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"Metal Man and his Mirrors"
the first book in a series by Lindsay Cooper
E-mail: lindsayc1944@gmail.com
HOW I GOT INTO CREATIVE WRITING?
From teaching: For around two decades I was a high school teacher, mainly of Latin and Classical Studies, including the poetry, myths and drama written in those ancient times - so similar in many ways to our own era.
Then I began teaching English to adult immigrants and refugees. I came across a whole variety of cultures and gained huge respect for my students who had been through so much in their lives.
A different teaching approach was needed: not so much direct instruction. Rather, one that involved them actively, and enabled them to share and participate. One thing that worked well, was to have one group share with the class a myth they loved from their own culture.
From teaching: For around two decades I was a high school teacher, mainly of Latin and Classical Studies, including the poetry, myths and drama written in those ancient times - so similar in many ways to our own era.
Then I began teaching English to adult immigrants and refugees. I came across a whole variety of cultures and gained huge respect for my students who had been through so much in their lives.
A different teaching approach was needed: not so much direct instruction. Rather, one that involved them actively, and enabled them to share and participate. One thing that worked well, was to have one group share with the class a myth they loved from their own culture.
They did this with a mix of talking to the class, and drawing pictures on the whiteboard when they ran out of English words. Where possible, I turned this into a play where each person in the class had some lines and acted them out: Enjoyable, occasionally hilarious lessons.
Imagining scenes and pictures for these lessons became a regular part of my planning. On my daily walks around a beautiful park, with its huge, old trees, I would think through these scenes and clarify the images to myself.
I finished that period of work, a special time, BUT the habit of making up storylines and strange characters was there to stay!!! I decided to write a fantasy novel. It would be a story which had imaginary beings who lived in another world, but there had to be trees in it – with shady groves, and soaring trunks, like the ones in the park.
I had no idea where to start. I mulled it over during my walks in the park.
And then, one day, HEY PRESTO! In my mind’s eye, just ahead, an old lady burst straight out of the ground, near a big tree. She was imperious, covered in dust, and in a very bad mood. I had my evil Queen! She’s a major part of this story.
Other characters gradually took shape in my mind. The trees became a special part of the story. They sang to each other. I had my tree music theme!
Metal Man, a powerful spirit of material forces in that world, became the reason behind much of what goes wrong in the story.
But where you have evil, you need good. Especially if your heroes are children. So, this is the other aspect of the story: Good spirits!
Old Man Daylight and Lady Daylight are the good spirits in The Flat Lands. They are beings of love, awareness and common sense. They are not human beings but they understand human beings.They never directly solve problems, and are mostly invisible, but they give support and encouragement: keep going, you can do this!
BACK COVER INFORMATION
"Jono swaps his wheelchair for his grandpa’s ride-on mower, drives it into the forest park — and ends up in a completely different world, along with his sister Emily, and Ian, the boy from next door.
It’s a world of singing trees – but also some tricky characters, and the newcomers have to get themselves back home...
Metal Man and his Mirrors reflects a love for the New Zealand bush and forest, for music, and above all, a respect for all young people who must “stick to the task” of finding their way through today's tricky world."
HOW TO BUY?
Currently, as I do not yet have a webpage, I would ask potential buyers to contact me via email if they would like to buy a copy.
The cost is NZ$ 25.00 plus postage from New Zealand.
My email address for orders is:
lindsayc1944@gmail.com
I intend to have an ebook version of this book, and an audiobook, although neither has yet been made.
BOOK TWO (IN PROGRESS)
Book Two is well underway, albeit not yet finished. Kelpin, the spirit of kelp, represents the plant force. My aim is to have the book finished and ready for sale around August of this year.
Imagining scenes and pictures for these lessons became a regular part of my planning. On my daily walks around a beautiful park, with its huge, old trees, I would think through these scenes and clarify the images to myself.
I finished that period of work, a special time, BUT the habit of making up storylines and strange characters was there to stay!!! I decided to write a fantasy novel. It would be a story which had imaginary beings who lived in another world, but there had to be trees in it – with shady groves, and soaring trunks, like the ones in the park.
I had no idea where to start. I mulled it over during my walks in the park.
And then, one day, HEY PRESTO! In my mind’s eye, just ahead, an old lady burst straight out of the ground, near a big tree. She was imperious, covered in dust, and in a very bad mood. I had my evil Queen! She’s a major part of this story.
Other characters gradually took shape in my mind. The trees became a special part of the story. They sang to each other. I had my tree music theme!
Metal Man, a powerful spirit of material forces in that world, became the reason behind much of what goes wrong in the story.
But where you have evil, you need good. Especially if your heroes are children. So, this is the other aspect of the story: Good spirits!
Old Man Daylight and Lady Daylight are the good spirits in The Flat Lands. They are beings of love, awareness and common sense. They are not human beings but they understand human beings.They never directly solve problems, and are mostly invisible, but they give support and encouragement: keep going, you can do this!
BACK COVER INFORMATION
"Jono swaps his wheelchair for his grandpa’s ride-on mower, drives it into the forest park — and ends up in a completely different world, along with his sister Emily, and Ian, the boy from next door.
It’s a world of singing trees – but also some tricky characters, and the newcomers have to get themselves back home...
Metal Man and his Mirrors reflects a love for the New Zealand bush and forest, for music, and above all, a respect for all young people who must “stick to the task” of finding their way through today's tricky world."
HOW TO BUY?
Currently, as I do not yet have a webpage, I would ask potential buyers to contact me via email if they would like to buy a copy.
The cost is NZ$ 25.00 plus postage from New Zealand.
My email address for orders is:
lindsayc1944@gmail.com
I intend to have an ebook version of this book, and an audiobook, although neither has yet been made.
BOOK TWO (IN PROGRESS)
Book Two is well underway, albeit not yet finished. Kelpin, the spirit of kelp, represents the plant force. My aim is to have the book finished and ready for sale around August of this year.
ABOUT THE SERIES
I am a writer of a fantasy series, aimed at a general readership - from literate 10 year olds, and upwards.
Each book in the series has the underlying theme of one of the lower forces, as identified by Bapak. The first book is ready for sale.
BOOK ONE
In Book One, "Metal Man and his Mirrors", Metal Man represents the material force.
This book was published November 2025 and "launched" in December, in the Subud Auckland Hall in New Zealand, to friends and family.
I am a writer of a fantasy series, aimed at a general readership - from literate 10 year olds, and upwards.
Each book in the series has the underlying theme of one of the lower forces, as identified by Bapak. The first book is ready for sale.
BOOK ONE
In Book One, "Metal Man and his Mirrors", Metal Man represents the material force.
This book was published November 2025 and "launched" in December, in the Subud Auckland Hall in New Zealand, to friends and family.
If you have any questions or you want to order my book please contact me by email:
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