Why Charlie's grinning...

[charlie_cochrane]

1). At present Speak Its Name is No 22 in the Amazon gay fiction section here.

2) I have royalties. Small, in the greater scheme of things, but I can't remember when such a neat little sum gave me so much pleasure. Note to all budding authors; this is a huge thrill.

Comments

[lokei.livejournal.com]

Yay you! *hugs*

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I feel like a child at Christmas...

[lokei.livejournal.com]

Except it's even better than Christmas because it's a reward for all your hard work!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

You know, M, that's the thing. It feels like I'm being paid for having fun, not working...

[lokei.livejournal.com]

I often feel that way about my job. I'm working towards getting to feel that way about my writing, too. I'll have to, you know, actually edit something enough to send it to a publisher first, but I'm getting there. *wry grin*

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Now that news pleases me enormously!

[geordie-star.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. XD

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really do hope you get to share this feeling some day.

[just-jac7.livejournal.com]

Congrats my dear - Well done you!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, sweetheart.

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

Wait until Amazon gets its act together and it starts showing up in Gay Romance. 22 in Gay Fic would probably mean top 10 in romance. Bugger..

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Maybe that'll be a nice little post-hols treat?

[jestana.livejournal.com]

Hooray! *claps* That's wonderful news! *bounces and glomps you*

P.S. Am re-reading your Bride's stories to tide me over until November and just finished the second one. *happy sigh* I forgot how much I enjoyed them.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thanks. *mwah* I do most sincerely hope that I'm replying to the same announcement from you at some point.

Glad you're enjoying them. They've changed a bit (more than a bit) but I hope they haven't lost their essence. It's almost as if, in revising them, I'm finding out what the tales are really about.

[jestana.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! *mwah back* You're not the only one. *grin*

Naturally, which will make them even more enjoyable to read. *hugs*

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

I hope so. :)

[shezzawatto.livejournal.com]

Nice little pre-holiday pressie. Congratulations to all of you.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[calavarna.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congrats on the Amazon list and the royalties. Well done!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie pie. It still feels a bit unreal...

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Isn't it a nice feeling? It never gets old, either.

;)

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

It's a wonderful feeling.

And my mercenary daughter immediately started working out what royalties would be if one was sole author, the creature!

[trusea.livejournal.com]

Yay! Go you! I'm so very proud of you :D

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. I'm quite proud of me, too!

[jessewave.livejournal.com]

Charlie
I think that's wonderful. What are you going to buy with your huge cheque?
I'm sending you some virtual champagne to celebrate. Have a drink on me.

Wave

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Wave

Hic! Thank you.

I have no idea what I'll spend it on - I'm hopeless at spending money on me, unless it's for second hand books or sports/theatre tickets. I'll save it all up and have a great splurge of musicals and E M Forster.

Charlie