Hey there everyone.

Just a quick post before I put out the latest Author Interview later tonight.

I myself have been interviewed by my good friend and author Francois Keyser of the very entertaining Children’s Book Series “The Junglies” over at his website.

Francois asks me some excellent questions and I talk in detail about my inspirations, how I create my poetry and my views on poetry in general, my stance on traditional publishing versus self-publishing, advice on getting published/promoting yourself, my books, writer resources that I provide access to and other general advice for aspiring writers.

Check it out here via the link below:-

Interview – Award Winning Poet & Author David Ellis Chats About Creativity With Francois Keyser, Children’s Author Of The Junglies

Still want more? But I wrote loads in the interview and almost sprained both of my thumbs! OK, you win. If we are to succeed in the writing world or in any creative endeavour, we must be determined, resilient and keep at it, we can never give up and must relentlessly pursue our passions if we are to make a breakthrough in our careers.

For more articles relating to the theme of ‘Breakthrough’ then click on the links below:-

1. Variety as Life Spice – Across Victoria Harbour: A Swimming Milestone
2. a bliss of birds – Levity: a-new-to-me blog on Depression [online]
3. artifiswords – BREAKTHROUGH
4. My Last Conversation With Familiarity – Lance Price Blog 2016
5. Sunday Motivation – CreativeWritingBox
6. The Trials and Tribulations of a Potty Trainer – Escape to the Barn
7. My Mixed Blog – Nano Cures for Cancer
8. Looking Back at Life – Filbert & Smudge
9. A breakthrough in running – doubleknotts
10. Mainline_Matter – Cumulus Breakthrough
11. Roberta Pimentel – How to free yourself from addictions
12. “Breakthrough.” – Nomadic Adventurer
13. Life in arrghland – My Head
14. Yes. There is Peace in Colombia – Hummings from Paradise
15. Darkness of His Dreams – Outside the Cave
16. The Small Magic – just a little magic
17. Trotro diaries #2 – LOVE WHAT YOU DO
18. Here I am !! – Breakthrough
19. First day back after a month’s silence – Uma’s life and thoughts
20. Too Close To Home – aYoKa
21. Dare to Change. I Did! – Sneakers on Pavement
22. Daily Word Prompt: Breakthrough – Hazed & Confused
23. When Sounds Became Stories – Making Sense of Complications
24. Chris Thilk – Daily Post – Breakthrough (Fiction)
25. A big breakthrough – Shilpa Nairy
26. the15thday – if only i could get me to agree with myself.
27. Purposive Writer – A Simple Step to Achieve A Breakthrough
28. Success – Shweta M
29. Everyday Gyaan – 31 Days Of Awesome Because Busy Is A Choice #write31days #MondayMusings
30. Kate bodice and skirt with Kate jacket shown separately – Sarah Janks
31. Tiny – lifehomeandaway
32. 7 Ways To Break In New Shoes Without Hurting Your Feet – Custom Shoes Blog
33. If we Were Having Coffee.. #2 – Dalindcy
34. logicaldreams – Collecting Duty
35. Authentic Eleaf iStick Pico 75W TC Box Mod Kit – Vape Style Blog
36. tuckedintoacorner – lark + rush + breakthrough
37. Michel Montecrossa Blog – ‘The Woman That Loves The Breakthrough’ – Dance-Electronica Song by Michel Montecrossa
38. the almighty breakthrough – Love it Now
39. ExplorewithMafaza – Breakthrough a poem
40. Be one – Life at 17
41. Baguio city world wide photo walk 2016
42. no, your editor is not out to get you – and the rain left off
43. Iamabloggertoo – Breakthrough !
44. Passion through Poetry – A Glimpse
45. Louiesse – Pen and Paper
46. Annette’s place – Daily prompt/breakthrough/20/3/2016
47. Widow Strong – Fencing, Soul Searching & New Born Calves
48. The Epitome Of… (A Poem) – stephentotheplate
49. Ocean of Thoughts – Tear Down Every Wall
50. Breakthrough hacia la amnesia – Living with Boston
51. Michael J. Fite – What Steps Can You Take In Order To Make The Most Out Of Your Breakthrough?
52. wordsareallihavesite – Breakthrough
53. MY ENDURING BONES – X Invitation To A Grave Opening
54. helen meikle’s scribblefest – Daily prompt: …or maybe not…
55. Breakthrough R’Us – “Live Free & Love On Purpose!!”
56. Fluffy Pool – A Special Chair for Eating
57. inspiration in progress – Break
58. Brendon Ward – Waiting: This is what we’ve been waiting for
59. NeuroBead – “Anatomy of a Breakthrough”
60. Eden of Knowledge – My first breakthrough
61. The roar of the waves… – Serendipitous Web Life
62. Run with MIND!  – Pebbles
63. Breakthrough – Vermont Book Works
64. The First Time … – thebeckchronicles
65. Living With Depression (Like She’s a Roommate) – Angela Montijo
66. Forgiveness – My Crazy Graced Life
67. The Afternoon of Nothing, Absolutely Nothing! – Sascha Darlington’s Microcosm xplored
68. awcsome. – breakthrough.
69. what you need redux – writemebad
70. Le Drake Noir – Through the roof
71. Your Nibbled News (c) 2016 YNN – Work crew solves site dilemma
72. Lost Property Repository – Breakthru
73. Breakthrough – Lost in Thought
74. It’s All in Finding the Right Words – BREAKTHROUGH
75. Kneeling Tall – brycefuemmeler
76. Spice – Tea Of The Day
77. Making it write – Vigilant
78. Single to Married in 5.2 Seconds – Fingerlike
79. Breakthrough – calliemm
80. Severed. – intertwinethestars
81. Autumn Awakening – Fictional Journey
82. Jimmy Lewin: Exclusive Comeback Interview – Occasional Dreams
83. Breakthrough. – Postcard from a Pigeon
84. Stutter-Stepping Heart – Prayer for Breakthrough
85. Whose banana is bigger or can it be fun to work at the office..? – Caboosemama Little Pleasures
86. Contrast in Your Life is Important – passiondesignerblog
87. Breakthrough – Image & Word
88. Strong together – teenlife98
89. Poet’s Corner – Breakthrough
90. Steps Times Two – Breakthrough
91. The Sleeping Reading Beauty – Austria And Some Christmas Flair
92. LadyLebz – DEPRESSION ALMOST KILLED ME
93. Self Help: How to overcome depression forever – U Be Cute
94. Breakthrough As One – emotionsoflife2016
95. I Didn’t Just Wake Up This Morning With A Craving – (Late) Weekend Coffee Share – Ohio Edition
96. juantetcts – Daily Post:Breakthrough
97. Breakthrough – Swim Life
98. Breakthrough: A Landlord Rant – FINAL ENDS
99. Zombie Flamingos – A Sunday in the life…
100. A Quitter is Not Always Never a Winner – the melting canvas
101. Joyously Hopeful – Dangerous Breakthrough
102. thelonerose – A pleasant morning
103. Seriously Just Saying – Yippie Ki Yay Breakthrough
104. Beware : A Tiny Breakthrough – THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
105. Breakthrough – disue
106. Sorry Editors – Sanjeev Kumar Pandey’s Blog
107. Today’s Breakthrough – Goodbye Teaching
108. Chris Writes – What They Told You Is A Lie
109. Erase the irrational thinking – findingbreathless
110. kindergartenknowledge.com – Baseball Breakthrough. No Surprise!
111. NO BOUNDS, NO END – rhymeagination
112. Breaking through – Sasha’s Writings
113. …weekend – I’m a Writer, Yes, I Am!
114. Insach – The going can be tough.
115. Musings of a Random Mind – Could I Be A Space Alien?
116. Belinda O – Danger, There’s a Breakthrough Straight Ahead
117. You have what it takes to go the distance – OaktownVibes
118. Flowers and Breezes – Breakthrough 
119. Just Keep Going – April’s Perspective
120. Booknvolume – Breakthrough
121. There Are More Poets than Stars in the Firmament – sand, surf and a cold drink
122. Southern By Design – Coffee Break Monday
123. Breakthrough: rebirth – Tails of a Tattered Heart
124. Trapped In a Sea Of Hatred – atrangizindagieksafar
125. A Breakthrough Love – ARJUN SHIVARAM
126. kStan(ly) kSays – a nebulous funk
127. Think About It – Breakthrough Moments in History
128. Jaellekatz – Einsam auf weiter Flur
129. No matter what, I dream – lovelyricism
130. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONNETS. – Okoto Enigma
131. Writing with Spirit – Breaking Through to Peace
132. Thoroughly Broken – Pete Gardner Psalms
133. Spectres & Stardust – my eureka moment
134. An Upturned Soul – Relationships are ‘Easy’…
135. People, Places, and Perspectives. – Breakthrough: Ten Things I Will Enjoy when I Conquer Procrastination
136. Breakthrough – Covert Novelist
137. Open the eye of my heart – Tree of life
138. Prepping for baby: meals, crafts, chores… – ALPHA BUTLER CHARLIE
139. Martha L Shaw – BRICK WALLS AND MOUNTAINTOPS
140. Breakthrough – sunrainlife
141. progress – NAMASTE.
142. Breakthrough – spirit480
143. Penetracion – apserranoblog
144. Breakthrough: The Daily Post Prompt – Mind of Sork
145. Living With Depression (Like She’s a Roommate) – Angela Montijo
146. Random Acts of Snark – Breakthrough
147. 23 galaxy st. cosmic city – his art of intimacy; (daily prompt).
148. The Girl With Sparkles In Her Eyes >_< – My Wedstock Wedding is in 5 Days!!!!!
149. Went Backwards in a Big Way – 80 in 4: Update Week 4
150. Life’s no Fun Without a Good Scare – Oddities and Ends
151. A DIY Coffin Pinata For Halloween – Modern Day Wonderland
152. A STEP IN THE INEVITABLE – thepunkpenblog
153. 26 Letters Poetry Blog – Opportunity Comes Knocking
154. Don’t Forget About The Others – A Devious Mind
155. Spiritual Breakthrough – Gabriella’s Blog
156. Falling In Love is a Self Breakthrough – Let Me Stay Among The Stars
157. A Monologue of the Heart. – Another Sunrise Picture….
158. The Cat Chronicles – Daily Feline Prompt: The Feline Breakthrough
159. Breakthrough – Random Thoughts and Musings
160. Breakthrough… – Emotions that matter.
161. How Would It Be? – Sunken Thought
162. THE CRAZY THING ABOUT RIPPED JEANS – Okoto Enigma
163. Breaking into my mind ⋆ Obsolete Childhood
164. BREAKDOWNS PRECEDE BREAKTHROUGHS – Rainbow
165. Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss – Too late now for Breakthroughs
166. A Kitchen of Clouds – Scattered Showers in a Clear Sky
167. Copper Cranes – Zarephath
168. Embraced by your presence on the frequency of love [Successful Out of Body Experience] – Afterlife Love Story
169. What I don’t miss – Afterlife Love Story
170. what you need – writemebad
171. Haiku: Mountain Rest – whippetwisdom.com
172. debooWORKS – An Old Friend
173. Grace – Wind Rush
174. lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown – Water and Rocks
175. SOLUTIDE: MY FRIEND AND MY ENEMY – Okoto Enigma
176. Nearly pickled in brine – Leaking Ink
177. Common Pursuit – Break It All
178. Copper Cranes – Zarephath
179. Take back our rainbows – Lipstick & Miracles
180. Love Breaks Through (Julia, It Is From You) – Jerome Danner
181. I wrote a book. Now what? – Labor of love
182. Timeandreflections – The Sunshine Blog Award
183. I’m just not enough ( to love) – escapingperfection
184. Things I’ve Learned Along The Way. – LIVING AND LEARNING
185. Kate Murray – Breakthrough
186. Devil Doll Musings – Breaking The Girl
187. Slaves – Writcrit
188. Freeing AJ’s Voices – Breakthrough
189. Naked Farming / What Farmer’s Tan? – A lot from Lydia
190. Fitting the Label – The Grateful Dead – The Voice of the Mortals
191. 35 Prayers to Election Day : We the People – Growl for Justice
192. Today is here. – Joy Write
193. A Lifting Up – My Second Act, Scene One
194. Keep plodding and hopefully the breakthrough comes – susiesopinions
195. Transitioning from sickness to health. – Small Kitchen Big Love
196. cahla’s tawkin’ – Breakthrough
197. All I Can Say is WOW! – The Mono-Economy of the New Millennium
198. Make a creative breakthrough – art of being fabulous
199. Lost Property Repository – Becoming a breakthrough band
200. the FLAVORED word – Why didn’t someone tell me the stove was hot?!
201. Surviving Clergy Abuse – When I Realised I Needed to Report Him
202. Designer Sophisticate – Mr Mojo Risin.
203. Hot White Snow – Writing Through Writer’s Block
204. Swimming Pool – Bits of Poems
205. The Wandering Poet – Floating cities
206. Letters Of My Love Song. – Today’s Tomorrow
207. Kindred Spirits! – Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!
208. ….on pets and prisoners….. – daily prompt: breakthrough
209. Frank Prem – a letter to the royal society
210. A Three Line Short Horror Story- Chapter 7 – Khayal
211. Lantern Words – Breakthrough