tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post2026777741212940788..comments2024-02-10T20:37:45.771-08:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: Tarnished Star, Tainted Archive NEWSGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-91760653695290408572009-04-02T12:06:00.000-07:002009-04-02T12:06:00.000-07:00I can only imagine your excitement in receiving th...I can only imagine your excitement in receiving that very first copy. I once read another authors routine for that first book arrival, and how he props himself in a chair at his favorite coffee shop and reads his book from cover to cover. I imagine my own excitement for my own manuscript, the first glance of the cover, that new book smell, and the pages so crisp and unturned.Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-54704088436604084862009-03-28T12:35:00.000-07:002009-03-28T12:35:00.000-07:00It varies, Gary. And obviously how far the books h...It varies, Gary. And obviously how far the books have to be sent has a bearing, too. Best I can offer are the posting dates in Sevenoaks, Kent, where the warehouse is located and from where the parcels of complimentary copies are mailed out. For my last two books these were:<BR/><BR/><B><I>Misfit Lil Cleans Up</I></B> (published Oct. 31): October 13.<BR/><BR/><B><I>Blast to Oblivion</I></B> (published Feb. 27): February 9.<BR/><BR/>Appreciating your excitement over your "first baby", I'm sure the people at Hale will do all they can to expedite delivery.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the very special event!<BR/><BR/>KeithChap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-91410448499163864042009-03-28T11:24:00.000-07:002009-03-28T11:24:00.000-07:00Chap - I do feel trepidation at the number of peop...Chap - I do feel trepidation at the number of people going to read the book but then - hell, it is a good western. And Arkansas Smith in 2010 will be just as good.<BR/><BR/>You've got to belive in your work, I guess and I stand by Tarnished Star and hope it does encourage readers to discover the many excellent books out there published under the Black Horse imprint.<BR/><BR/>Keith - how long before the actual publication is it usually before the author gets his copies?Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-25402537547964191682009-03-28T00:20:00.000-07:002009-03-28T00:20:00.000-07:00It had better be a "damn good western", Gary! Con...It had better be a "damn good western", Gary! Considering all the work you have put in with your online sales drive, you deserve the commercial success the book already is. Several visitors here have been writing Black Horse Westerns for years, and depending on our publisher, Robert Hale Ltd, to market our books, seeing that as part of the publishing process. None of us has seen the pre-publication orders success that you have achieved though your own publicity efforts here and elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>But all coins have two sides. For many of the people ordering <B><I>The Tarnished Star</I></B>, it will be their first reading of a Black Horse Western. I've no doubt all the other BHW authors -- several dozen of them -- are hoping your book will encourage its customers to buy more titles in the series. Six new books are published every month, and have been for ages. We've seen no big rush to sample them. If I were you, it would worry me greatly to think that such an astonishing number of new readers were taking their BHW gamble on my debut novel. What a responsibility!<BR/><BR/>That said, I can't see how else a determined, younger person should have proceeded. I'm very happy to see someone proving at last how timid all established approaches to publicity and sales for these great (largely) books have been.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-41018981913735700672009-03-27T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-27T11:47:00.000-07:00Congrats Gary. I put in an order through the Book ...Congrats Gary. I put in an order through the Book Depository, which seems to be a great site. Free delivery worldwide! Can't beat that.<BR/><BR/>LaurieLaurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-70642970613592527442009-03-27T07:16:00.000-07:002009-03-27T07:16:00.000-07:00Seeing my name in print for the first time resulte...Seeing my name in print for the first time resulted in buying six copies of the magazine. I can only imagine how excited I would be with a novel.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-61425412751077429222009-03-27T07:14:00.000-07:002009-03-27T07:14:00.000-07:00A bit of crowing is to be expected and well unders...A bit of crowing is to be expected and well understood. It's such an incredible feeling to see that first novel in print. It does mark a watershed moment in life.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-6189561909918833932009-03-27T03:25:00.000-07:002009-03-27T03:25:00.000-07:00big congrats.big congrats.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.com