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Stuart Ayris - The Truth About Trees
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Jun 20, 2012 02:28PM
Cheers Em! Will see what I can do! x
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Oh please do enter the ring of Goodreads UKAKF, Stu. The sooner the better and you know our Simon will sort out the techie bits for you!I'm so pleased you're finally on the mend! I don't like when people I care about are feeling poorly. Get better for MY sake! :)
New book, new book, new book.... ;)
Thanks Patti! Will sort it out today!And yes the new book is coming on well. The early drafts of the blurb and cover seem to be getting a nice response which is very lovely!
Interesting review Stuart. I love the book, so was curious to know what you would make of it. What did you think of the pinapple tin incident?
It reminded me of when I took Rebecca on her first date - with the regulars from the Essex Arms to Calais. I bought 24 bottles of stella at the supermarche but no bottle opener. I ended up breaking the end of one on the bench out of frustration having tried various ways of prising off the cap. I believe Rebecca was somewhat appalled at my determination - especially when I drank from the broken bottle...
Eeek! I hope you didn't cut yourself on it.
I believe I saw sense after spitting out the first piece of glass. Love eh?
Stella is dangerous on so many levels.I believe Simon would concur.
She can turn on you in a moment...
She made me puke out a car door. You can ask Simon what she did to him.
He's only gone and finished the first draft of The Bird That Nobody Sees!!!
Thanks Em! Plan now is to print it out and read it through looking for areas I need to add to or remove then go through it one more time with a bit more abandon. Then it will be ready to send to our lovely Kath (Ignite) for her magic red pen!Still aiming for 30th July!
Great stuff Stu. Glad to hear its going so well.
Oh good. Not that I'm running out of things to read of course, but I'm really looking forward to it!
Oh wow! Me too!Great stuff Mr Ayris!
Hurrah! Rebecca is going to read through the manuscript over the next few days in terms of just the story itself. Then I'll go through it, correct any glaring areas and add in a few things then it's off to my lovely spellchecking grammar lady who knows when 'lie' should be used instead of 'lay' and all those things that seem to be entirely beyond me!
Thanks Em! I am very excited! It's a little different to Tollesbury Time Forever - it's written in the third person, has many more characters and even some action! Alot of it centers around a pub though and it is just a tiny bit weird so there are similarities!
I am looking forward to it :-)I just need to woohoo! On Twitter and I will have done the whole set :-D
Great stuff! I think the difference with this book is that it encapsulates the other side of me that perhaps wasn't present in the other two books - I'll leave you to work out what that is!!
Stuart wrote: "Great stuff! I think the difference with this book is that it encapsulates the other side of me that perhaps wasn't present in the other two books - I'll leave you to work out what that is!!"Intriguing!! Are you really a midget? I've met your twin and he isn't but maybe he got all the height? Seeing as we never get it right to meet up I suppose I'll have to keep guessing!!
A midget? Really!
Yes - a five foot ten and a half inch midget - amazing!
Stuart wrote: "Yes - a five foot ten and a half inch midget - amazing!"Teehee :-)
The main thing I have to decide is whether to leave in the names of four of the characters as they are basically based on my four best mates...
Stuart wrote: "The main thing I have to decide is whether to leave in the names of four of the characters as they are basically based on my four best mates..."Ooh, that is a toughy, do they know they are in the book? Why not let them read a bit and let them help you decide whether to change the names?
?toughy, toughie, tuffy, either way, you get my drift!
They know they're in it and I think they trust me enough not to misrepresent their inherent brilliance. And I do kind of like the idea of having my mates as characters in a book I've written...
If they are comfortable with it then I see no reason not to leave them as themselves!
That's what I think. I may see what Rebeccas says as she obviously knows them too!
You've got 4 whole bezzy mates? You're showing off!
An interview with me about the writing process and other things on a wonderful new writing/review site: http://bit.ly/Lo4ub2
Just saw it on facebook - great interview.
Cheers! A quarter of the way through my revision of The Bird That Nobody Sees now - still looking good for 30th July release!
I saw it on Twitter because I'm now a twa...what's the words for someone who tweets?
Well Rebecca has read the first draft! The process is moving on!
So people are starting to see The Bird That Nobody Sees...
Not quite!! She did have a few suggestions which I have taken on board. About two-thirds now through the first revision. I will then implement Rebecca's suggestions and do the formatting before submitting to the grammar queen for approval! And I've sorted out the composition for the cover. Just hope I can bring it together. Still looking good for 30th July though!
Three and a half weeks away from release and well into the final revisions I thought I'd post the chapter headings here for The Bird That Nobody Sees. Any comments very welcome!1. The Mad, The Bad And The Aesthete
2. Dance, Dance, Wherever You May Be
3. Driftwood
4. A Sigh Is A Sigh Is A Sigh
5. Giggle And Squeak
6. Shadows Fall Where They Ought
7. Pillowcreased Morningcheeks
8. Arborist, Buddhist, Pacifist And Wonderfulest
9. Tattoos On The Back Of Your Calfs
10. The Jimpsies Of This Land
11. A Tingle In The Tangle
12. A Lovelorn English Fool
13. Beautiful Angel Of Our Times
14. The Fabulous Thumpings Of This Deep Earth
15. THAR BE MONSTERS
16. Producing A Hat From A Rabbit
17. Buddha Barmish Man Of Peace
18. We Are To Be Angels
19. The Deep Soul Bliss Of The Truly Cool
20. You Have Left The Building
21. Blisters And Vision
22. So Good Morning
23. Morphine Wonderland
24. Prey In The Wilderness
25. Smile Wide Across My Forever Skies
26. Come Catch The Fine Breeze With Me
i am confused but in a beautiful manner
I can't think of a finer manner in which to be confused!
I tried to write a normal book but it just didn't happen! Actually, I didn't try to write a normal book at all. I guess it is what it is!!
maybe I should see it through a haze of cheap wine.
that's the way I see life - and it's not so bad...
Rose coloured glasses?
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