Books and Stories by Voinks the author
Health appointments have left little time for writing this week, so for a change I thought you might be interested in reading an extract from one of my books. At the moment the revised version is only available in Ebook format until the migration of Createspace to Kindle Publishing is completed. It seem to have …
Continue reading ABC Destiny extract
I'm delighted to announce our latest book 'Weird and Peculiar Tales' is now available in paperback format. Thanks to all our American friends for the 4th July fireworks to help us celebrate. 😀 You can find it here: Weird and Peculiar Tales UK Weird and Peculiar Tales USA Staying in fantasy mode, I spent some …
Continue reading Mermaid’s day and ‘Weird and Peculiar Tales’ paperback.
Picture the scene. You’re a lonely writer, slaving away by candle-light in a spider-bedecked freezing attic. (OK, I write fiction) 😀 And then you meet other authors slaving away by candlelight in their own… well you get the picture. And then, you don’t feel alone as you make new friends. And then, they ask you to …
I was reminded of this great record from the 70s recently, which was the inspiration for today's short story. I had finally fled from an abusive relationship, and against my better judgement allowed some friends to drag me off to a New Year’s Eve party at a hotel. My self-confidence was at rock bottom and …
I used to be an Archer, and a friend challenged me to write a story incorporating Archery and Vampires. 😀 This was the result. I hope you like it. Vanda was hungry, very hungry. This wasn’t surprising as she hadn’t hunted for days, and even that had come close to being a disaster. Normally, as …
It's done. My first attempt at self-publishing is complete and 'Spirit of Technology' is entered into the Amazon storyteller competition. All I need now are the reviews and I can start arranging the party on my new yacht. 😀 Meanwhile here's a little tutorial in case anyone thinks being an author is easy. Part …
My first Book signing. Excited, nervous, panicking and looking forward to it, all jumbled together. At least the problem of what to wear (well, I am female) 😀 has been solved. With the builders over-running, all my clothes are still buried in black sacks under piles of rubble. Plaster-coated trackies and dressing gown it is then. Perhaps …
