A book craving a UK agent to carry it to publication
Discover the universe of Talisker
It remains to wait for the publication. Frank Robben hopes to soon be able to abduct you to the universe of Talisker. A universe that encompasses more than we often suspect on our Earth. For example, there is the planet Alba, with its curious inhabitants, who nevertheless often go through the same troubles as the Earthlings. Be it in their own way.
The image of the book you see on the right is just a temporary AI-generated impression of what the book is unlikely to look like. I understand that many creators, such as writers and illustrators, dislike AI-generated content. Without wanting to start a heated discussion, I understand their arguments. I myself am passionate writer, and would never call AI generated text creative. No matter how good a prompt-wizard you are.
Rest assured, when the book reaches the stage of publication, even if it is self-publication, I will rely on a flesh and blood illustrator to create the real cover.
A Website under construction
Dear visitor, please be patient. Frank Robben is working diligently on his website.
Visiting this website is at your own risk. Many links, buttons and menus will lead you with sarcastic pleasure to wrong pages, or nowhere at all. In addition to the writer’s heartfelt fantasies, the pages also contain cryptic tags and nonsensical information generated by a cursed AI webpage generator, which has churned out all sorts of twisted sentence constructions, unsolicited information and completely misplaced images.
Return soon for a dive into the wonderful world of this writer of wriggling words, suspenseful stories and perturbing plays.
Discover the fantastic World of Frank Robben
Come and stroll through the wondrous world that emerges when Frank Robben’s creative brainwaves whirl down on paper. Discover how well-crafted words put a smile on your face, move you, carry you along, and occasionally make you think.
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Novels
There are some projects in the queue to be finished and published. For example, there is Talisker, the gang of Uisge Beatha on the planet Alba. The first book from the Talisker universe, which is waiting for an agent and a publisher.
Other novels are in stages between concept and draft.
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Plays
Plays for family / children peppered with a good portion of humor. Dramas that leave you amazed. Tragicomedies that make you think. Every play from Frank's theatrical repertoire will not leave you untouched. They're not burlesque comedies. Neither are they Shakespeare or Brecht. But spectators can count on the fact that they will leave the Theatre Hall richer after viewing one of Frank's plays.
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Poetry & other writings
Occasionally, Frank is struck by a fit of poetic delusion. At such moments, words are born that converge at a loss to make the world and its society equally stunned in the silence of paper.
Sometimes that paper cuts into your skin and you get humanity on your nose.
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Non-Fiction
Not that Frank aspires to become humanity’s Great Educator. Yet, every now and then, he feels an irrepressible urge to ambush the world with his Wisdom. Wisdom... Truth.. Reality. Fully aware that everyone chooses their own truth—and far too lazy to conduct thorough research—he spouts his opinions on humanity. For those willing to sift through the grains of salt to perhaps discover a fresh perspective on some phenomenon. Or is that, too, just fiction?
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Short story and other samples
Want to try some of Frank's writing? On this website you will find a short story and some other samples to read (or download in pdf format). Enjoy this free, festive literature moment.
Frank Robben
Writer-Playwright
Besides being a writer, Frank Robben is mainly the father of three adult daughters and a passionate actor and director in Belgian amateur theatre. With his works, be it a poem, a play or a novel, he wants to make people laugh, move them and occasionally make them think. It’s hard to put a label on him. His poems range from darkly emotional to absurdly light. His plays hide drama in a layer of humor or vice versa. His novel Talisker blends fantasy and science fiction into a coming-of-age story.
After a poem or article by Frank appeared on local stages or a school newspaper, some plays were officially published. Frank temporarily plunged into a self-publishing story with some poetry collections and even a novel. That was a fiasco because he didn’t have an ounce of marketing spirit in his body heeft.
In 2024 Frank decided to embark on the Great Adventure by taking the ultimate Novel Writing Course from JerichoWriters . This led to the novel Talisker.
Frank is still looking for a UK literary agent to get his first book published
publication
Self-Published Bundles
