Children's Cricket Stories

[Jungle Jumbo]

Or spend most of your Christmas holdiays writing up and designing scorecards.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Bit of an update - have stumbled across www.lulu.com today as an online self-publishing site and am particularly tempted to use it as a first base - so to speak - towards getting the book out in the open.

However, it means I need a front and back cover designing and I'm no good at all with Photoshop. I know that there are plenty of people around who are, so I'm looking now for design ideas and volunteers to get this together.

With luck, we could get hard copies in a very short space of time - how much would people be willing to pay for a) downloading as PDF (e-book) and b) full paperbacks?

 

[Chubb]

If you want this thing published properly, you'd be better off using your money to get an agent. That way, publishing companies will look at your stuff, rather than just chucking on the pile with all the other unsolicited manuscripts they get sent. Impress an agent, and you're done. Also make sure if you do use that site they have adequate copy protection.

 

[GotSpin]

Glory gardens- brings back so many memories, some of the best books i have ever read

 

[Neil Pickup]

Here you are, in all its glory... - Obviously I'm not expecting anyone to buy it (at least until the UK printing is available, the P&P is prohibitive), that's just there for me to get copies run off from right now - though if you fancy downloading it for £2, that's also good.

 

[steds]

Awesome.

 

[superkingdave]

will probably download it later in the week, it better be good

 

[chris.hinton]

I got a decent idea for a story:_


In a Nutshell, the story follows a Young Lad who joins a Local cricket club and there are a lot of Politics involved and a rival family come to the cricket club and try and take over and force this talented kid out


a bit crap but a good read if applyed well

 

[Neil Pickup]

There's a bit of politics in the sequel. That's as much as I'm telling. For now, you can download and read the first one. (It's two quid, come on, how many books do you get cheaper than that this side of a charity shop?)

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Did the scorecards end up in there or not? (I suppose that depends on whether there are enough monkeys with his-res scanners in Exeter)

 

[Neil Pickup]

Did the scorecards end up in there or not? (I suppose that depends on whether there are enough monkeys with his-res scanners in Exeter)

No, they didn't. Keeps the costs down. I'll do an add-on pack with all the scorecards and stats one day, perhaps.

Now, who wants to own up to downloading the first copy of it?

 

[GotSpin]

How many people have downloaded it or printed it?

 

[Smudge]

Pulling Together (my favourite)

Through The Covers (although that sounds more like a sordid drama series )

The Right Line

Good Length (an even more sordid drama series )

 

[benchmark00]

I got a decent idea for a story:_


In a Nutshell, the story follows a Young Lad who joins a Local cricket club and there are a lot of Politics involved and a rival family come to the cricket club and try and take over and force this talented kid out


a bit crap but a good read if applyed well

Hahaha this bloke's a genius.

 

[Smudge]

He's the Jilly Cooper of our generation. Minus the saucy innuendo.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Volty, I accept the innuendo of most of them, but where the hell did it come from in 'The Right Line'??? I can't find it

 

[benchmark00]

Volty, I accept the innuendo of most of them, but where the hell did it come from in 'The Right Line'??? I can't find it

That's not Voltmans problem, read some books about it or something.

 

[Robertinho]

I got a decent idea for a story:_


In a Nutshell, the story follows a Young Lad who joins a Local cricket club and there are a lot of Politics involved and a rival family come to the cricket club and try and take over and force this talented kid out


a bit crap but a good read if applyed well

If.. only if.

 

[Smudge]

Volty, I accept the innuendo of most of them, but where the hell did it come from in 'The Right Line'??? I can't find it

Pffft. Amateur.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Seeing as I'm far too lazy to properly attempt to get this published - and if I'm honest I thoroughly enjoy writing this series anyway - I'm seriously considering making Bradstock I available for free download, purely as I want as much feedback as is possible.

How many of you would give it a read and give me some feedback?