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Just browsing the internet bookshops to check on how I'm fairing, and I see that J Maxon has added a short review to the American version of Amazon...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 2, 2006
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You bet! :-) ... From: Will Hadcroft <will.hadcroft@...> To: friendsofanne@... Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2006 7:08:46 AM Subject:...
James Maxon
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Dec 2, 2006
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Just looking at royalty free pictures that could possibly be used as the cover art for Anne Droyd and the House of Shadows. Whadya think of this one? Will....
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 6, 2006
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The house looks OK, but the lightning strike is pretty amateurishly embossed. I think it will be hard to find a single image that suits your book. You may need...
Darryl Sloan
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Dec 6, 2006
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I must say that I DO like it. It's very in keeping with the present cover of "Century Lodge." Adrian ... Adrian's Homepage:...
Adrian J. Andrews
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Dec 6, 2006
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I was about to say I think it looks fine, but Darryl brought up some good points. The lightning does look really fakie. Then again, you are writing a novel...
James Maxon
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Dec 6, 2006
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Many thanks for the feedback, especially Darryl, James and Colin. I just sent that house one on a whim, really. This one is more my cup of tea. What we end up...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 6, 2006
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Oh thankyou! ;o) As a professional cartoonist (among other things) that makes me feel great!!! LOL Looking at your second choice, Will, I would tend to dismiss...
Adrian J. Andrews
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Dec 6, 2006
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I like your ideas, here, Adrian. I think some suggestion of a crooked house should be in there, though, if only a dark sillouhette in the background. The half...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 7, 2006
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I must extend a big warm welcome to Gavin Wilson, whom I see has just joined our group. Gavin edited a fanzine called RQC (that's Really Quite Cosmic) in...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 7, 2006
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Thanks for the warm welcome, Will! I see Darryl Sloan is a regular poster here too. It's great to catch up with some of the old crowd, and fantastic to see...
Gavin Lloyd Wilson
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Dec 7, 2006
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Hey, Gavin! Great to hear from you! (For those outside the loop, I was also an RQC contributor, way back then; Will and I got to know each other through that...
Darryl Sloan
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Dec 7, 2006
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MUCH more eye-catching. However, I'm not a big fan of just picking an image and running with it. The designer in me always has to customise, but if the hooded...
Darryl Sloan
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Dec 7, 2006
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Friends, For those of you who are interested in the author of my childhood favourite, The Tripods Trilogy (that is The White Mountains, The City of Gold and...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 19, 2006
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I would like to to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year for 2007!! Kuiama....
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Dec 23, 2006
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Well, friends, I can now tell you that my television appearance, as an interviewee on My Science-Fiction Life, will be broadcast on Friday 29 December, with a...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 23, 2006
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As many of you will know, I have extensive experience in Science-Fiction Fandom. . .starting long before my involvement with The Tripods. In that time I have...
Adrian J. Andrews
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Dec 24, 2006
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Friends, There's a short clip of me waxing lyrical about "The Tripods" on the My Science-Fiction Life web site. I now feel more confident about how my...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 25, 2006
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Unfortunately, because it's television, I can imagine they think that people with extreme views (on fandom or whatever) will make for better viewing. Then...
Gavin Lloyd Wilson
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Dec 27, 2006
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With exception to the Nineteen Eighty-Four reference, the programme was predominantly focussed on the benefits of technological advancement. It soon dawned on...
Will Hadcroft
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Dec 30, 2006
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That was exactly what I thought, Will! "My Science Fiction Life" was a nisnomer. The programme focussed on how science fiction concepts had influenced the...
Gavin Lloyd Wilson
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Dec 30, 2006
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... The Terminator movies were great in my opinion! But I would call them futuristic action, definitely not sci-fi! Daniel myspace.com/dakki78...
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Dec 30, 2006
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Here's wishing everyone a peaceful, loving and prosperous New Year. Here's to 2007!! Kuiama....
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Dec 31, 2006
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Each to their own, I suppose. I'm very rarely a fan of the mainstream Hollywood-produced cinema. There's too much dumbing down for my liking, over-reliance on...
Gavin Lloyd Wilson
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Jan 1, 2007
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... Same here! :-) - James ... From: Daniel Järnström <dakki78@...> To: friendsofanne@... Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:26:38 PM ...
James Maxon
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Jan 2, 2007
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Hi Will I was watching the Sarah Jane Adventures (another Dr Who spin-off) and I couldn't help wondering if the writer had been inspired a little by Ann Droyd?...
Vicky Woollon
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Jan 3, 2007
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Must have missed this one, I hope it's better than the Torchwood spin off. Have not been impressed with the few episodes that I have seen. I don't like it when...
Daniel Deveroux
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Jan 3, 2007
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The Sarah Jane Adventures pilot episode (or special, or whatever you want to call it) was heaps better than the Doctor Who "Runaway Bride" episode which must...
Gavin Lloyd Wilson
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Jan 3, 2007
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It's strange that you say that, Vicky, because when I was watching the Doctor Who special The Runaway Bride, I couldn't help but wonder if the Thames flooding...
Will Hadcroft
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Jan 3, 2007
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The thing that bothers me about Torchwood is it's billed as an adult drama, has adult themes (some rather explicit sexual themes in Ep2, as I remember) and yet...
Will Hadcroft
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