Reading & Writing

So, reading is an addiction.  Good.

Online definition of a good book?

A good book tells a compelling story with relatable characters, emotional depth, strong themes, and keeps readers engaged from start to finish.

Our definition?

A story that cannot be put down, that makes the reader smile and, when they finish, feel regret.

Because good reading is deliciously, wonderfully, amazingly addictive.  Come and be a supplier.

Now, let’s hear from a writer....

I always wanted to write.  I used to write a lot as a kid – lists, short stories, poems – but they were all for me or for homework!  But since leaving school, I always wanted to write but it felt like something I would just ‘get round to’, something for the undefined future.  But, one day on a cold winter, with the house empty of children, I suddenly decided to start on a story that had been forming in my mind over the past few weeks.  And it was glorious.  The first page appeared as my internal resistance disappeared, and I just wrote.  Two hours later, I had written the first part of my book.  It took many more weeks, and some good self talking-to, but the book was suddenly, wonderingly, incredibly done. 

I am now writing the second as the first goes into print.  The same old fears and blocks remain but they are weaker, more easily scaled.  Because … I am a writer.