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Shadowtales

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I was born on a tiny farm on the south coast of England and went on to become a fairly successful theatrical photographer in London. I retired (young I hasten to add) from the media rat-race and now work part time in education....the other part of my time is spent either writing or riding and training my two horses.
I write fantasy.....nothing 'high' or even remotely so...as I have a serious Elf allergy. I set my stories in our own world as I think they can be more disturbing that way.
Some have accused me of writing for young adults.....but I write to please myself.....that should tell you how mature I am!

I have a reputation for being outspoken on many issues. I hate authority and 'suits' with a passion and have two cats called Hamlet and Othello.....oh and an underutilised talent for playing the Andean Nose Flute.

In the light of the attitude taken by some Authonomists to swapping reads, I have reluctantly taken the decision not to swap in future. I prefer the freedom to read and comment without feeling any obligation. Please respect this!

I do not do forums…I do not back that which I would not buy…I am partisan and irascible. I have absolutely no aspirations to the editor’s desk…and will not be mortgaging any close relatives or spinning any sob stories to get myself there.

If you like my book...back it....or better still buy it. If you don't like it...tell me why...hopefully in an intellegent and clear way. I will then be a happy bunny.

SHADOWKNIGHT has been self published and is available now - remember, an author is for Christmas...not just for life!

I am at the moment writing the second SHADOWKNIGHT book FOALSONG

favourite books

Anything by Terry Pratchett
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
The Stand by Steven King
The Fog by James Herbert (sick but I love it)
Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert (dirty but I love it)
The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams - filmed as Straw Dogs (violent but I love it)



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http://scott--lockyers-shadowtales.blogspot.com/     http://www.shadowtales.co.uk

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I wrote 799 days ago

Gold or dross? Pleasure or pain? You asked for honest reactions to your work...well, let’s see... You write in evocative and quirky images rather than connected narrative...I beat my brains out reading TS Eliot for A level back when flares were still de rigueur..his snapshot style of the 'Wasteland... view book

I wrote 799 days ago

Tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooow! You need to pace the first chapter up a bit. view book

I wrote 799 days ago

Wonderfully observed and blindingly original. Another of the books on this site that I wish I had written. Backed view book

I wrote 803 days ago

Anyone who starts their ‘about me’ with ‘I’m a creator blessed by god’ as got a problem with humility. You are a average poet who may well have had some bad experiences and may well wish to do good in the world, but I personally have no interest in the work of someone with such a pretentious self a... view book

I wrote 805 days ago

Well written, and does ‘exactly what it says on the tin’. Not too sure about originality though, there are loads of TV outings for psychic sleuths about at the moment…but that also means that there is clearly a demand for this sort of fiction. Would I buy it? Probably not, but there will be many who... view book

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