Ned Hayes's Blog, page 22
April 2, 2016
Book quote for World Autism Awareness Day: “My arms sometimes...
Book quote for World Autism Awareness Day:
“My arms sometimes move on their own in big flapping motions, as if I might take off, and my hands spin like a hummingbird’s wings.”
– The Eagle Tree, Ned Hayes
April 1, 2016
The Eagle Tree -- Newly Available on Kindle First
http://amzn.to/1Vi6zuC
And here's a lovely note from my editor at Amazon Publishing:
"To see the world through the eyes of someone else is one of reading’s greatest powers. The Eagle Tree carried me, with sensitivity and grace, into the mind of an autistic teenage boy—one who would rather climb tall trees than meet his mother’s gaze.
In this unconventional and uplifting story, the young narrator learns that a beloved ponderosa pine near his Olympia, Washington, home will be cut down. Panicked, he gathers an unlikely group of allies to save it from destruction. He must overcome numerous barriers to convince his mother, his uncle, a grumpy neighbor, and reluctant politicians to help him with his fight. I found myself moved by the boy’s determination and awed by his resourcefulness.
I can’t recall a story that pulled me so deeply into the inner workings of its protagonist’s extraordinary mind. But the novel does more than capture perfectly the unexpected and powerful voice of autism. The Eagle Tree also explores what it means to be part of a family and connected through our hearts and minds to the natural world that surrounds us."
- Carmen Johnson, LITTLE A Editor
You can get THE EAGLE TREE right now in a special Kindle First...
You can get THE EAGLE TREE right now in a special Kindle First promotion –
pick up your Kindle copy here >>
And here’s a lovely note from my editor at Amazon Publishing:
“To see the world through the eyes of someone else is one of reading’s greatest powers. The Eagle Tree carried me, with sensitivity and grace, into the mind of an autistic teenage boy—one who would rather climb tall trees than meet his mother’s gaze.
In this unconventional and uplifting story, the young narrator learns that a beloved ponderosa pine near his Olympia, Washington, home will be cut down. Panicked, he gathers an unlikely group of allies to save it from destruction. He must overcome numerous barriers to convince his mother, his uncle, a grumpy neighbor, and reluctant politicians to help him with his fight. I found myself moved by the boy’s determination and awed by his resourcefulness.
I can’t recall a story that pulled me so deeply into the inner workings of its protagonist’s extraordinary mind. But the novel does more than capture perfectly the unexpected and powerful voice of autism. The Eagle Tree also explores what it means to be part of a family and connected through our hearts and minds to the natural world that surrounds us.”
- Carmen Johnson, LITTLE A Editor
March 30, 2016
Life as a writer: the road to hell is paved with incomplete...
“The sky is entirely black, but now starlight bleeds faintly...
“The sky is entirely black, but now starlight bleeds faintly down into the forest from between rushing ray clouds.”
– The Eagle Tree, Ned Hayes
March 27, 2016
What an amazing birthday gift – my friends and family made...
What an amazing birthday gift – my friends and family made and decorated a complete bookstack CAKE for my birthday, with the cover of the bestselling historical novel SINFUL FOLK on the very top.
Cover orginally designed by the artist Nikki McClure. Cake design by Caroline Willard. She did a fabulous job, didn’t she?
You can get the book SINFUL FOLK here >>
But unfortunately, the cake has already been devoured ;-)
March 26, 2016
Book quote:“The strength of the trees around me became a tide...
Book quote:
“The strength of the trees around me became a tide carrying me ceaselessly forward.”
– The Eagle Tree, Ned Hayes
March 25, 2016
Happy birthday to Flannery O’Connor!
Happy birthday to Flannery O’Connor!
March 24, 2016
Book quote: “This bird looks at me with obsidian eyes. They...
Book quote: “This bird looks at me with obsidian eyes. They glimmer, small black lights in the gloom. I do not blink.” – The Eagle Tree, Ned Hayes
