It’s exciting to announce, as foreshadowed last week, that my first novel
DEAD FLIES AND SHERRY TRIFLE
is now available on Kindle. Here’s the link.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Flies-Sherry-Trifle-Geoff-ebook/dp/B00OPDDQU4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413879763&sr=8-1&keywords=geoff+le+pard
If you do decide to try it out, then please think about a review.
And as it is my first and a lot of people have suffered with me to bring it to this point, I intend making some recompense by donating all the proceeds to my local youth charity, Streatham Youth and Community Trust. For more on what SYCT do, click here.
For those of you who are still paper based when it comes to books, I am working on the paperback version. Watch this space.
And finally THANK YOU to all those who have shown me support and given me encouragement over the last few days, months and years.
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About TanGental
My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published three anthologies of short stories and a memoir of my mother. More will appear soon. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too.
These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
I gotta click on this. That may be the single best title I’ve ever seen!
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Many, many congratulations! It’s a great feeling, publishing your first book. I wish you all the best of luck and hope it becomes a smash hit 🙂
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Thanks Dylan. Here’s hoping. And thanks for pointing Ben my way. It wouldn’t have happened without his sage guidance. Now for the PoD!
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Woo Hoo! How wonderful Geoff, many, many congratulations, can’t wait to read it. I have a Kindle Paperwhite now but part of me would prefer the paperback. I promise to read your book as soon as I can in either form. Crack open the bubbly, it’s time to celebrate. So happy for you 🙂
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Congratulations! It’s got a very intriguing title and cover. I will check this out very soon.
And I just noticed you’ve got my blog listed in your favourites. Thank you so much!
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That’d because you were one of the most balanced commentators on the referendum I came across. When I was young and a bit of a boy I had a motorbike. I couldn’t afford for anyone else to service it so I bought a Haynes manual and used it as my guide to sort out any issues. I don’t know if they still exist or if you ever came across them but they had pages of easy descriptions and photos of what you were seeing and led you, step by easy step through the impenetrable spaghetti that was the internal combustion engine. As they didn’t come from the manufacture they told you if something was unnecessarily difficult or stupidly put together and gave you cheats to sort them out. Your referendum posts were like that for me; simple unbiased guides to how it all fitted together. I’m rather hoping (not really) that we do end up with a referendum on Europe if only to have your take on it!
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Ooh, Yes those Haynes manuals were fab – not that I could ever follow them but they looked good on the bookshelves. I wonder if they are still around? Nowadays it’s all electronics and hard to do it yourself.
Oops, I’m responding to this is if it’s your blog post!
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Love these strings of conversations!
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I’ve never been compared to a Haynes Manual before! My husband will love it! He definitely has several still lying around.
I’ve just seen your book is around 5000 in the UK Amazon rankings – WELL DONE! (And I haven’t bought yet so it will go higher.)
And please do tell your secret for marketing! I feel pleased whenever mine scrapes inside the top 100,000.
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I really don’t know, Yvonne. I have to admit to not having looked yet. Probably my children who are ferocious supporters.
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Congratulations Geoff! Have downloaded a copy and look forward to reading it. I expect it has gone through some changes since I last saw it. I have spent the last few weeks rewriting mine! Now has a new ending and some new characters!
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Woo. Can’t wait. Can I be a beta reader please? I do so want to read it from start to finish.
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I was so excited to see your post this morning that I shouted it from the rafters of the barn at Carrot Ranch, downloaded it and promptly forgot to comment here…sheesh…BIG CONGRATULATIONS! I’m already through chapter one and hooked! Love the character, Harry Spittle!
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So pleased. I’ve decided my Nano will be a sequel!
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Yay, congratulations, Geoff, how did you celebrate? Presumably you got over all those formatting gremlins? Now you’ll have to do a post on how you did it.
I’m looking forward to everyone’s reactions to That Scene!
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Formatting wasn’t so painful in the end. But yes I should post. The cover art caused as many issues. And let’s see how any reviewers take to it!
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This is so exciting! I will download ASAP. Congratulations! 🙂
(I’m glad you’ve settled on a Nano book to work on.)
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Thanks Sarah; you are very kind!
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Are you going to change your Twitter bio anytime soon? Change the “Aspiring novellist” to “novelist” or something? 🙂
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Now there’s a thought!
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Congratulations, Geoff! 🙂
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Thanks Linda – In honour of your too kind follow, I will celebrate with some gourmet poutine! So much better than kebabs when you have the midnight munchies!!
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Mmm… love poutine! 😀 Enjoy!
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I tried to buy your book but I can’t because I’m in Canada. Will it be available on Amazon.ca sometime in the near future?
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I didn’t know. Others have used .com but I will see what I can do about .ca. Thanks for trying.
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Just be sure to let me know if you figure it out. I can only order from .ca 🙂
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I found it on .ca but it doesn’t show pricing. Was that your problem too?
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Yep. And it says on the right sidebar that it’s not available on amazon.ca.
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Weird isn’t it. I will try and find out what’s going on.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Norway residents can order paperbacks through amazon.co.uk, but can only download to Kindles through amazon.com. A couple of books I want aren’t available through .com yet …. but yay, yours is!! So it’s downloaded and I’ll be jumping into it very soon).
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How exciting! Congratulations! And you are already on Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23437711-dead-flies-and-sherry-trifle.I can’t wait to read it.
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How does it get there I wonder? Well that’s great.
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I believe Amazon either owns or is partnered with Goodreads. I love goodreads as a reader, however from an authors point of view, readers can be mean.
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Ack! I’m so far behind I didn’t even know you’d released already! Can’t wait to read it! 🙂
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Woohoo! Congratulations Geoff! I have just purchased my copy and look forward to reading it. Now I can find out what happens to all those characters I was introduced to in your taster a little while back!
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