"I have just finished reading it, and enjoyed it thoroughly. Having been to all the places mentioned in the book, I quite appreciated the opportunity to "revisit". I've always been fascinated by this particular ancient culture, and love the way you dealt with it. I also found your use of two "flashbacks" quite intriguing. Sort of like delving deeper and deeper into a puzzle...
Will there be more?? I sincerely hope so.
Again - Well done!" JG USA
Saturday 6 December 2008
Friday 24 October 2008
The story just took hold of me!
I thought some people might be interested in a bit of background about The Condor Stone and how it came to be written. I don't want to give too much away but the name of the book and the cover gives away the fact that South America comes into the story. I have always been fascinated by South America.
When I was young it seemed to be such a far away, mysterious country and so to while away the long, boring hours on a North Sea oil platform, I started writing.
The story just took hold of me; I had no idea what the characters were going to do next and so, when things I had written about in the present, suddenly came to life in the past, completely unbidden in my conscious mind, I was certain that something was guiding me. As my engineering training has always taught me to look for a logical reason for things I cannot at first explain, it was a new experience for me.
I hope you will read and enjoy The Condor Stone and make these interesting connections. Please feel free to ask questions or come back to me with your reviews, comments and thoughts.
The Condor Stone should make a great holiday read for those of you who can escape the global economic turmoil!
More to follow and looking forward to your comments.
When I was young it seemed to be such a far away, mysterious country and so to while away the long, boring hours on a North Sea oil platform, I started writing.
The story just took hold of me; I had no idea what the characters were going to do next and so, when things I had written about in the present, suddenly came to life in the past, completely unbidden in my conscious mind, I was certain that something was guiding me. As my engineering training has always taught me to look for a logical reason for things I cannot at first explain, it was a new experience for me.
I hope you will read and enjoy The Condor Stone and make these interesting connections. Please feel free to ask questions or come back to me with your reviews, comments and thoughts.
The Condor Stone should make a great holiday read for those of you who can escape the global economic turmoil!
More to follow and looking forward to your comments.
Thursday 16 October 2008
My first novel
Well! Life starts at 73! It's taken me this long to do something that is all my own work (apart from a full working life in electrical engineering). I've just got my first novel published and am looking forward to some feedback on it. Any other first-time authors out there will know how I feel. I am just hoping that a few Christmas stockings might have "The Condor Stone" peeping out of the top. Reminds me - I must tell Father Christmas about it!
Please also see the "Sculptures" page on my website. It's great fun welding odd bits of old iron together after people have long discarded them. I look at the result and think "Now whatever can I call this?" Then I make up a suitable tale about it. They make great table lamps as well. I can always convert one to having a bulb holder if you wish.
Please also see the "Sculptures" page on my website. It's great fun welding odd bits of old iron together after people have long discarded them. I look at the result and think "Now whatever can I call this?" Then I make up a suitable tale about it. They make great table lamps as well. I can always convert one to having a bulb holder if you wish.
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