UPDATE

UTOPIA maybe  will be released by Q4 2014 at the latest!

BBC News - Do 'smart drugs' really make us brainier?

BBC News - Do 'smart drugs' really make us brainier?

"One pill. Anything is possible." That's the message advertising Limitless, a film showing in cinemas this week.

Starring Bradley Cooper and Robert de Niro, the film tells the story of a writer who takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100% of his mind.

Meme Time - 5 facts, 1 truth. | Sarah's Writing Blog

Meme Time - 5 facts, 1 truth. | Sarah's Writing Blog

With Love - a humanitarian aid Ebook anthology - Official Release!

With Love - a humanitarian aid Ebook anthology - Official Release!

The With Love Project began as an idea, squeaked out by a mouse of a voice into a cavern of warm hearts and listening ears. Within days an anthology of short stories were developed and a week later the entire book has been pulled together, cover created, donated and delivered to the incredible publisher. All of this done for free to help Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) address various crisis situations around the world.

The eclectic mix of short stories, With Love, is now on sale!

Contributing authors and stories...

With Love eBook: Sarah Barnard, Catrina Taylor: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

With Love eBook: Sarah Barnard, Catrina Taylor: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

A short while ago, when the news and images of the Japanese earthquake found its way into our homes through that same internet and on our TV screens, we watched bodies being recovered. We watched homes being swept away. Some of us shed tears, some were stunned, but we all wanted to do *something*, anything, something....
We wanted to reach out, to help.
But we're not wealthy, we're not trained in search, rescue or other emergency services. We have families and jobs that we can't just leave...
But we can write. We can edit and we can publish.
We are a group of talented writers and some of us have donated our words, someone donated a cover, some have donated time, some have donated editing skills, Ethics Trading has donated the publishing portal, and we have pulled together this ebook of a selection of our work.
While working on this project we realised that although Japan was the trigger and the inspiration, we wanted to establish an ongoing project to aid disaster relief and aid across the globe - so proceeds from sales of this project will be offered to Medecins Sans Frontieres, (Doctors without borders) to support the work they do.
Thank you for your support. It really does mean a lot.
Sarah Barnard
Freelance Author and Publisher.

With Love

With Love

A Chemical Mystery by Pad.A

Pad.A is a Creative writing graduate who will be publishing his first two books 'UTOPIA maybe' ( A philosophical study of an island where everything is 'perfect' ) and BARE BREASTED BRITISH ( A romantic comedy about a man going through his mid life crisis and trying to regain his youth through travel ) in late 2011. Follow his blog : http://bit.ly/fGL2Yw

MindStir Media President & Author J.J. Hebert: Breaking News: Self-Published Author Amanda Hocking Surpasses One Million Units Sold

MindStir Media President & Author J.J. Hebert: Breaking News: Self-Published Author Amanda Hocking Surpasses One Million Units Sold

"I've officially sold at least 1,030,758 books (not counting the books sold through Apple, Kobo, Sony, and some Barnes & Noble that haven't reported to Smashwords yet)" AH.

Indie Authors Unite: LET'S GET THIS WEEKEND STARTED!!!

Indie Authors Unite: LET'S GET THIS WEEKEND STARTED!!!

I gave this a lot of thought. Hmmm...What to do on Friday? Some things have already been done, like "No Pants Friday" or "Freaky Friday" or...You get the point. Besides, you don't want to see any of us traipsing around in our "Birthday" suit. That could be...plain 'ole

Famous People with the Gift of Dyslexia

Famous People with the Gift of Dyslexia

Here are the names of some of the many talented and accomplished individuals who are dyslexic, or had traits associated with dyslexia or related learning styles:

Authors | Happy Dyslexic

Authors | Happy Dyslexic

Famous people with learning disabilities as great examples

It’s a pity we are not more aware of the strengths of dyslexia. Consider the lists of famous dyslexics hereunder. Those famous people are great examples. Their stories can improve self-esteem, belief in one-self, and pride. They can motivate everyone with a learning disability.

"Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another; it is the only means" – Albert Einstein.

BBC - Novel skills overcome dyslexia for Plymouth author

BBC - Novel skills overcome dyslexia for Plymouth author

Sarah Turton describes herself as a "dyslexic doodler".

When Sarah was diagnosed as dyslexic in 2001, at the age of 32, all those years of not being able to put her thoughts into written words suddenly made sense.

But rather then a hindrance, she says her condition is a creative tool which she can use in her books.

"The one comment I get is that my writing is vivid and alive," said Sarah. "I just chuck things down and somehow it works, I think."

Sarah, from Plymouth, has just written her second book, Aporia, and with her husband Szymon has set up a publishing house, Selchie Print.

Aporia is Sarah's second book

Her first book, Beyond the Lemon Tree, was published in 2008. It was, she says, "her reality".

WKBKS Compilation Project for Japan

I'm contributing a short story for an anthology to benefit relief efforts in Japan. All proceeds go to international Red Cross - watch this space ...

Author Pages

Author Pages

Above ( click on link ) are a few author websites. Some you may recognise, others not so much. This list is ever growing.

BBC News - Can libraries survive in a digital world?

BBC News - Can libraries survive in a digital world?

Publishers stand accused of "nonsensical" policies on e-book lending to libraries. So, with nearly $1bn spent on e-books last year in the US alone, what does this mean for the institutions already at risk of closure?

When publishers "declared war on libraries" last October - according to Luton's head of libraries - there was uproar.

The Publishers' Association (PA) in the UK has agreed with the major publishing houses to restrict e-lending by either geographical location or the number of readers using an e-book at any one time.