The MTS Braggatorium

jazzman99 · Feb 12, 2014

Checking in for the first time in more than a year....a long year with a lot of problems and distractions that kept me away from the keyboard...to say that I've sold my second story to AHMM.

HistorySleuth · Feb 12, 2014

LIZ! That is great news! And congrats to jazz too! Boy the MTSers are blowin' up the boards with news, huh?

heyjude · Feb 13, 2014

mccardey said:
I had a good day. I'm happy.

That is a very good thing.

lizmonster said:
Is this the right place to put this?

I HAVE AN AGENT.

I'm currently printing out the paperwork, and I guess it's not truly official until both sides have signed; but she already tweeted about me, which feels pretty good.

The degree to which I owe you people is absurd. Thank you is so insufficient I feel almost silly saying it, but here it is:

THANK YOU

I would not be here without AW and all of you.

Liz! Huge congratulations. I am not surprised. Your writing is truly excellent, and that is one lucky agent. :hooray:

grizzletoad1 said:
Hey everyone,

Thanks for the sentiments. It really means a lot. And congratulations to Liz for getting that agent! Way to go. Now just a little more horn blowing. The link on my website to my novel on Kindle Direct is now active. The Create Space link is still inactive while I'm waiting on a proof copy of my paperback to be delivered to me for review. If it looks good, then the paperback will be made available through Create Space and the link to it will be activated! So far I've made about 4 sales since the novel went live on Sunday. Things are looking up.

Fantastic!

jazzman99 said:
Checking in for the first time in more than a year....a long year with a lot of problems and distractions that kept me away from the keyboard...to say that I've sold my second story to AHMM.

Woo-hoo! Congratulations.

vagough · Feb 13, 2014

Way to go, Liz!

BfloGal · Feb 13, 2014

Yay, Liz!! May this lead to many, many exciting announcements in this thread!

Jazz, congrats!

Calla Lily · Feb 13, 2014

Congrats, jazzman!

MarkEsq · Feb 13, 2014

Congrats to Jazzman and Liz, great news!

lizmonster · Feb 13, 2014

Bravo on the Kindle Direct, grizzletoad! And congratulations on AHMM, jazzman - and welcome back to the keyboard.

mccardey · Feb 13, 2014

lizmonster said:
Is this the right place to put this?

I HAVE AN AGENT..

Liz!!! YAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :TheWave:

Well done, you!

wonderactivist · Feb 13, 2014

lizmonster said:
Is this the right place to put this?

I HAVE AN AGENT.

I'm currently printing out the paperwork, and I guess it's not truly official until both sides have signed; but she already tweeted about me, which feels pretty good.

The degree to which I owe you people is absurd. Thank you is so insufficient I feel almost silly saying it, but here it is:

THANK YOU

I would not be here without AW and all of you.

Hooray Liz! You have worked so hard. I hope this agent works as hard for you!

And jazzman, congratulations on the story. AHMM is a big deal.

grizzletoad1 · Feb 13, 2014

Hey guys,

If you want to see some in depth background as to how my novel came to be, have some technical questions about it answered or just want to get my offbeat take a few subjects that interest (or peeve) me, check out my blog at www.therailroadman.com I think you'll find it interesting.

GailD · Feb 13, 2014

lizmonster said:
Is this the right place to put this?

I HAVE AN AGENT.

I'm currently printing out the paperwork, and I guess it's not truly official until both sides have signed; but she already tweeted about me, which feels pretty good.

The degree to which I owe you people is absurd. Thank you is so insufficient I feel almost silly saying it, but here it is:

THANK YOU

I would not be here without AW and all of you.

Congratulations!! This is totally awesome!!!! :snoopy:

I am so happy for you.

Congrats to grizzletoad and jazzman, too. Well done!! :partyguy:

Gravity · Feb 13, 2014

Big congrats to everyone!

muse · Feb 14, 2014

lizmonster said:
Is this the right place to put this?

I HAVE AN AGENT.

I'm currently printing out the paperwork, and I guess it's not truly official until both sides have signed; but she already tweeted about me, which feels pretty good.

The degree to which I owe you people is absurd. Thank you is so insufficient I feel almost silly saying it, but here it is:

THANK YOU

I would not be here without AW and all of you.

Whoo-hoo, Liz. Congratulations. :hooray:

grizzletoad1 · Feb 14, 2014

I jus received my proof copy of my soft cover novel from Create Space. It looks awesome! Now the novel really does seem real! So far, the proof looks good. I have to look it over more in depth, and if it looks good, I'll be giving Create Space the green light and I'll now have a soft cover novel available for sale! Very exciting times!!

Saoirse · Feb 14, 2014

Congrats Liz! And everyone else with news!

pdichellis · Feb 16, 2014

Congrats on all the news! 2014 is looking great for the AW M/T/S crew!

Best wishes,
Peter DiChellis

Introversion · Feb 16, 2014

grizzletoad1 said:
I jus received my proof copy of my soft cover novel from Create Space. It looks awesome! Now the novel really does seem real! So far, the proof looks good. I have to look it over more in depth, and if it looks good, I'll be giving Create Space the green light and I'll now have a soft cover novel available for sale! Very exciting times!!

Woohoo! That's exciting!

GailD · Feb 16, 2014

grizzletoad1 said:
I jus received my proof copy of my soft cover novel from Create Space. It looks awesome! Now the novel really does seem real! So far, the proof looks good. I have to look it over more in depth, and if it looks good, I'll be giving Create Space the green light and I'll now have a soft cover novel available for sale! Very exciting times!!

Congrats, John. That must be such a thrill.

grizzletoad1 · Feb 16, 2014

Woo Hoo indeed! I just got my first review for the novel on Kindle. 4 Stars!

Introversion · Feb 16, 2014

grizzletoad1 said:
Woo Hoo indeed! I just got my first review for the novel on Kindle. 4 Stars!

Hey, that must feel good!

(I can't decide whether I ever want to look at reader reviews, when I ever get to the point of having some. I think I would be wimpily crushed by a really bad review.

)

grizzletoad1 · Feb 17, 2014

Hey, at this point I'll take any review. Then at least I know someone is looking at my novel! Of course, I'd love to have all 4 and 5 star reviews, but you just have to keep in mind that you can't please everybody.

Ken Hoss · Feb 18, 2014

New 4 Star review for Deadly Storm -

"Great action thriller!"

"A fast-paced action thriller with gutsy detective Kelli Storm, who sometimes (maybe often?) lets her zeal to catch a bad guy overwhelm caution."

Follow the link to read more!

tarak · Feb 19, 2014

Congrats everyone, great reviews!

BfloGal · Feb 20, 2014

Congrats on the great reviews!

I'm going to add one. Bloom and Doom is not out yet, but I did get a Goodreads and blog review based on an ARC.

"This book had me at the first page!"

First one. It's probably too much to wish they're all this enthusiastic?

The MTS Braggatorium

Recovering Academic

Researching History's Mysteries

Making my own sunshine

Traveling down the Query Road...

Lost in a plot hole

On hiatus

Clever title pending.

Possibly A Mermaid Queen

Plodding around into things.

Still chasing plot bunnies.

Seen 'em come, seen 'em go

standing on head, typing one-handed...

Plodding around into things.

Mi verkas

Murder! You want fries with that?

Pie aren't squared, pie are round!

Still chasing plot bunnies.

Plodding around into things.

Pie aren't squared, pie are round!

Plodding around into things.

Storm Rising A Kelli Storm Novel

for certain qualities of "sane"

Lost in a plot hole