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Chantelle Atkins

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in Bournemouth, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult

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Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs ...more

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October 2012

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I have been writing stories since I was a very young child, and I write for the same reason I read a lot; I have to! It is always the character that comes to me first, usually a unique and persistent voice with a particular dilemma or circumstance. The rest of the story and plot will flow from there, but I will have had many conversations with the character before I start to write! I love writing dialogue, and personally wince when I read dialogue that seems unrealistic or false. I think my work is character driven,and falls under the gritty contemporary fiction genre.

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Average rating: 4.56 · 535 ratings · 402 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mess of Me 4.34 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	The Tree Of Rebels 4.36 avg rating — 47 ratings — 4 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
	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - Part One 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	the boy with the thorn in his side 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Day The Earth Turned Book 1: Summer 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	Elliot Pie's Guide To Human Nature 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 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
	The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - Part Two 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	This Is Nowhere 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	The Old Friend - A Collection of Tales and Poems 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 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
	Bird People and Other Stories 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 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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Here are three poems I wrote recently and shared on Medium. I hope you like them! They were all a mix of found poetry and ‘normal’ poetry – by that I mean they all contain some things I overheard such as songs, news, people talking, and they all contain things I was thinking or feeling or seeing at the time, but they also all contain some lines I made up t

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After reading this short story about a snail's battle to fight the darkness in the forest, I wished I still had young children to read to! Though the story was short and sweet, the language and imagery was absolutely divine and drew me right in. I'm ...more
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Chantelle Atkins rated a book really liked it Toxic by Karen J. Mossman (Goodreads Author)	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
Set in a future devastated by war and acid rain, Toxic is at heart a romance story. Lexi is in a stilted and strained relationship with Aron within the mountain community humans now live in. Though safe from the acid rain, the community have other da ...more
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Chantelle Atkins rated a book really liked it I, Robot Alien (The Robot Series) by Joel R. Dennstedt (Goodreads Author)	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
Another fascinating and well written story in this series. This one does not exactly follow on from I, Robot Soldier but offers a similar format in a similar world. This story also felt like a journey through human history as the robot alien, 'Scott' ...more
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Chantelle Atkins rated a book really liked it Ripples. Everything's connected. by Richard Dee (Goodreads Author)	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
Another fascinating page-turner from a versatile sci-fi author and talented world-builder! The plot revolves around a homeless man who happens across a dead body who has an uncanny resemblance to himself, but appears to be a wealthy and well-connecte ...more
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Chantelle Atkins liked Joel Dennstedt's review of The Mess Of Us: "Chantelle Atkins is noted for her raw, gritty, earthy writing, often exploring life's underbelly up-close-and-personal, and often behind closed doors. This is exemplified by her short novel, The Mess of Us, the sequel to her equally powerful, The Mes" Read more of this review »
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Chantelle Atkins rated a book it was amazing Authoring Checklists: Tips and Tricks for Being a Modern Writer by K.M. Allan (Goodreads Author)	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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Chantelle Atkins rated a book it was amazing Writing and Editing Checklists: Everything You Need to Take Your Book from First Draft to Publication by K.M. Allan (Goodreads Author)	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
I was excited to read an ARC of this book and as a creative writing tutor and editor, I can honestly say I will be recommending this book to all of my students and any aspiring writers I make contact with. Personally, my brain likes checklists so thi ...more
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“More than anything, he wanted to open the window and jump out. He didn't want to hit the ground, he didn't want to roam or walk on those grotty, grimy, secretive streets. Not anymore. He wanted to jump out of the window and fly. It was so unfair. Being chained down here, with all the dustbin lorries and bin bags and dog muck and Costa cups. The birds got to fly away from it all. They came down, hopped about, and then took off when it all got too much. Found a tree. Or a mountain, or a river. Kept going. Higher and higher, further and further away. And singing, all the time, they were singing, and that was because they were free.”
― Chantelle Atkins, A Song For Bill Robinson: Book One In The Holds End Series

tags: birds, freedom, life, teen-fiction

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