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THE OWL LADY PRESENTS GUEST AUTHOR: Sophie Bowns

11913099_10207141702806045_392016918_nWhen I starting writing, I have to admit that I was a in a bad place. I’d just left my nurse training after completing two months of the course, and while I was relieved to get out, I was terrified as I debated what I was going to do next. Writing was a reprieve. I initially started writing some film/ theatre reviews, and after a few months I moved onto fiction, writing my first ‘novel’, Planchette. People began leaving positive feedback on my blog, and I was pleasantly surprised. After that, there was no stopping me. Since then, I have written five novels. Only three of which have made it onto kindle ; Azure (a modernisation of The Little Mermaid), Teddy and my latest, The Defeatist. I honestly feel like my writing style has changed dramatically since I started writing three years ago, and would like to think that The Defeatist is my best work (so far.) The Defeatist follows the story of Jude Reed, a thirty year old man, who has hit rock bottom and makes a drastic decision. Unusually, he commits suicide at the start of the book, and is filled with self-loathing and regret. He meets Tiffany, a high spirited young woman, who has the ability to show him flashbacks. Who is she, and why have they been put together when they are two, very different characters? I wanted to create a realistic character, that some people might be able to relate to. He has received mixed reactions, some people didn’t like his self-loathing, but in truth, I didn’t want people to love him. I wanted them to understand that even if a person hits rock bottom, suicide is not the answer. Jude refused to seek help, even though he had a loving Mum and a caring best friend, who just needed him to reach out to them.

Books by Sophie Bowns:

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The Defeatist
http://www.amazon.com/Defeatist-Sophie-Bowns-ebook/dp/B00WEIF1ZK/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

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Azure
http://www.amazon.com/Azure-sophie-bowns-ebook/dp/B00MBPWTWY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

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Teddy
http://www.amazon.com/Teddy-Sophie-Bowns-ebook/dp/B00MPSD5KM/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Sophie Bowns Social Links:

Twitter : @SE_BownsFiction

WordPress : sophiebowns.wordpress.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/TheDefeatistNovel &

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fiction-by-Sophie-Bowns/156899767800564

Amazon link to ‘The Defeatist’ www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WEIF1ZK

Amazon Authors page : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sophie-Bowns/e/B00NHO75EA

About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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