Introduction
September 25th, 2008 at 6:32 am (General)
Welcome to my new website. It is my intention to make this subdomain dedicated to fiction, and general writing. The main feature of this site is an uploading of an original novel, chapter by chapter, as a work in progress. The novei will be interspersed by entries of general fiction and other writings, book reviews and literary works I’ve come to enjoy.
I am inspired by Kathleen Maher and LaJanssen, who’s combined advice and the formers novel “Diary of a Heretic” led me to the notion of uploading a novel by installments.
The novel in question is entitled “A Bugle For The New Day”. It was written in the ’90’s by my late Father, Frank Pearson, who sadly never came to see his work publisised in his own lifetime. It is a family saga, set in Mid Wales slate mining industry, in late 19th century United Kingdom. I am typing it up on to my computer, from my Father’s original manuscript. I think he was one of the last to use the traditional typewriter, and perhaps the local shop here were amused by his typewriter ribbon requirements 
My Father was an emotional man, who wore his heart on his sleeve, and a great lover of real English launguage. He used a flowery descriptive, evocative style of writing, not typical of todays fiction, but will no doubt be enjoyed by lovers of old Welsh and English charm.
I aim to use this website as a tribute to my Fathers literay skills, also to share other writings with you, of my Father also myself and other works I’ve come to enjoy. I hope details of my Fathers character, his life and works, will come over as time goes by, not to say my own character too, “thrown in” along the wayside 
footiam said,
September 25, 2008 at 6:53 am
You are a great son, Mark! Your dad must be proud of you. Way to go!
Mark Antony said,
September 25, 2008 at 6:54 am
Thanks for stopping by Footiam! My Father passed away in June, so this is me paying him tribute. I’d like to think he is proud, yes. I know people who are keen to read his work.
Take care.
Kathleen Maher said,
September 25, 2008 at 7:00 am
Sorry, I didn’t see this sooner, Mark: my loss. But now that I know where to go, I’ll catch up.
From the first installment, I’d say your father wrote beautifully. The rich description works well, since he’s evoking a time and place he knows intimately and most readers probably don’t. It may be unfair then to think of his prose as “old-fashioned.” To me, it’s new.
Mark Antony said,
September 25, 2008 at 7:16 am
Many thanks Kathleen for reading, and your thoughts. Next installment soon..
Miladysa said,
October 13, 2008 at 2:21 pm
It is obvious from the first few parts that I have read that your father was a true storyteller and a great observer.
I think that he would be very proud of your tribute to him.
Mark said,
October 14, 2008 at 2:16 am
Thank you very much, Miladysa, he was indeed a storyteller, there’s a great deal to come of this story, too, and others, as he wrote a play as well which I hope to upload.
I’d like to think I am indeed doing him proud with this site, but the song “The Living Years” keeps floating into my mind…
I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Miladysa said,
October 20, 2008 at 8:41 am
Mark please delete this comment when you have read it - I did not wish to leave it here but I could not find an email address for you.
I hope you don’t mind my saying this but a couple of the pages could do with a link to take you back to the home page and I am finding that I need to flick through all the chapters to find where I left off last time.
Hope this helps.
M
Mark said,
October 23, 2008 at 7:59 am
Hi Miladysa, There is a link to the homepage at the top of every post, but it does not call it “home” it just states the title, “A Bugle For The New Day”, next to the Chapter One link. Sorry for any confusion, but hope that helps! There should also be a previous and next link at the bottom of the entry.
I appreciate your feedback, many thanks for pointing that out
Miladysa said,
November 30, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I have been checking the site daily [as you will see from you statistics] looking for updates and there did not appear to be any. Then for some reason today they have all appeared! Really weird. Anyway I have updated the link from my site so fingers crossed it will work OK from now on. BB tomorrow to catch up!
Mark said,
December 4, 2008 at 8:53 am
Many thanks Miladysa
I cannot account for why the updates did not show up for you…A new update is later today.
I appreciate your continued support