Saturday 10 March 2012

BIGGER, BETTER, LEANER & MEANER THAN BEFORE - MANCHESTER 6 RE-RELEASED!!!

I'm proud of this. Really proud. Put a lot of effort into ensuring the reader gets good value.  Re-reading and re-editing it felt like I was reading someone else's work, and the satisfying thing was, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Never been one to blow me own trumpet, but I'd buy it!!! :-)

I admit, I kinda rushed in last time, but if things hadn't panned out the way they did, I probably wouldn't have reached this point, and learned so much.

And here's a paradox... despite Manc 6 being much leaner, it's also fatter! I've added a few little bonuses for the reader - which I won't spoil here - as well as bringing on board a top photographer in Nigel Maitland to do the covers (yeah, there was an 'S' in covers!). You did a crackin' job, Nige - thanks.  Check out his work here.

NOTE: I kept the same title as it's the same (re-edited) six stories and, more importantly, so that people weren't inadvertently duped into buying the same book (even though I know it's much better than before).

You can preview it or buy it here (UK) or here (US).

The great thing is Amazon put back up my 23 reviews without asking, which was jolly decent of them. Do me a favour though, even if you don't buy it, agree with the tags and 'like' if you'd be so kind.

Friday 9 March 2012

BYKER BOOKS' RADGEPACKET LAUNCH & A LITTLE TEASER FROM ME...

Here's what Byker Ed has to say...
"It's true kids - there's another 'Radge' launch happening on the streets of Britain... sorry! We'll be having our soiree (posh eh?) at The Back Page Bookshop, 53 St. Andrews St, Newcastle upon Tyne on 10th March between 12:00 and 15:00. There'll be a bit of booze, some nibbly stuff, a guest speaker (proper author like!) and, of course, loads of banter. Coming?"


Personally, I'm gutted that I can;t make it due to work commitments.  Especially as my story WANTED won a place alongside the likes of Nick Quantrill, Alan Griffiths, Paul Brazill, Darren Sant, Danny Hill, Ian Ayris, Pete Sortwell, Charlie Wade, Sally Spedding, Luca Veste, Craig Douglas and many more...


Here's Ed again to fill you in (he's a bit of a tough guy!)...
"The Radgepacket series goes from strength to strength with each volume, and in this our sixth book of short stories, you'll find twenty-two of Britain's best 'unsigned and unhinged' authors. They'll entertain you with tales of bus stops and loony cops, loan sharks and car parks, big fat blokes, dodgy smokes, lines of coke and some appalling jokes. So come and have a read if you think you're hard enough!"


On another note, there are rumours that I have a 'manly chest'... :-)


COMING SOON... SO SOON I CAN TASTE IT...


  Thanks for the tag-line, Luca! :-)