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BOOK PRESENTATION AT “THE CULT OF ME” BLOG
The popular books blog “The cult of me” presented “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story”. Check here the article
MY INTERVIEW AT AWESOMEGANG WEB PAGE
One of the best web sources for indie authors Awesomegang recently gave me a change to do interview with them. Check it here (http://awesomegang.com/ognian-georgiev/) or read below:
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello, thanks for the chance to speak with you. I am a professional journalist, working as sports editor at “Bulgaria Today” daily newspaper. My first article was written in 2000. Since then the duties send me around the world to cover some of the most interesting sports events. I’ve got a chance to be at the last two Summer Olympics and to feel something very special there.
My first book “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story” was published in Bulgaria in December 2013. The English edition was released on Amazon as e-book and on CreateSpace as print on 30 May 2014.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story” is a real life non fiction novel. The events in the book happened during the amazing life of the main character, who was Olympic, World and European weightlifting champion. He was considered as one of the best in the history of the sport, but in 2011 was sentenced for nice years in Brazil prison for cocaine traffic.
All of a sudden, one day in October 2013, Galabin Boevski landed in Sofia airport. Nobody knows how he was able to get out of the prison just two years after he was put in.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I love to write at the evening after the end of my work. When the silence started to rule around me I’ve got a chance to enter into my book’s world. As my novel is non fiction the research was connected with a lot of interviews. So first i need to script down the interviews and then to organize how the book will look.
I may write for hours, but when my eyes start to hurt I stop.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Karl May and Emilio Salgari were my favorites when I was a kid. Then I found the world of fantasy authors like Raymond Feist, George Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay. From the crime genre Michael Connelly is the person who makes me feel great pleasure when reading. I am big fan of history books, because of my University specialty – Archaeology.
What are you working on now?
I am trying to do the best possible marketing for my book. For now it gives nice results, but I am learning a lot every day. For every indie author it’s very important to find the right way to introduce his book the the readers and always to respect them.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am spending a lot of my time updating the facebook page of the book (https://www.facebook.com/galabin.boevsky) with some nice stories and pictures. Recently I find as well twitter to be very nice way to show the audience your book. Goodreads is great place for finding some new friends and to receive any kind of help or advice as author or reader!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I am new author as well, so my impressions are quite fresh. The most important thing is to follow their own style and not to become slaves of well written guide “How to become best-selling author”. Yeah, you may receive some hints, considering the writing, editing and marketing, but it’s up to you to do the best possible to prepare the next big hit in literature.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To consider myself publishing my book on English. The language is not my strong part. This was the reason that I used professional translator, English editor and a strong army of test readers.
What are you reading now?
Sergey Lukyanenko’s Night watch series. He is very good writer. I love the way he developed his ideas.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I started to make the research and pre-marketing of my next book. It will be a real life story for two of the most successful sportsmen in the world. Their careers changed in very interesting way after they clashed in Atlanta Olympics.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
For sure it will be books that I never read and they will be big ones. Probably the only one that I would take from those that were read will be Theodor Momsen’s Roman history. This is a peace of brilliance. It’s so reach, that you may build your very own world in such a desert island. Mika Waltari and his Sinuhe The Egyptian will also be in my list. Probably the other two will be the last John Grisham novel and the latest sports biography that is on the market.
GREAT REVIEW OF THE BOOK BY ALAN ABRAHAMSON
The first reviews of “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story” are starting to come. Award-winning journalist, best-sellers writer and described as “Best source of information about the [Olympic] Games and the culture that surrounds them” in the book “Private Games” Alan Abrahamson gives his opinion about the edition. He was one of our test readers. Here is his article about “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski:Weightlifting, and the many turns of fate
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, three Bulgarian weightlifters failed doping tests. The rules said the entire Bulgarian team was thereupon supposed to be expelled. However, Galabin Boevski had already competed and, because he did not test positive, he was allowed to keep his gold medal.
In 2004, Boevski was found liable of tampering with the urine sample he provided at the 2003 world championship in Vancouver. He would be banned from competition for eight years.
In October, 2011, Boevski was arrested at the airport at Sao Paolo, Brazil, while trying to board a plane to Spain. The authorities found nine kilos, or nearly 20 pounds, of cocaine, in his bags.The cover of a new book that delves deeply into the culture of Bulgarian weightlifting
Galabin Boevski is a complicated figure and weightlifting is a complex sport, filled with intrigue and drama. On the stage, the bar does not lie. You either lift it or not. Behind the scenes, however, as a new book, The White Prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s Secret Story, makes plain, it can be an enormous struggle not just to become Olympic champion but to stay on top.
The book, written by Ognian Georgiev, sports editor at the “Bulgaria Today” daily newspaper, available Friday, offers a revealing look into a sports culture that demands further — and intense — examination…Read the rest of the article: http://www.3wiresports.com/2014/05/29/weightlifting-fate/
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THE WHITE PRISONER IS HERE!
“The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story”’s worldwide premiere is today. The book is ready to be read.
Especially for all facebook members of the fan page and all our friends we’ve got a 10% discount for print edition for the next three days. You may get it here: https://www.createspace.com/4808648 (The price of the print book is $9.50 and you receive discount from that price). Don’t forget to enter the discount code: J2GURFTX
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The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story
One day to the premiere of “The white prisoner”
There is just one day to the worldwide premiere of my book “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story”. It was a great journey to prepare the English version. Almost tougher as to write the original Bulgarian, which was published last year (here is the Bulgarian cover)
More then 30 new and old friends contributed to the book. I will not mention them here. There is special gratitude page in the book. Thank you guys for all your efforts and advices.
I must mention the community at the official page of the book: https://www.facebook.com/galabin.boevsky. Every poster, who asked when the book will be on the market, encouraged me more and more to hurry up and to make things as best as I can.
You may see as well some very nice discussions in the twitter page https://twitter.com/galabinboevski with amazing rare photos by MILO journal published Randall J Strossen, who witnessed by himself most of the events in the book.
Today was a common day in my newspaper. I must do my daily writings in our redaction, but my mind was thinking just about the tomorrow day. It’s kind of the moment, when my baby girl was up to be born or when I went to check my entering exams results for University.
Probably someday I will remember what was the feeling in the days before publishing my first ever book!
Ognian Georgiev, author of “The white prisoner: Galabin Boevski’s secret story”
HERE IS THE COVER
Ladies and Gents, I am proud to present to you the cover of my book “The white prisoner – Galabin Boevski’s secret story”. The art was made by designer Velizar Stefanov.
COVER PREMIERE: TOMORROW EVENING
Dear friends. As we are closing to the date of “The white prisoner – Galabin Boevski’s secret story”, which is set for 30 May, we are proud to announce that tomorrow you will have a chance to see for the first time the cover of the novel. It will be different from Bulgarian edition and was prepared by the popular art designer Velizar Stefanov.
2000 FACEBOOK FANS
Few days before the worldwide premiere of the novel “The white prisoner – Galabin Boevski’s secret story” the book already has more then 2000 Facebook fans (https://www.facebook.com/galabin.boevsky)! Thank you very much to all for your comments, shares and support.
We started the FB page just to show the story of the Olympic champion Galabin Boevski. Many others top lifters from Bulgaria were part of his life. He crossed the roads with international stars like Naim Suleymanoglu.
In the FB page daily posts we remembered some of the greatest competitors in the sport. We told you the most actual news of the world of weightlifting. We try to focus your attention on the doping issues, past and present.
Our hopes are that you spend some nice time around and will return back for more!
Cheers
The book is almost ready
As you can see this is my first post of my new personal web page. I dedicate it to my first book – “The white prisoner – Galabin Boevski’s secret story”. The novel was published in Bulgaria on 21 December 2013. The world premiere of the English version is set for 30 May 2014.
I am almost done with the editorial works for the print and e-book. For all you, who are waited so much time – The book will be available on Amazon. Check around for more news or go to:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/galabin.boevsky
Twitter: https://twitter.com/galabinboevski
Cheers from Sofia
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