tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5072681014758752896..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Lead pipe in the library By Jan NeedleKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1375476581060137732015-02-15T21:57:27.009+00:002015-02-15T21:57:27.009+00:00Always late to the party here in NZ because all th...Always late to the party here in NZ because all the action on here comes when we're still asleep. However,<br />I reckon I could join Thriller Writers UK, with Joslin and my Point Crimes of years ago as evidence. It sounds more convivial than most authors' gatherings - with the exception of AE were we ever to have one. Virgin on the East Coast? Appalling. But this government would never acknowledge that the mini-nationalisation actually worked. Still, Virgin is better than First Group, currently fouling up the Great Western. If the railways aren't to be renationalised then Chiltern Railways should run then all.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-83285854707063822572015-02-15T17:05:57.651+00:002015-02-15T17:05:57.651+00:00sorry to HEAR that, too. time for a cuppa!sorry to HEAR that, too. time for a cuppa!Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-75480648480512383442015-02-15T17:05:08.300+00:002015-02-15T17:05:08.300+00:00sorry to here that, lydia. as i say i slipped in e...sorry to here that, lydia. as i say i slipped in easily. as to cross country, you're not the only person who says that.commiserationsJan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54403256996574658002015-02-15T17:00:45.436+00:002015-02-15T17:00:45.436+00:00Ah yes I remember now - having looked at the link,...Ah yes I remember now - having looked at the link, it's all coming back to me - my perfectly reputable small indie publisher isn't on their 'list' of publishers and it seemed they had quite a traditional 'big' idea of what a bona fide publisher is. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-83591932679961120702015-02-15T16:57:34.039+00:002015-02-15T16:57:34.039+00:00I seem to remember looking into joining this org a...I seem to remember looking into joining this org a while back and something put me off - I'll have another look having read your, as always, lively post. However if 'Beardie' has done you proud with one service it might explain why his cross country service stinks to high heaven in so many ways and why I dread him taking over our excellent east coast service to London from the north... Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46703719324953047122015-02-15T15:31:21.195+00:002015-02-15T15:31:21.195+00:00i think if you look at the small print they allow ...i think if you look at the small print they allow e-writers anyway. the rules are less intimidating than they seem. it's a matter of being 'published' i think. try em, and if there's a problem, i'll put you in touch wiht joanna. she seems a right good'un!<br /><br />for instance, the book i'm putting in their giveaway comp is an ebook, but matti gardner (my son) has done me a paper copy through one of the things i can't remember, and that's it. only one copy needed!Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7008510497674011972015-02-15T11:36:57.480+00:002015-02-15T11:36:57.480+00:00Sounds good, Jan, and an organisation worth joinin...Sounds good, Jan, and an organisation worth joining. However, although my trad publisher is on the list, they let my title go out of print last year and I now self publish it, so I reckon I'm no longer eligible, unless of course they allow retrospective applications.Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.com