In The Blood General - How are you getting on

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Kew, get hubby a kindle and one click a cookery book for him

[Patti (baconater)]

I thought she could send him to the chippy and hope he stops at the pub.

[Jud]

Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "Kew, get hubby a kindle and one click a cookery book for him"

yea, but make sure its on his account!

[Jax]

Started reading this yesterday and I am completely hooked...currently 74% of the way through (would have finished it but sadly work interrrupted my reading time!)

Its a real page turner Steve!

[Steve]

Please... Don't... You're spoiling me rotten! Good on you, Jax. Music to my ears.

[Steve]

SImon, can you poach some more members from Amazon please. In the Blood is slipping in the charts!

[Aunty Janet]

Steve wrote: "I've given up on Facebook already. I think it will take up too much time. Maybe I'll try another day..."

I tried to 'friend' you on facebook, but there are lots of steve robinsons there and I didn't know which one you were!

[Steve]

Janet wrote: "Steve wrote: "I've given up on Facebook already. I think it will take up too much time. Maybe I'll try another day..."

I tried to 'friend' you on facebook, but there are lots of steve robinson..."

Thanks for trying Janet, but I ditched Facebook the same day I set it up. I dropped a note in here somewhere to that effect. I though it would take up too much time. There are lots of Steve Robinsons out there. A more original name would have been better. I blame my parents for that. :o)

[Audrey (Seaholly)]

Hi Steve have started your book and 31% in. I am really enjoying it so far.

[Steve]

Thanks Audrey, and thanks for the Goodreads friend invite. Glad you're enjoying the book.

[Aunty Janet]

"Steve wrote: "I've given up on Facebook already. I think it will take up too much time. Maybe I'll try another day..."


no problem!

[Lisa]

51% and thoroughly enjoying this book. I usually stay well clear of anything with an historical twist but this has me hooked. Wish I wasn't so busy over the next few days.

[Steve]

Lisa wrote: "51% and thoroughly enjoying this book. I usually stay well clear of anything with an historical twist but this has me hooked. Wish I wasn't so busy over the next few days."

Good to hear from you, Lisa. I've said it before, but It's really gratifying to know that someone out there is enjoying reading my book. Thank you.

[Jud]

Steve wrote: "SImon, can you poach some more members from Amazon please. In the Blood is slipping in the charts!"

I got my cousin to buy it Steve :o) She's in the middle of another book just now so wont be starting to read it for a while

[Steve]

Way to go, Jud! Word of mouth is the best kind of advertising.

[Jud]

Steve wrote: "Way to go, Jud! Word of mouth is the best kind of advertising."

gonna start on my auntie next and therein lies the limit of people i know with kindles...

[Kath]

Just popped across to read all your Amazon reviews Steve - I bet you're chuffed to little mint balls!

[[deleted user]]

Finished it last night - loved it! Will leave a review soon, I'm not very good at them so like to think about it a bit first - will be another 5 stars though. :0)

[Gary]

Steve wrote: "SImon, can you poach some more members from Amazon please. In the Blood is slipping in the charts!"

Steve: I've set it as my status on Facebook and recommended it to my `Family Tree mad` sis-in-law. That should bump sales by ooh..... 00.5% or so :)

Seriously, good luck with it and future books though.

[Steve]

Gary wrote: "Steve wrote: "SImon, can you poach some more members from Amazon please. In the Blood is slipping in the charts!"

Steve: I've set it as my status on Facebook and recommended it to my `Family Tree..."

Thanks Gary, every 0.5% helps. And maybe some big film producer will see it on your Facebook page and take an interest! :o) Glad you liked it.

[Steve]

Karen (Kew) wrote: "Finished it last night - loved it! Will leave a review soon, I'm not very good at them so like to think about it a bit first - will be another 5 stars though. :0)"

I was really keeping my fingers crossed that you liked it, Karen. Given that it's all largely down to you that so many people are now reading it. Big smilie :O))

[Steve]

Ingnite wrote: "Just popped across to read all your Amazon reviews Steve - I bet you're chuffed to little mint balls!"

Hi Ignite,
BIG mint balls!

[[deleted user]]

Steve wrote: "Karen (Kew) wrote: "Finished it last night - loved it! Will leave a review soon, I'm not very good at them so like to think about it a bit first - will be another 5 stars though. :0)"

I was reall..."

All I did was invite you to join us on goodreads - the subject matter of your book intrigued people and led to Simon choosing at as the book of the month!

:0)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Teamwork Karen......

[[deleted user]]

Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "Teamwork Karen......"

:0)

[Steve]

Karen (Kew) wrote: "All I did was invite you to join us on goodreads - the subject matter of your book intrigued people and led to Simon choosing at as the book of the month!"

There it is then... 'You' invited me. In fact, that was the singular point of good luck from which everything else may now stem. A reviewer for the Guardian might come across it as a result of the Amazon reviews or by word of mouth from someone who knew someone who read it here. It really is all your fault and I thank you for it. :o)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Steve wrote: "A reviewer for the Guardian might come across it as a result of the Amazon reviews !"

There it is then... ..."
Why don't you leave a message saying how good your book is on a celebs mobile phone. That way you might get it noticed by a journalist :)

[Steve]

I just uploaded all your lovely (so far) reviews to my website. Had some nice reviews on Smashwords, too. See them all here. http://www.steve-robinson.me/ITB_Revi...

[TC]

I'm now 73% through, hoping to finish it in the morning. Really enjoying it so far, and wondering if my suspicions will prove right.

I did have to re-read a bit at the start to try and get the names and relationships straight, but then I have that problem with my own family tree! Having got into the story it's not an issue.

[Steve]

TC wrote: "I'm now 73% through, hoping to finish it in the morning. Really enjoying it so far, and wondering if my suspicions will prove right.

I did have to re-read a bit at the start to try and get the na..."

Can't say much in here without spoiling - was about to say something but quickly caught myself. Let's talk more in the Q&A section when you've finished. On another note, if your suspicions are right, I think you should get a prize because, amazingly, no one else second guessed anything apparently.

[Kath]

Just looked at the reviews on your Blog Steve. I was a bit stung by Sue Smith's comments about your hero not being sufficiently young and fit! Thank you for elevating the old and flabby to hero status. There are lots of us who empathised with him!

[Steve]

Ingnite wrote: "Just looked at the reviews on your Blog Steve. I was a bit stung by Sue Smith's comments about your hero not being sufficiently young and fit! Thank you for elevating the old and flabby to hero s..."

Yes, I didn't want a stereotype kind of hero. JT is definitely the 'unsung' kind. He told me he needs to be fitter though if I'm going to make him chase around all over the place so it's something he'll be working on in the first series of the 'Jefferson Tayte mysteries'. Though with his penchent for Hershey's chocolate I'm not sure how it will go.

[Kath]

Cheese is my downfall :(

[Jax]

Ingnite wrote: "Cheese is my downfall :("

Oh mine too!

[[deleted user]]

Jax wrote: "Ingnite wrote: "Cheese is my downfall :("

Oh mine too!"

I'm another cheese fan!

Steve - if Jefferson keeps on getting chased around like this he will naturally lose weight without having to do anything else about it! :0)

[Kath]

Nah, I've tried that - you just get hungrier and reach for the cheese/hersheys!

[[deleted user]]

Ingnite wrote: "Nah, I've tried that - you just get hungrier and reach for the cheese/hersheys!"

Is it just me, but I hate Hersheys! They taste like someone has added soap to the ingredients - ugh!

[Steve]

Mr Goodbar, Tayte's favourite, is quite nice. Bought a bag of miniatures back from a ski trip some years ago before JT was born. I'm not keen on them either though. i suppose it might depend on what you were brought up on. Hershey's must be doing something right for a lot of people.

[Patti (baconater)]

I grew up on Hershey's. It does taste of soap. Or perfume. Or something.
I prefer galaxy or a really good quality dark chocolate.
Now cheese. I adore cheese!

(wow it's hard to type in a moving car!)

[[deleted user]]

Patti (P E) wrote: "I grew up on Hershey's. It does taste of soap. Or perfume. Or something.
I prefer galaxy or a really good quality dark chocolate.
Now cheese. I adore cheese!

(wow it's hard to type in a moving car!)"

I do hope that you're not driving Patti! lol - I know you're not.

I'm feeling hungry now - cheese, good quality chocolate - yum!

[Patti (baconater)]

Trust me, you don't want me on the roads here. Last time I drove was while on safari. I managed to nearly run into the only other vehicle within a hundred miles.

[[deleted user]]

Patti (P E) wrote: "Trust me, you don't want me on the roads here. Last time I drove was while on safari. I managed to nearly run into the only other vehicle within a hundred miles."

tee hee - sounds like Dodgem cars!

[Patti (baconater)]

Ha! Speaking of Dodge'ems. You should see our hire car. Teeny thing. Hasn't got a boot, it has a ballet slipper.

[Jud]

i've never had hersheys chocolate... I do love cherry lips though and they taste more like soap than cherries so maybe hersheys is the chocolate for me :o) Got a twirl in the fridge cant wait to get stuck into that after dinner

[Kath]

"a twirl in the fridge" reminds me of a friend who said she'd had a boost in bed. We all wanted one! (Do they still make Boost bars I wonder?)

[Jud]

Ingnite wrote: ""a twirl in the fridge" reminds me of a friend who said she'd had a boost in bed. We all wanted one! (Do they still make Boost bars I wonder?)"

They do!!! I had the pleasure of enjoying a boost on my way home from work during the week (not quite as exciting as having a boost in bed but it filled a hole)

Edit: me thinks i could have picked a better choice of words

[Patti (baconater)]

Cheeky Jud! Good on you!

[Jud]

it was completely unintentional it was only when i read it back i realised but thought i would leave it in anyway...

[James]

Only just downloaded it but hoping to get in on the discussion by the deadline!

[Steve]

I set up a quiz question earlier, but it's not there now.

Jud, I saw that you'd answered it. Am I imagining it all? It was there, wasn't it?

Can you find it?