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          New Book
          I've been working on a new book over the last couple of years. It's pretty much finished and now it's being
          tried out on reading groups. It's called Intelligent Life and it's the first book of a series.

          You can read the first chapter here and get updates on availability.


          Schools Literary Festival
          The Wessex Schools Literary Festival was an incredibly ambitious affair in which a number of
          schools gathered together to pool their resources and share a number of author visits over the
          course of a week. It was a great success.

          As part of the festival, copies of my new book were 'dropped' in public places. They had labels
          attached inviting whoever picked them up to read the book and leave comments on the website.
          The copies were printed without my name on so that feedback would be based purely on responses
          to the writing.

          The reception Intelligent Life received from audiences at the festival was really great.
          And during the book signings, to my delight, the trial copies outsold all the other books on
          offer during the week. For a book that's still being tested and hasn't yet got a publisher,
          this was an encouraging sign.

          Meanwhile the feedback from people who have picked up 'dropped' copies of the book has been
          very enthusiastic. It's the first time I have ever tried anything like this and, if the
          book continues to get such a warm reception during these trials, I might even be tempted to
          go down the indi publishing route.

          Let's see :)


          School Visits
          Some pictures from a trip to Lochinver Primary School:


                                                                     

          Strange looking bunch! Could they have heard something about what's in the new book...?

          And, on a trip to Hounsdown School, the usual suspects were caught trying to hide behind copies of Intelligent Life.

                                     

          If you would like information about arranging a visit to your school, check this page:   Visits


          How My Head Became A Planet, A Football And... A Star
          I thought it would be fun to show a brief history of what the Neil Arksey Website front page
          has looked like over the years. It's recently been updated.

          Like this one:    

          Take a look here:   How My Head Became A Planet, A Football And... A Star



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