Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Buy one get one free!



So, I venture into my local Waterstones (Sutton) to see how the books are doing and... couldn't find them. Slight panic then I find them here! Only on the buy one get one half price stand, no less, sandwiched between Jacqueline Wilson and Percy Jackson. This is a first for me. My books normally have to fight against any offers in store. Grab yourself a bargain!

 Photo: So, I venture into my local Waterstones (Sutton) to see how the books are doing and... couldn't find them. Slight panic then I find them here! Only on the buy one get one half price stand, no less, sandwiched between Jacqueline Wilson and Percy Jackson. This is a first for me. My books normally have to fight against any offers in store. Grab yourself a bargain!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

New 5 star book review!

5 star review on Amazon from 'Bookworm'.

'I thoroughly enjoyed Marvin's Curse and struggled to put the book down.

The story line wasn't predictable and kept you guessing right to the end. I loved Stella and Marvin from almost the start.'


Marvin's Curse
Still available on Amazon £1.98!




http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvins-Curse-ebook/dp/B00DCDC1OA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377631742&sr=8-1&keywords=marvin%27s+curse

Sunday, August 04, 2013

George and the Dragon

Rae Gandos, Dragon Slayer

I've had to research a bit for this new book. I remembered seeing a particular painting in the National Gallery some years ago by Paolo Uccello; Saint George and the Dragon c1470. And there is Ascalon, the lance! Trouble is, I really like dragons so I have to work out how I'm going to use them to fight humans in the book.


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The Dragon Slayer in my book is also different in that it's a girl! She needs to be contemporary yet futuristic at the same time. I think once she's grown into her new role, Rae might look a bit like this Manga image by Ayakohi! Ascalon the sword gripped in her hand.



Then there are the dragons! 






Proud and beautiful!    Down right scary!

Cute!

Friday, August 02, 2013

New book reveal!

Excerpt from the new book I'm working on.
It's YA Paranormal - Buffy meets the Hunger Games (ish!)
 
Working title: Rae Gandos, Dragon Slayer




   ‘Look there’s something we need to talk about,’ said George, slumping down to the ground. ‘Something really important. Something I should have told you before, but you just weren’t ready.’
   ‘George, this is not the time to profess your love for me. Besides, we’re best friends aren’t we?’ said Rae, grinning. She sat down next to him, slapping his leg, playfully. ‘We really don’t need those sorts of complications.’
   ‘It’s not that, although you know I do have a soft spot for you, right here.’ He pointed to the sole of his boot.
   Rae pushed his shoulder. ‘Oh, shut up and get on with it! Go on, spit it out.’
   ‘It’s not really something you can exactly spit out, Rae. This isn’t going to be easy for you to hear.’
   ‘Oh for god’s sake, George. Just say it!’
   ‘Okay, but stay still ‘til I finish, right?’
   Rae rolled her eyes then nodded.
   ‘You, Raelyer Gandos, are the… slayer, er, the Dragon Slayer as in you are the chosen one, kinda thing.’
   ‘Shut the hell up!’ was the best Rae could muster.
   ‘It’s true, Rae. Can’t you feel it, like, inside?’
   ‘George, what I feel inside is hunger, that’s all.’
   ‘Hunger, that’s good, hunger for the fight.’
   Rae punched his arm hard. ‘Pack it in George. We have enough to contend with without you trying to screw with my head too.’
   George took both of Rae’s hands in his and looked deeply into her eyes. "Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the, insert dragons, and the forces of darkness…’
   Rae shook her hands away. ‘Don’t go all Buffy the Vampire Slayer on me!’ she said. ‘These are not vampires.’
   ‘But it’s the same principal,’ said George.  ‘‘To stop the spread of their evil and the swell of number. She…’’
   ‘…is the slayer.’ Look, I’m no Buffy! You’ve got the wrong girl.’
   ‘Oh, seriously! Have you never looked at your name?’ said George, wearily. ‘It’s an anagram, for crying out loud. Did you never do that, not even in primary school? How sad.’
   ‘I was at school to learn, George, not mess about like some people.’
   ‘Okay, well humour me,’ said George, handing her a bag of stones with letters scratched on them. ‘They spell your name.  Move the letters around.’
   ‘I will not!’ said Rae. ‘What am I, eight?’
   ‘Just move them, Raelyer – please,’ said George, stroking her hand softly.
   ‘Okay!’ she snapped, tipping the stones onto the ground.
   ‘Now move them around. See what you come up with.’
    Rae rolled her eyes again, but shifted the stones around as George asked. At first she couldn’t find anything that even looked remotely sensible. ‘Lardy oranges?’
   ‘Oh, please! I’m going to all this trouble for lardy oranges?’ said George. ‘Try again.’
   Muttering under her breath, Rae pushed the stones around again. They felt cold against her fingers. ‘Found it!’ she cried after a few minutes. ‘Nasal dry ergo?’ She fell back laughing.
   ‘You’re just not taking this seriously enough,’ said George, flicking her hand away from the word ‘Nasal’. ‘Put the ‘d’ first, Rae.’
   Rae sat up and pushed the ‘d’ into a new line.
   George placed the ‘r’ next to it then the ‘a’.
   She stared at him unbelievingly then pulled the other letters into position until two words glared out at her. ‘Dragon Slayer?’ Rae inched backwards, her mouth open.