Friday, March 08, 2013

What is Gareth Crocker reading?

The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Gareth Crocker, author of Journey from Darkness.

His entry begins:
I'm currently reading Stephen King's combination memoir and book on writing. Whether or not you're a fan of King's, you simply cannot dispute how successful he has been. The book contains some wonderful stories and anecdotes about his life and how he brings his stories to the page. It's a fantastic read for any aspirant writer. Interestingly, King never plots his books upfront. Instead, he comes up with a basic premise and allows the story to develop as he creates it. Of course, this technique often lands him in trouble. His most famous novel...[read on]
About the book, from the publisher:
An African adventure set on the border between South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Escaping an England crippled by The Great War, twin brothers Edward and Derek Hughes head to South Africa. Inspired by their late father’s diary, they intend to help save the country’s dwindling elephant population from savage poaching that has placed them on the brink of oblivion. Soon after their arrival they discover a rare female Desert Elephant—an animal believed by many to be a myth—following an ancient ghost trail to Bechuanaland. But the matriarch is being pursued by relentless shadows—a black light even more murderous than the war. To save her, the brothers will have to journey into the darkness.
Learn more about the book and author at Gareth Crocker's website and blog.

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--Marshal Zeringue