HELL!

I want to try and keep these blogs that I write less often-more about writing and books or general things that interest me. I've ended up deleting many of the personal blogs I wrote. I don't need to put my personal life and thoughts out there. The world doesn’t need to know when I'm going to get married, or have a baby, or what I'm doing or thinking every minute of the day. I'll leave that to the Lady Ga Ga's of the world and the Kardashians! It's wonderful how your mind changes in you late twenties-now I'm approaching 30. I used to cringe at the thought not anymore. I'm still young-ish. The wonderful thing about getting older is getting wiser. Less things seem important-other than the basics…food, shelter, sustenance. Having a passion is also important! Enjoying life as much as one can is also important, even when life gets you down. I have my ups and downs like everyone, and recently, I experienced a multitude of every type of emotion I can think of. I was euphoric when Man Utd beat Chelsea and cried tears of joy when we picked up the point that gave us our 19th title. Then to experience the painful defeat at the hands or rather the feet of the mighty Barcelona was extremely painful and I cried.

In the midst of that, I was finishing my first novel Destiny. It has taken me about two years and seven months to complete. I can't honestly say I've enjoyed every moment of writing it. I loved writing it sixty percent of the time but I hated editing it. HATED IT! I WENT THROUGH HELL! I could probably have spent in all honesty another two years working on it, but enough is enough. I am generally pleased with the outcome. It's not too long or too short. It has all and more than I could want in it. It's a whimsical twist of romance, crime, thriller and suspense. It has something for everyone. It's currently available on E-book platforms-Smashwords….it should be available on Amazon Kindle within the next seven days. Many people have mixed views about the E-book market. I personally still like to have a paperback or hardback copy of a book but I also see the many opportunities and benefits of the E-book. If you're going on a long journey and you want to have a choice of lots of different books you can download hundreds on your kindle or nook. It's light and easy to travel with. Also E-books are a lot cheaper when you minus paper and ink-such a waste at times! Added to the benefits of E-book, new authors like me are able to publish books without going through the rigmarole of finding a traditional publisher and agent or even if you have that, publishing through E-books allows you greater control of your work and less compromise-which is really why it appeals to me. Trying to format the book correctly to download was another Hellish nightmare that I've been through lately. I wouldn't wish that nightmare on my worst enemy!

Anyway. I'm working on my next book 'Heartless' which should be out early next year. Paperback and Hardback versions of Destiny should be out early next year also.