{"id":222,"date":"2020-10-30T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T14:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:58:35","slug":"author-spotlight-with-simon-warwick-beresford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Author Spotlight with Simon Warwick Beresford\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">Author Spotlight with Simon Warwick Beresford<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/A2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/A2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/A2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/A2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Author Spotlights are for authors that I know and therefore I can ask questions more tailored to them and their writing)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*This post contains affiliate links*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">Like most of the authors that you&#8217;ll find on these Author Spotlights, I met Simon through Twitter and have had the pleasure of reading FASCINATE. A book filled with twisted and depraved poetry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=elizabethholl-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=1980594406&amp;asins=1980594406&amp;linkId=5ac3121cdfedbc9d1ca752c44d927869&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">Utterly twisted and depraved but brilliant. The second poem in the book is named Epidemic and was a bit of an eerie read given the current situation of the world. Nevertheless I really enjoyed it. There were a number of poems that I really enjoyed and the rhythms were perfect for the eerie and twisted tones. A particular favourite of mine was &#8216;The House&#8217;, the scene setting was chilling. There&#8217;s certainly a few poems that will leave you questioning what you have just read and yet at the same time you&#8217;ll be marvelling at the author&#8217;s ability to weave such twisted and depraved events into such beautiful poetry.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">Other work by Simon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=elizabethholl-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=1791327222&amp;asins=1791327222&amp;linkId=299bf71d0a3e5444d68b935c4e6a51cf&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ehollandautho-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07MHJ14TN&amp;asins=B07MHJ14TN&amp;linkId=7a3ff5e8c9888dce1459caaf2560a06c&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=elizabethholl-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B0858V3VXY&amp;asins=B0858V3VXY&amp;linkId=a85fde711789dc55467eedf9e47a9e14&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=elizabethholl-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B07MBFXRGS&amp;asins=B07MBFXRGS&amp;linkId=16c9bdd58fab3b78374a18921c29b9ed&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\">Ghost City is FREE! I have it on my TBR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1. Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself and your books? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi, I&#8217;m Simon Warwick Beresford. I&#8217;m currently a Care Team Leader (day job) &amp; Poet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My available (on Amazon) books are &#8216;FASCINATE Twisted Poems For The Depraved&#8217;, &#8216;My Little Black Distress&#8217;, &#8216;Extinction Imminent&#8217; and &#8216;Ghost City&#8217;. I mostly but not exclusively, write Horror Poems.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2. When did you first discover your love for poetry?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I read a lot of Dr. Seuss as a young child. Then I wrote my first poem at the age of 11. It was for School. We had to write one about Harvest Festival. The Teacher chose to read mine out and my class seemed to like it. One girl nearly wet herself with laughter and it was s&#8217;posed to be a funny poem, so that was a good start. I enjoyed the positive attention, so decided I wanted to be a Poet and kept writing. I&#8217;ve had other ambitions but this one stuck.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3. What is it about dark poetry that draws you to it? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Well I like Horror (films and books), the adrenaline rush without any actual danger I guess. As for writing it, I like to be impactful, I like to leave an impression. There&#8217;s enough dull poems about flowers and shit. I wanted to do something different. Something cool.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">4. What one of your books is your favourite, and why? (If you can choose!) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It&#8217;s between FASCINATE and My Little Black Distress. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">FASCINATE is the best of 20 years work. It contains poems from when I was 17 to when I was 37. It&#8217;s sold 46 copies so far and has a star rating of 4.8 out of 5 after 7 reviews. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My Little Black Distress on the other hand, took just two years but I was writing like never before nor since, during that time. It&#8217;s my largest (Little like Little John) and most expensive book, which I guess is why it has only sold 11 copies so far. Still its current rating is 4.4 out of 5. I&#8217;d also say it&#8217;s my darkest book. Though they all get really dark at times. The ones I&#8217;ve wrote thus far.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5. What aspect of writing do you find the most difficult? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Does Marketing count as an aspect of writing? Otherwise I guess switching from dialogue to action. Once two of my characters are talking, they don&#8217;t shut up!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">6. Where\u2019s your favourite place to write? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In front of a laptop but I sometimes get my best ideas whilst walking.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">7. How has social media influenced\/ affected your writing?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I think having a DeviantArt got me writing more again because it gave me a new audience. This was before I published any books. However I have recently become disillusioned with that site and thus no longer recommend it. The Twitter #WritingCommunity has recently helped me sell a few books but I think all it does to my writing, is distract me from it!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #14171a;\"><span style=\"font-family: system-ui, apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you for interviewing me.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliceLBronte\">You can find Simon on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Spotlight with Simon Warwick Beresford (Author Spotlights are for authors that I know and therefore I can ask questions more tailored to them and their writing) *This post contains affiliate links* Like most of the authors that you&#8217;ll find on these Author Spotlights, I met Simon through Twitter and have had the pleasure of reading FASCINATE. A book filled with twisted and depraved poetry. Utterly twisted and depraved but brilliant. The second poem in the book is named Epidemic and was a bit of an eerie read given the current situation of the world. Nevertheless I really enjoyed it. There were a number of poems that I really enjoyed and the rhythms were perfect for the eerie and twisted tones. A particular favourite of mine was &#8216;The House&#8217;, the scene setting was chilling. There&#8217;s certainly a few poems that will leave you questioning what you have just read and yet at the same time you&#8217;ll be marvelling at the author&#8217;s ability to weave such twisted and depraved events into such beautiful poetry. Other work by Simon&#8230; Ghost City is FREE! 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