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Hello all! Tom here. This is the place for all updates, announcements and factoids on my books and other written works. To access these stories, click one of the links below. To contact me, please refer to the info at the bottom of the page. Thanks for reading!

Don Shimmield - Blooming Beside WW2

Don Shimmield awoke the morning of September third to the blaring wail of sirens overhead. He emerged from the sheets and stared out his window, expecting to see planes or tanks approaching. But nothing of the sort came. The skies were clear, the sun was rising, but the sirens continued to wake all of England’s people. The year was 1939, and although little nine year old Don didn’t know it, his country had just declared war on Germany. “We thought it was strange,” Don said wh

Apr 30, 20195 min read

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About the Author

Hello there!

My love of writing began before I could even read, if you could believe it. I remember being six or seven, taking photos of my action figures - mostly knights and dinosaurs, and sometimes King Kong - in various poses that acted out a plot. Then I'd print the photos out in a certain order, tell my mom what each one depicted, and she would write the words for me. It wasn't exactly 'writing,' but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't proud of those incredibly silly, amateur comic-book type stories that little me created.

Nowadays, I seek to write the same types of stories - knights, dinosaurs, and all sorts of adventures - but hopefully with a tad more experience. I've worked in the literary field for a while now, as an editor for Angelella Editorial, a literary assistant for Tobias Literary, a submissions reader for the Quiet Ones, etc, but now I am thrilled to finally share this profession of mine with all of you as what it started out as: a passion!

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