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owen carless

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I'm 37 years old, live in Sydney, Australia and have wanted to write a novel since I was a kid (while most of my friends cut pictures of bikes and skateboards out of brochures at Christmastime, I cut out pictures of typewriters). After a few false starts, I am well on my way.

I am married with four children

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However, whilst reading my book please bear in mind the timeless words of Ernest Hemingway: 'The first draft of anything is shit'.

favourite books

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Riders
Smithereens
I am Legend
The Bible
The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy
The Shining
Robinson Crusoe
Lord of the Flies
The Shack
Tao Te Ching

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Like Hell

Owen Carless

The humdrum existence of a nerd is disrupted by the appearance of a crazed bikie bearing an unexpected gift.


Jean-Paul Sartre said that ‘Hell is other people’. Others have postulated that hell is simply a state of mind or an archaic form of religious symbolism. Christian Fleck discovers that it is a very real place when an ordinary day turns into an apocalyptic nightmare.

At the service station where Christian works, a bikie leaves his Harley Davidson as surety for unpaid fuel. The bikie never returns, and Christian takes the motorcycle home, sparking a series of events that lead him, unwillingly, to the bowels of the earth and beyond. Even to Blacktown.

Christian is joined on an impossible mission of salvation by his best friend Craig and the object of his obsession; Charlotte. Together they must battle demons, parking officers and Pentecostals to save a hundred souls from eternal torment.

 

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I wrote 650 days ago

nice. only read the first chapter, but it's very well written and some beautiful phrasing and descriptions, and just a hint of mystery to push the reader into the next chapter. view book

I wrote 666 days ago

oh shit, this is awesome stuff. i will read some more and back it soon. can't criticize this, although (ok, i can) i would've liked more description of Marigold in the first chapter. cheers. view book

I wrote 671 days ago

convincing, poignant and beautiful. i can't add much to what others have said. some of the descriptive phrasing here is gorgeous, and you've obviously done your research. the only thing i didn't like was the cover. hope you get to the desk, you deserve it. view book

I wrote 671 days ago

very nicely written, i like the twist on the theme. i found the first few paragraphs of the prologue a little confusing as to what was actually happening. also the second paragraph of the first chapter could do without the bit explaining that you're not talkiing about the japanese businessman, it ... view book

I wrote 671 days ago

hey there, only read the first chapter but thought it was very well written. you obviously have great a command of language and storytelling. not my kind of genre but it was upbeat and fun. is it based on a true story, cos i seem to remember hearing about a serial foot tickler somewhere? view book

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