Matthew’s Comments (group member since Dec 22, 2013)

Matthew’s comments from the Net Work Book Club group.

I now have the FULL list of prizes on offer. Check them out and join in the fun!

http://matthewdrzymala.com/2014/11/29...

To go with my launch party, I am gathering a list of books by fellow indie authors that will be given away for free as part of my launch day.

So far, the free giveaway books will include:

FAG by Jonathan Hill (Signed copy)
Eight Crowns to Brno by Paul Simpson (Digital copy)
Bang by David Wailing (Signed copy)
Auto by David Wailing (Digital copy)
Message in a Bottle by Kath Middleton (Signed copy)

On top of this I shall be giving away a free copy of Albert's Christmas, 4 Bumpkinton themed pens and two Amazon gift cards.

There may be more free books to come.

Join my launch party today and join in on 12th December :)

https://www.facebook.com/events/14983...

I am running a launch party for my new Bumpkinton Christmas short story, Albert's Christmas.

While I write next years novella/novel set in the village I am filling in the gap by releasing this festive extra.

If you would like to join the online launch party on 12th December 2014 then join below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/14983...

There will be a chance to win a free copy of the short story, Amazon gift cards (just in time for Christmas!) as well as fantastic signed copies of brilliant books by fellow indie authors. Do join me, I'd love to see as many people there as possible :)

I have been interviewed by Eatsleepwrite.net about mt novella, The Bachelor.

Find out more here:

http://eatsleepwrite.net/drzymalaintv

I would love some reviews of my stories, any that people want to read.

I have a short story that is a character piece called Brainstorm. That one is slightly darker than my other work.

I also have 3 stories in my Bumpkinton series. One Christmas short story and two novellas. The order to read is Last Christmas (though this is a necessary to read if you'd prefer to veer away from festive stories in October!), Bittersweet and The Bachelor.

I am happy to read some stories in return. Just PM me. I can send my stories for free for honest reviews if anyone is willing to exchange?

You can find the synopsis' on Amazon and request any that take your fancy:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Matthew-Drzym...

I have been interviewed today by Lynzie Fitzpatrick from Limelight Literature. You can find out about my favourite Bumpkinton character, my thoughts on Fenton O'Grady from The Bachelor as well as some news about the future:

http://matthewdrzymala.com/2014/10/13...

Bit of a mixed morning weather-wise. Works a tad dull, but nothing new there. Had confirmation my laptop has been fixed but can't pick it up until Saturday :(

T4bsF wrote: "Funny you should say that - I was doing some cleaning out a few weeks ago and came across the "thank-you" letter from the wife. I had a real giggle myself, when I got to the part where she asked m..."

Haha! Excellent. I think as it is it's a bit flimsy and could be beefed up. I'm currently working on my Christmas story and will be starting my next novella/possibly novel but I plan to finish your inspired short and put that in either as an extra in with the novel or in a collection including the novel. Not decided quite what to do with it yet.

Suns still out here, btw. Bet it's cold and cloudy when I finally get out of flat viewing tonight!

Haha Sorry, I don't tend to frequent lots of the threads often as there are so many updates I can't always keep up! :)

AYour story will still be included at some point btw, I want to get it right and maybe expand on it a little, but it will appear eventually, I promise. I just love the whole bath scene, it makes me chuckle just thinking about it! :)

Actually surprised to see the sun out here, not that I'll see much of it and when I do get home I have an electrician coming before we have to go out and view a flat.

Aye, it's all go!

I've posted a question on my Goodreads blog as well as on Facebook and Twitter. Do get involved with your opinions! :)

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

https://www.facebook.com/mattdrzymala...

https://twitter.com/mattdauthor/statu...

I've updated my website with the latest news and I shall add it here too. I am currently on the 2nd draft of my Christmas short story set in Bumpkinton.

The Bachelor was likely to be my final piece of work for the year, but I have decided that the Bumpkinton stories do work with a festive short story.

While Last Christmas won an award and received a number of positive reviews, it was also accused of lacking plot or twists. I hadn't planned that story to have them, but it's not easy to convey that to the average readership. I have tried to put a little bit in that makes you think 'Eh?'

A twist? A small one, but I wanted to tell a story with this one. I hope it is a little cheeky twist. I mainly hope people just feel Christmassy when they read it and are happy to be back amongst some old friends.

The working title is Albert's Christmas (subject to change, but maybe not) and will focus on the village tramp, Albert Scatterhorn. The story will also feature Father O'Grady and Father Stawker as well as some cameos from some old characters as well as a couple of new ones.

Release date and cover will be released over the coming months.

I have relaunched my website this evening with a cleaner, easier to navigate look. It's a work in progress so some things will still change at the moment.

I hope you like it.

http://matthewdrzymala.com/

Thank you, Linda :)

Thanks :) I'm glad you enjoyed it. Still working on this years Christmas Tale. Won't have quite the sad ending Last Christmas had but feel it still needs a side story running through it.

Thanks to everyone who reads my stories. When I write I never expect anybody to like them so to hear back from readers is a wonderful feeling :)

I'd also like to announce that if anybody who has read my stories and would like to be kept up to date with the latest news you can follow me on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/mattdrzymala...

or Twitter

www.twitter.com/mattdauthor

And my website at:

www.matthewdrzymala.com

Thanks Kathryn :) I have a third novella part written and I started this years Christmas story today. I think, like Last Christmas, it won't be packed full of twists or have a massive twist.

It will be like Last Christmas in that it just follows a story of a character. It's certainly strange writing a Christmas tale when it's sunny with blue skies outside! :)

Fantastic news yesterday when I found out that my short story, Last Christmas was announced as the Winner of the Short Story award for the Indie Book Bargains SpaSpa Awards.

My novella, Bittersweet, was a runner up in the Best Novelette section. These were my first two released stories and I am over the moon to have been voted for by fellow indies.

You can buy my award winning short and runner up novelette right now from Amazon :)


Last Christmas: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Christma...

Bittersweet: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bumpkinton-Ta...

Downloaded Jonathan :) Hope, if you chose to read my new Bumpkinton that you enjoy it as much as I enjoy your Maureens :)

I have received my first review on Goodreads and Amazon.

5 Stars - My favourite of the series so far

Yet another cracking story in the Bumpkinton series of novellas and short stories, and my favourite of all three. This one is not so much a whodunit as a “who is the mystery lady”. When vain, “man about town” ladies man Fenton visits his brother in Bumpkinton he is also meeting his secret lady friend. But who is she? We are given plenty of potential girlfriends from the female population of Bumpkinton, but we won’t find out her identity right until the end. And, there is something she doesn’t know – whilst in Bumpkinton, Fenton fully intends on attending the village Singles Night! We are then set up for a funny read which really made me giggle at times as I watched the entire village population of singletons try their hand at speed dating.

What I had come to expect from these reads though is that not everything will go according to plan – and whilst for some there will be a happy ending, there will definitely be disappointment for others. I am really enjoying this series of stories, which are full of colourful amusing characters in a wonderful location which is turning out not to be quite as “cosy” as it first appeared. A series of stories that are well worth a read, funny and amusing but always with a little bit of pathos tucked in there at the end.