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Liam wrote: "and wow, does this thread make me happy, as an author, that my name is Liam (or should it by Lyam?)... and it was rewarding to see last night when we stopped in to Duffy's Tavern in Monterey, owned..."

Thanks Liam!
Hope there is a photo of Bogie and Claude Rains at Rick's Place- and I can imagine going into a Rick's Place and not being greeted by SZ Sakall!

Steven wrote: "Well, if you can do that, I'm gonna change mine to Stephen King.

Separate thought, since this stream was originally about members and their works (and since I sabotaged it with the help of the oth..."

Sounds like a great idea, Steven- I have putposely left the Group open so members can start their own threads
Just Click Discussions....then... view all...then ...new topic...and start typing!

My novel has been published and posted on amazon.com and I didn't know it! Holy Buckets!
Whispers from the Mirror is here!

Whispers From The Mirror

Minnie wrote: "My novel has been published and posted on amazon.com and I didn't know it! Holy Buckets!
Whispers from the Mirror is here!

Whispers From The Mirror"

wonderful!!!!I shall be looking for it- and rate it VERY HIGH!

Might I respectfully nominate Stevie Nicks [Fleetwoodmac] she is definately ALL woman!!Probably one of the very few who could compete with my missus, which is why Babs, my otherhalf, isn't too keen on her! I have had the pleasure of meeting her, but can't claim to 'know' her. Down rover! DOWN!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

Yes, I believe one of the other Steves nominated her. I certainly encourage that idea!

Drat! missed that one somehow, please regard previous post as a seconding rather than a nomination to your exclusive 's' club. Hang on! there's already an 's' club.
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

Timothy wrote: "Drat! missed that one somehow, please regard previous post as a seconding rather than a nomination to your exclusive 's' club. Hang on! there's already an 's' club.
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]"

These discussion chains can get very long. It's easy to miss one.

Stephen Boyd? even tho an "ph" ?????

Rick wrote: "Stephen Boyd? even tho an "ph" ?????"

Of course. And actor Steve Buschemi (sp?). Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton. And the late, great genius, Steve Allen, a beacon to Steves everywhere.

and I'm old enough to have spent wonderful hours with THE Steve Allen in Hollywood...genius is certainly the right word. I'm sure his thoughts and fantasy's filtered into my latest book somehow. What a delightful mind. Liam

Liam wrote: "and I'm old enough to have spent wonderful hours with THE Steve Allen in Hollywood...genius is certainly the right word. I'm sure his thoughts and fantasy's filtered into my latest book somehow. ..."

I envy you meeting him.

Liam wrote: "and wow, does this thread make me happy, as an author, that my name is Liam (or should it by Lyam?)... and it was rewarding to see last night when we stopped in to Duffy's Tavern in Monterey, owned..."

Liam, I spent an evening or two in Duffy's several years back. Lovely little towm, Monterey.

Stephen wrote: "Liam wrote: "and I'm old enough to have spent wonderful hours with THE Steve Allen in Hollywood...genius is certainly the right word. I'm sure his thoughts and fantasy's filtered into my latest b..."

I also met him- albeit for a few moments- he was signing a book at the World Trade Center Border's Book Store- can't say I did anything but say hi

Is it me?
Or has the world gone mad? first we have D.W giving his 'book' away!! This has had me disagreeing with J when he and I normally agree to the point some people think we are joined at the hip. Even stranger I totally agree with Christy!! In this case it is probably down to her having the bottle to say exactly what she thinks, and me trying to be diplomatic, but that doesn't alter the fact she's right!
Now we have Minne. As 'chief administrator', writer etc of Mz Minerva, the 'publishers' of her book, 'whispers from the mirror'. Can someone please explain to confused little old me how she could NOT know her book was published and posted on Amazon!!!?
I'm crawling back into my snow drift and hope I wake in a saner world when it melts!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

I’m excited and proud to announce the reissue of my recently expanded satirical novel, Polly!. In one sense, it’s a simple boy-meets-girl story—except, of course, it isn’t.

Herodotus Shapiro has had an unbelievably bad week. His wife left him. The IRS is after him for thousands of dollars. His home/bookstore burned down. On his way to take refuge at his brother's place, he got a speeding ticket. And now his car has broken down in the middle of the desert in front of a large mansion. What more can go wrong?

But now his world takes a turn for the weird. The mansion has a snowman on the front lawn--in the desert, in July. The house, which is bigger on the inside than on the outside, is owned by Polly, the most preternaturally beautiful young woman he's ever met. Polly is an acrobat, a gourmet chef, a psychologist, an international financial consultant, a physicist and a woman of who-knows how many other incredible talents. She has an unbelievable library, an art collection of all the world's great masterpieces, and a print of a previously unknown Marx Brothers film. Her toilet paper is actually silk.

And she seems to have some mysterious plans for him....

One GoodReds member has called the book “blasphemous ... highly offensive.� Several others, including our own, dear Rick, have given it 5-star ratings. Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Spider Robinson has said this:

All hands on Decalogue! A protagonist readers will find it easy to identify and empathize with, a classic journey story told with wit, wisdom and deceptive ease, and the most interesting guest star ever--what's not to like, here? Perhaps writers who attempt a book like Polly! wanna crack or two across the face for their audacity (to parrot conventional wisdom)--but not if they can manage to pull it off this entertainingly.

So ... ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice.

The book is available in both paperback and multiple ebook formats. There’s a special holiday weekend deal on the ebook version. Buy the book from and enter coupon code AV74C (not case-sensitive) and you’ll get it at half price. But hurry; the coupon expires Sunday, Dec. 26. Whichever edition you prefer, I hope you’ll give the book a try.

Happy holidays, and pleasant reading!

My first novel is still selling - it's called Death in Malta and it is here on some Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ shelves.


Death in Malta


Due to be released by my publishers BeWrite Books any time now is my thriller According to Luke.
See the cover on the right side of their storefront here:



I also have a free eBook available called Vision or DelusionVision or Delusion

I hope you enjoy my fiction.

I want to thank all my fellow members and readers for putting While the Savage Sleeps in the #1 spot on Amazon's Top Rated list. Couldn't have done it without you!


Drew



Andrew E. Kaufman

Bestselling Author, While the Savage Sleeps

Sample the first 30 pages of While the Savage Sleeps at:

Andrew wrote: "I want to thank all my fellow members and readers for putting While the Savage Sleeps in the #1 spot on Amazon's Top Rated list. Couldn't have done it without you!

-..."

So happy James Masoners help support a member, Drew
but it was you who wrote such a GREAT BOOK!!

Rosanne wrote: "My first novel is still selling - it's called Death in Malta and it is here on some Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ shelves.


Death in Malta


Due to be rel..."

Best Wishes on-Death in Malta!!!
lets support Member Rosanne!!

Eileen Clemens Granfors, "Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead"--a coming-of-age novel about a Hispanic-American girl. She wants to get home to Tijuana for the Day of the Dead ceremonies. It's a funny and warm look at high school, kids, teachers, and parents.

Eileen wrote: "Eileen Clemens Granfors, "Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead"--a coming-of-age novel about a Hispanic-American girl. She wants to get home to Tijuana for the Day of the Dead ceremonies. It's a..."

wonderful sounding plot!!!

Liam wrote: "and I'm old enough to have spent wonderful hours with THE Steve Allen in Hollywood...genius is certainly the right word. I'm sure his thoughts and fantasy's filtered into my latest book somehow. ..."

Liam- have you ever met Mischa Auer? a particilarly favorite actor of mine from the Golden Age

yep...natural comedian, the great Mad Russian, delightful individual... and it WAS the Golden Age :-)

Thanks for the lovely welcome Rick - I feel very supported. Death in Malta has had a recent spike in sales.

My new thriller is soon to be released and I'd loved to get its cover on here:



Sorry - just cannot figure out the html!

Advance orders are now open on my website, where a synopsis, description and two first chapters free are available.

Rosanne Dingli

Liam wrote: "yep...natural comedian, the great Mad Russian, delightful individual... and it WAS the Golden Age :-)"

Mischa Auer is responsible for my getting into old movies- I saw him in a kid's film THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASNT on HBO when I was about 10- loved him- but couldnt pronounce his name- My Uncle said perhaps I meant Mischa Auer- (I kept saying Miska Aver)- I looked him up in the library- saw he was a major character star of the 1930's and the rest is history!!

Rosanne wrote: "Thanks for the lovely welcome Rick - I feel very supported. Death in Malta has had a recent spike in sales.

My new thriller is soon to be released and I'd loved to get its cover on here:



Sorry ..."



So pleased about the spike in sales Rosanne!
hope these book covers are the ones you wanted posted!

Andrew wrote: "I want to thank all my fellow members and readers for putting While the Savage Sleeps in the #1 spot on Amazon's Top Rated list. Couldn't have done it without you!

-..."

Andrew, that is sooo wonderful. I know you are most proud. I'll have to check it out.

Hey all, my novel The Usurper is on today's Kindle Nation Daily:

Tom Clancy meets The Manchurian Candidate in Cliff Ball's "The Usurper" (Today's Sponsor)

Plus check out
Shattered Earth
Out of Time: 2nd Edition

Thanks and have a great new year

Mornin'

New members, stop by my blog and read our Rick's comments about my novel. Tour the blog, get nosey. Leave a note and tell me about your work. It's eclectic and sometimes eccentric. (:-/

Carmel wrote: "Minnie wrote: "Mornin'New members, stop by my blog and read our Rick's comments about my novel. Tour the blog, get nosey. Leave a note and tell me about your work. It's eclectic and sometimes ecce..."

Thanks, Carmel.

My novel, Rendezvous Rock, is about a modern-day witch. I'm from Oklahoma, serious Bible belt country, and have gotten resistence in my community because they think the book is about witchcraft or promotes witchcraft. It doesn't. I invented a fictitious religion for the story. I've actually had people ask me if this is my religion - ridiculous! Watch the video trailer on my profile page.

Rickey, I read your profile but don't have time right now to view the video trailer. Can I say that you have a hell of a life story to write. Your life reads like a Stephen King novel. If you can write what you've told us, understand you have to back away, try and stay in the background, and tell the truth without blinking, I think you have a winner.

May I suggest you read Stephen King--A Memoir of the craft--On Writing.

And read, read, read. You've a lot of catching up to do. Stay strong and keep writing.

Minnie - Thank you for the positive comments. You're probably right, maybe I should write about my life rather than try to get another of my manuscripts published. And I have read many, many of Stephen King's book. - Rickey

I do have an author forum here in the James Mason group for my vampire novella Lifeblood; but we aren't supposed to use those forums for sharing links where our books can be purchased. So, since I have some exciting (to me, anyway! :-) ) information on that front, I thought I'd post about it here.

Except for a self-published edition, Lifeblood has been out of print since my original publisher went out of business in 2008. However, another small press, Inked in Blood, has now brought out a reprint edition, which went on sale this week! For now, it's available only through the publisher's website (it will be available at Amazon later, but not until March because of Amazon's long waiting list). For anyone who may be interested, it's a trade paperback edition, with a list price of $14.95; the URL where it can be ordered is: . The Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ link is here, Lifeblood, so you can check out other Goodreaders' reviews, if you want to.

Werner wrote: "I do have an author forum here in the James Mason group for my vampire novella Lifeblood; but we aren't supposed to use those forums for sharing links where our books can be purchased. So, since I..."

Wonderful News Werner!! And I must say- I do not have any issue with Authors providing links where their books can be purchased- as it is up to the member to decide if they wish to "click" the link. Some may disagree- but I feel that this Group should also be a place for those authors who do not have a large media or publicity budget to have exposure. One of the main aims of this Group, along with preserving James Mason's Memory, providing an online community for readers around the World to discuss all issues Books, is providing a place for for all authors, whether they be published by a big publisher, small or independent publisher or self- publish to have a place to discuss and introduce their books- I feel very strongly on all these Group Aims

Thanks, Rick! And good question, David! Personally, I wouldn't want Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to e-mail every member every time a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author offered a discount (that would fill our inboxes with an intolerable amount of spam), but e-mailing only those who previously signed up for a giveaway, as you suggest, would be legitimate, IMO. (Of course, some people might sign up for a giveaway only to encourage a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author friend, but I think that most would be interested in reading the book!) Any James Masoners who belong to the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Feedback group might want to post that suggestion there.

Werner wrote: "I do have an author forum here in the James Mason group for my vampire novella Lifeblood; but we aren't supposed to use those forums for sharing links where our books can be purchased. So, since I..."

wow, familiar story, Werner..my publisher ALSO "suspended operations" in 2009, less than a year after my thriller Terminal Policy was published...and they shipped me the remaining 1000 beautiful hardcover copies, now in my garage!! It's still on Amazon and their Kindle but sales are slow... suggestions from other authors?? thanks...Liam

As a self-publisher and "as a poor, starving writer, shivering in my unheated garret and living off stale bread and water..." a discount offer would be more attractive to me.

I'm going to advertise on Goodread's side bar. When asked if I wanted to do a free book giveaway, I said no for the very reasons David spoke of above. I didn't print too many books and can't afford to ship to many free books to folks. I will ship free books to several loyal readers, reviewers, and book clubs if asked.

Liam, have you reached out to book clubs in your area?
Do you know a credible person you can ask to review your book and post the review on Amazon.com. Have you checked eMagazines who might be interested in reviewing your book? Google book clubs and emagazines and approach them.

We all are suffering the effects of a very bad economy, expect sales to be slow.

All the best,

Minnie wrote: "As a self-publisher and "as a poor, starving writer, shivering in my unheated garret and living off stale bread and water..." a discount offer would be more attractive to me.

I'm going to adver..."

As I am not an author- I really have little of substance to contribute to this discussion except to reiiterate- that I feela strong sense of loyalty to every Member Author and encourage them in their intro's, forums, this thread,ect to mention their work- they have every right to be very proud of the enormous effort that went into producing a book!

Ouch, Liam, I feel for you! (At least Silver Lake was a POD publisher, so I wasn't stuck with unsold copies.) With my lousy track record on sales, I can't help you very much there (Minnie's advice sounds good). But in terms of long-range strategy, I'd advise not giving up on looking for a publisher to do a reprint. You can get recommendations from other writers in your genre, do some web searching, ask for referrals in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ groups that cater to writers, etc. Hang in there!

I am new to the group and already am very impressed. You are invited to join me in a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Q & A of Crestmont, my debut novel.

Here are more reviews on Amazon.
The link to the author Q & A is .
Hope to see you there!

Hi Liam,
I feel for you on that one, I don't know how active you are, I'm 20 years younger than you and I've had to cut back on the travelling, but I still do as many book signings as I can. Think beyond book stores, although little local ones can be good, craft fairs, coffee shops are both useful out lets, a little bit in the local news paper saying you'll be at 'Rick's place'[ well?] at such a time on a particular day. Street markets, if you have them, even a regimental reunion, or veterans club. Some of my best signings with my 'thrillers' have been for charities, work out how much each book has cost you,balance that with what it is going to cost to get there and how many books you are likely to sell.
Cover your costs and the charity gets the rest. You shift some of your books, the charity gets a bit of cash, and you get some great P.R.
All I can say is good luck and don't over do it.
As for Dave!! he's on bread and water, with the heating off!!!? what on earth did you do, or not do to upset your better half. If it's as bad as that, probably best not to tell!
To all of you who registered for the give away, if you don't win, then make the effort to get 'CLAN' you'll be the loser twice over if you don't!! I'm not too bad a writer/story teller myself, and dare put my current thriller beside ANYONES out there, but Dave is a league or two ahead of me when it comes to writing. Miss out and it will be your loss. Don't let the self published bit put you off, if 'Clan' was mainstream it [and Dave] would be a 'cult' by now and he'd be back warm and well fed!!!!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

thanks, Timothy, good ideas! Have pretty well maxed out CA's central coast bookstores, sr. centers, retirement homes, fairs and charities...just sell a few books each time, tho...did a SW tour last summer, trying to set something up in Reno in late Feb when we go there via the snow train! Trying to go electronic from here on..opportunities are mindboggling! I need to hire a kid to do it all, if I'm still going to have time to write...think actually it would be a great job for a home-bound mom, handicapped, etc! Sure keeps my mind hoppin'

Hi Liam,
I use the grand kids!!
I'm just glad I use print on demand, so I'll never have that problem. I'll send you my 'publishers' details if you like. They are as straight as a dye, they might be U.K based but have authors all over including the 'states. If you want hard backs though it will be very expensive, on the other hand their paper backs are top notch and Ebooks are automatic.
I've done 3 with them now and am not planning to move.
All the best Paul Rix [old geezer]

Timothy wrote: "Hi Liam,
I use the grand kids!!
I'm just glad I use print on demand, so I'll never have that problem. I'll send you my 'publishers' details if you like. They are as straight as a dye, th..."
would very much like the details, Timothy. I HAVE the 1000 hardcover books in my garage so don't plan to go that route again! paperback or ebooks are the answer today...

Hi David,
Nothing that isn't deserved! I have got my 'tell it as it is rep.' to preserve! Hope you are warm and fed again!!
All the best Paul Rix [oldgeezer]

and yes, would love info re your publisher, David...thanks. Liam

Hi! I'm Thad, and I'm an independent (self-published) author. My short story collection, The Smoking Gun Sisterhood, has been for sale online at Lulu since late 2009 ( ), for $11.70 as a trade paperback. (A download version is also available.) If you like stories of pistol-blazing action, where the villains are dastardly and where, for once, the ladies get to be the tough, straight-shooting defenders of justice (whichever side of the law they're on), these 10 tales are for you!

Thad wrote: "Hi! I'm Thad, and I'm an independent (self-published) author. My short story collection, The Smoking Gun Sisterhood, has been for sale online at Lulu since late 2009 (..."

Hi Thad- welcome to our Group!
The Smoking Gun Sisterhood looks like a great read!!