The Ponyfish - a Seahorse Tale
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Comment from rspoet
Hello Tony,
I had a feeling you might be working on your various books.
I'll be curious to see the final edit of Ponyfish. I thought you had an
excellent beginning with strong characters and a good hook, the mystery of the Ponyfish and Dorrie/Mophead.
I"ll check it out and likely order it today.
Your poem promotion is worth a six all by itself.
Best wishes.
Robert
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Hello Tony,
I had a feeling you might be working on your various books.
I'll be curious to see the final edit of Ponyfish. I thought you had an
excellent beginning with strong characters and a good hook, the mystery of the Ponyfish and Dorrie/Mophead.
I"ll check it out and likely order it today.
Your poem promotion is worth a six all by itself.
Best wishes.
Robert
Comment Written 23-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Thanks, Robert. I hope you like the final version. I appreciate the sixth star for my promo! I thought it would get more attention on the poetry side. There seem to be fewer and fewer people engaging with the prose section these days. Best wishes to you both, Tony
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I ordered Ponyfish and Dreamer to start.
Your link worked very well.
PS I tried to find the books by entering your name and the title and it didn't work.
One thing that works is use the ISBN number. I give that to anyone who asks about my books.
Best wishes.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Congratulations, Tony, on your recent publishing deal.
This is a clever way to fish for sales on your most recent book, Ponyfish. Describing the plot and its main characters shows us we have much to gain from reading this new book. I have always admired your work and persistence in getting the job done and out there for us to read and review. You are an asset to the Fanstory community.
Jesse
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Congratulations, Tony, on your recent publishing deal.
This is a clever way to fish for sales on your most recent book, Ponyfish. Describing the plot and its main characters shows us we have much to gain from reading this new book. I have always admired your work and persistence in getting the job done and out there for us to read and review. You are an asset to the Fanstory community.
Jesse
Comment Written 23-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Thank you very much for these kind words, Jesse. Greatly appreciated. All good wishes to you. Tony
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You're welcome, Tony.
Good luck with the book sales.
Take care, Jesse
Comment from Jim Wile
Your poem and blurb intrigued me enough to buy the Kindle version of The Ponyfish. I wasn't a member when you first presented it on FanStory, so it will be all new for me. I'm looking forward to reading it, Tony.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Your poem and blurb intrigued me enough to buy the Kindle version of The Ponyfish. I wasn't a member when you first presented it on FanStory, so it will be all new for me. I'm looking forward to reading it, Tony.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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That's very kind of you, Jim. It is a book that has had a long gestation period, and it has undergone many changes since I first published it on FanStory. I shall be interested in your opinion of the final version. Best wishes, as always, Tony.
Comment from Jasmine Girl
I found your book on Amazon but the link didn't work for me. I like your poetry and might have read a chapter or two of your thriller. I'm glad you just published three. I have also published three books, one romance, one book of linked short stories and one book of poetry with my own photos.
Well done.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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I found your book on Amazon but the link didn't work for me. I like your poetry and might have read a chapter or two of your thriller. I'm glad you just published three. I have also published three books, one romance, one book of linked short stories and one book of poetry with my own photos.
Well done.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Sorry to hear that the link didn't work for you, Lisa. I have rechecked, and it seems to be working from this end. The book can also be found with an Amazon search for The Ponyfish by 'Antony Fawcus'.
The inverted commas around my name will prevent Amazon from diverting your search to Anthony Fauci.
I've had a brief look at your latest publication on Amazon. It looks interesting. I've added it to my wish list and hope to get to it before the year's end.
Comment from mermaids
I have several poems about seahorses in my portfolio, they are a theme I am stuck on. Your book sounds so interesting and I will order it. Congrats on all your work.
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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I have several poems about seahorses in my portfolio, they are a theme I am stuck on. Your book sounds so interesting and I will order it. Congrats on all your work.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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That's very kind of you, Elaine. My best wishes to you for your future writing. Sincerely, Tony.
Comment from estory
Congratulations on these publishing successes. I remember all these stories of course. It is a long, tough process, but you got there, and that's what is important. Now I am finishing up the line edit on my first novel, which should be going to design and production soon with Westbow Press. estory
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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Congratulations on these publishing successes. I remember all these stories of course. It is a long, tough process, but you got there, and that's what is important. Now I am finishing up the line edit on my first novel, which should be going to design and production soon with Westbow Press. estory
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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Thanks very much, estory. I appreciate your kind words. I looked into several publishing options and eventually decided to purchase Atticus software ($147 for unlimited books and ebooks). That is a lifetime purchase, giving the current version, plus all future updates. The software converts manuscripts to the correct ebook and paperback format for upload into Kindle Direct Publishing (which costs nothing). Thus, the four books I have so far published have cost me around $40 each to produce, which means I only have to sell about 20 copies of each (using print-on-demand) to break even. I'd be interested in hearing how you get on with Westbow Press. Best of luck with the line editing. I shall look forward to reading the finished result. All good wishes, Tony
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Westbow is expensive, but there is more muscle behind the marketing, and a more professional finished product. I'm probably going to lose a lot of money on it, but it is a lifetime dream after all. The book should be out around March. estory
Comment from jake cosmos aller
I loved your work. I have occasionally offered my fellow fan story authors a guest posting on my blog and podcast The World According to Cosmos which has thousands of followers now.
if interested, send me excerpts from your recently published works and links where people can buy them along with a bio, photo, and anything else you want to highlight send it to my email authorjakecosmosaller@gmail.com, and give me about a week to turn it around.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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I loved your work. I have occasionally offered my fellow fan story authors a guest posting on my blog and podcast The World According to Cosmos which has thousands of followers now.
if interested, send me excerpts from your recently published works and links where people can buy them along with a bio, photo, and anything else you want to highlight send it to my email authorjakecosmosaller@gmail.com, and give me about a week to turn it around.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2024
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Thank you, Jake. That's a very kind offer and greatly appreciated. I've noted your email address and will draft something up shortly. I've also liked your blog and podcast. It sounds as though you've had a fascinating career. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I have Panpipes. I got on Amazon and found it but had to go to the kindle to find it, although it's also in paperback. I placed it in my orders to save until I order something else, so I don't have to pay shipping. LOl Good luck with sales.
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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I have Panpipes. I got on Amazon and found it but had to go to the kindle to find it, although it's also in paperback. I placed it in my orders to save until I order something else, so I don't have to pay shipping. LOl Good luck with sales.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Thank you very much, Barbara. I'm delighted to hear you are buying a copy of The Ponyfish. It is a heavily edited version of the story I posted on FanStory. I hope you enjoy it. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from nomi338
Good on you. I have used KDP-Amazon to publish several books of poetry. My first attempts at getting published were with a company called PublishAmerica. After they went out of business, I switched over to KDP and have enjoyed the experience very much. Congratulations on your achievements going forward. Incidentally, I loved the poem.
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Good on you. I have used KDP-Amazon to publish several books of poetry. My first attempts at getting published were with a company called PublishAmerica. After they went out of business, I switched over to KDP and have enjoyed the experience very much. Congratulations on your achievements going forward. Incidentally, I loved the poem.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement, Nomi. Always good to hear from you. I'm also finding KDP easy to use, especially now that I am formatting my books using the Atticus software. All good wishes, Tony
Comment from Neonewman
Congrats, Tony. I will have to take a look. What an achievement and you must be over the moon, my friend. I wish you the success and happiness.
God bless,
Steve
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Congrats, Tony. I will have to take a look. What an achievement and you must be over the moon, my friend. I wish you the success and happiness.
God bless,
Steve
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2024
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Thank you very much for your kind words and encouragement, Steve. Always good to hear from you. It's kind of you to say you'll check it out. It is a heavily edited version of the story I posted on FanStory. Trimmer and tighter. I hope you enjoy it. All good wishes, Tony
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My pleasue, Tony.