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Robert

Robert Report 27 Sep 2013 00:17

Thanks to all for your kind comments - and, at Mersey's suggestion, I have added this to the thread suggested, together with a few comments from someone who has read the book, which I'll add here as well:

Before publishing this book, I gave copies to a few friends to gauge their reactions. Here are a few comments from Andrew Wilkinson, a film producer and director (Wilkinson Productions Ltd; http://www.wilkinsonproductions.com), which I reproduce here with his permission.

"Congratulations Bob! A tremendous amount of work went into this project and your dedication to detail and narrative shines through.

"Your description of the Great Storm of 1741 was very visual - I can see the Hollywood effects wizards having a field day with that scene! There I go, seeing it as a film.

"It's all very well written."

BTW - the book is only available at the moment as an e-book, through Amazon, and is therefore suitable for Kindle devices. But don't worry if you haven't got a Kindle reader. Amazon has a free program on their site to enable Kindle books to be read on a PC and there are also apps for iPhones and Android devices.

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 26 Sep 2013 16:57

How interesting Robert - well done you for getting on and doing what so many of us say we will do 'one day'.
Good luck with your book - maybe you will inspire others as well.

Mersey

Mersey Report 26 Sep 2013 16:48

Hi Robert...thats great!! Well done you.....

Is it possible for you to put this on "What Book are you Reading Thread" on hobbies as I know alot of people might be interested.......

Many Thanks and the very best of look to you....... :-)

Researching:
#Be Kind

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 26 Sep 2013 16:38

Well done - not a reader of historical novels, but do hope you have success with your book.

What a great way to come about writing any book. It must have made you feel far more connected to all the characters.

Is this the start of something new for you?

:-D

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Robert

Robert Report 26 Sep 2013 16:31

Our research can uncover lots of interesting facts and occasionally we unearth an ancestor of particular interest. This was the case with my great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Isaac Forster. Written against his burial record, in 1774 at King's Lynn, was the word "Swordbearer". This led me to do an in depth research into the life and times of Isaac Forster, together with his family and other people with whom he came into contact, as a sail-maker in eighteenth century King's Lynn. I also researched events of the time, both local and national, as well as what life would have been like during his life.

From all this research, I wrote an historical novel, based on the life of Isaac Forster, and this is now available as an e-book. "Swordbearer", a Family History novel by Robert Merry, is available from Amazon for just £2.05. Why not give it a try and tell me what you think.