Nothing is more satisfying for a publisher than seeing a writer who deserves to have their work read, be published. Today, Peter Rake can proudly say that he is a published author.
Working in obscurity, it’s the classic tale of the writer honing their craft through workshopping and TAFE courses on writing; having conversations in their head between their favorite characters; writing a story and then coming back to it decades later. And then, taking the bold step of contacting a publisher, in this case MetaPlume, and being accepted. Pete’s been writing since the 1980s, and day dreaming since the 1950s. That’s a long time to be an emerging writer!
Peter Rake’s first publication is a short story, ‘Notty: Targaroo’s Disgrace Bar-fly, bludger and sneak-thief turned unlikely hero.’ As the name suggests, it’s an Australian tale about the under-dog come good. Pete said to me today, “I have picked up a bit of writing, and word usage skills over the time, not a master of the art, more rough-hand carpenter that uses an axe instead of a saw and plane.” He is far too modest; he doesn’t realise that his gift of story telling is obvious as soon as you start reading one of his pieces.
For the official Press Release announcement of this publication, read here.
You can purchase a copy of ’Notty: Targaroo’s Disgrace Bar-fly, bludger and sneak-thief turned unlikely hero’ from Amazon.
Congratulations Peter Rake, from your publisher, MetaPlume.
