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Website/Blog:

www.philipneale.blogspot.com

About Myself:

Accountant, 55, aspiring writer. Married 2 children, 2 cats (not married to the cats but they think they rule the roost). See gallery for more pictures - George was starting to demand appearance money so I relegated him to the background.......teach him to be sassy!

Ok, so we're pals again.........Hey George, see the nice reader? Kill !!!!!!

Started writing in July 2007 and found that I couldn't stop. Manuscripts now comprise 3 finished novels (60,000; 85,000; 65,000 words respectively) one in progress (currently 20,000), 2 compilations of short stories (total 100,000 words), and some messing around with poetry, although I must confess that it's not my favourite.

That started as limericks on birthday and anniversary cards and now I can't get off the hook.

If anyone knows of a cure............I may be interested (although not JUST yet).

First manuscript is now a finished and published novel "A Ticket to Tewkesbury" (see stories list for a preview and list of acknowledgements).

Stories

Published Short Stories

Date	Title	Category	Hits
Nov 18, 2008	Anniversary	Poetry	43
Nov 4, 2008	Wishful Thinking - The Final Chapter, Chapter 7	Horror	88
Nov 2, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 6	Horror	99
Nov 2, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 5	Horror	108
Oct 30, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 4	Horror	107
Oct 29, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 3	Horror	131
Oct 24, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 2	Horror	148
Oct 20, 2008	Ouch!	Humor	264
Oct 9, 2008	What Kind of Tool Am I?	Humor	210
Oct 2, 2008	Lasting Love	Miscellaneous Stories	184
Sep 29, 2008	Wishful Thinking, Chapter 1	Horror	461
Sep 26, 2008	Finders Keepers	Mystery	236
Sep 26, 2008	Two Little Dicky Birds	Mystery	290
Sep 24, 2008	Poppy Appeal	Humor	386
Sep 17, 2008	Funny You Should Say That	Humor	331
Sep 7, 2008	A Dish Served Cold	Mystery	630
Sep 5, 2008	Sparing the Rod	Non-Fiction	164
Sep 3, 2008	A Ticket to Tewkesbury	Miscellaneous Stories	666
Sep 2, 2008	Marks On the Wall	Mystery	296
Aug 31, 2008	Fight The Flab	Poetry	175

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Books

Title	Date
Full Marks	Nov 14, 2008

Comments

Total number of comments: 831

Title article: A Life Complete ©
Date: 2008-11-23 03:29:09

Twang
Read this one again and it had the same effect as last time. Keep promoting thess Russ - they get forgoten elsewise.

Phil

Title article: First Friend
Date: 2008-11-20 01:08:12

International
Stuff like this, when it's done well, cuts right across national boundaries.

This was excellent and although written from a US point of view, it went right back to mu own childhood here in the UK.

Your descriptions of the back yard were the same as those of my own parents' house, and I'm now going for a cup of tea before reading it again.

Oh yes, great control of grammar and spelling, almost forgot that one.

Phil

Title article: IT'S OK MA SHE'S ONLY BLEEDING.
Date: 2008-11-17 06:13:50

Hmmmmmmm
Yes, this one had me looking over my shoulder.

Creepily written in unusual person to display the schizophrenia. Gripped me from the outset.

So calmly written in every-day manner that when the climax comes, although you just know there's evil in it, you aren't really prepared.

Well done sir.

Phil

Title article: Dyfo's Final Duel
Date: 2008-11-17 05:43:46

Fan
I'm not a fan of fantasy, but heard your plea and read on.

It's typical of the sort of thing my daughters finds fascinating, and you maintained interest through the dialogue and plot.

Gave you 4 for keeping me hooked.

Phil

Title article: The cut.
Date: 2008-11-17 05:37:09

Trying
Whilst not understanding the the psychological state which can influence the nature of self-harm, I did find this a pointed piece of work.

You brought out some stark emotions here.

Phil

Title article: A Better Boy, Chapter 7
Date: 2008-11-14 16:38:30

Deadly
Well, when the end came it happened sooner than I expected and in a manner for which I was quite unprepared.

You really have got a gift young man. There will be a few envious people on this site after reading this story.

You took time and trouble to lay out the characters and plot in detail before closing it off in the most dramatic manner, leaving an open-ended conclusion for us all to ponder.

Wow.............

Phil

Title article: A Better Boy, Chapter 6
Date: 2008-11-14 16:33:38

Unease
There was a series of stories on UK television in the late 1960s called "Tales of Unease", and each weekly episode was a stand-alone piece of work.

Your writing in this chapter reminds me vividly of the scary feelings it brought to me - I was in my early teens then.

The pace has dropped quite suddenly and 'normality' has returned - except we all know by now that this is anything but normal.

Outstanding piece of direction changing - I'm off to the next part.

Phil

Title article: Invasion©- chapter 1
Date: 2008-11-14 16:14:28

Tension Personified
From the start I just knew this was a bad one waiting to happen, and you strung the wires out so tight.

Bad is coming and we all know it - what we don't know is exactly how you're going to reel us in after we're on the hook.

The descriptive stuff is almost three dimensional, and although we can all be accused of back-slapping at times, this is something else.

It goes way beyond a simple sci-fi story, and all you've done so far is to sketch out the main characters.

Will be watching this one now I'm back on-side.

Phil

Title article: A Better Boy, Chapter 5
Date: 2008-11-10 14:18:10

Dramatic
Sudden increases in the pace of a story have the inevitable effect of making the audience sit up and take notice.

You've done this very well at a crucial point in the plot.

Now comes a turning point where the "cure" has been administered and you shut down the plotline until the next chapter.

Outstanding control over the feed of information to the reader. You have some talent young man.

Phil

Title article: A Better Boy, Chapter 4
Date: 2008-11-09 11:24:36

Stepford Wives....?
You know, the more I read this, the more it takes me way back top the "B" movies of the 60s.

"B" doesn't mean they were bad, in fact lots of them became classics, and the storylines ran similar tp yours.

The chapter lengths could stand a little increasing now that you've established the plot, but that's not meant as a criticism, more an opinion.

It's a really good story, adn belies your age.

Phil

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09/25/2008 08:42:22	A Ticket to Tewkesbury	Off-Topic	440
05/29/2008 01:27:07	Favourite Films/Stars	Off-Topic	6495
09/26/2008 08:53:50	Re:A Ticket to Tewkesbury	Off-Topic	440
09/26/2008 01:06:15	Re:A Ticket to Tewkesbury	Off-Topic	440
11/02/2008 12:11:31	Re:Deletions?	Off-Topic	486
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08/29/2008 08:38:48	Re:Do You....	Off-Topic	3784
05/25/2008 00:28:18	Re:Favorite Author	Off-Topic	5249
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Amie Kerlin (lemon)	Created On: 10/12/2008 14:53:04 Aparently I missed your birthday, so happy belated birthday. I just thought I would drop in and say hi since I hadn't talked to you in FOREVER. I have so much reading to catch up on. Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): Hey Lemon, not gone "sour" on me then? Belated thanks Phil
amanda (ams)	Created On: 10/01/2008 11:34:29 happy birthday!!! Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): Belated thanks Phil
Michelle Huff (allmine) Not sure.....	Created On: 10/01/2008 07:17:48 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): Golly, how did you know? It's really amazing that you knew..........so kind of you to remember an old man (!) Phil
Lisa (antheerr) England	Created On: 08/21/2008 12:07:32 I guess I'd better sign your guest book and say "Hi Dad". You know what I think about your writing - I like most of them (except for the one about the spiders you horrid man!), and the ones I don't are just not my cup of tea rather than there being anything wrong with them. I like the ones I already know best, like the wine one, or the ones about George and Poppy and co, but that's because I already know the stories, but enjoy the way you tell them. Anyway, keep going with it Dad - you need to start making some money though to pay for my lifestyle!!! Lisa
Max Booth III (Zombie Punk)	Created On: 08/08/2008 03:56:33 Wow. You been reading all my stories and now I feel bad I've haven't read many of yours. That gonna change, though. Just read your 'Layers of Innocence' and that was brilliant. You are truely a talented writer, my friend. I think I might start on your 'Stick' series next. Oh yeah, you can keep your cats. I'm allergic to them, they make me go blind. Keep well, Max Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): That's great because George says his passport is out of date anyway. Phil
Christian Wright (The 13th) WICKLOW	Created On: 08/06/2008 14:41:53 so youre from Derbyshire.Lived in Utoxeter, thats not too far from you is it.Anyway write on. Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): No, just up the road along the A50 - about half an hour. Phil
Nathan Weaver (onyxdragon) Missouri	Created On: 08/06/2008 07:59:46 I must say, I like Lulu as well. I haven't published on it, yet, though. I'm trying to finish writing and polishing a collection of short stories. I really like the way Lulu works. It's very nice. I'll have to go check your collection on Lulu out. Write on.
r.e.potter (r.e.potter) lost in my mind	Created On: 07/30/2008 05:50:21 Sit back and breath...popping stories out faster then the Spears sisters. I read fast, but not THAT fast. Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): In take 'em while they're there........no fresh ideas for a day or so, but got a stock af three or four to keep me going. Phil
David Neve (Tarhead Mugwump) hill country, texas	Created On: 07/27/2008 13:29:36 i read the disaster recovery story, and typically, after reading a story i bolt over to the writer's profile before i comment. just in case it's a young'un - i don't want to tip any tea kettles... if i like the writer's style, i usually look to see if he/she has other stories - and i hope for one or two. jeez - you have many... now i have a ton of reading to do. write on! Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): Errrrm..........there's fewer than there used to be. Deleted 21 and published them in a book on Lulu.com so you won't see them here any more. Had Potter grumbling at me for speed writing, but when the ideas are there, it's a shame to waste them. Thought one up last week just as I was dropping off to sleep, and for the life of me I can't remember what it was now. Must keep pen and pad by the bedside in future. Damocles was one like that, but this time it stuck until morning. Phil
Xena Elvoniche (Xena) yorshire bratts	Created On: 07/16/2008 12:19:08 sir fillip neale i christen thee... Feedback from Philip Neale (philneale1952): Muchos gracias mi amiga.