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Michael Cargill - 2nd edition of Saying Goodbye to Warsaw
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Jul 04, 2014 09:02AM
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Right then. I've decided to go back to my WIP and crack on with the editing and preparing it for publication later this year.I actually finished it around four months ago but decided to shelve it in order to 'forget' it and be able to do the editing with fresher eyes.
It's a WWII story that centres around a small squad of soldiers trumping their way through France but also touches on the role that women played during the war.
The fantasy story that I've been working on remains unfinished at around 16k words and I'll probably resume work on it once this book is out.
In other news I've rediscovered the delights of Danni Minogue's Who Do you Love Now? song from 2001 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y40VE...
Pencil me in beta reading the WWII story, Mikey.
Pencilled!I've also taken a screenshot of this page just to make sure.
No getting out of it now. ;)
Lordy, that's two screenshots I've taken now.I wasn't expecting such a rush, I might have to buy a new hard drive.
Quick update:The editing of my WWII WIP is going far better than I thought it would be... so expect me to be begging for kind and beautiful beta readers in the next week or so!
Rules me out too, I'm neither kind nor beautiful ;p :)
You're all kind and beautiful in this here group.
Flattery will get you everywhere.
You can lob it over here if you like. :)
Right then... I NEED BETA READERS!Anyone interested in helping out with a spot of beta reading, please leave an email address here or PM it to me.
It's for a story set in WWII, is 50k words long, and centres around a squad of soldiers out on a mission in France. It covers the effects that war can have on those that take part in it and also touches on the role of women during WWII.
I'll be sending it out sometime around the weekend.
Not quite old enough to remember the war but I'll send you my email address. :)
You have my details :)I am away this weekend. We've been roped in to assist at my niece's 18th birthday party. There'll be over 100 teenagers that we have to make sure don't get up to mischief. Yes, I know (most of them) will be legal for smoking, sex and drinking, but they are still school kids.
Since the venue is in the middle of nowhere, they'll be camping in the grounds. Rather them than me haha, I get a nice soft bed.
Nice one, Joo!Set up some secret webcams and record all the debauchery.
SHOUTING IN YOUR THREAD TITLE MAKES ME WANNA SIN BIN YOU!
I do love powerful women.Say it again!
I've not had an email from you yet. :(
Nah, no-one has yet! I'll be sending it out in the next couple of days.
Y'all beta readers should have an email from me.
That's an hour I've been waiting for some kind of confirmation!Lordy Lorks, I was driving myself mad with paranoia.
Soz! Busy time in the Ignite household. :)
I had it and sent it to my kindle and made sure it was there ..... aaaages ago ;p :)
Got the email. Will faff with getting it onto my kindle sometime, erm, soon.
I did email you saying the pdf didn't convert, but I just tried the .doc and that seems to convert fine.
That's bizarre and enchanting in equal measure.
Not like me, I guess. :(Hoping I can get into your proofing properly this weekend Mikey.
Unless I just sleep.
I hope your other beta readers are doing a better job for you than I am, Mike.I'm just too tired to read properly right now. I'm barely managing an hour of TV of an evening. :(
Yeah, I kind of guessed that was the case!I've had four beta readers get back to me so far (one came through about 30 mins ago) so you're not alone.
Oh good!I shan't feel so guilty then.
Oh good, there you are.Have you got a new version of your book to be proofed?
Half term next week.
No, I haven't actually touched it since I sent it out!Been distracted by velodromes and an Xbox...
I've decided on a title and have found a pic for the cover though.
Oh. Well, fix what you got so far this week and send it to me for next week.I've been reading The Storyteller. Think you'd be interested in it.
I'm reading it two or three pages at a time before I zonk out at night yet it's still interesting. Must be a decent book.
Righty ho, then. I guess it's time I pulled my finger out and started pushing on towards releasing this WWII story of mine... and as ever, I need the help of you good people!I've decided on a title - We Go Again.
Given that it's a WWII story, it's a title that fits in two ways. Firstly, it's the second time war has broken out in Europe against the Germans. Secondly, it's also the second time during WWII that British soldiers were being sent to fight in France.
With regards to the cover, this is the best image I've found. I probably won't use the entire thing - most likely I'll chop off the top third or so to use it for the text.
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