Buy my sister's book!

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 22:09

Curiosity wrote:

I am going to get a book published. When I write one, that is.

In the meantime, I have some short stories that are kinda fun and I think pretty decent. However, I am not sure what to do to get them published, as most 'getting published' material is for novels/non-fiction (unsurprisingly, since they sell a lot more).

Dude, you should try harder, I really liked that "personification of chance" one you did "for me"

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 22:10

Curiosity wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Stick them online for us to read, then.

http://www.urbis.com/media/view/101775/chance

If you make it all the way through and want to comment on it, do so here or via PM or something, and not on that site.

This story was, for the record, inspired by Malc (though it does not feature eggs).

Ah shit, I should read the whole thread before posting hey?

Malc

pupil · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:06

The Rev Owen wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Stick it online for us to read, then.

Um, here's a short story I wrote a few years ago. It might be very rubbish, I dare not read it again. I tend to get red-faced and feel sick and ashamed when I read things I wrote. Except the novel I wrote, which I think is a good sign.

Anyway, a very, very short short story. Story.

http://www.inverty.com/fiction/tick.htm

I just read this, it's brilliant. Truly, well done, a really beautiful story.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 13:20

The Chance story is equally great. Are there any more?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 14:04

Grim... wrote:

The Chance story is equally great. Are there any more?

Hurrah!

I have another story on that website, but it's only a first draft and I'd prefer to edit it. I'm also writing another short story at the moment which has a 'deadline' of Sunday night, so there should be another next week.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:58

Contratulations to your sister, I've love to get published one day.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

So, Squirt, 5 years later, did your sister make it as a novelist?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

She wrote three novels and got them published. They did OK I think, but the time taken writing the things compared to the earnings she got meant she was earning less than minimum wage all told. She still writes, but magazine articles and a bit of ghost writing. So sort of, but not totally!

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 12:43

So, nine years later, I read one of Squirt's sister's books!

It was called "Jam Tomorrow" and it was about a load of people that went for a holiday to a farm for a weekend but ended up stuck there for ages.

It was pretty good! The ending was a bit fluffy and the title made no sense, but I enjoyed it.

Oh, and the formatting was all shitty on the Kindle, new paragraphs starting halfway across the page and shit. But that's probably not all her fault.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

So, nine years later, I read one of Squirt's sister's books!

It was called "Jam Tomorrow" and it was about a load of people that went for on holiday to a farm for a weekend but ended up stuck there for ages.

It was pretty good! The ending was a bit fluffy and the title made no sense, but I enjoyed it.

Oh, and the formatting was all shitty on the Kindle, new paragraphs starting halfway across the page and shit. But that's probably not all her fault.

"Jam tomorrow" is a philosophical concept - it basically means something that will never happen ("you can't have jam today, but you can have jam tomorrow!"). It's very Jeremy Corbyn.

I think it comes from Alice in Wonderland.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 13:04

I was not aware of that.

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I'm still not sure it makes sense, but eh, titles are hard.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 13:06

Oh, and Deri's wife had a crazy name, which I think was pronounced "Helen" (that's what I did in my head anyway).

Nowhere near as bad as 'Kvothe' though.

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Is there another one of them yet?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

I would gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 13:06

There is not. Not even a date

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Grim... wrote:

There is not. Not even a date

I think he's given up. A bit like one of my other favourite authors, Alan Campbell.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Grim... wrote:

So, nine years later, I read one of Squirt's sister's books!

Huzzah!

Grim... wrote:

It was pretty good! The ending was a bit fluffy and the title made no sense, but I enjoyed it.

One for the cover!

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Grim... wrote:

So, nine years later, I read one of Squirt's sister's books!

Huzzah!

Grim... wrote:

It was pretty good! The ending was a bit fluffy and the title made no sense, but I enjoyed it.

One for the cover!

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 13:51

Ask her how to pronounce Deri's wife's name next time you see her.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Grim... wrote:

Ask her how to pronounce Deri's wife's name next time you see her.

I called her and told her what you said, and she said it's pronounced "Tell the bloody idiot the ending is fucking awesome" - I think it might have been a bad line ?:|

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2017 14:54

That's an odd way to pronounce it!

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