Tag: First Novel

Coffee and sympathy….

On By janeIn My First Novel, WritingLeave a comment

Ok. So here’s the thing.

I’ve just been paid!!!!

For writing!!!!

And it feels huge. After years of doing this thing that I really love, I’ve actually received money for it.

So I’m going to go out and celebrate. But what to buy with my hard earned cash…..? There’s the question. It’s got to be something memorable, something to savour, something to remember with pleasure in years to come when I look back and think about this special moment.

I’m thinking a cup of coffee maybe. Or a magazine. A cup of coffee and a magazine would be nice. I can’t do both.

Because the amount I’ve been paid is….

£5.00. Oh and $1.18 for the one book I sold in America.

This is the grand total of my earnings for the month of August, when I sold 25 copies of The Greenyards Legacy. Impressive huh!

So what I’m thinking is….

Maybe it’s about time you read The Greenyards Legacy. People who have, seem to have really liked it. It’s available at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. And it’s available on Kindle. So there’s really no excuse.

And if you buy it then maybe I’ll be able to afford the coffee and the magazine.

On second thoughts….

Ignore all that hard-done by impoverished writer special pleading malarky. I’m just chuffed to bits that people are reading and enjoying my book.

Big day, huh!

Spot the difference….

On By janeIn Books, Majorca, My Favourite Posts, My First Novel, WritingLeave a comment

So I’m on holiday in Puerto Pollenca. And I’m doing the things I always do when I’m on holiday in Puerto Pollenca, like swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay,

Pollenca Bay
Pollenca Bay

wandering along Pine Walk to the Illa D’Or,

Pine Walk
Pine Walk

soaking up a bit of sun, trying not to eat and drink too much so that I don’t come home the size of a house. And it’s all pretty much how it usually is, which is pretty much perfect.

Except for something’s different. And the something that is different is that when I’m sitting in the sun reading one of the books I’ve brought out with me, and beside me other people are sitting in the sun reading one of the books they’ve brought out with them, some of them are reading…. MY BOOK. That’s the book written by me.

I cannot begin to tell you how extraordinary that feels. Extraordinary and unanticipated and…. kind of amazing. Because they seem to be enjoying it. And I get to have a lovely time talking about the characters and the places and the plot. Which I love doing, because I love the characters and the places and the plot. Because the characters feel like family to me, and we all love to talk about our family, don’t we?

So here is Sue. And she’s reading The Greenyards Legacy.

photo copy

And if you’re interested, (which of course you are, aren’t you?) you can find out what she thought about it by clicking here.

Exciting, huh?

First Feedback….

On By janeIn Books, My First Novel, Scotland, WritingLeave a comment

Really really big day….

Just had my first review….

It was good….

Actually it was really good….

I’ve just come back down to earth after a bout of overexcited leaping around the room. And just felt I had to share this moment.

If you want to read the review – and of course you do, don’t you!!!!! – you can find it at amazon

Exciting, huh!

 

 

The book what I wrote….

On By janeIn Books, Most Popular Posts, New tricks, Scotland, Writing12 Comments

Ok folks…. Prepare yourselves…. Because today’s the day.

I’ve finally gone and done it. After years of fannying about, self doubting, prevaricating and generally believing that nobody would be interested in reading a book written by me, I’ve taken the plunge.

And this is it.

The Greenyards Legacy

My book. The one I started writing nearly ten years ago, the one I researched and wrote, found an agent for, didn’t find a publisher for, gave up on, picked up again, thought ‘you know what I really like this book,’ self-edited, self-edited some more, found a really cool self-publishing service provided by Amazon, turned it into something that looks like a real book.

And now all you have to do is click on this link for Amazon.co.uk and order your copy. If you’re in the US you can click on the Amazon.com link, and you will be able to get it right now. And by August 21st you will be able to read The Greenyards Legacy on Kindle.

So there you have it. I really hope you read it. And if you do, I really hope you like it. And if you do, I really hope you tell all your friends and write a glowing review.

Big day, huh!