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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:06 pm
by duchess of malfi
aTOMiC wrote:That is terrific Duchess. I hope you enjoy it.
If not please be artfully tactful when you leave your Amazon.com reader review.
I only have a handful of Amazon reviews, for all the books I read. And those are almost all negative, after something really disappoints me. So no review would equal good news, from me.
Maybe I can stretch myself and make a positive review for you, though.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:30 pm
by dANdeLION
Lie if you have to, Duchess; and remember, you're doing it for:
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:33 pm
by matrixman
aTOMiC wrote:
And for those that will ask and have already inquired there is no character in the book named "Folly".
Rats! I thought it was going to be about Lord Folly, some ancient kinsman of Lord Foul.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:37 pm
by dANdeLION
That would be too easy, MM. I think it's intended to be a shorter, more "Book-title friendly" way of saying "The challenges one faces due to his own folly".
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:52 pm
by hierachy
I just ordered it.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:30 pm
by aTOMiC
dANdeLION wrote:That would be too easy, MM. I think it's intended to be a shorter, more "Book-title friendly" way of saying "The challenges one faces due to his own folly".
Well said, dAN.
Thank you, Avalest. I hope you enjoy it.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:18 pm
by duchess of malfi
It must have come yesterday. I just found a little package from Amazon sitting on my desk, tore it open...and there it was.
I hope to begin reading it this weekend, after I have finished the book I am in the middle of.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:33 pm
by dANdeLION
Tell me when you're doen, duchess; then you can join my support group for people who have read it.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 5:06 pm
by duchess of malfi
I'm going to start it sometime today, in between laods of laundry and various other chores.
For those that helped proofread various stories, here is the table of contents:
Folly's Challenge
Circumstance
Farewell
Squeeze Play
The Fall
Threadbare
Bishop's Prophecy
Dead of the Dark
From the Jaws of Peril
Midway
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:50 pm
by dlbpharmd
I ordered my copy from Amazon today. I'm looking forward to reading it!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:36 pm
by aTOMiC
dlbpharmd wrote:I ordered my copy from Amazon today. I'm looking forward to reading it!
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:30 am
by dlbpharmd
Amazon informs me that they will not be able to ship Folly's Challenge until May 3rd - I hope this means it's selling well!
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:11 am
by aTOMiC
dlbpharmd wrote:Amazon informs me that they will not be able to ship Folly's Challenge until May 3rd - I hope this means it's selling well!
I'm not sure what the problem is with that. I don't have a clue if its selling or not but I do know the official release date of 4/21/05 is still about 2 weeks away. Something interesting I've noticed so far is that the book is available in at least 4 other countries than the U.S. and is being peddled on no less than 8 different online bookstores in the U.K. Here are a couple of links I found.
U.K.
www.best-book-price.co.uk/compare-book- ... 42432.html
ITALY
www.libreriauniversitaria.it/BUS/141374 ... tories.htm
JAPAN
www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/14137 ... 80-4810652
FRANCE
www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/14137424 ... 83-0785864
AUSTRALIA
www.booktopia.com.au/featuredbook1.asp? ... 2432&db=us
INTERNATIONAL
tmecca.co.kr/list/foreign_subject_search.html?catekey=870
I don't know what all this means but at least the book is out there.
More than sales I'd like to read some critical reviews. I know for certain my first published work is flawed. I'd like some advice on how to improve. I have at least 4 full length novels and another collection of short stories in the works so I'd like to get a heads up on what my greatest weaknesses are. That should prove to be interesting reading indeed.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:59 pm
by Avatar
Cool TOM. Hope it pans out well, not to mention all the others you're planning.
Amused to find this google ad on screen when I clicked one of the links. Emphasis mine:
Childrens Stories: Amish, Mennonite & Christian Character-building. Discounted.
--A
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:58 pm
by hierachy
I just got my copy today!
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:05 pm
by duchess of malfi
dlbpharmd wrote:Amazon informs me that they will not be able to ship Folly's Challenge until May 3rd - I hope this means it's selling well!
dlb, Amazon gave me the same date -- but I got it awhile ago!
I wouldn't be surprised if it shows up in your mailbox in a few days.
IIRC, you are a Trek fan, and if so, you are going to love the Trek stories.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:51 am
by duchess of malfi
By the way, I did finally give it a review on Amazon.
aTOMic will have to check and see if it was positive or negative, though.
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:52 am
by dlbpharmd
Still waiting....
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:57 am
by aTOMiC
Thanks for the review Duchess. I've been distracted by helping to open a new Land Surveying office for my company and haven't had much time to keep up with current affairs. I was so pleased to see your review. I don't have a clue how the book is doing. I've not lifted a finger to promote it. I'm sure that is a mistake but it couldn't be helped. Once life gets back to normal I'll try to check into it all and more importantly get back to work on my next few stories.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:05 pm
by dlbpharmd
My copy came in yesterday's mail!