tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post1373194732788259725..comments2011-09-06T22:14:39.184+01:00authonomyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11036272469760582478noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-32114118682134649312011-09-06T22:14:39.184+01:002011-09-06T22:14:39.184+01:00

For a good read....no great read, go no further than &quot;The Inconceivable plan&quot; by Roger Kulak.<br /><br />Confronted with an economic crisis, Ira Brookekemper plunges into a world not seen since the 1930&#39;s. <br /><br />Discovering his family&#39;s secrets leads Ira into the underground world of The Sons of Liberty - a once forgotten, secretive, powerful and elusive pre-independence

Roger Kulaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-7575105959664372302009-02-18T10:30:00.000Z2009-02-18T10:30:00.000Z

hmm. maybe a bit late for this but... my book, 'books' has been compared by publishers to jonathan coe and jasper fforde. ashley stokes of the literary consultancy said - on first reading - that it was ready for publication. david lodge's agent said that 'i enjoyed reading it - funny, cleverly thought-through and well observed. but i could never really relax about the high-concept premise.' could

charlescharliecharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15623452796392580660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-83235438572776794612008-12-18T16:10:00.000Z2008-12-18T16:10:00.000Z

Nice to know comic novels with some depth and heart might have a chance.

plumbozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-61170739136181742062008-12-18T13:05:00.000Z2008-12-18T13:05:00.000Z

Oh, definitely my book meets all those criteria. Look no further!<BR/><BR/>(I haven't written a book yet, I just wanted to join the fun.)

angelabretthttp://angelabrett.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-49798019212997614462008-12-17T11:24:00.000Z2008-12-17T11:24:00.000Z

Drop by Gap Years are Wasted on the Young - surely an antidote to the misery memoir! OK, so maybe it isn't free to travel round the world, but it is far less expensive than you think it is, and you can meet the most extraordinary people along the way . . .

JOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-81718700277926206372008-12-09T11:56:00.000Z2008-12-09T11:56:00.000Z

So then, Romantic Comedy / Inspirational <B>would</B> be exceedingly popular right now? <A HREF="http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=4045" REL="nofollow">Dicky's Story</A> on Authonomy is exactly that kind of story. <BR/><BR/>It's a romance genre inspirational (set in the far future so sort of "paranormal" but on the Light side not going anywhere near the Dark of vampires and werewolves

Webbiegrrl Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293812419635640340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-53575669061103754112008-12-08T17:13:00.000Z2008-12-08T17:13:00.000Z

Oh boy...and my work's called Three Months' Notice -- how out of whack is that?

joebloggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441447592345543025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-12078434745439784522008-12-08T17:02:00.000Z2008-12-08T17:02:00.000Z

Sorry, nothing personal, but saying 'making light of the financial crisis' quite so dismissively is wrong. <BR/><BR/>Consider how lucky we are to other parts of the world where people are either starving, getting their heads stoved in by terrorists or are generally worse off.<BR/><BR/>We're pretty lucky over here. We just need to get things in perspective. Comedy and humour does that and I

joebloggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01441447592345543025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-54176396833467219002008-12-07T05:54:00.000Z2008-12-07T05:54:00.000Z

Hello <BR/>It is true. I am increasingly looking at "pick me up" books. Why, even on authonomy I searched for "happy" books<BR/>8-)<BR/>Lubna

Lubnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952407396902290193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-44023039353481830472008-12-06T22:50:00.000Z2008-12-06T22:50:00.000Z

Some of the best of comedic writing had its heyday in the toughest of economic times. Thorne Smith comes to mind as do others. My book Tales From a Town With A Funny Name carries a guantee that you will laugh or get the purchase price back.http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=3759<BR/>So here's a challenge, read the first chapter.<BR/>Doug Evans

whittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-57680872444158353432008-12-06T18:55:00.000Z2008-12-06T18:55:00.000Z

funny and "regular people coping in extraordinary circumstances" Try Cancer is a Bitch (Or, I'd Rather be Having a Midlife) <BR/>http://www.gailkonopbaker.com/

Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05526275635891602588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-31755820835587773382008-12-06T18:45:00.000Z2008-12-06T18:45:00.000Z

Good read, very enlightening. Although I am a non-fiction writer<BR/>This info is something to keep in mind. <BR/>And for what my opinion is worth, I do fully support IanB's Fallen Star. <BR/>Yvonne

Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987384392192709804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-17572283237565231192008-12-06T18:26:00.000Z2008-12-06T18:26:00.000Z

You want a good moral heart, comedy and an antidote to celebrity? You need <A HREF="http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=313" REL="nofollow">Fallen Star</A>.<BR/><BR/>OK, plug over!

IanBhttp://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-77286096112715093732008-12-06T16:18:00.000Z2008-12-06T16:18:00.000Z

Real life is always a salad mix of bitter ans sweet, and the sheer boring sameness of the iceberg lettuce filler. Good books, in any genre, are sun-ripened tomatoes, or a rich creamy dressing that makes the rest of it go down with pleasure. Maybe I should go eat lunch, or maybe I'll just find something wonderful to consume, like a new book I haven't read. I haven't read the new Terry Pratchett

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-21078094550797039072008-12-06T01:41:00.000Z2008-12-06T01:41:00.000Z

Well now, Rob's written an eye-opening blog-post if ever there was one. THANK YOU, Rob!<BR/><BR/>Hmmph, so now we know, and it's much as I suspected. Is anyone buying the current glut of celebs' misery-memoirs, or other miserable beings' misery-memoirs - most with six-figure advances to make them happy??? Heh heh...<BR/><BR/>Okay, as Authonomy and its wife has seen fit to plug its collective

kaychristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-8847663327842443542008-12-05T21:33:00.000Z2008-12-05T21:33:00.000Z

For what it&#39;s worth, I didn&#39;t plug my own book.<BR/><BR/>DON&#39;T FORGET YOUR LUCKY PANTS and I SHOT BIGFOOT &amp; OTHER STORIES are both top notch. Worth reading. Worth publishing.

Wintermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02459937797419646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-66193829865175392862008-12-05T19:22:00.000Z2008-12-05T19:22:00.000Z

If you want good horror, with a plot and great characters, then maybe I should put Euphoria back up.

Lorrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670762837686930927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-84362545970827600862008-12-05T19:04:00.000Z2008-12-05T19:04:00.000Z

Gosh, can't you leave the plugging behind? What I want to know is if publishing companies are cutting down their risk by publishing only profitable authors and not taking a chance on unknowns.

Anonymoushttp://authonomy.com/Profile.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-26447196248911575522008-12-05T18:38:00.000Z2008-12-05T18:38:00.000Z

Escapist, Comedy, Fun?<BR/>Sounds like my book <BR/>"Tales from Under the Awning" to me.<BR/>With a captive audience<BR/> <BR/><I>*Government statistics show that there are 500,000 touring caravans and 120,000 motorhomes in the UK. Over 1 million people take touring caravan holidays each year, and the Caravan Club alone has 850,000 members.<BR/>(Source – Annex to National Caravan Council report

hallyallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11181206166625584224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-44561374393842921872008-12-05T11:10:00.000Z2008-12-05T11:10:00.000Z

Dear Authonomy,<BR/><BR/>When you're snarling<BR/>When you're snarling<BR/>The whole world<BR/>Snarls with you<BR/><BR/>http://www.authonomy.com/ViewBook.aspx?bookid=813

Pat Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-23153583624474618852008-12-05T10:48:00.000Z2008-12-05T10:48:00.000Z

Glad to hear 'celeb' lit is falling off. always thought it something of a soft option. Interesting Rob you say 'another type of investigator should come along', mine is just that; 'Jap Farley, Nautical Detective,' on Authonomy. It is escapism and he does walk a fine line!

Harry D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08746485951463089314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-51403202136526642682008-12-05T08:16:00.000Z2008-12-05T08:16:00.000Z

Interesting post, but I have one question. When publishers say that a certain genre will be making a comeback, is this what they hope will happen because they are going to be pushing this genre in the future, or is this what they KNOW from doing international surveys?<BR/><BR/>Just curious . . . <BR/><BR/>Forgive me if this is a stupid question.<BR/><BR/>Anne

Anne Lyken-Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425485414456096031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-67398701767413086672008-12-05T01:18:00.000Z2008-12-05T01:18:00.000Z

FOR titillating variations on the Thriller and hero themes with an original drop dead denouement: THE MIMESIS PARADIGM.<BR/><BR/>And amazingly, an alternate version is in progress: SKY JAZZ<BR/><BR/>For a Humorous tale of literary gold mined with only a haiku at THE NEW YORKER see: SURREAL ESTATE<BR/><BR/>Ahh, and for poetry sublime, intelligent, based on NOW, tempting the precious but vigorously

ROLLAND BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16858786604073938724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-20559928530095137292008-12-05T00:00:00.000Z2008-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

This post is quite encouraging. My horror novel, Connie Sara Vue has a real chance at publication in this market. Good news!<BR/><BR/>S.P. Miskowski

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938941270066027033.post-85811621281715796952008-12-04T17:53:00.000Z2008-12-04T17:53:00.000Z

White Seed: High quality commercial Fiction about the abandoned English colony of Roanoke in the style of James Michener: English colonists fight to survive in a hostile new world. To the HC eds, the book is complete and ready for the editor's des. I am currently doing an edit based on the last readers comments. Previous credits include, Calling Crow, Flight of the Crow, Calling Crow Nation,

Paul Claytonnoreply@blogger.com