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To ensure book 3 was as polished as it should be, I went over it three times, line by line, at a snails pace, while questioning and improving my skills on editing, reviewing and proofreading.

Following that, I still had the blurb to write for the back cover along with everything else required to present the book for publication. Next was to have someone else competent enough to read it and tell me what they think.

All of this dragged on far longer then I had anticipated and I have run out of time to get the book published and launched this side of Christmas as I had hoped.

However, I was reminded that it has been a relatively short time since launching book 2 in the series, and I should have stepped back and been a bit more patient to give others involved more time to do their part.

I will post to keep everyone updated as to where I am with the book and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Having completed book 3, Bullington Castle, I am now going through it to polish it up and check for mistakes. I am also proof reading it myself for the first time, which is daunting.

I have also designed the cover for the artist; Steve Royce Griffin to turn into something special and original. The book is longer than the previous two books, and as I stated in July it is one story, set in Cornwall and centered around a family of dysfunctional, very eccentric aristocrats.

Once the cover is ready and I’m happy as I can be that the story is ready to be formatted for publication, then I hope to have it on sale by Christmas but will post anyway when the book is definitely going to be available.

The Horror stories I entered for a competition didn’t come in the top ten but I did receive an encouraging e-mail thanking me for entering. Having concentrated so much time on Bullington Castle I missed the deadline for the song writing competition and will search for another to enter at a later date. Best wishes to everyone.

Have entered two short horror stories in the Olga Sinclair open short story competition via the Norwich Writers Circle. In Denial and The Coca Fly. Am also gearing up to enter The UK Lyrics competition for September with at least three Country and Westerns, a sad love song for a female singer and maybe a couple of other ballads.

Meanwhile I am plodding on with book 3 in the Fish Bone series, Bullington Castle, which is one full length story. Set in Cornwall the story centers around the eccentric Bullington family. The detectives are sent down there to try and find out who is trying to bump off Lord Percival Bullington. I have already written two thirds of the story along with a rough draft for the remainder with the intention of publishing it for Christmas, all being well. More on this later.

Reviews are very important for writers, they help us to hone and improve on our work while encouraging us to keep going. I would appreciate it if you can find the time to add to my reviews, on this site and or on your favorite book site, ETC. Thank you and best wishes.

The e-book is available now and has been for 8 days. The print book should have been on sale from the 6th but some idiot [me] didn’t enable it with the distributors and therefore it hasn’t been available. Having only just realized what a stupid mistake I’d made I have now corrected it, and as soon as the OK to sell the book filters through to the book sites and they update, it will be available. Sorry if this has been a confusion for any one. It certainly was with me when I searched the sites and couldn’t find anyone selling book 2 in print. This is a classic for me when it comes to doing anything on line that requires even a modicum of IT skills. Best wishes to everyone.

F B A book 2 has been excepted by the distributors after a few hiccups. On sale for the print book from 6th June 2019 and the 10th June 2019 for the e-book. Will paste on the synopsis plus a good few pages for a free read before then as soon as I can get some help doing it. Best wishes to everyone.