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[Barbara]

Theodore wrote: "Carole wrote: "Congrats to Ben Jackson, Ted Cohen. Barbara Mojica, Judy Martilay, and my son, for their wins in the 2017 Book Award Contest. I hope I got everybody! There was a lot of competition. ..."

Thank you Carole, Ben & Theodore. Seems like every year there are more wonderful books.

[Amy]

Wow everyone's doing very well again. Congrats!

Once again I come in with a progress announcement. I have completed the short story I was writing for HallowErotica and submitted it for the anthology and short story competition.

(I also picked up my blue badge this week so I can now legally use the disabled parking spaces in car parks)

[Erica]

Way to go Amy!

[Prakash]

Wish you all the best !

[Amy]

Thanks everyone. I have such a long way to go with where I want things to be, writing and otherwise. It's a slow process, but I'm getting there. I wish I was more patient.

[Amy]

Alex wrote: "A lack of patience can be good as well as bad, it keeps you from complacency and pushes you to move on when you might otherwise settle."

That's also true. It's a major thing for me to submit anything for a competition. Carole and everyone here have done a lot to boost my confidence. No-one has read the story. But I'm fairly convinced it complies with my catchphrase of "it's not crap." I'm not expecting to win and that wasn't the point for entering.

[Carole]

;)

[Angel]

Here's me being interviewed as a reader not as an author. Thank you to Kay! Check it out! Please share.

http://kaymacleodbooks.com/reader-int...

[Carole]

shared!

[Angel]

Carole wrote: "shared!"

Thanks, Carole!

[Amy]

Shared

[Angel]

Amy wrote: "Shared"

Thanks, Amy!

[Carole]

Julie's interview with my son, Michael about his upcoming book Monsterland.

[Angel]

Is there a link to it so we can share?

[Carole]

http://www.podfireradio.com/ It's on here.

[Kimberly]

Congratulations to everyone with all their achievements big and small. I am an author and poet. Currently I am only publishing poetry. Earlier this year my very first book," A Mourner's Diary:Poems of Grief and Healing," under a publishing company was released in February. Now I am happy to say that this summer I sent in my 2nd book of poems and it was approved and looks like it will be published by the end of the year.I am so happy, excited, and nervous at the same time. I am still trying to get my first book selling more and I hope my 2nd book does well too. It is a lot different from my first one and my publisher and I have been working hard on getting it just right.

[Erica]

Congrats, Kimberly and best of luck!

[Kimberly]

Erica wrote: "Congrats, Kimberly and best of luck!"

Thank you. Someone in an earlier post mentioned how getting sales has been difficult and some stated how Goodreads has helped with exposure. In the same boat but determined and hope for improvement in sales.

[Carole]

Congrats Kimberly!!

[Angel]

Good for you, Kimberly!

[Angel]

Carole wrote: "http://www.podfireradio.com/ It's on here."

Shared.

[R.L.]

Congrats Kimberly!!

[Amy]

Things are gradually coming together. I'm close to publishing the first couple of chapters of Missing Remnants to Radish. I've posted a question about the blurb. If anyone has any views, fire away, it's here. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Amy]

Thanks. I have two version of the blurb. Standard and a first person version. The book is written in the first person so I thought I'd give that a go.

I've got 4 chapters ready, it'll be Premium so 4 is paid for. I'm still unclear about how many chapters I need to have written before I put anything up. Or does it even matter?

[Amy]

That's what I've got. I'm not used to publishing anything until it's finished. To date as Indie Authors that's just not how we operate lol.

[Amy]

OK I've done it. New and exclusive to the Radish Fiction app, my new (non-erotic) Sci-Fi Mystery story. First five episodes of Missing Remnants are now available https://radish.app.link/n3pV3LgzfG

[Amy]

Thanks Alex. It's going to take a ton of promo to get it seen. Although the other two are doing OK.

[Erica]

Best of luck, Amy!

[Amy]

Thanks Alex and Erica.

[Christine]

Congrats, Amy! Good luck!

[Amy]

Thanks Christine.

[Carole]

Shared on my social media- Will purchase as soon as my phone recharges!!

[Amy]

Yay. Thanks. How you promote Radish is my next challenge. I've done social media. There must be someone I can throw a few quid at to advertise. They usually require an asin or isbn. It'll be interesting.

[Carole]

I put an ISBN on Bulwark- I bought a package of them and used it.

[Amy]

That's an idea.

[Angel]

Shared. Best wishes, Amy! Very interesting summary.

[Amy]

Thanks Angel. One day I'll write something "normal".

[Trishna]

Congratulations Amy!

[Amy]

Thanks Trishna.

[Ben]

So, one of my books 'The Day My Fart Followed Me To Hockey' got listed on a BookWorks blog release for September, 'Back To School Recommended Reading.' It's not much, but it is always cool when you get a mention that you didn;t have to hound someone for! :))

https://www.bookworks.com/2017/09/bac... Check it out and share it around if you're bored :)

[Erica]

I saw that! Congrats!

[Ben]

Erica wrote: "I saw that! Congrats!"

Thanks Erica :)

[Amy]

Nice one. Well done.

[Carole]

Congrats, Ben!!

[Angel]

Congratulations Ben! Shared.

[Amy]

Well done. Nice one. Perfect timing.

[Amy]

Fan mail :)

[Carole]

It's nice when that happens!!!

[Anita]

That is the best compliment a reader can give an author. They liked the book so much that they get another one to read.

[Erica]

Very cool news, Alex! I have your books on my TBR list. I am hoping to get to them soon. Life seems to get in the way a lot though.