For the last time, my spooky short story, The Christmas Carol, will be available FREE from Smashwords until the end of the year. Download it in ALL eBook formats here.
Please leave a review once you’ve read it.
If the measure of a good book is its afterburn, Access Denied is a great book.
Thought-provoking, honest, extraordinary, revealing. A true story of a discovered lie and the fallout that followed. A damning indictment of the Child Support Agency and Family Courts.
A quite extraordinary true story.
“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
My entry to the Grow Wild competition, a poem about fungi, was selected as a runner-up!
You can read it at here.
https://www.canva.com/design/DACaXHnBJww/svFxtkUgeGrOojSGlWLDMg/view?website#page=7
The poem itself will be included in my next anthology of short-stories and poems to be released next year. My current anthology, First Words, is available at all good online bookstores.
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:
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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.
