Wikipedia:Joel Sparks
"Joel Sparks", author and blogger, was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in August 1981, but was raised in the UK where he currently lives and writes, with a small but dedicated following.
He has written three books in his career to date, with a second novel currently in the works.
Early life and career
Joel moved to the UK in 1983 and has lived in France and Switzerland in the intervening years for brief periods. He also spent two years living in London. He now resides in the Chester area.
He took up writing by blogging on MySpace. After a positive response to his comedy rants, he went on to publish a collection of his early blog entries in “The Sparks Opinion”. Then he wrote about the more extraordinary people in his life in “The Sparks Circus” which featured the angels and demons of our eclectic society. "Hunted" is his first novel.
Future Works
Joel is currently working on his next novel entitled "Vergil Carver". It is set to be released in 2013.
Bibliography
*2008 The Sparks Opinion
*2011 The Sparks Circus
*2012 Hunted
Blog
Joel is of the opinion that "the world clings on to emotive headlines rather than reasoned stories. We take the first gut emotion and run with it and don't ever allow ourselves to consider the alternative" His blog "The Sparks Maxim" is an outlet where posts, written with a different perspective, step back, considering the grander picture. Examples of topics tackled in Joel's posts include highlighting the hypocrisy in our rage against riots, how our treatment of the rich is motivated by jealousy and not justice, and how talking about your problems can make them worse.
References and sources
He has written three books in his career to date, with a second novel currently in the works.
Early life and career
Joel moved to the UK in 1983 and has lived in France and Switzerland in the intervening years for brief periods. He also spent two years living in London. He now resides in the Chester area.
He took up writing by blogging on MySpace. After a positive response to his comedy rants, he went on to publish a collection of his early blog entries in “The Sparks Opinion”. Then he wrote about the more extraordinary people in his life in “The Sparks Circus” which featured the angels and demons of our eclectic society. "Hunted" is his first novel.
Future Works
Joel is currently working on his next novel entitled "Vergil Carver". It is set to be released in 2013.
Bibliography
*2008 The Sparks Opinion
*2011 The Sparks Circus
*2012 Hunted
Blog
Joel is of the opinion that "the world clings on to emotive headlines rather than reasoned stories. We take the first gut emotion and run with it and don't ever allow ourselves to consider the alternative" His blog "The Sparks Maxim" is an outlet where posts, written with a different perspective, step back, considering the grander picture. Examples of topics tackled in Joel's posts include highlighting the hypocrisy in our rage against riots, how our treatment of the rich is motivated by jealousy and not justice, and how talking about your problems can make them worse.
References and sources
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