A Little About You………. From an early age I knew I wanted to write a children’s book. My imagination for such a book was cultivated as my family didn’t have a lot of money and my older brother and I were encouraged to use our imaginations to entertain ourselves. And use them we did – climbing trees and tree forts, using a quilt for a matchbox car city, making puppets
To celebrate the upcoming release of ‘Bentwhistle The Dragon In A Chilling Revelation’ on the 14th February, the cover of ‘Bentwhistle The Dragon In A Threat From The Past’ has been updated. Check it out! Title: Bentwhistle The Dragon In A Threat From The Past Author: Paul Cude Age Group: Teenagers – Adult Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: Out Now Blurb Bentwhistle the Dragon in A Threat from the Past is
I step in. The water hits my head, wiping away the last vestiges of sleep. Damn it’s cold! But it takes my mind off of the pain in my back from sleeping in that bed, and all the other things on my mind. It’s Thursday 16th January, 7.20am, and as the cold water assaults the rest of my body I reflect on one, if not the, hardest weeks of my
2.40am Christmas Eve I’m borked……..at least, that’s what Han Solo, one of my favourite fictional characters would say. Ahhh…..fictional characters. They seem a world away at the moment as I write this in the barely perceptible light of the neurological ward I’m in. The last nine days have seemed like nine years. I’ve had a couple of days at home, having swapped with my wonderful wife, but mainly I’ve been
Monday 16th December ****, ****ER, *****CKS!!!!!! (Sorry for the expletives) Another late night excursion to the hospital and here I am again, 5:52am, in exactly the same bed as last time. God my back hurts. But more pressing than that, is the fact that the time between these visits has decreased rather suddenly. For about ten days now I’ve been plagued by thoughts of my daughter being in hospital over
Why do we love Dragons? Nowadays it seems everyone loves Dragons. They are a popular topic for books and films. A great favourite for tattoos and adorn anything from mugs to tablet covers. I recently found an entire site devoted to dragon merchandise. So what’s the myth and history behind our obsession? Ancient myths portray Dragons as fire breathing serpent like creatures without the wings of modern fairytale dragons. Allied
How did you become a writer? At 19 writing was my chosen career but marriage at 21 whilst I was still at University meant I needed to find a job as soon as I graduated. A supervisory position in a local hospital led me to a career in health service management instead. The opportunity to pursue a writing career arose when my children were small I put my career
Ahh…….2.45am, I remember you. The last time was only a few weeks ago, here in exactly the same place……..the hospital! It seems ironic that some twelve hours ago (Friday afternoon), I was so tired, I kept dropping off in front of my computer, and yet as I sit here now, I’m unable to go to sleep, on what has become now, a familiar fold down bed. My daughter’s headache (which
My tale from yesterday, while sitting in the hospital as my poorly daughter receives treatment….. I sit here watching and waiting as the nurse takes her temperature and blood pressure. A recognisable churning, reminiscent of previous visits, makes itself known in the pit of my stomach. Here we go again! I say we, but it’s not really me……it’s my daughter. As I sit here and write this, she’s about to
A little about you: I’m a naturopathic doctor. (That’s primary care but with an emphasis on lifestyle and natural remedies before drugs.) I also teach chemistry – I guess because I get bored quickly so I like to do a lot of different things in a day. And I’m a strong Christian. A little about your writing: I write YA fantasy fiction because that’s what I like to read! I like