My New Book...

mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
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Just started writing my new book. Don't have a working title just yet but i'm working on it. Expect to see it in all good bookhops (and some bad ones) near you.:D

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  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    My new book? Does that mean you've got other's? What's it about?
    She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    It's a crime/thriller about a police officer who has to solve the abduction and murders of 4 young girls while facing the ghosts of his past. He or she haven't decided yet gets caught in a eleberate game a cat and mouse. I don't know whether I'm going to kill them off at the hands of the villian or write a few with the same detective. I'm just experimenting with genre at the moment. I have already written a spy/thriller but my publishing deal fell through. Their loss I suppose!

    Thanks for the intrest Lexi.
  • Mister WhiteMister White The NetherlandsPosts: 814MI6 Agent
    That sounds rather interesting, mrbond.

    I'll be looking forward to hearing more about it. A pity the publishing deal for your first book fell through.

    I do hope the response you got from the publishing company wasn't anything like this:
    mrbond wrote:
    Why oh why would anyone read this crap

    Kind regards,

    Evert
    "Christ, I miss the Cold War."
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    That was funny. I'll let you know when it's finished.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,984Quartermasters
    Good luck on your endeavour, mrbond. As they say: "Come on in...the water's warm!" B-)
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Thank you Loeffelholz. Have you got any writing experiance yourself?
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 11,038MI6 Agent
    girl-with-gun-in-mouth.jpg
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    Well, like any true entrepreneur, or budding author - NEVER GIVE UP -{

    Best of luck with your journey.... you seem to be in very good company here at AJB :D
    She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,984Quartermasters
    mrbond wrote:
    Thank you Loeffelholz. Have you got any writing experiance yourself?

    A little :)
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    girl-with-gun-in-mouth.jpg

    What is up with the picture? LOL
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    That's funny
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 41,853Chief of Staff
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    mrbond wrote:
    Thank you Loeffelholz. Have you got any writing experiance yourself?

    A little :)

    I thought I did the understatement bit around here... :))
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    You do!
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    I have my first rough draft completed!
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,984Quartermasters
    edited February 2010
    Good for you! Sounds like pretty quick work, judging by the date of your first post, so that's pretty impressive :) I started my current project in '07 (though I took a 6-month break to rewrite another one), and just finished today...so I'm quite envious of your productivity. Looking forward to seeing your work! {[] As the cliche goes...it's not as easy as it looks...cheers!
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Thank you Loeffelholz! Your website is very impressive. Well done mate.
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,603MI6 Agent
    At this rate, you could easily knock out another 24 by the years end. Is it like a ladybird book?
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  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Ripped up my first draft! I think it it wasn't something I would enjoy reading then nobody else would. I will start most of it again. I didn't like the direction of my novel. Much harder to write crime than I thought!
    By the way my book should if done well should split into four each section giving a different viewpoint. Hope it reads well.
    And by the way not a ladybird book!
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 11,038MI6 Agent
    "He can knock 'em out like bacon and eggs, y'know..."

    48A25ED25A8562D6B9267FD3B2CF82.jpg
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Yeah your right! Morecumbe and Wise are legends
  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    My first draft took three months. The next draft went to a publisher, then came back two months later with a tear-jerking critique. Two more drafts, a re-write, an editor and an agent's input, and six months later the publisher took it back. A copy-editor and myself did another re-write over the next five months. A year after all this and it was in print. Another six months for the first royalty cheque, advance subtracted, of course. Get used to waiting and don't rush anything.
    Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. If you enjoy crime, espionage, action and fast-moving thrillers follow this link:

    http://apbateman.com
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Ok thanks for the advice thesecretagent. May I enquire as what your book was about?

    Thanks
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Thesecretagent what is your book called?
  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Spiral of Conspiracy, By Anthony P Bateman

    It's an espionage thriller (of course!). An ex-SAS officer is tasked by MI5 to bring in a traitor who has sold the personnel files of The General Intelligence Group field agents. There's also the matter of a missing nuclear device on its way from Latvia to Britain by way of a Cornish fisherman who thinks he's smuggling Russian icons.
    Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. If you enjoy crime, espionage, action and fast-moving thrillers follow this link:

    http://apbateman.com
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    thesecretagent wrote:
    Spiral of Conspiracy, By Anthony P Bateman

    It's an espionage thriller (of course!). An ex-SAS officer is tasked by MI5 to bring in a traitor who has sold the personnel files of The General Intelligence Group field agents. There's also the matter of a missing nuclear device on its way from Latvia to Britain by way of a Cornish fisherman who thinks he's smuggling Russian icons.

    And available on Amazon I see.... :D
    She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Lexi wrote:
    thesecretagent wrote:
    Spiral of Conspiracy, By Anthony P Bateman

    It's an espionage thriller (of course!). An ex-SAS officer is tasked by MI5 to bring in a traitor who has sold the personnel files of The General Intelligence Group field agents. There's also the matter of a missing nuclear device on its way from Latvia to Britain by way of a Cornish fisherman who thinks he's smuggling Russian icons.

    And available on Amazon I see.... :D

    I know, I'm pleased about that - it was published in 1999 - so still selling after eleven years. :)
    Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. If you enjoy crime, espionage, action and fast-moving thrillers follow this link:

    http://apbateman.com
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    thesecretagent wrote:
    Lexi wrote:
    thesecretagent wrote:
    Spiral of Conspiracy, By Anthony P Bateman

    It's an espionage thriller (of course!). An ex-SAS officer is tasked by MI5 to bring in a traitor who has sold the personnel files of The General Intelligence Group field agents. There's also the matter of a missing nuclear device on its way from Latvia to Britain by way of a Cornish fisherman who thinks he's smuggling Russian icons.

    And available on Amazon I see.... :D

    I know, I'm pleased about that - it was published in 1999 - so still selling after eleven years. :)

    The plot sounds very interesting but I have to say it's the Cornish fisherman that really got me intrigued.... (being a Cornish lass myself :)) ) It's a pity there is no reviews.....
    She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
  • mrbondmrbond Posts: 296MI6 Agent
    Sounds good. I think I will buy that aswell as Blood and Ashes!
    Lots of budding authours on here.
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