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Dell and Emmelisa Planemaker are two ordinary children who lead uneventful lives in a small town in Lancashire until they discover a unique computer that takes them on an extraordinary journey. They are guided by a strange-looking man from a far-off distant planet who helps them to undergo a tough space mission: to follow their father's Trail of Light.

Born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this anthology shares stories about what it takes to beat the odds. More than 100 writers contributed these essays, fiction and poetry to raise money for disaster relief charities in the region. Featuring writing from Orson Scott Card, Wil Wheaton, and Robin Lee Hatcher. At times tear-jerking, at times humorous, this book is guaranteed to inspire and remind readers that the human spirit knows no boundaries.

"Universe Pathways" is a Greek magazine specializing in science-fiction, fantasy, horror literature and art. The English version of the magazine is published every four months. The magazine publishes stories and artwork from Greek writers and artists as well as writers and artists from all over the world. The publishers also accept music, paintings, comics and articles about cinema and modern Science.

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I'm Shelagh (that's the Irish form of Sheila!) I was born in Lancashire, UK and graduated from the University of Leeds before I moved to Scotland, where I completed a course in Information Technology at the University of Glasgow. I have many interests, including artwork, computing, reading and all forms of writing, but I particularly enjoy writing for children. I wrote Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine as a children's novel but there is more to the book than just a story, although readers are left to figure out the underlying philosophy for themselves.

When I began writing in 1998, I wrote my first unpublished novel, The Power of Persuasion. The story, set in Scotland, is about a married woman in her mid-forties, who writes a letter to a national newspaper in response to features written by one of the paper's freelance journalists, who has quite a reputation as the newspaper's theatre and film critic.

Despite the fact that the newspaper does not print the letter, the journalist seeks out the woman who wrote it and follows her around. The novel is very tongue-in-cheek and full of humour, but remains unpublished. Although it will be out soon! I am currently rewriting the story and it should be finished in the next few months.

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine is a story of flight, fantasy, adventure and courage. Although Emmelisa Planemaker is a strong-willed little girl, she misses her dad, who died when she was only five years old.

Emmelisa and her brother Dell have a happy and carefree life until their father becomes ill and is forced to retire at the age of forty-three.

After retirement, Mr. Planemaker decides to build a scaled, model airplane because he wants to build something lasting for his children but he dies before completing the task.

Three years later, Emmelisa is being seriously bullied at school by a group led by the notorious school bully, Mayja Troublemaker. When Emmelisa becomes increasingly withdrawn and unhappy. she seeks help and advice through the computer her father had used to locate specialist model aircraft companies in his quest to build a model airplane.

The computer is more than just a computer and full of surprises: Mr. A. Leon Spaceman being one of them! He guides the two children to Hardwareland, where they train to become astronauts and take on an extraordinary mission into space: to follow their father's TRAIL OF LIGHT.

I am also working on a sequel, Mrs. Planemaker's Flying Carpet, to my first published novel, which I hope to complete by the end of 2007.

Stories of Strength

In October 2005, one of my poems, Hope for a Safer Place, was chosen for inclusion in the anthology Stories of Strength, which was written in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to help raise money for Disaster Relief charities.

Leo's Daughter: Mistress of the Web

My first short story was accepted by Universe Pathways Magazine. Special thanks to George Sotirhos at Universe Pathways for reading my story and accepting it for the English version of the magazine.

Issue 5 of the English magazine with my story inside can be previewed on lulu.com:

Universe Pathways preview

My story, Leo's Daughter: Mistress of the Web, is on page 167.

You can find Issue 5 of the English magazine here:

Universe Pathways: Issue 5

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The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion is now available online, please check it out:

http://www.lulu.com/content/2048817

ISBN: 978-1-84799-667-1

If you view the preview of the book, you will see the first page of Chapter One on page 3 of the preview.

These are some of the comments I have received about the opening three and a half chapters (approx 6,50… Continue

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At 3:12pm on December 31, 2008, Leslie Wilson-Rutterford said…: MySpace Comments: Chromaluna.com I hope you have a divine 2009!
All the best,
Leslie

At 7:37pm on December 21, 2008, Jill said…: Happy Holidays to you

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Hope you have a good Halloween weekend! All the best, Leslie

At 9:34pm on October 18, 2008, Jill said…: glitter-graphics.com

At 11:26am on June 23, 2008, Jill said…: Hi

I'm a bit late for Midsumer now but here is Vivien Leigh as Titania in a Midsummer's Nights Dream for you anyway.

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At 2:26pm on June 8, 2008, Jill said…: glitter-graphics.com

At 4:28pm on May 29, 2008, Jill said…: Hi Shelagh

I was interested in that post you sent round from your Published Authors on how to make a widget but could quite work out what to do?! I will have to go back to it and find out more.

Anyway If you would like to add yourself to the map I have put up it is HERE

Hope all goes well
Bye for Now
Jill

At 9:39am on April 24, 2008, Jill said…: Hi Shelagh

Nice to hear from you. I guess having your work available at places like Amazon will be good for your sales as a lot of people go on there. I heard that a lot of writers got really improved sales by getting into that Richard and Judys book club. But I have no idea how they select books for that. Anyway I hope you do well.

Bye for Now
Jill

At 6:52pm on April 23, 2008, Jill said…: Hi Shelagh

Havn't heard from you for a while so wondered how you are getting on? How are the sales for your writing going? I suppose it must be a very competitive business. Anyway I hope things are going well and it would be nice to hear from you when you get time.

Bye for Now
Jill