DARTFORD AUTHOR: SAMANTHA THORNE help advice along the way.
Have you ever wondered what internet dating is all about? Maybe you’ve tried it and had some good or bad experiences?
Years later and I finally wanted to put all my experiences on paper and since my beauty career has struggled in the pandemic, it seems the perfect time. I’ve managed to get the book published, along with another children’s illustrated book about my dog Barney. I love drawing and I have this naughty but cheeky little dog Barney that’s always getting into trouble. And so the idea came about to make a funny children’s book about him. Children will love the bright colours and naughty adventures. Being creative is a passion of mine and these books really kept me busy when I couldn’t work. I really hope people enjoy reading them, I’m sure a lot of people can relate to some of the dating horror stories. Both books are available on amazon. You can also follow myself and Barney’s adventures on Facebook. Any support greatly appreciated.
Local resident Samantha Thorne has experienced it all and decided to keep a diary about her dating. She’s been brave enough to get her short novel self published and told Dartford Living about her new book “A Year in the Life of Internet Dating”. “So I started dabbling with online dating years ago, I used to go on at least one date a week. At the time I found it all fascinating meeting new people and learning about their lives. This went on for many years and my work colleagues used to eagerly anticipate my next dating
www.facebook.com/ story. Every Monday I’d go into work samanthathorneauthor and they were fascinated to hear if I’d met anyone new and how was it, did www.facebook.com/Barney Rubble, you get Catfished? It become such A French Bulldogs Adventures an interesting subject that I started keeping a diary of these dates. Some of them were so bad but they make interesting reading. The online dating world is such a crazy place, half the people were really not who they claimed to be. Behind a keyboard you can be who you want. I learned so much from my time dating. It was never boring! My book not only tells the story of a lot of my dates, but also a bit of relationship and self
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