Nell Grey's Blog - Posts Tagged "magic"

Is it ever possible to breathe a sigh of relief and truly believe a project has been completed?

In March 2004, when I published the first of two pagan novels, I believe that sigh did pass my lips to escape into the wide blue beyond the clouds.

Having researched needful things, lived Ellie's journey while writing, learned how to format and publish the file, created a cover and found and coped with printers, I wanted little more than see my work go out into the world. But that was not to be.

Most of the first edition sold quickly to collectors keen to snag a first edition. They seemed to have spread a rumour that I was the new JKR - after all, the novel was about magic. I suppose I should have told them that this was not Harry Potter's sort of magic...

Then came a rollercoaster ride and eventually another sigh - yes, of relief. I like my peaceful life.

A hardback edition followed, which did well, then the planned sequel. Cue for another sigh.

Now, at last, after many glitches and setbacks, The Golden Web and Three Magic Women are together as a Kindle, so I've made it free until the 21st May, and thought I'd post the brand new cover here to celebrate. I do hope you'll feel tempted to accompany Ellie on her journey, but I'm not risking any more sighs...

It has been a long journey, interrupted by both life and death, but at last Incarnations of Crow has been published as a Kindle. I think this will be my final novel - my eyes have suffered in the writing, editing and formatting of this one, and I still have art projects to complete. As yet I have no reviews, probably due to my dislike of social media and self-promotion in any form, however well-disguised. It doesn't help that Amazon assumes that if an author chooses to tag their work as occult, then that work must come under the designation of horror which, although there are some dark happenings, this book is not. No matter, it is out in the world now and can simply be what it is - imperfect no doubt and certainly idiosyncratic - peculiarly mine. :)