Are You An Author?

[Michael]

Hi,

I released my debut novel back in April this year and it's currently getting great 4 and 5 star reviews and praised for its originality, creativity and humour.

The Super Spud Trilogy

The personality of the Super Spud is determined by their flavour. Tuna flavours, enriched with omega-3 fish oils are very smart, while steak and spinach flavours are incredibly strong due to their high iron content. The story is fast-paced and a series of non-stop adventures from one chapter to the next, encompassing locations including Egypt, Mexico, UK, Italy and the North Pole! I basically want to entertain the reader and let them read something truly original and quirky.It also contains many references to popular films and characters like: Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Robin Hood, 24's Jack Bauer and Batman. It's fun, quirky, strange and, hopefully, unlike anything the reader has read before ( it is walking, talking crisp packets afterall...)

Thanks,
Mike

[A.L.]

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[R.J.]

Yes, but to be an author is not enough. Certain other qualities are requisite. Perhaps said qualities are more important than authorship. Perhaps authorship is but an incidental, an almost mechanical function compared with said other qualities we must possess to win. As to what those other qualites are... I know that I possess one of them. But again, it is not enough. And so we fail unremarkably, waste ouf time pimping our souls to others who do not listen, being to absorbed in pimping their own. Shall I add my book title on the off chance? No. There is no off chance here. Just another thread of the desperatly seeking.

[Marc]

well structuralism tried to remove the author out of the equation of producing a text altogether, (the geographical and historical circumstances of the author made the book they wrote an inevitability apparently) but then structuralism I feel is a bit dishonoured these days. So the author is back at the helm. Only the welter of bilge water threatens to submerge him once again from full sight. Man the lifeboats. Women and children first (Chick lit & YA?).

[Sheryn]

Finding Out

Hi everyone - I self published FINDING OUT in April and have been having a blast promoting it through social media. FINDING OUT is a story of Sheila Davenport who gets dumped by her boyfriend of seven years and now must make sense of her life. Help comes unexpectedly from her 86-year old neighbor, Ruth Grey, who shares stories about the ups and downs of her life during WWII in Germany and America. I would love to be considered for an interview, Emily.

I also highly recommend that authors run a Goodreads Giveaway. It's a great way for readers to find your book. I just did one and 810 readers entered.

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "well structuralism tried to remove the author out of the equation of producing a text altogether, (the geographical and historical circumstances of the author made the book they wrote an inevitabil..."

Now this is the sort of comment I like as it is not the usual buy-me, buy-me bilge from the spamsterthors. I am in the boat, rowing strongly, hurrah! We are surfing the mean average here, stucturalism and all other PhD thesis from small time ponderers. Is that a frigate bird I spy keeping an eye on our journey of discoever here?>

[Marc]

ravens were used by the Vikings to spy our new lands, since the raven would only alight on land or otherwise return to ship which informed the crew there was no land around.

In Norse myth the ravens Huggin and Muninn were given the power of speech so that each day they flew off and returned to whisper information in Wodin's ear. Sort of spies really.

[D.M.]

R.J. wrote: "Yes, but to be an author is not enough. Certain other qualities are requisite. Perhaps said qualities are more important than authorship. Perhaps authorship is but an incidental, an almost mechanic..."

To be an author is enough to write a book. To be a successful or wealthy author requires luck, perseverance, and often connections, but that doesn't change or invalidate the drive to write and the success of making something new. If you really believed authorship was incidental you'd be trying desperately to get on the list of James Patterson's ghostwriters, or penning things under a byline for Harlequin.

I'm more than willing to have serious discussions about writing, and I was a reader on these boards long before I decided to go for it and write. You want to talk about the difficulties of being a literary author in a form of publishing that's heavily slanted to genre work? By all means. Just ease up on the condescension in what is an introductory thread, okay?

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "ravens were used by the Vikings to spy our new lands, since the raven would only alight on land or otherwise return to ship which informed the crew there was no land around.

In Norse myth the rave..."

I like the notion of those great ravens with their great black beaks and their whisperings. What literature that was! And we have no idea who the authors were. The great Snorri Sturluson just preserved the verbal tradition. CAAAAAARK!

[Jeanette]

Hello All,

This is a quick synopsis of my first YA urban fantasy novel, Culture Shock. Should be out sometime in 2013. Tell me what you think!

After losing her only friend in the world, seventeen-year-old Macy Holmes and her parents make the long-awaited move from Manhattan to her mother’s hometown of Bougainvillea, Florida. Macy is shy and struggles to make friends, always faking confidence behind designer clothing. With this move, she is determined to break out of her shell and gain the real confidence she so desires. Macy still fears she will suffer from social isolation in her new school until she is sought out by three strange students. They take her in as one of their own, though she is not. Once boyfriendless, Macy now has three boys harping for her attention, how will she choose? She knows the logical choice, but the dangerous one seems more appealing…
Life in Bougainvillea takes a turn toward the supernatural when her friends start revealing their true selves while Macy becomes tortured nightly by horrific nightmares. Her dreams are being infiltrated, making her see things she would never have imagined on her own. Macy is being pulled along in the footsteps of a man she’s never met. She’s left confused until she sees how he’s tied to her best friend’s death. She rises in fear each morning, sporting a head wound that just won’t heal and the nagging suspicion that these dreams are real.
Macy must learn to keep it together while fighting off zombie assassins, deceptive shape-shifters, and high school bullies. Can she and her friends find out who is manipulating her dreams and is out for revenge before it’s too late?

[Marc]

D.M. wrote: "R.J. wrote: "Yes, but to be an author is not enough. Certain other qualities are requisite. Perhaps said qualities are more important than authorship. Perhaps authorship is but an incidental, an al..."

I'm up for a discussion as to what constitutes an author in our contemporary age. But you're right, probably needs a different thread

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "D.M. wrote: "R.J. wrote: "Yes, but to be an author is not enough. Certain other qualities are requisite. Perhaps said qualities are more important than authorship. Perhaps authorship is but an inci..."

Hmm, start a new thread maybe?

[Marc]

I started one about literary modernism. Drawn a huge blank...

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "I started one about literary modernism. Drawn a huge blank..."

Ach, shame. Sounds up my street. How do I find it?

[Marc]

let me have a ferret around a see if I can post a link

[Marc]

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9..."

A great thread, sir, I am definitely in!

[Marc]

responded

[R.J.]

Marc wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9..."

A cracking thread sir, I'm in!

[Marc]

in deeper, further #notporno

[P]

Hi, I am an indie author, and have published 2 ebooks so far. Both are receiving multiple reviews and ratings and are available on Goodreads bookshelves as well :-)

I write the following 2 genres for now:

1. Contemporary fiction-short stories genre which is a thought provoking, entertaining family-friends read .
Ebook 12 Precious Anecdotes from Life
Synopsis : This summer, have a look at this novella-12 short stories that set the ball of fate rolling on the court of life. Take a journey into the fascinating and intriguing world of Samantha, John, Amy, uncle Ben and Shaun amongst a dozen other faces who share their anecdotes through this book. What do they have in common? Successful and interesting people from a diverse background, their paths cross with Anita Maher. This sets off a cascade of events that compels everyone to look back at their own lives. How is Anita affected? Other people too seem to bump into Anita all of a sudden when she least expects them. Why? Does life want to convey a message to all?

12 heartfelt anecdotes from their lives kept a secret all this while, only to be revealed to Anita, when time seems limited and many ventures still left unexplored. Does life give a second chance? Find out in this book which shares their exploits and adventures through their intriguing and engaging stories.

2. Poetry-thematic genre bordering around nature, fantasy and relationships. Latest poetry ebook Memoirs:The Soulful Recollection Friendship and Life
Synopsis : Ties that bind a friend to a friend, a love to a love, across distance, across space... walk amongst the wildflowers, touch their tender petals, dance amidst the vibrant colours of nature, bathe in her pure beauty and splendour.. This ebook will take you on a memorable journey through its numerous chapters of lucid words of poetry and admiration for nature and friendship.

[Ian]

My name is Ian and I'm an author. Okay, that's the difficult bit out of the way!

My novel Fallen Star is available in ebook and tree book formats. When Karl's career as a pop star comes to a sudden end he finds life and love in the real world harder than he ever imagined.

If you're in the market for a 'book boyfriend' - as discussed on another thread - then you'll love Karl.

A second novel set in the long, hot British summer of 1976 is currently in the editing process. I also have a collection of short stories available: Late Show

For more information, reviews and social media links visit my website at www.iandavidbarker.co.uk

[A.L.]

YA Fiction

I finally started my author blog for the EVE series, http://alwaddington.com/store/essence... Check it out for series updates, book reviews, etc., comment and ask questions. Have fun!

[Lara]

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[Robert]

I am an author, mainly of science fiction and fantasy. I also write Kansas history, but I'll only have one more history book coming out. Here's where you can find all of my books:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

[Rick]

Hi! My name is Rick Crawford.
I am a blogger and working on self publishing a book. Here is my site
www.rickybruce.wordpress.com

[Alex]

Hi I am an author of 11 SF and PA novels. Some of thеm wrote with co-author Andrei Levitski. Together we create PA series TechnoTma/Dark Times ("tma" meaning "darkness" in Russian). This action adventure series is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the Black Sea has dried out and the Crimea has become a major desert.
The eight books of TechnoTma had a total print run of over 250,000 copies and have been translated into German and Spanish. Talks are now under way about translating TechnoTma into English.
Now I have just one novel on English Memoria. A dystopian thriller


In the bombed-out streets of New York, the corrupt bosses of Memoria Corporation make billions by erasing people's traumatic memories. But their bubble bursts when a humble citizen Frank Shelby becomes a murder suspect on the run. Betrayed by his friends and hunted down by mysterious killers, Frank has to penetrate Memoria and find evidence of their real plans before it's too late for all of us.

Now Memoria for free on GR here:

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Take care, and happy reading!

[John]

If anyone would like to follow me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JohnAALogan

Or Facebook:
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Currently revising the "quotes" for my Amazon pages and website, current potential update stands at:

Comments about John A. A. Logan’s work:

“Bold” SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

“New talent” THE HINDUSTAN TIMES

“Writerly prowess” THE SPECTATOR

“Logan writes in very original terms” SCOTTISH STUDIES REVIEW

“The literary survival of author John Logan” THE NORTHERN TIMES

“Positive new chapter for thriller man” HIGHLAND NEWS

“City author’s e-book breaks into Top 100” THE INVERNESS COURIER

“A blistering, tough book, tempered with tenderness and mystery”
Alan Warner, author of THE STARS IN THE BRIGHT SKY

“He's a great writer. He should be read”
Cally Phillips, author of BRAND LOYALTY

“The storytelling is effortless, the echoes are long lasting.”
Roz Morris, author of MY MEMORIES OF A FUTURE LIFE

“Beautifully written…compelling…literary fiction/tartan noir/thriller/zany black comedy…Logan dances on a literary knife edge…blazing talent”
Linda Gillard, author of A LIFETIME BURNING

“Gripping all the way” kathleenjonesdiary.blogspot.co.uk

“This is writing and literature at its best. Imagine Stephen King combined with maybe Cormac McCarthy and a bit of Edgar Allen Poe tossed in.” bestebookreviews.blogspot.co.uk



Other news: 39th review up now on Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Survival-...

24th review up on Amazon US:
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[A.L.]

Grats:)

[Sterling]

NEW RELEASE THRILLER: The Orphan Factory (The Orphan Trilogy, #2) has just been published. A coming-of-age spy thriller novel, it is book two in The Orphan Trilogy and a prequel to The Ninth Orphan.

The Orphan Factory's Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008M9WWKW/

[Chuck]

How to Be Rich: The Couple's Guide to a Rich Life Without Worrying about Money at Amazon

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I'm an author of two very short publications. A collection of poetry and a collection of short stories. You can view both on my profile page and both are available on Smashwords.

[Tom]

Hi everyone!
I am a widely published writer with countless feature articles, numerous screenplays and non fiction books under my belt.

I have recently founded a crime fiction imprint which is looking for writers. If you write crime fiction with an Asian flavor take a look at the submissions page at www.crimewavepress.com

I currently have two crime novels available as ebooks. Check out The Devil's Road to Kathmandu

http://www.amazon.com/The-Devils-Road...

and The Cambodian Book of the Dead...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Cambodian-B...

Enjoy the wild ride into Asia's dark backwaters...

[Marc]

The Cambodian Book of The Dead is a wonderful title! I'm a little obsessed with the country and its history, may take a look

[Robyn]

Emily wrote: "If your an author tell us about your books. Also if your avalible for an interview head over to the Author Interview topic and express your interest!"

[Robyn]

Robyn Hill, author of 5 e-books available on Amazon kindle and Smashwords. Here is a link to my children's 5 star chapter book.
http://www.amazon.com/GRUM-ebook/dp/B...

[Nicole]

Are you an Author? I would love to interview you about writing and your book. Email at peanutbutterredhead@gmail.com or visit me at nicolepeanutbutter.blogspot.com

[Robyn]

Nicole wrote: "Are you an Author? I would love to interview you about writing and your book. Email at peanutbutterredhead@gmail.com or visit me at nicolepeanutbutter.blogspot.com"

[Robyn]

I am Nicole. I would love to do an interview. I will email you.

[Nicole]

Thank You! I look forward to hearing from you!

[Faye]

Hi all - I'm a Goodreads author - here's a link to my author page.

Faye Hicks

I've written two books:

Defining Moments - a novel - if you like contemporary women's fiction with adventure, romance, tragedy and even a touch of time travel, this could be fun for you.

Defining Moments



A Day in the Life of Professor - 5 short stories about the (sometimes) strange and (always) comical life of a professor.

A Day in the Life of a Professor


I hope you get the chance to check them out!

[Lee]

Thank you Emily. My book, "Bushels and Barrels - Redefining the American Dream" is a book dedicated at encouraging the reader to rethink their life and retrain their mind to find the positives in life. It is easy to find the negatives, so you have to mentally tweak how you approach life to become positive through many of life's challenges!Bushels and Barrels: Redefining the American Dream

[M.s.]

Hi everyone!

I have a great money-saving guide for students. If you know anyone who is in school or will be soon. Get them this book! It is only .99!

http://www.amazon.com/College-Boot-Ca...

[Matthew]

Son Of Adam
Matthew Akers

[Gary]

Hi all, I have written a book for parents on the experiences of their children in youth sports. I don't know if this is the right place for it, but I thought I would try. If there is any interest, please take a look. It has a website (itwasfungcs.com) or can be found on amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. Thanks.

GaryIt Was Fun - Some Thoughts for Parents On Youth SportsGary Salivar

[June]

My Latest review for Goodbye Junie Moon;
5.0 out of 5 stars Hello Junie Moon August 7, 2012
By Hope Ellis
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified PurchaseI loved this book. It made me laugh, it made me cry, but most of all it made me feel I was there. June had a life one usually only reads about in fiction, but this is not fiction. Her story before going to Vietnam was happy, sad, conservative, promiscuous, affluent, poverty stricken, a life of contrasts, a life that was a novel on its own. Then as a dancer in Philippines, Japan, Korea and Vietnam she grew in strength, giving us her readers a true picture of life and war. She is not only a heroine as a whistle blower, but a heroine and a mentor for anyone worried about stepping out of their own comfort zones. Hello June and congratulations.
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Ruth Ellis, wherever you are. You have made my day. No-one could ask for a more wonderful review. I wanted to email you a big thank you but I don't know how. I will put it on my blog and hope you read it. June

[Charles]

Hello everyone! I'm a British born author living in the USA. My debut thriller, Tiger Paw has been nominated for two Best Thriller awards. Check out my website for more information and for my twin blogs, The Tiger Unleashed! and Speak of the Devil.

In Tiger Paw, FBI profiler Scott Forrester hunts an assassin belonging to a demonic East Indian cult that is wreaking havoc on Wall Street, murdering corrupt CEOs at the center of a billionaire’s stock scam. Firmly in the assassin’s crosshairs, Scott Forrester is forced underground to stop the killing spree. But will he survive the deal he must make with the Devil to thwart the cult’s plans?

Tiger Paw is a thriller cloaked in mystery, psychological suspense and international intrigue. A story of people who have sold their souls in exchange for wealth and power. A story of greed, deception, and revenge. And a story of one man’s struggle to triumph against the greatest evil he has ever faced.

Regards
Charles

Tiger Paw

[June]

Hi Malika, Charles, everyone. Just realized I should have added my blog URL when I posted the above review (From Amazon). So here it is.
BLOG http://memoirofjuniemoon.wordpress.com

[R.J.]

Bum 1 here, a-looking up from London's literary gutter. *bows*

I'm looking for reviews (aren't we all). And I give good review myself, the best. If I don't get on with a story I won't rubbish it in public. Unbalanced? Heck yes!

Check me out. I dare you. Watching Swifts

[Kayla]

Hi All. Newbie author here: Kayla Stonor. Please check out my blog. I would love some reviews if anyone enjoys erotic romance.