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about me

5 random facts about me:
I'm a cat-person
I'm proudly South African
I'm a nerd (NERDS RULE!!!)
I touched The Script's frontman's hand (Squee!)
I'm a book junkie


I mainly enjoy writing YA and/or fantasy and also love reading it. "The Gypsy's Daughter" is my first attempt and I've been chipping away at it for, oh, probably 5 years on and off. It won the Education Faculty (yes, I'm a teacher) Creative writing Competition in 2009.

Interested parties may contact me at: shellybasson@gmail.com

Baking and reading policy:
I'd love to read your book! (If it tickles my fancy ;) I usually read the opening, unless you ask otherwise and leave a comment and star. I only back what I really like and usually keep them up for quite some time.

As this is a writing community, I would love input from you as well. Have a look, comment, star, and back if you loved it . I take nothing about my writing personally as I am not a fundi (expert).

Thanks!
Greetings from South Africa
Michelle


***Chapters 1-5 updated and NEW novel coming SOON***
*The Gypsy's Daughter cover art by ME.*

favourite books

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
The Inkheart Trilogy - Cornelia Funke
The Witch's Boy - Michael Gruber

my websites

http://thegypsysdaughter.blogspot.com/    

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my books

The Gypsy's Daughter

Michelle Basson

Gypsies, romance, magic and murder.


The Gypsy community of Myrrh is stalked by terror; a murderer is on the loose. Full moon brings with it grisly murders. The Market is the scene of the brutal slayings. Gypsy women are targeted, their throats slit left dying with two silver coins in their palms.

Lila le Fay, a sixteen-year-old herbalist and orphan, is thrust into danger with Willow, an old storyteller, as her sole protector. But what secrets are Willow hiding? Does she know who Lila’s birth mother was and what is the mysterious black mark on her neck?

When the murders become more frequent and even closer to Lila’s own life, she has to decide whether or not she’s ready to take action and confront the man believed to be the killer.

Will Willow be able to protect her from harm
or could Lila be next?



*The Gypsy's Daughter is complete at 53 000 words*

 

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Sharda D wrote 3 hours ago

Hi Michelle, thanks for the lovely comment and thanks again for the ....

Zijn wrote 6 hours ago

“It was two kids against the world. And the world didn’t stand a chan....

Sharda D wrote 11 hours ago

Hi Michelle, great profile pic! Thank you so much for backing The C....

Isoje David wrote 5 days ago

Hi My name is Isoje David, and I hail from Nigeria here. Please ....

MIRO1K wrote 7 days ago

Thanks Michelle-yea I really like it-a touch worried its too girlie b....

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I wrote 7 hours ago

I saw Mr Unusually's name on many a shelf, and wondered how a book could rise up the ranks so quickly. Today, I read up to chapter 5 and I've been trapped, hooked, mesmerised. I tried to think of things to say. Clever things. Things that would make other people WANT to read this, but have come up... view book

I wrote 3 days ago

Hi Eve. I just needed to say that I LOVE your style. You have great lines and the story and characters are over-the top and still one can imagine people like that in real life. There are some obvious typos, and then you need to look at how to punctuate dialogue. 'Really?' he asked, scratching h... view book

I wrote 13 days ago

Hi Kate. My part of our read-swap. I jotted (well, typed) down a few notes as I read. Mostly questions that I had and one or two suggestions: I loved the way Micah and Marielle (great names, btw!!) slept in a tent in their own house – reminded me of the scene in A Series of Unfortunate Events. ... view book

I wrote 31 days ago

Hi Bre! Yes, I finally got around to our read swap. Pitch: First off, what a fresh and new idea. It is intriguing and makes you want to dig right in. Prologue: Great style here. It sucks you into the pov of the girl. And the end leaves you hanging. But I have one question.... More later. Ch... view book

I wrote 103 days ago

Joe, Read the first chapter and really liked what I saw. The story can be amazing. Somehow I feel that it'll feel more urgent and dangerous if told in present tense, but don't know if that'll work in terms of your story line. One real problem is the lack of characterisation: you only give us the... view book

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