Writing

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts) Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:43 PM Oct 2022

Got a novel coming out in December.

Hi, all.

Book's called Oranges for Magellan. About a flagpole-sitter in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.

Posted this in the Fiction group & if i'm spamming, blame SheltieLover, she made me do it! (not really but she played a big part)

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Got a novel coming out in December. (Original Post) A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 OP

Congrats to you! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #1

It darn well better be funny! A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #3

Thx! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #5

Congrats!! oldtime dfl_er Oct 2022 #2

Fairly new indie press, Regal House, owned & operated A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #4

Are they promoting it? SheltieLover Oct 2022 #6

Some. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #7

Just ordered it for Kindle. MLAA Oct 2022 #8

Thanks & thanks, MLAA. I hope you enjoy it. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #9

Congratulations! yellerpup Oct 2022 #10

Thank you, yeller. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #11

Loved it! Chalco Jan 2023 #12

thank you, Chalco! A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2023 #13

SheltieLover

(81,744 posts)

1. Congrats to you!

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:47 PM

Oct 2022

Is it funny? I'm enjoying humorous cozies immensely.

Care to tell us about it?

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

3. It darn well better be funny!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:52 PM

Oct 2022

Here's a pretty good interview about it & me.

https://viewsonbooks.com/richard-martin-interview-oranges-for-magellan/

SheltieLover

(81,744 posts)

5. Thx!

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:02 PM

Oct 2022

Looking forward to reading your interview!

Ps- happy to hear it's funny!

oldtime dfl_er

(7,178 posts)

2. Congrats!!

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:51 PM

Oct 2022

Self published? I'm using KDP at Amazon to self publish. It's pretty easy but promotion is difficult.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

4. Fairly new indie press, Regal House, owned & operated

Reply to oldtime dfl_er (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:56 PM

Oct 2022

by women, in North Carolina. I almost had another book published, (about a certain charmingly noxious animal) at an indie in SF, but it went under in the recession. This place is heaven to the hell of that experience.

SheltieLover

(81,744 posts)

6. Are they promoting it?

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:03 PM

Oct 2022

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

7. Some.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 08:06 PM

Oct 2022

And me too. I h*te that part but ya gotta do it.

MLAA

(19,802 posts)

8. Just ordered it for Kindle.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 09:21 PM

Oct 2022

Sounds great and congrats on getting published!

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

9. Thanks & thanks, MLAA. I hope you enjoy it.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:18 PM

Oct 2022

yellerpup

(12,263 posts)

10. Congratulations!

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:39 PM

Oct 2022

Hope you sell a million books!

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

11. Thank you, yeller.

Reply to yellerpup (Reply #10)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:54 PM

Oct 2022

Chalco

(1,442 posts)

12. Loved it!

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 03:58 PM

Jan 2023

I loved this book. Didn't want it to end. Very well written, literary. Good character development, plot twists. I just posted a short review on GoodReads. Congrats, Richard Martin!

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,835 posts)

13. thank you, Chalco!

Reply to Chalco (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 02:35 AM

Jan 2023

I'm happy you enjoyed it. Just read the review. Thank you so much. Sorry it had to end!

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