Paperback Writer

Its tougher than you think. Some reflections as my manuscript heads off to the publishers. And ten new book ideas whirl around the head.....

Being an author may sound like a pretty soft job. But I can tell you it’s anything but.

Sending the final draft manuscript of a book off to the publishers (as I did this week) is cathartic. The elation of being commissioned to write it (last August) gives way to a blank sheet of paper begging for some words. That becomes a massive chunk of stone with enc…