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The 2019 Cricket World cup is on in Britain. So far the West Indies are performing pretty poorly and are not expected to reach the last four. Several persons are saying that the current format is too long with each of the ten teams having to play each other once in the first round. In total 48 matches will be played, 45 in the first round, 2 semi final and 1 in the final. I think if they increased the participating teams to 12 and divide then into 2 groups of 6 each. This would make a total of 30 matches in the first round. We could have a second round of 4 from each group. It would be 4 matches in the second round, 2 in the semi final and 1 in the final, making 37 matches in all. Teams would have the potential to play eight matches at the most.

I am Austin G Mitchell, the writer of the following works: Undercover Soldier(Novel) Uptown Lovers(Novel) Bring Back the Good Old Days(Collection of Short Stories):                 1)The Young Shoplifters                 2)Celestine’s Dilemma                 3)The Story of Dally Gray                 4)Son Tai’s Murder                 5)The Inheritance                 6)The Dixie Jonas Story                 7)Bubble’s Baby Waiting to Cross the Bridge(Collection of Short Stories):                 1)The Forgiving                 2)Spoils from the Hurricane                 3)Examination Blues                 4)The Breadfruit Feast                 5)What’s in a nickname                 6)The Crabtree Gang                 7)Baxter’s Folly Going to the Bushes to Cut Firewood(Collection of Short Stories):                 1)Christmas Love                 2)Dougal’s Luck             

I am thinking that any of my books could be turned into a movie. However I don't have the training or the skills to do that. I also don't move in that circle. I simply write and put it out there. I don't know a film or theatre director. I sent in a play a few years ago to the J.C.D.C. It was rejected but I don't know why. I think I might have the most short stories published in Jamaican newspapers.

Where to find my books on the Internet: Hi my name is Austin Mitchell, my books can be found on the following sites: Amazon.com  payhip.com Book Fusion draft2 digital lulu.com ebook mall typotic.com Most of these books are at low prices. I am asking my readers to support me so that I can continue writing. I really would like to be a full time writer but fear I wouldn't be able to support myself as writer.

 I now have books on Book Fusion. They are, Undercover Soldier, Better Days are Coming, Bring Back the Good Old Days and Uptown Lovers - Book One. In another couple of days I'll have all my books on Book Fusion.

Jamaica's film industry or a lack of it can be put down to the lack of creative writers. Don't get me wrong, there are many creative writers in Jamaica but are they being used by the film industry. For a film industry to grow and prosper it has to depend on the creative writing talents available. This is where the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission(J.C.D.C) could prove useful by having exhibitions and inviting creative writers to exhibit their works. Local playwrights, novelists, short story writers and script writers need an outlet for their work. Recently I saw documentary on the top twenty female and male actors in Nigeria. All of them are  worth hundreds of millions of Jamaican dollars when we convert the naira.