It’s Never Too Late – Wendy Beasley

Later that same year, Beasts and Butterflies, a hard-hitting women’s fiction novel, which I’d been working on for a couple of years, was published by the same publisher, and I was the proud author of two books in one year.

After that, I wrote a sequel to Charlotte called Charlotte, the Fairies and the Monster and another children’s book for the slightly older 8-12 age group, The Sheepdog that Didn’t like Sheep. I had also completed another adult novel called Angel, but the publisher wanted to wait to gauge sales of the first two books before committing, and told me I was writing too fast for them!

Then I discovered Victorina Press and the wonderful team, who not only accepted Angel for publication, but were always reachable by phone or email to help, encourage or simply be there – and Angel is now a reality.

When I was working I always thought of reading as at best an indulgence and at worst a waste of time. I was foolish enough to think that instead of spending time reading I could be writing, and vastly underestimated the value that reading brought to my own writing. Studying the art of storytelling, as executed by many different authors in their own individual ways, has allowed me to find my own voice, as have all those who have helped me along the way. 

My reading preferences have changed over the years. I used to read quite serious historical novels in my younger days, but I am now far more eclectic in my choices and lean more towards fantasy and crime, with Ellie Griffiths, T J Green and R J Crane topping my present list of favourite authors. I am also an avid Harry Potter fan, and have read and re-read the seven books multiple times, still occasionally finding something previously missed. What a wonderful author JK Rowling is!