Philip Whiteland - the man behind Josiah and Archibald (which makes it sound like we're in a queue!) Showing 3,101-3,150 of 3,307

[Philip]

Just confirmed today - 6,000 KINDLE E-BOOKS SOLD SINCE PUBLICATION! Well done, my granny and many thanks to everyone who has bought and read her :-)
http://getbook.at/Grannys

[Jim]

congratulations :-)

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "congratulations :-)"

Thank you. Quite chuffed :-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

6000 grannies! Well done.

[Philip]

Gingerlily - The other Stroopwafel Sister! wrote: "6000 grannies! Well done."

Amazing really!

[Philip]

Oddly enough, on the same day as my Granny passed 6,000 copies sold, the sequel 'Crutches For Ducks' sold it's 1,600th copy! Not in the same league as my granny, obviously but...well done, me duck!

http://getbook.at/crutchesforducks

[Philip]

How about this for a review? :-)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2BP1...

[Jim]

Ah yes, that one is a bit special :-)

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "Ah yes, that one is a bit special :-)"

I don't know about anyone else but when I write I have a mental picture of the scene which I hope the reader will see too (or something close to it)

[Philip]

This month's Derby Telegraph article continuing the story of my 1970s working life at a Paper Conversion Mill and how a couple of minor technological advances nearly put me out of work:

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Jim]

I knew somebody who frankly could have been replaced by a paper clip ;-)

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "I knew somebody who frankly could have been replaced by a paper clip ;-)"

Very cutting ;-)

[Philip]

On bursting into print:

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Philip]

"I don't know about you (well, obviously I don't, I'm not even sure who you are) but Amazon and their associates have the happy knack of pleasantly surprising me. [continued}"

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Philip]

This month's Derby Telegraph article:

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

Ever get the feeling that you're actually in a play, but nobody's told you?

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Jim]

love it

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "love it"

Thanks Jim :-)

[David]

Yes. Excellent stuff.

[Philip]

David wrote: "Yes. Excellent stuff."

Thanks David. The best of it is, I don't have to make any of this stuff up - it just happens!

[Philip]

You know that feeling when you think you may have made the wrong decision? Well, that...

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Philip]

As part of the effort to get my new paperback version of The Things You See... noticed by the world, I sent emails to the Burton and Derby branches of Waterstone's and Radio Derby. This was two or three weeks ago. After getting no reply from any of them, I forwarded it again with a slightly snotty few lines about the lack of good PR on their parts. This has generated a response from the Burton branch.

To be fair, the manager has done his best to explain the situation with regard to stocking my book (the nub of which is 'it ain't gonna happen') and has given some good general advice for any self-published author trying to sell books but somehow the irony that a book largely about growing up and working in Burton upon Trent can't be stocked by the main bookshop in Burton, seems to have passed him by. Oh well :-(

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "As part of the effort to get my new paperback version of The Things You See... noticed by the world, I sent emails to the Burton and Derby branches of Waterstone's and Radio Derby. ..."

On the flip side of this, I've had an email from the Derby branch today and they're offering to at least take a look at it, which is some cause for hope :-)

BTW, The Things You See... has been reduced to 99p from tomorrow for the rest of the Bank Holiday week.

[Philip]

Why I won't be keeping the fish and chips company any longer ;-)

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.com/201...

[Jim]

newspapers are like that :-(

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "newspapers are like that :-("

Yep. I do have a degree of sympathy for local newspapers who are engaged in a race to the bottom for survival. Democracy will be poorer for their passing.

[Jim]

yes, I've several times put the words of a press release I've done into google and it's brought up the local newspaper articles, which have copy/pasted the press release into the paper.
Local journalism is dying unfortunately

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "yes, I've several times put the words of a press release I've done into google and it's brought up the local newspaper articles, which have copy/pasted the press release into the paper.
Local journ..."

We have only ourselves to blame. Apparently some small town papers in the U.S. are hanging on by going down a subscription model.

[Philip]

I really must give up giving stuff up!

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

I must go back to the sea again, the lonely sea and the sky...

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

I'm having a Lowest Possible Price for August promotion of my books (for August, naturally).

This means that all of the 'nostalgedy' collection are just 99p (or equivalent) throughout August except for The Things You See..., which can't be less than £1.49 because of the file size, apparently. Thus you can get the whole series for just £5.45 this month!

In addition, the paperback version of The Things You See...: A Collection of Stories is down to just £5.99 for August.

If you've ever toyed with the idea of dipping your toe into the pool of 'nostalgedy' for the summer, now would be a great time to do it :-)

[Philip]

Fancy a dirt cheap Phil?

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

Just a reminder that all of the books in the 'nostalgedy' collection are at their LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE in the UK (and equivalent worldwide) for the month of August only. They'll never be this cheap again :-)

http://mybook.to/nostalgedycollection

[Philip]

Have you got one?

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "Have you got one?

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog..."

Apparently not, if the lack of response is any guide ;-)

[Jim]

I remember the tin :-)

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "I remember the tin :-)"

So do a lot of people, apparently. This blog post has had nearly 1,000 hits in a couple of days :-)

[Jim]

good grief, that's something else!

[Philip]

Jim wrote: "good grief, that's something else!"

I think it's more down to the pulling power of Ronnie Barker than anything else ;-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

You mentioned Ronnie Barker? I must go and read it straight away!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I didn't see the programme, but I do recognise the behaviour :)

[Philip]

Today, I'm mostly thinking about renting a cottage on the Isle of Wight...if it's not too dear, for some unaccountable reason ;-)

[Philip]

I've written a new story about my hapless undertakers, Josiah and Archibald, and its been cherry-picked on ABC tales :-)
https://www.abctales.com/comment/7093...

[Philip]

Here'a another one you won't be interested in ;-)

https://www.abctales.com/story/philwh...

[The Witterings of a]

Anyone that is interested I run my own book review blog giving my own personal views on books that I’ve read and giving recommendations as to what are good holiday reads.

The link to my blog is :

https://cruiseshipreaderwitterings.bl...

I hope you enjoy my reviews and let me know what you think.

Happy reading 😊

[Kath]

Mark wrote: "Anyone that is interested I run my own book review blog giving my own personal views on books that I’ve read and giving recommendations as to what are good holiday reads.

The link to my blog is :..."
This is Philip's author thread, Mark. You need to post in the Blog Roll section.

[Philip]

Just FYI, I now have a small stock of the paperback version of ready and waiting to be snapped up as the ideal stocking-filler (and we're not talking Mariah Carey here). I'm offering FREE Delivery in the mainland U.K. if you buy direct from me. Go on, make someone ITCS this year, you know if makes sense!

[Philip]

I thought it might help if I opened the bonnet and let you look inside :-)

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Philip]

I've wanted to add another story or two to my Alternativity series (a very alternative telling of the Nativity) but I couldn't think of anything I hadn't already covered, and then it occurred to me that the last time we saw the Wise Men was when the Shepherds sent them off on a wild goose chase to see King Herod. I wondered how that might have worked out?
https://www.abctales.com/story/philwh...

[Philip]

This is the second of my two additional AlterNativity stories. Of course, at Christmas everyone gets on with each other, even the animals...don't they?

https://www.abctales.com/story/philwh...