My (free) mystery novel is here! - Page 2

Verencat · 08-29-2009, 12:35 PM

Hey, congrats Ficbot! This is great!

rcuadro · 08-29-2009, 02:33 PM

Well, I downloaded it but I am going to have to wait for Calibre to support Snow Leopard so I can convert it for my Kindle

emellaich · 08-31-2009, 02:21 PM

I'm between meetings, and short on time. Maybe I'll be able to tweak these further. For now, here is a default conversion. I saved the word file as RTF and used calibre.

Hope you don't mind, Ficbot.

Haven't had time to read it yet. Will give feedback when I do.

ficbot · 08-31-2009, 04:41 PM

Thanks for the early feedback and conversion help! I appreciate the interest and hope people like the story.

Superlucky · 08-31-2009, 10:41 PM

Here's the lrf copy I made with BookDesigner to put on my 505. I didn't take much time with the conversion, but I think it looks okay.

I'll let you know what I think, ficbot. Thanks for the book!

Moejoe · 08-31-2009, 11:08 PM

I made a quick cover, Ficbot. I don't know your pen name, so I just put An Author

ficbot · 08-31-2009, 11:35 PM

Cool! I guess I need a pen name now

That's so nice of you. Have you read the story yet?

Moejoe · 09-01-2009, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ficbot

Cool! I guess I need a pen name now

That's so nice of you. Have you read the story yet?

Not had a chance to read anything but the opening. My ridiculously long to-read list is getting even more ridiculous by the day. I'll try to get around to it soon though

pholy · 09-11-2009, 11:09 PM

Hi Ficbot - A very nice read, I quite enjoyed it. I think I'd enjoy more about Hel&Kip. A few minor copy-edit misses didn't spoil it. BTW - have you heard of the Toronto Library's Writer in Residence program? Here: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/pro_wir.jsp - hmm, cut&paste, not click - oh, well --- She could give better advice than I ever could. Anyway, from the distance of SciFi, a lot of mysteries look like romances :-)

ficbot · 09-12-2009, 11:42 AM

Thanks so much, Pholy! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the link.

I do think I'm going to edit this. I think the dad should have died more recently (e.g. not weeks before) as I am wondering how realistic it is that the police would not have hit up Helena and Teresa sooner. Come to think of it, that might be a good idea to unhinge Teresa a little more, if the police are pestering her about this and not letting her move on with her life. Or if reporters are...I mean, she is a local fixture and he's a local professor, so if he's dead, that would be news, wouldn't it?

Also, I am not sure the health inspector subplot works---what did you think about that aspect?

pholy · 09-13-2009, 09:39 PM

Certainly Helena shares her Dad's last name still, so you'd think the police would come knocking... Hmm, any more and I'd have to put in a spoiler alert.... off to PM-land now

08-31-2009, 11:08 PM	#21
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I made a quick cover, Ficbot. I don't know your pen name, so I just put An Author Attached Thumbnails

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08-29-2009, 12:35 PM	#16
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Hey, congrats Ficbot! This is great!

08-29-2009, 02:33 PM	#17
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Well, I downloaded it but I am going to have to wait for Calibre to support Snow Leopard so I can convert it for my Kindle

08-31-2009, 04:41 PM	#19
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Thanks for the early feedback and conversion help! I appreciate the interest and hope people like the story.

08-31-2009, 11:35 PM	#22
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Cool! I guess I need a pen name now That's so nice of you. Have you read the story yet?

09-11-2009, 11:09 PM	#24
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Hi Ficbot - A very nice read, I quite enjoyed it. I think I'd enjoy more about Hel&Kip. A few minor copy-edit misses didn't spoil it. BTW - have you heard of the Toronto Library's Writer in Residence program? Here: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/pro_wir.jsp - hmm, cut&paste, not click - oh, well --- She could give better advice than I ever could. Anyway, from the distance of SciFi, a lot of mysteries look like romances :-)

09-12-2009, 11:42 AM	#25
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Thanks so much, Pholy! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for the link. I do think I'm going to edit this. I think the dad should have died more recently (e.g. not weeks before) as I am wondering how realistic it is that the police would not have hit up Helena and Teresa sooner. Come to think of it, that might be a good idea to unhinge Teresa a little more, if the police are pestering her about this and not letting her move on with her life. Or if reporters are...I mean, she is a local fixture and he's a local professor, so if he's dead, that would be news, wouldn't it? Also, I am not sure the health inspector subplot works---what did you think about that aspect?

09-13-2009, 09:39 PM	#26
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Certainly Helena shares her Dad's last name still, so you'd think the police would come knocking... Hmm, any more and I'd have to put in a spoiler alert.... off to PM-land now

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