Grey Mane series - Book 1

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - follows after the Chapters link list below

Preface - after Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 (Graham)

Chapter 2 (Graham)

Chapter 3 (Graham)

Chapter 4 (Melissa)

Chapter 5 (Melissa)

Chapter 6 (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 7 (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 8 - (Melissa)

Chapter 9 - release delayed (Graham)

Chapter 10 - concept in progress (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 11 - concept in progress (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 12 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 13 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham, )

Chapter 14 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 15 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 16 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 17 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 18 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 19 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 20 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 21 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 22 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Chapter 23 - on story-board (Melissa, Graham)

Conclusion - concept partially complete! (Melissa, Graham)

Epilogue - concept partially complete! (Melissa, Graham)

About the Authors

Authors' Final Note

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Acknowledgements

People

To our "brothers & sisters" in the field, putting their lives before our own; either on the battlefield of foreign countries or at home on the streets to keep us safe from enemies both foreign and domestic; and, to their kin working night and day to keep us healthy.

Lest we not forget, the special cadre of trained professionals, that work many sleepless nights and days, keeping our countries safe and operating smoothly so we may sleep soundly, with a roof over our heads, and food on our tables.

To our fellow Vocal creators lending assistance in developing this story, Melissa and Graham say thank you for your guidance and support, especially Lisa Gerard Braun without whom a key component of story development could not be continued from Chapter 10 and beyond.

Citations & References

How to Make a Mint: the Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash

The Difference Between Blockchain and Distributed Ledger, Jason White

Music

Disturbed - Sound of Silence

Madeleine Peyroux & Vanessa van Hest - Between the Bars

Flobots - Handlebars

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick In The Head

Norah Jones - Everybody Needs A Best Friend / Puerto Libre

Martina McBride - Whatever You Say

<more to be added>

Martina McBride - Where Would You Be

Fifth Harmony - Write On Me

Nauzanin Knight - My Lyric I Never Knew

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Preface

Though the Grey Mane series, Book 1, started out as a singular, conceptual effort by the one author Graham Cooke, he quickly realized that to develop a seriously interesting and engaging series of chapters, a collaborative effort would be required. The idea for collaboration on another work was originally proposed by Melissa Ingoldsby and Graham decided to ask if she’d be interested in collaborating on this project. It was almost akin to Melissa jumping through a computer monitor when she accepted the offer and henceforth the work continued.

Then, as work progressed, with positive and creative feedback from other Vocal platform creators, it became apparent that the collaboration effort need not be restrained to just two Vocal creators authoring different chapters throughout Book 1. Other creators are continuously being sounded for feedback on the story and presently, Melissa and Graham are happy to welcome the guidance of Lisa Gerard Braun in developing character and content development for the remainder of the collaborative series of chapters from Chapter 10 onwards.

It is hoped for future books in the Grey Mane adventure series that other Vocal creators accept an opportunity to join in the collaboration effort for the continuation of developing engaging entertainment for our readers.

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About the Authors

Melissa Ingoldsby - Vocal Library

Melissa Ingoldsby, a. stay-at-home mother of two, absolutely in love with cinema and writing, currently writes science, beat and pop culture articles, and short stories and poetry on the online media publishing platform Vocal. She also loves writing in the romance and horror genres too, sometimes mixing the two into one.

Graham Cooke - Vocal Library

Graham Cooke (full history), a retired electrical engineer, still actively working as a contract technical writer, editor and content developer, has taken a leap backward into creative writing which he loves, focussing in the genres of adventure, post-apocalyptic and science fiction. He also continues his writing of technical gear reviews online for his many other fields of expertise.

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