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Juliana Barnet's avatar

Very glad to see this happening. You are a model for me in serializing and indie publishing!

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Thank you! So nice to hear.

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

Eleanor - so excited for this unfolding. What can those of us in the U.S. do at this point? Happy to write a blurb, even w/o the "reward." Reading this was its own reward.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Oh Julie, you’re such a star. Are you on NetGalley? I can send you the link for review. I’m also in the process of getting my Author Page up on Goodreads so that it can be reviewed pre-pub there, too. I’ll let you know as soon as I have a link. Likewise for the eBook. Also, any friends you have in the UK, please tell them!

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

I don’t know what NetGalley is? 🤔🙃

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

It’s a trade review platform…. But this morning I managed to load the novel onto Goodreads, so if you feel like it, you could go on there and leave a review…

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Julie Gabrielli's avatar

Ah! Will do!

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Same goes for me Eleanor, if there is anything I can do here, do say, no reward necessary!

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Reviewed on Goodreads! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

You are a ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Claudia Befu's avatar

I have a Goodreads and would love to support.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Fantastic. Thank you. I can send one to you in Vienna. email me your address x

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Claudia Befu's avatar

Thank you so much. I’ll write an email!

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Elizabeth Oldham (she/her)'s avatar

I'm not on NetGalley or in the UK, so I don't think I'm able to get an ARC. But I love this:

"... despite what the mainstream media likes to tell you, there’s no rush. Books last forever, the stories they contain go on and on whether they were published today or a thousand years ago or anything in between." That thought's been in my head for the past few months as I prepare to publish my second novel next year.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Also, it’s now up on Goodreads, I’d be happy to send you a pdf galley if you think you could leave a review for it there?

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Elizabeth Oldham (she/her)'s avatar

I would love to be an ARC reader and leave a review on Goodreads. Do you need anything from me? My goodreads profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3927775.Elizabeth_Oldham

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Can you DM me your email address?

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

It’s one of the real bonuses of being an indie author. Unlike a mainstream experience where publishers can give you a frantic 6 weeks - 3 months, and hopefully a season of lit festivals and then that’s it, it’s over, the indie author can take their time.

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Elizabeth Oldham (she/her)'s avatar

Yes! I keep selling books even 1.5 years on....

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Jenn's avatar

What if I'm not in the UK but I have friends there who might hold a copy for me?

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Would your UK friends be happy to send it on out to you? Or perhaps I should ask, when will you be over in the UK? What I need is pre-publication reviews and cheerleading on any platform on which you have presence, or media outlet with which you have connections. Let me know if that sounds like a plan, and I’ll happily send a copy to your UK friends.

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Jenn's avatar

Oh right. That’s a good point. I wish I could say this would make it inevitable that I would finally get back over there (which I have not actually done since 2012), but it probably won’t, and I’m not sure if they’d be willing to send it. I shall just await the pending foreign rights approvals, etc.

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