A New Year & A New Kid of Kernow!

Happy New Year to one & all- I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas-time and are looking forward to a very happy new year in 2022 🥳

I am!

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Largely, because 2022 will see the publication of the third book in the Kids of Kernow series

‘ A Bridge Too Far In Tintagel?’

– all being well, to be published in time for the summer school holidays-

I finished writing this book – along with the first two, back in 2018 & was all set to get them published during 2019. However, a serious illness hit a member of our family and a lot of things & plans ( not just my books ) understandably, quite literally, got shelved. 😞

Then – as our lives were just returning to normal – our landlords came back to the UK & we unexpectedly had to move.

Therefore, it wasn’t until March 2021 that I returned to my books and started to think about them finally seeing the light of day again!

I’m SO glad I did as Book 1 went on to win an award & riding the wave of that success, Andy, my team & I worked all hours, to get Book 2 ready in time to be published for Christmas 2021!

PHEW!!

That was very hard going & although the decision to release 2 books in 1 year has proven to be quite successful- I don’t think that neither Andy nor I would say that getting Book 2 ready for publication was exactly enjoyable.😨

Therefore- from now on, we will be a 1 book a year, collaboration…..

I think it is vitally important to enjoy what you’re doing & then it doesn’t feel like work –

Both Andy & I don’t like ‘ working‘ very much, lol & would much rather be busy making the magic happen in our respective spare rooms, & then let that miraculously turn into beautiful books to read.

READ – Sarah Dawes ( my editor ) & Olli Tooley, aka Blue Poppy Publishing (my publisher) doing the miraculous bits!

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I have a lot of re-reading ( line by line) & editing to do this month before I even let my editor see Book 3 & then, Andy & I need to get ‘ Bridge’ ( the next Kid of Kernow ) realised, from the description of her that I wrote, over 3 years ago!

Bridge is very passionate about Kernow, obviously & dresses in the Cornish Tartan colours & is also, known to be more than a tad eccentric!!!

Here’s how I have described her to Andy:-

❕A mass of black curly hair.

❕ Wears umpteen blue crystal necklaces & bracelets, plus a tiara!

❕ Carries a wand!

❕Has a dishevelled appearance.

❕Looks like a 12 year old but waddles like a 112 year old.

❕Wears a black & gold dress

❕Wears red tights & has red hair grips in her hair.

❕Has deep, enticing eyes made up of seven different shades of blue & green.

I know that Andy’s THE most amazing illustrator- but I think I’ve given him an awful lot to work with here, don’t you?

Bless him- hopefully he’ll still be speaking to me after reading this!

I’ll let you know, next Friday!!!

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