New Book Just Published
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Our daughter has just published her first book. The novel was written two years ago but it has taken a long time to have it checked etc. She was always interested in writing and wrote many children’s stories. This one, however, is for adult readers. Details are here for anyone interested: http://amzn.eu/cvJd2gk
Has anyone out there written a book?
We are looking forward to her second novel which she has started.
Happy Reading!
oh well done to your daughter. I mean the possibilities are enomous in the book world. I hope she sells lots.
I am writing 2 non-fiction books on the Border Collie.
‘The working Border Collie around the World’ has been in production for over 10 years as collating and updating material takes a lot of time plus had to break off to restore this house .
‘Border Collie Tails’ – for the past few years but again can only do it when I have the time.
Hope to get back into both books when back in England.
Have many orders already and a publisher interested.
Well done your daughter @jesternuff and well done you Andrea. The future looks good for both!
I have written children’s stories but only for the family, have written short stories, some of which have been posted on here in Blogs and I have had an attempt at a novel which friends have read, but I have done nothing commercial with that or anything else.
Yes, well done. Fruity and Stinky are good enough writers to achieve the same, I’m sure.
I echo that tigre, they are both in different ways wonderful writers, both draw you into their stories, and you can imagine your there with them. I wish everyone who is attempting to do this the very best of luck and success! It’s a gift, that you have and should be followed to its full potential!
📕Plus , well done Jest for your daughters’ success!
Well done to your daughter @jesternuff. There is another lady on the site with a couple of published books, @cheekiweeki. Well done too Andrea, that sounds brilliant. I really admire those with the dedication to just get on with it.
I have two books I am trying to write but am rubbish at putting my mind to it, I get a surge of energy to do it when I am doing other things and then lose it when I have some time to write. One day….
I must apologise to Andrea, I’ve just come back on and read WP posting, and saw your already an author! Well done with that and to your new books!
Looks good – interesting cover. Who did she get to publish her book?
Cheekiweeki
Yes, Fruitcake, you do write well. What about a book with all or a collection of your stories in it?
I’ve tried to persuade her CW to no avail!
Thanks CW – I think I’m too cowardly to be honest!
Fruitcake, after all your adventures on buying and restoring your first cottage, I would say that with all the problems it had , you are very brave !
Fruitcake, you don’t need to be ‘brave’, you don’t need to have an ‘ego’, you don’t need to be ‘rich’ and you don’t need to have a lot of time to spare if you want to publish a book. I think the important ‘needs’ or requirements are that one likes to ‘share’ and has lots of ‘patience’. I think that a collection of your stories would be enjoyed by lots of people if you published them. The company I self-published with is excellent – but they only do the publishing and not marketing…. which is another ‘club’ that I have not found possible to join, but I know loads of people are reading my books and general feedback is that they are enjoying them. If you want any further help, encouragement or information, just let me know.
Well I hope Fruitcake & Stinky are both reading that CW, sounds very interesting and possibly rewarding to both of them! Thank you for your encouragement , they are both generous people and I feel they are both very patient. Having a collection of stories publish would be reward in itself , but would also be a lovely legacy for the children and grandchildren too!
Thank you Cheekiweeki for your encouragement and offer of guidance, I might message you if that’s okay?
Absolutely, Blue Velvet………… but one should be prepared for the fact that those that one feels and expects to get readership and support from, might not be the ‘family’ – the younger generation of these days don’t seem to have the values that we have. Is recognition and value of our elders and ancestors only something that we discover in our winter years or is this also part of the ‘disposable’ era that we live in? I am totally enthralled by the events and actions of my ancestors but most of my family members are only slightly interested. Here is one example…. ‘Margaret’ investigated my family background and presented a terrific genealogy report – not only births, dates and marriages but full account of each person’s life as well. One branch of the family led to a young man called James Malcolm Inglis who would have been my second or third cousin (?) – being the grandson of the brother of my Great Grand Father. When Robert and I went to Ireland a few months later she presented me with a most delightful hard back book called ‘A Little Brother to the Bear’ by William J Long (https://youtu.be/5P8W9cZl-UU) it has beautiful illustrations and it is a pity that some are not shown on this YouTube recording. Most importantly, on the inside of the cover there is stuck a note,
‘This Book belongs to James Malcolm Inglis,
2nd Lieut, Royal Irish Fusiliers.
“Who died of wounds received in October near Courtrai”
October 26th 1918 aged nineteen.’Evidently, this was a favorite book of James Inglis, when he was a child. After his death, his mother pasted the little notice inside the cover. Where this book has been between 1918 and 2010 I don’t know but somehow, some amazingly ‘how’, Margaret noticed the name ‘Malcolm Inglis’, when she was on eBay looking for something connected to another name entirely………. she remembered the Malcolm Inglis bit, bid for, and bought the book! Then presented it to me when we met…………………… isn’t that just wonderful! I think it is the work of angels – it is such an incredible co-incidence. I have the book on my desk, look at it every day and think about the little boy who, over 100 years ago, used to read it. I also think about how sad that his young life came to such a horrible end.
But when I mentioned this story to members of my family, I may as well have been discussing a new blend of tea that had been introduced at the local supermarket.
CW I do understand exactly, but I stand by what I have said, both Fruitcake and Stinky have very very close families, who, I believe, would be extremely proud of their respective parents’ efforts. When I was young and foolish my father, a very clever man, tried and failed to get me interested in Cricket and Opera! At the time I was under 20 and that was not part of my agenda. Although we did share a love of politics and humour, and travel. But as with most things as I’ve got older and hopefully wiser,I have grown to love Opera, but sadly cannot say the same for Cricket, although I have grown to love Rugby! Your story of James Malcolm Inglis, is touching in the extreme, and I’m thrilled for you that you have that book on your desk in honour of this great man. A fascinating story
Fruitcake – that is fine – look forward to hearing from you
CW good luck with your new home
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