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-- World of Writing --  Neal James began writing in 2007 when a series of short stories found favor on a number of international writing sites. Since then, he has released five novels and one anthology. He has appeared in both the national and local press, and has also been a regular at branches of Waterstones and local reading groups and libraries in his home counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Find out more about Neal James and all of his writing on his website:  www.nealjames.webs.com Q: How have your books gotten published? After self-publishing a selection of my short stories using Lulu, I began looking around, in 2007, for a publishing house prepared to launch my first novel. I came across Pneuma Springs after failing to grab the attention of any of the usual literary agencies and publishing houses, and have remained with them ever since. Pneuma are a publishing company operating in Kent, in the south east of Eng...

  -- World of Writing --    Today’s featured author is Neal James – based in Derbyshire, UK – who began writing in 2007 when a series of short stories found favour on a number of international writing sites. Since then, he has released three novels and an anthology of short stories. Full Marks , his fifth book in as many years, is a crime novel and a product of a vivid imagination set against a backdrop of exposés dating back to the mid- 1970s. Two Little Dicky Birds , his 2010 release, was a finalist in the prestigious UK Peoples Book prize of 2012. Neal is also a member of a number of writing groups, and a regular contributor to local newspaper features. Find Neal @: www.NealJames.webs.com   Q: Neal, I understand that you have had quite a number of books and short stories published – can you tell us how many books/stories are now available for your readers? A: Books – there have been four so far: A Ticket to Tewkes...