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I am something of an expert when it comes to not getting books published.  I wrote a book about the First World War which got beaten to the bookshops by a very similar volume. I wrote a novella that came back from an agent’s reader with a one line note: “This should never be published.” […]

Good Fortune at the Heart of a Heart Attack It turns out that we really are ‘the sum total of our experiences.’ Had I known then the impact of many of my decisions, I may have made changes earlier, but it turns out that we must live life to truly understand it. ‘That’ evening, the one […]

Covid has had many effects on different people with common things being putting on weight, over-eating and apathy. I experienced all these but towards the end (although at the time it was not apparent that this might be the end) decided that I really must collect together all the rough notes, newspaper cuttings et cetera […]

I was diagnosed with a brain tumour when my son was only six. I searched for a suitable book to help me explain things to him, but I couldn’t find anything. A few years later I decided to fill that gap and create a picture book for parents to read with their children to support […]

Where do I begin? What an experience it has been, to self-publish with SPP! At first, I was very daunted by the reality of the work involved with self-publishing. I wanted that elusive deal with a top literary agent – but it never happened. I just got loads of painful rejections instead. Fortunately, I didn’t […]

The inspiration for my book was my family, who asked me to write about my childhood during WW2. I felt that my grand & great grandchildren, & all young people, should know & understand what my generation had to endure. We lived in Northolt, near RAF Northolt, one of the main aerodromes defending London but children […]

“Pale stars hung in the wintry sky, over silver mist and the golden crown of Bran mac Febail, High King of Ireland. Wandering alone through the forest, he paused beneath a lofty oak tree, enchanting music lingering on the air. Resting his back against the gnarled trunk, Bran sat down, and let the sweet melody […]

I live in Edinburgh and have worked for NHS Scotland for more than 30 years. I’m currently managing a team of 120 administration staff in six mass vaccination centres in Lothian. In my spare time (!) I enjoy writing feel-good fiction. I love the creative process from coming up with an idea, to writing the […]

There are various reasons why I decided to write an account of my early life in Poland, up to the moment of departure to the UK and I happily teamed up with the SPP for the second time. This recent work is a sort of sequel to the book I published with the SPP in […]

In 2017, having been active in the wellness industry for a few years I wanted to get my content, findings and teachings out to the world. I started off with the creation of the logo to give me the inspiration and meaning behind the book.  When brainstorming ideas for the book I had to create […]