Giveaway now live!
I think the thing I miss the most during the Coronavirus crisis is being able to travel around; being able to to take journeys. Even a day out is forbidden just now, and all I can do other than go for a local walk is to read books about travel or watch documentaries. I’m sure there are many more like me out there, eager to indulge their wanderlust in any way they can.
So here’s my contribution:
The Night Bus is my book of short stories and poems, all based around the theme of ‘journeys’, and I’m making the e-book free to download for a short period from this coming Saturday.
The link is here and the giveaway will run from Saturday 25th April – Monday 7th April inclusive, US Pacific Time (I know, but that’s how Amazon insists on setting it up! It’s 8 hours behind UK time, so that means the giveaway will presumably start 8 a.m. Saturday UK time and finish 8 a.m. Tuesday.). I’ve not run one of these before, so I hope it works! Please let me know if there are any problems!
Obviously, if you do download it, a review would be marvellous and I’d really appreciate it!
Mick Canning 
I have a question, not completely related to this post or generous offer.
When I search Mick Canning on the web, it shows you as an author with three books. The third named “Irregular Stories”.
I have never read of that on this blog. Could you shed some light on it?
As for the give away, though I am tempted to read your book, I feel it is wrong to take for free something someone worked so hard on. Probably I will buy it in the future.
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Irregular Stories is a separate book published by the writing group I belong to, and has a short story of mine in it which is also in The Night Bus.
But you’re very welcome to download The Night Bus – after all, that’s why I’ve made it free for three days!
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A writing club sounds like a cool thing!
I hear that Tolkien, CS Lewis and some of the biggest names of literature belonged to the same group. It must be a fun thing.
So do the other members of your club have their blogs too? I would like to check them out.
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I’m not sure any others do, at the moment. If I find out, I’ll let you know.
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Sure do!
Just wondering, what do writing clubs do?
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Uh oh! That’s a threefold repetition of the word ‘do’.
I believe writers would consider that a sin.
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Consider yourself reprimanded!
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😱I beg thy mercy!
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It’s really to encourage each other in their writing. Sometimes to set themes to write pieces, perhaps critique each other’s work, some networking, to learn from each other’s experiences of, for example, finding editors, publishers, agents…whatever the group want it to be.
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Interesting…
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I see your group even has a website…
So I hear you are working on another novel based in India? Would that be the assasin’s garden?
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Yes and no…The Assassin’s Garden is mainly set in 16th century Persia, then to India, then England. The Actual Indian novel is called ‘A Good Place’ (that’s the working title) and is set in a Hill Station in 1988.
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Ohkay. So is ‘A Good Place’ still being written, or have you dropped/ put it on hold?
Also, if you don’t mind revealing, which hill station?
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Still being written – it’s my current project in Lockdown! And the hill station? A fictitious one in West Bengal.
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Hope you finish it soon!
Is that based on darjeeling?
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Yes and no…in the book Darjeeling is several miles away.
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I see.
Sounds interesting.
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Spreading the message via social media.
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Thanks, Arv!
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👍
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Thanks Mike, I just downloaded Night Bus.
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Really hope you enjoy it!
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It’s a great time to be reading, Mick. We’re all armchair travelers these days. Be well.
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Thanks, Diana. You too.
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Thanks, Mick. How kind! I’ll try to read this coming weekend. My job and this telecommuting is holding me hostage most of the week.
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Hope you enjoy it, Kim.
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True that, Mick! Missing my travels a lot but the throwback posts are helping. Thank you for the post and glad about your book! 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, looking forward to being able to get out and about a little more.
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Absolutely, missing my travels too, especially interacting with other people. Such a generous offer! Thank you!!
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You’re welcome. Let’s hope we can travel again before too long.
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