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Saturday, 12 July 2008

Catch a Falling Star in at No. 1 on YWO!

I posted the first 9,000 words of my new novel, Catch a Falling Star, on Youwriteon on 3rd July 2008. Yesterday it received its fifth review, making it eligible for the charts. I was delighted to find today that it has gone straight in at number one!

Lorraine, herself no slouch at getting into the Top Ten (she's there as I write) concluded her review of my extract;

'I sometimes say I would read on, this is one of those rare moments when I’m really pissed that I can’t. Had this been a book instead of an extract I would now be curled up on the sofa, ignoring the world, because I want to find out what happens next. If the rest of the book is of the same standard I wouldn’t be able to put it down.'

The book is a mystery/thriller, told in the first person. Now I just have to write the rest of it...
Posted by Lexi at Saturday, July 12, 2008

14 comments:

  1. Nik Perring12 July 2008 at 12:47

    Nice one, Lexi. Looks like you've got off to a fantastic start. Keep it up!

    Nik

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  2. Lexi12 July 2008 at 13:26

    Thanks for the encouraging words.

    I've written 11.25% of the novel; a mere 88.75% to go!

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  3. Timberati12 July 2008 at 22:16

    Is that Zaphod on the cover?

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  4. Alan Hutcheson13 July 2008 at 05:45

    Ignore the numbers, I beg of you. Just get the story out. It is there, in the dark, waiting for you to bring it to the light of day.

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  5. Lexi13 July 2008 at 09:35

    It's not Zaphod on the cover, Norm, just a rather splendid Ayres from my collection of rocking horse pictures.

    Alan, thanks for your poetic and encouraging advice. I shall copy it to the top of my CaFS notes.

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  6. Anne Brooke18 July 2008 at 07:16

    Fabulous news - well done, you!

    A
    xxx

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  7. Lexi18 July 2008 at 10:24

    Thanks Anne - but I've just got an enthusiastic review (quote: I've not reviewed many books on here yet, but I must say this is the best written one I've come across) with newbie marks, and I'm now down to number nine...

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  8. Welshcake18 July 2008 at 12:31

    I was wondering about that.get some more reviews and you'll be OK.

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  9. Lexi18 July 2008 at 12:44

    Thanks, HJ. We're all labouring under the same conditions, so it should even out.

    In a way it's not good to go in at number one, as there's only one way to go from there!

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  10. Alan Hutcheson18 July 2008 at 20:19

    Just keep the story going forward.

    That will make you a winner no matter what happens on YWO.

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  11. Lexi19 July 2008 at 12:31

    Thanks, Alan; your encouraging remarks are, well, encouraging!

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  12. Anonymous20 July 2008 at 17:38

    Hi Lexi, I've just followed your blog link from YWO and discovered you haven't yet finished the book I want to read! What are you doing using up precious words on your blog? Please, get writing and send me the first draft.

    Lorraine

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  13. Lexi20 July 2008 at 17:52

    Lorraine, I've written 13,482 words thus far, and twenty pages of notes. At the rate I've been going, the first draft should be ready in six months - but I'm easily confused by other people's whodunit plots, so goodness knows the problems I'll have with mine.

    And there's the day job, too.

    I will certainly send it to you when it's done.

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  14. Alan Hutcheson20 July 2008 at 18:10

    Listen to Lorraine. She's a smart lady.

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