{"id":115954,"date":"2016-03-17T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/115954\/local-author-sends-message-to-the-world\/"},"modified":"2016-03-18T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T07:01:17","slug":"local-author-sends-message-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/03\/17\/local-author-sends-message-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Local author sends message to the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hidden codes, the internet, meta-narrative and symbology are some of the things which describe local author Clinton Petersen\u2019s books.<\/p>\n

The Crywagen Park resident has always wanted to be a writer and, with this in mind, recently self-published two books which come as a unit, entitled Hello World and Skooled.<\/p>

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The books are aimed at the younger generation and lead the reader to discover hidden chapters online.<\/p>\n

So far he has sold 500 copies of his books and has received mixed reviews regarding it.<\/p>

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\u201cThe books contain a hidden code which lead you to a website where you can read all the chapters,\u201d Clinton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach published book is slightly different, so each copy will appeal differently to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The books, which come together, are entitled Hello World and Skooled and are aimed at the younger generation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skooled tells the stories of people\u2019s lives and focuses on what children are going through at school, while Clinton said Hello World is his way of sending a postcard to the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is becoming such a digital world and no one reads anymore so this is my way of encouraging reading,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the internet the books are accompanied by videos and they are continually evolving.<\/p>\n

Clinton also writes scripts and at the moment he is working on a movie script taken from one of the chapters of his book.<\/p>\n

Clinton is a self-employed, doing IT work and said technology is his hobby and passion.<\/p>\n

People are welcome to email him at clinton@mzansisa.co.za to find out more about his books.<\/p>\n

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Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n

Local author tells her story<\/a><\/p>\n

Best-selling UK author visits local school<\/a><\/p>\n

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