I haven't read it, but there's nothing to stop me posting one of course....
Just save yourself some time, and give it five stars I'd appreciate notes like "a non-stop thrill ride," or "the femme fatale just leaps off the page."
Great, but will they be personalized; i.e., "To Hardyboy, without whom none of this would be possible, even the printing, ink, and binding"?
Anything you want, my friend!
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For Facebook members...here's a dedicated B&A page:
I've set up a little chat room there, as well. Hope you stop by!
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For anyone who's curious, the "Look Inside!" feature is now active at Amazon.com:
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Got my first copies of the book today---quite a rush; can't really articulate it. thesecretagent will understand...
I'll be getting pre-orders out ASAP...thanks to all who supported me with orders early on---I haven't forgotten about you! And of course I'm still in business on http://oscarjade.com ...let's turn Outskirts Press into the Oscar Jade Book Printing Company 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
Got my first copies of the book today---quite a rush; can't really articulate it. thesecretagent will understand...
I'll be getting pre-orders out ASAP...thanks to all who supported me with orders early on---I haven't forgotten about you! And of course I'm still in business on http://oscarjade.com ...let's turn Outskirts Press into the Oscar Jade Book Printing Company B-)
Congrats Loeffs -{
It's like elation and a little deflation all at once, like the rollercoaster ride has suddenly thrown you to your destination and you don't want to get off yet. Well, that ride was just one of many - time to make B&A work. Good luck.
BTW - Haven't had chance to read for a while with a three year old and 10 month old, but I'm making B&A an exception - will order a signed copy from you right now!
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Actually, I'm going to get one from Amazon. It's nice to watch those sales mount up, and it's better for you in the long run if you sell more through outlets than from your own supply. It gets your name out there... -{
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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
Ordered my first copy through Barnes and Noble yesterday. I went in to the store and asked a clerk at the counter to look it up. It wasn't showing in their system, so I had her reference the item number from the B&N website. She was able to order it for me from there. The book is shipping directly to my home. I had the option of shipping to the store, but it cost more that way ?:) Anyway, there are two Barnes & Noble locations here in Tucson, and since I want two copies (one for reading and one for collector's sake) I'll repeat the exercise at the other store. I don't know if this does any good for you, Loeffs, but maybe - just maybe - they'll latch onto the book here somehow and get it on the shelves for you.
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Cheers guys! {[] And thanks... I really need Jade to rescue me from my s****y day job. "Help me, Obi Oscar. You're my only hope!" )
Daren: at my local B&N, they keyed in the book's ISBN and there it was...don't know what the deal is with that...and the B&N website still doesn't have the synopsis in the "product desciption" section...grr.
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LOL, great shot, tsa )
I couldn't be any happier with the look and feel of the final product...sure hope you enjoy it---you're probably the first non-Yank to read it (I'm racking up a lot of firsts these past couple of weeks)...thanks again for the support! {[]
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
My copy arrived this morning- thanks, Loeff! Autographed and dedicated, too; the Bride was most impressed. I obviously haven't read it yet though I'll be starting it tonight, so all I can do is to echo everyone's comments on darenhat's wonderful artwork. It's impressive, it's atmospheric, and it's quality through and through. Daren, if you fancy doing a CD cover just let me know....
Thanks again, Mark. I don't suppose you'd fancy being interviewed by telephone on my radio show this Saturday....? Introduce ol'Oscar to Scotland!
can't wait to get my copy...ordering it in the next couple weeks after I move back to school and get settled. Need something good to read to start my senior year at university off right!
this will be the first mail delivered to me at my new place :x
Just joking! Completely and utterly hooked. Love Oscar already, especially as he's instantly flawed. Didn't expect the foot, just adds perfect realism. Very well written/edited and extremely cohesive. I love your writing style Leoffs - pity a crying ten month old put me off my stride late last night - going to get some pages turned tonight though.
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My copy arrived this morning- thanks, Loeff! Autographed and dedicated, too; the Bride was most impressed. I obviously haven't read it yet though I'll be starting it tonight, so all I can do is to echo everyone's comments on darenhat's wonderful artwork. It's impressive, it's atmospheric, and it's quality through and through. Daren, if you fancy doing a CD cover just let me know....
Thanks for the kind words! If the rest of The Skunnered approves, my services are available!
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Daren, I hope you've seen the finished product by now; your personal copy will be en route as soon as the dust settles...lots of traffic on http://oscarjade.com at the moment!
Meanwhile...looks like B&A's worldwide radio debut will be on Scottish FM radio, courtesy of my good friend Barbel...should be this Saturday! Watch this thread for details...
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
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Just joking! Completely and utterly hooked. Love Oscar already, especially as he's instantly flawed. Didn't expect the foot, just adds perfect realism. Very well written/edited and extremely cohesive. I love your writing style Leoffs - pity a crying ten month old put me off my stride late last night - going to get some pages turned tonight though.
Been there and done that with the 10 month-old...and I'm very pleased you're enjoying it...
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
got a package from something called "Wooden Spoon Enterprises" today...can't have imagined what was inside of it...
LO! an awesome book signed by an awesome author
can't wait to start reading it!
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That might just be my favourite pic of you yet :x
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For my pal Barbel...
Thanks for the radio plug, mate {[] Here I just paid you back with a book, and now I'm racking up more debt! It was a pleasure chatting with you and the boys this morning...wonder what your listeners made of it... {:)
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Thanks, Alex! I appreciate it mightily, and hope you enjoy it.
tsa...you've made a very long day at my s****y day job seem less onerous. Thanks much {[]
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I'm at Chapter 10 now, and I have to say it's wonderful. The characters live and breathe, my fave so far being Claude. When we were on the air, I meant to ask you about casting- the only one I mentioned was that
I saw Myrna Mallory more as Mary Astor than Lauren Bacall and you didn't contradict me; which may be significant... (Obviously you'll know that Mallory was Raymond Chandler's first choice for Philip Marlowe's surname). So, my question is- which of today's actors do you see as Oscar Jade? Bruce Willis would have been my choice ten or fifteen years ago- perhaps Clive Owen...?
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Just save yourself some time, and give it five stars
Anything you want, my friend!
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-Ashes-The-Debut-Oscar-Jade-Thriller/101913173200968
I've set up a little chat room there, as well. Hope you stop by!
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&submit.x=31&keywords=9781432759346&tag=outskirtspres-20&index=books&submit.y=11&link_code=qs
...And the price has come down there a bit...although the best price for a non-signed copy is still at Barnes & Noble:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=1432759345
Helpfully yours,
L.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I'll be getting pre-orders out ASAP...thanks to all who supported me with orders early on---I haven't forgotten about you!
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Congrats Loeffs -{
It's like elation and a little deflation all at once, like the rollercoaster ride has suddenly thrown you to your destination and you don't want to get off yet.
BTW - Haven't had chance to read for a while with a three year old and 10 month old, but I'm making B&A an exception - will order a signed copy from you right now!
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Couple of online plugs: The first, from my editor's blog:
http://blog.kallisti.ca/
The second is my release from yahoo:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Blood-Ashes-Heralds-Literary-prnews-2204633672.html;_ylt=AqhU1sfrAbKsSOQIyQdpYcqscq9_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkajE5Y2dyBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNuZXdzSHViQXJ0aWNsZUxpc3QEc2xrA2Jsb29kYXNoZXNoZQ--?x=0
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
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Daren: at my local B&N, they keyed in the book's ISBN and there it was...don't know what the deal is with that...and the B&N website still doesn't have the synopsis in the "product desciption" section...grr.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Looks great, has a real quality feel to it and I'm going to start it this weekend. Well done Loeffs!
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I couldn't be any happier with the look and feel of the final product...sure hope you enjoy it---you're probably the first non-Yank to read it (I'm racking up a lot of firsts these past couple of weeks)...thanks again for the support! {[]
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Thanks again, Mark. I don't suppose you'd fancy being interviewed by telephone on my radio show this Saturday....? Introduce ol'Oscar to Scotland!
this will be the first mail delivered to me at my new place :x
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Just joking! Completely and utterly hooked. Love Oscar already, especially as he's instantly flawed. Didn't expect the foot, just adds perfect realism. Very well written/edited and extremely cohesive. I love your writing style Leoffs - pity a crying ten month old put me off my stride late last night - going to get some pages turned tonight though.
http://apbateman.com
Thanks for the kind words! If the rest of The Skunnered approves, my services are available!
Meanwhile...looks like B&A's worldwide radio debut will be on Scottish FM radio, courtesy of my good friend Barbel...should be this Saturday! Watch this thread for details...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
You're tough on an old man's heart...
Been there and done that with the 10 month-old...and I'm very pleased you're enjoying it...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
LO! an awesome book signed by an awesome author
can't wait to start reading it!
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
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Thanks for the radio plug, mate {[] Here I just paid you back with a book, and now I'm racking up more debt! It was a pleasure chatting with you and the boys this morning...wonder what your listeners made of it... {:)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Well, let's see if you get any sales from Scotland over the next week!
Well, I've gone ahead and read four pages at amazon. I'm going to have to order now!
Depending on when I can borrow the credit card and Amazon's shipping. Looking foward to a copy.
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tsa...you've made a very long day at my s****y day job seem less onerous. Thanks much {[]
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I saw Myrna Mallory more as Mary Astor than Lauren Bacall and you didn't contradict me; which may be significant... (Obviously you'll know that Mallory was Raymond Chandler's first choice for Philip Marlowe's surname). So, my question is- which of today's actors do you see as Oscar Jade? Bruce Willis would have been my choice ten or fifteen years ago- perhaps Clive Owen...?