Hello and welcome to my first newsletter!

‘A Voice for Rebekah’ is my first book. Initially, I wrote it to challenge myself – it was something I wanted to do but self-doubt held me back for so long. I had spent so many years in the business world putting together reports, minutes and correspondence, which do not come with ‘flowery bits’.

On leaving the workforce, it took a little while to ease myself into writing fiction, albeit fiction based on fact. But for the encouragement from my husband, Paul, I may never have started my writing journey.

As you may know, the challenge of becoming a successful writer these days is beset with pitfalls. The field is huge, competition fierce. For those who lift themselves up, dust themselves off after each rejection and persist with their endeavours, I take my hat off to you. For me, writing was a personal challenge but I knew knock backs would not discourage me as my expectations of ever having a book published by an actual publisher seemed remote.

I finished my book and sent it off to several publishers of whom all but one – Austin Macauley Publisher – rejected it.

If you have a book in you – most say they have – start it, finish it, polish it and submit it. Don’t let self-doubt hold you back.

Thank you for visiting.

Elizabeth

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