Author: Linn

The big reveal…pinch me please!

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... I now have a brand! How do I feel? Well, rather strange …

Writing a novel is a lengthy process and the end result is something that will always be dear to your heart. You sweated over every single phrase, twist in the plot and character attribute. But once it is written, you move on – the ‘glow’ of writing that final word is transient, a mere second in time when you feel you really have achieved something. In my experience it usually comes either in the dead of night, or during the day when everyone is at work – you have no one around with whom to share that ‘air-punching’ whoopee! I did wake my husband when I finished my debut novel at about 4am one morning, and to be fair he did take the news rather well considering the unearthly time…

In some ways it doesn’t seem very ‘real’ despite the beautiful cover alongside my words, my second novel

‘The Quintessential Gemini’

will be published on June 7 2012 by the very wonderful

Sapphire Star Publishing

I seem to be at a point when lots of things are happening in quick succession. It must seem as if I’ve had a lucky start to the year – and I have, I don’t take anything for granted.  To be accepted by a new publisher is an awesome and inspiring thing – the best feeling for an author, alongside a good review from a wonderful reader of course! But do I feel like I deserve this ‘rush’ of emotion? Well, oddly enough – no! I began writing in 2009 and did nothing else but write for about 16 months. I wrote five manuscripts – it felt like I was emptying my soul, all those unwritten words that had been stored there for so many years…. Once I began writing I couldn’t stop and having given up work my lovely husband let me ‘do my thing’.  Up at 6am, breaking to eat an evening meal with him on his return from work, then typing late into the night. Seven days a week if I could get away with it, but of course when you love someone they come before your second passion! Even if you’ve waited a long time to indulge it.

My debut novel Touched By The Light was released in February 2011 and at that point I was caught up in setting up a website and joining social media. My fingers were on a keyboard, but it wasn’t to write a 6th manuscript. A year passed very quickly as I became involved with a reader/author project which is like a baby bird – always demanding more, but giving SO much back and some wonderful friendships. So to suddenly see something that I finished probably 18 months ago, with an actual COVER well, it really is a ‘pinch me, is it real?’ moment.

Manuscript no. 2 was Being A Sceptic Is Oh So Easy, which isn’t fiction but a sort-of-diary explaining why I now believe in life after death. The Quintessential Gemini is manuscript no. 3. And I think you probably know what is coming next … yes, manuscript no. 4 is The Restaurant which is also being published by Sapphire Star Publishing on 2 August 2012. And guess what? That means another cover coming VERY soon!

So if you bump into me, please pinch me just to remind me that yes, this is real and there was a reason I spent 16 months living, breathing and dreaming words, plots, characters. You’ll have to wait just a little while to find out about manuscript no. 5 – and I’m writing AGAIN! The Glass Wall is taking shape.

In the meantime let me introduce you briefly to Katherine Dale, from The Quintessential Gemini:-

I’m an avid follower of the renowned astrologer Mark Ainsley-Thomas. I regard him as a friend—I know he isn’t, but it’s my little fantasy. I haven’t checked my stars for today yet, perhaps that will give me inspiration. I read his forecasts every day and he keeps me heading in the right direction. As a stereotypical Gemini, I think he knows me very well and it feels like he’s writing just for me. Of course, there are days when I don’t want to accept what he’s trying to tell me. If I don’t see it at the time though, when I look back I have to grudgingly admit he’s right at least 95 percent of the time. In my opinion, that puts him on a par with pure genius……..

Katherine lives her life according to her forecasts, but what happens when Mark suddenly jets off to the USA and a guy named James Kingman is interpreting her star chart… well, all I can tell you on June 7 2012 you will be able to find out!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in news – and yes – I’m home alone and there’s no one to see my ‘air-punching’ whoopee!

 

 

The Restaurant @ The Mill

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I’m excited to announce that I’ve just signed a contract with Sapphire Star Publishing for The Restaurant.  This story, centring around the wonderful Restaurant @ The Mill will be published on 2 August 2012!

A big ‘thank you’ to the SSP team, who are also releasing The Quintessential Gemini on 7 June 2012!

So what is The Restaurant all about?  Let me give you a flavour….

Age, relationships, and careers – we all appear to be so very different.  Yet beneath the exterior facade we show to the world at large, is that really the case?  The things we bury deep inside; the worries and fears we are unable to verbalise, and the hand fate takes in our lives.  Sometimes we fail to recognise in each other that innermost struggle and yet it exists for all of us.

The Restaurant is not just about the owners, Hilary and Ben, but as ‘The Restaurant @ The Mill’ thrives and comes alive with the conversations and emotions of people unconnected in their day-to-day lives, another five stories unfold. Only one thing is certain, life is an eternal struggle and that is the common thread, which ties us all together.  Let me introduce you to the characters who breathe life into this story of life, love, sadness and happiness…

HILARY & BEN

The first time Hilary Marks and Ben Adams walked around The Flour Mill at Huntingbridge in Gloucestershire, in search of a location to launch their new restaurant, Hilary though ‘Great – not perfect, but I can work with this’.  It was the same thought she’d had when she first met Ben.  She had experienced ‘perfect’ with her ex-husband, only to discover that the perfect life they were living was a sham after two years and four months. She knew that she would never be able to trust a man with her heart, ever again.

CHARLOTTE & NICK

Charlotte kissed a lot of frogs before she found her Prince, one hundred and eight give or take the odd one.  What she loved about Nick was that he lived his life to the full – performance cars and motorbikes were his passions.  He was special and Charlotte was the one he wanted by his side.  Six weeks after they were married Nick survived a tragic accident, but it left Charlotte wondering ‘What if the old Nick never comes back to me?’

GRACE & LAWRENCE

In 1952 Grace and Lawrence were in love but it was a very different world then, with different rules and they were wrenched apart by Grace’s family.  There were times in her life that Grace thought she had imagined everything that happened and was never able to meet another man to compare with Lawrence.  Do you ever forget your first love?

ISOBEL AND DAVID

A happily married couple find out that retirement isn’t quite the perfect dream, but something that requires adjustment.  Isobel has found the ‘me’ time in her life and has a passion to write. When her husband David suddenly decides to retire a little early to join her, he finds golf and charity work alone don’t quite fill his time in the way he thought it would.  Isobel is an attractive woman stil;, will she tire of him now it is just the two of them?

SADIE AND SAM

Sadie works as a waitress in the restaurant whilst she’s study for a degree in Catering and Hospitality.  She’s in love with Sam and has been for a few years, but it’s complicated.  Sam was her elder sister’s boyfriend, until tragedy struck. Her sister Mya was driving home one dark night in the pouring rain, when she was hit by another car as she swerved to avoid a cyclist whose wheel had struck a pothole. Her parents had each other for support, but she felt unable to add to their burden, so she shared her feelings with Sam and he, in return, shared his feelings with her.  The day she realised that she had fallen in love with him, was the day he made the decision to disengage himself from the family.

 THOMAS

Young love is wonderful, then life moves on.  For forty-six year old Thomas that means he’s risen to become one of the top twenty richest men in England, and is listed as one of the top 25 most eligible bachelors.  Despite a never-ending succession of ‘arm candy’, he knows that the only love he’s ever had is for Catherine.  But that relationship finished when he left school to take up a place at Oxford University and Catherine went to University in Bristol. Is he destined to forever regret the path along which life has taken him?

How will their stories play out? Does life always have a happy ending? I’m afraid you will have to wait and see, but thank you for stopping by!

Lou Graham reviews Being A Sceptic Is Oh So Easy

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Being A Sceptic Is Oh So EasyI was very surprised to receive a Tweet saying ‘check out my blog, a little surprise….’ from a lovely lady and book reviewer, Lou Graham. I was in bed at the time proof-checking and immediately left my cosy cocoon, donned a pair of rather bright pink, fluffy socks to brave the chilly study. For any author, reading something like this is such a delight – it makes all those hours worthwhile. So a huge ‘thank you’ to the very lovely Lou, whose smiling face always makes my day! Here is an extract of what Lou’s review said, but if you have a moment do click through to her website and read the full article:-

 

“I have searched many times since my early adulthood for some proof that there is more to life than what we see, so I was very excited to read this book. Linn makes it extremely clear in the first few pages that what she has written is not meant to try to convince you of afterlife activity, but is just one family’s experiences. It is so beautifully written, I felt that I was sat in a chair with Linn just chatting to me rather than me reading to myself! The book is so engaging, makes you laugh, cry and want to know more with every page!

All the chapters are very personal and Linn is extremely honest in what she writes. There are some very difficult areas of family bereavements that must have been so hard for her to write, but you can feel the love and passion in the subject matter with each word. I appreciate that Spiritual books are not for everyone, but I certainly feel that this is a wonderful introduction that may make you think of things that may have happened to you that you have never really thought more about, or just a collection of episodes that you will enjoy reading about.”

And this is the lovely Louise:-

“I set up my website to enhance my hobby of reading all sorts of books. I never expected to meet so many lovely like-minded people and become friends with some amazing Authors! If you have a book you’d like me to review, drop me an email at lougrahamii@hotmail.com and I’d happily do that for you.
 
If you are also a huge fan of reading like me, check out http://www.loveahappyending.com where I am an Associate Reader, and AR Coordinator for some great up and coming Authors. We are always on the look out for more Associated Readers to joining our happy family.

Loving every minute of doing my blog and have read some fab books so far. Please feel free to subscribe to my site and keep up to date with what I have been reading! Louise x  

You can find and follow Louise here:-

Breaking News!

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Today I’m celebrating – the champagne cork has been popped and the bubbles are fizzing over the side of the glass as I speak!

The reason is that I’ve just signed a contract with –

 Sapphire Star Publishing

for

The Quintessential Gemini!

Based in Tucson, Arizon this new publishing company have already hit the ground running!  They know what they like and what they are looking for and I will be joining four very special authors who have already been signed up:-

A. L. Jackson, Gary Kassay, Mandy Baggot, S. Blue Remy and Nicky Wells

What is especially thrilling, is that Mandy Baggot is a fellow featured author over at loveahappyending.com and we already share a special bond!

 The wonderful Amy Lichtenhan and Katie Henson, who run Sapphire Star Publishing, don’t waste a minute and plans are already in hand to launch The Quintessential Gemini on 7 June 2012.  As every writer out there will know, each manuscript is a labour of love and seeing it through the process that takes it from a stack of double-line spaced sheets or a word file, to something you can hold in your hand or download on your Kindle, is a tricky journey. To say that I am excited to be sharing this journey with Sapphire Star Publishing is an understatement.

So what DID Katie say in the Email she sent telling me the news that they were offering me a contract? 

“You brought some very lovable characters to life…No. 4 being one of my favorites.  James and CK have wonderful chemistry between them, and I was pleasantly surprised to gain so much insight into the world of astrology.  Furthermore, Katherine kept me chuckling throughout the book.  Very lovable characters indeed.” 

So a big ‘thank you to Katie and Amy – I raise my glass to the start of our journey together!  And just in case Katie’s comments have piqued your interest, here’s a little taster……

The Quintessential Gemini – a fun, romantic story about Katherine Dale and the three men in her life! Two astrologers and a cat named No. 4. Who would have thought that this rather reserved lady would end up caught in a mystic love triangle…. if only!

For twenty-one years the main focus of Katherine Dale’s life has been her work. Love interests and hobbies came and went; but always there for her, her only constant – other than her cat delightfully named No. 4 – was her nine to five habit. Until she’s replaced.

Her confidence is dented and she’s angry; at life and at herself. She’s failed to grasp the office politics that were going on around her and ignored hints of ‘changes to come’ in her horoscope forecasts. For over twenty years she has followed Mark Ainsley-Thomas, a renowned Astrologer in the UK and USA. His daily forecasts direct the way she lives her life as a typically complex Gemini. Mark is now an ‘A’ list celebrity and his new Agent is determined to raise his profile in America, so he has to take on James Kingman to help him run his website.

Katherine is totally confused by James’ forecasts. After a couple of Email exchanges, James admits he’s writing the daily forecasts now instead of Mark and advises her ‘it’s probably best not to get too bogged down with the minute detail’. Katherine explodes and drafts a reply, letting out all of the hurt and anger she’s been bottling up. She feels better afterwards and instead sends James a much friendlier Email, acknowledging Mark has a unique style and wishing him luck. To her horror she receives a tirade back from James and realises she sent the wrong Email !

The story is told through the eyes of Katherine, Mark and James. Gossip results in all three being named in a national newspaper headline ‘Mystic Love Triangle Surprise’.

The problem is, what will Mark’s wife say when she hears this shattering news – especially as it isn’t true? What will Katherine’s family think now she’s a scarlet woman? And as for James, well – can it possibly get any worse?

What’s new in 2012?

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Touched by The Light2011 was an amazing year.  A big ‘thank you’ to my publishers Book Guild Publishing for their support, guidance and advice.  The journey started in 2009, when I first penned this story and 2010 was the year it which Book Guild turned it from a manuscript, into a beautifully bound book with a shiny new cover!  It was released in 2011.

I nervously awaited reviews and was delighted – actually THRILLED – to read some of the very kind comments reviewers gave it, you can read some of them here: reviews.

So what’s new in 2012?  Well, there’s a new review posted on 29 January 2012 by the lovely Ananda.

 http://books-to-remember.blogspot.com/2012/01/touched-by-light-linn-b-halton.html Ananda’s Blog: http://books-to-remember.blogspot.com/

Follow Ananda on Twitter: @BookstoRemember: https://twitter.com/#!/BookstoRemember

I asked Ananda to tell me a little more about herself: “I am a dreamer and books help me escape to my own world of fantasy where everything is possible.

When I am not dreaming and reading, I am working as a Teaching Assistant at the University in Macedonia (it’s a small country on the Balkan Peninsula, South East Europe and I love calling it A Kingdom Far Far Away). Currently I am working on my PhD in nanotechnologies and nanomaterials chasing my dream in becoming a University Professor. But my dreams would never fulfill if it wasn’t for my biggest blessings and supporters in my life, my adorable six year old son and my lovely husband.”

Ananda’s verdict on Touched By The Light:

“Wow, what a fantastic book! I’m thinking about the genre… it’s really hard for me to classify this book. WHY? Well the story involves mediums and ghosts, and a part of me says this could be a romance with paranormal twist, but then again… the story just seems too real and there’s a lovely message hidden, so another part of me would classify it as a spiritual read, book about life and hope.

Hmmm, but the point is, no matter which genre I classify it in, it’s an amazing book, which without any doubt I will re-read again and probably, again enjoy the story.”

Thank you so much for your kind words Ananda!  So delighted you enjoyed it!

Being A Sceptic Is Oh So Easy
the story of how I came to believe in life after death .....
In 2011 I also released Being A Sceptic Is Oh So Easy in Kindle format.  As sales have grown I’ve had requests to release it as a paperback book and it will be available online (Amazon and other book websites) from late February 2012. I recently updated this true story and added a final update about my late Uncle Sidney.  He died on 23 October 2011 and I thought it was too soon for him to let me know he had made the transition.  Well, I stand corrected and as it marked the end of an era (he was the last of four siblings – my mother had three brothers), it seemed only right to complete ‘his’ story as he features in the original version of the book.
What astounds me is the volume of Emails I receive where readers who contact me after reading ‘Sceptic’ to tell me their own experiences! It seems there are a LOT of closet believers out there!

My next project in 2012 is the publication of The Quintessential Gemini.  A fun, romantic read this time without a single spirit in sight….. although there is a ‘knowing’ cat named No. 4!

This is the working cover, but the final cover should be available very shortly, in the meantime here’s an overview to tell you all about it:-

For twenty-one years the main focus of Katherine Dale’s life has been her work.  Love interests and hobbies came and went; but ways there for her, her only constant – other than her cat delightfully named No. 4 – was her nine to five habit.   Until she’s replaced. 

Her confidence is dented and she’s angry; at life and at herself.  She’s failed to grasp the office politics that were going on around her and ignored hints of ‘changes to come’ in her horoscope forecasts. For over twenty years she has followed Mark Ainsley-Thomas, a renowned Astrologer in the UK and USA.  His daily forecasts direct the way she lives her life as a typically complex Gemini.  Mark is now an ‘A’ list celebrity and his new Agent is determined to raise his profile in America, so he has to take on James Kingman to help him run his website.

Katherine is totally confused by James’ forecasts.  After a couple of Email exchanges, James admits he’s writing the daily forecasts now instead of Mark and advises her ‘it’s probably best not to get too bogged down with the minute detail’.  And then the fun and games begin…….

Before I go, I would also like to mention that there are two big projects in which I’m involved this year, that will be equally as much fun as turning my manuscripts into published books!

21 March 2012 – I’m going to be involved with Sir William Romney’s school, when I will be doing a talk to some of their students.  I will be featuring a ‘flash fiction’ project in which they will be taking part on this website – so look out for news about this – future authors in the making!

16 June 2012 – Loveahappyending.com is hosting the first ‘Summer Audience’ event in Tetbury, Gloucestershire at Sir William Romney’s school.  It’s a day for readers and people interested in writing – a day to mingle with a large group of authors – some new, some well established and listen to some interesting talks.

What I love most about a ‘new year’ is that it is a blank page – the problem is I’ve already filled page one and am busy scribbling on the next one…… life is what you make it, and it can be such FUN!

Bye for now,

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So what does 2012 promise for YOU?

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Anticipating the start of a new year is always a bit daunting… especially if the ‘old’ year you are seeing out was a rollercoaster year – births, deaths and everything else life could possibly throw at you!  But in many ways I always feel that ‘difficult’ years often mean that I look forward with eagerness to what a brand new year might bring!

          (Artwork kindly supplied by Multi-Tech Productions Inc.)

So on the 31 December I will be saying ‘goodbye’ to 2011 and the sadness attached to it, and I will be welcoming 2012 with a big ‘hug’.

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions as such, but I do have a ‘wish’ list – and my lists are always impossibly long!  Hey, I’m a Gemini – and we tend to believe EVERYTHING and ANYTHING is possible.

In the Spring I hope to get back to marketing my debut novel Touched By The Light and consider releasing Being A Sceptic Is Oh So Easy in paperback.  When I wrote the latter it was simply a collection of my psychic experiences and personal thoughts on things like deja vu, coincidences and ‘gut feelings’.  It was also my first venture on Kindle, so I regarded it very much as a tester.  However, so many readers have contacted me to say they identified with it, and have then gone on to tell me their own experiences, that it’s become rather special to me.  So, yes, I would like to see it in print.  I love Kindle and wouldn’t be without it, but there is something special about holding a book in your hands….

I’m also hoping to bring out two new novels in 2012 – The Quintessential Gemini and The Restaurant, and I’ll be posting some extracts early next year if you want to find out more!

As for the project in which I’m involved over at loveahappyending.com, well that was one of the very GOOD things that happened in 2011 and something that helped me get through the rough times.  Well, that and the loving hugs of three adorable grandchildren…  

With a wonderful loveahappyending.com event planned for 16 June 2011 – a Summer Audience of Readers and Authors being held in Tetbury, Gloucestershire in the UK, it’s going to be an exciting year all round!

There is a saying ‘life is what you make it’.  Fate doesn’t always make the path we travel easy, but then that’s the purpose of life on this plane – it’s where we come to learn at various stages in our existence, so we can grow….

So as 2011 draws to a close, I have one final, and rather special ‘psychic moment’ to share.  My Uncle died, aged 92, on 23 October 2011 and for the last 8 years my husband and I had been supporting him so he could remain at home.  The end was not very pleasant – ‘harrowing’ actually.  Since he passed I’ve been asking for a sign, a form of comfort as it wasn’t the gentle ending I wanted for him; it was deeply distressing to be there holding his hand whilst he endured those final weeks.  The message didn’t come directly to me, but low and behold, a family member who went to see a psychic recently came back with a message for me.  It was unmistakeably from him, he worked on Concord and the odds of that coming up are quite slim I should imagine.  Short and sweet (as was his style) – he’s’ OK’ and wanted to say ‘thanks’.

That’s all I was looking for, I now know the end didn’t really matter…

So wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year – let’s make 2012 the best it can be, taking the rough with the smooth and making sure we grab every single second of happiness that comes our way!

best regards, Linn

Christmas Cheer….

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It’s the season to be jolly….. and to add one more item to that long shopping list – make a donation!

Over at loveahappyending.com there are three days to go in their Christmas fund-raiser – win 26 books by some fabulous new authors and one original painting by author and artist, Kit Domino.  One winner takes all!

 So for the price of a small stocking filler YOU could be that winner.   And if you are wondering…. yes, there’s a signed copy of ‘Touched By The Light’ ready and waiting to go into the post for that lucky person!

Crohn’s and Colitis UK is a wonderful charity; bowel disease is an awful thing to live with, partly because much of the suffering is done in private.  It’s a delicate subject at the best of times and many young people suffer for months, sometimes years, before being diagnosed.

So if you are one of the lucky ones and are looking forward to a healthy New Year, please spare just a few pounds and enter that competition before it closes on the 19 December 2011.  Christmas is the time for giving, and what more thoughtful ‘gift’ than a small donation to a charity that does so much to help suffers of this dreadful group of diseases.

Wishing you all a very happy holiday, and a wonderful New Year!

The loveahappyending.com Sunshine Award!

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Foreward by author Pauline Barclay: “The Sunshine Award is about saying ‘thank you’ to members of loveahappyending.com. Every member works in some way to promote this exciting new venture, and because of this it was decided it would be fun to create an award to highlight the activities of the people behind the scenes who make loveahappyending.com successful.

 The August Award has been  given to author Linn B Halton.   loveahappyending.com is her brain child and Linn has worked relentlessly to make sure everything that happens behind the scenes runs as smoothly as silk – from the design and daily updating of the website, to the setting up of Twitter and Facebook. This is just a snapshot of what Linn is doing, but as she is already giving me a scary look I’ll stop there.  So please can I ask you to put your hands together for our fabby August winner, the lovely Linn…………..”

As the first recipient of the Sunshine Award, handsomely delivered by the lovely Pauline Barclay, as with all traditional award ‘ceremonies’ there are a few people I would like to thank:-

My mother and father, my husb…… – well actually, the people I really DO want to thank are all the wonderful people at loveahappyending.com who have helped shape this new website and brought it to life.

So a big ‘thank you’ to our lovely authors:-

Kit Domino, Janice Horton, Stephanie Keyes, Nicola May, Vickie Adair, Joanna Lambert, Jessica Strassner, Tricia Jones, Harry Leslie Smith, Kristina Mercier, Stephen Penner, Mandy Baggot, Richard F Holmes, Lavada Dee, Lauren Howell, Lun Kikogne, Sue Uden, Kathryn Brown, Sue Watson, Sue Johnson, Anna Bell, Chris Longmuir, Pauline Barclay, Janet Beasley & Patricia Sands

and our fabulous Associate Readers:-

Shaz Goodwin, Kim Nash, Louise Graham, Melanie Robertson-King, Sue Fortin, Nikki Bywater, Lindsay Gentles, Rea Sinfield, Kay Wilkinson, Cara Donovan, Dorothy Bush, Laura Seaton, Sarah Taylor & Susan Livingstone

All of these people have contributed their time, talents and skills to get this exciting, new interactive project out there via social media.  They bring interesting articles to the website blog, support each other – some of our Associates also write, so there’s a lot of interaction – and really believe that reader power has a voice!  We are now moving on – so media beware, we will be knocking on your door to talk to you about our project!

As the first recipient of this award (and because that therefore makes it extra special) I would like to take a liberty ….. I’ve decided it’s more like a bar of chocolate than a sculpture and because without all of you (and I mean YOU, our visitors too!) I wouldn’t be in a position to receive this lovely award, I would like to ‘share it’ and give a piece to each and every one of you!

Whether you are a visitor and come and read our daily blog, a group member who Tweets or posts on Facebook, a website Editor or a contributor (and I’m including our lovely guest Publishers here too) – you all deserve to share in my prize.  

When the result of our first internal vote was announced, it put the biggest smile on my face!  And whilst I’m a firm believer that there is no ‘I’ in team -my fellow loveahappyenders have made my day and for that I’m very grateful!  It is a joy to be a part of this project – at the moment we have more ideas than time …. but we are not running out of steam and the future beckons.

So if you have some time and want to be involved – whether it’s website administration (behind the scenes), as an Associate Reader, or you are a writer who could also take on an Editor’s hat, then please get in touch.  There is a waiting list of authors to join our website, but because of the spread of genre, age group of author and target audience, plus geographical split, it’s a case of waiting for a suitable vacancy to arise.  However, because we regard our Editors as being instrumental in taking forward our project, if you have experience within the industry and want to get involved as an Editor and writer we will look at everyone who comes forward on an individual basis.

As the saying goes – ALL for ONE and ONE for ALL!  Have a great day – read a book!