MrsRam Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 What a lovely read ronnie - can't wait for the rest. I want to know what happens to that cheeky little fecker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonbridgeram Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm interested ronnie, sounds like a great idea. What's the way to go - would you message me with a sample? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Even though I've been fairly quiet, things are moving along very nicely indeed. Printer chosen, graphic designer working on the cover, famous and successful author doing the editing for me. The interest and levels of support have been incredible. I'll be releasing little updates with some nice surprises, I'd like to ask for a bit more support from forum members, the facebook page has gone live today. Not too much content on there yet but it'll come. https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife?ref=hl Can you please pop in over the weekend and "like" the page for me? cheers. Ronnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Even though I've been fairly quiet, things are moving along very nicely indeed. Printer chosen, graphic designer working on the cover, famous and successful author doing the editing for me. The interest and levels of support have been incredible. I'll be releasing little updates with some nice surprises, I'd like to ask for a bit more support from forum members, the facebook page has gone live today. Not too much content on there yet but it'll come.https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife?ref=hl Can you please pop in over the weekend and "like" the page for me? cheers. Ronnie Liked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archram Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Done. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRam Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Done, all the best. x And asked my friends and family to do so as well. xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curb Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm a sucker for anything about Brian, I lived accross the road from him in Findern when he first moved here. Put me down for a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hi Ronnie I only just saw this thread. I'm a marketing copywriter and like almost all of the breed, I had the "novel in the bottom drawer" until about a year ago, when my son persuaded me to self-publish a novel that I originally wrote about 20 years ago. So I did, and it was enormous fun - but I just did it as an e-book (for Kindle and similar tablets). I've got loads of good reviews as well! You say that you have chosen a printer, but have you thought about the e-book route? You can do it for almost nothing, or very little, and there are loads of ways of promoting it. If you want any advice on how to do it, PM me - I'm happy to help. Incidentally, in addition to the Facebook page (which I didn't use) you should get yourself a Twitter account specifically for the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi Ronnie Don't have a facebook but happy to hear things are going well. I'm with you in spirit all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamDram Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Done good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 A quick update. Thanks to those who clicked like, even bigger thanks to those who shared the page. Another request today to visit FB to those who might find time this week. https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife I've started asking for donations from a couple of organisations to try to get the fund raising rolling. I'll be posting details of some incentives for ordinary readers who can commit early to pre-orders. I've had some brilliant news over the last couple of days and am expecting more to be lined up over the coming weeks. A really nice gesture from Andy Appleby and Lisa the marketing director. I'll post details next week, it won't be for everyone but it's a really nice thing the club have just done for this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Never been on Facebook nor Tw@tter in me life and I don't intend to, but I'm pleased things are going well and I'm looking forward to being able to buy a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssendonRam Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I did PM Ronnie about this tale. And what I said is that after reading this story I have been trying to be a better person. That is the kind of people we are dealing with. Reading this post has intrigued me....I'm in Australia so might prefer an electronic copy. But, certainly, put me down ..I actually think there's an untapped reservoir of fan and personal knowledge about the great man. And the respect a number of posters hold you in speaks volumes. Although I still resent your name, Ronnie. My father used to make us listen to his records. Consequently, I still grimace when people whistle around me! Unless, of course, you are the bloke who did the recordings in which case, I loved them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssendonRam Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 A quick update. Thanks to those who clicked like, even bigger thanks to those who shared the page. Another request today to visit FB to those who might find time this week. https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife I've started asking for donations from a couple of organisations to try to get the fund raising rolling. I'll be posting details of some incentives for ordinary readers who can commit early to pre-orders. I've had some brilliant news over the last couple of days and am expecting more to be lined up over the coming weeks. A really nice gesture from Andy Appleby and Lisa the marketing director. I'll post details next week, it won't be for everyone but it's a really nice thing the club have just done for this project. Just saw this..liking now! Out of curiosity (and please forgive the impertinence), did you by chance see the movie, The Damned United? While I've heard nothing but praise for the acting performance of the guy who played Mr Clough, I've also heard varying accounts of whether he actually captured him that accurately. Do you have a view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Just saw this..liking now! Out of curiosity (and please forgive the impertinence), did you by chance see the movie, The Damned United? While I've heard nothing but praise for the acting performance of the guy who played Mr Clough, I've also heard varying accounts of whether he actually captured him that accurately. Do you have a view? I should start by saying I'm totally biased and a bit defensive when it comes to BC. On the Damned United, I've got two seperate views really RamDon. I thought the book was total ******** and didn't even get close to portraying Brians personality. I wasn't around for those Leeds days but the Brian Clough I knew was NOTHING like the way Dave Pearce portrayed him. Then the movie is based on the book so thats a very poor starting point, but they made the best out of a bad script. If you're asking whether I thought Michael Sheen himself caught Brian (voice, mannerisms etc) then yes, I thought he was as good as he could be. His real personality doesn't come through even in the movie but Sheen couldn't have done any better than he did. By the way, I don't want to attempt to pass myself off as an authority on all things Brian, the only ones who can do that are his own family. I was just a lucky, daft kid who's got some really nice memories. Thanks for liking by the way. The next big boost coming from DCF posters would be to comment or share the page and links. You've already helped me start to build a really nice audience. I feel that there are a few alongside me on this project. it's really very cool indeed. https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I mentioned a couple of weeks back I got a nice boost for the project from Andy Applebey and Lisa the marketing director. Even though they can't support the book, they've very kindly donated an executive box for late September/ early October, match to be confirmed once the (PL) Fixtures are out ;-) https://www.facebook.com/fromtoughlifetocloughlife It's a huge chance for me to kick off the project of fundraising and I'm hoping there may even be one or two from dcfcfans with big enough wallets to do something exceptionally nice. A lot of you have big hearts but I also now times are tough and I'm not going to be offended if I don't see too many replies to this one 5 spots available, 300 quid a person (I'll be paying for my spot as well) - proceeds go to charity. PM me if any interest. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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