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May 20, 2013
The Plague Doctor – Chapter 3
A Vanstone Novel
by
C P Sennett
© 2013
All characters and events here and in this book are fictitious and any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.
Published by Ex-L-Ence Publishing.
Copyright © 2013 C P Sennett
ISBN 978-1-909133-05-1
Chapter 3
Opportunity From Adversity
Laurie sat in a plain white waiting room at the local police station. He had been ‘booked in’ by a custody officer, who took his name, address, finger prints, a DNA sample and the con...
The Plague Doctor – Chapter 4
A Vanstone Novel
by
C P Sennett
© 2013
All characters and events here and in this book are fictitious and any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.
Published by Ex-L-Ence Publishing
Copyright © 2013 C P Sennett
ISBN 978-1-909133-05-1
Chapter 4
A Good Night And The Perils Of The Taxi Rank
It was 8.30 p.m. on Friday night and Laurie was standing outside The Boardwalk bar. It was one he hadn’t been to before. From the outside it looked fairly quiet and i...
Research
Research – its your friend!
Thankfully all the books I have written so far I have had the knowledge to write about with minimal additional research. The business books I wrote are based on what I have begged, borrowed and stolen from others and the fantasy novel ‘The Squire’ was formed from almost 30 years role-playing experience.
However, ‘The Plague Doctor’ was the tricky one to write as it wasn’t a subject I was overly familiar with and the book didn’t end up being the one I actually...
Why do We read?
Founder and Managing Director, Ex-L-Ence Publishing.
Why do we read?
As an author of two factual books and as a publisher of fiction and non-fiction I find myself pondering the question – Why do we read?
I am fairly certain that for non-fiction books the answer is the information inside them, it is that which we are after. Assuming the content can easily be assimilated by many people the book is an excellent medium to transfer this knowledge. You may remember when you were at sch...
Why do we read?
Founder and Managing Director, Ex-L-Ence Publishing.
Why do we read?
Why do we read?
As an author of two factual books and as a publisher of fiction and non-fiction I find myself pondering the question – Why do we read?
I am fairly certain that for non-fiction books the answer is the information inside them, it is that which we are after. Assuming the content can easily be assimilated by many people the book is an excellent medium to transfer this knowledge. You may remember when...
May 16, 2013
Crime and Criminality
We think it is everywhere, we often feel twinges of nerves when we lock eyes with someone walking towards us late at night. Chances are he, she or they are just going about their own business but why do we feel nervous. It may surprise many of you to know but when you feel on edge people you don’t know look larger, more threatening and generally more dangerous than they actually are. Keep calm.
Crime was actually the reason for writing my last book The Plague Doctor, but n...
May 15, 2013
Happiness Called
Happiness Called
Fingers type and tap at the screen,
Words of anger pass between.
As friends we fought and talked aloud
Now we text and email, no sound.
I wish I could say what I can type,
Face to face not just over Skype.
I struggle to find my voice each day,
Facebook stole it and locked it away.
We tweet and type as frustration grows,
We’re the phone generation, and none of us knows,
What future we have or how long we have got,
Our government’s managed to squandered the lot.
So now we walk around all da...
May 13, 2013
How I write
How I write – By C P SennettLike anyone who writes we all have our own reasons for doing so. I suspect we all use a computer now a days but HOW we take the ideas in our head and get them down in writing may differ.
Some authors I speak to plan a lot and others less so, I think it is a case of what floats your boat. In my case I think it depends on what I am writing but in essence I’m more on the minimalist side of planning. Yep, creativity first then reality later. This said I have recently ch...
May 12, 2013
A Poem for my Valentine
Whatever else could I say,
You make my year, you make my day.
Our times are great, our love runs deep,
You give me strength & hope to keep.
Your hair is soft and dark as wood,
Your kiss so tender, your touch too good.
A loving smile I long to see,
A wink of love, just for me.
Another year has passed us by,
We laughed and joked but never cried.
A luckier man there’s never been,
Our family of love with you as queen.
Today’s that day which comes around,
Once a year without a...
The Red Devil
With more regret than words can share.
Alex Ferguson you led us there.
A will of iron and determination abound
You raised the standards and stood your ground.
Today’s the day you stand down
A fitting win over Swansea Town
A 5.52 you took the mic
And spoke your words to your crowd’s delight.
Your time with us has been so special.
20 different scorers, another record.
We are all humbled to have simply seen
The greatest manager there’s ever been
Thank you Sir Alex Ferguson
By C P Sennett
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