Literary agent

I really hope that Judith Murdoch will find the manuscript of my novel acceptable.I was delighted when she suggested that I post my work to her and would consider myself very fortunate to have such a distinguished Literary Agent.

There are great opportunities to be availed of at the Winchester Writers' Conference each year. Barbara Large certainly knows how to welcome persons of calibre to encourage us in our pursuit of writing. What foresight she showed in getting Barry Cunningham OBE just as the last of Harry Potter films is being released. When he passed me on the steps up to the dining room he said: 'How are you' to which I replied: 'Waiting to be discovered!' If only.....

Although I often became frustrated last week when I was seated for most of each day in front of my computer editing and struggling to format the manuscript of my novel I also experienced the sheer joy of returning to the writing. In fact, I am now determined to continue writing the other novel I began based on my 100 mile trek to Santiago Compostela. From now on I am going to write each day.I realise that in order to do this I will have to forfeit initiating the fundraising activities that I have been engaged in for the last number of years but I can do this and still support others from time to time.