My book's been published on Friday 1/28, MKF!!!

[BBOvenGuy]

Yes, I'm very happy to anounce that my book, Liberty Girl, has been published by Royal Fireworks Press of Unionville NY. It's my first publication, although it's actually the second book I wrote (and I wrote two book-length Buffy fics before that).



Liberty Girl is a historical novel for middle schoolers. The blurb on the back cover reads like this:



"Eleven-year-old Eleanor Blizzard moves from Indianapolis to Baltimore in June of 1918 so she and her mother can be with her father, who is engaged in essential war work.



"In adapting to her new surroundings, Eleanor finds that there is much in Baltimore that is different from Indiana.



"This is a vivid depiction of the World War I homefront: the anti-Hun sentiment, the fervid patriotism, the war-time sacrifices, and the racist assumptions are all there, mirrored in the culture of junior high school, where Eleanor begins the seventh grade."



Wheeee!!!!

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

[Jennpurr]

Congratulations, Bob!



Wooo Hooo!











That's awesome. I was just wondering, where can I find the fics you have written? I would love to read them.



Congrats again! I wish you a world full of success.







Jen

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Buffy Smash. Grrr." ~ Buffy, Chaos Bleeds VG

[Ben Varkentine]

Excellent!

Ben



"One voice is easily ignored or silenced, but when other people add their voices to yours, you become a chorus not easily ignored."--Wil "Just A Geek" Wheaton

[Warduke]

Congrats Bob!



Great news.

---

Firefox: One Browser To Rule Them All.

[skittles]

Joining in the celebration:

Congrats, Bob!!

skittles



"The problem with political jokes is how often they get elected."



"Closed minds always seem to be connected to open mouths"

[emma peel]

Way to go, Bob! Congratulations!!!!

[Gatito Grande]

Congrats & kudos, Bob!!!







GG What, Me Jealous Much? Out

[jixer]

Hello Kittens-



Congratulations! I love history anyway and I have neices so I have an excuse to get another book. Just what I need



Again YAY!



Jixer

[xita]

Bob that is awesome! Congratulations!

- - - - - - - - - - -
"Trust is a risk masquerading as a promise."

[WebWarlock]

Freaking Excellent Bob!!!



Ok details. When can we buy, where is the best place for you for us to buy it and how many do you want us all to buy to make sure this is a success!



Very much looking forward to it.



Congragts Bob!



Warlock

Web Warlock, web.warlock@comcast.net, The Other Side.

Liber Mysterium: The D20 Netbook of Witches & The Dragon and the Phoenix: New Adventures of Willow and Tara

"But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight, Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight"

- "Lovers In A Dangerous Time", Bruce Cockburn.

[gspiggott]

Congrats, Bob.

[BBOvenGuy]

Okay, details...



Unfortunately, my publisher isn't the most communicative of organizations. You'd think a publishing company would be good at communication, but apparently they're lousy at it - I've heard that this is not uncommon. Also, they market primarily to schools, so you don't find their books in Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.



However, they do have a website with all the necessary contact info, including an email link. You can find it here:



rfwp.com/order.shtml



They say you can just tell them what you want - Liberty Girl by Robert Black - but I'll give you the ISBN Number as well. It's 0-88092-489-6. There's also an ISBN Number for a hardback version, but I was supposed to get a hardback copy if they printed one, and I didn't. I also don't have a price for the book - as I said, they're not very communicative.



As for my old Buffyfics, FanFiction.net is pretty much the only place left where you can find them. My page there is:



www.fanfiction.net/profil...serid=8349

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

[ElDonia]

Way to go BOB!!!

Edited by: ElDonia at: 1/29/05 8:27 pm

[taralicious]

Bob,

Congratulations on this publishing endeavor.

As a writer with dreams of making use of my history degree, it is gratifying to see someone making the effort to instruct and edify school kids about the First World War, the roots of which are more arcane and complex than such overt villains as the Axis of WWII.

[Rhiannon9891]

Congratulations Bob

She is like a cat in the dark

And then she is the darkness

[SJ]

Congratulations Bob

[Yelowsub]

CONGRADULATIONS! That's is absolutly WONDERFUL!

"Trying to talk about love is like trying to dance about architecture."

[lightfeather]

Congratulations

[Culzean]

Congrats Bob!



I've emailed the publisher and have placed my order. I look forward to reading your book.





deb

[sheila wt]

Congratulations, Bob! This is great!

------------------------------

Sheila

[seurat]

A big belated congrats to Bob! I hope you'll one day have a whole shelf of your own books to show off with pride, complete with foreign editions and translated versions in a variety of other languages.

"Life's complications and frustrations/they disappear when the music starts playing/I found a place where it feels alright/I hear a record and it opened my eyes/do you remember what the music meant?" - Speakers Push Air, Pretty Girls Make Graves

[Jennpurr]

Hey Bob,

Quote:

---

As for my old Buffyfics, FanFiction.net is pretty much the only place left where you can find them

---

The link you gave isn't working for me. It says it is invalid. Is there anyway you can e-mail them to me? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.



jennpurr@yahoo.com



Congrats again on your book!



Jen

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Buffy Smash. Grrr." ~ Buffy, Chaos Bleeds VG

[BBOvenGuy]

Hey Jen, try this link:



www.fanfiction.net/u/8349/



It looks like FanFiction.net changed their URL format when I wasn't looking.



Meanwhile, I'm glad to hear that people are trying to order the book! I sure hope my publisher treats customers better than they treat authors.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

[Dave V]

Again, many congratulations, Bob! It's been a long time coming. I look forward to reading the book.



(Now, if we can only get signed copies...)

[urnofosiris]

A belated congratulations and just remember we knew you when.

[angel of salvation]

Belated Congrats dude! You're so lucky. I wish I cud get my stories published. But I have no idea where to go, who to talk to etc etc. *sigh* Oh well. Gud lick with your book!



Jess xxx

'You're my angel of salvation, and hope, and strength...your my multi-angel'-Jay (My baby)

.:~*My anime site*~:.