Hey everyone,
It's the last month of my day job so I'm busy something stupid yet again but at least I can roll out two more episodes of the Chapter Commentaries for you. Here, have a look:
Mina-San!
Here's two more episodes of the Tower of Parlen Min Chapter Commentaries!
Hey Everyone,
So we're just about mid-way through post-production on the first half of The Chapter Commentaries, so I guess it's safe to post a few and see what you make of it - enjoy!
Hey Everyone,
I haven't been what I consider a very good friend for a while now. And to some people ... er - a lot of people, I'm becoming more and more distant. I guess the fortune and glory rat race has made me more and more socially apathetic. It's becoming more and more about business stats, marketing, sales and ROI ... this is not a good thing, because the truth is I need people for wealth, health and love.
So before the next post I just want to take the time to say sorry for not saying 'Hi' more often and telling you what I'm up to these days. For not asking how you are. For not socializing more. Yes, I missed you too ... Megan, Samba and Danny too. Yes, I'll be sure to talk to them in a bit.
What am I listening to right now? Blue Train by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. What's the last good movie I saw? Real Steel, that was execellent! My movie of the year award goes to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. What am reading? Battle Royale by Koshun Takami, it's like Saw vs. Hunger Games, it's really gory. What am I excited about? The Dark Knight Rises trailer ... pure awesomeness!
So what have I been up to? I'm pretty much my day job's b$%*, but during bits of time I get I'm working on a new project; a podcast show called 'Matt Xell: Writer's Advocate' where I promote some of the cool stories I stumble upon on Wattpad.com.Wattpad? It's that one site where people get post and share the stories they write.
Ves? He's in some sort of comma right now ... I can't say too much about that, but I'm still plotting and scheming a bunch of stuff. I still have to tell you about Eslo, Vincent, Willow and Billy first before we can even get to Ves again ... I know it's like forever but I'm working as hard as I possibly can to get the stuff out there.
The Chapter Commentaries videos? Oh - yeah, that's right, it's what I wanted to show you in the next post. So let's get to that, yeah?
Hi'ya everyone!
Today this Matt Xell would just like to take the time to thank everyone that helped me out and supported me during the seemingly ambitious Tower of Parlen Virtual Book Tour that ran from July 24th to October 31st and was an absolute blast!
First to my heroes the book bloggers and reviewers that were super kind and supportive of a virtually unknown author, and took it of their precious time to patiently read a lengthy 345 pages of a book they don't usually read (and a very unusual one at that) filled with cringing typos and grammar mistakes, and (for the love of God, what's wrong with this guy) is not written in the First Person Perspective that's all so cool and trendy these days and just makes a lot of sense. So !!!SUPER THANKS!!! and !!!BIG UP!!! to Vickie for Coma Calm's Corner, Shanna from A Book Vacation, Precious from Fragments of Life, Rebecca from Everything To Do With Books, Ashlin from Baffling, Bonkers, and Brilliant Books, Ambur from Burning.x.Impossibly.x.Bright, Zakiya from Butterfly Feet Walking on Books, Krista from Cubicle Blindness, Michelle from Book Briefs, Gina from The Bucket List, Lauren from Books From a Shelf, Erica from Booked In Chico, Lydia from Gardening Literature, Sabrina, Suzanne and Akansha from Cup of Tea Reviews, Dana from Dana Does Read, Benji from The Non Reluctant Reader, Kristin from Better Read Than Dead, Destiny from Green Lilipads, Sarah from Book Saur's Reviews, Amy Jones; the author of The Soul Quest Trilogy, Michelle and Marissa from Novels on the Run, Jessica from Hoplessly Devoted Bibliophile, Sharli from Entre Libros, Olivia from Magical Books, Leah from The Kings and Queens of YA, Steph from Short & Sweet, Katie from Mon Palais, Rabiah from Confessions of a Readaholic, Nevey Berry from Le Vanity Victorienne, Joselin from Ryning Books, Reut from Reutreads, Trisha from YA Bound, Rida from Raindrop Reflections, Kimberly from Read Now Sleep Later, Donna from Book Lover’s Hideaway, Anya from House Miller, Cassandra from Book & Movie Dimension, Lulu from Lulu The Bookworm, Lee from From Page One, Mayara from The Brazilian Bookworm, Linda from Most Important Letter, Eliora Vespera from Scholar Berry, Gina from My Precious, Velvet from Vvb32 reads, Lisa from Turning Pages, Heather from Earth's Book Nook, Hiba from WovenStrands and Missy from Missy Reads and Reviews. There wouldn't have been a tour to begin with without the consideration and kindness you guys showed to Ves and there aren't many words that explain the GRATITUDE and LOVE I have for you guys, cheers :)
Second, I'd like to thank everyone that attended the tour's event page on Facebook; Daniel K, Chilly, Chimwasu, Kerrie, Pace, Zak, Lydia, Kaya, Ken, Charmboy, Joseph, Kristin, Sing'ombe, Larissa, Bay, Aine, Vaezi, Keely, McHotsa, Nathan, Francisca, Sharli, Farai, Zakiya, Mulundu, Stephanie, Celester, Lu-Marie, Selena, Sabrina, Twanga, Mdyela, Chibale, Mufumbi, Mahonga, Destiny, Jade, Michelle, Woven, Dana, Sagar, Gina, Dennis, Mayara, Kachepa, Trisha, Clyde and Vickie. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much guys, I won't forget the support you gave me and I hope to return it whenever I can!!!
Third, I'd like to thank my six !!!UBER-AWESOME!!! (yes, of course that's a word!) best-friends, my master mind group; Samba Yonga my brilliant and lovely editor, Megan Grant the beautiful 'Jane of all trades' behind the current iteration of TPM, Danny Mexen who I had to drag out of the Copperbelt to help me with the Chapter Commentaries, Kafula aka BBD who helped us shoot and direct the videos and trailer, the inspirational Randis Albion whose awe-mazing cover continues to be paramount to the marketing of the book and The Red Plus himself who pretty much organised the whole tour and ran the whole show. You guys have kept me going through this hellish project, focused on the goal at hand and ever passionate about telling Ves' story to the world! There seems to be an infinitely long way to go before the Trials of Golgotha and I hope you guys will be there to see me through it!
So sorry if I left anyone out, if I did it's because I'm immensely stupid and like Ryan, I don't really know what's going on - heh!
Cheers and thanks again people,
Matt
Happy All Hallow’s Eve people! It’s the 43rd and final day of the Tower of Parlen Min Virtual Book Tour. Whoo! I guess we pulled it off! And I couldn’t have done it without your excellent support ... yes even you Danny. So here’s our last stop:
1. Review: Midnight Twilight's Book Blog - http://midnighttwilightsbookblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/tower-of-parlen-min-by-matt-xell.html
And here’s a final recap of where we’ve been throughout the tour:
1. Guest post: Mon Palais - http://monpalais.tumblr.com/post/12113160273/character-bio-vikey-from-tower-of-parlen-min
2. Guest post: Everything To Do With Books - http://everythingtodowithbooks.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-matt-xell-on-jacobius-trent.html
3.Ves and The Good Doctor - Episode 2, Part 2 - http://mattxell.blogspot.com/2011/10/ves-and-good-doctor-episode-2-part-2.html
4. Guest post: CubicleBlindness Book Reviews - http://cubicleblindness.blogspot.com/2011/10/character-interview-with-matt-xell.html
Hey everyone, it’s day 42 of the Tower of Parlen Min Virtual Book Tour! Thanks for stopping by! Here’s where we’re at today:
1. Guest post: Mon Palais - http://monpalais.tumblr.com/post/12113160273/character-bio-vikey-from-tower-of-parlen-min
And here’s the recap of where we’ve been so far:
1. Guest post: Everything To Do With Books - http://everythingtodowithbooks.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-post-matt-xell-on-jacobius-trent.html
2.Ves and The Good Doctor - Episode 2, Part 2 - http://mattxell.blogspot.com/2011/10/ves-and-good-doctor-episode-2-part-2.html
3. Guest post: CubicleBlindness Book Reviews - http://cubicleblindness.blogspot.com/2011/10/character-interview-with-matt-xell.html