Roger Newbury

Male

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Sheerness, North-East Kent, UK
About Me:: Well... as I expect many of you have done also; where do I start?
I'm just over 50 yrs old, and have been writing properly since 1989, although I only have four completed full length novels: ('Traitor's Net' - 'Medusa's Curse' (Supernatural-Horror/Thriller) - 'Inside Justice' (Crime) and 'The Druids' Stone' (another horror.) I realised it may appear that these stories have been published, and you're probably thinking... 'I've never heard of them! or him!' and you'd be right.. alas, not one is as yet published... but I am hoping one day 'Medusa's Curse' and 'Inside Justice' will be... perhaps... if I'm lucky!
With regard to 'Medusa's Curse' (which I wrote in 1992,) I have also written a screenplay based on this story, as I often thought, as I was working on it, that it had the potential for a real shocker of a film!
Unfortunately as with the novel/manuscript, this too is in desperate need of re-working and updating, which I hope to begin starting work on, early next year.

I also write comedy stage plays, specifically for the amateur drama market; I have 6 completed comedy plays set around Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, with several more in development. I have several other plays, some serious and controversial plots in development, and other comedies.

I'm a father of 4 grown up children, and grandfather of 2. I also roadie for a great mate, who's a solo guitarist/singer, and I'm an adopted uncle to his two young children!! woo-hoo!

I'm currently unemployed, but I sometimes help out with my local community radio station.

I have trodden the boards as a 'very' amateur actor, and had roles in 4 full length plays, two of them Shakespeare's works; 'Twelfth Night' & 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'! I also spent several years as the resident Lighting & Sound technician, rigging/designing the lighting for both amateur & professional groups.

More later...
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Website:: http://ItIsElementaryWatson.googlepages.com
Books And Authors I Like:: Mark Billingham, Clive Cussler, Peter James, Ian Rankin and lots of others.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, most with Bruce Willis, Star Trek old and new, 'Whose Line is it anyway?' (absolutely brilliant show!!)

Comment Wall:

Sandra Ruttan

Hi Roger, nice to see you here. Norby is here too, as is Chelbel and there are a few other BTZers.

Funny, I think you're almost alone in preferring this profile picture! Most prefer the one on Mark's forum. I think you'll find this a good resource site for you, good way to network, make lots of friends!

Aug 24, 2007
Peter James

Hi Roger, great to see you here!

Aug 24, 2007
chelbel

Hey Nubsey, fancy meeting you here!

Aug 24, 2007
Mary

Hi Roger
Thought I'd spread my wings and venture further than the BTZ!

Aug 26, 2007
Rick Mofina

HI Roger: Welcome aboard.

Aug 26, 2007
Harry Shannon

Howdy

Aug 26, 2007
Michael Haskins

Hey Roger, thanks for the invite. I assume Kent is in England? I think we all have a draw, or two, full of unpublished manuscripts. You just need to keep plugging away and sending them out.

Aug 26, 2007
Michael Haskins

Roger, I don't know about across the pond, but on this side there are agents and small publishers that will accept queries, etc. via email. At least if you start there and get a bite of interest whatever costs to post it could be a good investment. good luck!

Aug 26, 2007
Linda Lee

Hi Roger, thanks for the invite

Aug 26, 2007
Jeanne C. Stein

Glad to be apart of your site. I, too, am a Sherlockian--

Thanks for the invite.

Aug 28, 2007
JackBludis

Good credentials. Clive Cussler, along with Stuart Woods are two of my guilty pleasures, but I'll only tell you that.

Aug 29, 2007
JackBludis

Many authors, including Cussler, and others are generous with their time and replies.

Aug 30, 2007
Christopher Cross

Don't go shouting the like bit to loud, some of us have reputations to hold up!

Aug 30, 2007
Christopher Cross

I joke of course.

Aug 31, 2007
carole gill

Hi Roger, how you doing?
Acting, huh? very interesting. keep going with the writing, I'm slogging away at a first novel. My first attempt. I get enthused, i get fed up...etc. all the best!

Aug 31, 2007
carole gill

keep us updated about those plays, too!

Aug 31, 2007
carole gill

You're so very welcome. I do admire you. If publishers sound interested--! wow! good, good luck on that, Roger!

Sep 1, 2007
carole gill

I mean them too. all the best to you, Roger. As one writer wrote to me yesterday: never give up, it'll happen! with you, it already has--but you want it to be a continuance and a progression--so it'll happen--! Me, I just want to get PUBLISHED!!!!!!! seriously, take care and keep me posted. all the best to you.

Sep 1, 2007
Keith Dixon

Thanks for the invite, Roger! I too have some history in theatre (I did a joint English/Drama degree) and have written plays in the past. Have you thought about self-publishing your novels through someone like Lulu.com? If you've tried and can't get a publisher or agent interested, you may as well release them into the world through another means!

Sep 7, 2007
Cheryl Norman

Roger, if you're the author of four books, you're an author. So what if you haven't had one published yet? It took me six years and ten manuscripts before finally selling my first in 2001. The only way you won't eventually get published is if you give up. There are thousands and thousands of us who call ourselves writers, but only those who stay the course make it (of course, some make it bigger than others *LOL* and I'm no Clive Cussler!). Good luck to you!
Cheryl

Sep 7, 2007
L. A. Starks

thx for add

Sep 7, 2007
Rhys Bowen

Thanks for inviting me, Roger.
My grandmother had a summer place in Whitstable, not far from your hometown, so I remember cockling and picking mushrooms in the meadows in autumn.

Sep 16, 2007
Donna Moore

Hi Roger - thanks for the invite. Your comedy plays sound interesting!

Sep 16, 2007