I Have Been Doing Work

I have been doing work. Mostly editing work for my book (out early June, folks, get it in your diary), and while there’s not much I can say about the book just yet what I can tell you is that I am exceptionally excited about how it’s shaping up – I saw the cover art for the first time the other day and I love it.

AND I’ve had all the quotes back from people who’ve read it. These are people whose work I love and who, I don’t mind admitting, I’m a little bit in awe of. And they liked it. Wow.

More soon. Promise.

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And everyone seems to be getting married, or just got married, or agreeing to marry each other. I won’t mention any names, but you know who you are and I wish you all, all the very best.

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And I have read a book on the Kindle. Well, not a whole one. I started the brilliant In Search of Adam (see my review here) in its paperback guise and, once my Kindle arrived, downloaded the eBook and continued reading on that. And I can happily report that the experience was a good one.

I will still buy books (I’ve never viewed eReaders as a replacement for actual books) but I would have no problem at all reading more on the Kindle in the future. It works. And it’s convenient. And I can put PDFs on it, which means that if, for instance, I want to read through a lengthy ms away from my office I can and don’t have to take hundreds of pages with me (or print them out).

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Nik Perring is a short story writer, author, teacher of writing, and editor from the UK. His stories have been published widely all over the world. His books include the widely celebrated Not So Perfect (Roastbooks 2010), A Book of Beautiful Words; and Beautiful Trees; and he co-wrote Freaks!(TFP/HarperCollins, 2012).

9 thoughts on “I Have Been Doing Work”

  1. Happy to read that you've given a thumbs up to the Kindle.My birthday is in June so two things to add to my wish list: Kindle, and your book! Yes, I too will continue to buy books. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Oh that all sounds so exciting. I am jealous beyond belief about your book (in a nice way, not in a single white female jealous way, I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear ๐Ÿ˜‰ ).Look forward to reading it!Kelly

  3. Thanks Marisa – are you a Cancer…?Caroline – I certainly have (see how I do much for sales!) ;)Thanks Kelly. Good. Single White Female (although I recall she was quite the hottie) isn't a good look!:) No reason why you can't be there too if (and I'm sooo not being patronising) you work dead,dead hard (and possibly get a bit lucky!).Rachel, thank you. You have no idea how much the quotes made me smile (read: grin ridiculously!) – they're from people whose work I utterly love. Whoosh!

  4. Look forward hugggggely to seeing the cover art! but also – I think you could do a roaring trade in lending out kindles, (for a fee) for people like me who will never buy one, but who would like to try em out sometime – and for reading long bleedin pdf files without wasting paper and ink!

  5. Hey V – thanks.And that is not a bad idea. Not a bad idea at all!Hey JessicaYes, there will be a blog tour of some description (not sure what yet!). And yes there'll be an eBook version too. Multiple formats, oh yes! Nik

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