The Clan have now reached Gibraltar … and the story continues of the tribe haunted by the past; lies threaten their future; therein is the reason to find the truth.
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| Jacqui Murray - and a copy of this book |
The wonderful trailer Jacqui has put together … it is enticing – and I hope you've seen it elsewhere! … while I've always thoroughly enjoyed her books. This the third of the trilogy … where we're invited into the Neanderthals' world.
As you read be ready for clever minds, brilliant acts, and innovative solutions to life-ending problems, all based on real events.
Today – are we as ready?
I selected “Do authors write for money or love of their art?”
From having 'met' the blogging fraternity here, I feel certain most of you started writing as you loved to tell stories (even as littlies) and have just gone on writing – until the encouragement or desire to publish took over.
Thinking how much has changed in the time from Jacqui's Neanderthals to today … when conversation per se wasn't possible, past clay tablets, on past papyrus and vellum sheets, to the time of mechanical invention: the printing press and so on to the books of today …
Now we're into looking at those things called electronic books … fortunately some of us still prefer the paper variety … and we have libraries and archives full of paper books.
Life is changing isn't it … authors and other creatives are losing their personal ideas: the books are being scraped by ruthless, selfish monopolies – who want to own and rule everything on the web … thus losing many authors their rightful place as producers of books.
It is a worrying time … the electronic waves must allow a place for smaller businesses to own their place in life.
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| Oddly - I just received this book ... I'd forgotten I'd ordered it - but appropriate for this post |
So to answer the question … personally I believe all authors write for the love of their story, while obviously some will become profitable, others will achieve a reasonable income from their output …
Thank you Jacqui for your wonderful books … so much fun to think about our ancestors … I am so glad we can read, write – while the e-internet does allow us access to 'meet' others …
The future … challenging times ahead …
... enjoy The Savage Land trilogy … at Jacqui's blog:
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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