Barnaby goes to the flicks

We visited the local Picturehouse yesterday evening to see George Clooney in 'The Descendants' in which he plays a Honulu based lawyer.  His wife is in a coma in hospital following a boating accident and he is forced to cope with two wayward daughters. Lingering shots of Hawaiin scenery and a background score of local music. Mrs W enjoyed the film immensely. Barnaby thought it was so so, but it is always good to get out together, so an enjoyable evening was had by both.

'Tunnel Vision', a collection of longer poems by Barnaby Wilde is now available as a FREE download on both the Smashwords platform and Amazon in the 'ebook' format of your choice.  The collection includes 'The Ballad of Wayne and Bill' as well as a trip to Ikea and discussions about Corn Circles and Flying with no hint of Rhinoceros or Elephant.  Just as quirky, with the weak puns you'd expect. Longer verses, but the same quality as usual and a similar width.  You can find out more by going to the website.

Barnaby gets lost in a blizzard

Well, perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration.  We did have our first snow of the winter yesterday after a week of sub zero temperatures, but it was only a thin covering and a few hours later it had pretty much disappeared.  Today we have clear blue sky and brilliant sunshine.

It was good to see that people had taken advantage of the 48 hour window to download a FREE copy of the verse collection 'Life... (enhanced) bonus edition' on Amazon.  As expected there were plenty of downloads from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, but more surprisingly there was one download each from Amazon.de and Amazon.es.  So, it's 'Hi, Guten Tag and Hola' to everyone who downloaded the book.  I hope you enjoy the poems and, if you do, how about leaving a review?

'Tunnel Vision' to be uploaded within the next 48 hours.  Keep an eye open for it.

Barnaby goes West

Barnaby and Mrs W have just spent a couple of nights in Cornwall at a small hotel on the coast at the seaside town of Looe.  A lovely position looking across the harbour, beach and town.  We pottered along the coast to Polperro and Polruan, and then took the ferry across to Fowey for afternoon tea and a spot of shopping.
It''s all very quaint, but it was pretty cold out and about and we drove through snow on our way home this morning. Parking, even in the depths of winter, was in short supply and expensive. Welcome to Cornwall.

During 1st and 2nd February an expanded edition of poems 'Life... (enhanced) bonus edition' is available for FREE download from Amazon.  This contains the original contents of 'Life...' plus nineteen additional poems.  After 2nd February the FREE edition will no longer be available, but the original version will still be available for purchase from the Smashwords website and the expanded version available for purchase exclusively from Amazon.

Barnaby talks about book reviews

 How do you review a book in Smashwords?
If you would like to review a book that you have downloaded from Smashwords (this can be a Free download or a purchased title) simply visit the page for the given title, and below the table of different available file formats you will see a link to review the book.  If the book was Free, anyone except the author is eligible to review it.  If the book requires purchase, the review link is only available to people who purchased it.  The author is never eligible to review his/her own book.  If the author visits their own book page the review option doesn't appear.

Reviews are helpful to the author and to other readers.  Reviews should always be civil, honest and constructive. Tell the reader what was good, and, if appropriate, what was bad about the book.  Don't give away the ending and don't simply retell the author's story.  Offensive or defamatory reviews are likely to be deleted by Smashwords under their terms of service.

How to review a book at Amazon

Visit the book page on Amazon and you will find a review link next to the cover image of the book. The same etiquette towards the review content applies as for Smashwords reviews.

Barnaby gets extended

An extended version of the 'Life...' verse anthology has been published exclusively on Amazon.  This collection contains an additional nineteen poems that were not included in the first version and is entitled 'Life... (enhanced) bonus edition'.  You can download a copy directly onto your Kindle from the Kindle store or download a copy onto your computer or reading device by visiting http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=barnaby+wilde&x=12&y=21

(Life... (enhanced) bonus edition) is a collection of verse taking a sideways view of life from birth to death and points between.
How do you know if you are middle aged? Why are there so many bottles in your bathroom? Where exactly is that safe place where all your mislaid possessions are stored? Answers to these and many other of life's mysteries may be found here.
...and where exactly do socks go when they die?

New poems consider Elvis in retirement, Moving House and Strange noises in the night, amongst others.

A Little Bit Elephant

'A Little Bit Elephant' is now available as a FREE download via this link http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/125799 in various formats to suit your 'e' reading device. 

A collection of unrelated verse packed with puns weak jokes and other strange stuff, including Carpets, Cabbages, Metaphysical Geography, Donuts, Kitchen Appliances, Centaurs and much much more, with just a little bit of elephant.

Go on, you know you want to ...               

Barnaby takes a walk and flies again

Took a very pleasant walk on Exmouth beach this afternoon with the dog.  The sun was shining and it was mild if windy.  The views across the estuary were terrific.  The dog was in his element, chasing sticks and stones into the sea.  A nice way to spend a winter Sunday afternoon.

The website has been updated at last.  www.barnaby-wilde.co.uk (remember the hyphen).  It was 'off air' for a while due to technical difficulties.  (Basically I couldn't work out how to upload the new improved version, but with a bit of trial and error we got there in the end).

Keep an eye open for the next book of verse 'A Little Bit Elephant', which should be uploaded this week.