For the first time in, literally, years I've got the germ of an idea for a novel. I'm sure that all of you, should anyone actually read this, are asking yourselves "So? What's the big deal?" Well, I'm getting to that. Patience! LOL
I've always had a love affair with the written word. I don't actually post much of what I write simply because I'm a perfectionist: I don't think anything I ever do is good enough. But this idea, which hit me out of the blue, just simply won't let me go.
From an early age, my mother instilled in me a love of books. Being the only child of a single parent who worked nights, I needed something to occupy my time tha