tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post1026478340202170259..comments2023-10-14T05:16:12.776-07:00Comments on THE THRILLER GUY: Questions, QuestionsAllen Appelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577225721733421143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-5664795836380514212010-07-24T11:39:24.144-07:002010-07-24T11:39:24.144-07:00If you have to change it, go with Mr. Lovell's...If you have to change it, go with Mr. Lovell's second suggestion - the way it reads originally sounds like you are making a joke anyway, so adding ``he smiled at the thought'' just clarifies it for people (or you could make another joke about the gloves fitting a lot better than OJ's did! :-) Never mind...) Better yet, take that writing energy and give us another in the series!Marlene C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01787697872235064624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-81343366726940679642010-07-22T18:54:45.855-07:002010-07-22T18:54:45.855-07:00TG: I loved all three of the books in the series ...TG: I loved all three of the books in the series as written(and thoroughly enjoyed the fourth, which you so kindly sent to me). Perfect? Of course not since they were written by a human. But as Mr. Lovell said, I enjoyed the story so much I didn't notice, or if I noticed didn't mind, the small stuff. I'd say revise only the parts with which YOU are unhappy enough to take the time to fix them. Then again, if you re-wrote it, I'd buy it instead of reading my old copy again some day.<br />As to the glove: "They fit as though he had just found a pair of his own gloves, in a coat he'd not worn for so long he'd forgotten they were there." See, that's why you're the writer and I'm a lawyer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-37084476073113053452010-07-22T18:54:26.187-07:002010-07-22T18:54:26.187-07:00.. fit as if tailored just for him.
Willbegone.. fit as if tailored just for him.<br /><br /> WillbegoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-64732257674795750422010-07-21T13:33:30.646-07:002010-07-21T13:33:30.646-07:00If I may tag onto Syd's reply a moment, I agre...If I may tag onto Syd's reply a moment, I agree with what he says in regards to "hoping for another life for the series in Kindle"...<br /><br />I can appreciate the fact that retyping them all (including the previously unpublished fourth book that features the Titanic (which by the way the hundred year anniversary is April 2012) ) is a pretty large commitment of time, but there is an additional outlet called Smashwords that gives your book(s) access to many other e-reading formats beyond Kindle. This gives you an even larger potential audience ( $$$ ) beyond Kindle<br /><br />BUT...the books MUST be formatted correctly when they go into the Smashwords submission process or the books won't be accepted (this happened to me)<br /><br />It might be worth the effort to find an eager college kid willing to do the typing for you for a few bucks (which would save you a certain amount of time- save for proofreading. In addition, while the college kid is retyping, this would free you up for a new book you might happen to think up)<br /><br />And hell, maybe the kid can retype it 'as is' without changes which would save even MORE time. (maybe even let it slip that there IS a huge mistake within the story and maybe people will buy it just to search for the age old mistake that has YET to be discovered)<br /><br />At least get Book 1 out there and see what happens. If you actually make a few hundred bucks then you can start up on the other ones.<br />(You can also rework Book 1 while it's still selling if it turns out to be very successful and then resubmit it-- most e-books CAN be tweaked and resubmitted)<br /><br />But you'll never know what might have been if you don't try.Frank Zubekhttp://whatbrickwall.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-70236658207982482132010-07-21T12:13:00.210-07:002010-07-21T12:13:00.210-07:00A slippery slope, revision of a published text. Fo...A slippery slope, revision of a published text. Fowles did it with THE MAGUS, and I am not sure it made for a better book. You had different juices going then, it was a different book than you would write now, most likely. I would stick with the obvious howlers, typos, wordiness, that sort of thing. Total revision? I wouldn't go there unless I was really in love with the book and had specific aspects of it I wanted to change.<br /><br />But as Frank mentions, if you are hoping for another life for the series on Kindle, maybe you need whole hog.Syd Joneshttp://www.jsydneyjones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-35295427494409958432010-07-21T09:50:16.385-07:002010-07-21T09:50:16.385-07:00TG
On the glove problem, I would think maybe have...TG<br /><br />On the glove problem, I would think maybe have them either be too small or too large and then have Alex have to deal with this small problem for at least a couple of chapters.<br />Just to be different. (After all, isn’t it standard for all heroes to have to overcome problems? No matter how large or small?)<br /><br />On the rewrite for Kindle publication problem, I would say DO IT. Who knows what little tweaks or additions you might find or decide to place in there that might make the book even better than it is? (I read all three and they are worth reading)<br /><br />Point is…if your going to go Kindle, you may as well go all the way with Book 1 and retype it. (Once you have the readers hooked, they’ll more than likely forgive you copying the pages of the other two books in the series. This one, BOOK I , will kind of be a premiere introduction to the series and like any important event, you’d want to dress up in the finest tux to impress. The Alex Balfour series is brand new to this e-book generation and having sampled the current crop of “Anyone who knows how to poke a finger on the keyboard can write a book” drivel, they will certainly appreciate a well written blast from the past.<br /><br />As for answers to a multitude of questions you (and fans of your blog) may have about Kindle publishing, I’d suggest the kindleboards. It’s a group of writers AND readers of Kindle who are very friendly and open to questions and issues a writer new to e-books might have.<br /><br />http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php?board=42.0<br /><br />Good luck!Frank Zubekhttp://whatbrickwall.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2285015481837682105.post-41916000831842613682010-07-21T09:36:32.689-07:002010-07-21T09:36:32.689-07:00I found your series, as a reader, to be excellent ...I found your series, as a reader, to be excellent - and noticed nothing to detract from the reading experience or the suspension of disbelief. I bet your huge embarassing mistake was overlooked because reviewers and readers alike were too engrossed in the story to catch anything but glaringly obvious errors.<br /><br />How about this:<br /><br />"Alex sighed for his imaginary doomed young Russian as he slipped on the gloves and found them to be a perfect fit."<br /><br />or<br /><br />"Alex sighed for his imaginary doomed young Russian as he slipped on the gloves. They fit perfectly - he smiled at his next thought - like a glove."Joel Lovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327523450299427936noreply@blogger.com