I was recently lucky enough to have a short story of mine
published by Pen
Works Media as part of their Emerging Light series:
'The Emerging Light Series was created to give the
opportunity to young aspiring writers to get their short stories
published. We encourage writers from any background throughout the world
to submit their stories, and those who are selected will be offered a professional
contract, approved by The writers’ Guild, where they will receive a percentage of each of the book’s
sales.'
It's a great
opportunity for writers to get published online, in a format that is now easily
accessible for readers. To listen to company director Jody
Medland discussing the EL series click
here.
Unusually for an
anthology series, Medland weaves the stories together by providing an
over-arching narrative in between each piece, in this case an engrossing battle scenario in which each soldier has a story which has led
them to the war zone. With great contributions from
writers Jodie
Cassinelli, Benjamin Britworth, Susan Bradfield, Alasdair MacAulay, J. Lloyd Storey, River
J. Young, Saira Viola and Nathaniel Williams, it's an explosive
and entertaining read.
About my story
Based on an old story, the seeds of the idea for a modern retelling were sown years ago. I've long been
fascinated by folk tales and myth, particularly those with an underlying sense
of the supernatural. I read The Cruel Sister in an old compendium of ghost
stories my parents had, part of a Reader's Digest-esque series which included
Fairies, Knights, Witches and Wizards and many other fantasical subjects
infinitely fascinating to my child self. The books were beautifully
illustrated, using classical art work by famous painters as well as modern
pieces inspired by the stories themselves. This is where I first learnt about
doppelgangers, and the horror genre as a whole, and after reading the story the effects were such that I did my best not to get on my own sister's nerves
for months afterwards!
Jason is a
musician who falls hard for Julia, a golden-haired marine biologist with a hint
of sadness in her eyes. Although he senses in her some nameless fear,
he can't reconcile it with the utter peace he feels when they're together.
When he meets Desiree, Julia's sister, he is shocked by the passion she reveals
for him from the moment they meet.
When tragedy strikes, he and Desiree are flung together, and she manipulates her way into Jason's bed. But was Julia murdered by her jealous
sister?
To find out how
Jason solves the mystery and the dramatic way in which he reveals her killer, click the link below to download the book onto your Kindle, smart or android phones - it's
totally free!
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