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Cornelius Elmore Addison

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Born

Calladin

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http://www.addisonstales.com

Genre

Children's, Fantasy, Young Adult

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Tolkien, Monty Python, C.S.Lewis, Dahl, Lewis Carroll, Kenneth Grahame ...more

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June 2011

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Greetings!

Welcome to my humble corner on Goodreads. Now you might think it strange that a shy old gardener like myself would become a writer of fantastical tales and songs so late in life. I still find it strange. But I am going to tell you why I write. Some time ago I had a dream about a character merchant called Mack who ran a "One Stop Character Shop". Since the night I first met him, I have been pestered by the idea that the world must hear about this peculiar gentleman who sells characters for everyone, great and small, to put into tales of their own.

So I began writing stories for the characters that I purchased from Mack. Many of these characters sing old songs (for whatever reason), and these I also make available for readers to lea Greetings!

Welcome to my humble corner on Goodreads. Now you might think it strange that a shy old gardener like myself would become a writer of fantastical tales and songs so late in life. I still find it strange. But I am going to tell you why I write. Some time ago I had a dream about a character merchant called Mack who ran a "One Stop Character Shop". Since the night I first met him, I have been pestered by the idea that the world must hear about this peculiar gentleman who sells characters for everyone, great and small, to put into tales of their own.

So I began writing stories for the characters that I purchased from Mack. Many of these characters sing old songs (for whatever reason), and these I also make available for readers to learn at MuseScore. I do not know why Mack chose me of all people to reveal his shop to the world of human folk, but he did, nor why my characters sing, but they do. And this is the reason why I write - to advertise Mack's store in the world we live and share the music that comes from the realm where characters are first born. Perhaps you nevertheless think this strange. Well, perhaps it is ...

You can read about my first encounter with Mack and the deal I made with him in The Dream - the first introductory story to the Addison's Tales musical storyworld that will be quite unlike any other. Addison's Tales are interlinked tales written for the very small through to the not quite so small, and each story will be available as an audio book, ebook, PDF and printed books as well (and apps, money permitting). But you wanted to know a little bit about myself ... certainly.

I spent many years working as a gardener in the Old Town History Museum in Calladin where many (but not all) of my tales take place. The owners of the museum gave me the cottage after my many decades of service, and it is here that I enjoy writing tales of high fantasy and heart-stopping adventure complete with clever and courageous heroes, nefarious villains, magic, spells, potions, riddles, fairies, goblins, witches, monsters, animals gifted with speech, gnomes, pirates ... well, you get the picture - all the creatures that you don't see in the world every day but have a habit of being spotted and reported on in Calladin.

I trust you will enjoy reading about my characters and learning their songs. It would please me very much to receive a letter or review, as it encourages me to continue writing my tales and songs in my little cottage for the people, great and small, in the world of menfolk.

C E Addison

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	Tom Thorneval: Dream Merchant Extraordinaire 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Moonbeam Medal for little Tom Thorneval

I am pleased to reveal that today Tom Thorneval, the half-fairy Dreammaker who had a lot of bad luck indeed, has received another award ...

Moonbeam Awards Medal

This time winning the bronze medal in the 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book awards for the category 'e-books for pre-teens'.

I might just have to get a shuffle on and make his audiobook ready now for 2017, won't I?

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“What is grander than a country and more valuable than gold? Strength of heart.”
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“It is noble to love another without caring to know who gave them breath.”
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“You were given your gift for the joy you may give in return.”
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“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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“Serve no one with your gift, but all.”
― Cornelius Elmore Addison, Tom Thorneval: Dream Merchant Extraordinaire

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“The best teachers have showed me that things have to be done bit by bit. Nothing that means anything happens quickly--we only think it does. The motion of drawing back a bow and sending an arrow straight into a target takes only a split second, but it is a skill many years in the making. So it is with a life, anyone's life. I may list things that might be described as my accomplishments in these few pages, but they are only shadows of the larger truth, fragments separated from the whole cycle of becoming. And if I can tell an old-time story now about a man who is walking about, waudjoset ndatlokugan, a forest lodge man, alesakamigwi udlagwedewugan, it is because I spent many years walking about myself, listening to voices that came not just from the people but from animals and trees and stones.”
― Joseph Bruchac

tags: journey, path, patience, personal-mythmaking, story, time, wandering, wisdom

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“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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