Here I am at the edge

My first story published. At the tender age of 17, I had my first story published in the men's magazine, Knave . The story was about two teenagers "making out" on the last bus.

Does sex sell? I am not a prude, but I find sex films boring. The idea of the film based on how much sex you can put into 90 mins, to me, is a flimsy premise for a movie. In a way, they are similar to the later  James Bond  movies, which became a case of how many gadgets can we use? I did try to read a sex story many years ago, but like the films, I found it dull. To some extent, the fact I never found Sylvia Kristel attractive turned me off the film; also Emmanuelle 2 was so incredibly over-hyped it was bound to fail. The hype was "More sexual, more sensational than Emmanuelle ," which from my point was right, as I found both films drab and a pain to watch. The fact that the industry then went on to do several more films of this ilk is a sad testament to the movie industry of the late 1970's. My dislike to sex movies and books played a large part in me losing a writing contract . I did try to write a sex story, but I got no further than page 1. I did write an ero...

A busman's holiday. Years ago, at this time of year, I would be preparing to go on trips to music festivals in the UK, as a holiday break.  In the last year, I have turned my attention to television  breaks   disqus.com/home/channel/indieworld/topics/virtual-vacation/  for my rests.  This week, I got some travel brochures from the travel agent to see if I could get some inspiration for a sequel to my  romance novel , that is assuming the first book starts to sell next month. My last vacation was nine years ago, and that was a working break that produced my award-winning book    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/32117 .

A bonus for the readers. Now on sale at Amazon    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075BJH2D2

Brexit is good news. With all the talk of leaving the EU and the leftist regime that want us to keep supporting  Germany , people forget that for centuries before the EEC/EU was devised the UK had a thriving farming industry that has been wrecked by European farmers flooding the  UK  with their excess foods. Cheese ? Give me   Wensleydale  or  Double Gloucester   over any from the continent. Wine ? Kent  used to have a thriving wine industry before we joined the EEC. Champagne ? No thanks, I have had it twice, and I'd rather have flat lemonade.

Only on Draft2Digital. Available now, only on Draft2Digital    https://www.draft2digital.com/book/235628   is my mystery romance novel A Homecoming .

The last roundup. After sending to over 70 publishers, I finally found one this is interested in my  romance novel    disqus.com/home/discussion/channel-indieworld/thar_she_blows/ .   I am now waiting for an editor friend to give me the go ahead, then I will send my book to