Funny enough I would rewrite my first book, Fields Of Lies. I know it should be my baby but if I go back I realised I let too many opinions to influence me and let far too much space to the editor. And this is the reason I decided to make a sequel, to make it up to it.
I was sceptical when I bought my first kindle and intended to use it only for travelling but then I realised that it gives me the chance to discover authors I would never know through traditional channels as book shops, and it cheap so if you are a voracious reader as I am is good. That said, I still read the paper, as I love the feeling of holding a book in my hands.
I find that nowadays the publishing industry is just an impenetrable lobby. Biog companies stick with the established authors and the medium /small one suggest hybrid contract in most of the cases.
I used one of those with my first book because I had no idea what to do, practically, but I won't do it again.
It thought me so many things on so many levels; from how to schedule my routine and my research to how to deal with the most practical and technical issues. I am still learning but I feel that every book is a step ahead.
I have two dogs, fosters that come and go and two daughters who still require my help (mainly behind the wheel) so I try to write as much as I can in the morning when the girls are in school and after I walk the dogs and on those afternoons when there is no after school activities. When I am deep into the story, weekends are essential as I might be able to have even 4/5 hours of uninterrupted writing time.
