Book writer near Taranaki wanted

[Shaun]

As this will be to do with Motorcycles, I hope posting this in here is ok?

I am wanting to talk with some one about writing a book for me, on my entire racing history!

This will be a fun challenge, as only the truth will get told, so lots of inside guff to talk about bahaha

My personell choice of Writer ( Yes a KB member and bloody good story teller) is to ill to get involved on a serious nature unfortunately

So, any one that has the credentialls to do a good job, please contact me via email

Thanks

[jrandom]

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[enigma51]

As this will be to do with Motorcycles, I hope posting this in here is ok?

I am wanting to talk with some one about writing a book for me, on my entire racing history!

This will be a fun challenge, as only the truth will get told, so lots of inside guff to talk about bahaha

My personell choice of Writer ( Yes a KB member and bloody good story teller) is to ill to get involved on a serious nature unfortunately

So, any one that has the credentialls to do a good job, please contact me via email

Thanks

If i was you i will try and get the same guy that did Aaron Slights book "You dont know the half of it" It was one of the best autobiography's I have read I think his name is Paul Owen

[Grub]

Tim Hanna wrote the John Britten Story reviewed here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67180) and the Burt Munro Story which I think came before the movie.

He does good, no great, work

[James Deuce]

Stay away from Paul Owen. He can make an interesting story very boring.

Is Janno not available mate?

[Nasty]

Stay away from Paul Owen. He can make an interesting story very boring.

Is Janno not available mate?

I think Janno would be great ...

[Tank]

idleidolidyll ????:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[jrandom]

They seek him here, they seek him there...

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[James Deuce]

I just re-read Shaun's post and Janno is too crook.

[Hitcher]

Ghost writers in the skyyyyyyy.

[jrandom]

Ghost writers in the skyyyyyyy.

Oi, you stole my stale pun.

[janno]

Yes folks, I need another kidney before I'm up to big projects. Feel free to send any spare ones my way . . . promise to pay courier fees.

Good luck Shaun, I know it would be a fantastic book with all sorts of juicy stuff! Really bummed I can't get involved :(

[Beemer]

I'm a journalist and a photographer but writing a book does take certain skills. Paul Owen is a bit boring, but I am not sure who else to suggest.

You could try writing as much down in your own words as possible then getting someone to help tweak it. I always feel a bit cheated when I read a book about a motorsport personality that is more along the lines of "when he was 10, so and so did this" rather than "when I was 10, I was a snotty nosed little shit who was always bugging my parents to buy me a bike..."

I think a book about you would be great, but it does need a lot of you. Plus, do you want to pay heaps to someone like him and get FA yourself? (Not that writing a book in NZ is a sure-fire way to make money by any means!)

I'm doing a Diploma in Publishing at present and it's an incredibly involved process. I'm not trying to put you off, but could you perhaps talk to someone like Aaron and see how he found the process and how Paul was to work with?

I'd be happy to help on the proofing and editing side but have never tackled anything longer than a 3000-word feature! But I was Joe McAndrew's team photographer for three years and wrote heaps of articles about him during that time. Not quite based in Taranaki though!

[Hitcher]

I know a professional book writer, but they live in North Canterbury. Is the Taranaki location mission critical?

[BarryG]

Why not see if you can get hold of Eoin Young and see if he has any suggestions?

Cheers
Barry

[cowpoos]

Oi, you stole my stale pun.

Just be thankful he didn't steal your lunch!

[Hitcher]

Just be thankful he didn't steal your lunch!

Did it have pies and cake?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Why not see if you can get hold of Eoin Young and see if he has any suggestions?

Cheers
Barry

this was going to be my suggestion, too, though maybe different era's?

Couldnt hurt to ask.

By the way, I am reading a biography of Mike Hailwood at the moment, its called "A Man Called Mike" by Christopher Hitchon: its kind of how NOT to do it. Lots of editorial intervention, not enough personal stories, and a LOT of editorialising "You can see from this what a great guy he was" "We'll meet him again in chapter 7" sort of stuff. Its still worth reading though.

[Grub]

I am reading a biography of Mike Hailwood at the moment, its called "A Man Called Mike" by Christopher Hitchon: its kind of how NOT to do it. .

Wasn't Christopher Hilton was it? He was the dude who wrote the bad book on Schumacher

[Skyryder]

Ghost writers in the skyyyyyyy.


Bit like my name Skywryter.:Oops:


Skyryder

[xwhatsit]

Wasn't Christopher Hilton was it? He was the dude who wrote the bad book on Schumacher

Yes, it was Christopher Hilton who wrote the Mike Hailwood biography.

He's a bit er ... well if I were him, I'm sure I'd have a word or eight to describe what I mean.