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Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Oh no, how did you do that Trisha?"I kicked a box"
I'm tempted to ask why you kicked it, you must have known it would hurt!"
hehehe! I broke my bg toe once playing rugby without shoes on, pretty painful
Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "I am a Literary Agent with my own company based in London, UK. We are looking for the following:
Word Count: 65,000 words or longer.
Genre: We’re officially accepting anything und..."
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
Keith what department do you work in? I deal a lot with the Royal Free. I work at Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, in St Johns wood, for Ophthalmologists, and one of them works there at the Royal Free.
Keith wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "I'm at a hospital in Belsize Park. No windows though - can't see outside. UGH!!!!! It is going to be a miserable winter, me thinks."Are you ill or visiting someone?..."
It's on its way now, complete with openening letter giving an insight into yours truly!
by the way, you've never told me what light of the seventh candle is about?
I am in Bristol, another gloomy day and i still have a cold. I am between books and feel lost. I don't know what to do when i am not writing. I suppose I will have to do some house work or have some more coffee and eat chocolate (for medicinal purposes). Redundancy, sucks. Perhaps i should look for a job.
Put your CV on CV Bank, it may help. Chocolate is a good thing ;o)
Hi Keith,
I have sent you the first three chapters of my latest book. It is set in a village where I used to live before I ran away from home. I loved that place so much and it has huge significance for me.
I have sent you the first three chapters of my latest book. It is set in a village where I used to live before I ran away from home. I loved that place so much and it has huge significance for me.
I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
Thank You
CV Bank I haven't heard of that I will give it a try. thanks for the advice Darkangel. I think I will head for the chocolate though and look at the house work.
I have done what you have sugested put my cv out there. I will read your first chapter Niv but I am going to get some food first will be back soon.
Tarian wrote: "I have done what you have sugested put my cv out there. I will read your first chapter Niv but I am going to get some food first will be back soon."Thanks!
Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3......"
sorry Niv, i started reading it that issue it's just to hard for me. I couldn't finish it I'm sorry
Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...-..."
Thanks for the effort I appreciate it. Sorry if it made you feel bad...
Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "I'm at a hospital in Belsize Park. No windows though - can't see outside. UGH!!!!! It is going to be a miserable winter, me thinks."Are you ill or vis..."]
Thank you Sarah. I have received it and responded via e-mail. Thanks and will let you know in due course. Let me know if you have any questions.
Tarian wrote: "Hi Keith,I have sent you the first three chapters of my latest book. It is set in a village where I used to live before I ran away from home. I loved that place so much and it has huge significanc..."
I got it and thanks so much. I have responded to you as well via e-mail. I look forward to reading it.
Niv wrote: "Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...-..."
it's ok, but you should warn people...For what I managed to read you did descrive really well how innocent she was and how much she wanted to please adults.
Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/..."
I will consider this, you are right. This is the first time I write on goodreds and I checked the box that said adult contents you should be 18 and over to read and I thought that was enough, but you are right!
Darkangel wrote: "Keith what department do you work in? I deal a lot with the Royal Free. I work at Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, in St Johns wood, for Ophthalmologists, and one of them works there at the Ro..."I work with Dr Richard Stratton in the Rheumatology Department. He does private work at St John and Lizzie's.
Darkangel wrote: "Woohoo, so exciting."Yay, my book arrived this lunchtime, they forgot to include the dedication!
I know Dr Stratton. His secretary is in the next office.
Keith wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Keith wrote: "I'm at a hospital in Belsize Park. No windows though - can't see outside. UGH!!!!! It is going to be a miserable winter, me thinks."Are ..."
Thanks Keith, I just recieved a copy of my debut novel, I have been waiting for the publishers to send my complimentary copies in the end I got so fed up I ordered a copy for myself and one for my daughter! I have had a battle to get it printed with the Publishers ending up in Breach of Contract!
Darkangel wrote: "I know Dr Stratton. His secretary is in the next office."You know Anna. I have sent e-mails to her and talked to her on the phone but wouldn't know her by sight even if she slapped me across the face.
Small world. I used to live around the corner from there in Alma Square. They were the days of Boy George days and his heroin outbursts. Ah, the 80's - there was nothing like them.
Eva wrote: "by the way, you've never told me what light of the seventh candle is about?"Ritual murder, cannibalism, my character Malcolm is one sick son of a bitch, he murdered his lover when he found out he'd given him Aids and made it look like suicide, a kinky sex love act gone wrong - Dying to cum!
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Woohoo, so exciting."Yay, my book arrived this lunchtime, they forgot to include the dedication!"
Self publishing or company? Either way, make sure they sort out the dedication. If you have difficulty let me know, can tell you how to sort this out.
Tarian wrote: "I am in Bristol, another gloomy day and i still have a cold. I am between books and feel lost. I don't know what to do when i am not writing. I suppose I will have to do some house work or have som..."Oh dear Tarian, you need a pick me up, did you try La Poncha? That baby will slap you round the face and give you a kick like a mule! Warms all the way down to your toes!
Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3......"
No me neither sorry Niv, I have a daughter of 10 and if anyone did those things to my child they would beg the police to take them away because if I got to them first I would avenge my child. An eye for an eye! Prison is too good for the likes of men who prey on children!
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Oh no, how did you do that Trisha?"I kicked a box"
I'm tempted to ask why you kicked it, you must have known it would hurt!"
I was trying not the step on a cat and kicked the box no I did not mean to and yes it hurt alot
Sarah wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...-..."
amen!
Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "by the way, you've never told me what light of the seventh candle is about?"Ritual murder, cannibalism, my character Malcolm is one sick son of a bitch, he murdered his lover when he ..."
Yep, i remember reading that bit!
Keith wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Woohoo, so exciting."Yay, my book arrived this lunchtime, they forgot to include the dedication!"
Self publishing or company? Either way, make sure they sort ou..."
Raider Publishing International and yes they still owe me my 10 books )5 originally but because of their Breach of Contract I was promised 10 and a free ebook which of course hasn't materialised either and this month I should recieve Royalty payments as of yesterday I believe. They don't answer their emails so any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Sarah wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...-..."
I understand, thank you.
Niv wrote: "Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "Eva wrote: "Niv wrote: "I wrote a chapter here on Goodreads and I would love for someone to review it, and give me their honest opinion, would you? http://www.goodreads.com..."
I s there a reason you chose to write a story of this kind? Is it based on a true story? Did something bad happen to you or someone in your family?
If so you should tell the story but ease the reader into the plot gently - use a prologue to describe the act of violence and then explain the girls feelings, how it changed her life, how she dealt with the stigma.
La Poncha sounds good, a drink i take it, sounds interesting. Maybe a glass of red would hit the spot.
I agree with your opinion on Niv's story. I wrote a book the Secrets and Shadows of the missing about a girl who disappears and I took great delight in pulling to pieces the bad guy. In light of recent events I feel quite bad about that book because I could make it go the way I wanted but in real life it doesn't work like that. Shame we can't write a script for our children's lives.
I agree with your opinion on Niv's story. I wrote a book the Secrets and Shadows of the missing about a girl who disappears and I took great delight in pulling to pieces the bad guy. In light of recent events I feel quite bad about that book because I could make it go the way I wanted but in real life it doesn't work like that. Shame we can't write a script for our children's lives.
Keith wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "I know Dr Stratton. His secretary is in the next office."You know Anna. I have sent e-mails to her and talked to her on the phone but wouldn't know her by sight even if she s..."
Lol Queen's song 'We will rock you' springs to mind - anyone reading Growing Old Disgracefully would say they should have sung 'We will shock you'! Life doesn't begin at forty- well it didn't for me it waited until I turned 50 and believe me for a while I lived dangerously, all the stuff I should have tried in my youth instead of marrying the first man that asked me!
I'm loving it as well but i don't understand why they told you it needs too much interaction from the reader, off course! it's erotica!!!
Sarah wrote: I s there a reason you chose to write a story of this kind? Is it based on a true story? Did something bad happen to you or someone in your family?If so you should tell the story but ease the reader into the plot gently - use a prologue to describe the act of violence and then explain the girls feelings, how it changed her life, how she dealt with the stigma.
This Chapter is true, it happened in real life I'd rather not say to whom, but I didn't want to write the story raw as it is so I'm going to fictionalize it. So the story is not going to be about child abuse, it is more about Nadine, growing up, her life, the ups and downs she goes through and what eventually becomes of her.
Trisha wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Oh no, how did you do that Trisha?"I kicked a box"
I'm tempted to ask why you kicked it, you must have known it would hurt!"
I was trying not the s..."
Next time remember the cat has nine lives, your toe doesn't! I trod on Hugo's tail this lunchtime, well he will lay down in the area I'm working in!
Tarian wrote: "La Poncha sounds good, a drink i take it, sounds interesting. Maybe a glass of red would hit the spot.I agree with your opinion on Niv's story. I wrote a book the Secrets and Shadows of the missin..."
No the innocent always suffer, have they found April's body yet?
This is my first time writing and I guess what I wanted to know is, can I write? and it seemed I shocked everyone with the contents that no one can finish reading the chapter. So now I don't know what to think? but I'm thinking that this can't be good.
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "by the way, you've never told me what light of the seventh candle is about?"Ritual murder, cannibalism, my character Malcolm is one sick son of a bitch, he murdered his ..."
He is on a quest is Malcolm to find out if he's missing something by finding himself a girl, but his first outing as a serial killer doesn't go according to the big plan, his bacon saved by the want of a condom! So he has to content himself with his rubber maid!
Niv wrote: "Sarah wrote: I s there a reason you chose to write a story of this kind? Is it based on a true story? Did something bad happen to you or someone in your family?If so you should tell the story but ..."
I thought as much - Tell the story using Nadine being found, use flash back to tell the story of the rape, the man was a monster, was he caught? Is he now in prison or did he receive a death sentence. I think that English is not your Mother tongue? If he wasn't given a death sentence maybe for closure for Nadine you should have him die - It's a hard story to write Niv, I wish you luck, try not to let it pull you down into the dark depths of despair.
Eva wrote: "I'm loving it as well but i don't understand why they told you it needs too much interaction from the reader, off course! it's erotica!!!"I think it may be that the term Cougar has passed America by - maybe they think at 50 we should bake pies, and babysit - not become strippers with a bondage fettish and get up to all sorts of misdemeanors!
Tarian wrote: "La Poncha sounds good, a drink i take it, sounds interesting. Maybe a glass of red would hit the spot.I agree with your opinion on Niv's story. I wrote a book the Secrets and Shadows of the missin..."
Yep 1 part each lemon juice and honey 2 parts 50% proof white rum no water melt the honey in lemon juice in microwave add rum and down the hatch it goes! And if you don't feel your toes turn up make the next one 3 to 1! Then off to bed to sweat it out!
Niv wrote: "This is my first time writing and I guess what I wanted to know is, can I write? and it seemed I shocked everyone with the contents that no one can finish reading the chapter. So now I don't know w..."Hey, maybe; if it's not about child abuse you should skip that bit and just make references, like for example flashbacks or nightmares. Just to give you the heads up, there's not many publishers that accept that kind of abuse... just an idea. us not being able to finish it it's not because of your writing bur because of the subject...my son is five and i can't bear the thought of something like that.
Thanks for all making me feel better. Listening to i-pod now and doing house work. Aren't i a good girl.
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Okay I will send you over Light the Seventh Candle up to the first 100 pages.