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Post by Loucifer on Mar 21, 2016 16:07:51 GMT -5
Lou Yardley. That's me! I've got to admit that it does feel a little bit weird and very egotistical to be starting a thread about myself, but I'm going with it. I'm one of those people who has always talked about writing a novel, but - bar more than a handful of false starts - I've never really done anything about it. Until now... Back in November, I decided to take part in NaNoWriMo and I was determined to hit the 50,000 word target within the month. And I did. And I didn't stop. Ok, that's a bit of a lie, as I did eventually stop, but only when I'd finished telling my little story. As I'd told so many people about my little project, I kept having people ask me if and when they could read it... so I decided to publish it. Now it is available for all to see! I'm still not sure if this is a good or bad thing! lol The story is called "The Other's Voice" and it centres around a family of five in their average sub-urban home. Their lives are pretty normal until they start to notice more than a couple of spiders have invaded their house... and then hell breaks loose. I'll be the first to admit that it's a little rough around the edges (I'm not selling it here, am I?), but I have received some pretty good feedback (that's better!) and, overall, I'm pretty damn pleased with it. I know loads of people say this, but I'm writing for me - if other people like it, that's a bonus. A big, shiny bonus. I'm currently working on a sequel (which will pick up a year after this one finishes) and a selection of short stories / flash fiction that will act as a bit of a prequel. You can grab "The Other's Voice" from Amazon (Kindle and Paperback), CreateSpace (Paperback) and Kobo (ePub). I also have my own little website over at louyardley.com |
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Post by endo on Mar 21, 2016 16:59:47 GMT -5
Cool deal, sounds scary as ish!! Good luck, I hope it does well. If you'd like to add a banner on the links page, let me know.
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Post by Loucifer on Mar 21, 2016 17:13:35 GMT -5
Thanks endo - I'll probably take you up on that offer. I just need to make a banner first! I'm going to post the first of my short stories up on my site before I release the whole collection. Would it be ok if I posted it here to? Or even just a link to it? It'll be available for free. |
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Post by endo on Mar 21, 2016 17:29:12 GMT -5
Yes, go for it.
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Post by Loucifer on Mar 21, 2016 17:32:19 GMT -5
Wicked, thanks!
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Post by Loucifer on Mar 24, 2016 9:55:22 GMT -5
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Post by endo on Mar 24, 2016 17:47:17 GMT -5
Nice! Excellent review, I'm sure you must be very proud. Happy for you that the book was so well received, well done!
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Post by james on Mar 25, 2016 18:20:49 GMT -5
Very cool! Here's to many, many more!
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Post by Loucifer on Mar 29, 2016 3:20:32 GMT -5
Fingers (and toes, eyes, legs and arms) crossed!
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