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Book published today

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    Geekness1234
    Registered Users Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭Geekness1234


    EileenG wrote: »
    D-day. My book was published today. http://www.amazon.com/Angels-Demons-and-Doms-ebook/dp/B00851VXXO/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337704416&sr=1-3

    And I still haven't managed to find a way to tell my mother.

    Well you got your first review!


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    pickarooney
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    Fantastic stuff. You seem to have a knack of picking genres and getting your work out there at the right time. Here's hoping you make your first million out of it!

    Is your Mam's name Fiona? :D


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    oterra
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭oterra


    EileenG wrote: »
    D-day. My book was published today. http://www.amazon.com/Angels-Demons-and-Doms-ebook/dp/B00851VXXO/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337704416&sr=1-3

    And I still haven't managed to find a way to tell my mother.

    Why don't you send your mother a copy in advance and then come out of the writers closet. :-)


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    oterra wrote: »
    Why don't you send your mother a copy in advance and then come out of the writers closet. :-)

    Are you out of your &^%$ing mind??? No way am I ever going to give my mother a copy. I'm hoping that she never finds out how much sex there is in it.


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    How much do those guys on the covers get paid per book?


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    #7
    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    pickarooney wrote: »
    How much do those guys on the covers get paid per book?

    That wasn't a model. There's a gym near the publishers. When someone gets really ripped, he shaves off his bodyhair and poses for a cover. That way, he got a cover credit and some money, and the publishers get new models.

    I like to think that guy is out there somewhere, waiting for me.


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    wavehopper1
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    EileenG wrote: »
    That wasn't a model. There's a gym near the publishers. When someone gets really ripped, he shaves off his bodyhair and poses for a cover. That way, he got a cover credit and some money, and the publishers get new models.

    I like to think that guy is out there somewhere, waiting for me.

    Cripes. I'm in work so I don't dare click on the Amazon link!

    Just want to say congrats on the big day. And many more of them :D


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    Kinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    EileenG wrote: »
    I like to think that guy is out there somewhere, waiting for me.

    Maybe you should get that guy to tell your mother.


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    Toasterspark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭Toasterspark


    Congrats Eileen! :)

    Well I think the obvious solution re the parents is to buy them Fifty Shades of Grey first. Then give them your book afterwards.

    EDIT: Just read the excerpt and that will NOT work. You'll just have to write a PG13 version:
    Tiffany rested her head on Luc's shoulder. She could feel the throbbing of his... heart under his clothes.

    "Let's cuddle momentarily," she said longingly (but in a way that made her not sound like an easy slut).

    "Yes, I would like that," replied Luc sincerely. "Maybe we should kiss on the lips for an instant?"

    Tiffany pushed him away, horrified.

    "Is that what you think of me?" she said, "A cheap tart that'll kiss anyone?"

    Luc apologised profusely.


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Toasterspark wrote: »
    Congrats Eileen! :)

    Well I think the obvious solution re the parents is to buy them Fifty Shades of Grey first. Then give them your book afterwards.

    EDIT: Just read the excerpt and that will NOT work. You'll just have to write a PG13 version:

    I love that. That's the version I'll show to my parents!

    Actually, if you click "Look inside" you should get more smut.


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    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Well I downloaded it earlier and skimmed the first few pages. I like that there's no messing around, straight into the filth. :D


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    Toasterspark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭Toasterspark


    Das Kitty wrote: »
    Well I downloaded it earlier and skimmed the first few pages. I like that there's no messing around, straight into the filth. :D

    I know, right? Not even a page or two of build-up! :P


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Hey, it's not easy to get into the filth that fast.


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Amazon is being a dick. It won't let me sample or buy this because my Kindle account is not set to the US.


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    Das Kitty
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    pickarooney wrote: »
    Amazon is being a dick. It won't let me sample or buy this because my Kindle account is not set to the US.

    That's funny. I had mine set to Europe and it worked fine on my iPhone through Safari. Went to the kindle store.


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    Kinski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭Kinski


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Amazon is being a dick. It won't let me sample or buy this because my Kindle account is not set to the US.

    You can switch back and forth. Add a new address in addition to your real one - just use your name and a friend's Irish address, tie it to your Kindle account, and you'll be automatically redirected to the US store, then you'll probably be able to buy it (not all US titles are available to Irish users, so a US address is better.) Set your real address back as your main one when you're done. That should work. Not sure what will happen to your purchases, though, since Amazon can remove stuff from your device - I stick to the UK store the whole time.


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    no kindle, but thankfully an ipod touch - will buy this :D


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    pickarooney
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    Kinski wrote: »
    You can switch back and forth. Add a new address in addition to your real one - just use your name and a friend's Irish address, tie it to your Kindle account, and you'll be automatically redirected to the US store, then you'll probably be able to buy it (not all US titles are available to Irish users, so a US address is better.) Set your real address back as your main one when you're done. That should work. Not sure what will happen to your purchases, though, since Amazon can remove stuff from your device - I stick to the UK store the whole time.

    Bit of a pain to do that, but if Irish/UK readers can access it I don't think it's much of an issue; the French market will probably not be significant for Eileen.


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Amazon is being a dick. It won't let me sample or buy this because my Kindle account is not set to the US.

    It's on Amazon.co.uk as well.


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Bit of a pain to do that, but if Irish/UK readers can access it I don't think it's much of an issue; the French market will probably not be significant for Eileen.

    Not much in France, but I sell a dozen books a month to Amazon.de No idea why.


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    38Flowers
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    Eileen
    Congrats on the book publishing!:D


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    pickarooney
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    EileenG wrote: »
    Not much in France, but I sell a dozen books a month to Amazon.de No idea why.

    Because they're divils for a bit o' filth?


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    just read it quickly there, great story, well done!! very well written

    there's a typo on one of the early pages "she'd would"
    great work though


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    bluewolf wrote: »
    just read it quickly there, great story, well done!! very well written

    there's a typo on one of the early pages "she'd would"
    great work though

    Thanks.

    I can't believe after all that editing, a typo slipped through. We have a dragon on an editor who gave us hell and put us through three rounds of edits, and something still slipped through.


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    #26
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    A dragon is no match for a wolf.


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    #27
    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    This is a dragon who says things like "I think you need a bit more clit and cock in this scene".


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    coffee_cake
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    EileenG wrote: »
    This is a dragon who says things like "I think you need a bit more clit and cock in this scene".

    Oh, that applies in any situation :cool:


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Oh, that applies in any situation :cool:

    Not when I'm telling my mother what my book is about.


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    coffee_cake
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    EileenG wrote: »
    Not when I'm telling my mother what my book is about.

    well it might shock her, then your story won't seem as out there :p

    I suppose you could be very selective and say
    it's a nice love story about this couple who have a few mix ups at the start and yer man has an evil ex wife on the scene then they live happily ever after
    :p:p
    hows that for a cleaned up version
    of course then you have to tell her never to read it...


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    EileenG
    Registered Users Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    I had sent another story to the same publisher before I wrote this one, and they've just got back to me to say they really like the world build and characters, but the sex scenes are not strong enough and the language is not frank enough.....


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