Yes, I did it, I put the price down for ya! Give it a few days to work through. Any takers?
'The Rage of Atlantis' - probably the funniest and deeply disturbed book you'll ever read!
$7.99 - my own createspace website (I get more royalty here)
$7.99 - Amazon.com
£7.50 - Amazon.co.uk (special offer ATM £7.19)
€8.00 - Amazon Europe (this link is to Germany)
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Price going down...
Yes, I'll put the price down on my 3rd book soon. Though because it's almost 300 pages, the price can't go down too far. I can give discount codes if people buy it through my createspace websites, but because of Amazon, the price stays a little high.
Still getting good reviews / comments on this 3rd books. And waiting for any competition news...could be waiting forever....
Had a fantastic idea for another short novelette, a 'rescue mission' type thing. Will work on it...probably publish a few together.
Still getting good reviews / comments on this 3rd books. And waiting for any competition news...could be waiting forever....
Had a fantastic idea for another short novelette, a 'rescue mission' type thing. Will work on it...probably publish a few together.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
And another great comment for 'Rage'
They keep coming...this one from someone in authonomy.com who's already met my writing in 'Bethlehem Fiasco'.
I came in to this read with certain expectations - and I was not disappointed. Despite the fact that poor Telausis meets a sticky end, speared and blown to bits, your quirky storyline immediately captivates the attention, and the sardonic humour absolutely shines, just as in The Bethlehem Fiasco. It is done with such a light but deft touch, so that the prose just races along and carries us with it, without the humour ever feeling forced.
For example, from the use of Ivor Tickonme and Arthur Greenwire just after we are told of the bomb, to ‘shuffling in fluffy slippers’ - you take us from the sublime to the ridiculous quite effortlessly, and it’s just lovely. And then we get to meet god, his assistant and his morning coffee in chp 2 - just as I’d hoped and expected. There was no way that I was not going to read on to chp 3, and again, I’m glad I did, because now I can’t wait to find out how Sipho and Kang Dee are going to deal with the threat from the unseen enemy.
Your writing is accomplished, fresh, and highly entertaining.
I came in to this read with certain expectations - and I was not disappointed. Despite the fact that poor Telausis meets a sticky end, speared and blown to bits, your quirky storyline immediately captivates the attention, and the sardonic humour absolutely shines, just as in The Bethlehem Fiasco. It is done with such a light but deft touch, so that the prose just races along and carries us with it, without the humour ever feeling forced.
For example, from the use of Ivor Tickonme and Arthur Greenwire just after we are told of the bomb, to ‘shuffling in fluffy slippers’ - you take us from the sublime to the ridiculous quite effortlessly, and it’s just lovely. And then we get to meet god, his assistant and his morning coffee in chp 2 - just as I’d hoped and expected. There was no way that I was not going to read on to chp 3, and again, I’m glad I did, because now I can’t wait to find out how Sipho and Kang Dee are going to deal with the threat from the unseen enemy.
Your writing is accomplished, fresh, and highly entertaining.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Interview still online...!
Yes, it's still there.
http://sargakonyv.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/interview-with-dani-j-caile/
If only I could answer those questions again...or have another interview....or get a review in a well-known magazine or something! I have Amazon reviews, Goodreads reviews, and tons of authonomy and YouWriteOn comments, but still waiting for the big time to happen....
http://sargakonyv.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/interview-with-dani-j-caile/
If only I could answer those questions again...or have another interview....or get a review in a well-known magazine or something! I have Amazon reviews, Goodreads reviews, and tons of authonomy and YouWriteOn comments, but still waiting for the big time to happen....
It's amazing...
It's amazing where this blog gets hits. I thought Brazil was a good one, but this week Vietnam popped up again, then Moldova (where?), and Morrocco, Venezuela, and even Belgium (if I dare mention the rudest word in the universe). Actually, I read that Adams used that word in the American edition of HHGTHG because the publisher didn't like the original word in the English edition, which was of course the 'f' word.
So I have no idea how people find this blog, but it's nice they do :-)
Ideas on new short stories based on the 'loose end' hobgoblins in the 1st two books. Entering another competition...
So I have no idea how people find this blog, but it's nice they do :-)
Ideas on new short stories based on the 'loose end' hobgoblins in the 1st two books. Entering another competition...
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Another review of 'Rage' (3rd book)
They just keep coming :-) This one is again from authonomy.com. I'm in a 'read sharing' thread, but I'm too busy to stay on it, so I think this'll be the last review I'll get.
Here are my short and long pitches...
Bombs, angels, dolphins, hobgoblins, crazy monkeys, God in a rage, Satan on the toilet...all mixed with absurdly serious issues.
Will a selfish plan for immortality destroy the human race? Or will there be light ‘beyond’ the end of the tunnel?
High Chief of Security Sipho, with his female dolphin sidekick Kang Dee, investigates the latest in a long line of terrorist attacks by the ‘unseen’ against Atlantis, the utopian gem of the physical universe, and finds more than he could have ever imagined.
'The Rage of Atlantis'
I like your short pitch. I’m not usually keen on the “list of things in the book” variety but that’s such a good list that I’ll make an exception.
I like the long pitch too. It’s quirky and interesting - much better than giving me the whole plot.
I really like the opening. A chase is relatively common, but not one in comfy slippers.
... That’s an exceptional first couple of sentences in Ch 2. They’ve got everything - it’s funny and surprising. The red squirrel stuff is really funny too.
“I’m so tired I could watch a dog grow.” is beautiful and ridiculous. I love it....
After just three short chapters, I wouldn’t expect to entirely understand what’s going on in a fantasy world, and I don’t. But I do see that this is fabulous writing - funny, likeable and unexpected.
Here are my short and long pitches...
Bombs, angels, dolphins, hobgoblins, crazy monkeys, God in a rage, Satan on the toilet...all mixed with absurdly serious issues.
High Chief of Security Sipho, with his female dolphin sidekick Kang Dee, investigates the latest in a long line of terrorist attacks by the ‘unseen’ against Atlantis, the utopian gem of the physical universe, and finds more than he could have ever imagined.
'The Rage of Atlantis'
I like your short pitch. I’m not usually keen on the “list of things in the book” variety but that’s such a good list that I’ll make an exception.
I like the long pitch too. It’s quirky and interesting - much better than giving me the whole plot.
I really like the opening. A chase is relatively common, but not one in comfy slippers.
... That’s an exceptional first couple of sentences in Ch 2. They’ve got everything - it’s funny and surprising. The red squirrel stuff is really funny too.
“I’m so tired I could watch a dog grow.” is beautiful and ridiculous. I love it....
After just three short chapters, I wouldn’t expect to entirely understand what’s going on in a fantasy world, and I don’t. But I do see that this is fabulous writing - funny, likeable and unexpected.
"Hair" ain't where it's at! RANT
"That's about us, isn't it?"
Probably the greatest quote yet, from an acquaintance.
All my books are about 'us'. We are continuing the mistakes of our forefathers, we know no different. There is nothing left for us to do...yeah, right. There have been many civilisations and societies since our race dominated this spherical lump of dust and gas. Maybe that's the point, our race doesn't see the 'big' picture, lost in their lives perpetually repeating all around them. We can stop this. Read my books. Understand that this is not IT. As Zappa said "Hair ain't where it's at!" He wasn't talking about 'hair', well, maybe he was, but the point is this isn't it. We can be better than just selfish little monkeys hurting/killing each other to be best. There is no best, there is no worst, there is no anything. We are on a lump of matter orbiting an energy source in an infinite space/time. We are lucky to be here. We should do something about it. We should help each other. We should stop pissing around with religion, politics, war, money, and feel our responsibilities towards each other instead of trying to rip each other off, which is what we are all doing. Take a stand, be responsible for yourself and the environment around you. And while you're at it, read my books :-)
Probably the greatest quote yet, from an acquaintance.
All my books are about 'us'. We are continuing the mistakes of our forefathers, we know no different. There is nothing left for us to do...yeah, right. There have been many civilisations and societies since our race dominated this spherical lump of dust and gas. Maybe that's the point, our race doesn't see the 'big' picture, lost in their lives perpetually repeating all around them. We can stop this. Read my books. Understand that this is not IT. As Zappa said "Hair ain't where it's at!" He wasn't talking about 'hair', well, maybe he was, but the point is this isn't it. We can be better than just selfish little monkeys hurting/killing each other to be best. There is no best, there is no worst, there is no anything. We are on a lump of matter orbiting an energy source in an infinite space/time. We are lucky to be here. We should do something about it. We should help each other. We should stop pissing around with religion, politics, war, money, and feel our responsibilities towards each other instead of trying to rip each other off, which is what we are all doing. Take a stand, be responsible for yourself and the environment around you. And while you're at it, read my books :-)
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