I have finally got round to putting up books by Tom Saunders, Eric Swanepoel and Karl Wiggins. Do go to the front page and follow the links to buy the books. They are all very good and well worth every penny!
My copy of Tom's book arrived in the post yesterday and I'll be snuggling under my Arsenal duvet with coffee and scones and the book tonight. I'll submit a review when it is all yummed up (review the book not the scones that is!)
jude
"Cacoethes scribendi"
http://www.judesworld.net
Yes of course!
Martin - I think you have sent me your stuff and I'll get it on as soon as I have a minute - Gilbert, did you send me your info? If so I'll dig back and find it - if not - and for anyone else who has a book to sell - then send it to me at tcook@abctales.com
Sorry for delays - life is very complicated at the moment as I attempt to earn a living and sufficient money to expand ABC.
Hi Martin,
I've just placed an order for your book on Amazon. As well as being a big fan of your poetry, I think it is really important that we support each other.
I've been talking with various friends in the field and I'm at the stage where I could get a short collection published, possibly by a Christian publishing house (yuck) as this will carry it to a wider market via christian bookshops.
My hesitation is - what am I trying to acheive? I have to confess to not really having a drive to reach people and I see the project as being there to persuade a publishing house to carry the book so that I can buy a few copies to give to my friends....but then I give poetry to my friends anyway electronically...
shall i bother?
jude
"Cacoethes scribendi"
http://www.judesworld.net
Of course you should bother. If they want to publish it, that's their decision. You're not forcing them to do something against their will. Besides, who knows who you'll reach once its in a shop.
"You don't need the light of the Lord to read the handwriting on the wall." Copies of Warsaw Tales available through www.new-ink.org
Certainly you should do it, Jude. Why not? It's good to see stuff in print whatever happens.
If you want to buy my book, visit my blog: http://whatisthisstrangeplace.blogspot.com/
cheers jude
of course you should bother, my sales figures are a bit on the low side, but it's in print, it's at the british library, it has an isbn no, it's at 3 other libraries as far as i know...I'm just so pleased iit's out there
There's nothing more mind-teasing than the incomprehensible eagerly avowed -
Dennett