SonnyLong
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« on: March 18, 2012, 05:25:10 PM » |
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Hi everyone. I am Sonny Long from Victoria, Texas.
I've been a member here since last year and have tried my best to get representation for my true crime boook, "Among Murderers and Madness." I researched and reached out -- both email and snail mail -- to potential agents. But none fell in love with the project.
There were two or three -- I'd have to go back and get their names -- who offered brief words of encouragement and even advice.
The reason the subject line says I ran out of time is that this is the 20th anniversary of the murders I have written about. So falling short for now of finding represenation, I chose to use the historical deadline to take advantage of print-on-demand, epublishing opportunities.
The book is now available through CreateSpace, on Amazon and I am having my first book signing on Saturday at a local Hastings that will also carry the book.
It's a start.
I want to thank Patrick for this site. The tracker system is excellent and the tools extremely helpful.
To learn more about the story behind the writing of the book [http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2012/jan/19/yl_sl_murders_book_012212_164685/?news]go here [/http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2012/jan/19/yl_sl_murders_book_012212_164685/?news]
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Magic_Seeker
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2012, 07:59:03 PM » |
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Hello Sonny!  Welcome to QT, and best of luck with your sales! |
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ClaudeDancourt
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2012, 05:45:41 PM » |
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 Glad you join the party! |
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Zooks
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 09:19:16 AM » |
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Good luck, Sonny! I wish you much success.  |
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GATSBY DELANEY - 7TH GRADE IMPRESARIO - MG
THE STORY OF LAUREL BLUE STONE - YA
BROGWIN FRAYNEY AND HOW HE NEARLY SAVED A KINGDOM - MG
DEATH AT THE DRIVE-IN - Fiction - Published - available on Amazon
MOTORCYCLE BABIES - YA
A SCOUNDREL'S TALE - fiction
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WriterJen
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2012, 02:31:08 PM » |
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Welcome! I wish you lots of success in the marketplace!! I love to hear stories of how traditional routes fail, but someone takes the self-publishing route and becomes a best-seller! I would love to read your book!
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SonnyLong
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 07:37:58 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2012, 09:49:00 AM » |
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A book signing, how exciting! Welcome  |
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SonnyLong
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2012, 05:55:31 PM » |
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 Just got word that Among Murderers and Madness earned Honorable Mention at the San Francisco Book Festival. YAY!
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lexcade
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2012, 06:44:24 AM » |
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Congrats! That's exciting |
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Duality - Edits WIP: Spark Outline: Untitled Epic Fantasy, Silver Circle (YA urban fantasy), Siren's Song (YA dystopian) Back burner: Taming The Ancients http://lexcade.blogspot.com |
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Falen
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2012, 08:12:13 AM » |
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Welcome!! |
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koevoet
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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2012, 12:47:04 PM » |
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Welcome Sonny - karma to you for your perseverance!!
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kelcrocker
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« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2012, 02:06:40 PM » |
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Hi Sonny,
I'm new, too! Congrats on your book signing and your award at the book festival!
Best,
Kellye
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« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2012, 09:51:09 PM » |
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Congratulations and welcome aboard...
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Querying: MY MOTHER GROWS WALLFLOWERS
WOMEN'S FICTION 77K
Ready to Query: LEGACY OF A WALLFLOWER
WOMEN'S FICTION 72k
WIP: Con's Story
Twitter: @clhowland
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