About
I am a writer from Hull, in the North of England, living in Belgium.
I also help run a publishing company called Night Publishing (http://www.nightpublishing.com) which is dedicated to the cause that "all good books should be published", via its Night Reading (http://nightreading.ning.com) community.
I have currently written 10 novels and one business book, and edited one collection of short stories:
1. Blood & Marriage
2. Little Fingers
3. Girl On a Bar Stool
4. Shade+Shadows
5. Fishing, for Christians
6. The Ghoul Who Once
7. The Dance of the Pheasodile
8. The Blue Food Revolution
9. (Just like) El Cid's Bloomers
10. Mission
11. Marketers from Mars (brand marketing book)
12. .... at last! (short stories, editor and contributor)
My most popular books are 'Girl On A Bar Stool', 'The Dance of the Pheasodile' and 'Missio'. 'The Blue Food Revolution' gets love / hate reactions.
Description
<p>What if you treated others the way you'd like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this "Golden Rule" and what does it mean? Join in the children's quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author's previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children's book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won thirty-six awards for her previous rhyming books and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GMTA Review. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Now retired, she travels the country with her husband in an RV, going from coast to coast to visit their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/sherrillscannon</p>
Story Behind The Book
The starting point for this compilation of short stories and poems was a joke challenge to the writers who contribute to the international open online magazine Speak Without Interruption (where you can publish directly onto the site anything vaguely literary of your own making you wish). The challenge was to ‘describe your first sexual experience’. Some responded by doing just that and some others responded by saying that they did not want to be associated with such filth. So we now have our patent remedy against all evangelical door-knockers. You may wish to keep a copy of this book by your front door. It is whippy enough to swat flies and it has a proven track record in warding off other pests.
From that inspiring firing gun we broadened the theme to accepting any short story which was true and which reflected on the human sexual condition in some way. We have tried to balance off the tell-it-as-it-is detailed reportage with fun and comedy; we have tried to balance off the comedy with some chilling moments; and we have tried to balance off the fun with poetry.
Actually, the poems comprise many of my favourite pieces. So do the short stories. Speak Without Interruption is a meeting place for some very raw, passionate and skilled writers who are well worth a nibble. If you are a writer yourself, come join us. There will be worse to come. If you are a reader, come join us too and maybe we can cajole you into writing.
