Location: Denmark
Member Since: Dec. 08, 2009
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David Elvar


Biography

Who am I? A children's author. I cover all market sectors from those aimed at the very young (often to be read to them) up to the Young Adult market. All my books slot into specific imprints according to length and target audience. As follows...

Snippets - Shorter books aimed at younger readers or adults looking for something to read to them at bedtime.

BratReads - No, not books for brats, books that are themselves a little brat-ish. By turns, funny, awkward, anarchic or just a little thoughtful.

TeenReads - As the name implies, books for teenagers. Adventurous and rebellious. Next in the series: 'No, Papa'.

Interludes - A series of short books aimed at the Young Adult/Crossover audience. Mystical, mysterious and sometimes a little scary, you might want to read these with the light on.

Tales of the Night - Full length ghost stories for the YA/Crossover market. Next in the series: 'Heretic'.

I may be contacted on ghosthunter457(at)gmail(dot)com

Where to find David Elvar online

Twitter: ghosthunter457
    Blog: http://davidelvar.com/

    Books

    The Friday Special (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 1030 words. Published on April 24, 2011. Fiction.
    (4.00 from 1 review)
    It stops at the station every Friday...and no one knows why...
    'I want ice cream!' (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 1010 words. Published on April 21, 2011. Fiction.
    (4.00 from 1 review)
    Sometimes, you can have too much of a good thing...
    Victoria, Cat and Dixmould (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: $0.99 USD. 2110 words. Published on August 11, 2010. Fiction.
    Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He likes mushrooms, especially in an omelette. But there’s one mushroom that refuses to fall in with his plans for supper…
    Victoria, Cat and the Pop Star (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: $0.99 USD. 2080 words. Published on August 11, 2010. Fiction.
    Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. And when a pop star appears in their garden, Cat decides to get in on the act…
    Victoria, Cat and catflapjack (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: $0.99 USD. 2100 words. Published on August 11, 2010. Fiction.
    Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He’s good at inventing things. That’s what he tells everyone, anyway. But actually, not all of his inventions go wrong…
    Victoria, Cat and the bag of holes (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 2070 words. Published on August 11, 2010. Fiction.
    (5.00 from 1 review)
    Meet Victoria. She’s a girl and pretty laid back. And meet Cat. He’s a cat and…well, he’s just Cat. He proves it when she buys a bag of holes. Why? Well, what else do you use for making doughnuts…?
    SUPERMOG! (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 1000 words. Published on March 25, 2010. Fiction.
    (4.00 from 2 reviews)
    A story about a superhero cat who isn't. It's amazing what trouble fish pie can get you into...
    The Screaming Skulls of Calgarth Hall (Interludes)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 10200 words. Published on February 4, 2010. Fiction.
    0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
    ‘Look to yourself, Myles Phillipson! ’Tis a fine thing you think you have done but this miserable parcel of land you lust after will prove the dearest a Phillipson ever got. You will never prosper. The time shall come when no Phillipson will own an inch of land. And while stand the walls of your fine new house, we will haunt it night and day. You will never be rid of us! NEVER!’ (YA - 16+)
    The Ghosts of Headless Hall (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 5110 words. Published on December 28, 2009. Fiction.
    Three ghosts in search of somewhere new to haunt — Lord Moribund, Sir Percival de Seest and their faithful serf, Doenutt — come to Headless Hall, an old stately home now being used as a school. They meet Emily, who has a problem with the headmistress. They’d like to help but they’re actually not that good at haunting people, until they find a huge pair of knickers hanging in the kitchen...
    Millie's Mum (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 3990 words. Published on December 26, 2009. Fiction.
    Millie’s mum is always getting her words muddled, and this can lead to some very embarrassing moments in front of her friends. It’s after one muddled conversation too many that Millie decides that something must be done about her. But what? She needs a brilliant idea. In fact, she needs a brilliantly brilliant idea…
    Brooman and the Monster under the Bed (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 5060 words. Published on December 26, 2009. Fiction.
    Brooman is often tired but that’s because he has a little sister who wakes him most nights with wild stories about bogeymen and suchlike under her bed. And this latest one, about a monster called Cedric who burps black smoke and smells of bananas, is the last straw. But there’s something about this particular wild story. Because as he shoos her off back to bed, he detects the faint smell of-
    Tales of the Night 1: Four-Five-Five    by David Elvar
    Price: $3.99 USD. 39650 words. Published on December 25, 2009. Fiction.
    The time is the mid-1920s, the place a windswept and rain-lashed railway line traversing the bleak moorlands of northern England. It starts with a train crash. And it doesn't end... (YA - 16+)
    The Hand That Feeds (Interludes)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 4910 words. Published on December 20, 2009. Fiction.
    No one suspected, did they. Maybe we’d just gotten too caught up in our own sense of goodwill to wonder. Let’s face it, where famine stalks, death’s just a few steps behind, the oldest and the weakest the first losers, but where were the bodies? (YA - 16+)
    Ratburger Salad (TeenReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $2.99 USD. 38380 words. Published on December 20, 2009. Fiction.
    (4.00 from 1 review)
    They’re not going to learn Cookery at school, no way are they going to learn Cookery at school. They need to get themselves kicked out of the class, and they have the perfect plan that will allow just that to happen. Unfortunately, there’s just one small obstacle to them carrying it out…
    Giuliana and the Giant (Snippets)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 1790 words. Published on December 19, 2009. Fiction.
    (5.00 from 1 review)
    Ever wondered what causes the ground to quake and buildings to shake and the sudden rumble of thunder? Could be you have a giant living near you, a giant with terrible table manners...
    The story of Athene and Arachne (How the spider was created) (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: Free! 2730 words. Published on December 19, 2009. Fiction.
    A dramatisation of a legend from Ancient Greece.
    'Put your back into it!' - The Phantom of Toerning Mill (Interludes)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 6640 words. Published on December 17, 2009. Fiction.
    ‘It is a curse we have lived with, this past century and more, sir,’ he said. ‘That post holds down the ghost of one Peter Christian Holm, one-time administrator of the mill here and the surrounding farms.’ ‘Holds down the ghost!’ I repeated, aghast. ‘But how? And why?’ ‘Let me tell you the story, sir. Let me take you back into our past...’ (YA - 16+)
    Here Ch'i Gathers - Zen and the Art of Mugging (Interludes)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 4220 words. Published on December 17, 2009. Fiction.
    There was wealth here, he could feel it. Wealth they could tap, wealth they could liberate. They felt no qualms about what they did: most profit is earned on the sweat of another, most is undeserved. Most is then simply being returned to where it belonged. Not stealing, more a repositioning of resources. Another sanitising label. They had learned well from their political masters. (YA - 16+)
    Lord Mustard (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 7300 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    Lord Mustard is broke. No, actually, he’s seriously broke. His cook hasn’t been paid in months, Mustard Manor is falling down around his ears, and he has a telephone bill to pay. He needs money but how to make it, that’s the question. But he manages, and by becoming something no lord has ever been before: he becomes a street entertainer, a tap-dancer. But not the usual kind of tap-dancer...
    Ghoul School (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 5080 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    Ghoul School is different. It’s a school where ugly is beautiful. Three students—Jodie, Kate and Naomi—are chosen to represent the school in a forthcoming fashion show. But Naomi’s head keeps falling off, and since that would be very unfashionable, they have a problem. Do they succeed in solving it? After a fashion. In fact, very much after a fashion...
    Naomi's Gnome (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 5000 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    One night, Naomi is woken by the sound of scratching. She gets up to see a door appearing in her bedroom wall, then a face, then a small figure. This figure is a home gnome, there to make life (as he puts it) “interesting” for her and her family. And while he is annoying in the extreme, he does at least prove useful when it comes to getting rid of unwanted guests...
    Astra Norte - Space Cadet: Log entry 1 (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 5150 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    Hi, I’m Astra Norte and I’m a Space Cadet. Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard all the jokes. Anyway, this is the first of my space logs, and I have to tell you, it’s been a pretty scary voyage so far. I mean…Uh? What do you mean, let ’em read it for themselves?…Oh, oka-a-a-ay. Sorry, people, but I have to go. Just read and enjoy. Okay?
    Sophie's Spell (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 12020 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    Sophie is a witch. She didn't know she was a witch until she was asked to cook tea one evening. Naturally, she puts these new-found powers to good use. First, against her horrible teacher for being in an unusually bad mood and making the class recite the 27½ times table twice. Second, against her Uncle Nesbit, who has come to stay and whose appetite is legendary...
    Tall Thomas (BratReads)    by David Elvar
    Price: $1.99 USD. 4820 words. Published on December 13, 2009. Fiction.
    Thomas isn't actually tall. He's called Tall Thomas because he likes to tell tall stories. It takes a neighbour with a magic spell to stop him. But it doesn't end there. If he wants the spell to stop working, he must start doing something he's never done in his life...

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    Smashwords book reviews by David Elvar

    • Oh Doctor, the Places You Will Go... on Sep. 06, 2011
      star star star star star
      A good point well made. As for the rhyming and illustrations, I've seen a lot worse. If this author has any more in the same vein, I for one would be very happy to see it.
    • The 4 Types of Artists – Starving, Dying, Dead, and Rich! on Sep. 16, 2011
      star star star star star
      I'll second the previous review. Full of humour and containing a healthy dose of reality, much of what is in this charming little book could equally well apply to us writers. It applies to everyone else, of course: I plan to be rich and famous by the end of the year. Yeah, yeah, I read the bit about probability but I'm a writer, not a mathematician.