Friday 29 August 2014

Free Download Available - Mr. Jablowski's Treasure

Ultimately the goal of every writer is to reach their audience, to have someone read and enjoy their work. It would also be nice to make some money for the sale as well, but as an independent writer that's a tough road.

I really want to reach my audience and in order to to so I'm now offering my short story - MR. JABLOWSKI'S TREASURE  as a free download. If you enjoy the story, please leave comments or write a brief review.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/328907

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mr-jablowskis-treasure-john-r-stuart/1116057697?ean=2940044608344

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/books/Mr-Jablowskis-Treasure/hzBvXl5BzUKLRv9OL48k-w?MixID=hzBvXl5BzUKLRv9OL48k-w&PageNumber=1&s=ArNgvvalDkGQhD6Zq_9ang&r=1

https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/mr.-jablowskis-treasure/id667813706?mt=11

Here's a brief synopsis:

There’s always something interesting and exciting happening when you’re thirteen and summer vacation has just begun. In the summer of 1966 a young boy is having the summer of his life, riding his bike, playing baseball and having fun by tempting the wrath of the nasty old man that lives nearby. But things get much more exciting when he discovers an amazing treasure - which he carefully keeps to himself, until he runs afoul of the local school bully. However, the secret escapes and ultimately leads to unexpected consequences. Mr. Jablowski’s Treasure is a coming of age story in the tradition of such childhood classics as STAND BY ME, THE SANDLOT AND THE PIG MAN

Available at most eBook vendors for free. So please take advantage of this offer, and if you like this short sample of my writing then try one of my three novels.

REBEL EMPIRE - Book 1 - GETTYSBURG REDUX , Book 2 - REBELS & DESPERADOS
or
RAMBLE ON... - A tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll & Murder

Friday 1 August 2014

DAMN I WISH I WROTE THAT - Part Two - Books

DAMN I WISH I WROTE THAT

Part Two - Books

In part one of - DAMN I WISH I WROTE THAT - I listed some of what in my opinion are the best TV shows or films that I've ever seen.

First I have to thank DJ - Jim Mitchell from Q107 for the idea for this blog post. Kim regularly has a spot on his radio show where he will play a song that he wishes he had written; therefore this blog is dedicated to things I wish I had written.  These are all pieces of writing that are just damn exquisite, eloquent and intriguing. As musicians are inspired by other musicians, these are the books that inspire me.

So in no particular order, here it is- DAMN I WISH I WROTE THAT -part 2

1.      THE THREE MUSKETEERS -1844, by Alexandre Dumas
2.      TARZAN OF THE APES - 1914, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.      CONAN - 1967, by Robert E. Howard, with l. Sprague De Camp & Lin Carter
4.      THE NAVIGATIONAL CHART -2004, by Arturo Perez Reverte
5.      THE CLUB DUMAS- 1993, by Arturo Perez Reverte
6.      THE SHADOW OF THE WIND - 2001, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
7.      THE HOBBITT - 1937, by J.R.R Tolkien
8.      THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS & THE RETURN OF THE KING by J.R.R Tolkien
9.      THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES -1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
10.   IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH THE CONFEDERATE DEAD -1993, by James Lee Burke
11.   FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD - 1874, by Thomas Hardy
12.   DUNE - 1965, by Frank Herbert
13.   I AM LEGEND -1954, by Richard Matheson

14.   LES MISERABLES - 1862, by Victor Hugo