Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

It's been a interesting week. Hope it's been good for you. Poor Amy Winehouse, eh? I've never heard any of her music but I've followed her in the news. Hard not to. Who knows what she might have done with the rest of her life? Twenty seven is so young - but I knew she was in trouble when she drank a fifth of vodka at London airport at nine o clock in the morning - in public - on her way to rehab... that was less than a month ago. Just goes to show that fame and success don't always bring you what you need to be happy. She was alone on a Saturday night when she died. I'm starting to wonder whether these rehab places actually do any good at all. Their success rate with celebrities seems awfully low. If I ran them, I'd get people interested in gardening or some other seemingly mundane activity. I have a theory that simple things like messing with plants and cutting grass can do heaps more for a troubled soul than any amount of psyc...

Hope you're well and happy. These things: health, perceived wealth, positive mental attitudes etc, are so important to your artistic lifestyle and your productivity. The angst ridden artist rarely achieves much in his self imposed garret, whereas the joyful, purposeful artist who has the courage to let the world impress itself upon his emotions will find plenty to, in turn, express . To business... Last chance to take the Non-Fiction course (already receiving great reviews on FB!). Go here now: To fiction... Talking of reviews, people have been saying some lovely things about my book, Willow , recently. I'll be publishing the reviews on the PSI Kids Blogspot shortly. One esteemed reader pointed out that all of my 'bad guys' are in fact, female. Something I hadn't noticed myself. Makes me wonder what that says about me... Judge for yourself, here: Go here to get your FREE copy of PSI-Kids: Willow . ...

Another special day today. It's the Opening Night of my self penned musical play: KOOL KAFE! Go here for details. BUT - you know me. Never one to let the grass grow under my feet, I've been working on a new project. Namely, a graphic novel. Here's what I have so far: It's early days of course. I just wanted to show you what I've been working on this week - in between tech rehearsals for the play! Oh, and don't forget - you can still get a free copy of my latest novel. Just click on the piccy here: Go here to get your FREE copy of PSI-Kids: Willow . Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: On Me Rob Parnell Readers of this newsletter often tell me they enjoy me talking about myself. I hesitate to do it often. Less is more as they say. But once in a while I guess is okay... People tell me I...

Special day today. I'm giving away free copies of my latest novel! Click on the image below: Feel free to download it, read it, pass it on to your friends and family, send copies to people, link to it in emails, whatever. You can even let me know what you think of it! I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it. It's about a young girl's quest to find the murderer of her favorite magazine editor, Leo Forrester. Willow Barke is fifteen. She was orphaned shortly after her birth and doesn't know the identity of her parents - a scenario she isn't particularly happy about. On her quest for justice, she engages the help of a thirteen year old psychic boy and a ghost called Rick. The three of them set out to track a psychopathic murderer who seems to be able to kill people - without actually being anywhere near them! Yikes! Join Willow, Harley, Rick and a host of other fabulous characters on the ...