“The Meadow” – a great love story

"The Meadow" is ready to be shared with the world.

However, before that can happen, there are certain factors which need addressing.

The main issue here is to get the story out there and attract people by showing snippets and characters in the book.

Here goes my lists of articles for you to follow regarding a great love story that spans over thousands of years.

I hope you can get something from all of them.

The Meadow home page

CLICK ON TO THE ABOVE LINK TO TAKE YOU TO THE MEADOW HOME BLOG PAGE FOR ALL OTHER BLOGS AND ARTICLES REGARDING "THE MEADOW"
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Publication of a great story is only the beginning.

Now it has to find its rightful place amongst the bookshelves with all the other fantastic works of fiction.

This can only happen when it is brought into people's awareness.

"The Meadow" has taken two and a half years to write and the authors do not intend for it to take that long to gain momentum as it reaches public scrutiny.

We rely on the power of the Internet and the tools which are available to us.

There are many potential readers out there and using the right approach by using this facility will go a long way to helping us achieve our goals.

Watch this space.
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To the right is a beautiful photo of a real meadow somewhere.

Once you begin to read "The Meadow" your mind will possibly take you to another world and let you experience a meadow from another dimension -- a celestial watering hole where souls go to rest between physical lives.

Observe the painting below and see what conjures in the minds of the two authors who wrote "The Meadow"


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This is how the story begins, with a legend, where two tail feathers are cast from an eagle and an owl in an aerial display.

To the right is a close up depicting them in the painting of "The Meadow".


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My writing partner and co-author to "The Meadow", Elfreda Pretoirus, is also a Webtalkradio broadcaster and she had the recent honour to interview William P. Young, author 'extraordinaire' of The Shack. Before this had occurred, I happened to write a blog on MySpace about his amazing success.

Little did I know, but My Young is also a member of MySpace and he picked up on the article that I had written. He liked the concept behind my thoughts and philosophy regarding the publishing world and how difficult it is to get published. After he had complimented me for such a "fantastic" article, he agreed to let Elfreda interview him.

If there is any interest stemming from this lens, then I will be happy to post the links where this broadcast can be found. All you need to do is either post a message to me via this site, through my Meadow Novel home page at The Meadow home page or direct to me at themeadowblog@gmail.com.

If you go on to MySpace page which posts the article, you will be able to read Mr Young's comments to me. In the meantime, I am posting that same article here for you to read. I may add that the interview went very well and it is very inspiring for the likes of me, and Elfreda, who are now expecting to see the sales of "The Meadow" flourish.

THE SHACK - WILLIAM P. YOUNG

"People who keep their literary fiction noses to the ground will realise that "The Shack" has acquired the Number One best seller status in the United States. Once this happens, it's only a matter of time before it becomes the world's best selling work of fiction based on fact. As a resident of the UK, I haven't had the opportunity to read it, so I'm not yet in a position to make any comment regarding the storyline. Roll on August 7th when it will be released here.

However, the background behind how this book was written and finally published deserves more than a mention. As co-author to "The Meadow" I know how important it is to have the entire infrastructure in place to allow the finished product to reach the bookshelves. Assuming that the storyline is worthy of great merit, from hereon it is an uphill battle. And boy do I mean uphill.

The author of "The Shack", William Paul Young, originally had written this story for his six children. Because of his own traumatic background, he felt compelled to have his say and perhaps leave a very personal legacy for his family. Once completed, he must have realised that there had to be some kind of an outlet for his story, just so that it could at least reach the hearts and minds of those he loved most.

In the process of looking for ways and means to get his book into a more general mode of acceptance, he sought the help of a personal friend who, I believe, was a pastor and an author. Once his friend had received Mr Young's manuscript he screamed at him, just like my writing partner, Elfreda, did with me, to get this story published. It happened that Mr Young's pastor friend had just the right person to help him who was connected in some way with the media.

Apparently it was suggested that Mr Young should originally arrange to have only a few copies printed off, just to test the immediate market. For a cost of around three hundred dollars, he had managed to have enough books at his disposal to give to friends and relatives.

At this point we are about to witness the trend being well and truly bucked. To date, and by word of mouth only, William P. Young has managed to put out 1.7 million copies on to the open book market. This is an amazing feat and definitely one in the eye for all the publishers out there.

Mr Young suffered at the hands of the agents and publishers just the same way as Elfreda and I, not forgetting J K Rowling who experienced many hundreds of rejections. In fact we are personally marketing "The Meadow" because of the total disinterest of the publishing fraternity. Like us, he received stock, pre-printed replies, telling him that there was "no market for this kind of stuff". How many times have I heard that one as we awaited the magic acceptance letter to pop through the mailbox?

I commend William P. Young for what he has achieved and I am so in awe of his short-term, but massive achievements. He actually beat the publishers. I know that he now wants to be in a position where he can offer any help to others and share his experience. So, for the benefit of those could-be and wannabe writers who subscribe to MySpace, I would ask Mr Young if he would leave his comments and advice to this article, despite his busy schedule.

As a 'friend' on MySpace, I know that you probably have the opportunity to read this at some time, Mr Young, regardless of how busy you are. You are an example to all who aspire to the written word and I'm sure that I speak for all other MySpace friends when I say that we will be honoured to hear from you. Maybe you can share some of your background and a little bit about the storyline, especially for all my associates who don't live in the US. I sincerely hope that you will respond.

I only pray that this is a final lesson to the publishers. No longer are they prepared to invest in the unpublished creative writer. Unless you are rich and famous, an existing successful author, a high profile politician or sportsperson, then you have no chance of sharing your written word with the rest of the world, regardless of how good, or what you submit to them. It is more likely to be fact rather than fiction that most of the best literary fictional work is still lying dormant on the hard drive of a hard working and creative author.

Some of my 'friends' here at MySpace, have hundreds, even thousands of 'friends'; so sharing Mr Young's experience will go far. Maybe we can start a new marketing trend on this and similar social networking sites and illustrate to the public and the publishers that the Internet is definitely the way forward. In my book there are two recent stories worthy of public scrutiny. "The Shack" has already proved itself beyond all doubt. "The Meadow" now waits in the wings and I anticipate with great fervour when its own wings spread and lift off to share alongside the success of "The Shack." Perhaps they were meant to compliment each other? They both have profound messages to give to the world. I'll let the people decide who finally read it. With enough support, maybe this will reach the odd progressive publisher or agent.

Apparently, there are pigs flying high in the air".

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She is only six years old, but this little girl has a special place on this earth.


It is only when she comes across Steve, Eva and, of course Hugo, that parts of the celestial jig saw puzzle come together.

She is indeed a queen amongst the fairies.

Discover the special relationship that she shares with this magnificent horse when you read "The Meadow".
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WATCH OUT FOR THEM IN FUTURE ARTICLES FEATURING "THE MEADOW" AND LEARN ABOUT THE MYSTERY THAT SURROUNDS THESE FEATHERS

THE LORD OF THE DAY

THE LORD OF THE NIGHT

THE KING OF THE OPEN PLAINS
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After the last word had been added to "The Meadow", I arranged for a painting to be commissioned to celebrate its completion.

It is not intended to give the impression that this is the book cover.

However, I have been told how this picture vividly brings the story to life.

All the places mentioned in "The Meadow" are real, even Thorp Pelkington which you will not find on a map no matter how detailed.

Here are just some of them. Watch out for more in other lenses.

The right hand picture is of the high street, a part of Beamish Open Air Museum.

This magnificent setting is where Eva, our main female protagonist meets up with the mysterious monk, Chong-ba.


Elfreda is from Canada and I am from the UK.

However, after we had completed the book, we agreed to meet up for the first time.

Yes, we wrote "The Meadow" without laying eyes on one another.

Beamish was one of the first places that we decided to meet in person and what a great day we had.
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In 1986 I was under a great deal of stress. My mother was dying of cancer and I was undergoing horrendous business relationships with my equal partner.

My mother died, coinciding with my decision to go it alone and break the partnership and form a new business.

I commemorated this by designing this emblem/logo in memory of my late mother and in recognition of a new start in business.

It has remained with me ever since and has accompanied many articles that I have written, as well as being the company logo that accompanied all business administration.
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"Sparrow in my hand" is the personal Avatar of my writing partner, Elfreda.

Drawn by her son, it commemorates a turning point in her life when that same son, at the age of seven, overcame life threatening injuries sustained in an accident.

This is his vision of his mother as a little girl, wondering how to save a baby sparrow that fell from its nest - the same way she wondered how to help him survive all those years ago.

"Sparrow in my hand" is the book of his healing they intend to write in the near future.
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If you are interested in learning more about "The Meadow", then you can contact me as follows:--

Address:
No. 8 High Throston,
TS26 0LJ
UK

Telephone: +(0044) 1429 279814
Fax: +(0044) 1429 231255
Email: themeadowblog@gmail.com

Links:


The Meadow home page

The Meadow at Twitter

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