Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
And so a great weekend comes to an end.
Cheers hope you all have had a good weekend.Saturday, April 20, 2013
Amazon.com SALE On My Books
No Strings Attached - WAS $0.99 NOW $0.91
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE - WAS $5.99 NOW $5.51
Indian followers now get my books from Amazon whispernet
No Strings Attached - RS 52.13 From Amazon whispernet
For Better or For Worse - RS 315.63
Relaxing weekend writing and reading with Mr R in South Goa India
Sometimes it helps my creative juices to flow better away from my office. So this weekend i am spending it writing at a bamboo beach hut in South Goa, while Mr R catches up on his reading.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Old Newspaer Interview - With the Burton Mail
Sorting through some old files on my lap top i found an old interview from my local paper in England. This was when For Better or For Worse was first published back in October 2011 by an e-book publisher. From this followed an interview with BBC Radio Derby. I was fortunate then to be taken on by an American Publisher Melange Books, who re-published it this year.
by HELEN KREFT October 1 2011
A FORMER Swadlincote woman who swapped the dark clouds of Derbyshire for the culture of East Asia has just penned her first book.
Joanne Rawson
Joanne Rawson was born and brought up in Blackfordby and also taught at Pingle School, in Coronation Street, Swadlincote, before giving it all up to split her time between Goa and Malaysia.
The 45-year-old has now written her first novel ‘For Better or For Worse’ — a love story about the trials and tribulations of three ordinary women.
Before she left the UK, Mrs Rawson attended Albert Village Primary and Junior School, in Occupation Lane, and later attended Ashby Ivanhoe High School, and then Ashby Grammar School.
After leaving Ashby Grammar she completed A-levels in sociology, psychology and social and economic history at Burton College.
In 1984, the then 19-year-old left the comfort of Blackfordby but returned a year later after working as an au pair in the Loire Valley, France.
She then worked for Derbyshire Education Authority in special needs as a teaching assistant at Pingle School before moving to Derby in 1992, working for Derbyshire Social Services, with adults with learning and physical difficulties.
When she turned 30, Mrs Rawson and her husband quit their jobs to manage branded restaurants around the M25 for 10 years.
In 2005, the couple decided to give up their hectic lifestyle, and now share their time betwen Candolim, Goa, and Pangkor Island, Malaysia.
Now, she has embarked on a new ambition putting her creative talents at the forefront.
She said: "It had always been a childhood dream to write a book, so when I left work and had time on my hands, I sat down and began to write For Better or For Worse. The book took 18 months to write, then the daunting task ahead of submitting to publishers.
"Hours on the internet told me that the traditional book publishing would be of no use to me. Publishers only want known authors or celebrities.
"This was when I discovered e-books, the new up and coming way for new authors to get themselves published and known.
"I submitted my book to abook2read and in July of this year, was accepted for publication on their e-book website.
"I have attempted to keep the book true to life, situations that could arise in any relationship or family unit, not just sadness, but love and humour too that all women and even men can relate too some part of their life."
To get your copy log onto :
www.melange-books.com www.amazon.co.uk www.barnesandnobel.com www.goodreads.comwww.allromanceebooks.comWednesday, April 17, 2013
Review For Having My Baby - Goodreads
Crystal's review
Apr 07, 13
*****
4 of 5 stars
Read in April, 2013
I really enjoyed this book and some of the
stories in it. There was only one story that I didn't like and that was the one
that had about the robot baby.
That is the only one that I didn't like. If it wasn't for that one I would give this book five stars.
That is the only one that I didn't like. If it wasn't for that one I would give this book five stars.
Thank you Crystal for your review.
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