Dear Readers…
Long Time, No Posts…
This summer has been a significant one for me…the first one I’ve enjoyed for many years because I have managed to lose a huge amount of weight, thus less stressed by high temperatures and sunshine.
That’s NOT The Main Reason for No Posts…
Ten days ago, I completed the first draft of (in my opinion) my most viable novel yet. It has taken me a year to write 106K words, much revised along the way. This is a huge achievement for anyone so I do not shy away from patting myself on the back.
So, What’s Next…
The novel is resting for a few weeks so that I can return to it as a fresh piece of work – this will be the editing stage. I have a short editing course (and other notes/articles) to follow so that I can get my book into the best possible shape before sending it out to prospective agents, or for any novel-writing competitions I may enter.
For now, I am reading…it is such a luxury to choose, buy, download, organise, admire and hold books in my hands that other authors once wrote as a first draft. I adore reading but there is a funny story from my past…
At the Age of Eleven, I was NOT Reading Enough…
My father, unbeknown to me, visited my grammar school headmistress. She took to walking me to the school library… eventually I found out why. I can’t recall being mortified but I did go on to become a teacher.
Whenever a parent or guardian came into my classroom to express concerns for their child’s reading (many did) I would ask two questions:
- do you and the rest of the family all read? Children learn by imitation…
- do you have plenty of suitable books available to your child… do you visit the local library?
I am glad my Dad cared enough and I hope, somehow, he knows I’ve written a book.
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Until the next time…
