Ken Valentine Wrote:My apologies to FPW.
There we go again. This isn't the first time Mike and I have effectively taken over one of FPW's threads by nattering at one another.
I've deleted my non-subjective posts, and hopefully Mike will do the same.
Ken V.
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]This from a Navy reader I met in San Diego:[/SIZE]
> I just
> thought that I would let you know that ALL of the Repairman Jack books
> and Adversary books were ordered for the ships library after a request
> was put in BY THE CAPTAIN. Apparently after I talked to him about it, he
> went out and bought all the Repairman Jack books, then he started
> reading the Adversary series. So now there is and entire shelf dedicated
> to F Paul Wilson. Oh and the Tomb was the first non military book to be
> put on the preferred reading section of the POD (plan of the day) so now
> you have roughly 100 more fans just from the ship.
ImDeranged Wrote:And finally (well maybe) you might have someone else appreciate the Don Winslow reference Jack makes.
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]The cruise was a lot of fun -- hectic, but fun. I met a few writers I remain friendly with today, and converted a bunch of romance readers to Jack fans.[/SIZE]
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]The cruise was a lot of fun -- hectic, but fun. I met a few writers I remain friendly with today, and converted a bunch of romance readers to Jack fans.[/SIZE]
The "Other" Otherness Wrote:Ever see yourself doing another Author cruise?
The "Other" Otherness Wrote:(I have a 100% conversion rate. ANYONE I've given a Jack book too has gone on to become a rabid reader of all things Jack - heck, even my converts have gone on to covert more....RJ Forever! )
ImDeranged Wrote:You'll have to bring Black Wind back in print for them as well. At least get a handful of copies out to that ship.