Amazonian

The Coronation Street Saga novel I was asked to update will be on sale in all good book shops from October 2010.

Even better news is that I'm now listed as an author on Amazon.

So I am, now, officially a writer. It must be true 'cos it's on the internet.

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Steve said…
Congratulations... though I suspect "writer" is just another euphemism for "impoverished"...! ;-)
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