It can be done

[David]

A bit of encouragement for those of us who are still struggling to sell even a couple of books every now and then.

http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/b...

Interesting to notice that yet again the publishers were so sure it wouldn't sell.

[Patti (baconater)]

Yay!

I love hearing of author success stories. Surprisingly, I've not heard of her. I'm going to check her out.

Thanks, David!

[Kathy]

Great story!

[Kath]

I read her books. I rate her very highly.

[Tim]

Still seems to say it's who you know, though.

[Jim]

yes. Being good is important but who you know means that if you're good, somebody notices

[David]

Jim wrote: "yes. Being good is important but who you know means that if you're good, somebody notices"

And here I thought knowing Tallis Steelyard was enough.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Tallis Steelyard is a big fish in a small pond. Who knows him outside Poet Naain?


Darn it I meant Port Naain.

[Jim]

Exactly, the jumbled musings of Tallis Steelyard, read by hundreds in Port Naain, do not command that sort of audience in the wider world.
Now if Tallis had the sort of information on leading figures in UK and US publishing that he has on the establishment in Port Naain, he'd never be off daytime television (one way or another)

[Anita]

Angela Marsons is one of my top authors, I love her books, pleased to hear she's doing so well. Well worth reading Patti.

[Patti (baconater)]

Thanks Anita.

Reccie a title I should start with?

[Kath]

Silent Scream is the first.

[Patti (baconater)]

Thanks!

[Anita]

when I started reading Silent Screem I wasn't too keen but stuck with it as it had been recommended by a friend, by the time I was 30% in I couldn't put it down and have loved each book since then. The relationships really get going in Evil Games, the second book. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

[David]

Seconded as a recommendation. I've enjoyed each Marson's book.

[Patti (baconater)]

Thanks.

Can't say I've been properly gripped by a book in ages. I miss it.

[Jim]

A good book is a holiday, a trip into a different world

[Elizabeth]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Thanks.

Can't say I've been properly gripped by a book in ages. I miss it."

How about an octopi anthology?

[Tim]

Octopodes?

[Elizabeth]

But Patti likes cooking ; )

[Patti (baconater)]

And now I want calimari. Tut.

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Καλαμάρι με σκόρδο - Calamari with garlic Mmmmmmmmmmmmm ! Now I want some too!

[Kath]

I had calamari on Thursday night. Wouldn't recommend the restaurant, though. The food wasn't crispy, just warmed over. They shall not see my like again!

[Tim]

Octopuses, being well known escape artists, don't take well too cooking. They're likely to leg leg leg leg leg leg leg it . . .

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

The octopus is a legate...

If the pope was eating it , it would be a papal legate.

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

Nice one GL (hope Kath's not looking!)