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Monday 11 January 2016

When the Summer Ends on Sale Now!

After weeks of proof-reading and nerves, I’ve finally taken the plunge and published my first novel to Amazon! I’m thrilled, and at the same time, nearly fainting with anxiety, hoping very much that at least some people will like it.

You can get it from Amazon now for 2 pounds and six pence ($2.99), or free on Kindle Unlimited in a few days (I’ll let you know when I’ve sorted the ins and outs of Kindle Unlimited). Reviews are incredibly welcome, especially of the kind and positive ilk! Here it is.

Hope you enjoy it! Give some love to Nami, who illustrated the cover at her Instagram!

11 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Strange, I was just writing you in a LJ Pm my impressions about the sample chapters... I guess they are redundant now?:-) Oh well, I'm like the White Rabbit - I'm late, I'm late! always. When I read the title of this post, I was excited - and then a bummer. I'm not located in the UK. I can't buy it. Amazon won't let me. *shakes fist at Amazon*

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    1. Thanks! If you don't mind, I'd still like to hear your thoughts about my characters in the sample (they've changed a lot through the course of the book, so they might be a surprise or better later on).
      Don't worry, I'm also going to set about selling it on my website, so maybe you can get it later on (I'll have to ask my Dad about helping me set up a PayPal etc). I'll also have a fiddle with Amazon to see what I can do. Thanks for thinking of buying it though - I'm very pleased. :)

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    2. Great!! Well, that's a relief. I was intrigued by the sample, so I thought Amazon must be kidding me:-) A direct possibility of purchase on your website (with Paypal) would be fantastic, actually, because I'm lazy and Paypal is great for lazy buyers:-)

      I don't know how much you've changed the book from the sample in the process of editing, so maybe those things I'd like to say are outdated by now - so please forgive me for anything that doesn't apply anymore. I'll try to finish the PM and send it soon:-)

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    3. Now I'm really worried. Is it a really bad mistake, just your thoughts, or spelling/whatever?

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  2. Oops, sorry, I didn't want to worry you! There was a grammar thing (might just be my bad English that I don't understand) and some questions I wanted to ask you (plus one historical pointer about parasols), that's pretty much it - plus some gushing praise:-) I'll be done in a minute, sorry it took me so long!

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    1. I've edited the spelling and grammar since I uploaded the sample, so hopefully that's taken care of; it's still nice to have a fresh set of eyes looking at it, though, even if I am a bit nervous. I'm mostly worried because now it's up on Amazon, whoever has bought it might see the same mistakes and leave a bad review - that would be a nightmare!

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    2. Ad the spelling and grammar - that's why I wrote what I'm writing you might be outdated. I understand about the nightmare thing; I feel bad that I either didn't shut up, or wrote you sooner:-/ But it's really nothing that bad - I wonder if the mistake really was there (and as I say, it could be it's not a mistake at all and I just don't understand), would it be difficult to correct it now?

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    3. Don't worry, it's not your fault - it's mine for not having anyone else edit it. I'm a bit precious over it, you see - it's my writing baby of three years. ;)
      I'm relieved it's nothing too bad; if it's really small I'll just leave it in there and hope nobody else notices, haha. Though I do appreciate you looking out for these things.
      I just want this book to be over, as I've been doing it for so long that it's boring now and I want to move on.

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    4. By the way, check the European/Czec Amazon, as I think it may be listed there now seeing as I fiddled with the settings a bit.

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    5. Thanks, now it's working! Except that my card seems to be acting up for some reason *head-desk* I really don't know what's wrong, that's the third time this happened... *sigh* So I guess I'll be waiting for the Paypal option. Bummer. The PM is sent now though.
      Three years, wow, that's impressive!

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    6. Glad it's working now! I'll sort it perhaps tonight, if I can consult my Dad about PayPal. I've sent you a reply now :)

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