tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5920330908993846450..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Are we on our way to Utopia, or plunging back into the Dark Ages - Andrew CroftsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47943224462555629502012-03-28T11:22:32.723+01:002012-03-28T11:22:32.723+01:00Good grief! I am speechless with admiration. I can...Good grief! I am speechless with admiration. I can completely understand the concept of taking unchallenging jobs to leave the brain free to wander. Did my fair share of cinema ticket-ripping and tramping the streets of London jamming plumbers' leaflets through letter boxes. Now lucky enough to be able to use gardening to achieve the same effect.Andrew Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101696875255886422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76672535291337324792012-03-28T09:06:40.083+01:002012-03-28T09:06:40.083+01:00He was one of the first people I ever talked to pr...He was one of the first people I ever talked to properly on twitter (back in early 2009).<br /><br />They were only admin posts - I have a very 9-5 low powered day job both because it means I can leave it at the office and because my overly fragile mental health won't permit me to do more. By training I'm a theologian and philosopher and although that was based around 17th century marriage texts the subject is really concepts of identity and intersubjectivity, in particular gender and culture identity in post-communist Europe.Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-51502187945163775652012-03-27T13:48:24.437+01:002012-03-27T13:48:24.437+01:00Not sure it counts as 'indie' according to...Not sure it counts as 'indie' according to iebr current criteria... (obviously it's an indie publisher) but iebr focussing on the self-pub aspect... writer needs to retain all rights to work or have some major investment in publishing co like co-op or some-such.... only done this because otherwise we'll be drowned in small independent publishers submitting their authors works (has happened already) as a means of them doing their marketing, which was a bit against the spirit of the thing.... but if anyone can convince me that this book suits our criteria or just 'bends' the rules slightly... I'd love to review it. (I do hate to read a book now without reviewing it)CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26337577185656084082012-03-27T12:29:55.700+01:002012-03-27T12:29:55.700+01:00Stuart Wheatman at Tonto is indeed, very cool. I&#...Stuart Wheatman at Tonto is indeed, very cool. I've done two books with him. Out of sheer nosiness, can I ask what jobs you went for at the 21st Century School, Dan? (Or the "Oxford Martin School" as they are now called).Andrew Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101696875255886422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32032073668513493132012-03-27T12:24:03.370+01:002012-03-27T12:24:03.370+01:00Tonto - are they the place up in Newcastle area? I...Tonto - are they the place up in Newcastle area? If so they're very very cool. He's a fascinating chap even if the 21st Century School has failed to offer me a job on more than one occasionDan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-89662748472017339812012-03-27T11:22:33.469+01:002012-03-27T11:22:33.469+01:00Thanks for your kind comments. It was published by...Thanks for your kind comments. It was published by a very small independent publisher called Tonto books, so I think we can class it as an Indie.Andrew Croftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101696875255886422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29948078096556093552012-03-27T09:19:14.386+01:002012-03-27T09:19:14.386+01:00And it IS independently published, on Kindle. I&#...And it IS independently published, on Kindle. I'm buying it too!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78722465057461435012012-03-27T09:14:19.557+01:002012-03-27T09:14:19.557+01:00I'm with Cally! Fascinating! Place your bets...I'm with Cally! Fascinating! Place your bets now... I think Europe's headed for the dark ages. For the majority, anyway.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44940520558594460672012-03-27T08:47:13.392+01:002012-03-27T08:47:13.392+01:00Want this book. Buying this book. The link you for...Want this book. Buying this book. The link you forgot is http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007C2OB18/andrewcroftsg-21<br />Interesting to me that it was published in pb same day that I published a fiction Brand Loyalty which I suspect covers similar ground. Now... is there any way this can be considered as 'indie' publication in order for me to review it on indieebookreview site?<br />Either way, thanks for giving me something exciting to look forward to reading Andrew.CallyPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481379296340077102noreply@blogger.com