My Novel Published.

[Juggity]

That's a great accomplishment, man.

I'm an aspiring writer myself. I hope one day to know the feeling of completing a novel.

[BillMc]

That's a great accomplishment, man.

I'm an aspiring writer myself. I hope one day to know the feeling of completing a novel.

You will my friend, you will! (And it will be worth it.)

[AussieFanKurt]

Good work mate, I will buy and read over xmas if possible.

[BillMc]

Good work mate, I will buy and read over xmas if possible.

Many thanks. But it doesn't come out in Australia until May 8th. If you get a hold of a copy sooner, please let me know what you think! Cheers!

[AussieFanKurt]

Many thanks. But it doesn't come out in Australia until May 8th. If you get a hold of a copy sooner, please let me know what you think! Cheers!

Oh damn, I prefer hard copy so I'll wait until then.

[Koolaid_Man]

Hi friends. As I am a fairly regular on Spur Talk, I thought that some of you might be interested to know that my debut novel, Lenin's Harem, has been published in North America. (The international edition comes out on May 8th). This has been an eight year project leaving my home in the States, and living in Latvia, Estonia and Russia to write the book. (Along with a year studying writing in Manchester, UK). The book is being released by Knox Robinson Publishing, a small traditional British publisher.





In simplest terms, the novel is about a young aristocrat swept up in the turmoil of World War I who finds himself a member of the elite Latvian Red Riflemen of the Russian Revolution (a group nicknamed "Lenin's Harem", nothing to do with a real harem by the way.) The aristocrat tries to survives the wars and class genocides of the times, adapting despite himself, and finally finding friendship with his fellow soldiers, love with a communist girl, only to face Stalin's purges in the 1930's. It is also, in many ways, the tragedy of the birth and death of the first Latvian State.

The novel has received very good reviews and endorsements from several well-known authors, historians, and the former dean of the CIA's Intelligence School called it "Enthralling" (as you can see on the cover.) I have a very good review coming out soon in the Providence Journal. I will be reading from the book at the Latvian Embassy to the United States in Washington D.C. on January, 23rd.


So, for those of you who might want to read a gripping story in the vein of Dr. Zhivago or All Quiet on the Western Front (about the land of Dāvis Bertāns, no less) I'd love to hear your opinions.

The books is available in hardback on Amazon

And Amazon Kindle.

Or you can get the epub file (pretty universal) directly from my publisher (just select epub on the item menu):

For more information check out my Author Facebook Page

Many thanks (and I apologize for the slightly sales-ish nature of this post!)

Best, Bill

Good Job...

However, Thanks but no thanks...looks ing boring to me...I think I'll stick to Dostoyevsky for my Russian needs

[benefactor]

Incredible accomplishment man. Congrats.

[JudynTX]

What an accomplishment. Congrats!

[silverblk mystix]

Congrats and I will buy over the holidays. Cheers!

[Leetonidas]

Good job man, actually looks like an interesting read. I may have to check it out

[mrsmaalox]

[BillMc]

Incredible accomplishment man. Congrats.

What an accomplishment. Congrats!

Congrats and I will buy over the holidays. Cheers!

Good job man, actually looks like an interesting read. I may have to check it out

Thanks to all of you for the very kind words, my friends!

[lefty]

William !!!!!

[apalisoc_9]

Bill, there is a site dedicated to individuals who do the "52 books in 52 weeks". I'm sure you have heard of it, but why not try to advertise their as well.

[Libri]

Congratulations from an aspiring author.

[BillMc]

William !!!!!

That's me!

Bill, there is a site dedicated to individuals who do the "52 books in 52 weeks". I'm sure you have heard of it, but why not try to advertise their as well.

Hey thanks for the lead, I'll follow up with it tonight (or after the OKC game).

Congratulations from an aspiring author.

I appreciate it! Keep up the writing, it'll happen...

[DMC]

This is the best troll ever. j/k (I hope)

Congrats. Send your book to the Spurs front office addressed to Pop. I am sure he will get it.

[BillMc]

This is the best troll ever. j/k (I hope)

Congrats. Send your book to the Spurs front office addressed to Pop. I am sure he will get it.

Not trolling. It's real. And yes, I definitely will send Pop a copy. I wonder if the front office would really give it to him, or if it would just be set aside by some assistant. But, I think he might like it, tbh.

[DMC]

He's not that unreachable. I used to talk to coach Larry Brown every week at the gym and saw him regularly at the local HEB. They aren't movie stars, they are coaches. I am sure he would get it. I cannot imagine anyone wanting to incur the wrath of Pop for keeping something that belonged to him.

[BillMc]

He's not that unreachable. I used to talk to coach Larry Brown every week at the gym and saw him regularly at the local HEB. They aren't movie stars, they are coaches. I am sure he would get it. I cannot imagine anyone wanting to incur the wrath of Pop for keeping something that belonged to him.

Ha ha! Okay, I'll try it.

[Blake]

Thanks! And, um, sorry. But you've 7000 more posts to Spurstalk than me, so I think I'm rather jealous of yours (and many others) contributions. I'm out of my depth with some of the great basketball posts I see on here.

Best, Bill

I'll give you 15k posts for 10% of the movie rights.

Another 5 if I get to play the part of Lenin.

[DMC]

I'll give you 15k posts for 10% of the movie rights.

Another 5 if I get to play the part of Lenin.

I don't think Lenin was a cuck.

[SpursRock20]

Great job man! It's very impressive that you decided to move across the world and work on a project for 8 years! I give up on a reply on ST if it means doing any statistical research! That is some serious dedication

[Blake]

I don't think Lenin was a cuck.

I'm not but it would be irrelevant regardless

[BillMc]

I'll give you 15k posts for 10% of the movie rights.

Another 5 if I get to play the part of Lenin.

Ha ha. Tempting offer. How's your Russian?

Great job man! It's very impressive that you decided to move across the world and work on a project for 8 years! I give up on a reply on ST if it means doing any statistical research! That is some serious dedication

Thanks. It was a lot of fun too, so I can't say it was all hard work. But I don't regret it at all. (And, yeah, if statistical research is required on a ST reply I usually just skip it. LJ has that market cornered.)