Writing is a process which, no matter how good one’s imagination or ability to put the basis of a story down either on paper or a word processor, can only be learnt by gaining experience, and learning point by point exactly how to go about it in ways that you, the reader can enjoy without finding too much fault. Obviously, whatever we publish will never be liked by everyone, but the hope always is that the majority will like our books and pass on the word.
My original efforts were mainly of the scy-fi or fantasy genres and were terrible and not fit for human consumption. I have removed them.
Then, with hindsight, and just to see how bad they really were, a few months ago I re-read one. Strangely, it wasn’t quite as bad as I thought! The idea, I reckoned, was good. This could be improved upon. So… I put my newly taking shape thriller on temporary hold… and basing the story on the original, completely re-wrote the book. I thought the results were interesting, and so far everyone who has seen it before publication has been positive.
This is the great thing about having a select reader’s club. I can get feedback and valuable information before publication. I am grateful to John for info in how moonshiners many years ago used carbon in their illegal process. If you would like to join my club, incidentally, you can do so here and get some free stuff also.
The new book is entitled ‘A Paradox In Time’ and is now available on Amazon. The old book which I withdrew was called ‘Not Quite Saturday Night At The Cavern, a title which regretfully gave no indication as to the possible contents!
I would be interested, if you should read it, in your opinions. You can contact me via this blog at https://mylesbevis.com. I’m not asking for reviews, but if any were to be left… an author would be very happy. If it is liked, I will at some stage write another based on the previous book to that to complete the series… got to finish the thriller first though.
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