[Announcement] The Dame was a Tad Polish - A New Armadillo Mystery

ThatNickGuy · Sep 19, 2015

If all goes according to play, my new book, THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH should be out this Monday.

If you haven't already, check out the first chapter:

https://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/sneak-peak-the-dame-was-a-tad-polish-chapter-1/

Bubble181 · Sep 19, 2015

Not reading the first chapter because then I'd want to continue right away

Any idea when it'll be available on Amazon UK/FR/DE? (or another, better site which delivers in continental Europe)

ThatNickGuy · Sep 19, 2015

Bubble181 said:
Not reading the first chapter because then I'd want to continue right away
Any idea when it'll be available on Amazon UK/FR/DE? (or another, better site which delivers in continental Europe)

I figure it'll be delayed a little bit, just like the first book was with Amazon CA and such.

Dave · Sep 22, 2015

I tried to order this from Amazon today. They say it's out of stock.

ThatNickGuy · Sep 26, 2015

Dave said:
I tried to order this from Amazon today. They say it's out of stock.

It was delayed, I'm sorry. I don't know why.

Anyway, it's out now. Wish I was in a better mood to be more celebratory about it. But I lost my job today. And I'm depressed (which is why I lost my job).

Anyway, here it is:

http://amzn.com/B015JEAPMY

Squidleybits · Sep 26, 2015

I wish I could give two ratings a hug re your job and a yay re your book!

ThatNickGuy · Sep 26, 2015

Oh, and here's the Amazon.ca link for Canadians:

Amazon product

Dave · Sep 26, 2015

And ordered. I'll get it next Friday - the day before my birthday! Happy birthday to me!

grub · Sep 26, 2015

Ordered, now waiting for my kindle to charge. Is there a difference in pay for you between download and hardcopy?

ThatNickGuy · Sep 26, 2015

grub said:
Ordered, now waiting for my kindle to charge. Is there a difference in pay for you between download and hardcopy?

I get more residuals from hard copy sales, but any purchases at all brings it up in the Amazon rankings, which means it has a better chance of being seen. So more people might buy it.

Dave · Sep 29, 2015

Guess what I just got in the mail? Guess I get to read some Pinkerton tonight!

Dave · Sep 29, 2015

Nick, my friend, thank you.

Dedicated to the memory of Mikko Metsala aka North_Ranger.

Halforums misses you, you big Viking bastard.

Wherever you are, I hope you're enjoying the hell out of a Finnish natural hot spring.

It's perfect.

DarkAudit · Sep 29, 2015

I... I think I've got something in my eye.

Yeah, they're tears.

Bubble181 · Sep 29, 2015

Bah. Amazon UK has it cheapest, but delivery makes it more expensive than Germany. France is somewhere in between. US is, oddly, at the exact same price as UK, when shipping's been included. Makes no sense. It has to come across the Atlantic anyway, no? It probably arrives at Antwerp harbor, goes to Amazon central in the Netherlands, then goes to FR or DE at the very least. Madness, the size of the world and the routes you see taken. Anyway.

ThatNickGuy · Sep 30, 2015

Dave said:
Nick, my friend, thank you.

It's perfect.

I can't remember the exact timing, but I think he died when I was just starting to write it. Or maybe in the middle of it. I'm not sure. But I posted about it before, asking if everyone thought it'd be okay.

Dave · Sep 30, 2015

ThatNickGuy said:
I can't remember the exact timing, but I think he died when I was just starting to write it. Or maybe in the middle of it. I'm not sure. But I posted about it before, asking if everyone thought it'd be okay.

I'd forgotten so it was a surprise.

Sera · Oct 1, 2015

Gotta listen to this while reading it.

ThatNickGuy · Oct 2, 2015

Sera said:
Gotta listen to this while reading it.

I've always imagined something a little more light-hearted. Something maybe like this.

Sera · Oct 2, 2015

ThatNickGuy said:
I've always imagined something a little more light-hearted. Something maybe like this.

My pulp novels require jazzy pianos, rain, and a glass of scotch in the evening!

ThatNickGuy · Oct 2, 2015

http://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-nick-piers/

A little interview here. Now that I'm re-reading what I wrote, I'm seeing all sorts of errors and silly things I said. Like, "I've been writing since I learned how to write." Uh, yeah? Duh?

Bubble181 · Oct 2, 2015

ThatNickGuy said:
http://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-nick-piers/

A little interview here. Now that I'm re-reading what I wrote, I'm seeing all sorts of errors and silly things I said. Like, "I've been writing since I learned how to write." Uh, yeah? Duh?

Nah, the sentence is hard to parse, perhaps, but what you mean is, "I've been writing/thinking about stories since I was 3 years old and first learned to write letters". Or at the very least ,that's what you should claim afterwards.

drifter · Oct 2, 2015

Someone's got to pick up the torch now that Yogi's gone

Ravenpoe · Oct 2, 2015

ThatNickGuy said:
http://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-nick-piers/

A little interview here. Now that I'm re-reading what I wrote, I'm seeing all sorts of errors and silly things I said. Like, "I've been writing since I learned how to write." Uh, yeah? Duh?

I actually like that phrase, it's playful.

PatrThom · Oct 11, 2015

Even though it is not explicitly stated, the idea of "non-stop" is understood.
Alternatively, there's a difference between learning to write (how to create letters and words) and learning to Write (how to tell a story).
Yay for English.

--Patrick

ThatNickGuy · Feb 5, 2016

http://seanhtaylor.blogspot.ca/2016/02/ideas-like-bullets-new-pulp-award.html

The Dame was a Tad Polish was nominated for Best Novel. I doubt I have any chance of winning, but still kind of cool. If ya'll could maybe send in a vote for it, that'd be awesome.

Squidleybits · Feb 5, 2016

that's exciting!

ThatNickGuy · Feb 6, 2016

Squidleybits said:
that's exciting!

drawn_inward · Feb 7, 2016

Hope you win, sir.