VAL PENNY

Let me start at the very beginning. You will often hear people say - everyone has a book in them … This is not true. Others will tell you – I’m going to write a book when I retire … Most of them don’t. This is because writing a book is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes months of creativity, weeks of editing, time to work through the comments of beta readers and the editor and ends with continual marketing. So, if you have completed writing a novel and whatever state it is in

I have just finished a novel written by my dear friend, Joy Wood. This most recent book, Ruby's Last Chance , is a departure from her...

Before I review last year, may I wish you a very Happy New Year for the year ahead. The past year has been busy. Not only have I been...

When an author makes a gift of a book, it is a generous gesture. Joy wood gave me a copy of her new novel, Whatever it Takes, without...

This is the second book I have read by English author Joy Wood and as I had thoroughly enjoyed the previous novel, I was looking forward...