No Idle boast

 Alan Place - Award Winning

Madeline Milburn Agency

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Having watched some Harlan Coben, stories and Deadwater Fell on Netflix, I said I can write better stories. That was no idle boast, even though Harlan is a bestseller, I found his stories lacked drama.

Deadwater could have made an intersting film, but a FOUR-HOUR series, no!

David Tennant's acting was abyssmal, the plot could be told in 1 1/2 hours, the best actor was the man playing the police officer.

David was no better in Criminal UK.

It would be ironic, if I did get the opportunity to get a series on TV, for many years, one writer I used to know said she was better than me, and trached Chronicles of Mark Johnson for months online, after it earned an award. The irony is that is the book which may be the basis for the series.

For a while, I toyed with who I would wish to play the characters, at least one of the actors I considered has died in the last 15 years.

How is this for an insult

 Issues of Trust

Sister Act

The Ongoing Scam

The sister of Pamela Olsted, the lady who scammed me, has just insulted me by saying she "trusts me," she TRUSTS me?

I put her in her place, I replied, "I should be the one with trust issues."

I have been honest from the start, which is more than I can say for her. Her comment came after I said "I can't guarantee I can get out tomorrow, it depends on my bad ankle," the sore ankle is the result of going out to buy her Apple gift cards, so she can send me my loan refund, something I doubt will happen

What are my goals?

 A fresh start

Glad all over

The True Path of Romance

My immediate concern is to rid myself of the lipoma on my neck, this is causing me constant pain.

The next step, literally, is to get my right ankle fit to carry some weight so I can walk with less pain that I did this month.

After this, I can concentrate on clearing my overdraft, the cause of which is a scam I was involved in with Pamela Olsted, and a lady "claiming" to be her sister. This will take several months, I was promised a loan refund, but I think that is part of the plot to keep me paying them, that comes to an end this week.

Once the operation on my neck is over, and I can walk easier, I shall arrange a meeting with my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, hopefully in time for my birthday next month.

My aim for the blog

 Sisters of Evil 

I have moved on

Getting a refund

My aim is to rid the blog statistics of any mention to Pamela Olsted, and the lady "claiming" to be her sister. Will I be able to do it? I doubt it very much, at the moment, the target is a quarterly deduction, which is plausable.

The best way forward is for me not to put any more links on here to relevant posts after next month

Merhaba Türkiye

 Readers in Turkey

A Thriving Blog

A Thriving Blog

This month, the blog has as many readers in Türkiye as in the UK. Showing the diversity of my posts, and their neutral stance on race, religion, and politics.

The secret to drawing readers is not to preach, once you start to push your beliefs, you drive most people away. This is something Sara Paretsky found, she is a good crime writer, but her characters expound her views constantly. I can vouch for this, I have read some of her work

Will my day come?

 The New Chronicles of Mark Johnson

Madleine Milburn Agency

Alan Place - Editor

You may wonder, what do I mean by the newChronicles of Mark Johnson?

Two years ago, I revisted the story, to see if it needed upgrading, it is 15 years old, even if it never sold. As I have improved my ability as an editor in the years since I wrote the book,  I passed an online editorial course,I saw some inconsitencies which needed correcting, also, I may change the cover.

When I began writing, I was told it would take 10 years to get recognition as a writer. Though I earned several awards, in my early years, I never gained recognition. In the last year, my works have come to the attention of several publishers, who have approacehed me, but the minimum publicity costs are out on my pocket.

In discussion with the Madeleine Milburn Agency

 Why I chose self-publishing

Indie - writer

The Chronicles of Mark Johnson Review

 This week, I have been in discussion with the Madeleine Milburn Agency about the possibility of publishing my award-winning book - The Chronicles of Mark Johnson - certain aspects of my style of writing appeal to the firm, notably I did not write to fill a trend.

They also find the mix of mystery, intrigue, and horror enticing.

I have pointed out, I intended to update the ms as I am a better editor now, than I was 15 years ago, this also appeale to the ladies at the company.

Another appealing aspect is I pointed out, I was planning a series of stories on the theme.

I am expecting my hopes to falter on one point, publication costs