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Tim Arnot - Flick Carter #1: FREED!
ha ignite. i'm mr arnot is working on it... i'm only about 35 percent in as it's a bit slower reading braille than print but can't wait to get back to it!
:DMr? People usually call me Oi!
Mmmm. No they don't. It's much worse than that.;)
Well they do use a lot of words that end in ing...
One of my characters came out with the most awesome, spine tingling speech today. It was at the end of the Grubber funeral I mentioned earlier, and I thought "That is so much *the* quote of the book." Cover material even.But I can't use it.
Because it is SUCH a spoiler for people that have read book 1! (both of you) :(
Andy - he also wrote a nice review :)
Yeah, I have plenty of quotes that give things away, but I thought 'sod it'.Good on yer though, Tim; I do like it when characters surprise us with stuff we couldn't possibly say ourselves. Tingling is bang on!
Yeah. My one line scene summary was:"Funeral. Call to arms"
Let's just say Maximus Decimus Meridius would have been proud ;)
Here's a teensy weensy snip of a quote from book 2, just to tease...'I'm sorry about Cook and Marsh; they're good men,' said Koprowski, 'they just need to... adjust.'
'Yeah, well, they can adjust my arse.' Flick replied.
Oh, that Flick! You've got to admire her chutzpah!
hey Tim. almost finished wanted and i haven't enjoyed a book this much in ages. review on amazon coming up once i've finished reading it!
A decent review - by an unverified man!
Love your new cover, Tim. If you don't mind me asking, was it a commissioned effort, a self scribble, or licensed art?
It's DIY with licensed stock photos & fonts. Cost about $10.
Tim wrote: "It's DIY with licensed stock photos & fonts. Cost about $10."Good work; it looks bespoke.
It went through quite a few revisions! I did the cover for book 2 at the same time - same basic template - and that's gobsmackingly good (although I'm not showing it off just yet)
all finished. was great. review on the way.
Andy wrote: "You tease."Well, it might change between now and then! Anyhow, there'll be a proper unveiling, with a brass band and cake, and teas and a beer tent and stuff, and a speech from the mayor... oh.
Steven's ★★★★★ review appeared on Amazon:`Wanted' was chosen for an online book group that I'm a member of. Without this, I suspect I wouldn't have come across this novel which would have been a shame as I found it to be utterly gripping.
The plot is summarised in detail in other reviews so I'm not going to say too much here, suffice to say it contains all the elements of a great young adult adventure. You have romance, political intrigue and fast paced action set against a wonderful backdrop of a 23rd century Britain where what few people are left live off the land or scavenge in the derelict cities.
The characterisation is strong with 16 year old Flick Carter in particular standing out. The Villain of the piece, a corrupt local mayor is suitably creepy and I enjoyed the idea of `The Kingsmen' an elite law-enforcement organisation with the power of life and death over the other citizens.
The books has a great ending with lots being left open for book 2, which can't come soon enough for me.
:D
That's excellent! Bet you're chuffed.
Just about to kill off another character from book 1...
You're downright evil, you are!How could you?
As to "how", we'd need to let Socko loose on the crime scene... Preliminary investigation though suggests sitting at a desk and typing on a keyboard as the most likely M.O.Or in Cluedo terms, Colonel Mustard, somewhere secluded, with a knife. ;)
Tim wrote: "Just about to kill off another character from book 1..."I've given a character a reprieve to stay a bit longer on their mortal coil. They need to go; I've just thought of a more appropriate ending.
That or I'm just too chicken to bump them off. One grows quite attached to these figments of one's imagination.
Tim wrote: "Just about to kill off another character from book 1..."Don't let the power get to you
lol. nice to see my review being well received!
Got another wonderful 4* review here on Goodreads:To me, the best part of this book was definitely the world-building, into which Tim has put a lot of thought and detail, and which was very engaging to explore. I'm looking forward to discovering more about it in the next in the series. The setting of a real, future, Oxfordshire, is also great, letting the imagination run riot by superimposing this bleak future onto a well-known landscape, rather than setting it on an entirely fictional Earth, or other world.
read the full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Today I didn't kill anybody off (yay!) But I did write some finding of bodies and general dropping in the doo-doo.
Another wonderful 5* review here on Goodreads: :DNormally I would say I was hooked from the first chapter but in this case I was hooked from the first paragraph! I am honestly lost for words here. I have read quite a few post-apocalyptic books lately but this was very different and I loved it!
The characters to me were so real and very engaging, I enjoyed reading about an independent, strong female character. This book is perfect for teenagers, even though there is some swearing, it is not really that overboard.
I really look forward to the next book.
Congrats, Tim!!!
Been writing "second unit" scenes in and around Bristol the past few days. Fans of Robert Louis Stevenson might appreciate one or two little touches :)
Everyone appreciates a little touch, surely.
And I've been at the Forensics for Dummies book again!
So have I. I'm back at work tomorrow.
Andrew wrote: "Everyone appreciates a little touch, surely."Hehe. That reminds me, I went to see We're the Millers" at the flicks earlier - enormously funny :)
Andrew wrote: "So have I. I'm back at work tomorrow."I have a Q about what might loosely be termed "old blood" that isn't really answered by either of my books. Mind if I send you a PM to check a few details?
(I could write the scene the hollywood way, but I'd rather be accurate!)
Course you can, mate. Happy to help :)
Ta. I know no one else reads this thread, but it still doesn't do to give too much away!
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Oh, you haven't met the Grubbers?
Heh heh heh ;)