PS4, Jimmy Part 7 & Coraline

Posted on June 11, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

I’ve uploaded Part Seven of Jimmy HERE. It’s near enough half way through now. If you would like to read from Part One you can find it HERE.

Being the geek that I am last night I stayed up until four in the morning while talking to a friend on Facebook to watch the PS4 conference at E3. I know that it’s kind of sad but it was worth it. Anyone that knows me and my gaming habits knows that I’ve always leaned towards Playstation. They have better exclusives, better hardware and I’ve been using them for about 15 years now. I never thought it would be so easy to dislike another console though. All of Microsoft’s policies don’t make sense. Ah well. What made staying up worth it was seeing the first mention of the new game in one of my favourite franchises of all time. Kingdom Hearts 3 has finally been announced. I’ve been waiting 7 years for this. HERE is the trailer. For those that don’t know it’s a mixture of Final Fantasy and Disney films. The new addition is also going to include other worlds from Disney’s “Properties”. There is no word on whether that means Pixar films, Marvel Comics and films, Star Wars or something even stranger. Whatever it is I can’t believe it’s finally been announced. Even if there isn’t a date and FF versus 13 was announced in 2006 and has now been renamed Final Fantasy 15 and still has no date. Hopefully neither of them will take that long to come out.

I finished Coraline last week. It truly is a special little book. It’s freaky and gripping. Next up is my favourite Gaiman book of all time Stardust. It’s sitting next to me now am I’m hoping to have started it tonight.

I have no real update on my book, To The Other, as I’m still waiting for my proof copy. I’ll make a new post when it’s arrived and list the changes I’m going to be making. Hopefully nothing big.

Thanks for reading,

Ashley

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Part Six

Posted on June 9, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

I’ve uploaded part six of Jimmy. I would appreciate feedback on this. HERE is the link. 

Enjoy. 

Thanks for reading,

Ashley. 

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Waiting

Posted on June 6, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

I finished the latest edit of my book, added the cover and sent it off. Now I’m waiting for the proof copy to arrive, which should be within the next week. I’m looking forward to seeing my book printed and can’t believe it is this close to release.

Other than my own book I’ve been rereading Neil Gaiman’s books. I’m currently reading Coraline. He’s making an appearance in Forbidden Planet in a couple of weeks which I’m going too and I’m reading some of my favourite books of his in advance. After Coraline I’m going to read the short story The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds, which is my favourite short story ever written. Then Stardust. His new book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane comes out very soon and I’m looking forward to reading that.

I’ve been watching season 4 of Arrested Development with my girlfriend over the last week or so. I am a big fan of the original run and am glad to see that it’s back. The 4th season consists of 15 episodes that were all put onto Netflix at the same time. Each episode focuses on one character but there are plenty of sub-plots woven throughout. I think it’ll work best watching it twice. The first few episodes weren’t very good but it’s gotten better over time. We have 2 left, and then hopefully don’t have to wait 6 years for season 5.

Jimmy part 6 is on my memory stick which is at my mum’s house so I will upload that tomorrow. Sorry for the delay.

Thanks for reading,

Ashley

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Book Cover!!!!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

Ashleys book cover

There it is!!! It’s all coming together. I would like to thank Louis Sidis who designed and produced the cover. Thank you!!

It’s hard to believe that there is less than a month to go. I underestimated how long it would take to edit, especially when Uni gets in the way. I have tried my best not to delay it at all and as long as nothing major goes wrong then you should be able to read it on 27th June.

I’ve also uploaded the fifth part of Jimmy HERE which is the last part in the first story arc. Part 6 will be uploaded next week. If you haven’t read Jimmy I would appreciate it. Part one is HERE and the rest can be accessed through the drop down menu at the top of the page. I would really like some feedback on this. Thank you.

Thanks for reading,

Ashley

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Hagurosan by Darren Shan – Review

Posted on May 27, 2013 by ashleymanningwriter

 

I wouldn’t know how to exactly define Darren Shan’s latest book, but it definitely isn’t his normal horror stuff. It is, however, a very good read. In a way it’s quite similar to Koyasan by Shan. It’s short, simple and enjoyable. The surprise at the end of Hagurosan was clever and I didn’t see it coming. It’s an uplifting book and surprisingly thought provoking.

The story is about a young boy, Hagurosan, who is given some cake to offer to spirits, but on the way to the shrine he eats the cake and then must pay the price for his sins.

The actual book is designed and printed so people with dyslexia can read it easily. All of the proceeds go to charity, which is a good enough reason to buy it by itself. The charity, No Strings International (Website HERE)

I really enjoyed this book. It’s short, sweet and easy to read. I think people of all ages would enjoy this tale and I recommend it to everyone.

Thank you for reading,

Ashley

 

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