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Amazon are offering free downloads for limited time periods. Two of my books are currently free on amazon.com  and amazon.co.uk. I don't know how this will pan out eventually, but The Power of Persuasion has been downloaded 4,010 times since Friday June 3rd: Free download for Kindle (US) http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-of-Persuasion-ebook/dp/B0050UQJJQ/  Four Short Stories has…See More
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Shelagh Watkins is writer, editor and publisher at Mandinam Press, a small press company she set up in 2008. She is the author of two books: Mr. Planemaker’s Flying Machine, serialised on radio during May-July, 2009 (daily episodes on Preston FM’s Chat City with a weekly forty minute omnibus on Sundays), and The Power of Persuasion, which was on the list for Wales Book of the Year 2009.

Shelagh is also administrator of the Published Authors forum.

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Books by Mandinam Press

Four Short Stories

Four Short Stories

Four Short Stories (book)

Print: $9.49

Four diverse short stories with wide appeal start with a story set in Dunedin, New Zealand, followed by a tale about lasting friendship. Then a modern mythological yarn is spun about corporate life with hirings and firings. The last story highlights the slave trade that still exists in the third world; a story that says a great deal in a few words.

Living by the Swamp

Living by the Swamp

Living by the Swamp

Print: $9.49

This book contains a collection of true, character building stories from the 1950s in rural America. Suitable for children four-twelve years of age. An excellent resource for both teachers and parents who wish to instill timeless values in children.

Forever Travels

Forever Travels 

Forever Travels

Print: $18.78

Forever Travels is a collection of stories written by a group of writers from around the globe. These travellers' tales cross five continents: Europe, America, Asia, Africa, Australasia ... and beyond. Thirty-one stories of fun and laughter, adventure and discovery, family and friends, love ... and lust.

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volumes I & II

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volumes I & II

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volumes I & II (book)

Print: $16.99

These interviews provide an insight into a group of authors living in the United States, Canada and Europe, and give a glimpse of their past and present books. The interviews will both entertain and inspire readers to find out more about the authors and their books. When Erma Odrach was asked to share the best review that her father, the acclaimed writer, Theodore Odrach, ever had for his book, Wave of Terror (now translated by Erma into English), she replied: The best one came from the Times Literary Supplement: Theodore Odrach is that rare thing, a political novelist who is also an artist of the first rank. Erma Odrach's interview is just one of many insightful interviews that can be found inside Literature & Fiction Interviews Volumes I & II.

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II 

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume II

Print: $10.99

This volume of interviews provides an insight into a group of authors from the United States, Canada and Europe, and gives a glimpse of their past and present books. The unique collection of interviews will entertain and inspire readers to find out more about the authors and their books.

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume I

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume I

Literature & Fiction Interviews Volume I

Print: $9.99

This volume of interviews provides an insight into a group of authors living in the United States, Canada and Europe, and gives a glimpse of their past and present books. The interviews will entertain and inspire readers to find out more about the authors and their books.

Forever Friends

Forever Friends

Forever Friends

Print: $16.99

This collection of stories and poems, created by members of the Published Authors Forum on the world wide web, reflects the bond of friendship between writers from all over the world. Forever Friends is a celebration of the power of friendship and human relationships. The breadth and depth of the stories cover all ages from young to old. Filled with love and respect for family, friends, pets and even a telescope, these stories are guaranteed to entertain the most discerning reader. Thoughtful poems of friendship and love will bring smiles or tears and encourage readers to read the next story. The fiction and non-fiction works in this book express friendship as timeless, enduring and forever.

Forever Friends

Forever Friends

Forever Friends (book)

Hardcover Print: $21.50

This collection of stories and poems, created by members of the Published Authors Forum on the world wide web, reflects the bond of friendship between writers from all over the world. Forever Friends is a celebration of the power of friendship and human relationships. The breadth and depth of the stories cover all ages from young to old. Filled with love and respect for family, friends, pets and even a telescope, these stories are guaranteed to entertain the most discerning reader. Thoughtful poems of friendship and love will bring smiles or tears and encourage readers to read the next story. The fiction and non-fiction works in this book express friendship as timeless, enduring and forever.

The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion

Print: $15.85

Beth Durban is persuaded to write a letter to the editor's page of a national Sunday newspaper in response to a film critics prejudice against adaptations of Jane Austens novels. When she receives an unexpected visit from the newspaper's critic, F. William D'Arcy, she is bemused but, after several sightings of the inquisitive journalist, shes neither pleased nor amused. Beth is so distracted by the unwelcome interest from such an arrogant man she fails to see that a close work colleague is falling in love with her. As a scientific researcher in a Scottish University, she has led a varied life travelling the world, spending time in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, America, Singapore and Israel. With such a full life, she has had little time to form any serious, romantic attachments that might lead to a permanent relationship. When she decides to take driving lessons, Beth opens up new opportunities for herself and realises that perhaps she isnt too old to find love after all.

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

Print: $11.57

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.

 
Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine 

Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine

Hardcover Print: $20.44

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.

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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 6,500… Continue

Posted on February 24, 2008 at 2:05am

The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion is in the final stages of proofreading, so I thought I would give you a sneak preview of the cover:

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Posted on November 15, 2007 at 4:14pm

Comment Wall (21 comments)

At 4:27pm on November 15, 2007, Wil said…
WOW!!! You have THE most beautiful Lounge Space!!!

I am certainly going to have to feature you. :-)

I hope moving over wasn't too much trouble. Let me know how you like the new site and upgrades!!! Wil/TPL
At 9:17pm on November 17, 2007, David A. Lewis said…
Hi Shelagh,

It is nice to see you here also. I wish you the best.
At 7:42pm on November 18, 2007, Dwan Abrams said…
Hi Shelagh,
I joined the PublishedAuthors network. Great idea! Have a wonderful week.
At 7:17am on December 4, 2007, Kevin Fulton said…
Greetings ! Look forward to networking with you. Wish you well for. " The Power of Persuasion ". The Cover is very nice.
Kevin.
At 7:32am on December 11, 2007, Londa B. said…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AS WELL! THANKS FOR THE WELL WISHES.
LONDA B.
At 7:53am on December 11, 2007, Burt Kempner said…
Shelagh:

Thanks so much for the soulful Christmas message. May your holiday be happy, healthy, safe and sane and may 2008 be all that you hoped and more than you dreamed.

Blessings,
Burt
At 8:56am on December 11, 2007, MISSY B said…
well thank u for the Christmas wishes.... it doesnt seem much like winter... down here in ATL with the 75 degree weather... but I am NOT complaining!

Have a blessed day,
MISSY B
At 9:31am on December 11, 2007, Dionne said…
What a cute video. Thank you so much, I wish you the same. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Peace,
D
At 6:49pm on December 11, 2007, Barbara said…
At 8:58pm on December 11, 2007, Kenny said…
WOW! Thanks for honoring me with that nice Christmas offering. That was nice and nice of you!

Sounded like David Bowie and Bing Crosby. Was it? I'm serious. That's my guess.

Thanks again, Kenny

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