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Richard Kacperek

Richard Kacperek

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Hello everybody - here I am new and nervous with aspirations of being an author. Suddenly I've written a book. Now that I have I'm not sure what to do with it! Good to be in the company of such talented people.
 
Hi Katie-Ellen
I've written a crime thriller set in 1967 in London with a few flashbacks to World War 2 and the Polish - Russian war (1919-1921)
 
Many congratulations on writing a finished book. That in itself is quite something, but I found it felt quite odd, as well. A first draft?

Not a war I know about, that Polish-Russian war, but if war begets war, this one looks like an almost inevitable organic consequence of the Great War.

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Thanks - finishing is odd, I agree. Writing an ending is very odd! And difficult to avoid an anti-climax. Like the picture
 
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Welcome. One of my son's friends is half-Polish, and informs me that the Polish for goat is 'kozak'.
I will try to dig up another useless piece of information soon. Hope you all can wait.
 
Welcome, Richard. Congratulations on finishing a book! You'll find lots of advice, and encouragement here. And wine, beer, and a shoulder to cry on when those first reviews and rejections start coming in. Nice to have you with us.
 
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Welcome and congratulations. Now starts the harder part - because it's no fun - query letter, synopsis and querying. Sites like Query Tracker, Published to Death, Agent Connect and Manuscript Wishlist would be helpful in getting a list of agents representing your genre.

Good luck. Lots of it.
 
Robinne Weiss said:
Welcome, Richard. Congratulations on finishing a book! You'll find lots of advice, and encouragement here. And wine, beer, and a shoulder to cry on when those first reviews and rejections start coming in. Nice to have you with us.
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Thanks Robinne - a nice welcome and shoulders, beer and wine might be useful!
 
Peggy Lou said:
Welcome and congratulations. Now starts the harder part - because it's no fun - query letter, synopsis and querying. Sites like Query Tracker, Published to Death, Agent Connect and Manuscript Wishlist would be helpful in getting a list of agents representing your genre.

Good luck. Lots of it.
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Hi Peggy thank you for replying and many many thanks for the information
 
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Welcome to the Colony, Richard. Congratulations on completing your first novel—and wise of you to set it in 1967, before policing was swamped with forensic technology—something that is the bugbear of my 21st-century detective novels.

As Peggy suggests, typing 'The End' is really the beginning...writing a novel is the easy part, selling it is another matter!
 
A warm welcome Richard and thank you for calling us talented!

I have written a crime novel which is currently in re-draft being buffed and polished. Good luck with your work and see you around the colony.
 
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Paul Whybrow said:
Welcome to the Colony, Richard. Congratulations on completing your first novel—and wise of you to set it in 1967, before policing was swamped with forensic technology—something that is the bugbear of my 21st-century detective novels.

As Peggy suggests, typing 'The End' is really the beginning...writing a novel is the easy part, selling it is another matter!
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Hi Paul thanks for the welcome - and the advice
 
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Katie-Ellen Hazeldine said:
No, I can't. Hurry up and get a move on.
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In Poland, carp is the traditional Christmas meal -- equivalent to turkey or goose in the UK. The scales of the fish are supposed to bring good luck, and older Polish ladies may keep some scales in their bras over the Christmas period. If there is a guest in the house over Christmas, he or she may be presented with these carefully harboured scales.
Look, don't shoot the messenger, okay, I am just passing this on.
 
Welcome Colony, awesome canopy!

Beautiful penning, remarkable Richard, kind Kacperek. I would say passionately that I love your name, Kacperek and the combination is awesome. As a wondrous writer, I would love to give an advice to you having a website of your own, maybe you may communicate for me to open a free website for you on Blogspot, WordPress, SimpleSites etc. Like www.kacperek.com - a special domain will be cool. Your name scintillating sir, is a trademark brand worldwide. TeraHertz Network Technologies is one of best at Web development, HR training (even online) and the likes, I work with. You may meet some brilliant Web designers at your end there too but know TeraHertz existence is true.

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