Book Loving Kiwis discussion

Thank goodness for the lockdown. I've managed to catch up on the writing. The dreadful church problem still looms large but is now in the hands of the Archbishop. It's been a horrific two years and quite soul destroying. Thank goodness for the writing.

Anyway the anthology of Japanese 17thC historical short stories - tales of honourable men and women doing their best to follow their traditional ways and keep faith - is available for my pals here. There are four stories to read and enjoy. Any helpful comments or quotable bits for the cover welcomed.
You can have it as a doc file or Smashwords should have it formatted for me in a week.

Let me know here or catch my pdrlindsay slingshot .co.nz email.
Grateful thanks to those who might have the time and enjoy historicals.

I was trying to do a Goodreads giveaway but it's going to cost over $100 to do one! My golly gosh since how long has this been the custom? Amazon making money out of authors? Grr!

Hi, P.D.R., I moved house just before lockdown so I spent much of lockdown unpacking and sorting out! Then - aha! Like you, I had extra time to write.

Grr... indeed re $100. I'm finding that people are saying they've left a review and weeks later they are still not showing - so that's my Amazon grr...

P.D.R. wrote: "I was trying to do a Goodreads giveaway but it's going to cost over $100 to do one! My golly gosh since how long has this been the custom? Amazon making money out of authors? Grr!"

The charge has been for at least a couple of years. Not only that, only American & Canadian residents are eligible to win now. GR/Amazon wanted to be sure that the Giveaways were compliant with international law.

P.D.R. wrote: "Thank goodness for the lockdown. I've managed to catch up on the writing. The dreadful church problem still looms large but is now in the hands of the Archbishop. It's been a horrific two years and..."

Hi P.D.R.

I know you have disguised your email slightly, but no matter what changes you have made I can't get it to work.

Hi pdr, I would be keen to read it. Kim

Sorry to be so slow, everyone. And thanks a million for your kindness. I can't believe that dear old goodreads has become a sort of commercial business place and not the fun bundle of avid readers any more.

Kim and Carol. E-book copies for you.

Do you want to go to Smashwords.com and download them for yourself in the format you prefer? There's a code and it is limited to 2 copies only so I can put it here and no one else can get a copy NW48D! I do like Smashwords for giveaways and specials. So much easier to set up and manage than Amazon.

P.D.R. wrote: "Sorry to be so slow, everyone. And thanks a million for your kindness. I can't believe that dear old goodreads has become a sort of commercial business place and not the fun bundle of avid readers ..."

Hi there, I found your book! I will get onto reading it next week.

I have a new book out too. It is a 25k word novella and part of a project of uplifting stories we wrote during the lockdown.



Let me know by email if you'd like me to send you a review copy kim {at} writersideoflife.com

Thanks

Nice one, Kim. Will read your with pleasure.

To the Readers & Authors:
I’ve written reviews & read Arcs for the Authors for years. Four years ago I read 164 books & reviewed them & Amazon only gave me credit for 94. So, unfortunately 70 Authors didn’t get their review posted! I review for the Authors & not to sell books for Amazon!

I do not post reviews on Amazon any longer! I review on Goodreads always, it’s always my first & I polish up other reviews on KOBO & IBooks. I luv Kiwis & how they write! You’re NZ hidden Treasure!

I’d be glad to read anything and post a review on Goodreads for sure! I do read ePub though!

Sorry folks, soon, soon, please God, I'll get back to weekly pop ins to catch up with you all. There's heavy mediation going on or trying to go re the physical attacks on me in the church and the whole unhappy parish mess of which I am a symptom not a cause. As one of the over 90s parishoiners said 'I don't know how they train vicars today but it's not good enoug!'

Anyway thanks to Carol and Kim for their Beta reading, helpful comments and, Bless you! reviews.

Rita, I can send you a coupon for an epub from Smashwords,com if you'd like to beta read 'Tales From Old Japan'. There is no request for a reveiw I just need to know what works and where I've missed a comma or two, If you are moved to review that's lovely but it's not a requirement! I lost so many beta readers thanks to Mailchimp messing up my email lists that I've got to start all over with giveaways etc to get myself new betas for the novel is finally going to the proof reader next month and I can never see what's missing because I wrote it and 'know' it's there!

P.D.R.

I would love to BETA read your “Tales from Old Japan”. Would you like my email for the coupon? Here it is RitaRae176@mac.com. I have BeTA read before do you have anything particular you want me to look for?

I do love reading things you KIWIs have written!