Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Hal Spacejock - #3 Bestseller

Three weeks in the charts, and now at number three...

Dymocks SF Bestsellers w/ending 24th September

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

On to Hal Spacejock Just Desserts

Hal Spacejock is out and Hal Spacejock Second Course has been handed in, so I'm doing what any sane mortal would do - I'm working on the draft of Hal Spacejock Just Desserts.
The third book in the series is my favourite, and even after all the editing improvements to books one and two I still think it's the best of the bunch. This one was the easiest to write, too. After struggling with the previous books I had a better idea of this novel-writing business.
One downside to this is that I've been laughing along with book three, wondering whether I can write something like this again. I mean, now that I know the sheer amount of work involved after starting with a blank page it looks like a hell of a lot of work.
Am I still up to writing fresh new books?

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

Hal moves up to #4

I was pleased to see it debut at #7, but for Hal Spacejock to stay in the bestselling SF list AND gain three spots is a huge boost:

Dymocks SF Bestsellers w/ending 17th September.

I've lived with these characters for over ten years now, and it's heart-warming to think their adventures are being read right across Australia ;-)

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Hal Spacejock Second Course

Here's a pic of the finished draft of Hal Spacejock Second Course. I printed two copies, one for my wife and one for my eldest daughter... if it meets with their approval I'm ready to hand it in ;-)




Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Hal Spacejock debuts at #7

Hal Spacejock debuts at #7 on the Dymocks Scifi bestseller list (week ending 10th September) Thanks to all who bought a copy!

Dymocks have 80 stores across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)

Friday, September 02, 2005

Book launch aftermath

Between 80 and 100 people circulating amongst the bookshelves, browsing and catching up with friends and acquaintances. A dozen people from Fremantle Arts Centre Press and Dymocks, trays of sandwiches and drinks. Loads of copies of Hal, gleaming under the downlights. An excited buzz.





There were a couple of brief speeches and then the cash registers began to rattle and beep. It was two hours before they fell silent, and then we retired to Hans Cafe en masse for a celebration dinner.





To all who attended, thank you. It was a very special evening, an overwhelming event after so many months and years working on my books with only self-motivation to keep me going. Now, when I'm struggling with a tough scene, I'll just pull up an image of one hundred smiling faces.

Simon Haynes is the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series (Amazon / Smashwords / other formats)