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Saw my book in a public library today guys.
I'm really gonna make it aren't I?

>> No.19078659

>no hardback
I'm sorry, OP...

>> No.19078663

>>19078650
>australian

eww

>> No.19078665

>>19078650
Oh no no no he fell for the meme.

>> No.19078675

>>19078650
There's one retard dumb enough to brag on /lit/. You may get a wiki article about you if you make it yourself. You dk writing

>> No.19078684

>>19078650
yeah idgi OP, you actually got your book published. why do you try so hard to associate it with 4chan. i've seen you shill your book in Waldun threads ffs.

>> No.19078710

>>19078684
Firstly I figure there is no such thing as bad publicity, I mean, look at fucking Gardener.
Secondly I like the bantz and shitposting on this board.

>> No.19078747

>>19078650
pic rel?

>> No.19078759

>>19078747
Yes

>> No.19079769

>>19078650
what's it about Mr Woolston?

>> No.19079805

post an excerpt

>> No.19079863

You just put it there

>> No.19079881

>>19078650
Based

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>>19078650
So what the fuck is going on here, Kafka in the desert?
Lewis Woolston sounds like a good, authory name, so you got that going for you.

>> No.19080856

>>19079769
It's short stories loosely based on my experiences living and working at remote roadhouses in Australia.
If you've ever read the short stories of W. Somerset Maugham and Henry Lawson that's the vibe I've aimed for.

>> No.19080908

>>19080856
Stop teasing us and post an excerpt or take a picture, it's not like you don't have a copy lying around.

>> No.19080919

>>19078650
How long did it take for you to find a publisher? What was the process like? Now that you've published a short story collection, the next step is obviously a novel, how's it coming along?

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>>19080788
>creme-de-la-creme

>> No.19080935

>>19078650
Congrats!

>> No.19080942

>>19080856
Sounds entertaining. I'm not into Nick Land and stuff like that but maybe some of the people here would enjoy it

>> No.19080958

>>19080919
Took a while.
The big publishers were totally uninterested and actually a bit rude.
I ended up googling "small press publishers in Australia" and making a list.

>> No.19080972

that horrible bait title tho

why op why

>> No.19080979

>>19080919
And not doing a novel just yet.
Got another short story collection in the works. I like the form plus it's more practical to work on while still having a day job and a family.

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>>19078650
Damn build good

>> No.19081006

>>19080933
tat uh tat
wala
duhkord
krosson
visa vee
menasha druh (shiteating grin)

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>>19078759
>>19080856
>>19080958
>>19080979
Post something already you absolute coward!

>> No.19081024

>>19080987
Looks like a kind lad desu

>> No.19081035

>>19080958
> a bit rude
How so? With the garbage that gets published nowadays I doubt they can critque you reasonably beyond "this has no mainstream appeal", unless your script was riddled with typos.

>> No.19081037

>>19078650
good job OP

>> No.19081052

>>19080987
>looks like a plumber but is actually a writer
Do you like to subvert people's expectations about you?

>> No.19081054

>>19081035
I got told point blank that "we're not interested in white male stories" by one of the big corporates.
Another one told me "nobody's interested in country bumpkins doing country bumpkin things" and advised me to move to Melbourne if I wanted to become a "real writer"
So yeah, I'm a bit soured on the big publishers.

>> No.19081065

>>19081052
Hadn't thought of that but yeah I spose so.
I admit it would look strange if I was ever in a photo standing next to Waldun.

>> No.19081070

>>19081054
Waldunian

>> No.19081087

>>19081054
What a bunch of pseud assholes.

>> No.19081110

>>19080987
looks like he rims cubs

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Okay, since Mr. Lewis makes threads boasting about being a published author but refuses to post any of his actual work like the brick shithouse primadonna he is, here's the first page.
What do you think?

>> No.19081140

>>19081126
Australia in a nutshell. Honestly who reads this shit.

>> No.19081149

>>19081126
Post more

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Saw my book in the vatican archive today guys.
I'm really gonna make it aren't I?

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>> No.19081195

Good job Lewis

>> No.19081199

>>19081193
Post more pls or at least tell us what they dug up

>> No.19081203

>>19081054
ouch that's fucked up

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It's alright.
Yet another episode of "if this guy can get published, I can get published".

>> No.19081222

>>19081191
That's Based. How do you like Rome so far?
Also, don't be like Lewis 'mute cunt' Woolston and post an excerpt yourself instead of having anon do it.
I like the cover a lot, were you included in the design and/or decision making process or did the publisher decide?

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>> No.19081227

>>19081126
>>19081168
>>19081186
This is actually really good. But I think I should have known that it would be good, the cover art is nice, the blurb is good, it's not self-published; it's a professional job.

I hope you are actually a long time 4channer though, OP, and not just some grifter who has come here to shill as if this is any old site.

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>>19081225

>> No.19081240

>>19081225
I have noticed people get annoyed when I tell them I don't have Netflix. But how is this related to the thread.

>> No.19081241

>>19081240
A young author that people on this board talk about.

>> No.19081251

>>19081227
I've been a 4chan lurker and shitposter since back when /b/ was the funniest, edgiest place on the internet.
Now that I have something to show for my years of striving I don't mind sharing it with /lit/ for the bantz and fun.
If you ever get published yourself anon I hope you shitpost your own book here too.

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And that's all there is for now.

>> No.19081288

>>19081277
getting kinda "And The Moral Is" there at the end but I liked it overall

>> No.19081289

>>19078650
>Saw my book in a public library today guys.
Most civilized countries have a purchasing scheme for public libraries that buy up a few copies of all/almost all domestic authors.

>I'm really gonna make it aren't I?
Sure, but only when you see your book on the shelves in a public library in another country.

>> No.19081330

>>19080987
why the fuck do you look like my dad

>> No.19081336

>>19081251
do the storytime yourself next time, you lazy bastard.
Overall I liked it, it flows nicely and the dialogue sounds natural. A bit over-indulging in cliches but not bad at all.

>> No.19081352

I would have liked more detail on the camel killing. Like from the movie where they shoot the kangaroos.

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>>19081191
Apparently the normies don't appreciate your ironic shitposting, Mr. Crocodile Man.

>> No.19081484

I liked it although I understand why reviews would criticize the moralistic preaching. The imagery was nice but the characters are very transparent and the theme is spelled out without care for subtlety or contrast for reinforcement. It reads more like a blog post than a fleshed out narrative. Maybe you should have structured it like a diary to cover for lacking story elements

>> No.19081799

>>19078710
>fucking Gardner
is there a Gardner sex tape...?

>> No.19081919

>>19081225
>>19081233
Let's translate the pseud:
>but you aren't popular, so are you even resisting? of course not, you're a nobody! You can't resist anything, nerd!
>if everyone is jumping off bridges, you're only going to convince more people to jump if you don't jump, too, because you're unlikeable
>if you aren't slaughtering the elite in full-blown revolution, are you even trying? of course you're not! it's not possible that society is mostly fine and you only have an issue with the inches they take too far, nerd!
>no man is an island, but let me say it with too many syllables
To the first point: what sort of defeatist aspect is this? Imagine internalizing cuckoldry to this degree.
To the second point: feel free to jump whenever you want, I'll be unpopular by myself up here
To the third point: more vapid defeatism and BUT SOCIETY IS TOTALITARIAN bullshit
To the fourth point: yawn

I can see why /lit/ might like this guy: he's a juvenile cynic and a contrarian to the core.

>> No.19082080

>>19081919
who is this