From Man to Man

1. What types of books do you write?
I write Fantasy novels, most commonly categorised as 'epic fantasy', but I refer to them as 'heroic fantasy', after the moniker attached to my writing idol, David Gemmell.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My latest book is 'From Man to Man'. Here's the blurb:
‘I’ve traded my old enemies for just this one…’ The axe thundered home. ‘I miss the old ones.’
Every man has a past, none more so than Draven Reinhardt. Abandoning his old life to settle down as a villager, he struggles to fit in, let alone hold down a job. When opportunity offers the much needed coin, Draven is torn between a promise and a purpose.
But, what’s one last job if you’ve already got blood on your hands?
‘From Man to Man’ is the story of how one man can change – or not – for the best. Prequel to the upcoming novel ‘It Began With Ashes’, the short (6400 words) introduces the reader to a world of suspense, intrigue, and action.

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3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
The book is an introduction to my upcoming series 'Wroge Elements'.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing stories at the age of 11, but only seriously considered getting books published since I was 16.

5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing stories because I wanted to change the way that some of my favourite books ended - or at least add to them. After the passing of my father when I was 16, I took to writing more seriously in the hope of forging a legacy in his name.

6. Who are your influences?
Influences include David Gemmell, James Barclay, Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, Michael J Sullivan, Peter V Brett and Brent Weeks.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
In the future you can expect more digital ebooks, a print release of my upcoming novel 'It Began With Ashes', interviews etc.
To finish, here is an an about me:
D. E. M. Emrys. Author. Soldier by day, Soldier by night - Writer in between. Knows war to write war.
David Emrys, known as D to his friends, is a serving soldier and author. He has clearance to know more than he should, but not the sense to know better. Leaving education with no more than a fifteen year olds understanding of English Literature, D’s storytelling craft is self-taught.
Growing up with the heroic tales written by authors such as David Gemmell and James Barclay, D was inspired to write stories of his own. After joining the army D used his free time to focus on his dream of sharing shelf-space with his idols.
D testifies to the fact that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword – but swords make for better letter-openers. He lives where the army send him, but home is in Chelmsford with his girlfriend. They say that behind every great man there is a woman pulling the strings, but she lets him dance to his own song whilst being the perfect partner in step. D claims that his books would not have been written without her.
David Emrys is not his real name.
Nor is D.
Contact me on:
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Email: DEMEmrys@hotmail.co.uk

Published Works:
'From Man to Man' Available at:
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Fifty/Fifty, and other stories

1. What types of books do you write?

Broadly speaking, I write fiction. I write a lot of short stories, some of which have been published and some of which are to be published soon. I'm also writing a vaguely historical novel, set in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the '30s and '40s. Hopefully I will have it ready for publication next year. I don't really like pigeonholing my writing into a specific genre, as i think a good story can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of what they usually read.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
I have just published a collection of short stories, entitled 'Fifty/Fifty, and other stories'
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Below is the synopsis of the book:
Fifty/Fifty and Other Stories is a collection of eleven outstanding short stories by Northern Irish author Matthew W. McFarland.
In 'Fifty/Fifty', a policeman is called out to an attempted suicide on the iconic Forth Rail Bridge. His previous experience with 'jumpers' has led to one death and one life saved - his current record is fifty/fifty, but all that is about to change.
In 'Defenestration', a man is thrown from the twelfth storey of a building in mysterious circumstances. As he falls towards almost certain death, he contemplates his fate, killer whales, flying cats, and the untapped potential of the human mind.

In 'The Burning Bar', a man enters a burning building to rescue the love of his life, and becomes trapped, as the whole place collapses around him. Will he manage to escape before it is too late?
'What Have You Done?' deals with the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland, as a civil servant comes face to face with an ex-terrorist, leading him to discover how the previous generation coped with living through the worst of the Troubles.

These, and seven other stories, touching on sport, fatherhood, arachnophobia, faith, and cannibalism, make up an exciting collection of short fiction which will leave readers wanting more.


3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Not part of a series

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing seriously about three years ago, but I think that I really learnt to write by studying a lot of English Literature at school and then University.

5. Why did you start writing?
I decided to take a creative writing class, as a bit of fun more than anything else, but I found that I really enjoyed it, that my writing seemed to resonate with people, and that once I had started, I couldn't seem to stop!

6. Who are your influences?
My influences range from Ernest Hemingway, to Hunter S Thompson, Colin Bateman, David Mitchell, Roddy Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I hope to publish another collection of short stories in the New Year, followed by a novel at some point in the near future.

The Companion of Lady Holmeshire

1. What types of books do you write?
I write English historical suspense with a touch of sweet romance. My stories are set about the time that Queen Victoria took the throne, 1837 to 1840.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My debut novel is The Companion of Lady Holmeshire. A foundling grows to become a servant girl and is chosen by the Countess of Holmeshire to become her companion. She is dragged along into polite society where she is rudely rejected.Full details can be found on my site


3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Companion is not part of a series, although my second book does begin a series. I am adding some characters from Companion in to the third book, the second of the series. It works into the story well, so why not?

4. When did you start writing?
Just two years ago. I spent earlier years in other fields.

5. Why did you start writing?
I had a jewelry business for many years, and as I would sit making jewelry I would watch period movies. I ran out of movies at the same time as I tired of making jewelry, so just decided to write my own story. I was pleasantly surprised when it was accepted by a publisher.

6. Who are your influences?
Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I will start to do signings in the (Northern Hemsiphere) spring, but for now, I am focusing on my online presence. I run the English Historical Fiction Authors blog which posts daily on a British history topic. We also have a Facebook group by the same name which anyone who is interested in history or historical fiction is welcome to join. I hope that my new book named For the Skylark will soon be released. It is the story of twins raised in isolation on a great estate. Evangeline is happy and content in their abnormal situation. As her brother seeks to see the world outside the estate, life begins to normalize and she cannot cope. She begins to spend her days in a tower dome with their mother. The mother is modeled after Charles Dickens' Miss Havisham.

A Turnkey or Not?

A Turnkey or Not?

Open Meetings

1. What types of books do you write?
Currently I write mysteries with the same protagonist, ie, PR executive, amateur sleuth Jillian Hillcrest. I also plan to write historical mysteries once I finish the third book in my Jillian Hillcrest series.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
OPEN MEETINGS was published in July 2012. A reporter draws Jillian into the investigation of the suspicious death of an informant.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
OPEN MEETINGS is the second novel in the Jillian Hillcrest mystery series. The first is ON MESSAGE published in December 2011. The third one FAIR DISCLOSURE is underway.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing novels approximately two years ago. However, I consider my doctoral dissertation to be my first book published in the 1970s. And during my career in public relations I wrote hundreds of press releases, dozens of by-lined articles, and many, many fact sheets, corporate and product profiles. So I feel like I’ve always been writing.

5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing novels when I was laid off in 2008. I have always enjoyed writing, and find it therapeutic. I started writing mysteries specifically because I have always enjoyed reading mysteries. I enjoy the puzzle, ie, figuring out “whodunit” based on clues.

6. Who are your influences?
My mysteries are more about tracking down the clues and less about car-chasing action. My protagonist is an amateur sleuth who spends much of her time on her job as Public Relations officer at a small Silicon Valley biotechnology company. She gets pulled into mysteries through no fault of her own. And she has help from her friends and ex-husband solving the clues. I also like to offer interesting characters – not a “just-the-facts-m’am” one-dimensional sleuth.

For writing this type of mystery, there are many who have influenced me, beginning with Agatha Christie who was superb at providing clues and red herrings with both an amateur sleuth like Miss Marple and an expert detective like Hercule Poirot. A few of the others in a long list are: Dick Francis, Patricia Cornwell, Stieg Larsson, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Mary Higgins Clark. All of these authors created memorable characters and provided challenging puzzles to solve.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other detail
I am working on my third novel FAIR DISCLOSURE, which I plan to publish the first half of 2013. I am also busy offering articles from guest experts on my blog: Strands Simply Tips

Taking life for granted

I walk through the park nearly every day from the gym. Yesterday, I decided to take a phot of the path, in black and white. Not sure, why! I am not a photographer, or a budding photographer. Today, I decided to stop and take in my surroundings and take a photo. The only time, I take photos are off the kids, due to the fact I feel they grow too fast.
Later, at home, I looked at the photo, almost in a trance. Not because of the beauty of the photo. Simply because of one thing………………………….
I have walked this path, over a thousand times, and not one time, have I realised the beauty of it. It made me realise that there are so many things, I take for granted in life. Sure, I have my good times, which feel too unreal now…………..sometimes it feels like the end of my world and throws me, and makes me question who I am.
Sometimes, if I stop – listen and think for one moment, I would see beauty all the time. Not when my life is good and things are going good. This is not the meaning of seeing beauty. The beauty is in the appreciation of life regardless of how you want to see it, see it for what it really is……………
We all know life is too short, so why do we continually take it for granted.

How 2, How Not 2

1. What types of books do you write?
Iconic English comedian Ricky Gervais once said: "Write about what you know." I know politics, France, Japan, Poland (through my family), Batman, football and Aristotle. So expect me to write about those.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
The latest book was my most cathartic yet, tying together all my experiences as a childhood football fan and then football journalist at local and national newspapers. Think Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch plus the politics of newspaper offices, behind the scenes journalism and player interviews, and more ridiculous events.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It is part of a series. Taking the "How to, How Not to" theme, I want to present a kind of comedy study guide about all my experiences: working in politics, surviving in Japan, navigating foreign travel in France, Germany, Poland and Hawaii.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing as early as I could, penning stories about my class mates aged 7. The teacher read it out to everyone: they loved being the stars of my book!

5. Why did I start?
My father has always had a great way with words, so that must have equipped me with the necessary vocab as a baby (subliminally). Above all else, my parents showed me so many books and TV shows that it was difficult not to take several influences on board.

6. Who are your influences?
As time passed, I fell completely for P.G.Wodehouse's style - his penchant for extracting comedy from even the blackest situations with genial turns of phrase. Combine Wodehouse's pen, the dry humor of Roger Moore's James Bond, and Leslie Nielson's Naked Gun, and you have something approaching my style.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
Expect me to write more "How 2, How Not 2" guides, complete my Batman trilogy, and compose some language study guides. I teach English a lot now and would like to apply those techniques to other languages I have studied to make user-friendly materials. Just don't expect me to write it all immediately - the day job is far too busy for that. Further information can be found on my blog

The Tide Breaker by Sonya Watson

1. What types of books do you write?
I write mostly Young Adult Paranormal Romance novels. I have dabbled in non-fiction, epic fantasy and dark fantasy. I like paranormal romance because I can create a love story that I hope to one day experience.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My current novel The Tide Breaker was released on Smashwords in September and a kindle version will be available on October 20th 2012.
On Sale At Smashwords

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
The Tide Breaker is a series. The working title is The Tide Breaker Series and I think I am okay with that title. However, I have only written a paragraph of the second novel which is available in the first novel. The title for the second novel is Red Tide so depending on what happens in that novel the titles might change.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing in grade six. I would use writing as an outlet sporadically until I decided to take it up seriously and I have been writing consecutively for four years now.

5. Why did you start writing?
I started writing because I was bored and I wanted to see what I could create.

6. Who are your influences?
My English teachers in Junior High School and High School nudged me through their love of literature to take up writing again. But my mom was the first person who believed I could do anything if I was focused. She was such an inspiration and I strive to be better than I am because of her.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I will be doing a Blog Tour but the dates are yet to be determined. I will be posting upcoming events on my Goodreads page.

Going Places

Going Places

Magic´s Guardian by Barbara Mason

1. What types of books do you write?
At the momment, I am writing YA Fantasy.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
Magic's Guardian
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3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
Magic's Guardian is the 1st in a three book magic series. The second one is Magic's Dragon which I hope to have out by the end of November.

4. When did you start writing?
I started writing in grade school. We lived out in the wilds of Wyoming and there was really nothing to do. A kids imagination can run wild as well.

5. Why did you start writing?
It was boredom that started it but then a realization that I could make a whole world of my own that had me continuing it.

6. Who are your influences?
My dad and the school library were my biggest influence. My dad was a great story teller and comic book artist.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
I am an Indie author at this time. The one thing I find I cannot seem to do is write a decent Query. I don't know if it is the sudden pressure or what but I seem to freeze up and go blank at the idea. Hopefully I can overcome this. I have three books I have been working on for years now. They are all finished except for the many hours of editing, so hope to publish more as time goes on. One is a YA Paranormal, One is a romance and one is a coming of age that I have not assigned a genre to yet. I also have an Angel series running around in my head but that is for another time.

Don´t Judge a Book By Its Magic

Don´t Judge a Book By Its Magic is Book 1 of The Convergence series.




Synopsis:

I’m a normal girl. I am. I love shoes, fragranced body care, and hair products. I love all the chick flicks that have come out in the theaters in the last 2 years (and a lot of the old ones) and I obsess about my wardrobe. I respond positively to most of the marketing directed at females in my age group.

My name is Colleen Underhill, and the only abnormal thing about me is that I just discovered I am, or I transformed into, a magician; not the disappearing bunny kind, but the power-shooting-out-of-your-hands kind of magician.

My problem now is that I do NOT believe in magic. Well, I believe in it. I have seen it shoot out of my own hands, but I oppose it in a moral sense; no hexes, no spells, no incantations, no potions, no amulets, no tomes, no casting circles, no eye of newt, none of that. I have to be very clear because people pressure me about it. Whatever they say about “how it’s done,” this is a morality issue for me and I will not cave in to their pressure.

But what do I do now?

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My Children

Kiss me when you wake,
Embrace me when you are near,
Love me all your life


I wrote this for a recent poetry contest. I feel it signifies in 3 lines how I feel about my children. They are growing up so fast, and as I watch them grow and become more independent, I feel the need to hold on to them more.

THE HIGHS, the lows, The Inbetweens, now for sale at Amazon

Chronicles of M

1. What types of books do you write?
At the moment I'm writing contemporary fantasy

2. What is the latest book you have written?
The latest is "Chronicles of M"
Chronicles of M, On sale at Amazon

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It is the first book of the series. For the time being, it is the first of ten, but that may change if i come up with more worthwhile ideas.

4. When did you start writing?
I've been writing most of my life. I remember the first few stories I wrote (that weren't for a school related thing) were for games I was trying to program myself. The first of those was for a text-based RPG I was making with Q-basic when I was about 10. As I got older, I started playing the pen and paper version of D&D. On those occasions that I was dungeon master I would write up storyline for the characters to follow or entire new worlds for them to go to. Chronicles of M, I've been writing ideas down and working with plot-line for about 7 years.

5. Why did you start writing?
It makes the voices in my head calm down.

6. Who are your biggest influences?
Sam Raimi, Isaac Asimov, Jim Butcher, R.A. Salvatore, Joss Wedon and books, music and movies in general. It's amazing how many ideas can come from watching poorly made movies. A lot of book 1 was written to either make sense or make fun of ideas in movies.

7. What can we expect from you in the future?
Book 2 (Chronicles of M: Ammit) will be out in December, sometime 4 to 6 months later Book 3 will come out. I haven't really been pushing the paperback as much as the ebook, so no book signings at the moment. I have been asked to do a video interview, but it's mostly covering my online marketing and advertising ideas. I have written a bit on the Chronicles of M Blog and have been thinking about doing some video game reviews that are more humorous than any

Sedition

1. What types of books do you write?

I write political thrillers. Sedition is first of what I expect to be many. As a television reporter (my day job), I love covering politics and so it's a natural extension for me.

2. What is the latest book you have written?

Sedition is my first published book. It takes place in Washington DC in the near (undefined) future. It's a modern adaptation of a real political plot that happened in 1820s England. A group of disaffected patriots didn't like the direction in which their government was headed. They devised a plan to assassinate the prime minister and his cabinet. There are a lot of political parallels to the sentiment then and the climate in the US today. So I played with the history of that plot and mixed it with the reality of today. It's a book that, I think, seamlessly blends reality with fiction. I wouldn't say I write like Dan Brown, but I use the same tools. I make it such that the reader asks, "Wait! Did that really happen?" Then they Google it to find out where the reality ends and my fiction begins. In fact, I created a website that allows the reader to explore some of those real events, real places, real artwork, and real documents discussed in the book. It's a real companion to the book and it enhances the reading experience. At least I hope it does.

Sedition Website

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?

It's not a part of a series. But I've gotten such a great reception to the primary "villain" in the book that I'm likely to write another book that focuses on him. His name is Sir Spencer and he, without exception, is everyone's favorite character in the book. I think it'd be fun to explore a spin-off with him as the central figure.

4. When did you start writing?

I started writing as a young kid and I've never stopped. But I didn't write my first novel until I was in my late 20s. It wasn't very good. But it was a great learning experience.

5. Why did you start writing?

I love to read. And I love the idea of being transported somewhere else. So the thought of being able to provide the same escape for someone else was really appealing.

6. Who are your influences?

I've read almost all of Michael Crichton's books. I love his detail. I also like Dan Brown's ability to weave research into his narrative. Maybe my favorite book ever, though, is Animal Farm by George Orwell.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details

I'm working on a new book (about 1/3 of the way through) called SECESSION. It's a Texas-centric book that explores Texas' place in the political conversation. It follows one man's unwitting role in a plot that combines politics, energy, and nanotechnology. I'm probably a year out from publishing that one.

Moments Collide

Moments Collide is the story told by Felix LaPage, a young man with huge musical aspirations. Growing up, Felix developed a love of music, and with his cello, worked his way through school to try and become a musical success.

However, that's not the whole story. While working toward his musical dreams, Felix met a woman who would change the course of his life, but not necessarily in a good way. With this woman, Rayne, Felix learns that not everyone is kind or selfless. Struggling through Rayne's verbal and emotional abuse, Felix also must face getting over her multiple affairs.

It's one night, on a long train-ride home, where Felix meets a young woman who shows him a different path, a path that could lead to his own personal happiness, free of struggle and pain. It's up to Felix, however, to choose whether or not he's meant to walk the painful path with Rayne, or a path that allows him to be free.

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Europa Rising

In the depths of space, millions of kilometres beyond Jupiter, the European cruiser, Onbevreesd, detects an extraordinary signal. Two days after she alters course to investigate, the ship disappears and so occurs the catalyst that begins a chain of events that will endanger the entire human race.
Commander Charles Kwetche is appointed to the elderly NASA frigate, Cabot; his mission, investigate the disappearance of the Onbevreesd beyond the Jovian system. As he probes into the loss, Kwetche finds an unnerving mystery involving the exobiological expedition of an industrial conglomerate on Europa; the alarming actions of a rogue United Nations cruiser, and the mysterious signal aimed at Europa.


Europa Rising is available on Amazon, Ibooks, Sony Books, Diesel Books, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.

This is my first novel, a full length military sci-fi with a hint of techno-thriller mixed in. It is also a near future look at the Terran expansion into space with multi-national conglomerates and resource driven governments driving the rapid movement beyond the inner solar system. On Sale, at Amazon is also an examination of that life in space where weeks and months of travel in cold enclosed environments are marked by wearying repetitive routine in a lonely and very unforgiving environment.

The Truth About Dandelions

1. What type of books do you write?
It seems easier for me to tell you what type of books I don't write. I don't write YA, or Urban Fantasy, or Romance, or Mysteries, or anything that neatly fits into a genre, unluckily for me. As much as I loved the Twilight series and books like Bridget Jones' Diary, I want to go deeper with my own writing. I write books and short stories that attempt to make my readers think, and think deeply. I believe the genre of my writing has been called Literary, but I find that's really a catch-all term. My characters vary widely, but what they do have in common is that they all learn something about themselves.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
Last month I was thrilled to win first prize in the Alice Munro Short Story Competition for a piece called "Water Treatment," a story of a man learning how to cope with his own guilt regarding the death of his wife. As sombre as that descriptor is, it's actually, I think, a very uplifting story.
Alice Munro Festival

More to the question though, the latest book I've written is a novel called, The Truth about Dandelions. You can read the back blurb here:
Blog Link

The Truth about Dandelions is, at its heart, a love story. Mara, a university student struggling to face a tragic past and the religious hypocrisy of her father, makes bad decision after bad decision. She sleeps around and hates herself for it. When she finally meets Jack, a handsome, shy computer programmer (who also happens to be a virgin), her downward slide into depression is halted, but for how long? The Truth about Dandelions has been described as quirky and fun in parts, haunting and provoking in others. Personally, I'd call it Chick Lit with Edge.
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3. When did you start writing?
I suppose I've been writing stories since I was little, but it was when I was travelling alone overseas in my early 20s that I really started writing seriously. Being alone and in a country where you don't speak the language makes an already shy person feel even more introverted, which is how I must feel to write well. I don't know if it's the same for others, but I do my best writing when I am feeling thoughtful and even a bit melancholy. Still, it wasn't until the birth of my first son several years later when I really became very productive with my writing and got up the nerve to start submitting stories for publication.

4. Why did I start writing?
It wasn't for the money, I'll tell you that. (ha ha) I started writing because I loved doing it and also, because I felt I had something to say. The first story I ever started writing seriously was actually based on a card game my sister and I made up as children. It involved a deck of cards and a lot of love triangles between the kings, queens, and jacks. I've since abandoned that story but I might come back to it some day.

5. Who are your influences?
My influences are the world around me. Every day I see something that gives me an idea for a story. I'd like to say that my parents were my influences, but I'm not sure that's true. They gave me the worst thing a writer could have, actually, which was a happy childhood. :)

When I was young, all the stories I wrote were different versions of popular fairy tales, The Secret Garden, or To Kill a Mockingbird. When I got to university and started reading J.D. Salinger and Kurt Vonnegut, I think my writing got a bit darker and less heart-warming. I love the subtle humour of Jane Austen, the quirkiness of Chuck Palahniuk, the depth and wisdom of Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot, and the quality of craft of Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood. Now, I hope that my writing has found its own voice.

6. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
The Truth about Dandelions is on sale for the month of October. I'm also excited to have an essay published in SEEK IT: Writers and Artists Do Sleep, being launched by Red Claw Press, November 8 in Toronto. My next novel, The Daughter of Herodias, is a modernized version of a Bible story and delves into family secrets, corporate corruption, jealousy, lust, and first love.

Lethal Inheritance

Lethal Inheritance

The big news is that Lethal Inheritance, the YA contemporary fantasy novel that set me on this career as a writer is finally available for you to read. At this stage it’s only available on ebook and will only be made available on paperback if there is sufficient demand –that’s the new world of publishing folks.

Special offer If you purchase Lethal Inheritance at the US Kindle Store or the UK Kindle store before the end of the 14th October (this Sunday) and email the receipt to CP@centrepieceproductions.com you’ll receive A Matter of Perception free of charge.

Special price on You Can’t Shatter Me until the end of the 19th October. To celebrate the release of my new novel, You Can’t Shatter Me is only 99c on Kindle US, Kindle UK and Kobo until the 19th Oct.
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Book Review: Kenny´s first novel, and a book worth reading. Why? Because, we all can relate to it, we strive to achieve something so badly. The down side, what happens when you get it! The disappointments, the confusion, the reality check, of I am in my dream job, so why am I still not happy? Intriguing, and different, because there are not many books about men and their confusions and feelings in different situation’s. I felt this book captured that, and this intrigued me. It is a mixture of the ´Firm´, an insight into the American Stockbroking dream, with a mixture of a confused young adult. He is now pursuing his lifelong dream, or so he thought.......................

Definition of being a Mother

I remember when I had my first son. My first thoughts were what is all the fuss about. When I was younger the number of children I wanted changed from 6 to 0 as I grew older. For the simple reason, I looked at some mothers and they looked like they had been in World War 2, eever since they started having children. Their children, looked like they lived in palaces. When he was a baby, I recall, getting him ready, feeding him, bathing him and thinking this is not so hard. I could take him out to the park all day, and go clubbing all night. Life seemed too good. There were these constant debates in the media, whether, it is better to be a stay home Mum or go to work etc. Unfortunately, I never had the choice. The day it hit me, the Definition of Being a Mother, was when I was preparing him to go to school, and I had not enrolled him in any school! I thought I was all prepared listing him the year before the school year. There were Mum´s that had listed their child since they were pregnant. My first thought, what was I doing? And it was too soon, then? I was enjoying him and my life was fine, so why stress myself so early for no reason. From that moment onwards it was a constant struggle, not only for schools, but life in general. This is when I felt "Motherhood". This is when I began to question, my role as a mother. This was the time I had to think about his future, and how he would get there. Morales that I had to install in him, influences and choices I had to make for his life. Before, he went to the park and played with anyone. Now, I would watch him hanging around certain people and think, I do not want you to be my son´s friend. I never understood, why mothers felt the need to go back to work when their kids started school. I felt this was the time they needed to be there, not only because of the school hours, but simply because this is when the real hard work began. I would like to know other person´s thoughts and If they can relate to this day, i.e. when the definition of being a mother or father began for them………………… THE HIGHS, the lows, The Inbetweens, now on sale at Amazon, click this link to purchase

Carnival

Carnival

Our love was like a carnival
So bold, so bright - so brash
And ended like a carnival
In penitence and ash.

I danced all night at carnival
Now morning comes - I must
Walk soberly to early mass,
Remembering all is dust.

--Tina Rath

Never wrote this poem, but am absolutely in love with it........