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I mainly have my writing up here to share. I'm not interested in the Editor's Desk. "Possible LTR: Biography of my Father" is a work in progress, but the other three books are "completed".

Location: Northern CA, USA

Occupation: Cubicle Sales

Education:
MA in English from Sonoma State University, 2006
BA in English from UC Berkeley, 2004
AA from Santa Rosa Junior College, 2002
Accountant Assistant Certificate from SRJC, 1999

Hobbies: hiking, gardening, photography, pastel-painting, digital art

If you have commented on one of my manuscripts and I haven't looked at yours please drop me a message reminding me to take a look. I will BACK anyone that comments; but I'll only comment by request & if it seems like my commenting style would be appreciated. I spend about 45 minutes on a comment and provide honest & critical feedback as I go along. This will, of course, only be my opinion, but, to me, uncouched personal opinion is the most valuable feedback of all. You can see examples of my comments below.

Please see websites below for original artwork Prints & ShoeArt. Thank you!!

favourite books

BEAUTY, Shery S. Tepper
MISTS OF AVALON, Marion Zimmer Bradley
EYE IN THE SKY, Philip K. Dick
HAMLET, William Shakespeare

my websites

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my books

Thickness of Blood

Emily Ashley with Ken Ashley

A lifelong pattern of abandonment complicates one man’s search for love.


Ken was abandoned. First by his father who left. Then by his mother who put him up for adoption. Then by his adoptive mother who died. Then by his first wife who called him delusional after thirty years of marriage. Then by his second wife who poisoned him in their second year of matrimony.

He’s OK with it, though. He’s achieved his life’s goal. Raising three children who had two parents who cared about them is the accomplishment he is most proud of.

At 61, Ken was ready to write his memoirs, so he recruited his middle child, the writer, to help him. It was emotionally draining for both of them to trudge through memories of victimization and abandonment. The product is a book that walks the line between reality and delusion and leaves it to the reader to decide, based on the limited information available, what the truth is.

*This manuscript represents the views and opinions of Ken Ashley. To some extent, the characters have been fictionalized and are not an accurate depiction of real people or actions.

Note: Actual word count is 80,000; Authonomy double-counted some chapters

**** WORK IN PROGRESS ****

 

LEAD ME NOT

Emily N. Ashley

Yvette and Sam are charmed into betraying their family, and will have to overcome carnal obsession to eventually find redemption.


Yvette knew that Deviun Snow was out for revenge on her husband’s family, but when she meets him at an English class studying Milton’s classic work PARADISE LOST, the connection between them makes her think he is interested in her alone. Even though she knows it is wrong not to tell her husband about their meetings after class, she lets the relationship deepen into an exploration of her sexual power. Her eyes are opened to parts of herself she has learned to ignore, but she starts to feel like she is distancing herself from her husband, Sam, by taking this journey alone. When Deviun suggests that he could persuade Sam to join in on their trysts, she thinks her conflicts may be resolved. But, instead, she finds herself an unwitting recruit in the enactment of Deviun’s revenge.

LEAD ME NOT is a work of literary fiction investigating the unique vulnerability of humans to carnal pleasures couched in terms of intellectual exploration.

- - completed 02-2009 - -

 

FINDING LIFE

Emily N. Ashley

Jo hates everyone, but mostly herself. She uses drugs both to hide and to connect with others until love makes her retreat forever.


Joseph Kingsley Jr was the much-loved daughter of a well-to-do couple who died in a motorcycle accident when she was a young girl. She closed herself off from the world because of the trauma of the event and her subsequent placement with a resentful aunt.

As an adult, Jo's only way to connect to others is through drug dealing. She is torn by a desire to be in the company of others while at the same time feeling intense distrust and hatred towards everyone.

When she begins to fall in love, it scares her so much that she retreats into a drug-induced fantasy where she might just find everything she had feared and more than she had hoped for.

I wrote this many years ago, so it is riddled with grammar mistakes, but I'd be interested in what you think of it.

- - completed Sep-1994 - -

 

OTHER PLANS

Emily N. Ashley

A psychological drama exploring one man's descent into jealousy and murderous madness.


Manuscript review by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY*, an independent organization:
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Theo and Desiree have recently moved into a new house in the suburbs. The two have a very happy, very physical relationship, covered in detail, but - after insinuations by his brother, Allen, and Desiree's sister, Gloria - Theo begins to suspect his wife is having an affair.

About half way in, what seemed like a picturesque take on marriage and extended family zooms into noir territory, as Gloria seduces Theo, then tells him where he can witness Desiree's doings. He gets binoculars, sees what he believes to be his wife and a colleague, and confronts Desiree later that night with explosive results.

The sudden shift from domestic harmony to rage is handled with assurance; a steady build-up assures that the reader is fully invested in the climactic horror.
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* Review provided as prize in Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest 2008. OTHER PLANS was a top 100 semi-finalist in that competition

- - completed 10-2007 - -

 

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I wrote 683 days ago

Hi Lynn, Thank you for your comments. Dad actually calls himself callous, so that is accurate. I was trying to convey in the last sentence of the first paragraph that because Ken was abandoned as a toddler nothing really touches him, and then what follows in the chapter is an example of that b... view book

I wrote 683 days ago

Thanks Moodernino, I'm pretty sure I do have to work on the structure. It's hard to know what to reveal when. In the first chapter, it did actually happen that my mom told my dad she wanted a divorce after thirty years of marriage and then fifteen minutes later he asked whether he could date o... view book

I wrote 683 days ago

Hi JC, I'm actually not new to the site, and my dad isn't on the site at all. I just completed a draft of this most recent project and so have posted it up for feedback. It's a project I'm close to, so it's hard to objectively rate. Any input you have regarding the pitch or text would be grea... view book

I wrote 1090 days ago

Well written, engaging plot, complex characters. This is great! My commenting style is to make notes of my impression as I read and share those. Because I read so far in this, I’ve got an abundant amount of notes. Overall, to sum up the below: Novel does a great job of setting up an emerging... view book

I wrote 1094 days ago

I read through chapter one. To me, the writing style is stilted. It might just be a matter of personal taste. The most stilted and unreadable book I’ve ever had to read is “The Sound and the Fury” by Faulkner, so “Miranda” is in good company :) I hope the below comments are helpful. My style ... view book

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