Welcome to my website
Who am I? A writer with new and interesting stories for you. I have been writing for many years but now is the time for making my work public.
You can catch some of my thoughts at:
http://kristen-the-writer.blogspot.com
or visit my facebook page at :
http://www.facebook.com/KristenStoneTheWriter
Bit of a theme going on here - Kristen Stone THE WRITER, get it?!
I am a great believer in the new technology of e-books, giving every writer the chance to be seen and read without the waste of using paper and precious resources. For the more traditional reader I hope my books will also be available in paper form, as Print on Demand from Amazon.
It's amazing what can spark the imagination. My first novel sprang from a short story which, in turn, came from the words of a song I learnt as a Brownie Guider. If you don't know what that is, think Brown Owls and little girls running around in brown dresses. One day I might write about that but not yet. I won't bore you with the whole song (it's not the same if you can't sing it), but it asked if you were born with one what sort of tail would you like and suggested it would be fun to have a prehensile one.
Well, that got me thinking - what would it be like to be born with a tail? Where would it happen? How could it happen? What, why, when?
You can catch some of my thoughts at:
http://kristen-the-writer.blogspot.com
or visit my facebook page at :
http://www.facebook.com/KristenStoneTheWriter
Bit of a theme going on here - Kristen Stone THE WRITER, get it?!
I am a great believer in the new technology of e-books, giving every writer the chance to be seen and read without the waste of using paper and precious resources. For the more traditional reader I hope my books will also be available in paper form, as Print on Demand from Amazon.
It's amazing what can spark the imagination. My first novel sprang from a short story which, in turn, came from the words of a song I learnt as a Brownie Guider. If you don't know what that is, think Brown Owls and little girls running around in brown dresses. One day I might write about that but not yet. I won't bore you with the whole song (it's not the same if you can't sing it), but it asked if you were born with one what sort of tail would you like and suggested it would be fun to have a prehensile one.
Well, that got me thinking - what would it be like to be born with a tail? Where would it happen? How could it happen? What, why, when?
“Once I thought I was a god, but now I know I'm not and I am glad.” So said Kianda Mala.
When Hannah, a doctor working for a mining community in the Amazon, was asked to examine a native found roaming in the tunnels of a mine, she did not expect her life to change. She did not expect her skills as a doctor to be put to the test in the primitive environment of a jungle village. She did not expect to fall in love with a man who was considered to be a god by the people with whom he lived.
Kianda Mala emerged from the jungle to find out why his people were dying. What he found was a world beyond his understanding. A world where men tore what they wanted from the earth and dumped what was left in his valley regardless of the consequences. A world where his people were deemed dispensable – they were simple, primitive, of no worth.
Trapped by the rainy season Kianda won the respect and trust of Hannah and Jon, the mining engineer who found him, and they agreed to help his people. He impressed them with his insight into human nature and his skills as a hunter. Oh, and did I mention, he has a tail….
To read the first chapter go to the Edge of Extinction click here /edge-of-extinction.html
When Hannah, a doctor working for a mining community in the Amazon, was asked to examine a native found roaming in the tunnels of a mine, she did not expect her life to change. She did not expect her skills as a doctor to be put to the test in the primitive environment of a jungle village. She did not expect to fall in love with a man who was considered to be a god by the people with whom he lived.
Kianda Mala emerged from the jungle to find out why his people were dying. What he found was a world beyond his understanding. A world where men tore what they wanted from the earth and dumped what was left in his valley regardless of the consequences. A world where his people were deemed dispensable – they were simple, primitive, of no worth.
Trapped by the rainy season Kianda won the respect and trust of Hannah and Jon, the mining engineer who found him, and they agreed to help his people. He impressed them with his insight into human nature and his skills as a hunter. Oh, and did I mention, he has a tail….
To read the first chapter go to the Edge of Extinction click here /edge-of-extinction.html
The Penhaligan File
Steven MARK ANDREW Penhaligan uses his middle names when pursuing his career as an investigative journalist and novelist. Little did he ever suspect his use of a pen name would put his life in danger.
He is the son of Amos Penhaligan, the man behind The Penhaligan Foundation, a leading pharmaceutical company, and has followed his own path as a journalist instead of joining his father at the Foundation.
One day he is asked to look into a drug Paula McCarthy believes is responsible for causing the death of her husband. Much to Mark's concern the drug is made by The Penhaligan Foundation and his attempts to discover the truth behind the problem lead to dire consequences.
Read a sample here http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php
Steven MARK ANDREW Penhaligan uses his middle names when pursuing his career as an investigative journalist and novelist. Little did he ever suspect his use of a pen name would put his life in danger.
He is the son of Amos Penhaligan, the man behind The Penhaligan Foundation, a leading pharmaceutical company, and has followed his own path as a journalist instead of joining his father at the Foundation.
One day he is asked to look into a drug Paula McCarthy believes is responsible for causing the death of her husband. Much to Mark's concern the drug is made by The Penhaligan Foundation and his attempts to discover the truth behind the problem lead to dire consequences.
Read a sample here http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php
Short Stories
As well as novels I have written a few short stories. From time to time I will upload these to the site for visitors to read. Anything You Can Do, Perfect Partners and The Health of the Nation, received Certificates of Achievement in the Nuneaton Festival of Arts.
From The Back of a Drawer was written for the Roma Grover competition for the Nuneaton Writers' Circle.
Silent Love won 1st Prize in the annual Short Story Competition at the Nuneaton Writers' Circle - 2011
To read my short stories click here /short-stories.html
From The Back of a Drawer was written for the Roma Grover competition for the Nuneaton Writers' Circle.
Silent Love won 1st Prize in the annual Short Story Competition at the Nuneaton Writers' Circle - 2011
To read my short stories click here /short-stories.html
Life, the Universe and Everything
No, not a scientific analysis of how the world began. Simply my thoughts on how I see the world.
To read click here /life-the-universe--everything.html
To read click here /life-the-universe--everything.html
