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Richard Louden
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Abraham Lincoln and Wilmington
I saw “Lincoln” recently. Daniel Day-Lewis was phenomenal. He is one of the few actors who achieve perfection, or near-perfection, in every role they play (I would place Meryl Streep in the same category).
Until I saw the film, I had forgotten the importance of Wilmington NC as a strategic shipping port in the Civil War. By August 1864, when Mobile, Alabama fell to Union forces, Wilmington had beco
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Oct 11, 2012 03:01PM
Hi Oz It's good to be friends with you. I'm a bit too much of a newbie to offer you quality advice on ebook publishing but you can find lots of good advice on sites like the World Literary Cafe and Digital Book Today. Best of luck with your project!
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Hello Richard, Thank you for the add and the follow. Good luck on you first ebook. I am currently working on a novel and am considering the ebook route as one of my avenues of publication. I have ghost written a few ebooks but have not published or promoted one myself I would welcome any advice and suggestions you might have.
Thanks!
Oz
Hi, it's nice to meet you and thank you very much indeed for your friend request. Have a great weekend! Estelle x
Rachel wrote: "Hi there Richard! Nice to meet you - and do keep us posted on your ebook success, I'm about to do the same thing myself with my first two novels. Good luck and I wish you success! :)Rachel"
Hi Rachel It's good to meet you too. You're publishing two ebooks around the same time? Wow, that's quite an adventure! I wish you great joy with it.
Hi there Richard! Nice to meet you - and do keep us posted on your ebook success, I'm about to do the same thing myself with my first two novels. Good luck and I wish you success! :)Rachel
Hey sweie it's very nice to meet you. I look forward to chatting
Amy wrote: "Hi, Richard! Thank you for adding me as a friend."Hi Amy I'm happy to be your friend. I hope to see you around on GR.
Cecilia wrote: "Hi Richard,Thanks for the invite. :)"
It's my pleasure, Cecilia. My thanks to you also.
Hi, Richard! Thank you for adding me as a friend.
Hello Richard! Thank you for inviting this author into your circle of friends here on Goodreads. I hope you'll add my novels including the cozy mysteries (What Would Nancy Do?, Lethal Prescription), In the Company of Women, The Christmas to Remember and Finding Normal to your to-read list. I look forward to reading your book reviews and recommendations. Happy reading!
K.E. wrote: "Thanks for the GR friendship, Richard!"I'm happy to be your friend, K.E. Let's hope we make regular contact on GR.
Jillian wrote: "Thanks for the add, Richard!"My pleasure, Jillian. I hope we stay in touch on GR.
Becca wrote: "Thanks for the friendship, Richard! :)"Hi Becca My thanks to you too. I hope we stay in touch on GR.
Donna wrote: "Hi, Richard. Thank you for the friend request. I have such dear friends in Glasgow and great memories of being there when researching my Scottish history novels.Hi Donna thanks for agreeing to be my friend. I'm glad you like Glasgow. There's no friendlier place.
Charlotte wrote: "Thank you for your friendship, Richard. Checked out your website and noted your thoughts in journals. Best wishes for continuing success in writing and publishing.Hi Charlotte My thanks to you too. I wish you all the best for your future projects.
Jill wrote: "Thanks for your friendship here on Goodreads, Richard. I look forward to reading your updates."Hi Jill Me too. I'll keep an eye out for your posts.
Savannah wrote: "Richard,Thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
Hi Savannah I'll do my best. Thanks for being my friend.
Carole wrote: "Hi!thanks for adding me!"
Hi Carole My thanks to you too. Hope to see you around on GR.
Hi Patricia My pleasure. My thanks to you too. I serve on the board of a school in Maryhill that caters for young people with autism.
Hi Karen Thanks for being my friend. I will indeed check out your memoir.
Hi Richard, Thanks for friending,Please check out my personal memoir, ME & HER: a Memoir Of Madness.
A teacher’s gutsy story of parent harassment, mental breakdown & Recovery
How did reclaim my life?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
cheers,
Karen :)
Hi there, Richard. Thanks for the friendship. :) I see you're from Glasgow. My mother-in-law was from Mary Hill. Nice to meet you.
Hi, Richard. Thank you for the friend request. I have such dear friends in Glasgow and great memories of being there when researching my Scottish history novels.Loved "Flower of Scotland" in Olympics opening ceremony!
Thank you for your friendship, Richard. Checked out your website and noted your thoughts in journals. Best wishes for continuing success in writing and publishing.~Charlotte M. Liebel
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Thanks for your friendship here on Goodreads, Richard. I look forward to reading your updates.
Lord RichardWell, wi' oot me bein' a gannet, aye or one o' they scurrie's, as eats all they sees an' thy postings the same, I nae had the honour o' Saor Alba for ma' hame. It was Sais I wa', an' Sais I stayed. 'Til I came to the land o' the maple, in any waise :-).
But I'll take tha' spirit, aye, an' bring ma ain, an' two glasses. Then we'll have us a swally, an' mayhap mair than one, so we will!
Richard,Thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
Hi Graeme You're right about Glesca and Glesgae, so you are. I'm from the east too (Fife), so it's good to meet up with a kindred spirit.
Richard wrote: "Hi Graeme Thanks for accepting my invitation. I didn't reckon I could rely on the blind lady, so I decided to take no risks. Compliments on your Glesca vernacular. Remember, ye cannae shove yer gra..."Lord Richard
'Tis a while, so it is, but is nae the 'Glesca' how they folk o' the West be sayin', an' the 'Glesgae' what you'll hear on Eastern tongues? For it's of the East I wa' mostly, win I wa' in the land o' the Sass' n' 'nach... :-P.
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Hi Graeme Thanks for accepting my invitation. I didn't reckon I could rely on the blind lady, so I decided to take no risks. Compliments on your Glesca vernacular. Remember, ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus.
RichardWe can all use all the friends we can get - so thanks for the invite! :-)
With regards to law (and asses) - it's a bit like titles. Song titles, movie titles - book titles. You can't be held to have violated IP if you use, quote or repeat a title - but may the blind lady be your guardian if you quote or use so much as one line from, say, a song lyric without permission.
But then - that's how the law is. Asking it to make sense may just be a quick train to nowhere :-).
Oh - and give Sauchiehall a wave for me next time you're passing? Me da' was a Glesgae laddie, or so I'm told :-)
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Aris wrote: "Richard thanks for the friend request. I hope to see you around GR!"Hi Aris Good to be friends with you.
Carole wrote: "Hi!thanks for adding me!"
Hi Carole Glad to be friends.
