Book to Film for Missouri author, Barbara Watkins

September 16, 2013 Missouri author, Barbara Watkins, signs contract for film adaptation of her novella 'Thorns of an Innocent Soul' with New Zealand Film Production Company, Zodiac Entertainment.

Author Barbara Watkins is a master at describing horrific scenes and emotions of those trapped in frightening situations. She strikes the perfect chord when she tells this horrific tale from the viewpoint of an innocent young girl who is mentally abused and neglected by her mother. -- Betty Dravis, author and celebrity interviewer.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Press Release) -- Sept 16, 2013 -- New re-release of 'Thorns of an Innocent Soul' a young woman tormented by her own demons is torn between wanting to love her mother and a need to hate her. Growing up in an abusive environment, she loses her self-confidence and her self-respect. Determined to have the life she has always wanted with the only man to ever love her, she realizes the choices she makes could change her destiny forever. And that one horrific night will decide her fate. Can the pain she has endured and inflicted upon others ever be released? Or is her soul lost forever? Only she has the power to remove the thorns from her innocent soul.

Thorns of an Innocent Soul, is available on Amazon in print and e-book, as well as Barnes&Noble and several other book sites. The audio version is set for release in early October.

Barbara Watkins resides in Missouri with her husband and loyal boxweiler, Hooch. In her writings, she loves to evoke a false sense of security and expectations, as she leads her reader into a world of the unknown. Her articles on various subjects, short stories, and poetry, have appeared in the 2008 New York Skyline Review, and several on-line publications. Cold Coffee Magazine accepted her article, A Testament To Poets, for their second issue released in print and is available online at Cold Coffee Magazine. In 2010, Watkins collaborated with New Zealand director, Dimi Nakov, on a screenplay for a short movie entitled, BlindSide in which her name appears in the films end credits for voice-over monologue,

Her charitable contributions include supporting the Partner in Hope program through the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Previous Publications: Mortal Abomination -- Awaken Spirit -- Hollowing Screams -- Six-Pack of Blood (co-author, Betty Dravis) Six-Pack of Fear (co-author, Betty Dravis) Anthologies include Live Life: The Daydreamer's Journal, and the upcoming release of 'An Anthology of Scary Stories' compiled by fellow author, Yvonne Mason.