.A bit about me

I am 21 years old,

I live in a smallish town on the coast with my family.

I am fully blind having lost my sight in infancy.

I enjoy writing poetry and stories (which tend to end up being novels).

I am highly critical of my own work, but struggle to see where and how to improve it. All Criticism Is Welcome!

I dislike reading in braille, but if my computer reads to me I very much enjoy it, although I prefer hearing someone read it to me than a mechanical drone.

Books I enjoy include:

The Bible Genesis, The gospel according to John and Revelation (current favourites),

J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings,

C S Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia,

G K Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday,

Andrew Norris’s Aquila, and Portal,

Thomas Hardy, Far from the maddening crowd.

Jack London’s White Fang,

John Wyndham, The Midwich Cuckoos.

Genre’s I like include:

Action and adventure,

Fantasy,

Science fiction,

Historical (particularly if it has something to do with England, South Africa or Israel/that part of the middle east if set when Israel hadn’t yet been restored),

Anything to do with assassins etc,

And more.

Things I don’t much like reading include:

Full on soppy romance as the main plot,

Swearing,

Crude humour,

Magic in most cases, but not all,

GLBT,

Text which relies on a picture that is not described (for obvious reasons),

Adult content, when to do with relationships and the like.

(Please note that this list does Not mean I won’t read things that do contain them.)

Music I like includes:

Phil Keaggy; Wind in the Wheat, Beyond Nature, Find me in these Fields, and more,

Bryn Haworth; Keep the faith, Pass it on, Slide don’t fret, Keep the ball rolling,

Second Chapter of Acts and a Band Called David on tour with Phil Keaggy; How the West was One,

Graham Kendrick; Fighter, Triumph in the Air,

Mary Mackey and the Genesis; (can’t currently name any albums),

Keith Green; So you want to go back to Egypt,

Barry Segal; Go through the gates,

Bach; Sheep may safely graze, and more,

Tunday; Identity,

Michael Card and John Michael Talbot; Brother to brother,

Switch foot; Hello Hurricane,

My hobbies include:

Going out with the vintage motorbike people,

Fishing,

Sailing,

Scuba diving,

Archery,

Writing (of course),

Busking on my cornet (when I have practiced and have time). For those who don’t know, busking is performing on the streets for money and a cornet is something like a trumpet, but different.

Feel free to ask me to read any of your work, but please note that I may not read it immediately due to generally being busy.

I am not likely to Fan anyone based on just one piece of writing. I prefer to see at least two different pieces so that I can see that the writing is what I like, not only a plot from one piece.

I would much appreciate it if you would return reading favours and give me feedback of any kind. Again All Criticism is Welcome!