Thank you from a reader

[Ian]

A message from a reader who has just finished my 700-page Asian saga Nanyang:

http://www.amazon.com/Nanyang-Mr-Ian-...

(eBook : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006PHIPU4)

“Thank you Ian for giving me, through the reading of Nanyang, many hours of great pleasure.”

Isn’t that nice. The real reward of writing!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations Ian! That would be very gratifying:)

[Ian]

Brenda wrote: "Congratulations Ian! That would be very gratifying:)"

Thanks, Brenda. And it's encouragement to continue writing. A little stimulus is good for keeping the creative juices flowing. :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well, we'll see a new book soon then? ;)

[Ian]

Brenda wrote: "Well, we'll see a new book soon then? ;)"

Not soon! I'm working on a new book with a tangled plot set in Hong Kong and China (like my first novel The Peking Payoff), covering a period from the Japanese invasion in WWII to a few years from now. It will be much shorter than Nanyang but will not be finished for a year or two. I continue to follow with great interest relations between the former British colony, where I lived for 15 years, and China, where political developments have been a fascination for me since my university days. But it will be more a fun read (I hope)- with an evil villain :-)- than a political tome.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds good Ian:) I hope you don't take a couple of years with it!

[Ian]

Brenda wrote: "Sounds good Ian:) I hope you don't take a couple of years with it!"

It shouldn't take that long. I just like to give myself plenty of leeway, rather than setting deadlines and missing them.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sensible idea:)