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Ben Adams
Yes, as of today! (Sorry for delay in responding - I am rubbish at this stuff!
Ben Adams
Jaye, really sorry, I have only just noticed your question. I would have replied straightway had I seen it sooner.
I am afraid that the answer is that I haven't got a clue. Your guess is as good s mine. Probably better in fact! Remember, you are asking someone who doesn't know what he is doing when it comes to social media / web stuff.
Is it something to do with registering as a Goodreads author? Or maybe the people I follow are authors? I know that when you follow someone, they don't necessarily follow you back, but a 'friend' relationship is a mutual relationship.
Ben
I am afraid that the answer is that I haven't got a clue. Your guess is as good s mine. Probably better in fact! Remember, you are asking someone who doesn't know what he is doing when it comes to social media / web stuff.
Is it something to do with registering as a Goodreads author? Or maybe the people I follow are authors? I know that when you follow someone, they don't necessarily follow you back, but a 'friend' relationship is a mutual relationship.
Ben
Ben Adams
S.L., happy new year to you. It is being released on 21st Jan. But why not enter the Goodreads giveaway I am running next week to see if you can pick up a free copy? (Sorry, that was just a shameless plug, wasn't it...)
Ben Adams
I am still an aspiring writer myself but my advice to others would be 'write, write, write'. Don't get too sidetracked reading a million blogs on how to write. Set yourself a clear writing goal - I.e. to write a novel, or a short story, or a poem or whatever it is you would like to do. And then try not to get side-tracked.
Your first attempt will not be perfect, but by the end of it you will be a better writer than you would have been if you had just read loads of stuff on how to write.
Your first attempt will not be perfect, but by the end of it you will be a better writer than you would have been if you had just read loads of stuff on how to write.
Ben Adams
Do you know that feeling when you have an argument with someone and you walk away feeling miffed that they got the better of the exchange? Then, suddenly about three hours after the incident, you think of the killer put-down line. For me, the best thing about being a writer is that you can add that killer line in to your dialogue. I wish real life was as easily amendable.
Oh, and the other great thing about being a writer is that when you read a good book, the experience is over in a matter of days. But when you write a good book, you get that engrossed feeling for months on end!
Oh, and the other great thing about being a writer is that when you read a good book, the experience is over in a matter of days. But when you write a good book, you get that engrossed feeling for months on end!
Ben Adams
'Six Months to Get a Life' is a fictional tale following one man's mission to carve out a new, fulfilling life for himself. A life after divorce.
Although the book is complete fiction, the subject matter isn't alien to me personally. Some of the emotional reactions that the characters display were written from the heart.
Luckily though, I haven't been through some of the ordeals, farcical and, at times, deeply embarrassing situations that the characters find themselves in. The trials and tribulations of the lead character, Graham Hope, are purely a product of my imagination. I love writing humour.
Although the book is complete fiction, the subject matter isn't alien to me personally. Some of the emotional reactions that the characters display were written from the heart.
Luckily though, I haven't been through some of the ordeals, farcical and, at times, deeply embarrassing situations that the characters find themselves in. The trials and tribulations of the lead character, Graham Hope, are purely a product of my imagination. I love writing humour.
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