Patrick G Cox: The year seems to be vanishing faster than ever. I haven't had a lot of time between trying to rewrite one of my early books and working with my publisher to get my book on the life of St Patrick into print. The good news is it will happen later this year. The bad news is the time it absorbs making the changes, rewriting and correcting ... But it's getting there. My apologies to everyone I used to review ... |
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Patrick G Cox: My aplogies to all my friends here, and to those I regularly read. I have a lot on my plate at the moment with promoting, writing, editing, revising and ... Well you get the picture. I keep telling myself that once winter starts I'll have more reading/reviewing time. Here's hoping. |
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Patrick G Cox: Finally. The editing is complete, the formatting is complete, the book layout and cover is complete, even some 'illustrations' internally are complete - so Limehouse Boys is now 'in the works' with the printer (Lightning Source and Create Space) and uploaded to Kindle by the publisher, IndieGo Publishing LLC ... It's been quite a haul, which is why I've been somewhat absent here, but I must say the end result is looking really good. As soon as I can I'll upload a link to the Kindle Store for it, and I hope some readers here will want to buy it. The book will be on sale from the 31st July. |
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Patrick G Cox: Entering the final stages of publishing my latest book. This has been a long, long haul and pretty demanding, but the final draft version is now with the Beta Readers. Hopefully once we have their responses, the book will go to print. All of which leaves little time for writing at the moment. |
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Patrick G Cox: Hay fever has me firmly in its grip. Sneezing, burning eyes, bad throat ... Can't focus on anything at present, sorry folks ... |
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Patrick G Cox: Still rewriting and waiting on editor's criticisms and suggestions. An interesting challenge on top now, trying to find the copyright owner of a photo taken in the 1880s ... Now there's a challenge. |
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Patrick G Cox: My apologies to those I usually read ... I'm having to take a break for a bit as I'm having to do some rewrites and a lot of extra work for my publisher. More cheerfully, I had a great five days with my kids in the UK. Now back to the grindstone ... |
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Patrick G Cox: Heading for the UK in the morning for a five day visit to see my kids in London and Dorset, so I will be 'absent' for a bit. I know, I know, I've been a bit 'absent' for the last couple of weeks -- and I apologise to anyone counting on my reviewing. I have a couple of big projects in the garden, on rewriting something, and bringing out another book. Normal service will resume when I figure out what I'm doing with at least one of them ... |
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Patrick G Cox: A BIG thanks to all those who voted for my entry to Dr Terry Fying's Crumbling Crypt - Tales from the Count's Crypt. I'm delighted to have won and I'm pleased that my rather quirky humour is giving amusement to so many readers. The Count will do his best to continue to amuse ... |
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Patrick G Cox: A failed hard drive on my laptop - fortunately backed up regularly - is causing a bit of a problem at the moment. I'm doing my best on my iPad to read and review, but posting is tricky. |
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Patrick G Cox: Anyone else have a complete 'outage' of FanStory last night? I suddenly couldn't access the site at all, the second time in recent days this has happened, I just get a message saying my browser 'can't access the server'. It lasted at least two hours here in my neck of the woods ... |
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first, then my modem/browser set-up, but that's out here in the boondocks - | ||
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Patrick G Cox: OK, so I'm probably a dinosaur when it comes to dramatic changes. I'm actually having a problem or two with the new layout of the site to try to find out how much I have in my 'kitty' for promoting chapters, where my message notifications are hiding now and how to know if and when I have been reviewed ... As for where to find the forums ... |
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Forums are under the 'Community' Messages are in your profile also, Or, top right symbol. very top right corner, click that. - | ||
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Patrick G Cox: I plan to start posting chapters from my new book soon. Set in the period 1830-ish in the East End of London and the Thames estuary, Essex and Kent, it is proving interesting to write (in a phonetic 'Estuarine' vernacular) because the research has turned up some interesting aspects of early Victorian society. My 'heroes' in this are a trio of orphaned boys who face efforts by organised crime barons to exploit them. There is murder, arson, blackmail, corruption - and some sailing barges and their crews ... In other news, my publisher, Indiego Publishing, having taken on Their Lordships Request, one of my early books, asked for a total rewrite of it with new material and chapters, and the removal of others - and now plans to publish it as Harry Heron: Midshipman's Journey. The rewrite and the editing is taking a lot of time, but, from the feedback from the publisher, has been worth the effort.. |
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Patrick G Cox: Having been very busy editing two books, attempting to get another two started, gardening, household stuff, and dog training, walking and generally 'doggy' stuff with my Shelties, I'm now off to South Africa for a Class reunion for two weeks. Hopefully, when I get back, I can start posting some chapters of my latest historical novel ... I live in hope, ever the optimist! |
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