Posted on 11/02/2001 1:07:12 PM PST by Dukie
My good friend and Free Republic regular Jeff Head spoke with me on the phone this afternoon with the great news that Pocket PCpress, a major publisher of electronic books, has expressed strong interest in Jeff's recently completed work of fiction Breath of Fire, a tale of the coming third world war. Mr. Doug Clapp of PocketPCpress wrote in his endorsement on Jeff's website:
"My company, PocketPCpress, gets to see a ton of novel submissions. Most are truly terrible...which is sad. We wish it weren't so.
We recently had the good fortune to read Dragon's Fury-Breath of Fire by Jeff Head and -- for the first time in a long, long while -- we were absolutely knocked out.
Don't be mislead by the fact that -- for now -- this is a self-published book offered only on the author's website. I'm sure this won't be the case for long. This is an amazingly accomplished, professional, techno-thriller that will make you turn page after page after page -- and enjoy every minute of it.
I could go on about plotting and characterization and all that, but I won't. This is simply a hellava great read and "right on" about what's happening in the world today. Tom Clancy now has some serious, serious competition."
Doug Clapp
PocketPCpress
Jeff went on to mention that Mr. Clapp has also put him in contact with a New York literary agent who has requested expedited delivery of a complete hard copy manuscript in anticipation of possible print publication. For those of you who may not have seen the initial announcement, excerpts from Jeff's book Breath of Fire can be found here.
This is a most noteworthy and laudable achievement and a source of pride for all of us here. It is also even further evidence that Free Republic is the beacon of American liberty which both attracts and stimulates the brightest minds to be found on the net or anywhere. Congratulations to you, Jeff !
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It is not enough that I succeed; my friends must fail as well. -- Gore Vidal
:o) In spite of that stirring sentiment -- one that I treasure -- I wish you great success, Jeff. :o)
PocketPC? Yes. 32mb RAM, 340mb Hard Drive, 133mhz, 320x240 (up to 640x480), 65,000 Colors, Stereo, etc. etc.
I've got every Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook, every game emulator known to man and the games to go with them, 8 CDs worth of MP3s, about 30 entire books, and the entire (I think I'm admitting to a crime here) Star Wars Episode 1-The Phantom Menace movie (yes - the entire film) in MPEG format. I ripped it myself from my own DVD that I bought with my own money.
I used to own a Palm (20mhz, 180x180, greyscale, piece of dung - and they have barely improved) PDA and I will never, ever go back after experiencing the power and capability of the PocketPC.
I read all of my books on the PocketPC (or listen to them with Audible.com digital audio books) and I'm thrilled to be able to read Jeff Head's novel.
BTW I cant seem to get rid of the bold - do you know how to fix it ??
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