Book 6 : The Falcon Banner

I started writing when I was a teenager as a way to escape a dark childhood. I poured my feelings into pages upon pages of carefully hand written work, looking for anything that would inspire me to be better than the situation I found myself in.

I wove worlds for myself where I could be, or do anything I wanted to do. Be noble, be brave... the things I simply couldn't be in my father's home.

I escaped that home, I wrote my first book about the experiences. Hoping that, in some small way that getting it out would help me.

I am at my best, I am at my strongest when I am writing. I can tell stories, and share my worlds with others... and did so for a while. I produced a large collection of writing that is out there... and I gave it away for free.

You can find my work all over the internet, being enjoyed (I hope) and being read with the same kind of love I put into the pages.

My bookshop

One site that hosts my work

I couldn't keep it up. Reality comes knocking and you find yourself in need of food, rent... and bills.

At first I tried to balance writing and work... I failed. I tried working in other coutries, and found that the writer was ground underneath the weight of trying to make ends meet.

I had built myself a life, collected savings, was working hard towards a point where I could write again. But reality came again. I lost my job, I lost my home, and I lost everything I had worked so hard for. Completely wiped out in a couple of weeks.

Destitute, care of a friend put a roof over my head, and I had a chance to face the truth of my new reality.

I could struggle again, rebuild what I can and try to eke out a modest living. Or I can find a way to do what I know brings joy to so many people.

Help me to write, help me to release more work for free to those that can benefit from it. Give me the means to put out some more books to help myself generate the income I need to do this full time.

The money generated will go towards my rent, food, a new desk, and the equipment I need to write full time. It will buy me time to concentrate on my work, and give me a chance to step up and produce what I hope, will be a good story for you.

Thank you kindly for even taking the time to read this.

Christopher P. Lydon