All is Revealed

 

 

 

 

Hers's a sneak preview of my forthcoming book. Watch this space for the release date and for other fantastic YA/Childrens reads, check out www.featherweightpublishing.com and for my full author interview, visit my friend Aron Joice's blog.  http://aronjoice.com 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry into heaven is no mean feat, as hopeful entrant Dan Pierce is finding

out. He needs to prove he's qualified, and unfortunately he can't. So when

given the opportunity to demonstrate he's worthy, it's a no brainer.

It seems that Satan is roaming Earth, he's rallying his faithful, and enlisting

young recruits to spread misery and destruction.

God's army of angels desperately need reinforcements. So in return for

enlisting in the fight against dark forces, Dan has the chance of being

rewarded with his salvation.

Volunteering isn't without its challenges, devil slaying and falling in love being

just two.

Friends

    Hope you've all had a wonderful Easter weekend and you haven't pigged out on too many Easter eggs. The chocolate eggs I did skip on, because I'm trying to lose some weight before the summer comes along.

    Easter Sunday itself, for me was time to catch up with some friends whom I haven't seen for many years, as we live a distance apart. We spent several hours reminiscing about old times and discovered new things about each other, over lunch in a pub.

    We chatted about our families, holidays, good times, bad times, future hopes and aspirations. We also made arrangements to catch up in a couple of months. Personally, Easter weekend was a very special time.

   What did you get up to?

   

   

Meet a Friend

    I was pleased this week to receive an invitation from an author friend of mine, Aron Joice, to do a Q & A feature for her blog. This is a first time for me as I'm a Q & A, virgin so to speak and I'm truly grateful to her for the invite.

    My book 'Salvation,No Kissing Required' will be released by, Featherweight Press within the next couple of months, so it's a wonderful opportunity for me.

    I've only been using social media for approximately six months, and in that time it has never ceased to amaze me the number of wonderful, warm generous friends I have made.

    I want you to hop over to Aron's not only to read my Q &A session on 3rd April, but take a look at her wonderful blog https://aronjoice.com and follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/aronjoice      

Course Work

    Many years ago I completed a creative writing course. Initially, I couldn't see the point of writing short non fiction pieces when I wanted to write a novel. But as the course progressed the mist cleared,although each section wasn't without its challenges things did fall into place.

    But, the course itself taught me that there was more to writing than just having a good idea. From sections in developing style, writing for magazines, to plotting novels. Personally, I found the course worthwhile.

   How do you feel about creative writing courses?

   

   

   
    




   

The Importance of Being Fantastical

    Because I write fantasy I want the reader to envisage in their mind's eye the fantastical beings I create, vividly. 

    Yes, the plot is important to me, as are my characters. But, I want the reader to join me in my fantasy world. Visit the places I do and see the world my way. 

    I realise that each and every one of us see things differently, however I believe it's my job to write what I see in my minds eye, and put it down on paper.

   What's important to you as a reader, or a writer of fiction?

Time Out

    Watching TV isn't something I make a habit of. Because like many writers I spend many an hour, or two reading and dreaming up other stories. But, there are times when I want to chill out for a couple of hours.

    Now, yesterday was one of those days and my partner was delighted when I decided to join him on the sofa to watch TV. What he didn't realise was that I had chosen our viewing for the next hour and a half. So, when the movie hit the screen, I heard a sigh in my ear.

    The sigh, was a sigh of disappointment, Why? Because the film wasn't a thriller, or a western, it was a Rom-Com. Did I enjoy the movie? Yes. Did my partner? No because he didn't hang a round to watch it.

   

The Voice

    Some of you may have watched the vocal competition called, The Voice, on TV. The aim of this programme is to discover new singing talent. The show is now so popular that it has been franchised throughout the world. The panel, who consist of some of the biggest names in music, also mentor the acts through to the final stages.

    The gimmick of the show is that the initial auditions are held blind. By this I mean that the panel cannot see the acts, they can only listen to the acts sing. The reason being that at this stage the contestants go through to the next qualifying round, solely on the merit and originality of their voice.

    This is where I stop trying to boost the viewing figures for this programme. I want to focus on one word and that word is, voice. It's a word that as writers we are familiar with. It's a word that is used to describe an author's writing style. But just as the competitors in the TV programme I mentioned need to make their performance their own, so do writers.

    If we try to write in the same style as another author, the style is not our own. Whether the author is on the best seller list, originality for me is a key factor in good writing. What do you think?