Location: United Kingdom
Member Since:
Sep. 11, 2011
6 readers have added this author as a 'Favorite Author'.
Ben Kalcher
Biography
Ben was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England in 1986 and remained there until he was 16 when the family moved down to the south of England.
His love of books came at an early age thanks to the efforts of his Mother and Grandmother. By 11 he was reading novels by one of his favourite authors, Dean Koontz, which came about when his Mother gave him a small collection of novels which included Phantoms, Watchers and his early favourite book, The Door to December.
In 2011 he came across Smashwords, which gave him the opportunity to release his short stories to the world. First came Mouse and Cat followed by many others.
In 2016 he wrote and published his first novel on Amazon, sharing his love for horror and the Victorian way of life. From the deep abyss of dark thoughts came a novel of revenge, lost love and regrets. In 2020 As the Crows Fly will be released, set 18 years after The Dead Crow.
His love of books came at an early age thanks to the efforts of his Mother and Grandmother. By 11 he was reading novels by one of his favourite authors, Dean Koontz, which came about when his Mother gave him a small collection of novels which included Phantoms, Watchers and his early favourite book, The Door to December.
In 2011 he came across Smashwords, which gave him the opportunity to release his short stories to the world. First came Mouse and Cat followed by many others.
In 2016 he wrote and published his first novel on Amazon, sharing his love for horror and the Victorian way of life. From the deep abyss of dark thoughts came a novel of revenge, lost love and regrets. In 2020 As the Crows Fly will be released, set 18 years after The Dead Crow.
Smashwords Interview
Where to find Ben Kalcher online
Videos
Mouse and Cat promotional trailer
Short promotional trailer for the short film, Mouse and Cat based on my first short story. The short film stars Helen Flanagan as Sophia and Peter Abbott as her uncle, Frank.
Books
Ben Kalcher's favorite authors on Smashwords
Smashwords book reviews by Ben Kalcher
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Smashwords Book Marketing Guide
on Sep. 14, 2011
Very helpful indeed. Has given me some great insight on different ways to market my work including taking the ways I currently do that extra step. Thanks.
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S T O L E N - Suspense Short Story
on Sep. 14, 2011
Not a bad read, noticed a few errors, but liked the ending.
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After the Rain
on Sep. 14, 2011
A good read, very good twist at the end. I enjoyed it.
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Who Killed Bob?
on May 02, 2013
I'm not a fan of Mysteries, not sure why, maybe I feel the plot doesn't move along at a nice pace and that they are full of questions to achieve the same answer. Who Killed Bob therefore is an achievement in its own right. First for me reading it from start to finish and second for actually enjoying it. Sometimes its easy to tell where a book is going, what the ending will be, not for one moment did I know who the killer would be in this story. I decided who the killer was early on and kind of played that in my mind, sadly, my case was wrong as good as it might have been. Overall though a good little read gaining five stars for character development, good plot and for keeping me going!