Oliver Frances

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” According to one of Paulo Coelho 's articles, the above lines, Auguries of Innocence by William Blake , might well define what it is called " new conscience ." It implies: being able to understand that everything is linked to one another, what is called " the time of your life " (when you wish that time stops at one particular moment) is part of your life, and if you do an introspective scan of yourself would notice that is only you who can change your own reality.  To the concepts of a "new conscience", open-mindedness, I will add this: "There is only one move in all creation and that move is THOUGHT." To see further than what your eyes can see and perceive and overwhelm fear –a product of your conscious mind, you need to have open-mindedness just to thrust your soul over circumstan...

 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/105256 The following lines might be contentious, provided that your opinion differs from the concept expressed here, or just like a wildfire torch that kindles suddenly in your mind.  If we take for granted, what I heard in a film, that we can't ascribe great cosmic events to earthly and ordinary happenings. Then, to what can we attribute some remarkable circumstances which have an impact on the course of our lives? Consider meeting that special person who springs inside you the desire to spend the rest of your life with her. Could we just say that it is a mere coincidence to have run into that person out of millions ones who live and spend their lives in different parts of the city or the world? If this is not fate, what is it then? However, we can live with the presumption that nothing is meant to be, and that what takes place in our lives is just a coincidence or the course of events which surround our existences. In fact, we can ign...

Valentine's day is over. Perhaps, it's now time to talk about the other part of love Break-Up -specifically the aftermath. For some people this could be a depressing time or a hilarious part of the whole experience. To me talking about relationships, and not to mention tips to keep one or how to heal a broken heart, there is always a funny part, not to tag it as ironic, in the aftermath of a break-up. And, it is not about the things that you throw away but those mementoes that you keep after a relationship ends. If it doesn’t still bring up tears wearing on the T-shirt that your partner gave you on a special occasion -unless you haven't already thrown it away, a big laughter breaks out since you read again what she wrote about her love for you in a poem or in those hopeless lines on napkin. Beyond any doubt, her declaration is now an irony or a hilarious one for sure–if you moved on. The sarcasm depicted in your ex's words lies on coming into account...

Mark Cooker, founder of Smashwords, an ebook distribuitor, gives us his insight of the author uprising. Besides, he predicts a new revolution which is rather distinct from the ongoing one in North Africa.  So does this mean the downfall of big publishing? In the embedded PowerPoint presentation, below, he draw parallels between the catalysts for the Egyptian revolution and the author uprising that he foresee taking root in publishing. The Uprising in Book Publishing View more presentations from Smashwords, Inc. He just tries to tell us where the publishing world is headed. Further information about Oliver Frances' Books visit: http://www.thelittlefrenchcompany.wordpress.com/

Pagan Spirits had a chance to ask Oliver some questions. Here are his answers. PS: What was the name of the first book you wrote? How did you get it published? Oliver:Summer Love... Self-published at smashwords.com (To avoid query letters or finding an agent I decided to go on self-publishing and create my own publishing company.) PS: Which do you find leads you to your best work: your triumphs or your tragedies? Do you write from joy or pain? Oliver: Spiritual realization. In fact, all the books that I've written recently are spiritual ones or have a great content of spirituality. I don't write from joy or pain anymore. In fact, many years ago I believed that an author had to go through hardships to create a good work, but not anymore. PS: Do you have a writing ritual? If you listen to music while you're writing, what do you listen to? Oliver: I hear music--very light one because the deep is in my writing. PS: Who has been the biggest influence on your c...

              A woman in love with her husband breaks down when she finds out that he has an affair with another woman –whom he loves. The broken-hearted wife bursts out yelling out outrageous adjectives at the mistress , who is the blame for the split of her marriage. The wife wonders how a woman could do this to a decent person. For her, this woman was one of no morals and unprincipled, not to label this woman as a bitch.            The wife parts company with her husband, and each one moves on. After a time, the woman, who was once married, falls in love again, but this new man isn't single. Her best friend, who knows all her story, asks her in astonishment, "I don't understand you... how could you be involved with a married man after having suffered what his poor wife does?" "That's the way as life is," she answered simply. So Decency is relative .

 A truth that might have been revealed to you is that the world has become a place where money has turned into a principle, and, another one is that society has erected false principles as guides to life. So man sets himself into a race to pursue these goals –which eventually brings him to individualism .  His concern about him leads to isolating himself from his neighbor, it turning him into a lonely soul . Unable to comprehend that wealth is not a real principle and that this shouldn't rule over him –but the other way around; he metamorphoses himself into a heartless flesh that goes through life as a hollowed being without a valuable thought. A person can lose sight of what this considers truly important in life  and of what would grant him true happiness . But, after water has passed under the bridge, man is aware of what is essential in life –the aim for which he has come here. Sadly people often only find it out at the end of life.  In most of the times,   ...