Dillinger Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 My children still play it at school now. Book is so easy to relate to. Glad you're enjoying it! I just bought it, only at Argos, but it's a page turner so far. The school romances took me right back. Great uncomplicated Days. Cheers, will give you a full review once finished. HMcG Thanks mate, good to hear. Sounding like a broken record but Amazon reviews really will help. Currently messaging a pal to ask him to remove the one star review he left calling me a war criminal, the silly ##### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sounding like a broken record but Amazon reviews really will help. Currently messaging a pal to ask him to remove the one star review he left calling me a war criminal, the silly person Yes they do. I'd be having a word with him for putting that review on. Bad reviews are annoying, and they are often picky for ridiculous reasons, but that's life. They're also useful when approaching future publishers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 He's said he'll remove it. Think it was his idea of a joke that I don't find funny Eejit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Need to sell one more copy to smash my first target of 100 - and do it within the first week! Anyone want to do the honours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Need to sell one more copy to smash my first target of 100 - and do it within the first week! Anyone want to do the honours? Sigh. Ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Sigh. Ok. It speaks volumes as to the character of our dear Scunnered that he was prepared to buy it even after receiving this message from me yesterday: "U buying this book of mine, fannybaws? X" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) It speaks volumes as to the character of our dear Scunnered that he was prepared to buy it even after receiving this message from me yesterday: "U buying this book of mine, fannybaws? X" As you said, it was a term of endearment Enjoying the first couple of chapters just now, and although you and your wife may have had a collision of worlds in Tesco, you and I clearly shared report cards. IT WAS MEANT TO BE!!! Shall review on Amazon and Goodreads when done Edited March 11, 2015 by Scunnered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreimack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) I can't be arsed reading through this thread ( irony be my name,) however I'd be interested in giving your book a try, post up a quick link and I'll give it a go ? Edited March 11, 2015 by andreimack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreimack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Double post. Edited March 11, 2015 by andreimack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I can't be arsed reading through this thread ( irony be my name,) however I'd be interested in giving your book a try, post up a quick link and I'll give it a try Here you go handsome: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kerby-Funny-tales-Scottish-childhood-ebook/dp/B00U81R464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreimack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Here you go handsome: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kerby-Funny-tales-Scottish-childhood-ebook/dp/B00U81R464 Thank you xxx Purchase made. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks, you two. Much obliged. Please leave an Amazon review if you enjoy it and shut the f.uck up if you dont.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks, you two. Much obliged. Please leave an Amazon review if you enjoy it and shut the f.uck up if you dont.... Seems reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks, you two. Much obliged. Please leave an Amazon review if you enjoy it and shut the f.uck up if you dont.... Was I your 100th customer?... That's worth a prize... Some would say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Seems reasonable. I'm trying to inject a bit of honesty into my sales patter Was I your 100th customer?... That's worth a prize... Some would say I can't be sure from the data I get. I'll gie you a quick gam if you don't let on to the other folk who bought today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Free chapter: https://www.sendspace.com/file/sr2tah First line: A wee look inside the book, at a chapter discussing childhood toys and games: Kindle's text-to-speech feature tries to cope with Kerby: In one chapter, I interview my good pal Peter McCaughan, from Northern Ireland, to see how universal my childhood memories are - growing up over there, did kids skeg each other, and if so, what did they call it? Did the yo-yo craze of the late 90s make it across the pond? Did folk at his school also use lunchtime as an excuse to batter each other with WWF wrestling moves?The first question and answer of the interview are posted below: G: I have a theory that as well as a ‘dog in school day’, every school has a ‘Phantom Shitter’; a mysterious pupil who randomly poos in unexpected places such as urinals, sinks or even corridors. Any stories which help verify this?P: I absolutely do, man. We most certainly did have a Phantom Shitter.I remember it really well; it was one of the best days in school. I was sitting in R.E., Religious Education, and a guy literally burst into the room and said ‘Oh my god, someone’s done a shite on the floor of the toilet!’They had done a shit on the floor and obviously I ran pretty much straight out to go and look at it. The whole day was magical: people bringing their friends in, even girls just going ‘Look at that!’It was just amazing.G: You actually ran out of class to go check it out?P: Yeah, pretty much. It was one of those days where, you know, it was a substitute teacher or something where it wasn’t a *real* class, so it was definitely okay. But I think even if it hadn’t have been that kinda class, I would have run out. It’s not every day that somebody does an honest-to-god shit on the floor.What you might be interested in is that I heard of some new developments on this. A family member is a teacher in a school and they were telling me that they have a real ongoing problem at the minute with something called ‘hot-dogging’, where these guys are getting hot dog buns from the canteen and doing shites in them and leaving them all round the school!Like they’ll be turning up on top of door frames so that somebody opens the door. It’s kind of like the old Beano water bucket thing but it’s a hot dog bun with a shite on it!So I really like that there’s been real progress. For me, I thought it had reached its logical conclusion, but it seems like there’s miles to go. We’re standing on the shoulders of giants, man.G: It’s a wee bit like Heelys all over again. I don’t know if you’ve seen these little shoes that kids have now, they’ve got wheels on the bottom. They can just skate through supermarkets and down corridors. I look at them and go: ‘Why the badger did we not have them when we were kids?!’It’s like that all over again.P: Totally. It’s the Heelys of shites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 great to read a book that made u think about yer own childhood, written from a scottish viewpoint. Me and my mate sat for an hour and a half talking about the highly suicidal stuff we use to do as kids off the back of the section about bogies we usually just sit and talk about fifa. Bits of the book had me in fits of laughter and i thoroughly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 great to read a book that made u think about yer own childhood, written from a scottish viewpoint. Me and my mate sat for an hour and a half talking about the highly suicidal stuff we use to do as kids off the back of the section about bogies we usually just sit and talk about fifa. Bits of the book had me in fits of laughter and i thoroughly recommend it. Good to hear mate, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the review on Amazon too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddybuc16 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 didn't realise that my name and that was given in the review. Good job i didn't think it was sh1t€. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I'm self publishing through Kindle Digital Publishing and Amazon's CreateSpace (for the paperback) A lot of work, formatting it etc yourself, but means you can keep full control over all aspects of it. Nice, self publishing next week i'll buy the kindle version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Nice, self publishing next week i'll buy the kindle version. Cheers man, that would be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Cheers man, that would be much appreciated We've got a few published authors on here, highly impressive to be able to write a book , especially without your own editor!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thought i had commented. Got the book sitting at home, will get into it once i finish the one im reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Cheers guys. Be sure to let us know how you enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Cheers guys. Be sure to let us know how you enjoy it I'll tell you its pish regardless just to hurt your feelings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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