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Nov 09, 2022 05:26AM
Congratulations, Anna (if I didn't say it before:)
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An early Christmas present for you.I'm one of those writers for whom rereading my own old work is a pleasure. I hope it is for you.
An early Christmas present for you.I hadn't thought of it like that - nice idea. How is your new book doing?
Anna wrote: "An early Christmas present for you.I hadn't thought of it like that - nice idea. How is your new book doing?"
It's slowly gathering some nice reviews, thanks for asking. I need to mention that on my author thread here.
But it's not selling much this month, and I haven't persuaded a single reader of my blog to join Booksprout.uk, get an ARC, and review. I had hoped to hand ARCs over to the service, and get some readers from their general reviewers, but so far crickets (Americanism?).
Mainly I've been trying to recover from surgery in late Sep., so I haven't been as proactive as I need to be.
And all I REALLY want to do is dig into the last volume of the trilogy, but life and pandemic keep tripping me!
Anna wrote: "I think your book deserves an award too, seriously."Rosemary wrote: "Awesome, Anna! It is on my TBR."
Thanks Anna, for your kind words. I recently entered a few competitions. Live in hope 😂
Alicia wrote: life and pandemic keep tripping me!."I definitely know all about that - we ought to write a text book on it.
It was early April 1980. I was working on my commercial pilot’s license in Canada. I was paying out of my own pocket and the prospects of landing a good job were slim. Contrast that to the phone call from the Winnipeg Police Service (recruitment), asking me if I was still interested in becoming a cop. Wow! That wasn’t an easy decision. My heart wanted to keep “ flying” but my mind saw the value of a good career.
After 28 years as a police officer I called it quits (retirement). Little did I realize that police work and all those reports prepped me for a new diversion: writing historical fiction. I wouldn’t have changed a thing.😊
Not an easy decision, as you said, to choose between something you'd worked for and loved and the contrasting life of service. Yet it was choosing that path that opened up a new life of doing something you love! Thanks for sharing this fascinating fact - as life often turns out to be.
I've read that title (reviewed it actually) and I'm delighted to hear about the award! Congratulations!
Thank you, Bec, for reading and reviewing it, both on Goodreads and on Amazon. That's special - thank you.
Anna wrote: "Alicia wrote: life and pandemic keep tripping me!."I definitely know all about that - we ought to write a text book on it."
We should - it would be different from the others out there. Just let me finish... first. Have gobs of notes.
The bit of life that's tripping me up now is the roof leaking again. Not just in one place but quite a few. We've had it fixed three times now, maybe more, and each time I breathe a sigh of relief. We're thinking of leaving the buckets in place now as a sort of art installation.



