Interview – Matt Galanos
Dane Thorburn and Nature’s Revenge follows a courageous hero who needs to find out why Dragons are invading their land and why they are after the Princess. What was the inspiration for the setup to your story?
[Matt Galanos]: It was based on a question I asked myself as a result of the ending of the previous book. In Dane Thorburn and the City of Lost Souls, Dane manages to rescue the Princess from an ancient, long-lost wizard prison that no one has ever escaped from in the history of the land (readers will know all the details, so I won’t say any more about it). The question I asked myself was, what would happen if the actual Ruling Elements of Nature themselves (Air, Earth, Fire and Water) – the underlying source of every living thing in the land, did not realise the Princess was innocent and should never have been imprisoned in the City of Lost Souls, and sent their own creatures after her after she was rescued.
I’m delighted to advise that 15 copies of “A Limited Lawyer” arrived yesterday. I think the book looks terrific. Thank you both for your efforts in making my authorship dreams a reality. Also, I note the paperback version is now on the ASPG website and the e-book is available on Amazon. That’s brilliant. Available at inspiringbookshop.com
— Peter Fairchild
Disruption Leadership Matters – Lessons for leaders from the pandemic.
From Amazon KDP.
I thought you might like to know that the book is currently ranked #1 in Kindle’s Business Management Science category as of the 30-01-22 – in fact, it is ahead of Simon Sinek’s The Infinite Game, which is terrific.
– Gary Ryan
Dane Thorburn and the City of Lost Souls
Matt Galanos is not your typical fantasy fiction writer — he is a family man with grown-up kids, works as an accountant by day and is an avid reader and writer and self-published author by night.
His first published novel, Dane Thorburn and the Brindabeare Knights was a great success, and he has since gone on to write the sequel Dane Thorburn and the City of Lost Souls. In fact, Galanos has a number of further adventures about his fictional hero Dane Thorburn ready to translate into books.
Book: Sarah’s Mountain
I have received fifty copies of my book ‘Sarah’s Mountain’ today and I just wanted to send you a thank you. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face when I opened a box and saw the glossy covers. (I danced a jig around the living room actually, haha) They look fabulous. Please pass my thanks on to the cover designers, they did an excellent job.
Bronwyn
(Happy happy happy)
Book : The Exciting Story of Three Gecko’s.
Just received the books they are fantastic can’t thank you enough, can’t believe I’m an author of a children’s book all thanks to you & your team.
Cheers Leisa
Bronwyn Trotter – Finalist in the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest
Well done to Bronwyn Trotter becoming a finalist in the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest. What makes this remarkable is her book The Trappers Promise, was a first book in a series.
Book : Lette
Sophia and I have written a specialized historical book about a long-forgotten railway in regional NSW. If it wasn’t for the expertise, professionalism, and guidance of William and The Australian Publishing Group, this story may never have been told.
The Australian Publishing Group goes the extra mile to ensure things are done correctly and professionally.
We highly recommend them to anybody thinking about self-publishing.
Ian and Sophia Dodd.
Book : Jeff and Max in Adelaide
Come follow the adventures of two little friends Jeff and Max, as they discover the unique places around Adelaide. Writen by Carly Schroder. Look out for more books in the Jeff and Max series.
Two little friends, barely a foot high, were off on an adventure up in the sky.
Adelaide offers so much to see, from a big rocking horse to a koala in a gum tree. With its hills, city parklands and beautiful bay, how will they see it all in just one day?
Come on this exciting adventure with Jeff and Max and discover the modern city and unique culture of Adelaide. It’s a journey everyone will enjoy.
Author Feedback
Hi William,
Just wanted to let you know that I received the 100 books yesterday and they look amazing.
Thank you
Fabulous Book Launch (2 November 2017)
A great time was had by all, at the book launch of “Deepen Yourself” author Jeff Knowles, at the Paperchain bookshop Manuka Canberra. Jeff sold over a hundred books at the event and ran out of books, having to place another order of 50 books just to fill the orders.
Well done Jeff.
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Book Fairs Work
Wonderful success for Belinda T and her book Experiencing Grace. We took her book to Frankfurt book fair and one of our partner companies loved it so much they did this interview.
Here is a report from the Beijing book fair from one of our authors, and our partner company ContentoNow, who we introduced the book to.
ContentoNow took the book to China and the Chinese government wanted the book to be placed in 10,000 libraries. A retail company will be selling the book in China too. Another company is going to translate a chapter for trail to test the market.
So thank you once again, William.
Belinda.
Corridors a Verse Memoir
A great night was had by all at the book launch or Corridors a memoir in verse.
The book was launched by the British assistant High Commissioner Tony Brennan.
Tony even commented that this book is also a historical account of the war years in London; seen through the eyes of a child, something that has not been done before. It is a wonderful record of those times and is a must read for all people interested in that time period.
About the book
In this memoir a woman now in her eighties looks back to a childhood and adolescence lived in the turbulent context of England in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It is a young girl’s story of finding her own way through the complex choices and changes that occur, and in this is also a deeper perspective of social history, all conveyed in the unique literary voice of poetry.
The Son will Rise
Danielle’s (Danielle Hircock) book launch went wonderfully on last Saturday, with a good turnout and a lot of enthusiasm for my book. Here are some pictures of those who attended, including former Legacy (Sydney Branch) President, Legatee, Eric Easterbrook and his wife, Sally; Stewart and Joan Thompson of A Troop, Richmond/Windsor in full military uniform; members of Penrith RSL Club Sub-Branch, many family and friends.
Working for Ben Chifley book
Mailing copies of your book to all the magazines that publish book reviews for your genre, does work.
See the article written in The Australian by Troy Bramston, for the Remembering Ben Chifley book.
Dr Irina Webster’s book success at the Frankfurt International book fair
