A warm welcome to The Meadow Blog home page
“The Meadow” — a great love story
MY FIRST BLOG ENTRY AND AN INTRODUCTION TO “THE MEADOW”
There will be many blogs that follow, but this one in particular is meant to act as the home blog, a place from where readers and bloggers can move out from here and find what there is to know about “The Meadow”, a novel written about past lives and love that is eternal.
Who will be the first to spot its potential I wonder?
Find the links to the right of this page to navigate to other blogs which promote “The Meadow” and also take you to external sites of related interest and other people’s views.
There are more links added near the foot of this page plus my personal details just in case someone wants to get in touch.
The photo in various parts of this lens, of the painting about The Meadow, is not intended to depict the book cover which is shown here.
~~ Mike O’Hare ~~
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Contents at a Glance. The links will take you to various parts of this page via my Squidoo page where all my blogs are created.
- The Meadow seeks recognition
- The physical meadow versus the celestial watering hole called “The Meadow”
- “THE MEADOW” BY MIKE O’HARE AND ELFREDA PRETORIUS
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The Meadow seeks recognition
THE INTERNET IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD
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.
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This can only happen when it is brought into people’s awareness.
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“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.
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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.
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Watch this space. We have now put a lovely printed picture on to that plain old book. What’s more — it’s a real picture and not a painting. See further above.
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The physical meadow versus the celestial watering hole called “The Meadow”
Which would you choose?
Observe the painting above 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
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THE MEADOW – A NOVEL WRITTEN TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD
The blogging road to final publication
Welcome to The Meadow Blog, a way of trying to get across, by way of interaction and communication, a message about a story that was written by two people – Mike O’Hare and Elfreda Pretorius.
We came across each other totally by accident. In fact we met over the Internet through a mutual friend and from that point we discovered that we shared a very unique story.
With two continents between us and a distance of more than five thousand miles, we managed to produce a complete work of fiction, comprising of more than five hundred pages without ever laying eyes on one another. When you consider the difficulties that exist between two writers in similar circumstances in the normal sense of the word, then I hope that you can appreciate the amazing achievement that has occurred here.
Now that the story has been finished, we aim to market the novel in the most effective way possible. So here I am, along with my writing partner, champing at the bit and raring to go down the blogging route to successful sales. It’s going to be a long haul, but I’m ready for the interaction and opportunity that it will bring to make new friends along the way and, maybe, just create that big break.
“The Meadow” is a story about life. It is not just a book of fiction, but conveys and graphically illustrates how love between two people can last into eternity. This story is about how two souls find themselves born into antiquity and strive to unite life after life. Yes, this is about past lives, or reincarnation if the word does not offend your values and beliefs.
As with all good novels, “The Meadow” has all the ingredients that will make it a great read. Once the subject of sex, violence, intrigue, mystery, political/religious upheaval, and even a bit of magic are got out of the way, it leaves the road clear to witness and experience the undying love which exists between two people. Because of the polarities that exist in a physical world, there are always the opposing forces that prevent our two heroes from reaching their goal.
As a consequence of this, the pair find themselves, alongside their faithful animal companion, in The Meadow, a celestial watering hole where souls with unfinished earthly business, go to rest before deciding on their next plans to incarnate and move along life’s rich path to glory and happiness.
THE MEADOW — A CELESTIAL WATERING HOLE WHERE SOULS GO TO REST
This is a tale that will appeal to young and not so young adults and will help to stimulate your thought patterns as you consider that there could well be other things to life that you had not yet considered. Please help spread the word about “The Meadow” as you consider and digest the many blogs that will follow this introduction.
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Fairies
Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden?
Three beautiful creatures
They all feature in “The Meadow”
THE LORD OF THE DAY
THE LORD OF THE NIGHT
THE KING OF THE OPEN PLAINS
INTERVIEW WITH MIKE ABOUT “THE MEADOW”
This describes what “The Meadow” is all about and the blogging plans for marketing.
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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Some of the locations used in “The Meadow”
Get a feel for the story when you see some of the locations that are used
A lot of the story is featured in Steve’s (our Professor) village called Elwick. A very famous transaction takes place at the local pub, The Spotted Cow.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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.
You can reach me by any of the contacts at the foot of this page or simply comment in the box provided.
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The Meadow novel
A story of undying love over thousands of years through many different lives
The best way to get published is by utilizing the Internet.
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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)
Watch out for my personal avatar
The Phoenix rising from the ashes combined with an outline of a female’s head
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This is the avatar of my co-author, Elfreda Pretorius
A little girl picking up a baby sparrow
Watch out for these people in future lenses
Four images and yet only two people
You will find out soon enough as you read more about “The Meadow”.
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Follow me at Twitter
Twitter will find all the followers that you want
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
- I just updated my Squidoo page: THE VIBRATION OF LIFE / http://tinyurl.com/5vax6z about 20 hours ago
- 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
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.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”.
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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.
- My Website for people to post their own material
- See in more detail how “The Meadow” has developed.
- Writer,Author,Publishing Club
- Gary Eby’s group in Squidoo.
- TheSpiritGuides.co.uk.collection
- Another place to post your blogs.
- MySpace
- See another showpiece for “The Meadow”.
- The Bookglutton Club
- Join me at this readers’ club.
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Contact us
We’re easily reached
If you are interested in learning more about “The Meadow”, then you can contact us as follows:-
Addresses:
Mike:
No. 8 High Throston,
TS26 0LJ
UK
Elfreda:
No. 22 Oakville,
L6H 2B5, Canada
Telephone:
Mike:
+(0044) 1429 279814
Fax: +(0044) 1429 231255
Email: themeadowblog@gmail.com
Elfreda:
+(0001) 905 815 0734
Doug Goodhue said,
September 15, 2008 at 5:36 am
Dear Michael,
The writer is a long-term friend of Elfreda Pretorius and, of course, I know John and her three boys as well. I just received her latest communication this morning with all the reference to ” The Meadow ” and I think I understand that you have a publisher that she did not have when I met with her for an hour a few weeks ago.
I help Elfreda by promoting Rules of the Games, that resulted in sales of that book, and provided free copies to family and selected friends. I met Elfreda in a course she taught titled Pro Training. I think that I was the only person in that course who actually recognized the incredible depth of knowledge that she had in esoteric mysteries. In due course, Elfreda provided a host of reference materials and books that developed my own huge research into the hidden worlds.
I look forward to your success with The Meadow and to have the chance to soon read the book itself. I have followed the adventure that you and Elfreda shared in the creation of this book over the past few years.
I wish you both much success. World is fortunate that you two have created this book.
Doug Goodhue
Dawn Eglitis said,
March 25, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Dear Mike and Elfreda
This story has many interesting twists and turns that makes the book a page turner from start to finish. I can’t wait for my family and friends to read it.
I feel strongly in the strength of past lives and how they influence our current lifetime and the lessons that we are here to learn.
Native spirituality is very powerful and brings one back to the basics of Mother Eartth and Father Sky. Symbols and signs from nature abound and it is up to all of us to appreciate and honour them and the traditions that go with them.
Feathers are a source of strength allow birds to soar to great heights. I see the same happening to your book. Great heights and spiritual awareness.
Thank you for your gift to the world!
Dawn