The Boy With the Clockwork Heart

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Edward had a particularly hard upbringing. Despite being a young child, he had to work long hours in Mr. Grime’s dreadful cotton mill. It was a very hard life and, so very often, tragic accidents would occur within the exposed machinery. The other mill workers would tell tales of how the Shadow would frequently visit the factory, to take away the poor souls of the many fatalities that met their fate there. How Edward wished that he might never ever meet the Shadow.

Sadly, Edward’s wish never came true. In this story, he was to meet the Shadow a total of three times.

This is the tragic tale of how Edward met the Shadow so many times and how he came to be the first ever child to receive a clockwork heart.

(Author’s note: This is a beautifully illustrated story for both older children and adults alike. However, due to the triple appearance of death in this story, in the form of the Shadow, it is recommended that this story is not suitable for young children. Although the Shadow has been portrayed sensitively, as always, adults are recommended to use their discretion in the choice of this eBook for their children.)

www.smashwords.com/books/view/654294

(If you enjoyed reading this free illustrated children's story, you may like to know that there are many more free books at smashwords by Maxwell Grantly: all beautifully illustrated with computer generated imagery.)

[Ted]

Thanks, Maxwell.

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You are very welcome.

[Ria Stone]

Aug 5, 2016 3:28:39 GMT -8 @maxwellgrantly said:

Edward had a particularly hard upbringing. Despite being a young child, he had to work long hours in Mr. Grime’s dreadful cotton mill. It was a very hard life and, so very often, tragic accidents would occur within the exposed machinery. The other mill workers would tell tales of how the Shadow would frequently visit the factory, to take away the poor souls of the many fatalities that met their fate there. How Edward wished that he might never ever meet the Shadow.

Sadly, Edward’s wish never came true. In this story, he was to meet the Shadow a total of three times.

This is the tragic tale of how Edward met the Shadow so many times and how he came to be the first ever child to receive a clockwork heart.

(Author’s note: This is a beautifully illustrated story for both older children and adults alike. However, due to the triple appearance of death in this story, in the form of the Shadow, it is recommended that this story is not suitable for young children. Although the Shadow has been portrayed sensitively, as always, adults are recommended to use their discretion in the choice of this eBook for their children.)

www.smashwords.com/books/view/654294

(If you enjoyed reading this free illustrated children's story, you may like to know that there are many more free books at smashwords by Maxwell Grantly: all beautifully illustrated with computer generated imagery.)

Maxwell, just curious, why are you offering all your works for free?

Also, consider putting your website or smashwords author page link in your smashwords forum signature. It makes it easier for people to access information about you and your works :-)

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In answer to your question, there are many different reasons why I have chosen to set all my work to 'free.' One reason is that I write and illustrate stories because I love doing so and not because I want to make money from my hobby. If I were to start charging, it would create a whole different ethos for me and (I fear) remove the sense of recreation that I currently enjoy.

Thank you for the tip of changing my signature. I have changed my signature to include a few links.

[Ria Stone]

Aug 8, 2016 9:44:34 GMT -8 @maxwellgrantly said:

In answer to your question, there are many different reasons why I have chosen to set all my work to 'free.' One reason is that I write and illustrate stories because I love doing so and not because I want to make money from my hobby. If I were to start charging, it would create a whole different ethos for me and (I fear) remove the sense of recreation that I currently enjoy.

Thank you for the tip of changing my signature. I have changed my signature to include a few links.

Interesting. I do understand how a hobby could be affected if you sold your work instead.

[Ria Stone]

Aug 8, 2016 9:44:34 GMT -8 @maxwellgrantly said:

In answer to your question, there are many different reasons why I have chosen to set all my work to 'free.' One reason is that I write and illustrate stories because I love doing so and not because I want to make money from my hobby. If I were to start charging, it would create a whole different ethos for me and (I fear) remove the sense of recreation that I currently enjoy.

Thank you for the tip of changing my signature. I have changed my signature to include a few links.

Maxwell, I am behind the times, I know nothing about creating computer art but I found your illustrations amazing. Could you describe how you create your images?

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I use the software that is used to access Second Life. You can find more details about Second Life here:

secondlife.com/whatis/

To be honest, my illustrations are very basic, compared to what others have achieved using the same software. For example, take a look at this beautiful photo stream of Skippy Beresford, a friend of mine:

www.flickr.com/photos/skippyberesford/

[Ted]

Skippy's work is fantastic. You're no slouch yourself.

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Thank you Ted.

I'm always amazed by the fantastic feedback that Skippy gains in his comments. It seems that hundreds of people are really touched by the sensitivity and innocence of his magical artwork. He also regularly gains a thousand likes for much of his input too. He did explain to me that he spent hours composing each picture and then working on the final product in Photoshop.

As for me, I like to include fifty or more images in my picture story books. I would never be able to spend that much time on each image.

[Ria Stone]

Aug 9, 2016 8:06:41 GMT -8 @maxwellgrantly said:

I use the software that is used to access Second Life. You can find more details about Second Life here:

secondlife.com/whatis/

To be honest, my illustrations are very basic, compared to what others have achieved using the same software. For example, take a look at this beautiful photo stream of Skippy Beresford, a friend of mine:

www.flickr.com/photos/skippyberesford/

Hmm, very interesting. Reminds me of anime and Japanese cartoons.

Basic does not mean poor quality :-)