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Michael Cargill - 2nd edition of Saying Goodbye to Warsaw
Cheers, Lilly!I wrote an article on my thoughts about ebook piracy, and it's up on the Making Connections blog.
In a nutshell, I'm saying that it doesn't bother me if people pirate my books
http://makingconnectionsgroup.blogspo...
Michael wrote: "...Also, how to get your dog to behave himself:
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Does that work with the picture of any woman Michael, or just that one in particular (who I didn't recognize?)
Hmmm, that's a fair question actually.Unfortunately, I don't have a dog to test this out on...!
Robert Zimmerman took time out from stroking his hat, to host me for the Blogger Book Fair.http://alifeamongthepages.wordpress.c...
Also, have an unrelated image of someone reading:
Heheheheh! Nice one.Will have to wait until I get home to read the other thingy
Latest blog post is up:The 2012 London Olympic stadium does your horoscopes
http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/2...
Also, some general tomfoolery here.
Another blog post!Roger Federer reviews a block of cheddar cheese
http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/2...
Also, Team GB footballers in training:
At last, all my hilarity in one book!Blurby:
Justin Bieber's diary. Vladimir Putin reviews a glass of Coke. Steve Jobs speaks from heaven. Vegetarians are the real hunters.
Satirical news items, opinion pieces, and other nonsense.
As stated in the subject title, it's free for reviewers, and our beloved Goodreads modmins.
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Smashwords
Smashwords code to grab your free 'un - WB24B
I started reading Underneath. Without knowing what it's about :)
Nice one, Joo! I hope your impromptu dive into my world, serves you well.
I bought Bits of Cargill, but goodness knows when it will get read...
Bought? Psssch, you should have used the free code!But thank you, I hope you enjoy it.
Michael wrote: "Nice one, Joo! I hope your impromptu dive into my world, serves you well.":)
I'm confused about the price of the laptop. You mention £900 and also £1000.
Yes, that was an intentional. It was supposed to be another example of him forgetting small details.
It's been a while, but I finally posted something on my blog!Q&A with Paparazzi John
http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/2...
I was deemed important enough to be interviewed by Jennifer Lafferty, over at The Examiner.com.Just so you're aware, the video at the top of the page containing images of gun-clad soldiers, has nothing to do with me...!
http://www.examiner.com/article/inter...
I read Bits of Cargill in Corsica and enjoyed it. Was just the kind of light easy stuff I wanted while eating ice cream and looking at the sea.
Hurrah! I'm always happy to help a lady enjoy her sunbathing.
Im covered in freckles and insect bites now! Not your fault though. . .
Nowt wrong with a freckly girly.The first review of Bits of Cargill is also in!
Angie gave it a whopping four stars - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I don't know about anyone else, but this pic made me laugh.[image error]
Hehehehe anyone with OCD look away from the picture now!
Aaaaaaaaand, it's another blog update:Celebrity catchup with Tom Cruise
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Know what?Your blog is awesome.
:)
Thank you!Glad there's at least one person who likes my nonsense...
PffffffftI'm sure I'm not the only one. :p
It's been a while, but here's the latest blog post!The Pope reviews an outdoor, rotary washing line
http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/2...
The lovely Flora Bateman reviewed Bits of Cargill yesterday - and she liked it so much, she gave it four stars!There's also five free copies up for grabs in a giveaway:
http://fromthebootheelcottonpatch.blo...
Some general update type stuff, for those that are interested.Current WIP:
The story that I'm still working on at the moment is rocking in at a modest 58k words or so. As a comparison, the last book I published was about 50k in total and was at that point the longest thing I'd ever written in my entire life.
So I'm obviously maturing and coming of age, right?
It initially started out as a sort of suspense/thriller thing, but seems to have evolved into some kind of YA story. I've never actually read any YA, so I couldn't actually say for sure, but the main characters are school aged.
I know roughly how it's going to end (that may seem like a strange thing to say, but I had no idea how it would end until I got to about 49k words...!), and there's going to be plenty of tears and laughter by the time it's finished.
For anyone who has read my short story Shelter from Thunder, it's probably similar in tone to that one.
Underneath blog tour:
The lovely modmin ladies in the Making Connections group organised a book tour for me.
It's running for another five days, and the schedule is here - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
A review:
I'm giving this one its own heading as I like using bold font. It makes me happy.
Think Books awarded Underneath 5 stars, which also made me happy. Yay.
http://thinksbooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...
The future, and what comes next:
No idea!
Progress has been quite slow on my WIP so far, although the last week or so has seen an acceleration in the amount of work I've been able to do - having a clear idea of where the story is going helped with that.
Will it be published before Xmas? 98% chance that it won't!
I've been itching to do another WWII-themed story for quite some time, and that is what I'm hoping to tackle once this behemoth is finally done and dusted.
I'm a bit of a WWII nut, and have recently expanded my reading of that era. Some nice (and some not to nice) ideas have cropped up since then.
My thanks go to anyone who has read my work, bothered to read this post, and also to the group modmins!
He he he! I'm glad I don't get the no 60 bus!
I used to get the 60 bus, many years ago.Driver really was a twat.
Just thought I would let people know that I teamed up with some other authors, and contributed towards a christmas anthology collection.
All proceeds go towards the Dr Barnados charity, and it can be bought in paperback from Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1480210986
Phew!Those who are interested (I'm sure there's at least one) will be pleased to know that my latest book is finished!
WAHOO!
Well, sort of finished. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end, but that's it. Now the tortuous job of fine tuning and editing the damn thing starts...
It started out as some kind of thriller/suspense thing, but has somehow turned into what I believe is now a YA tragedy story.
Cheers Patti!The thing is, I don't know what to do with my spare time now.
Gonna have to find something else to obsess over.
I'm sure the editing will keep you busy.Or you could take up knitting...
Okay, I took some time out from wallowing in self pity after returning to work, and wrote a new article for the blog!Justin Bieber’s diary
http://michaelcargill.wordpress.com/2...
Right, anyone in this group who has created their own 2013 Challenge thread can have a free copy of my books if they like. There's no obligation to do any reviews nor nowt, and you can read all three if they take your fancy.If you run into any problems with the codes, gimme a shout!
Shades of Grey is a collection of three short stories.
Get it from Smashwords
Code - VJ59L
Underneath is a thrilly thriller
Get it here
Code - PY54Y
Bits of Cargill is a collection of humorous articles
Get it here
Code - XQ56K
Here be the covers.
Boring update:Weeeeeeell, I'm a bit over halfway through the first pass of editing on my current work-in-progress and so far it hasn't been as painful as I thought it would be.
Whether this is because I'm some kind of natural genius who learns a trade quickly, or because my standards are slipping I couldn't really say.
I still haven't decided on a title, nor have I got any real idea about what the cover will be like, so maybe I'm just shoring the pain up for later.
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Underneath (other topics)
We Go Again (other topics)
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David Cameron reviews a slice of ham
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Also, how to get your dog to behave himself: