tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2431450238426398891..comments2024-03-17T11:17:53.826+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Jane Adams: Without a Safety Net!Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22236688043866805512011-08-20T09:17:01.172+01:002011-08-20T09:17:01.172+01:00Bookbuzzr sounded good - but when I looked it up, ...Bookbuzzr sounded good - but when I looked it up, it's not free. :-(madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24965938558497217782011-08-19T14:44:41.877+01:002011-08-19T14:44:41.877+01:00I love Phil Rickman and I've just realised som...I love Phil Rickman and I've just realised some of his earlier ones are Kindled, which is good news. Alan Garner is one of the reasons I write - ok, so I went a bit off track with Crime but that was accidental anyway...When my kids were young I read Alan Garner books to them; my son was as besotted as me, my daughter has taken until her children came along to really 'get' him.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for tips and information. There is sooo much to learn.Jane A Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087607319862370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-26016898802622152242011-08-19T12:24:23.439+01:002011-08-19T12:24:23.439+01:00My new children's series about King Arthur'...My new children's series about King Arthur's daughter is set in the Dark Ages (they'll be "proper" books published by Templar next year).<br /><br />But I think the Dark Ages do sell to adults - I've just bought Phil Rickman's new book "Bones of Avalon" on my Kindle, and am off right now to download your Swordweaver sample...Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-5450749891980407132011-08-19T07:34:21.180+01:002011-08-19T07:34:21.180+01:00Alan Garner... a name you don't see mentioned ...Alan Garner... a name you don't see mentioned enough - congratulations for causing such a namecheck! <br /><br />As for samples... Kindle gives them automatically, you don't have to do a thing. But you can also get a sample 'look inside'-type widget from a company called Bookbuzzr (google it) and the widget is free - upload a PDF to it and you get a widget of your book to put on your blog. You can set it to send tweets every day. I've used it for my writing book and I'm sure it's sold loads of copies for me. <br />Also I've recorded an audio trailer of my novel - the first 4 chapters, which readers will be able to download as a free MP3. <br />The friend who helped me has already sworn that he wants my book on the strength of listening to it. <br />Best of luck!Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84062409962290993402011-08-18T16:03:23.432+01:002011-08-18T16:03:23.432+01:00Thanks to everyone for their comments, it's ni...Thanks to everyone for their comments, it's nice to have company! OK, I'm being really dim here. Debbie mentions samples and I suddenly realised I hadn't even thought of that! Duh! How do I do it?Jane A Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087607319862370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17417155912232445372011-08-18T08:54:50.139+01:002011-08-18T08:54:50.139+01:00Can't say I've ever seen Alan Garner in Te...Can't say I've ever seen Alan Garner in Tesco ...<br /><br />But there are loads of dark ages books - I have seen Bernard Cornwell, who is responsible for not a few of them - on supermarket shelves.<br /><br />Good luck with this, it sounds intriguingmadwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67284349428596294962011-08-17T18:58:45.703+01:002011-08-17T18:58:45.703+01:00I shop in Tesco! And I'd buy that book!I shop in Tesco! And I'd buy that book!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-10569834458842207572011-08-17T17:22:09.064+01:002011-08-17T17:22:09.064+01:00Publishers DON'T want "Alan Garner writin...Publishers DON'T want "Alan Garner writing for adults"?! Oh... my... God...<br /><br />Good luck, Jane. :-)Linda Gillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747108591927491742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32383401329327983532011-08-17T12:01:31.196+01:002011-08-17T12:01:31.196+01:00Sounds like Barbara Erskine to me - and she sells ...Sounds like Barbara Erskine to me - and she sells well. I'm off to go and get a sample...Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-75827856866768935492011-08-17T10:14:15.981+01:002011-08-17T10:14:15.981+01:00Welcome to the exciting new world. I really empat...Welcome to the exciting new world. I really empathise with your post, as like you, I had an idea which grew, which didn't belong to one clear genre, but which I happened to love and believe in.<br /><br />Those are the kind of books, ultimately, that most of us want to read: ie books that contain something new, that their author really wanted to express, and that weren't written because they fitted neatly on a particular shelf in the store.<br /><br />And why not the Dark Ages? To give just one example, I have always loved Mary Stewart's Crystal Cave, squarely set in that period, and so do a great many other people - they seem to have established themselves now as lasting classics. It was a fascinating, bloody, exciting time - perfect for the novelist.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.com