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This is brilliant! Storyline seems to be properly executed and the excerpt is well-written. The whole package works for me. Just watch-out for over-usage of the ly-adverbs. Other than that, it is a very beautiful piece. On-point descriptions, voice, pacing, and sentence length. Good job! Joan |
jasonbod:Jason, Please go to the publisher's website and read excerpts of the novel http://bernardbooks.com/subpage.html You can also reserve a copy and the publisher will contact you in July when copies come off the press http://bernardbooks.com/form.html Thanks. Joan |
Novel coming to Bernard Books Publishing this July. The count down continues: 4 weeks to go! Copies available by reservation only! Reserve your copy today! http://bernardbooks.com/form.html |
Dear Writers and Authors, This thread is meant for educating determined writers and upcoming authors about the literary industry and helping them find answers and solutions to questions and problems about book publishing. Whether you need a literary agent or a publisher for complete novels, self-help books, non-fiction books, a collection of short stories and poems, screen plays, etc. Or you are looking for authentic literary forums and websites where you can meet and network with other authors. Or you need useful insights, information, direction, and honest answers to your questions. This thread is for you. Post your questions and I (and other interested or knowledgeable individuals in the field) will do our best to provide answers and offer directions and insights into the literary and publishing maze. Ask your questions about traditional publishing, subsidy publishing, self publishing, POD, Vanity press, etc. Ask about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of publishing and which type would be the best bet for your work or situation. Ask questions about writing, characterization, scenes, dialogue building, plot development, theme, editing, proofreading, copy editing, etc. Ask questions about grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, word usage, problematic sentences, verb usage, thesaurus application, cliches, etc. PLEASE POST ONLY AUTHENTIC QUESTIONS. NO SPAMMING. NO ADVERTS OR COMMERCIALS. Finally, be courteous and polite. Best Regards, Joan Peck (Book Publicist) Bernard Books Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA http://bernardbooks.com |
Read excerpts of the actual novel, FEDDIE GIRL and reserve your copy at http://bernardbooks.com/subpage.html |
Still no word yet, |
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There are numerous types of wastes depending on the Industrial sector you're targeting. Ie. Agriculture, Food, Chemical, Mechanical, Automobile, Computers, etc, etc, etc, Try googling 'Industrial Waste Management' and see what comes up. Or do a specific search on a particular industry like "Food Industrial Waste Management". That should be the easiest to write on cos there are tons of information from the EPA, USDA, and FDA concerning Food Industries and their Waste Management Systems. This is just a pointer! Good Luck! |
Hah! Boarding school days. Such funny tales we have to tell. Lol! There is a new novel coming out this July that is all about the experiences and adventures in Nigerian Federal School. The book is, FEDDIE GIRL, written by Nona David. If you haven't heard about this novel, you need to check it out. Go to the publishers site to read excerpts http://bernardbooks.com/subpage.html Also see the FEDDIE GIRL blogs at http://joanpeck. It's simply hilarious! You will think you're back in boarding school re-living those experiences! Grin Grin Grin Grin For more info, please contact me: Joan Peck (Book Publicist) Bernard Books Publishing http://bernardbooks.com joan.peck@bernardbooks.com |
Hah! Boarding school days. Such funny tales we have to tell. Lol! There is a new novel coming out this July that is all about the experiences and adventures in Nigerian Federal School. The book is, FEDDIE GIRL, written by Nona David (an ex-feddie student) If you haven't heard about this novel, you need to check it out. Go to the publishers site to read excerpts http://bernardbooks.com/subpage.html Also see the FEDDIE GIRL blogs at http://joanpeck. It's simply hilarious! You will think you're back in boarding school re-living those experiences! ![]() For more info, please contact me: Joan Peck (Book Publicist) Bernard Books Publishing http://bernardbooks.com joan.peck@bernardbooks.com |
The countdown to publication date continues. You can now reserve an advance copy of this novel on the publishers site. You will be notified once the copies come off the press. http://bernardbooks.com/form.html |
@Kay9 No, no word yet. Thanks for the continued interest and patience. Joan. |
Thanks to all those who expressed their interest via e-mail. We are still waiting to get a word from Seun and the other moderators. Thanks for your patience! Joan. |
Ifez:You mean in Nigeria? Answer is yes! Thanks! Joan |
Don't Miss-out on Advance Copies, they are now limited!!!!!!!! Reserve a copy at http://bernardbooks.com/form.html |
Unseal the lips, Lol! If you haven't reserved a copy of FEDDIE GIRL, there's still a chance to reserve advance copies coming this July. http://bernardbooks.com/form.html |
@Beaubrains, Thanks a lot for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it. And "yes" to your first question and "no" to the other. Nona David is an American. See ore details on our website. Joan |
@ Kay9, Thanks a lot for the info. I have just e-mailed both Seun and StephenP. We now have to wait patiently until they provide us with a feedback. Hopefully, it will be favorable. Thanks a lot for your interest. An yes, I work in the Book Publishing Business. The company I work with is Bernard Books Publishing located in Cincinnati Ohio USA. http://bernardbooks.com Once the Nairaland executive and moderator gets back to us, we can start ironing out all the details and set the wheel in motion. Joan. |
MojiEsther:Please how do I get in touch with Seun? Does he have a contact info or something? Thanks! Joan |
Joan4427:As soon as we get a favorable word back from Seun and other moderators, we'll get the ball rolling. Meanwhile, you can e-mail me if you want to join up. Or ask your questions on this thread and we will address the concerns and iron out the details. Thanks. Joan Peck |
Hey people! All talk and no action will get us nowhere! Please, e-mail me at the address below if you are interested in the proposal I presented and want to join the union. Nairaland Writers Union (NWU) Also, how do I get ion touch with Seun? If we have enough writers signing on, we should be able to catch Seun's interest with our pitch. Thanks! Joan Peck (Book Publicist) Bernard Books Publishing http://bernardbooks.com [email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email] |
Hold in the hearts dreamOf course it's Hindi with some Urdu mixed in. I've translated part of it, but some of it doesn't make complete sense cos of the Urdu mixed in. To me, it just feels like trying to translate English mixed with some pidgin ![]() I couldn't do the whole thing. The poem is too long. |
Margolin is an engaging writer. It's a wonder Grisham's books made it to fame and his didn't it. I guess it's a stroke of the elusive but desirable thing called 'luck'. Glad you've also discovered Margolin. Enjoy! |
Interested parties based in Nigeria, please contact me [email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email] Those based abroad, please contact the publishing office directly http://bernardbooks.com Thanks. Joan Peck |
My sincere apologies to Smart$boy, whose thread has been hijacked and his original purpose transformed into something quite unrelated. Please forgive us. We're all looking for a slice of that finite pie. ![]() |
Ccomputers:Dear Ccomputers (Carlos Ventures), It is not good work ethics to castigate people and their business anywhere, especially on public forums. The personal side you show in public tends to rub-off on your business as well. I have not attacked you or your business, your website, or what you do on Ebay or anywhere else. Actually, if you scroll down, and view my posts to you on this thread, you'd see that I am one of the most supportive of you (with all due respect). I do not believe in putting others down to make myself (or the publishing company I work for) look good. I am a firm believer in, "Let your work/business speak for itself." I said I do not need computers. Just like you may not need books. We are in different lines of business and that much at least is expected. Please, no need to get yourself worked up. If people want to be pessimistic and attack you here on this thread, then just ignore them and move on. Continue to market your business to those who are interested, cos, no matter what others say, those who see value in what you do will find you and patronize you. In my case, I work with a book publishing company (I am a book publicist). So unless you are interested in buying a contract/consignment of novels, for re-sale in Nigeria, then I don't see how our paths will be likely to cross. At this point, the company I work with (based in Ohio, USA) does not need computer hardware. If in the near future, we decide it's time to upgrade our systems, or we come across another book publishing company who is in need of computer hardware, then, at that time, we may consider recommending Carlos Ventures. But for right now, it is not in our platform. BTW, since you are based in Eastern Nigeria, do you know of any bookstore owner, wholesalers, distributors, or retailers that may be interested in carrying book consignments/direct orders from us at publishers price? It's okay if they're based in Onitsha, Enugu, Aba, Nsukka, Umuahia, Awka, Nnewi, Owerri, etc. Thanks. Joan Peck (Book publicist) Bernard Books Publishing [email]joan.peck@bernardbooks.com[/email] http://bernardbooks.com |
dearstan:Thanks for the warning and concern, Dearstan. But my company only works with people in the book business. We are based in the US and don't need computer hardware from Carlos computers. What is Dell, IBM, HP, Apple, etc, there for? BTW, do you know of any authentic book distributors, store owners, wholesalers, and retailers that are based in Nigeria and would be interested in contracting whole-sale books at publisher price? Thanks Joan |
We will be catering to book wholesalers, bookstore owners, distributors and retailers from July through December. If you're based in Nigeria, contact me. If based abroad contact the publishing office directly. Thanks. Joan |
naijacutee:On point!!!!!!!! ![]() |
shotster50: iniguy: Kozzie:Nollywood movies may not be of good quality these days, but the producers, directors, and actors/actresses are not the most to blame. What about piracy? Or 'bandwagonism' like someone mentioned? Look at it this way, for e.g. the movie industry suffers and spends all this money to make a good movie (screen writing, great producing, brilliant actors/actresses, cool effects, wow factors, all the nuts and bolts). At the end of the day, the movie gets cut and produced and is ready for sale. The Nigerian yahoozes get a hold of the movie and makes thousands of copies in very low quality and start selling them at very cheap prices (even the same happens with foreign movie like Harry Potter, Twilight, Star Wars, X-men, etc). The masses see the low quality version at a cheaper price and buy that one instead. Meanwhile, the actual movie producers do not break even, they are forced to cut their losses and fold. The brilliant actors/actresses do not get paid--they sit and starve. Next time, they turn down the job. So to counteract this, the movie industries jump in the same boat as the Yahoozes. Since the Nigerian public will go for the cheapest version of anything, the industry go ahead and produce cheap movies for them, using bad scripts and artists. That way, the industry stays competitive with the Yahoozes and everybody wins! Not the best way to tackle the problem, but that is just how it works in Nigeria. "If you can't beat them, you join them." Right? Based on the above, the movie industry is not interested in investing, or motivated motivated to invest in quality or patented stuff that would help their industry grow like those in the Western countries. We see the same all the time with the book publishing industry. I work with a publishing company, so I should know. Just ask yourselves: "How many times have you opted for cheap pirated stuff over the authentic high-quality, high-priced product?" Now you see where the major problem arises? Now tell me again about "Re-branding Nigeria" ? ![]() |


