Scott Norton Taylor: July 2012

Saturday, 28 July 2012

New Novel Just Published - The Law of Happiness and Divorce.

I have finally published my new novel online and it is now available for downloading in all it's various E-reader forms here.

It is priced at 0.99 - bargain!

The Law Of Happiness and Divorce.

Olympic Fever - The Parochial Games

Last night I watched a breaststroke swimming heat and was swept up in the commentator's fervent narrative. He was concentrating on an Australian making up ground. I thought the Australian had won at race's end, but alas no, he came third. There were two in front of him. The caller eventually gave me those names, but it was the third place getter that we cared about, it was the Australian in the race that mattered.

I have to admit to being a sports purest. I follow a football team with a healthy dose of two eyed reality. I know when they are playing well and when they're not and when they're not I don't try and fool myself that they are any chance at season's end. But I love sport and only my football team leads me to be bias about hopes and results in the face of facts.

I love watching so many sports provided they're played well and to a high level. If they are I get an emotional high as the final result is reached. But the Olympics comes once every four years and for me the games bring out the best in human kind. The absolute purity of a competitor trying to gain a place on the top tier of the dias and claim the title as the very best in the world is something unmatched in most of life.

The Olympics are the culmination of four years of unbelievable hard work for a competitor that can all be undone in a second of lapsed concentration or missed form. That's why the Olympics are so special. That's why they are so exhilarating and so cruel.

I want to see an American win. I want to see a Chinese competitor win. The lowly represented countries lucky enough to have one world class athlete, whether that athlete is only good enough to qualify or win, is the story of triumph, of ability over financial support and opportunity that I want to see. That's not to take anything away from those who win from the privileged countries who have the facilities and finance to support the dedicated, it just adds to the drama that sometimes even the best trained, best funded and best coached can sometimes be placed behind an athlete with nothing more going for them than pure natural talent.

That's why I look forward to the Olympics and enjoy them as a special two weeks. I enjoy knowing the stories of all the athletes. I want to hear of the journey taken by the winner and for a moment enjoy their triumph. I certainly don't want a magnificent moment ruined by on overenthusiastic commentator who only has eyes for my own country's athletes. I don't want to hear the reasons why our sports people didn't win, while the extraordinary story of the winner's journey and ultimate triumph is ignored.

Pure unbiased sport will win every time. Save the parochial coverage for the moments that deserve it and let us enjoy the moments where other countries get to enjoy theirs.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Mick, Keith and Cher age through time.

Many people have enjoyed my post of a pictorial history of Mick and Keith through the ages, I thought I should show how the women do it. They put the Stone's boys to shame!

Well played Cher, well played!

Scott Norton Taylor - Inner City - Ebook for Kindle, Epub Sony, Palm or online!

Reviews: From Amazon

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read May 27, 2013

By Anna Brouillard

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was so intriguing I hardly put it down. Wonderfully written it does not linger on any

one event nor does it speed through scenes making it a poor read. The characters were well

thought out and the inner turmoils they all face are far from dull.

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular April 5, 2013

By Jack

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book was simply amazing it had action romance and just enough drama to make me happy

one of the best books I have ever read

From Barnes and Noble - Nook Books:

Posted December 1, 2012

Great read.

A story filled with with love, hate, violence, peace and so much more. 538 pages of wondering what will happen

next. A FULL story from start to finish. Thanks to the author for sharing a great work with the readers.

Posted July 8, 2012

Couldn't put it down...

For this to have been a free book, it was wonderful. The author keeps you on the edge of your seat. I couldn't

put this down. I think this would make a great movie!

Posted April 20, 2012

Amazing

Perfectly written with great detail it was thought provoking and asked the fundemental question of would you

stick up for what you believed was right even if you would be killed for doing so.

Posted April 5, 2012

This book is AWESOME! it keeps you wanting to read the entire ti

This book is AWESOME! it keeps you wanting to read the entire time. It tells of 2 worlds, and both are

extremely unique. One of the best books I've ever read!

READ IT YOURSELF - INNER CITY

Monday, 23 July 2012

Twitter - Scott Norton

I've decided to start posting when I make an update. So you can check Twitter rather than having to check back here to see if there's something new. Thanks.

https://twitter.com/norton_scott

And something fun for the occasion!

Great Ads can be great art.

Ads are everywhere and with smart phones we'll soon have the predictions made in films like Minority Report coming true - ads will find you where ever you are. So it's time we demanded more of our ads. If you want to sell me something make your ad smart or funny or insightful or a work of art. In fact, I demand they be all those things or I'm not buying.

Here's some ads that caught my eye.