Just Published my first novel...

[I Hate Hleb]

Bump-diddly-ump!



From SID's Book thread;

Update on my first self published novel. Sold a good few, but mostly to family and friends to be honest and nowhere near enough to give up the day job!

Anyway, if anyone wants a bargain pressie for someone those cheeky cúnts at Amazon have taken £3 off my novel. The fuckers. Better come out of their end and not mine!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lads-Incorporat ... corporated

I'd rather boil my own fucking head

Luckily for you flash, I've just published a new book titled: '101 ways to cook human body parts'!!

[DB10GOONER]

Bump-diddly-ump!



From SID's Book thread;

Update on my first self published novel. Sold a good few, but mostly to family and friends to be honest and nowhere near enough to give up the day job!

Anyway, if anyone wants a bargain pressie for someone those cheeky cúnts at Amazon have taken £3 off my novel. The fuckers. Better come out of their end and not mine!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lads-Incorporat ... corporated

I'd rather boil my own fucking head

To be honest, I'd rather you boiled your own fucking head too. But that's a whole different issue.

[Rugby Gooner]

Well Done Sir!!!
Is there an ISBN number for it? It just makes it easier when you order a book.I will definately invest in one.

[g88ner]

Well Done Sir!!!
Is there an ISBN number for it? It just makes it easier when you order a book.I will definately invest in one.

ISBN-10: 1471662365
ISBN-13: 978-1471662362

[SPUDMASHER]

If I buy this I am basically taking a rick which could cost me a lot more money than you imagine. I normally wipe my arse with books that are utter shite and given that I'd probably buy the e-copy...................


seriously though, well done fuckmuppet

[DB10GOONER]

If I buy this I am basically taking a rick which could cost me a lot more money than you imagine. I normally wipe my arse with books that are utter shite and given that I'd probably buy the e-copy...................


seriously though, well done fuckmuppet

[OneBardGooner]

Pre-destined or simply cause and effect as in two asteroids colliding after missing each other in orbital staus for almost 10 million years...??? THAT is the question...to find out more read "Hum". 10/10

[DB10GOONER]

Pre-destined or simply cause and effect as in two asteroids colliding after missing each other in orbital staus for almost 10 million years...??? THAT is the question...to find out more read "Hum". 10/10

WTF?!

Seriously, I mean, WTF??!!

Advertising some other cúnt's novel on MY novel thread? Is you a mentalist?

[LeftfootlegendGooner]

Straight up. Been writing for magazines and websites for years and have a couple of screenplays out in Hollywood being looked at by various agents (but am not holding my breath on the mythical $1million “option” payment arriving any day soon! ).

Been working on two novels for about a year or two now and had some meetings with agents and publishers but basically the Oirish publishing industry is down to “Yeah we might publish it, but you’d need to advance buy the first 150 copies yourself to cover our risk”.

Fuck. That.

A mate then suggested I look into self-publishing and self-marketing. So I did and ended up publishing my first novel “Lads Incorporated” this week through Lulu.com Publishing. Have to admit it was a lot of work, you have to format it just right, and set the cover image just so, and MSWord is the biggest pain in the arse to work with. It's an "adult" comedy and if you are easily offended I'd avoid it tbh! But I've had all positive feedback from the few people I let proof read it prior to publishing.

Anyway, it’s published.

Paperback is £16.48 (€19.99) of which I receive about €6. As that is admittedly a bit pricey for a paperback I also set up an ebook version at £6.59 (€7.99) of which I receive about €5.

Here’s a link to my Lulu.com page where anyone that wants to can buy a copy; http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Alan_Paul_Kelly

The second novel is a military/conspiracy thriller and should be published in the next week or two – if I ever get the time to finish the fucking formatting.

Oh for some unknown (as yet) reason the ebook preview chapter is not working on the site but the paperback preview chapter is.

Well done DB.....

TBH I thought it was going to be a book of short stories but anyhow good luck with it.....£16.49 is a bit steep so whoever does purchase the one copy can I put myself down for a "lend"

[DB10GOONER]

Fuck you very much, Lefty!

Just saw that quote there again;

"The second novel is a military/conspiracy thriller and should be published in the next week or two – if I ever get the time to finish the fucking formatting."

A year later and still not published it. Got led around by the snot by an agent here for months on end who then ultimately decided "nah fuck it not for me" so I did a re-read and then a couple of edits and now I'm half way through basically re-writing the whole second half of the novel!

Don't think I'll go the self-publishing route this time - too much work, not enough return. Think I'll just persevere and send it to every agent and publisher under the sun.

[LDB]

People around here have very funny ways of coming out. First g88ner and his sewing machine and now this

[DB10GOONER]

People around here have very funny ways of coming out. First g88ner and his sewing machine and now this

Well, whilst I'm flattered, I have to turn you down. Sorry, married with two kids.

[Chippy]

Only just caught up on this thread. Well done. It says on the Amazon page that you can authorise a Kindle version. I will buy it I can get it on Kindle.

[Top Londoner]

What's with all this bumping very old threads then? I thought it could lead to being banned, or a least a threat of a ban?



Actually, I missed it first time around, so well done DB.
I actually enjoy reading your posts. They're witty and well written.
I'm buying your book for my in-flight entertainment on my way over to Oz, although the free bubbly should make sure of some other type of entertainment.

Congrats on getting published.



p.s I shall write a review once I have finished it. Does it have any pictures?

[DB10GOONER]

Only just caught up on this thread. Well done. It says on the Amazon page that you can authorise a Kindle version. I will buy it I can get it on Kindle.

You can buy an ebook version of it here, Chips;

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Alan_Paul_Kelly

You can also buy it here;

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lads-in ... 1471662546

Hope you enjoy it!