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C.L.,
Thanks for that information.
The story involved three types of "creatures"
-- Humanlike ones that we can call "androids"
-- Human-shaped, plastic-clad Helpers that we can call "mechs."
--Then, there are spiderlike military Defenders. Should they be called "robots"?
Erica,Thanks for your comments. I think we may change the manuscript as the story involved three types of "creatures"
-- Humanlike ones that we can call "androids"
-- Human-shaped, plastic-clad Helpers that we can call "mechs."
--Then, there are spiderlike military Defenders. Perhaps they should be called "robots".
Carole etal,Thanks so much for your comments and support. This is what everyone said. I belong to a lot of Goodreads Book Clubs and they have been a wonderful source for beta readers.
Carol FYI: Do you know about
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We used Penny Sansevieri for our book The Cerulean's Secret http://dennismeredith.com/the-cerulea... for promotion early on when we were just getting in indie publishing. She has a great resource https://www.amarketingexpert.com/52-w...
She was costly, and of course, you are never sure if paid promotion is worth it as it is impossible to tell. But I thought of the expense as tuition in 'Publishing 101.' I just thought if you did not know about her company you might want to give her website a look. You can never have too many resources. Her blog is great.
Regards,
Joni
editor@glyphus.com
We just got some feedback from our beta readers, as usual, it was constructive and insightful. Thanks beta readers.I have two questions and I’m hoping for some comments from the Goodreads book club members.
The book is futuristic, there are humanlike house helpers and then there are the “mechs” who definitely don’t look human, they can be spiderlike or snakelike, etc. A beta read thinks we should call them all androids, we are calling them all robots.
1 – Would it be confusing to you, the reader if we called some robots (the mechs) and some androids (the humanlike)?
2 – Is the term android as popular/recognizable a term as robot for the general reader?
The book is the Neuromorphs [http://dennismeredith.com/the-neuromo...] and please note I do not add the link for promotion, just if you need/want more information.
Regards,
Joni
Joanne Meredith
editor@glyphus.com
Do you think readers should be reminded that it helps authors a lot if you read pages of their books on the Amazon website?
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I would love to be a sponsor please send me the information at editor@glyphus.com
You may know that I promote, promote, promote but I do not just do our books, I love to promote someone who I think is amazing.
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"My advice to authors is this: spend the money on quality, thorough editing by a professional. If you don’t have the money, charge it, borrow it, save up by making all your coffee at home — but make this a priority."Authortip from @BookDailycom: How NOT To Get Reviews or Sales For Your Book by @m3lissab33 www.bookdaily.com/authorresource/blog...
I am so sorry, I submitted three books, my bad. Pick the two you like best. I should have gone back and read everything before I submitted. I promise to do better in the future. Joni
editor@glyphus.com
(Note: all three books listed are the same genres)Genre: Science thriller/ hard science/ scientific fiction
BOOK 1
The Cerulean's Secret
Blurb:
Somebody has stolen the most beautiful cat in history!
The Cerulean cat, with its mesmerizing iridescent blue fur, is the ultimate genomic engineering triumph of the high-flying company, Animata.
It's 2050, and Animata reaps massive profits creating and selling a marvelous menagerie of animals—including exotic crosses like cogs, dats, snurtles, alliphants, hamakeets, and feather boas. Its ultra-rich clients, however, clamor for the really spectacular specimens—dragons, unicorns. . . and now the Cerulean. The stunning cat had promised to bring billions of dollars from a corporation, private collector or exhibitor.
Swept up in the mystery is naïve young Timothy Boatright, a wanna-be writer who's driving a cab in New York. He inadvertently picks up the thief and the nabbed Cerulean. The cops suspect him of complicity in the crime, and to prove his innocence and save the cat, he tracks it down and steals it back.
He ends up accused not only of catnapping but murder—fleeing the police, Animata thugs, a greedy drug lord. . . and Big Nasties! Somebody has programmed these 300-pound assassin-animals—with their three-inch fangs, razor claws, night vision, and sonar—not only to kill Tim, but shred him.
Amidst this mayhem, Tim realizes that the Cerulean was stolen and marked for death because its genes hold some explosive mystery he must solve to survive. He must also save his friends held for ransom—the middle-aged, cat-loving former spy Callie Lawrence and her headstrong daughter Lulu, with whom Tim has fallen madly in love.
The Cerulean's Secret is a fast-paced thriller that projects today's amazing genomic technology into a future of incredible biological manipulation. Its witty neo noir style and vivid prose lure the reader into an adventure that extends the traditional science fiction genre into new literary territory.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Ceruleans-Secr...
BOOK 2
Blurb:
The Rainbow Virus
It's the weirdest bioterrorism attack ever!
Loner scientist Arthur Lupo at first seems the most eccentric bioterrorist of all time. After vanishing from his lab at a biotech company, he releases viruses that only turn their victims a palette of colors. But then his chief pursuers—disgraced FBI agent Bobby Loudon and obsessive CDC epidemic-tracker Kathleen Shinohara—discover a horrifying fact. The brilliant Lupo has stolen the world's most lethal viruses from the Army's bioterrorism center.
Lupo reveals that his first viruses were only a test. He dramatically proves their infectivity by transforming the terrified citizens of Denver into a rainbow of colors. In a chilling declaration, he announces that he will now release an unstoppable artificial virus whose spread will decimate the world's population.
Loudon and Shinohara must race against time, a mysterious assassin, and a secret government faction to find Lupo and stop him.
The Rainbow Virus is a gripping, realistic bioterrorism tale that launches readers on a harrowing adventure with the flips and plunges of the wildest roller coaster.
Author and veteran science writer Dennis Meredith has spun this riveting tale drawing on his decades of experience working at leading research universities including Caltech, MIT, Cornell, and Duke
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Virus-...
BOOK 3
Blurb:
Wormholes
Something is devouring Earth. . .
A suburban house in Oklahoma vanishes into a roaring abyss. A supertanker at sea suffers a fiery destruction. A blast in China drills a gigantic cavern into a mountainside. A severed arm plummets from the sky in Missouri.
Could these catastrophes possibly be related? Intrepid geologist Dacey Livingstone is nearly killed by her first attempt to plumb the mystery —a perilous descent into a house-swallowing sinkhole. Still determined, she joins with eccentric physicist Gerald Meier in a quest that takes them from the ocean’s depths to interstellar space.
What are these exotic "wormholes" that threaten Earth? Can their secrets be discovered, their power even harnessed? Or will they spawn a cosmic monster that will annihilate the planet?
Brilliantly original, Wormholes reflects Albert Einstein's famous assertion that "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine."
Amazon link:https://www.amazon.com/Wormholes-Denn...
Author links:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
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https://researchexplainer.com/
https://twitter.com/explainresearch
https://www.facebook.com/DennisMeredi...
Alexis wrote: "Hello! A lot of you have submitted your books to be included on our new website, www.navigatingindieworld.com. Thank you for that!
For those that are still a bit confused about the website and it..."
How do we submit our books?
It is so refreshing to find groups that want to help make the indies successful. Here is a link to author Dennis Meredith's blog [https://researchexplainer.com/2016/08... ] We all know that writing is not writing, it is rewriting. If it is helpful and something you are looking for, please feel free to add it to your new site.
I will follow your progress.
Many thanks for your efforts,
Joni
editor@glyphus.com
Carole,The Indie View is such a great site. You can put in your key words so you do not have to go through the nearly 400 pages of listings to find your genre reviewers.
Regards,
Joni
Good afternoon,I have not had a chance to read everything on this site so I do not know if The Indie View has been mentioned.
http://www.theindieview.com/indie-rev...
I have had some wonderful interviews and reviews of our books as a result of contacting folks who are listed on this site.
Regards,
Joni
editor@glyphus.com
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