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SHORT STORIES
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| SHORT STORIES (scroll down for novel extracts) | |
| Title | Comments (word count and age/date when written) |
| The Injection | 2 pages. Aged 14yrs. This is a story about a class of children standing in line, waiting to get an injection. It shows all the different ways people cope with stress. |
| A Friend Indeed | 2 pages. Aged 17yrs. Boys that are friends and boys who are more than friends. Is there a difference? This mini story explores the relationships between a girl and her boys. |
| Cheat | 10 pages. Year 2001. Inspired by my novel 'The Harm Principle', this is the tale of a girl who does a mind reading spell to help her pass an exam. |
| Connections | 3 pages. Year 2002. This very short, short story was a prize winner in the Bath Literature Festival Short Story Competition 2001. The brief was to write 750 words on the theme of connections. |
| The Watch | 10 pages. Year 2003. Written in the style of horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, this scary tale of a cursed family heirloom is sure to send a shiver down your spine! |
| How many 14th century poets does it take to screw in a lightbulb? | 5 pages. Year 2004. Answer: One, then 29 others to tell tales about it. A twist on The Canterbury Tales, a group of school children are off on a school trip to Canterbury when they decide to hold a joke competition. |
| First Day | 5 pages. Year 2005. I can't say too much about this one or it'll give the game away - you'll just have to read it and remember we're all young at heart! |
| Shells | 8 pages. Year 2006. Full of symbolism this story is about the 'shells' we use to protect ourselves emotionally, and what we can happen if these shells become too tough! |
| EXTRACTS FROM NOVELS | |
| Title | Comments |
| Dragon |
14 pages. This is an extract from a book I wrote a long time ago when I was much younger. It's certainly not my best piece of writing but I think it still has something about it that makes it interesting. And dragons. Who doesn't like dragons? |
| Element of Surprise |
3 pages. This is a snippet of an origin story for one of the characters in my book 'The Element of Surprise'. |
| Journey |
2 pages. This is a piece I read out for the Bath Literature Fesitval in 2005 (see pic in the Author section). It's funny but very sad at the same time. A very good piece to perform. |
| The Birth of Venus: A Catherine Lock, Art Restorer Novel |
200 pages. This book is available to buy as either a paperback book or an ebook. But before you dish out your hard earned cash you can read this hefty extract. |
