New Year's Resolution

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 31 Dec 2023
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To publish a book
was my resolution
and to do it myself
the only solution.

I was in no hurry
to get an agent,
to get into print
was more urgent.

I soon hit a snag
about the script;
the problem was
it wasn't yet writ.

I did not panic
and employed AI
to ensure I wasn't
left high and dry.

The artificial text
has gone to press,
we'll have to see
if it'll be a success.

Though we finally
managed to publish
marketing is a task
we have to finish.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2023

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A very good IP response Luigi - Happy New Year to you - hope 2024 is a good one!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thank you Claudine and a Happy New Year to you.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I agree Jacques. Thoughts of a bestseller seldom materialise, still, it's fun trying.

Cheers and Happy New Year, Mon Ami.

Luigi

 

Submitted by marandina on

"I did not panic
and employed AI.."

No need for a man of your talent to employ AI, Luigi. Congrats again on your recent publication and that's an impressive back catalogue of work you have built up with your poetry collections.

Happy New Year to you. Paul

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very kind of you, Paul. I can assure you I haven't used AI for my publication except perhaps for the cover. Have you had a chance to take a peep? One doesn't need to buy the ebook: 15% of the content can be read online free of charge. It is old stuff that people have read on ABC but it could be a refresher,

Happy New Year to you and your family, Paul, and the same to all the ABC's members.

Luigi

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/luigipagano

 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Happy New Year, Luigi, wishing you all good things for 2024. More publications? I hope so!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello, Jane. Nice to hear from you. I haven't written new prose lately I am using old material that I have unpublished and made into an ebook. At the moment I am putting together a sequel to 'Jessica's World' even though the first one hasn't taken off yet. But it's still early days (says he, hopefully). I hope you are keeping well. I am in relatively good health. Best wishes to you and your family for the coming year.

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

HAPPY NEW YEAR LUIGI. 

Jenny. xx

P.S. Publishing is something I have no idea about, which is why I'm so glad we have abc tales to share.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Many thanks, Jenny. My best wishes to you too.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

The problem was, it wasn't yet writ...smiley Tomorrow is another day to write and we have so much fun in the process. Happy New Year everyone xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

We indeed write for fun but we also derive enjoyment from our fellow authors' efforts., like your hilarious tales of Vanessa's dealings with her robot husband Spencer..
Happy New Year.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

My husband has spent quite a bit of time recently helping someone get her writing ready for self-publication ebook and hard copy. Simplest instructions can be complex! Glad to hear you are well and enjoyig writing verse regularly. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello Rhiannon. Doing the preparatory work for self-publishing can be fiddly and time-consuming. I do the necessary formatting of the text and send it to Smashwords.com as a .doc file together with a front book cover. They review it and if there is anything that needs changing they'll let me know otherwise the manuscript is converted to digital and published.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Well, Luigi, you will be in the company of our erstwhile p.m. Boris, who has had that big advance for his book that he can't write, but yours would so much better, being your own work. Happy New Year to you

Dougie Moody

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Dougie. Regardless of who he is and what people think of him, I wouldn't mind exchanging places concerning publication. Not only did he get big advances from publishers, but he seems to have produced quite a few books for a man you say can't write the book he's been paid for. I hazard to speculate that he is dragging his feet on fulfilling his obligation, but as I don't know the reasons, that's just a guess. I thank you for suggesting my book would be better but I'm intrigued when you say  "being your own work". Doesn't he write his own stuff? One must be very careful in expressing one's view nowadays; we read of people taken to court for alleging something or another. Well, at least I had the opportunity to have some writing practice.

Cheers, Luigi

 

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

From what I have read he received some years ago a whopping advance for a tome on Shakespeare, after which he was canvassing academics for material but none have so far obliged. And while others may imply that he consults spirits to guide his pen I would dismiss that as a base calumny wink

Dougie

Dougie Moody

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

laugh