The title of this book A Life Without Edges is the best way I can describe what my life became following a very damaging and vicious sexual attack when I was sixteen.----Like most stories, mine developed over a period of time, twenty-five years, in fact. It took several traumas for me to develop the numerous masks behind which I retreated into my own fantasy world: a place where paranoia, internal voices and imaginary friends became my reality, and obsessive/compulsive and self-harming beh...

When Jack Squirrel of the upcoming Martian TV Literary Corporation offered to interview me about my new collection of writings due for release in 2020, his team sent me these clips for approval, prior to transmission. I considered them a worthy critique, so with permission, I include them here.'If you're eagerly awaiting Tim Holmes's latest collection of short stories and general observations on life, some presented as personal memoir, others as fiction, some of a serious nature, so...

How far will a man's faith drive him?All the way to death and destruction?It's August 2015, and the Islamic State terror group has destroyed the iconic Temple of Bel in Palmyra, a world heritage site of cultural renown in war-torn Syria.Paris-based antiquarian art dealer Tom Hayter is compelled to act having learned of IS's plundering of the art treasures of Syria and Iraq. He sets out to thwart the terrorists and those supporting them by joining a UNESCO-backed Task Force....

Put Me Back Together is a handful of thirty short stories, poems and anecdotes to be dipped into during a dull moment waiting for the bus, or to be glanced at before you fall asleep at night.Some are perfectly true stories, others a blend of truth and fiction, and some just pure fiction, but all will leave you with a thought in your head by the time you’ve reached the end of the page, otherwise the raison d’être has failed.You’ll prefer some to others because you’ll be in t...

"For those of us who long ago experienced the magazine love-bite and have been battling the prejudice and scant attention shown this beautiful medium ever since, here at last is the book to set the record straight."- Nicholas Brett, Deputy Managing Director, BBC Magazines**"At a time when magazines are undergoing active redefinition, this book represents a welcome intervention. It engages with a host of pressing issues in a manner alert to ...

The new edition of Subediting and Production for Journalists is a concise, clear and contemporary introduction to the skills required for subediting newspapers, magazines and websites. Tim Holmes describes how subediting has developed, from the early days of print to the modern era of the internet browser and social media, and explores the many challenges for the sub working today.Using numerous practical examples drawn from print and online, Subediting and Production ...

Set against the background of the fundamental issues facing the industry today, The 21st Century Journalism Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the core principles and practices essential to the modern journalist. Convergence, online, the growth of magazine formats, challenges presented by technology and new demands in news and feature writing are all covered from conceptual and practical perspectives. A thorough grounding in the key debates and techniques is provided; while clea...

The media and more recently journalism have provided rich areas of study for many years but magazines, perhaps the most prolific single medium, have been largely ignored. Mapping The Magazine aims to redress the balance with an unprecedented collection of original, scholarly, detailed but wide-ranging examinations of the magazine form. Drawing on a variety of theoretical approaches and a wealth of titles from around the world, the contributions demonstrate just how significant the...

"For those of us who long ago experienced the magazine love-bite and have been battling the prejudice and scant attention shown this beautiful medium ever since, here at last is the book to set the record straight."- Nicholas Brett, Deputy Managing Director, BBC Magazines**"At a time when magazines are undergoing active redefinition, this book represents a welcome intervention. It engages with a host of pressing issues in a manner alert to ...

The future of newspapers is hotly contested. Pessimistic pundits predict their imminent demise while others envisage a new era of participatory journalism online, with yet others advocating increased investment "in quality journalism" rather than free gifts and DVDs, as the necessary cure for the current parlous state of newspapers.Globally, newspapers confront highly variable prospects reflecting their location in different market sectors, countries and journalism cultures. But de...

Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the heartbreaking true story of little Paulie, who is just five when he’s taken into care, in what looks like a tragic family breakdown.Already excluded from his nursery school, and deemed too immature yet for the infants, he’s already lashed out at his 18 month old half-brother, and now, after attacking and killing the family’s pet rabbit, he’s been given up by his mother and step-dad.Casey’s not used to fostering litt...

You've self-published a book and you'd like to see it in your local library or bookstore or the review pages of your favourite newspaper. You'd like to speak or read at a literary festival or event. You'd like to enter it for a book award or prize. This Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) guide will tell you how to recognise opportunities, work with publishing partners and open doors, and keep them open, for your own benefit -- and that of all indie authors.This guide is also ai...