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Al B. Harper

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I'll bear you in mind as a beta reader when I finally get back to "Premium Delivery to the Centre of the Earth".

Good good.

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It's a different situation with work-for-hire because there is afer more regulation and usually one isn't allowed to make an changes to the status quo. The same is somewhat true when writing established characters like Sherlock Holmes. It's a different discipline and on the whole one I find a bit more difficult.

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I suppose whn I'm writing on-spec or when I'm given carte blanche I can play my "natural game", and who doesn't enjoy that?

That seems logical now that I think about it.

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It was partly enjoyable. Editors that analyse your structural as well as grammatical weakness are discomfiting sometimes.

But is that what makes a better editor?

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I have had to go to great lengths to get breakdowns of what amounts I'm sent actually represent.

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I recall you mentioning this previously. It seems so strange to me, but what would I know.

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I suspect this is what agents are for.

Slimy agents. Only in it for themselves.

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You're welcome to have a go, of course.

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This year I mean to take a serious look at marketing at least one work of mine. I'm currently "holding" a Chillwater Press novel called Labours of Hercules (which is what it says, a mythical adventure story) until I have the capacity to give it a proper launch push. Either that or TTC vol 2 if I get it written sometime will be "the one" I go for it with.

I'll keep an eye out for it.

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One thing I have also seen which has worked is offering a teaser - the first chapter (or book in a series) for free at the Kindle store - or something like that. Get them in. Rope them up.

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Amazon does offer the options of "read the first bit free" and "look inside" which I regularly authorise. Sometimes I also but samples up on my webpage, e.g. http://www.chillwater.org.uk/writing/robin%201%20chapter%201.htm

Yes, it's the promotion of this that helps too, in addition to just having it there.

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I also ran into the best friend of best-selling SF writer and screenplay author Ian Watson, who was delighted at the possibility of "getting the two Ians together onstage". I am now hiding.

*chuckle* We'll make a celebrity out of you yet!

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The Visionary appreciation thread. · Al B. Harper · Mon Jan 11, 2016 at 07:24:34 pm EST
- Vizh is appreciated greatly · killer shrike · Sat Jan 23, 2016 at 02:22:50 pm EST
  - I can't remember, did Alcheman join for real at one stage? (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sat Jan 23, 2016 at 09:27:20 pm EST
- That's quite the gallery. Quality stuff. (no text) · WGMY 104.1 doesn't know much about art, but etc. · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 07:05:14 pm EST
  - Perhaps we need some art of some of the regular announcers on WGMY 104.1? More art is always good! (no text) · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 08:34:11 pm EST
- I forgot about a lot of these... (no text) · Anime Jason · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 09:57:33 am EST
  - Do you have the 'Yuki on bike' one saved as a big pic? If so - please share! Also, is the pic upload broken or just removed? No prob either way, it would just be goo ... (no text) · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 08:35:28 pm EST
- Wow... It's touching to be appreciated! · Visionary · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 11:56:34 pm EST
  - None of them turn into ponies. (no text) · HH sees this as a helpful sign of recovery · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 04:13:33 am EST
    - Which is kind of surprising considering that Hasbro owns both properties. · Visionary · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 03:09:18 pm EST
      - They knew what they were doing with the Punisher, surely. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 08:37:13 pm EST
      - Your Trans-Formers are fab - strangely cute. That other toy is the stuff of nightmares. (no text) · WGMY 104.1 · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 06:49:39 pm EST
  - Re: Wow... It's touching to be appreciated! · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 01:00:12 am EST
    - Re: Wow... It's touching to be appreciated! · Visionary · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 03:29:14 pm EST
      - Re: Wow... It's touching to be appreciated! · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 08:39:20 pm EST
- He met some ponnies and that was the end of it... · Yo I tried to post Yo woman pict..but failded · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 05:28:25 pm EST
  - Artistically, I've always been easily led astray... · Visionary · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 12:04:42 am EST
    - writters dry or draught or something..But I think we all need things happening at the board to answer w stories...when quiet is difficult to get inspiration · Yo · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 05:43:24 pm EST
  - Yeah, I don't think we can use the attachment option on the board anymore. Jason can you please verify? Yo - if you want to email me the pics I can add them - email ... · Al B. Harper · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 06:03:25 pm EST
  - BTW; not a post to look at in crowdy buses or underground..:) ;) (no text) · Yo got funny looks from people at the metro · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 05:33:59 pm EST
    - No doubt they're just jealous that you must know who these awesome looking characters are! (no text) · Al B. Harper · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 06:04:31 pm EST
      - No doubt :) (no text) · Yo · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 05:44:26 pm EST
- I don't think I've ever seen that Ham-Boy pic · L! · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 01:32:33 pm EST
  - Good isn't it? Circa UT #345. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 06:00:24 pm EST
- He used to be so good. Whatever happened to that guy? · HH · Mon Jan 11, 2016 at 07:52:33 pm EST
  - The fame was all too much for him is what I heard. · Al B. Harper · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 12:50:28 am EST
    - He's a recluse now, shambling around his mansion in nothing but carpet slippers. · HH · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 07:17:53 am EST
      - Well, I'm glad we don't have an updated Visionary pic to go with that. · Al B. Harper · Tue Jan 12, 2016 at 06:08:33 pm EST
        
        You'd have to strategically place a little pony. Very carefully. · HH · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 04:22:39 am EST
        
        I delegate that job to Nats. · Al B. Harper · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 04:44:20 am EST
        
        He's not here as far as I know. You may have to leap on that... grenade. · HH · Thu Jan 14, 2016 at 07:58:11 am EST
        
        HamBoy has experience with sausages - he can do it. · Al B. Harper · Fri Jan 15, 2016 at 06:28:17 pm EST
        
        Can is not the same as will. · HH · Sat Jan 23, 2016 at 09:38:43 am EST
        
        Yes Hood Yoda · Al B. Harper · Sat Jan 23, 2016 at 10:05:06 pm EST
        
        Smartass you are! · HH · Sun Jan 24, 2016 at 11:59:57 am EST
        
        I must have been locked out of that mansion and suffered for lack of pockets to hold keys. (no text) · Visionary · Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 12:05:54 am EST
        
        Tell it to the judge. (no text) · HH · Sat Jan 23, 2016 at 09:39:35 am EST