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H.O. Ward

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The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Spirituality

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I'm hooked on writing . . .

It has been a slow start but since retiring I find myself at my desk most days writing one thing or another.

It all began with poetry before writing about a life experience as detailed in my first novel Doris. To write Doris I needed to research the facts and the places in which she found herself and I found this to be most enjoyable to bring history back to life while delivering a realistic fictitious story.

I stuck with historical fiction for my second novel 'Across The Parallel' and added a spiritual aspect to the story that put a whole new spin into the book; released November 2021.

For my third book, for which writing has commenced, I am changing tack and writing a totally fictitious story titled 'Venice Lagoon ...more

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	Dog Dirt Doris 3.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Halloween Screams

Hello again,

Halloween Screams is a compilation of short stories and poetry by my local writing group, Globe Writers, in which I am pleased to have been invited to contribute a poem I titled 'The Underworld.

It's a great pro-active writing group . . . check it out if you fancy screaming . . .

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Howard

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“Nothing Ever Happens Without First There Is Thought”
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“Nothing Ever Happens Without First There Is Thought”
― Howard Marshall

tags: consciousness, inspirational, reflective

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“I opened a book and in I strode.
Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I'm wearing the cloak, I've slipped on the ring,
I've swallowed the magic potion.
I've fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.”
― Julia Donaldson

tags: childrens, poetry

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