person and like human interaction. In the immortal words of Terry Tibbs - 'Talk to me!'

I will also be offering subjective and passionate book reviews of books that I absolutely love and think everyone should read. I have already done some - check them out and go buy them from your LOCAL INDIE BOOKSHOP. Oh yeah, I will be championing them too.

I reckon that'll about do for the first blog.

More soon I promise. Until then I leave you with a last word from Jerome K Jerome:

"I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."


Dave