Something new from my good friend Melina Turner.

 Pieces Of Mel (Pieces Of Mel Poetry Collection Series) BOOK 1

Publishing:

29^th December 2014

Blurb:

The darkness…The light…The happiness and sadness…Where would we be without such raw emotional being?

Open the pages of international award-winning poet’s “Pieces Of Mel” and step into many of the portrayals, opinions, hopes, and beliefs the author expresses so deeply.

From the raw emotions to the miniature poetic stories you will find the proof of the author’s passion and soul.

You can pre-order your copy on ebook today for 0.99 cents at

http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Mel-Poetry-Collection-Book-ebook/dp/B00PFQ61M0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416364531&sr=8-1kaywords=Melina+Turner

As you can see it’ll also be in paperback

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Old Betrays (Old Blood Series) Book 0.5

EBOOK ONLY

Publishing:

November 2014

Blurb:

Old Betrays, a dark paranormal short story which introduces a future series about an old ally who becomes a very dangerous adversary bent on revenge.

This piece is free on GoodReads now at: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17340406-old-betray

And will also be available on smashwords for free soon

A little bit about the author:

   Hi I’m Mel aka Melina Turner, I’m an international award-winning poet and live in Australia in a little town called Gympie. I began my writing at an extremely young age starting in primary school in year 3 when I heard about Write4Fun, a school international writing competition. My first piece was called “Wild Brumbies” published in 2003 when I was in year 3. I soon after moved from Nambour to Gympie an hour away, where I was influenced by an amazing English teacher to continue writing. In 2005 when I was in year 5 I was awarded “honoured writer” for my poetry in which I continued and still do. In 2013 I was awarded, “Best Poet of 2012” and put into a poetry book that is now in the library of Congress.

   After I began poetry I soon wanted to branch out thus starting “The Deathly-Roses Volume 1” a flash fiction narrative-prose piece, original and first of its kind, to be published 2014. I then gapped it out and wrote Volume 2 in 2007 to be published also in 2014; the third to be written in 2014 and published 2015. My goal with these books (TDR Volumes) was to make it short and poetic-like to gain non-readers interest and I believe I have done that.

   As of 2012, I slowly branched out and started helping co-author for an independent film company called Timothy Mitchell Films, helping with scripts for movies.

   As of now I am beginning to write my first finished novel ever. As of now I will be finishing my novels and aiming for traditional publishing.

You Can Catch Mel At

Her face book author page

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMelMelleni

Her The Deathly-Roses Volumes Page

https://www.facebook.com/TheDeathlyRoses

Her twitter account

http://www.twitter.com/@melinawritedark

Her blog link

http://melseverything.wordpress.com/

Or add her on face book

http://www.facebook.com/AuthorMelinaTurner

Her Goodreads link

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6925370.Melina_Turner

Wood working

I finally got more of the bathroom project completed. I'm down to a new medicine cabinet and vanity right now. Those have to wait for a little bit. My finances are better but they aren't perfect yet. They're getting there though and I'll be able to do what I need to do. 
   I have been getting out a little bit here and there. The weather was warm enough that on Friday I had a great outing to the trolley museum. That was cool. I'd love to donate some time and do some of the work on the trolley cars. That wood work is amazing. Right now that might involve me burying myself again which probably isn't a good thing.
   On the note of woodwork I do think I will build some new furniture from scratch. I don't even need that many tools at this moment for basic arts and craft style furniture. Maybe I can build an entertainment center from scratch. That would be an easy project, a corner unit that would hold the TV, DVD player, and DVD's. 
   Later on I might even refinish that bench on the porch I built and bring it into the living room to replace the sofa. I'd originally designed it to have a four inch thick cushion for the seat. Even without it's quite comfortable to sit on though it does sit a little low.
   I was talking to a friend the other day. One great project would be a trestle table and wrap around bench for the kitchen. I think a basic Shaker-type style would be great for that. It would be easy to turn the seats into additional storage.

Hello everyone

So far it has been a little over a week since I quit writing. When Brandy walked out I lost all interest in the craft. After all, she left because I was spending so much time writing. It killed our relationship. Knowing that I just can't bring myself write. She was also the reason I was writing though I don't think she ever understood that. This is a major change for me as it would be for anybody.
   I've been busy getting the house really clean. I've also been getting better acquainted with the DVD collection. Soon I will be painting the house. I've decided on a light blue for the living room and kitchen. That will be really sharp. Maybe the hallway too. I'm going to see if the finances allows but I'm thinking a light colored laminate floor also. That would make for some really pleasant surroundings.

Hiatus

   Over time all couples can grow apart. My wife and I did. Neither of us realized it until recently. As of Monday she and I will be separating and I'll have the house all to myself. For the first time in a long time tonight we had a long discussion which left me a lot to think about it.
   One of the things I realized is that writing has become a job which is what I didn't want but let happen. I can't say I've enjoyed it much for a while now. With my writing all of the time I left her in a state of loneliness. Hence she is a writing widow and will now go to live another life. I suppose I can't really blame her since I haven't been the easiest to live with.
   I'm quite happy we're breaking up as friends. Too often it ends up that the couple grows to hate each other. There's all kinds of invective flying about that comes from the hurt.
   I've come to a decision. For the most part I will no longer be writing except for blog posts and an occasional short story. Honestly, with her gone, I won't be able to write anything very extensive anyway for the foreseeable future. The sense of loss is far too great which would affect anything I write. At least for the time being I'm on a hiatus. We'll see later on but it could well be permanent.