There have been many books written about the Beatles, covering everything from their history to their influences, their gear, their recording sessions or the impact they had on the sixties and beyond.

But what about a historical novel that tells the complete history of the famous band? How about a novel that goes inside their heads and shows us how they interacted with each other, how they viewed their relationships, how they reacted to the many events that occurred throughout their brilliant careers?

This is what I have written—the first in a series of books that would cover their entire history. Accurate like a biography but written as a novel, in which John, Paul, George, Ringo, and many others are characters that speak, think and react to the situations in which they evolve .

This first book is called The Beatles: Some Kind of Innocence. It begins on the day in 1957 when John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the very first time and ends in December of 1960, when the group comes back from their first trip to Hamburg, where they met and played with Ringo for the first time. We witness the ups and down of their beginnings, experiencing the emotions that they experienced as they tried to make it as a rock and roll band in Liverpool.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Prix Robert Cliche

I've just received two more rejections... But thankfully, I had something to keep me busy:

VLB publishing is having a contest called "Prix Robert Cliche". It's open to anyone aged 17 and more who has never published before. The price is $10 000 and the publishing of that very first book.

http://www.edvlb.com/prixrobertcliche/
(in french only, sorry!)

So I've sent my manuscript today (at the very last minute of course). I have no idea if they will consider my bilingual version, but hey, I have nothing to loose except the shipping price. They wanted the manuscript to be single page, 12 point font and double spaced... So now my novel is suddenly 625 pages!

Who cares about the trees, right?!

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