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Sumarus

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Hi, I'm Bobby

I've recently graduated from the Open University with a 2:1 BA honours in English Language and Literature, and with a Diploma in Creative Writing. I am currently training to become an English Teacher, and this takes up most of my time, so I apologise that writing and activity on here are a rarity for the time being.

I have always written, but it's taken me up until now to finish something. I get too many ideas.

I am happy to say that I am as far from normal as I feel I can possibly be without getting a rash. I am rather allergic to normality you see. I can split my life in two, one part I tried to be normal, the second I tried as hard as possible not to be normal. I'm much happier being the deranged bipolar freak and outcast that I'm so intent on becoming.
You never get anywhere by being just like everyone else.

While I love everyone adding my novel to watch lists and bookshelves, I also really appreciate constructive comments, so if you get a chance those would go down really well.

For those who wish to contact me, including fellow authonomists: mynewdelirium@hotmail.co.uk
I am always out to make contacts and discuss ideas with fellow creatives.

'Dented Sensation' is complete - although in a (long) process of editing - at 53,574 words.

favourite books

Mister God This Is Anna
The Truth by Terry Pratchett.
Mort, also by Terry Pratchett.
The Harry Potter saga, especially books 3 and 5
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
The Complete Works of the Brothers Grimm

There are others, I am having a hard time remembering so many at the moment...

my websites

http://www.bobnewlynjones.com     http://www.twitter.com/bobnewlynjones

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my books

Dented Sensation

Bobby Newlyn-Jones

Not to be who you think you are requires you to have some idea of who you were in the first place.


Olivia, a girl of unspecified age, finds herself deserted on an island with no memory, and no idea of who she is (which may well explain the unspecified age thing.)

Aided by some bloke who believes himself to be the king of the pirates and a hobgoblin with a penchant for shiny things (or a thing for shiny pendants) and other similar freaks, Olivia embarks on a quest to discover herself, but she is soon to discover that the island is not all that it seems.

The night time harbours surreal dangers, her answers may lie with an evil vampire lord, and to top things off, there is a reoccurring smell of cheese that cannot be explained.

Ultimately Dented Sensation is a story about the imagination, told with a quirky narrative voice that carries an odd sense of humour.


** Dented Sensation is currently going through a big edit before I start looking at submitting it to agencies, so please bear with me while I iron out any quirks that aren't supposed to be there. **

'Dented Sensation' is complete - although in a process of editing - at 53,574 words.

 

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Hi Bobby, You previously commented on my novel Mute. I recently po....

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Bobby, We have something in common. We both write comic fantasy. O....

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Sumarus, would you mind read a chapter of my book and tell me if ther....

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I wrote 1151 days ago

There's a tremendous feeling of honesty here, and having worked in retail myself (and now struggling to get out of it) I really feel I can relate to a lot of things your character/narrator says. Your first paragraph really grabbed me as the sort of thing a lot of people in retail think, and long to ... view book

I wrote 1152 days ago

I skipped a chunk as you advised and read chapters ten and eleven. In terms of editing it's just a few minor points really. In chapter ten you could use a comma after 'His ring caught the bed covers,' you say 'snatched the ring off his had' when it should be 'hand' and I believe 'Some where' is one ... view book

I wrote 1152 days ago

This is a fantastic idea and your writing sure as well doesn't disappoint. I can see this going down really well in the young adult market and being a popular read at school, especially amongst the early-mid teens. The next Harry Potter but with ghosts replacing witches and wizards? Quite possibly! ... view book

I wrote 1152 days ago

This is perfect for the current YA market Abigail, it has everything, with the feeling of everything that's popular, and the characters are easy to identify with. I can so easily see this being maybe the next Twilight or Harry Potter, and it's so easy to visualise that a movie adaptation doesn't fee... view book

I wrote 1154 days ago

Thanks very much, and thank you for pointing out caped and caked, that was an error that has been previously overlooked! Punctuation and driftwood have been noted (drift wood was probably due to typing too fast and being a little space happy!) but thanks also for noting on these as well as the ... view book

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