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Gingerlily - all cleaned up!
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Nov 22, 2011 02:28AM
They've removed Alan Hutcheson's posts too - Boomerang man. Gnashing of teeth!
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Alison Daily Cheap Reads is Free. The UK site won't get you many hits though.;-)
Steve wrote: "Er hum... It's 'Steve' lol, not Simon - he's that nice moderator chap..."Hi Steve. Apologies for the misnaming - sometimes my typing fingers just do their own thing ;-)
Steve also wrote: "... No, they do it for free and just ask in return that you tell people about them. I'll be tweeting about them Thursday - p..."
Thanks for the info on cheapdailyreads - really helpful. I don't know if it's already in hand but I'll check it out ;-)
Ignite wrote: "I've just been rather upset at hearing from Cornelius that he has been banned from .com for posting outside the Meet our Authors forum - and he hasn't. Hasn't posted there for ages. The upshot is..."and: "They've removed Alan Hutcheson's posts too - Boomerang man. Gnashing of teeth!"
Hi Ignite
Yes, you do have to be careful over the pond.
Back in the Spring (before 'Meet Our Authors' was set up on the .com site) I had several posts removed. No reason given.
It was then incredibly hard to get any explanation out of the US 'support' team - especially, it seemed, if you had a .co.uk address.
Eventually, after several weeks of emailing and phoning UK and US teams, I got a non-automated response and was told that the problem was that I had infringed a rule. If I recall correctly, I think the problem was that I had put an Amazon product link (to the book) after my name, rather than in the body of the text. I emailed back to ask where that rule was set down as I hadn't found it in my reading of the T&Cs or in the posting guidelines.
My question remained unanswered but my posting rights were restored. Weird!
Having said all that, I have kept up with a couple of threads on the .com MOA forum and I've found the majority of the people there to be absolutely delightful; welcoming, friendly and supportive.
Mel wrote: "Alison Daily Cheap Reads is Free. The UK site won't get you many hits though.;-)"Thanks for that Mel ;-)
That's such a shame about both Alan and Cornelius. I haven't seen either of them over-posting on Amazon. There are more than a few that are far worse and post a lot more.I hope they are able to sort it out with Amazon.
He has had an email to say that it was a technical error! He can post again but all his old posts are still missing. This is bound to give the impression that he and Alan are Naughty Boys who don't respect rules. When I think of some of the antics going on over there it makes me want to slap someone - not you lovely people of course! Sorry - hogging someone's thread again - but it could potentially affect everyone. I think a public apology would be in order but I bet they don't get one.
That is a real shame about Alan and Cornelius' past comments being lost.
I am also annoyed about the two authors who are stirring things up "over there" - but if other forum members didn't post on those threads they would gradually disappear. They ignore other promo threads - which have been correctly posted according to "their" rules, so they quietly slip into oblivion while the annoying ones are kept alive. I stopped looking at the irritating threads some time ago.
I am also annoyed about the two authors who are stirring things up "over there" - but if other forum members didn't post on those threads they would gradually disappear. They ignore other promo threads - which have been correctly posted according to "their" rules, so they quietly slip into oblivion while the annoying ones are kept alive. I stopped looking at the irritating threads some time ago.
Some of them you could tell juust from the title that they were skip-worthy! Now back to discussing how wonderful my story is again ;)
Errrmmm...I was only joking... honest.. Hello, anyone out there?
Hi GLDon't worry - your story IS wonderful ;-)
Just been back to the zoo. No reviews yet, but [Re]Awakenings is doing OK. Tee hee!
I need a Reawakening myself. Slept for a couple of hours and still feel crappy. Had loads to do and haven't done any of it. Off to bed (again) now.
Hope you Reawakened feeling better Gingerlily!
Well better than yesterday anyway! More like a human being.
Morning Gingerlily and Philip(Sarah) *Glad to hear you're feeling better today GL ;-)
Philip (sarah) wrote: "Hope you Reawakened feeling better Gingerlily!"
Lol - I see what you did there! Made me smile.
Hope the day is shaping up nicely for both of you ;-)
BTW Philip(Sarah) I've been wondering about your dual name and decided that maybe:
1 - You're two people using the same account (Unlikely)
2 - One name is a writer's pseudonym (Mmm yes: possible. Now I want to read your books)
or 3 (my personal favourite) - You've got a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde thing going on? ( MUCH more fun ;-)
I just got my new tablet. Shiny new toy!!!! I can't do much with it until I get home though and put the sim card in it. Can't get on the wifi here. :(
Gingerlily (mostly harmless) wrote: "I just got my new tablet. Shiny new toy!!!! I can't do much with it until I get home though and put the sim card in it. Can't get on the wifi here. :("Shiny! Who says Christmas comes but once a year?
I'm ignoring the thought of my credit card bill for the moment. Anyway, payday on friday. Yay!
Gingerlily (mostly harmless) wrote: "I just got my new tablet. Shiny new toy!!!! I can't do much with it until I get home though and put the sim card in it. Can't get on the wifi here. :("Which one did you get?
Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000
Shiny indeed! Looking forward to finding out if you love it!
Will be able to read my story on it tonight. I'm grinning just at the thought of it!
Very, very nice. Authors need to have the toys. No reading your story tonight. You have to get to work on that epic fantasy series.
Er... who said I was going to write an epic fantasy series?
Nothing as exciting as J&H Alison though Hubbie may possibly disagree.HeHe.When Phil bought me my Kindle for our Wedding anniversary in June he also agreed to pay for books for the first year,.It really amuses me that my machine shows as Phil's Kindle as he has never read a fictional book in his life,it amuses me further that in less than 6 months I have 200+ books on his account.Bless him!
Philip (sarah) wrote: "...When Phil bought me my Kindle for our Wedding anniversary in June he also agreed to pay for books for the first year..."Hi Sarah
What a wonderfully romantic, trusting (and increasingly impecunious) chap your Hubbie must be ;-)
Gingerlily (mostly harmless) wrote: "Er... who said I was going to write an epic fantasy series?"I think you'll find that, by not actually taking this opportunity to deny that you ARE going to write an epic fantasy series, you've made a de facto, witnessed agreement to do just that ;-)
Can't wait!
Hang on. I have a idea for a book. 1 single book. And it's just an idea. I have an idea for another short story. again, just an idea. That doesn't translate into promising to write either of them. All I can promise is to keep on thinking about them. By the time I have them all worked out direct brain downloads will have been invented so I won't have to do any of that actual writing stuff.
My problem is I know loads of words but I don't have a single idea. About anything. I wonder what I'm cooking for tea?
Gingerlily (mostly harmless) wrote: "Hang on. I have a idea for a book. 1 single book. And it's just an idea. I have an idea for another short story. again, just an idea. That doesn't translate into promising to write either of them. ..."Actually, I think that you'll find that we can make that translation exactly.
You can try all you want.
Don't know about you, Darren, I definitely heard a promise there! (Sorry GL, but I do like your writing ;-)
Your Babel fish is malfunctioning.
Gingerlily (mostly harmless) wrote: "Your Babel fish is malfunctioning."Hi GL
I suppose that could be possible; the technology here is behaving somewhat erratically this afternoon.
For instance, I just now given a shortened display of this thread title, to the effect that you were dipping a toe in the shark poo.
(An altogether different image ;-)
LOL!! That sounds pretty disgusting actually.
Certainly does. Hope you weren't eating your tea ;-)
No, luckily. I already have more unknown substances in my keyboard than is really ideal.
Don't think I needed to know that ;-)
Snigger, snigger!
Ignite wrote: "My problem is I know loads of words but I don't have a single idea. About anything. I wonder what I'm cooking for tea?"At least you have words. I have neither.
Oh - this forum often makes me laugh!! Gingerlily dipping her toe in shark poo..... ewwwwwwwwwwww!!
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I'm off to have a bath now, or very soon. Going to give my feet a really good scrubbing.
HI GLSorry to read you're suffering with a head ache today ;-(
Chill out and get well soon.
Or start that epic fantasy series that you promised us.
Darren wrote: "Or start that epic fantasy series that you promised us."I have one or two minor issues with that sentence, but I think I might be flogging a dead horse there...
Don't let Darren bully you about your future writing when you've got a headache, GL.That can wait till you're feeling better...;-)
Only kidding. Deceased equine not withstanding, we all hope you will write some more but we'll be patient. These things can't be rushed ;-)
Take it easy and get well soon Gingerlily.
Darren can bully me any time he likes....
Gingerlily (lovable author) wrote: "Darren can bully me any time he likes...."I'm not sure he actually needs any encouragement ;-)
I plead the fifth amendment!
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