A dream in words

I have read many thousands of books over the years, starting with Enid Blyton when I was a child, it is probably true to say The Famous Five are perhaps my best remembered friends of those years and the biggest adventure was that gang of children and their dog opening the world of fiction to me.

At various times through mylife I have tried to write short stories and novels, I achieved several of the former and even managed two of the later. The first novel was a Western and the second a science fiction, both ran to some 800+ pages and were, quite frankly, rubbish. I seemed to find the short story easier and even had a couple published, but I wasn't happy with short stories, I liked the idea of world and character creation, these were projects I could immerse myself in to a satisfactory degree. My efforts at writing have been irregular stop-start affairs, and like all my hobbies and interests, very 'here today and gone in favour of something new tomorrow'. I am now 52 years old and it strikes me that if I want to create something a publisher will deem worthy of print, this must be the time to start.

I have swept most of my other interests and hobbies out of my life, half finished knitting, long forgotten cross-stitch. I even have amateur radio equipment to which I suddenly had an interest. (anyone want to buy two CB radio's?) I am now putting my writing and the novels within me as my central interests and I have made a good start.
Calawaynn is the working title for my first fantasy novel, and this blog will chart the progress of it's creation. Maybe you will learn about me as well, as I hope to add a few entertaining episodes from life as I proceed.
You are welcome along and experience the birth of a novelist and her rise or fall.