Ever since I have had this website, I have illustrated it with my own artwork, but from now on, I will be highlighting the artwork of Jean-Luc Bozzoli. And that means…that his beautiful paintings will be the very thing which will take your breath away. Jean-Luc is a visionary artist who has lived in the […]
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The Realm of the Imagination
The imagination is a mysterious concept and its whereabouts is a well-kept secret. We can’t see it, we can’t touch it and we rarely ever talk about it, but it is always on a permanent state of alert, just waiting to be activated. Your brain is your processing plant, but your mind is the generator […]
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Our Work Will Live on, Long After We have Gone
It is true. A post, a blog or a manuscript is an interesting thing…and no matter how good you think they are…they are never really finished. After a while…you are drawn back to have one more look…and then you find things you never noticed before. They are like living creatures…eternally searching for everlasting perfection. After all, they […]
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Three Sample Chapters
Before you read the sample chapter of my first book, I will put you in the picture. While travelling to their holiday destination, Addric and Dheago decide to play a very curious game, one which, as they soon discover, changes the course of their life. This particular game has the ability to recreate the thoughts in a […]
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Thunderbolts and Lightning
Book titles are designed to attract your attention and tell you immediately what they are about. One such book, published in the 1990′s was called ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.’ It was a best seller, but it had nothing to do with that idea at all. It was about gender relationships, based on the […]
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The Cosmic Bookshop
If you are one of my many visitors who have asked me to explain the ideas in my books, this post is especially for you. This information is not exclusively for the youngsters who have been visiting this site…it is for anyone at all and of course, the best way to explain my ideas is with a […]
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The Gods of Space and Time
Words and images are the magic wands of creative people, each of which has the power to take us on a journey of discovery. It doesn’t take a great deal of effort to activate a wand of that nature…a few marks on a canvas or a few words on a page will open the doors to […]
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How to Connect with the Blog Fairy Before Midnight
You’re lost for an idea and not sure how to get your creative juices flowing. You want to write something, but don’t know how to start. You’ve been sitting in front of your laptop all afternoon, waiting for the blog fairy to smile on you. Well, she will, but maybe not in the way you expect […]
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The Fine Art of Tightrope Walking
Tightrope walking is a bit like juggling ten different things in mid-air at the same time. People juggle numerous things everyday in some form or another. So…what is this blog all about you might be wondering…a few pointers on how to juggle five coloured balls or how to walk a tightrope…or something else entirely? In a way, it is both…in […]
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Portals to Another Dimension
Imagine that you are sitting on a bus…gazing out the window…maybe even driving a car…or just wandering along the street… and without even realising it…you are suddenly out there somewhere..light years away from Planet Earth. It happens all of the time…but it is not an uncommon experience. Most of us are not aware that we daydream […]
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The Secrets of a Yumi Master
It is midnight in the Gilvarry household and Vincent is fast asleep… so I decided that I would pop in and add a few words of my own to his latest post. He has had numerous requests from some of his younger readers to explain the ideas in his stories. For those who are regular visitors to […]
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I Am the Master of My Fate
This is the second part of The Fine Art of Energy Manipulation and if you are a first time visitor…you may want to read that before reading this. If you have read the first part of this chapter…allow me to remind you what happened. Addric had been selected by the Yumi Master Lezula to be […]
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Ideas are a Goldmine
Ideas can be a goldmine for the aspiring author. My first novel was inspired by a word I encountered while perusing the Thesaurus on my word processor. It proved to be a veritable goldmine which triggered a flood of ideas and opened a window onto an imaginary world populated by an assortment of wonderful characters. […]
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The Fine Art of Energy Manipulation
I have not posted a follow up to Addric’s adventures for a while, but just to put you in the picture… He and Dheago have crossed over from one dimension to another and are now in the hands of the Yumi Master, Lezula. It is her task to transform them from a couple of average […]
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An Interview with the Author
INTERVIEWER: Over the next few minutes, you will get a glimpse into the mind of a novelist and hopefully find out about his latest series of books. Vincent, the exciting news is that you have been advised by a marketing consultant that your first novel has Hollywood potential. When do you expect it to hit […]
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The Yumi Fan Club
Comments from people all over the world. Thank you to the many people who have left a reassuring message on my site. This is not everybody just a selection…but your thoughts are now permanently inscribed in the Book of Yumi Masters. At some time in the future, I will establish a Yumi Masters Club…just because it […]
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Bookshop
A Touch Of Magic And A Hint of the Supernatural. Just a few of the essential ingredients in a series of books for readers of all ages. The ebook version of The Labyrinth of Fire is now available from Amazon Kindle at this address…http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006TMHAHE The paperback version is available at this address…https://www.createspace.com/3722679 The E-book version of […]
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April 2, 2013 
