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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 27, 2017 20:02:33 GMT
Hi, I will move this thread later but please can you read this and tell me if it works of if you have any suggestions
cheers
Geek Myths – Tales from the counter culture BLURB VERSION 01 27-7-17
Four Friends – Too young to be Generation X and too old to be millennia’s are overqualified and under paid in their dead end job. The only thing that keeps them going is their mutual love of all things SciFi and particularly their love of BBC TVs Doctor Who.
Between Leeds and Manchester is the Wode Moore shopping experience and at its heart is EDGE.
EDGE is your favourite megastore, it sells Books DVDs, Games and has the best coffee shop around. Behind the counter four friends wait to serve you, They all had dreams once, if only they could remember what they were...
A tale about Life, Love, Shopping, Sci-fi Conventions and the pursuit of Sonic Screwdrivers
Part Clerks. part Big Bang Theory; Geek Myths is an hilarious look at the ignored generation of modern young men heading for middle Age with no real destination in mind.
From Michael Gilroy-Sinclair – Host of the Doctor Who Tin Dog Podcast and author of Whostrology and Blue Box Messiah comes a book destined to start a new Genre – Geek Lit.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 27, 2017 20:15:11 GMT
Very Good 
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 27, 2017 20:19:18 GMT
It sounds like me  Should it be "A tale about life, love..." Not "live, love... "? Other than that, it reads well. Cheers Tony |
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jul 28, 2017 11:32:21 GMT
It reads great. Cant wait to read it  |
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 28, 2017 14:24:18 GMT
Cheers.
I just hope people like it...
And buy it lol
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 28, 2017 14:26:29 GMT
Edited version
Better?
Four friends, overqualified and underpaid, wait behind the counter at EDGE to serve you. They all had dreams once, if they could only remember what they were. A tale about life, love, shopping and the pursuit of sonic screwdrivers, Geek Myths is part Generation X and part Big Bang Theory. From the author of Whostrology and Blue Box Messiah and the host of the Tin Dog Podcast comes a new genre of literature: Geek Lit
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Post by theotherjosh on Jul 28, 2017 15:06:04 GMT
Edited version Better? Four friends, overqualified and underpaid, wait behind the counter at EDGE to serve you. They all had dreams once, if they could only remember what they were. A tale about life, love, shopping and the pursuit of sonic screwdrivers, Geek Myths is part Generation X and part Big Bang Theory. From the author of Whostrology and Blue Box Messiah and the host of the Tin Dog Podcast comes a new genre of literature: Geek Lit I like the revised blurb a lot more. Tighter and more evocative Also, I'm only familiar with your work through the podcast and your comments on the board here, but Blue Box Messiah is such a great title that I think I need to seek out a copy as soon as I get home. |
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 28, 2017 16:48:05 GMT
Edited version Better? Four friends, overqualified and underpaid, wait behind the counter at EDGE to serve you. They all had dreams once, if they could only remember what they were. A tale about life, love, shopping and the pursuit of sonic screwdrivers, Geek Myths is part Generation X and part Big Bang Theory. From the author of Whostrology and Blue Box Messiah and the host of the Tin Dog Podcast comes a new genre of literature: Geek Lit I like the revised blurb a lot more. Tighter and more evocative Also, I'm only familiar with your work through the podcast and your comments on the board here, but Blue Box Messiah is such a great title that I think I need to seek out a copy as soon as I get home. Blue box messiah can be bought through Amazon. .. Or if you want it fir free it was a pdf give away last Christmas on the tin dog podcast Just visit Dec 25th 2016 on Www.tin-dog.co.uk Cheers. |
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 28, 2017 16:48:52 GMT
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Post by theotherjosh on Jul 29, 2017 0:21:01 GMT
I like the revised blurb a lot more. Tighter and more evocative Also, I'm only familiar with your work through the podcast and your comments on the board here, but Blue Box Messiah is such a great title that I think I need to seek out a copy as soon as I get home. Blue box messiah can be bought through Amazon. .. Or if you want it fir free it was a pdf give away last Christmas on the tin dog podcast Just visit Dec 25th 2016 on Www.tin-dog.co.uk Cheers. Picked it up through Amazon! We'll be travelling a bit this weekend and this looks like just what the Doctor ordered. (As it were) |
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Jul 29, 2017 0:37:28 GMT
Xenniels is a term I found that was crafted to fit that societal cohort between X and Millennials.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jul 30, 2017 18:25:03 GMT
Four friends share much; their place of work, their crap pay, and their costly and meaningless university educations.
They also share something else. They are all geeks.
Their love of science fiction and fantasy is the only thing that keeps them sane on a dreary Thursday, killing time behind the counter in “Edge”, the dullest shop this side of Gallifrey. They each had dreams once, lost in time like Sauron’s ring or Luke’s lightsabre down an air vent on Bespin.
A tale about life, love, shopping and the pursuit of mint, in box, merchandise, “Geek Myths” mixes the humour of “Big Bang” and the wit of “Clerks”.
From the author of “Whostrology”, “Blue Box Messiah” and the host of the “Tin Dog Podcast” comes a tale of Geek Lit. Don’t forget to pack your towel, you’re going to need it...
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 7, 2017 16:55:29 GMT
Anyone like the new version?
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Post by mark687 on Aug 7, 2017 18:49:09 GMT
Like it how about this as a Tag Line
"At The Edge no one can hear you haggle!"
Regards
mark687
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 1:41:53 GMT
Four friends share much; their place of work, their crap pay, and their costly and meaningless university educations. They also share something else. They are all geeks. Their love of science fiction and fantasy is the only thing that keeps them sane on a dreary Thursday, killing time behind the counter in “Edge”, the dullest shop this side of Gallifrey. They each had dreams once, lost in time like Sauron’s ring or Luke’s lightsabre down an air vent on Bespin. A tale about life, love, shopping and the pursuit of mint, in box, merchandise, “Geek Myths” mixes the humour of “Big Bang” and the wit of “Clerks”. From the author of “Whostrology”, “Blue Box Messiah” and the host of the “Tin Dog Podcast” comes a tale of Geek Lit. Don’t forget to pack your towel, you’re going to need it... Not sure if I'd go with The Big Bang in your blurb - most geeks I know hate it. |
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 19, 2017 8:50:14 GMT
Really?
Why?
I know the people on r f s feel that way buy this is a suprise
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 0:26:22 GMT
Really? Why? I know the people on r f s feel that way buy this is a surprise
It's defiantly a divivise show and potentially too divisie for your audience. A lot of people don't like how geeks are depicted in the series.Quick question: have you found a publisher? If it's a geek publisher, I'd suggest omitting the reference altogether. People will get the tone of your novel from the rest of the blurb.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Aug 21, 2017 5:19:46 GMT
Really? Why? I know the people on r f s feel that way buy this is a surprise
It's defiantly a divivise show and potentially too divisie for your audience. A lot of people don't like how geeks are depicted in the series.Quick question: have you found a publisher? If it's a geek publisher, I'd suggest omitting the reference altogether. People will get the tone of your novel from the rest of the blurb.
I will give it serious consideration. Cheers May need an alternative It's a shame as I quite like bbt. |
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