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Hi, everyone
I'm a newbie to the TB group. Just wanted to share that my novel - The Dream King released recently and is doing well. It was released by Red Rose publishing and is the first in a trio of tales of three mages who oversee all magical, mythical operations on Earth.
So, far is gotten a good review and I'm hoping to receive more. It's doing well in the Urban fantasy genre list. If you'd like to check it out. Here's a link:
http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?cPath=23_70&products_id=428
Thanks for letting me share my good news.
Tara ;-)
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The book sounds fascinating. Well done, and thank you for sharing your news. It encourages us budding writers.
Enjoy TB. ;)
Nice name for a publishing company I am at present struggling with my entry for the last month's WM poetry comp about a red rose.
Ceka, could you be thinking of Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago?
There is a place called Tara in Ireland too!
Off-subject, sorry Tara!
well done to Tara!
(Aren't we all enough for you? :(
People do come in and stay in ... I did, Lolli did, KJ did (our anniversaries are a-comin' up!) and loads and loads of great Talkbackers since then.
We is all just diff'rent and don't all drink CyberTea!
Question then, to discuss - do you grow into your name? I think somewhere else on the board I mentioned Dave's not being called David and if they are a David, you don't shorten it and you find they are a different person to a Dave. My aunt insists that her grandson Terry became a Terr(or) because of his name. I don't think so but - how many people are like their names?
Sunday I will be visiting a Felicity. It means happiness. She tells me she has hated her name for all her 86 years and she is not a happy person. (Her father gave me a message for her that she brought him happiness, though).
It beats a writer colleague of mine who emails me constantly to let me know all of the different ways I can buy her book, which way will give her the most money and ends the mail with 'please help'. I wouldn't mind if she was selling it for charity, but she isn't. I was going to buy it, but I'm less inclined now!
I don't have a problem with advertising a self published novel, especially in forums (fora?) where you might land a sale or two. And Tara might not have been back because she's busy writing.
My mother was Dorothy too, Dorothy, and as far as I know she was never called anything else - repeatable, that is: she had an impish sense of humour.
Do you think this forum has been suggested by publishers - possibly those who advertise in WN/WM - as a suitable place to hype books?
Hope you feel better soon, Lee.
Some time back it was proposed that when someone arrives, we tell them a little about ourselves, so they don't feel left out when we carry on talking, as it were. I've long since given up on that, as about 1% stay and they find out about us by staying. There are profiles if they want to know more. Otherwise, it's wear and tear on the fingers for nowt!
I'd like to hope we were wrong. but...
It's just occurred to me, if anyone comes on here and puts 'new release' or some such title on their thread, we ignore it. Should have realised that Ms Wynne-Jones was trying it on, you don't put 'encouragement' when you are new to a site. Unless you want to put both feet in it, as Hayley did with Claudia and hastily retired from the board...
That really made me laugh, Lee! I was very wary when I first encountered our Dorothy - but, like you, I realised how much there is to learn from that lady! ;)
I'm sure 'selling' is against forum rules.
Back in a mo', just going to find the sticky.
"Commercial postings are not permitted. They are not a vehicle for press releases, adverts, or any other solicited or unsolicted commercial communication."
Stirling, it's odd, I never saw you as a newbie, it must have been your feelings, because you joined in, you became part of TB almost immediately, in my eyes anyway.
I like to have a more relaxed view on 'casual members' who drop in, especially if they are keen to publicise their book. That is how you do it, surely, by being proactive in finding outlets? Everyone was quite right to tell her she was welcome. And I stand by my guess higher up that Tara might be dead busy. Heaven knows, I myself am on TB far too much for my own good... when I should be spending my pc time on my writing. It's just that it's fun to be with nice people and sharing writing ideas.
So chill :).
I have 40+ books to write, a business to run, a course (just got the first paperwork this morning) but I don't use that as an excuse not to be on here. If you register and post, you have time, if you mean to stay. I don't think these people have any intention of staying. If I had several hours to spare, I would track back through the entire register of members and find those who never posted at all after registering, those who left after 1 posting (often a book) and those who stayed for such a short time you know we didn't suit. The other 2, why bother? is my question. We are more likely to buy a book from a devoted loyal TBer whom we know than someone we don't, who never comes on here again.