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The Twitter Novel
Using Twitter.com, the short and sweet social networking site, myself and Chris Lambert are writing a novel by writing a line each in turn. Anyone can follow the book as it grows simply by joining Twitter and opting to following it.
 
Go to www.twitter.com/thetwiternovel to read the lines as they are added. The book is created without prior consultation or any planning. I have no idea what Chris will write, but we aim to add at least two Twitter lines each day. As far as we know it is a first.
 
If you want to catch up with the book, (chapter one is now completed) then you can do so on Chris's website, where each chapter is available to read as a pdf once completed. We are on to Chapter 3 now and are in the process of creating an Audio book of our 'tweets' from the books followers.

Announcements

Decemember 2009
The last couple of months has seen me push the book out to more Top Amazon reviewers looking for reviews. These are now coming online. Sadly one review, by Kat Everett, can only now be seen on DooYoo and CIAO. A lot of politics  involved in the Amazon top reviewers apparently and OEJ another reviewer has an agenda all of his own. We rise above such things and carry on writing. Looking to have the follow up novel to Froggie written in 2010. Merry Christmas to all.
September 2009
I completed the10km charity run for Cancer Research at Hampton Court in 56 minutes and 21 seconds - breaking my target of 1 hour. It was a hot day but he cause and the 6000 other fellow runners helped me drag my aching bones over the line.
August 2009
I have entered my Short Story Mighty Like a Rose into the BBC shor story of the year competition and have begun work on another for the Sunday Times competition. A recent book signing in Datchet went very well and a lot of books were sold, it was a realy good day being part of the Small Buisness drive in the village.
May 2009
Work on my second novel, "My favourite flavour is vanilla" has slowed down. I had hoped to have the first draft complete and ready to be read here online by June. That looks unlikely, July is my revised deadline. Sales a still moving along well and Twitter has become something of an obsession!
March 2009
Sales have been going well and the news that the book is also on sale on the WHSmiths and Waterstones websites is great. I recently featured in several articles in Windsor, Berkshire and Hampshire loacal papers and will be on BBC Radio Berkshire in early April.
February 2009
Christmas has been and gone and sales have exceeded 500 on Amazon. A pretty impressive feat for an unsupported debut novel. The second wave of promotion has begun and the PR campaign is moving into top gear.
December 2008
Hold the presses! December 9th 2008 - Froggie goes on sale! Available online through Amazon and Barnes and noble and several other e-tailers you can buy a copy of the best damn thriller in England for only £7.99 - At 388 pages that is less than half a pence a page!
Novemebr 2008
All promotional work and advertising work for The frog and the scorpion will begin after Christmas. Advanced copies of the book will be available to buy online, but look out for Steevan and the book in the local and national press in January and February 2009.

October 2008 - The book designs are back and have been approved - you can see them on the site. The manuscript is due in at the end of the month and Steev is busy doing re-writes and edits before submission.

Steev's Comment

September 2009
My fitness drive has paid dividends and the weight loss remains on course. The run at Hampton Court has resulted in a problem with my left big toe, but I will be doing the Triathlons and more runs in 2010. I rather enjoy it. Work is killing my writing creativity at the moment, but I'm hoping that the short stories will revive me and I can complete the two books sooner rather than later.

May 2009
Writing has taken a back seat to promotional work for too long now. I need to get back into writing regularly. 'Vanilla' is close to being finished and my new thriller is itching to get on the page. I have to compete in a triathlon soon so I should be able to vent some spleen there!
March 2009
March has seen more press activity, and a great piece in the Windsor Express. The news that the book is now available from every major retailer (WHSmiths and Waterstones online) is great and should lead to some book signings. I'll be on the BBC Radio Berkshire airwaves on the 3rd April 2009 with my good friend and co-writer Chris Lambert.
February 2009
I recently completed a TV interview with an independent production company, the results should be available on YouTube and here shortly. I took the opportunity to do some publicity shots with Simon Clay at the same time; a small collection of the images can be seen here on my gallery.
January 2009
With Christmas out the way i can focus on some new writing. A sequel toi Froggie is in the ofing, but i need to finish two other manuscripts before that can be started. Test readers have read the first 30,000 words of my dark serial killer novel, Vanilla..., and it has had positive feedback. The opening pages may be posted here later in the year.
December 2008
I have organised my author copies of the book, they are due any day. Now the book is listed on Amazon and Barnes and Noble amongst others. It is all a little more real and a little more scary.
It's no longer just my book and pet project, it has ceased to be a conversation piece at parties...it's real and out there and has to stand alone. Frankly i'm cacking it!
November 2008
The manuscript is with the publisher and no more amends can be made. Now I just have to wait until December before i can see any advanced copies.

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