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My journey to write ‘The Beast.’

It all began with stories at bedtime. My parents read to me every night and I sucked up the fantastic worlds they made come alive from the pages of all those books. I loved when my uncle read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Jungle book, the images of those exotic countries sprang to life in my mind.Continue reading “My journey to write ‘The Beast.’”

Cover Story 2

The on going dilema of the cover. I had a major wobble this week trying to tweak artwork in the process of designing the paperback cover. To be honest I went mad for a while and created a monster! Then sanity crept back and I finally taught myself how to use layers in image editingContinue reading “Cover Story 2”

Short Story

Thought I would share a little something with you all. A short story which I began as an example text for my class as school. I love what it became. I hope you enjoy it. The land has been ravaged by disease and famine. Creatures who were once thought to be extinct or imaginary haveContinue reading “Short Story”

Cover story

I have been having dilemmas with the covers for The Beast and Leviathan. I love the art work from @spooklgp https://www.instagram.com/spooklgp/ . But is it adult enough? I have spent some time tweaking the fonts and colours and I am happy with the way both covers look but am unsure if they will appeal toContinue reading “Cover story”

Reading of chapter 1

I had fun today trying to record a reading of the first chapter of The Beast. Minor issues with computer and then a severe case of nerves when recording, causing many different takes to be made. Eventually I got going but it was so cold you could hear me shivering, so after a quick breakContinue reading “Reading of chapter 1”

The Beast book one is finished

After many months I have finally finished writing ‘The Beast’ An epic fantasy, it follows the stories of: Bandolas – a bounty hunter with special skills; Serena – a farm girl who is destined to become the greatest fighter in the world and Findo – a flying messenger for the king. Each of these heroesContinue reading “The Beast book one is finished”