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Aug 10, 2012 02:45AM
Yes because I will then get the whole thing when it is time for proof reading and I will come notice little bits that I haven't seen before, it all adds the excitement ;o)
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Darkangel wrote: "Yes because I will then get the whole thing when it is time for proof reading and I will come notice little bits that I haven't seen before, it all adds the excitement ;o)"And yes there will be lots of things you haven't seen!
I must remember to buy a lottery ticket for the Euro millions tonight the way my luck's going this week who knows!
I totally agree, luck is definitely on your side.I am trying to find out about getting my short story published for ereader but I am not sure how to go about it.
Darkangel wrote: "I totally agree, luck is definitely on your side.I am trying to find out about getting my short story published for ereader but I am not sure how to go about it."
Go take a look on Amazon join their author programme I did and you can publish yourself for free and sell on Amazon! Lol I am even on Amazon France!
I must be having a blonde day, where do I find the author programme?
Darkangel wrote: "I must be having a blonde day, where do I find the author programme?"Go to the Amazon page where they advertise the books scroll down to the bottom and there is a list of things headed in orange look for making money with us and scroll down to publish independantly and then take it from there!
Morning ladies!Sarah, you sound so happy!
Sharon whats your story about? I didnt know you could publish a singl short story.
Well I know you can buy them, so I thought I would see. No harm in not trying ;o)Found it Sarah!
too true! ive seen it on amazon, thank the picture is up! now im going to check on google.
Eva wrote: "Morning ladies!Sarah, you sound so happy!
Sharon whats your story about? I didnt know you could publish a singl short story."
Morning Eva,
Yes I'm a happy bunny, my new home is getting its decorative coating today and it's looking good and my book is for sale, I'm at the top of the search engine on google and there is a Euro million jackpot of 190 million tonight!
I'm bemused too, my sister is like, oh. my. god! you're on google!
Darkangel wrote: "Well I know you can buy them, so I thought I would see. No harm in not trying ;o)Found it Sarah!"
I thought you had to have a collection before you could publish. Though I know magazines will take short stories, have you thought of that?
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Well I know you can buy them, so I thought I would see. No harm in not trying ;o)Found it Sarah!"
I thought you had to have a collection before you could publish. Though I kn..."
I am going to see if I can sell The Thin Blue Line as a taster to one of the magazines, Prima maybe!
Not a bad idea.My first poetry book is already on there so maybe that might help me, right?
Darkangel wrote: "Not a bad idea.My first poetry book is already on there so maybe that might help me, right?"
Yes, and with the money you save on publishers fees you could pay for it to be professionally edited. Let me go through it first, that way we can sort out any changes before it goes to the professional editor to get it just so.
I have published an article in a local newspaper before, and the editor told me I was more than welcome to submit other articles and he would look on them favourably. He telephoned me at home personally, my ex (pappy Ted) said if I did that he would divorce me! Lol it would have saved me £300, maybe I should have done it! DIY divorce, well I divorced enough people when I worked in the solicitors. Who do you think fills out all the forms - the secretarys!
OK. I need to sort out a synopsis as well.
Darkangel wrote: "OK. I need to sort out a synopsis as well."Duh normally you do that first! Unless you're like me and do it at about chapter 20, change it at chapter 30,40 and tweak it to fit at the end!
How long is the story?I thought you didnt have to pay blisher fees, I thought they paid you?
Ps sarah, remember the short story I was writing you said somenthing about 1sr party, still clueless about what it meant.
First party or first person, written as I did this and I did that etc.The story is 6 short chapters. I know you are meant to do the synopsis first, you know me, I never do anything the right way ;o)
sorry i must sound like a riht fool! I thought it meant present tense.
Eva wrote: "sorry i must sound like a riht fool! I thought it meant present tense."yep that too!
Darkangel wrote: "OK check your inboxes ladies!"Okay I'm going there now!
I was thinking of re-naming it "Fairground Attraction".
hey i really liked it, quite spooky at the beginning. I was convinced he was going to turn up being a gohst. The only thing that confused me and its maybe because the kids were asking for attetion was how did they hear the voices?I understand he has a gift, but what was it? sorry if the answers are there, but im just wondering. I prefer fairground attraction...
Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "sorry i must sound like a riht fool! I thought it meant present tense."yep that too!"
i find it really hard to write in present tense, i always switch and never know where...
Eva wrote: "hey i really liked it, quite spooky at the beginning. I was convinced he was going to turn up being a gohst. The only thing that confused me and its maybe because the kids were asking for attetion ..."i forgot, in page 22 you repeated "fun fair" and "the man of my dreams" a coule of times.
OK thanks for that eva. The gift is the psychic ability. As for hearing the voices maybe that can be answered possibly in a follow up! Just like a sixth sense sort of thing!
Darkangel wrote: "OK thanks for that eva. The gift is the psychic ability. As for hearing the voices maybe that can be answered possibly in a follow up! Just like a sixth sense sort of thing!"I am going through it slowly I sent you Chapter one edited see what you think!
Just got it. Reading through it now, but I am liking it. Thank you.
Darkangel wrote: "Just got it. Reading through it now, but I am liking it. Thank you."Don't mention it, it's what friends are for. Practise will make it come easier to you, the more you write the better you become. Use the synonyms in the Thesaurus, when you write a word check its meaning see if there are others more appropriate, read it with all the options.
OK, thank you. Maybe I should work on the synopsis over the weekend ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "OK, thank you. Maybe I should work on the synopsis over the weekend ;o)"Good idea god its hot here, I am melting! In the 30's
It is very hot here too, but our office is like a freezer. The AC is working wonders today.
Darkangel wrote: "It is very hot here too, but our office is like a freezer. The AC is working wonders today."Oooh air con - how wonderful just stick me in the freezer to cool off for an hour, that should do the trick! Chapter 2 is winging its way to you I'll finish the rest over the weekend Have a nice one. Talk to you Monday.
hi girls, I've rewritten the scene: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...Eva, i'm off work for a week now so i'll definitely give you some feedback on your story!!
happy Friday everyone!
xxx
Morning all, How is everyone today? I am now counting the days ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "Morning all, How is everyone today? I am now counting the days ;o)"
Morning tired, hardly slept last night! We went out for crepes at Quelven, a special type of crepe (pancake) made from Ble Noir, it's a French thing they have eggs,cheese and ham in them. Heavy as lead! How Alain managed to eat two of them I will neve know. Lol he couldn't sleep either!
We had a barbecue at the new house on Saturday after Jose finish the rendering, the back of the house which fronts the road still needs a second coat, we covered the stone with rendering because doing the joints would cost the earth both sides of the house and Alain didn't preview a stone lintel for the kitchen window and consequently it looked a bit odd!
I forgot the camera, but I promise I will take some new photos this week. It's raining here, fine drizzle.
I didn't go to bed till late, I was watching the closing ceremony of the games. Now I have to sort out everything here and get it ready for the temp to cover me (rolls eyes). Just know I will have a pile of mistakes to correct when I get back.
Darkangel wrote: "I didn't go to bed till late, I was watching the closing ceremony of the games. Now I have to sort out everything here and get it ready for the temp to cover me (rolls eyes). Just know I will h..."
No me neither I watched the closing ceremony too it didn't finish until after 1 am! Then when I got in bed the lump of lead lining my stomach refused to behave!
I tried for an hour on saturday evening to explain the principal of an island in a kitchen and that I want to put my gas hob in it. Yes but which wall does it go against says he!
Ever felt like you were battering your head against the proverbial brick wall?
Yes many a times and I know it is not fun.It said on the TV, the ceremony was finishing at 11.30pm, plus another 90 mins.
I have to admit, I was a little naughty and did absolutely no writing over the weekend, so I didn't get my synopsis done, I may see how my day pans out today and do a bit later this afternoon ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "Yes many a times and I know it is not fun.It said on the TV, the ceremony was finishing at 11.30pm, plus another 90 mins.
I have to admit, I was a little naughty and did absolutely no writing ov..."
NO me neither Jose and Geraldine decided it was fete and didn't leave until 7 in the evening Alain and I were knackered because he'd been up since 6.30 and Alain is a great believer in annoying the hell out of you until you join him or can't get back to sleep!
I switched the computer on and then Alain decided that we were going to eat supper at Quelven. The little village mentioned in my book where Michel is chained to the tree naked! There is an Auberge it's the one Daniel stayed in, I used poetic license and gave them a restaurant with Maitre D the lot, it's owned by Alain's brother's Brother and sister in law! Free publicity for the village.
Well it would be rude not to eat there then ;o) SO it sounds like you had a weekend of celebrating and why not. You deserve it.
Darkangel wrote: "Well it would be rude not to eat there then ;o) SO it sounds like you had a weekend of celebrating and why not. You deserve it."The crepes were made outdoors under cover of canvas, it was the dress rehearsal for Wednesday 15th August, its a fete national and the pardon of Quelven the Angel descends from a pulley from the top of the church to the fields down the road. Some saints day or other, each village does something. We are going horse racing on Wednesday trotting, and flat racing. That is we are if its not piddling it down like it is now! I blame it on my ex, whenever he comes to France for a holiday it rains!
Well beleive it or not, it is not raining here, quite humid really.
you are so lucky! we have a heat wave, this morning it was 34 degrees!morning! seen ur weekends were busy!
Darkangel wrote: "Well beleive it or not, it is not raining here, quite humid really."It wouldn't be, pappy Ted is in Normandy it's probably raining there too! It's humid here too and raining quite hard now. We have already lost 5 or 6 tomato plants to the mildew (the ones outside) the ones in the greenhouse are protected it will perhaps revive my poor kiwis that Alain transplanted they look as if they're dead. Alain is convinced they will recover!
Eva wrote: "you are so lucky! we have a heat wave, this morning it was 34 degrees!morning! seen ur weekends were busy!"
Take it you can have our rain, it's set for the next three days! Yes busy weekend, this week marks the start of the insulation at the house so it is good its cooled down or poor alain would cook upstairs!
my weekend was rubbish, i was sofaridden with an infection on my ear and throat, lovely! now i cant stop having coughing fits, i had to go this morning to the tax office and sort out my husband's tax...already monday and im annoyed
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