Just a compulsive writer…
Before I was into writing nonfiction, I spent decades trying to write fantasy fiction.
Many of the results, at least to my mind, ended up being so cringe that I could barely bear to look at it years later. (Though my friends would be nice and encourage me at the time.)
I’ve always been a compulsive writer. I took an elective typing course at school at a time when only girls tended to take them. (Mid 1970s.)
I would take out my father’s old wartime portable typewriter and use that to practice and write the seeds of novels.
None of them were ever any good.
When I wasn’t writing novels, I was writing pages and pages of my diary. I ended up with 52 exercise books, all written by hand, before I got my first word processor around the mid-80s.
In the meantime, I’d keep writing short stories and attempts at novels.
There was only one book I was remotely happy with. The first draft was written in 1995. It was inspired by my finding out about Bach Flower Remedies.
I sat down at my computer, started to write it with zero plot in mind, and watched as it turned into what I feel is a cohesive novel.
I tweaked it on and off for about 22 years.
It’s called The Secret of the Double Rainbow. Those who read it seemed to really like it.
If you are a book reader and wish to read it, then enjoy the free PDF below.
Book Description
David is a sixteen-year-old psychic empath living in Australia in 1995. After the tragic death of his father and his mother’s departure, David is sent to live with his aunt and uncle to finish the school year. In their old house, he becomes obsessed with a mysterious locked door that has never been opened.
One fateful night, the door unlocks, revealing a hidden garden inhabited by two teenage girls and a strange little man. Convinced they are ghosts, David is tasked with fixing the disturbances in their world. However, he must navigate his own ignorance and decipher his true mission without condemning himself or the garden’s enigmatic residents.
As David delves deeper, he quickly learns that things are not what they seem. Can he unravel the secrets of the garden and fulfill his task, or will he and the inhabitants be doomed forever?
Join David on a journey of discovery and adventure in this captivating young adult fantasy, where nature and spirit intertwine in unexpected ways.