My good friend from Ireland, Aidan Lucid, asked if I could put a bit of a plug for his new editing business here and I was glad to do it. He very kindly reviewed Centurion for me and got the word out to help me with sales in Ireland. Welcome, Aidan...
Hi guys, my name is Aidan Lucid and I firstly want to say thanks to Minnette for very kindly giving me the space on her blog to talk about me and my proofreading business.
OK, here’s a bit about me. I’m 28, in a relationship (sorry girls! ;)) and hail from Co. Kerry, Ireland. I began writing back in 2002 but have always been an avid reader ever since I was a kid. Since 2004, I’ve had various items such as articles, short stories, poems etc. published in magazines, e-zines and poetry anthologies. In 2005, I decided to take the plunge and write my own young adult fantasy novel and last year, I obtained a publisher for it and hope to have it published late this year or early 2010.
Earlier in 2009, I decided to set up my own proofreading and editing business and called it, “Lucid Eyes Editing”. Here’s the website link: www.lucideyesediting.com. I set it up because I’ve always been told that I have a keen eye for detail and I’m also very meticulous in my approach to my work. One of the main reasons I set up Lucid Eyes Editing was because I wanted to help unpublished authors stand a better chance of being published by assisting them in eliminating the usual mistakes that screams “amateur” at an editor. Another reason why I set up my business was that I wanted to give writers a service that they could afford. From my own experience of hiring proofreaders to proofread my novel, a lot of them charged very unrealistic prices that a struggling writer could not afford. One lady charged me €1,000 (Euro) and as you may well know, in this current economic climate, this is well out of the reach of a lot of writers and this is something that I wanted to change; to give writers a service that they could afford and improve their chances of getting a publisher.
There was, of course, my initial fears of “What if I don’t succeed?”, “What if people don’t like my work?”, “What if they think I did a lousy job?” and so many negative “What ifs” but despite all these self-doubts, a little voice inside me shouted “Go for it!” and so I have. That was back in April of this year. So far, I’ve had nothing but positive feedback and the work keeps rolling in. At the moment, I am proofreading a book for a client and it does have bestseller potential and I hope that the client finds a publisher.
So if you’re looking for a proofreader/editor that won’t charge the socks off you, then why not give Lucid Eyes Editing a try? Here’s my website link again: www.lucideyesediting.com.
Thank you again, Minnette, for very kindly giving me space in your blog and I do appreciate it. And if you haven’t bought one of Minnette’s books by now, shame on you! You’re missing out on some great writing. I read The Centurion and the Queen and it was a fantastic novel! Keep up the good work, Minnette.
- Aidan Lucid
Just wanted to remind everyone that the eBook of THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN is free today over at Resplendence Publishing for their Free Book Friday. Just click on the link, put it in your cart, and it's yours for free. Let me know if you have any problems with the download.Good reading! Minnette ;0)
THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN
a historical romance by Minnette Meador
Centurion Marius is a tough leader to his men, despite the shame that drove him from Rome. Delia is sister to an uncaring Corieltauvi tribal king, warrior queen to her people. The last thing she expects is to find herself craving the touch of an enemy. Thrown into the clash between 80,000 angry Britons and 10,000 Roman soldiers, they find themselves on opposing sides, in love, and unable to stop the future. The revolution that sparked their desire...could now destroy them both.
SIMPLY ROMANCE REVIEWS – "Historical novels especially historical Romance tend to fall within fairly set parameters and usually tend to be a bit cliché this story breaks out of those parameters and destroys the clichés with a truly refreshing story of love in ancient Britannia."
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my newest project, The Bell Stalker, a romantic thriller, is being written over at TextNovel.com. This is an experiment for me and a chance to get this story placed with a NY publisher. If I can get in the top 20, I have a chance to win a $1,000 and possibly a contract for the novel. Just go to www.textnovel.com, do a search for me (Minnette Meador), select The Bell Stalker, join TextNovel, and hit the thumbs up on my story.
Anyway, any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Here's the blurb for the story:
THE BELL STALKER
a romantic thriller by Minnette Meador
Belle Stark had survived a vicious attack by a maniac, had taken measures to ensure her security, trained and worked hard to make sure she would never be a victim again. But the man was still out there. When Belle finds her lover butchered in her apartment, she turns to the last man in Portland she wants to trust; an investigative genius and a man she spent ten years trying to get out of her head. Brian Cranston had been a Portland cop for almost twenty years...hard years that had not only taken his love, but his life as well. He woke up one morning forty years old and alone. Despite his reputation as the best murder investigator on the west coast and tempting offers to continue, he walked away from it without looking back. But this one was different...Belle Stark was the prime suspect. He just simply could not resist. Together, they uncover a mystery that reaches much further than the ravings of a simple stalker. Unaware of their danger, they dive headlong into an investigation that leads them into a world that neither of them knew existed and a love that is poised under the knife of a madman.
Minnette :)
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