Re: [book_talk] My latest idea for writing a book. Nowhere to turn. by Frank Perry.
- From: "Lisa Hayes" <lhayes2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:50:24 +1000
I hope this gets published so i do.
Lisa Hayes
www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes
----- Original Message -----
From: "frank perry" <frankperry2011@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [book_talk] My latest idea for writing a book. Nowhere to turn.
by Frank Perry.
> The names are completely fictional, so it was a coincidence that Don
> happened to be the first name of the main character. No offence
> intended, the name was easy to spell, not hugely common in Australia,
> and the Hunt surname was simply because I liked the idea of the main
> character hunting for somewhere to live.
>
> By the way, forgot to mention, the book is set in Sydney's western
> suburbs.
>
>
>
> On 15/07/2013, Don Marr <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> wow, Frank, sounds like a great book, but gee since my name is Don, it
>> sure
>>
>> isn't me, LOL, but i'll read it, you can bet on that, Don
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "frank perry" <frankperry2011@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <people_who_love_books@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 7:44 PM
>> Subject: [book_talk] My latest idea for writing a book. Nowhere to turn.
>> by
>>
>> Frank Perry.
>>
>>
>>> Hi..
>>>
>>> Any and all comments are definitely welcome.
>>>
>>> Ok so here is my latest idea for a book.
>>>
>>> Nowhere to turn.
>>>
>>> Like most people, Don Hunt thinks he lives in the lucky country
>>> Australia, until through no fault of his own, his flat goes up in
>>> smoke. Don looses his job in the car making industry. Don is a
>>> qualified social worker as well, but can't get a job. No matter where
>>> Don goes or who he goes too, Don can't find a job or a place to live.
>>> In desperation, Don commits a crime only to find the prison system
>>> overcrowded. Don ends up in one of the few mens hostels, mostly full
>>> of criminals and he is violently attacked. Don gets out of hospital
>>> and finds himself on the streets surviving on unemployment benefits.
>>> Don turns to drugs and then religion in his desperate search to find
>>> something to fill the emptiness inside him. After a chance encounter
>>> with the most famous name of the day, Don thinks he has found the help
>>> he has desperately been looking for, but the help comes to an end with
>>> a most shocking murder. Don climbs a bridge to end his life and
>>> there, Don meets his salvation, the love of his life.
>>>
>>> Once I got started with this idea, the whole story just came to me.
>>> It's nearly finished and I'm happy to post the whole story to the
>>> list.
>>>
>>> I hope people will freely share the story.
>>>
>>> The story is adult reading, all events are fictional as are all
>>> characters. There is very little swearing in the book, but the book
>>> contains scenes of a violent nature. The book also contains
>>> references to drugs, political themes and some religious themes. Get
>>> ready for the surprise in relation to Don's love of his life.
>>>
>>> I expect to have the book finished including correcting any grammar
>>> and spelling errors by July 31st.
>>>
>>> I will post it to the list on this date. No copyright infringement is
>>> intended towards any other authors. The book is completely free of
>>> charge, and if you are ambitious enough, you have my full permission
>>> to produce the book in any format you wish. All I ask is that if you
>>> do this, you do this completely free of charge for all parties.
>>>
>>> The book isn't very long, I expect somewhere between 100 and 200 pages
>>> for the final draft. There will be an acknowledgements page and a
>>> small dedication.
>>>
>>> I wish to encourage any of you, if you have a short story, a book
>>> you've written, don't worry too much about the money side of things,
>>> please share it here.
>>>
>>> Why did I write this story? Good question. I saw and heard something
>>> on television about 3 weeks ago. I don't remember which channel or
>>> what show. I do remember it was in Australia and it showed homeless
>>> people. Three days later, I awoke with the idea so I began writing.
>>> It's not my goal to become a famous published author. I love reading
>>> books and I like the idea of writing my own. I only had to do a
>>> little it of research into the whole homelessness situation in
>>> australia. Believe it or not, there are some really genuine homeless
>>> people in our country, even whole families who live in cars or shelter
>>> wherever they can find places to go. Some of them don't even get
>>> unemployment benefits because social services says they have no fixed
>>> addresses. It's really happening every single day and right under our
>>> noses.
>>>
>>> I am eternally glad there are genuine charities out there trying to
>>> help these people, and there are genuine people who need help and who
>>> don't take advantage of the help they are given. It's hard to believe
>>> that such people exist, but research suggests they really do. The
>>> media love telling us about how somebody took advantage of some system
>>> or ripped off the tax payers, but give no credit whatsoever to these
>>> truly forgotten people.. It was also staggering to find out some of
>>> these people have genuine disabilities, meaning the disability isn't
>>> related to illegal drug taking.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stay positive.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
> --
> Stay positive.
>
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