Thanks Lord Mud. I am working feverishly at the moment to get three submissions ready for January 5th. It's so hard for an Indie author to get anything read by an agent, let alone a publisher. Especially if your just an unknown from Hawthorn with no claim to fame. However, a small window has opened for me with two publishers in Australia, and an agency in New York, so I'm going to give it my best shot.Don't sell yourself short TH. I want to buy your book but I have so many on the go at the moment and for personal reasons am having trouble concentrating.
Currently 2/3s of the way through 'The Road Back' by Erich Maria Remarque. His sequel to All Quiet On The Western Front. A brilliant writer. He has that rare knack of putting together sentences of simple words that soar like an angel.
His method of using flashbacks is stark and brutal and never romantic yet are compellingly beautiful.
I have always considered James Jones 'Whistle' to be the ultimate story about soldiers returning home. The Road Back rival's it and you could not get two completely different books about that subject.
Don't sell yourself short TH. I want to buy your book but I have so many on the go at the moment and for personal reasons am having trouble concentrating.
Currently 2/3s of the way through 'The Road Back' by Erich Maria Remarque. His sequel to All Quiet On The Western Front. A brilliant writer. He has that rare knack of putting together sentences of simple words that soar like an angel.
His method of using flashbacks is stark and brutal and never romantic yet are compellingly beautiful.
I have always considered James Jones 'Whistle' to be the ultimate story about soldiers returning home. The Road Back rival's it and you could not get two completely different books about that subject.
Thanks Lord Mud. I would like to think it will be available in Bookshops in Melbourne, but that is just clasping at straws at this time.
Getting an agent or publisher to read your work is as difficult as winning three flags in three years. I am hoping for both in 2015. However, being a nobody from Hawthorn, with lo claim to fame makes it very difficult. However, a few windows have just opened, and for en extremely short period of time. I have three submissions to prepare and email on Monday, Jan. 5th. Unfortunately, they all have different requirements, so you can't send the same to each. It's a good challenge, and it keeps my brain active, which is good at my age.