The Meadow seeks recognition
Publication of a great story is only the beginning.
Now it has to find its rightful place amongst the bookshelves with all the other fantastic works of fiction.
This can only happen when it is brought into people’s awareness.
“The Meadow” has taken two and a half years to write and the authors do not intend for it to take that long to gain momentum as it reaches public scrutiny.
We rely on the power of the Internet and the tools which are available to us. There are many potential readers out there and using the right approach by using this facility will go a long way to helping us achieve our goals.
~~ Mike O'Hare ~~
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The physical meadow versus the celestial watering hole called "The Meadow"
Which would you choose?
To the right is a beautiful photo of a real meadow somewhere..
Once you begin to read "The Meadow" your mind will possibly take you to another world and let you experience a meadow from another dimension -- a celestial watering hole where souls go to rest between physical lives.
Observe the painting below and see what conjures in the minds of the two authors who wrote "The Meadow"
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The Feathers
One from an eagle and the other from an owl
This is how the story begins, with a legend, where two tail feathers are cast from an eagle and an owl in an aerial display..
The picture right is a close up depicting them in the painting of "The Meadow".
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Below are real eagle and owl feathers framed especially to commemorate the completion of "The Meadow".
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TODAY HARRY POTTER -- TOMORROW THE MEADOW
Who could have dreamed that a geeky boy with spectacles, who looks more like the Milky Bar Kid than a real literary hero, could have brought so much wealth and success to J K Rowling?
She is now the most successful author of all time and this is thanks to an idea whereby she would bring fantasy into the hearts and minds of people, both young and old.
I’m pretty sure that she only intended to create a hero suitable for children of a certain age, where there was no present child-character to fill such a large void. Perhaps she wanted something for her own children or nephews and nieces, not being satisfied with what she could find on the bookshelves. She certainly found it, and now with seven highly successful books spawning seven movies, J K is to be congratulated. Well done J K. I’m not a Harry Potter buff, but you certainly provided the inspiration and motivation I needed.
However, I’m curious to know exactly what the appeal is which caused the Harry Potter saga to be purchased by up to one twentieth of the global population. Fantasy seems to be the key. People are more than happy to have their minds occupied with fun and adventure in a dimension where almost anything is possible. So who am I to argue with this?
About three years ago I came across someone over the Internet who encouraged me to get an idea, which had been lodged in my head for far too long, manifested into the written word. This person eventually became my writing partner and between us, without ever meeting face to face, we created “The Meadow”. Here, the fantasy is more of a desire within each of us because everything written is based on natural laws.
The story begins with an ancient legend which forecasts that when two people in love find two special feathers, symbolically representing the law of attraction, then that love will live on for ever. Try understanding how love can live on without the earthly body and you will discover that there is a novel that has been written which covers two people who have been designated to demonstrate to an unbelieving world how a life can be truly lived over many, many lives.
As with all good novels, “The Meadow” is not short of all the ingredients that will grip the reader, especially when they witness a nemesis who is hell-bent on achieving the downfall of these two souls as they move on through life after life, covering thousands of years, in their desperate attempt to unite. This nemesis has had his way for far too long as our heroes meet during several lifetimes but never reach that bonding stage where they can prove their love to the world. Each time that they are thwarted by those who hate them, they have to find each other in the celestial watering hole called The Meadow.
This is the place where souls, who have unfinished business in the physical world, go to rest in between lives. There is a strong message in this novel and the idea that reincarnation can be conceived as something that is very real is meant only to provide that seed of curiosity. It is not an imposition. I’ll leave that kind of stuff for the Establishment who certainly will not be happy when they witness the introduction of “The Meadow” – a novel that allows Harry Potter breathing space to finally grow up and let another genre take his place.
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Who is this man?
He's a character from "The Meadow"
A man and a boy have a very special connection between them..
There is a common demoninator and that is a clue in itself. Find out when you read "The Meadow".
Could the man be the hero or the 'baddy'?
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The point is that the 'goody' and the 'baddy' are characters that are part of "The Meadow".
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Perhaps you can't decide yet. When you read the book then maybe you can make that choice.
The hero is a professor of mathematics and an expert in martial arts.
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The 'baddy' is an expert in neuro linguistic training and sophisticated electronics and is also an expert in martial arts.
One has been stalking the other for countless years. You can find out for how long when you read "The Meadow".
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Three beautiful creatures
They all feature in "The Meadow"
WATCH OUT FOR THEM IN FUTURE ARTICLES FEATURING "THE MEADOW" AND LEARN ABOUT THE MYSTERY THAT SURROUNDS THESE FEATHERS..
THE LORD OF THE DAY
THE LORD OF THE NIGHT
THE KING OF THE OPEN PLAINS
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Some of the locations used in "The Meadow"
Get a feel for the story when you see some of the locations that are used
All the places mentioned in "The Meadow" are real, even Thorp Pelkington which you will not find on a map no matter how detailed..
Here are just some of them.
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Watch out for more in other lenses.Beamish Open Air Museum is such a marvellous place. No wonder we chose this as a location in "The Meadow."
Above is the high street in the museum and left is a very important picture.
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This is where our female protagonist, Eva, meets up with the monk Chong-ba.
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The information he has for her changes her life completely.
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From here on the adventure really comes to life and things get messy.
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Mike's interview on The Meadow
Explaining how The Meadow is to be marketed
The Meadow is an Epic Love Story Involving Four Past Lives.
http://www.themeadowblog.com/ I've just completed co-authoring a novel of more than 600 pages; a huge venture which took more than two and a half years to complete. My writing partner is Elfreda Pretorius and, would you believe, we never met until the book had been completed. How it all started is a long story and I shall be explaining all of this in detail as I progress. Watch out for The Meadow.
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Stop Struggling and Start Living - Rules of the Game
How to overcome struggle and start living -- read about my writing partner and co-author of "The Meadow" and how her skills as a life coach inspired her to her first book
Are you tired of struggling through life but hope tomorrow will be better? Well, it will not be any different from today..
Not unless you learn and apply the Stop Struggling and Start Living - Rules of the Game.
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This beautiful novel of a spiritual awakening teaches us the principles and practical steps we need in order to take control of our lives and begin to soar.
Stop Struggling and Start Living: The Rules of the Game
Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 08/14/2008)
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Has this page raised any interest in learning more about "The Meadow"?
Please make comments and leave a contact
All the articles and blogs that I write are designed to create an awareness of "The Meadow". Communication, pro-action and interaction is the name of the game. Let me know somehow that "The Meadow" is on your mental list. This will eventually lead us to the right people and bring this story (which was meant to be written) to the world.
Contact me by any of the means that you find at the foot of this page or simply leave a comment in the comments box that accompanies this blog.
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The Meadow novel
A story of undying love over thousands of years through many different lives
A novel written with a message for the modern world..
It's time to start realizing that there is more to life than what our five physical senses relay to us.
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Release your conditioned mind and understand that life is eternal, whether it be in the mind, the soul or the body.
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Life goes on regardless, and we follow it every step of the way.
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Go on -- have your say.
This is your chance to either support what I say or be a positive sceptic
I don't claim to be the world's greatest blogger. On the contrary, I'm learning all the time. I will improve immensely if I get feedback which either supports or challenges what I write. Either way, this is the experience that I seek.
You can contact me from any of the options you find at the foot of this page.
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Themeadowblog -- a tool used to follow "The Meadow"
This story illustrates how life can be truly eternal when love carries two souls through many lives
- Swarthmore Cowboy
- Only if read in conjunction with ''The Meadow'' do the flashbacks to the past lives of Trent, Mike and Oscar convey anything like a profound, heart-of-world ... Url : http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/10/31/reviews/991031.31footet.html Cache (Ranked #29)
- ...grazing in the meadow of creativity!!
- A little guide to my blog...to the left you'll find a list of notices including upcoming events, holidays and what not. Under all that is where my blog ... Url : http://equinespirit.blogspot.com/ Cache (Ranked #15)
- Baltimore Shakespeare Festival’s Shrew Opens in the Meadow ...
- The Taming of the Shrew runs July 18 – August 3 at the Meadow at Evergreen Museum and Library in ... "These Shining Lives": Surface Glimmer at CENTERSTAGE ... Url : http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=30151 Cache (Ranked #28)
- When God Sighs: A Meeting in the Meadow
- You have only the conjectures of men past to come to that stance. ... with the firm faith that the God of the Bible is alive and active in our lives today. ... Url : http://whengodsighs.blogspot.com/2008/06/meeting-in-meadow.html Cache (Ranked #18)
- meadow jumping mouse -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) lives in moist forests of eastern North America. The meadow, Pacific, and western jumping mice (Zapus ... Url : http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/371473/meadow-jumping-mouse Cache (Ranked #29)
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Follow me at Twitter
Twitter will find all the followers that you want
Twitter is just a great tool. Now all you have to do is post your material, copy the URL and paste into your Twitter browser.
The Meadow at Twitter
- I just updated my Squidoo page: THE VIBRATION OF LIFE / http://tinyurl.com/5vax6z about 17 hours ago
- I just updated my Squidoo page: What constitutes a good work of published fiction? / http://tinyurl.com/62pv6w about 18 hours ago
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- I just updated my Squidoo page: Past lives and parallel dimensions / http://tinyurl.com/55fx85 about 21 hours ago
- I just updated my Squidoo page: Promoting "The Meadow" -- a 600-page novel co-authored and took two and a half years to write. / http:// ... about 21 hours ago
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Watch out for my personal avatar
The Phoenix rising from the ashes combined with an outline of a female's head
In 1986 I was under a great deal of stress..
My mother was dying of cancer and I was undergoing horrendous business relationships with my equal partner.
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My mother died, coinciding with my decision to go it alone and break the partnership and form a new business.
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I commemorated this by designing this emblem/logo in memory of my late mother and in recognition of a new start in business.
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It has remained with me ever since and has accompanied many articles that I have written, as well as being the company logo that accompanied all business administration.
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This is the avatar of my co-author, Elfreda Pretorius
A little girl picking up a baby sparrow
"Sparrow in my hand" is the personal Avatar of my writing partner, Elfreda..
Drawn by her son, it commemorates a turning point in her life when that same son, at the age of seven, overcame life threatening injuries sustained in an accident.
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This is his vision of his mother as a little girl, wondering how to save a baby sparrow that fell from its nest - the same way she wondered how to help him survive all those years ago.
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"Sparrow in my hand" is the book of his healing they intend to write in the near future.
Check out all “The Meadow” lenses and blogs
“The Meadow” has its own home page where you can read all about this story
“The Meadow” is ready to be shared with the world..
However, before that can happen, there are certain factors which need addressing.
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The main issue here is to get the story out there and attract people by showing snippets and characters in the book.
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Here goes my lists of articles from the Home Page for you to follow regarding a great love story that spans over thousands of years.
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I hope you can get something from all of them.
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CLICK ON TO THE ABOVE LINK TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MEADOW HOME BLOG PAGE FOR ALL OTHER BLOGS AND ARTICLES REGARDING “The Meadow”.
Follow my other links
These are from various sites and different people
- Elfreda, my writing partner's own website
- Here you will find all you need to know about life skills.
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- See in more detail how "The Meadow" has developed.
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- Gary Eby's group in Squidoo.
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- Another place to post your blogs.
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- See another showpiece for "The Meadow".
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- Join me at this readers' club.
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Contact me
I’m easily reached
If you are interested in learning more about “The Meadow”, then you can contact me as follows:–
Address:
No. 8 High Throston,
TS26 0LJ
UK
Telephone: +(0044) 1429 279814
Fax: +(0044) 1429 231255
Email: themeadowblog@gmail.com
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