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Post by Lonesome Crow on Sept 14, 2009 20:49:39 GMT 1
You'll have to wait and see if 'Goliath' bears any resemblance to your 'Remembrance' before binning it, it would be a shame to scrap all that hard work just because of a similarity in the timeline. If you do decide to re release 'Aftermath' and if it's not going to be cost prohibited, I wouldn't mind having a go at some illustrations for inside the book (no charge ;D) I want to have a go at a bunch of those remote-walkers. would adding colour plates cost a lot more?  anyway I'm interested if you are.  Great story by the way, really enjoying it. up to chapter 55. so almost finished it. |
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Post by Scifishocks on Sept 16, 2009 4:10:39 GMT 1
I find amazon very strange, rather, the sellers on amazon. There are new ones on there for £9.99, then someone comes along with a used one and decides a good price for that would be over £16! why would someone try and sell it at that price? odd people. btw Im not saying its not worth it of course, I just cant see why they would think a used version would sell at a higher price than a new one on the same site Even weirder, I think there were 'used' ones on offer there right from the get go. God knows how that works. Amazon don't seem to be bothering restocking, despite our attempts to get in touch with them. It can be pre-ordered still but the thing that's hurt the book most is the lack of ability to plug it in the UK. Also, the publishers in the UK refuse to talk to me about rights, etc, so I'm stuck. All the book signings I could have done would have helped a LOT... who knows, it might have shifted a few copies of H.G's novel too... but we'll never know now. Let's see what happens in 2012 (providing they don't manage to retain the rights again... fingers crossed). LC, sounds like a grand idea. So far, the only similarity real I can see is that they are both to be set 1914. The human tech they have seems a tad more advanced and fantastic than that I was going to describe and the style of the thing would seem to be different. The plot seems different, too.. I'll keep my eye on it and see what occurs. |
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Sept 16, 2009 19:48:59 GMT 1
What lessons have you learned from this experience and what would you do differently if you were to release your second book?
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Post by Scifishocks on Sept 18, 2009 10:11:22 GMT 1
I've learned not to try and write a book based on 'The War of The Worlds', in the proper timeframe and locations in the UK, basically.  I actually didn't count on the Wells publishers in the UK being so hostile toward even discussing rights and so on. That was a shocker. The second book would likely have the same issues, hence me shelving it. If I lived in the States I could probably make more of 'Aftermath' right now, but that isn't the case. For now, it'll sell the odd one or two from people who stumble upon it, I daresay, until I can (hopefully) re-release and plug it properly in 2012. Then, depending on how that goes, I'll possibly resume work on 'Remembrance'. |
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Post by mrgrotey on Sept 18, 2009 10:58:34 GMT 1
Sorry I must have missed something. What difference will waiting until 2012 make regarding the sale/rereleasing of the book?
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Sept 18, 2009 20:27:03 GMT 1
Sorry I must have missed something. What difference will waiting until 2012 make regarding the sale/rereleasing of the book? I assumed 2012 is the date when Aftermaths present publishers contract ends. I'm surprised to hear that Wells' publishers are so hostile, you would think anything that helps promote sales of their books they would be grateful for. |
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Post by Scifishocks on Sept 22, 2009 12:48:46 GMT 1
Yeah the copyright is up in 2012.
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Post by Scifishocks on Nov 8, 2009 4:19:38 GMT 1
You guys should probably know that I have TOTALLY dropped the 'TWoTW' idea until 2012, at least. I can't get any backing for my work, whatsoever. Anywhere. AT ALL. So. The plan is that I might re-release 'Aftermath'... expanded and better (whatever that means) in 2012. Then I *may* have the sequel ready soon after. God knows, I've wasted enough time on the sequel research already. WAAYY too much time. But, frankly, I'm not sure, atm, about the whole TWoTW thing. This copyright shit has really turned me against the whole thing. Talk to me in three years, I guess. I can't help thinking that no-one can follow Wells. I can't believe I even tried. Anyway, for now, I'm working on a new book called paraNORMAL. It's something different. What it is I will keep to myself for now. |
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Post by Commandingtripod on Nov 8, 2009 5:52:04 GMT 1
That's a damn shame, you were a great writer, and your efforts didn't go entirely to waste you know, we all enjoyed what we saw. Having a break from it all and trying again in a few years might not be such a bad plan, I hope your new book goes well, and perhaps if it does it might get you more luck in finding backs for your WoTW books in the future. |
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Post by Scifishocks on Nov 8, 2009 6:14:31 GMT 1
CT, I haven't given up on TWoTW. I've learned lessons and other things. Amd, despite it's problems, I was happy with the 'Aftermath' story. I'll perhaps be back in that sphere in 2012. When HG Well's limpet, suck-up, leech-like publishers have to let it go. For now, I have other things I want to work on. I love writing. But I will NEVER forget TWoTW. |
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Post by richardburton on Nov 8, 2009 13:15:39 GMT 1
Aftermath was enjoyed by the people that mattered the most - the true TWoTW fans. They - and me included - loved it as the only true sequel to the original classic. Taking the break to work on other work will do you good and then you can go back to it later. I've read some of the start of paraNORMAL and it's looking great - a really quirky, interesting and hilarious read. Good luck with it, mate.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Nov 8, 2009 15:36:34 GMT 1
Good luck with ParaNORMAL (I'm intrigued by the use of upper-case for the NORMAL part  But going back to TWotWs sequel. Is there a way you could re-write your sequel without making a direct reference to the original work? e.g. loose the prologue, don't make any reference to Mr Wells, don't call the invaders Martians, call them Aliens. Don't call the Alien craft cylinders call them ships and Don't refer to the Artilleryman as the Artilleryman but only as the soldier, cut all obvious links to the WotWs as much as possible. Everyone in the know will know it's a sequel but nothing could be proven to infringe the copyright laws. |
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Post by Commandingtripod on Jun 5, 2010 6:06:56 GMT 1
Hey Nerfy, out of interest, how has work on paraNORMAL gone? Where are you up to with it and all? I remembered this thread from the other day, is Aftermath still being printed in the US?
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Post by richardburton on Jun 5, 2010 12:10:14 GMT 1
LC, I must've missed your post - that's not a bad idea.
CT, Aftermath is still available through the US printer. It should still be on places like Amazon (.com and .co.uk).
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jun 7, 2010 0:39:02 GMT 1
Yes it's still available through Amazon in both UK & USA. You can buy it new for $13:87 or second hand for $26:49  who would want to pay twice the price for a second hand copy when you could still buy it new??  |
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who would want to pay twice the price for a second hand copy when you could still buy it new?? 