My horror novel, set in Portsmouth, called The Wretched, has made it to the semi-finals of the AuthorsDB 2017 Cover Contest!
I still need more votes to get it to the finals… please vote HERE
To BUY, you can find it in Paperback here on Amazon and in all eBook formats at Smashwords and all other good online bookstores.
Fed up of the excitement, false as it is, of companies and people “celebrating” Christmas way too early (some are advertising it and “looking forward to it” as far back as August!), I wrote the following poem which will feature in the second anthology of short stories and poetry coming in 2018.
The goose is getting fat.
But celebrate in October,
And you’re nothing but a twat.
There’s twelve days of Christmas,
Something you should remember,
These days start on Christmas Day,
Not way back in September!
Bonfire night comes way before,
Though you wouldn’t know it,
Put away your festive tree,
Please don’t dare to show it.
Get excited, by all means,
But keep it to yourself,
There’s a time and place for everything,
Including watching Elf!
Let’s keep Christmas special,
Let’s really give a fuck.
Instead of getting all worked up,
Over a Coca-Cola truck!
The holidays are coming,
But they’re not quite here,
Be joyous when the time is right,
At that special time of year.
Christmas is coming.
We’ll all be getting fat.
But let’s leave it until the day,
To put on our Christmas hat.
If you really can’t get enough of Christmas, why not read my short-story, The Christmas Carol, available FREE for a limited time from Smashwords.com. It’s a “Wonderfully written tale of suspense keeps you wondering what will happen next.” – Misty Reigenborn.
If you do download and read my FREE short-story, please be so kind as to leave a review.
© David E. Gates – Shelley Show Productions – 2018.
I’ll be attending the Chandler’s Ford Book Fair on 28th October 2017, promoting my work and selling my books. Come along and meet me and say “hi”. There will also be FREE GIFTS for those that make a purchase. Look forward to seeing you there.
For more details, go to https://www.facebook.com/chfordlives/
Have just received the news that my horror novel, The Roots of Evil, has been voted best to read on the Novel Festival site!
https://novelwritingfestival.com/2017/09/16/best-of-horror-gothic-novels/
I am so amazed that my first horror novel has been recognised in this way. I feel truly humbled but very, very proud.
You can buy The Roots of Evil by David E. Gates in paperback and eBook formats from all good bookstores.
Festival for Poetry promoted my poem on their social networks and will make sure it’s read right away by 100s of people.
“Terrific poem.” They said.
You can read it here.
A selection of poetry, short-stories, scripts and other works is available in First Words by David E. Gates. It’s available in all eBook formats from Smashwords and Paperback from Amazon and other bookstores.
“I haven’t reacted to a book like this since reading To Kill A Mockingbird.” – Simon Arnold.
For a very limited time, my first book, Access Denied is available at a very reduced price of $0.99 from SmashWords. Normally $3.99, this is a chance to get the Number 1 Bestseller by David E. Gates for less than a dollar! Available in all electronic formats from:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/589941
When you’ve nothing left to lose, what else can you give?
The incredible true story of a discovered lie and the fallout that followed.
If the measure of a good book is it’s after burn, Access Denied is a great book. Thought-provoking, honest, extraordinary, revealing. A damning indictment of the Child Support Agency and Family Courts.
With 100% positive reviews, this is a must-read book!
“Thought provoking but brilliant read.” – Vanessa
“I couldn’t put it down!” – Lisa Roberts (CSA Rip-offs Support Group)
“A well told, quite extraordinary true story that stays with you.” – Jane Austin
“Amazingly jaw dropping story!” – Linda Conlon
“Captivating Story.” – Lanre Oke
Please leave a review after reading. Thank you.
You may recall I previously wrote about how god-awful Amazon’s search is. I wrote here about how it doesn’t find “David E. Gates” and here about how it associated works by another author on my audiobook page to me.
If you want an indication of how crap Amazon search is, try this: Pink, the female rock/pop artist, has a new song out today called “What About Us”. However, you wouldn’t know that from a search on Amazon:
Not one result for the artist’s new single! I have written to Amazon, several times, about this because it is beyond absurd. They’ve done nothing in the months since I highlighted the issue to them. They say they can’t change it but it’s clear they can because they changed it earlier this year and made it worse than it once was.
Amazon – are you listening?
As The Ghost of Clothes reaches 180 FREE downloads from Smashwords, I was somewhat surprised by the lack of reviews. Just one:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by: vivascarlett on March 17, 2016 :
A fantastic story, I loved it!
Same for The Christmas Carol (126 FREE downloads to date):
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by: Misty Reigenborn on Dec. 24, 2016 :
Wonderfully written tale of suspense keeps you wondering what will happen next.
And, until today and this post, none for A Planned Demise but now a fantastic review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by: prfog on July 25, 2017 :
Absolutely fascinating and very well written.
Thank you to vivascarlett, Misty and prfog for taking the time to leave feedback.
If you take and read one of my free stories, please be so kind to leave a review.
All of my books are available via all good online bookstores.
David E. Gates 