I felt immediate empathy with Julia Du Fresne who (NZ Catholic Feb.24 2013) talks about her novel “The Age for Love” having “the distinction of being rejected by every New Zealand publisher [she] could think of and several overseas...”
I think that puts her on a par with most other New Zealand novelists, rather than being distinctive, but I applaud her decision of “going indie” and wish her all the best, including greater success in social media than my beginner’s marketing skills have achieved for me.
I’ll read her blog
www.juliadufresne.blogspot.co.nz and keep in touch with her progress.